The Obsessive Male Lead Is Jealous Of My Doll - Chapter 50

Chapter 25.2

「There was something strange attached to you, so I removed it.」

‘…Ah!’

At that moment, she remembered what Zion had said to her when they returned to the castle. If Zion hadn’t discovered that magical mark back then…

Karentina swallowed hard.

‘What am I going to do?’

She felt guilty, thinking that her unnecessary meddling to bring the male and female leads together might have twisted their relationship.

‘Since when did I become such a nuisance extra?’

Karentina bit her lips tightly to hide her complex emotions.

‘It can’t go on like this. I need to be honest and distance myself from Ceria and Ignis.’

It was just as she made up her mind and was about to open her mouth.

“Your Highness, actually…”

“She dared to hit me in the head, so I’m going to catch her and lock her up.”

Karentina was so startled upon hearing his words that she dropped Leah. Fortunately, Ignis caught her.

“I’m sorry, Leah. Thank you for catching her, Your Highness.”

As she reached out her hands, Ignis gave her a strange look and handed Leah over to her.

[Young Lady Karentina, what should we do?]

Leah looked up at Karentina with eyes full of worry.

“What is it?”

“I, uh, I was just wondering why you want to imprison someone you call a benefactor.”

“Since I don’t understand her purpose of saving me, I have no choice but to imprison her.”

“And what about after you lock her up?”

Karentina uttered her words with difficulty.

“I’ll find out her purpose behind saving me and why she ran away, and if she’s just a nuisance, then I’m going to burn anything that gets in my way.”

‘No! Why would he burn someone who saved his life?’

“Well, isn’t that a little harsh?”

“I think she did something to me.”

‘Isn’t it a bit extreme to think that way when I didn’t do anything wrong? I just treated his wounds…’

Karentina’s mind grew increasingly complicated.

Not only was she afraid that he would discover that Zion was a doll made at her uncle’s order, but also of the possibility of being found out about knowing future events and having the ability to see soul stones. She had no desire to get entangled in the complicated faction battles that would ensue in the original story.

It was enough for her to be an ally who provided information to seek revenge against the Empress. The last thing she wanted was to be entangled with Ignis, which could lead to the Empress’s arrows come flying at her.

‘L-Let’s not get caught. If I keep it tightly hidden, maybe it will be forgotten someday.’

She prayed to God, hoping that Ignis would soon forget what had happened that day.

“Well then, I’ll just head back now. I’m very tired.”

As she hurriedly got up, Ignis murmured in a low voice.

“Wait a moment.”

“W-What is it?”

As he gestured with his chin toward her side, the coat placed on the iron chair caught her eye.

“Why is my coat… Ah!”

Karentina screamed inwardly in horror.

‘I was wearing a negligee! D*mn it!’

Her face burned with shame after she realized her embarrassing state. However, unlike the flustered her, Ignis simply looked down at her indifferently.

She fanned her bright red face and hastily put on her coat.

‘I hope there isn’t another strange misunderstanding. No, how am I supposed to know Ignis’s movements?’

In the first place, this was her home, so she didn’t understand why she had to be cautious of the male lead. Karentina opened her mouth with a look of sheer frustration.

“I just want to clarify in case you misunderstand…”

“I won’t.”

Ignis cut off her sentence with a firm voice.

“Yes?”

“I said I won’t misunderstand anymore.”

She looked up at him with a puzzled expression.

‘…How can someone’s personality be so different from morning to evening?’

He wasn’t the type to let things go so easily…

At the thought, she narrowed her eyes, wondering what kind of test he might set up next.

“There’s no need to look at me like that.”

“Yes…?”

Although his tone was still cold, Ignis’s demeanor seemed to have softened slightly compared to before.

“I met Stella earlier. My sister has really changed.”

‘Ah! So, she couldn’t come because she was with Ignis.’

It seemed that hearing her story from Stella had softened his attitude.

“I just thought that since Stella trusts you, you won’t betray that trust. Also, the fact that I can imprint a magic seal is, in my own way, a sign of trust in the Lady. Only my closest aides know about my abilities.”

As she felt relieved that Ignis’s misunderstanding had been cleared up thanks to Stella, a satisfied smile appeared on her lips at the thought of the siblings having spent a happy time together.

“Princess Stella must have been so happy since His Highness, whom she missed so much, came.”

He was the brother she had longed for even when she was sick, so she must have been excited. Without realizing it, a bright smile spread across Karentina’s face.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

Ignis looked at her with an unreadable expression.

“Yes?”

Karentina couldn’t hear his low muttering, so she asked again.

“…It’s nothing.”

Hearing Ignis’s still stiff voice, she hesitated before adding more about Stella.

“Princess Stella missed you very much when she was sick.”

Ignis’s red eyes fluttered wildly as if struck by a storm.