The Impact Of The Villainess’ Fake Marriage On The Ending - Chapter 66
Chapter 66
“… Does he know what kind of curse it is?”
Adeline shook her head.
“He just said that there seemed to be a very strong curse of darkness. That’s why he told me to be careful.”
“When did he say that?”
“Before the wedding. Before we got married.”
It was much longer than Kael had thought. His blue-grey eyes trembled sharply.
“If you knew that for so long, why didn’t you run away? You could have cancelled the wedding because of the curse.”
“Simeon told me about the possibility, but he wasn’t sure. I believed in that uncertainty, and our contract was already signed anyway.”
Adeline calmly explained why.
At that time, Adeline did not take Simeon’s words seriously. She did think it was unusual for black magic not to work on him, but that was all.
“Kael.”
Adeline, who had been reminiscing about the past, finally called out to Kael.
“Are you not going to tell me what your curse is?”
Their eyes met in silence for a long time.
Could he tell her? Could he tell her this awful story?
Kael fell into thought, thinking about the terrible time only he knew. In fact, the most effective way to push Adeline away was to confess his curse as it was.
The curse where everything he loved was subject to a painful death. So, if he continued to love her, she would suffer. And so, she had to get away from him, and he had to let go of his feelings for her.
‘But why can’t I tell her? Now that she knows how cowardly this is, why can’t I say anything?’
If he revealed the curse, Adeline would understand why Kael was trying to push her away, and she would also prepare for a breakup with Kael.
So, he just had to tell her as it was. In fact, he had to tell her that they should part ways now.
However, Kael’s mouth didn’t open.
The woman he longed for the first time in his life was too covetous, too glimmering, so he kept getting greedy.
He kept increasing the amount of time he kept her by his side. He should have let go of Adeline from the moment he fully realized his feelings. But the time that had increased by a day or two had now changed to ‘until her brainwashing is cleared.’
“Because solving your problem comes first. Let’s focus on this.”
Once again, Kael cowardly ran away. Even though he knew how ridiculous it was to hold Adeline in such an embrace while fearing that his curse would haunt her, and even though he knew how much he had sinned, he couldn’t let her go.
“Kael, but…”
“You first. I’ll take care of you first.”
Adeline, who was about to ask more about the curse, closed her mouth tightly and nodded.
When Kael came out with such determination, she knew well that there was no point in saying anything.
“I’ll invite Simeon to dinner. It will look like his sister is looking for him, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Kael nodded, saying to do so.
Once the situation was settled, Kael and Adeline stared at each other again.
Numerous emotions flashed beyond the different colored eyes. They stared at each other for a long time, Adeline’s lips trembled as if she was about to say something, but in the end, her words did not reach Kael.
In the end, Kael left the bedroom first, and Adeline stood tall and looked at the path he had taken for a long time.
***
Simeon replied that he would accept the invitation as soon as he received the letter.
Seeing how quickly the reply had come, Adeline wondered whether he had been waiting for her letter all day.
“Sister, please. Didn’t you promise me that you would take good care of yourself? Do you know how surprised I was when I heard you collapsed again today?”
Simeon nagged as soon as he arrived.
He made a speech about why her health was the most important thing without giving Adeline any time to reply. He heard about Vanessa later than the other brothers, so he didn’t forget to ask about that incident.
That she shouldn’t trust people recklessly, that she had to be really careful with black magic, and to please think of herself as the number one priority.
He poured out all kinds of advice and nagging.
“Do you understand, Sister? You have to be careful. I told you to be careful.”
Simeon’s repeatedly insistent gaze strangely reached Kael.
Kael quietly stared at the light green eyes that resembled Adeline’s.
Now that Adeline had told him that, he finally understood Simeon’s particularly hostile attitude. Unlike Enoch or Leo, he could feel the curse of darkness, so it was a natural result.
Simeon was suspicious of Kael, his gaze blaming him strangely.
He seemed to place the blame for why dizzying things kept happening around Adeline on Kael. Facing Simeon’s suspicion, Kael couldn’t say anything.
He couldn’t deny it completely.
“Priest Simeon.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“There is something I would like you to see. Do you care to join me? Along with Adeline.”
As soon as dinner was over, Kael led Simeon.
Feeling the atmosphere, Simeon immediately got up and followed Kael.
***
The three entered the innermost parlor of the mansion.
“I felt that you called me because you had something to say in secret. What is it?”
Simeon was a clever man. From the moment he received Adeline’s letter, he had already anticipated some purpose.
“The butterfly of brainwashing. Do you know that?”
They couldn’t afford to beat around the bush. Kael immediately got to the point. When Simeon heard the completely unexpected question, he looked at Kael with a frown.
“I don’t think you’re asking Simeon, the priest of the Great Temple.”
Simeon made exactly the point.
“That’s correct. I’m looking for Simeon Tien, the top student at the academy who knows about black magic.”
Kael communicated exactly what he wanted. The person Kael wanted now was Simeon, the genius who swept the academy before entering the temple.
“Why are you asking? It’s not a commonly known black magic. Very few people know about it.”
“Do you know about it? That’s what matters.”
“… I do.”
“Adeline has that butterfly.”
Simeon, who was staring at Kael as if he didn’t know what his intentions were, looked at Adeline in surprise.
“What does that mean?!”
Adeline, who had taken a step back, nodded, confirming it.
“That’s ridiculous. Who dared to brainwash you?!”
“I don’t know either. I don’t even know exactly what thought was planted in me.”
“Then, the reason you collapsed today…”
Simeon quickly understood the situation with an extraordinary head.
Adeline replied that he was right, and then told him everything that happened that day.
The memory Adeline lost and couldn’t regain, the black butterfly Kael had identified, and the story of how they came to search for Simeon.
She told him everything.
“Do you remember when the butterfly-shaped spot appeared on you? How… How did this happen…”
“It has just always been there. For as long as I can remember.”
She didn’t know when it had appeared. However, it had always been on Adeline’s body since she woke up inside the book after being possessed.
“Is it red?”
“It’s black.”
Simeon exhaled loudly at the fact that death was not the price to pay. It was a sigh of relief.
“I know you have to pay a price to break your brainwashing. I didn’t know what the black butterfly wanted, so I called you for help.”
“…”
“Because I can’t leave Adeline like this.”
Kael told him exactly what he wanted. Simeon fell into thought with a confused expression, closed his eyes tightly, and then looked at Adeline.
“Do you have a rough guess? About what kind of thoughts are blocked?”
“Every time I try to recall it, my head hurts. But I don’t know exactly what it is. I guess I pointed it out exactly in the morning, but I wasn’t able to do so after I lost my memory.”
Adeline sighed loudly and replied.
“I can make you remember. You can break your brainwashing.”
“Really?”
“In return, you have to pay a price as His Grace said. You also have to endure the agony that will come to you.”
“I can get through it. I can hold on tight. So, what is the price? What do I have to pay?”
It was the most important factor to break the brainwashing. Adeline looked at Simeon and urged him to speak.
But Simeon’s gaze turned to Kael, not Adeline.
“Simeon?”
Feeling an unusual mood, Adeline cautiously called out her brother’s name.
“It’s blood. What the black butterfly wants is black blood.”
“…”
“The blood of the cursed.”
This was why Simeon looked at Kael.
The price that had to be paid to break Adeline’s brainwashing depended on Kael, not Adeline.
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