Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 149

Chapter 75.1

It felt truly bizarre since it was a situation where I asked the Saint of Mercy to be an assassin. Still, I tried to erase from my memory countless nights of the low whispers and the crimson eyes that gazed at me.

“That’s all there is to it. It’ll be a good thing for you, too.”

I paused for a moment at the words that seemingly sounded absurd and cooled my face with the back of my hand.

Though I heard a strange sound, Seraphina didn’t ask for any explanation.

In the meanwhile, even though she heard strange words from my mouth, Seraphina didn’t ask for any explanation. She just continued to gaze intently at me with her usual upright posture, only slightly tilting her head downward.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, yes… because he…”

As my voice trembled uncontrollably, I shut my eyes tightly and clenched my fists. I couldn’t say it… the story that he would violate and ruin her, and that it was her destiny.

It was too cruel a narrative for one person to say to another.

Closing my lips, I eventually opened my eyes and gazed into her beautiful eyes. Even though she was smiling, her expression was somewhat uneasy. Seraphina seemed to ponder deeply before choosing her words.

“So, are you saying it for my sake…?”

“That’s…”

My words got caught in my throat for a moment at her question. If it were Eden, he would have confidently said, ‘Yes, it’s for you,’ without any hesitation. I mumbled, needlessly twisting my hair.

“It’s not just for you.”

Seraphina’s lips twitched before she smiled.

“It’s also for you as well.”

“For Eden… It’s also for Eden as well.”

As if to make an excuse, I quickly added Eden’s name. However, perhaps it might have had a reverse effect because Seraphina’s smiling eyes were now clouded.

“It’s also for Eden.”

Seraphina repeated my words and sealed her lips tightly.

After a moment, she asked.

“How do you know about that?”

“Uh… there was a prophecy.”

“A prophecy…?”

“Yes. Well, it’s a document that describes the events that will happen in the future…”

Seraphina’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at my words.

“Where is this document?”

After thinking about how to phrase it, I decided to provide an explanation that would convince her.

“It’s in the ancient archives of the old sanctuary. During the time of the expedition, when you were away, I was there.”

“I’ve never heard of such a document.”

There was no hint of bewilderment or reprimand as to why I had taken it from Seraphina, just pure curiosity, a little surprise and a lot of fear.

I hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“It’s in my belongings, but… there’s a problem. I’m the only one who could read it.”

As Seraphina stood up and grabbed my bag, I unpacked my belongings with trembling hands, took out a small book and handed it over to her.

I asked.

“Can you see the title?”

She shook her head.

“All I see is a red flower illustration, and it doesn’t look like a book of prophecy.”

She delicately flipped through the pages. To me, the printed text appeared densely packed, but to her, it seemed as if no sentences were visible at all. She randomly flipped to a few pages before closing the book.

“It’s really blank.”

“Yes…”

Telling her to believe in the future written in a book that seemed blank to her sounded like a scam even to me. Nonetheless, what could I do since it was the truth? Hoping that my words might be supported by something, I hesitated for a moment before mentioning that name she wanted to avoid.

“Eden knows about this prophecy as well.”

Seraphina’s shoulders twitched.

“Eden? Why?”

“Because… according to the ‘prophecy,’ he will be killed by Raniero. That’s how I found out.”

The book fell from her hand upon hearing that, and she visibly flustered and fumbled around.

“Oh, my goodness. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”

“No, no… It’s not like anything broke.”

I reassured the pale Seraphina. Bending down to pick up the book, she nervously chewed on her trembling lips.

I apologized.

“I’m the one who is really sorry. I shared something so difficult to accept…”

Her beautiful hair swayed as Seraphina shook her head at my apology. My heart felt heavy when I saw her like that. In the end, it had turned into something resembling a menace after all—if you don’t kill Raniero, Eden will die—or something along those lines.

Avoiding her gaze, I muttered as if making excuses.

“For me, it’s okay to just run away forever… but Eden wanted a head-on confrontation.”

I subtly shifted the blame onto Eden.

‘…Eden, I’m sorry for being cowardly, but I believe that you, who spare no means or methods, will forgive my little misdeeds.’

Truthfully, it wasn’t like I was making up the lies. It was my initial intention to live in this world… and from the start, it was he who motivated me with the determination to return to the original world. Still, I was soon forced to confess the truth.

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