Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 161

Chapter 81.1

It appeared as though Raniero’s mood had improved on the outside, but on the inside, he was still speechless. Even with his self-brainwashing that what Angelica had done was amusing, an unshakable sense of anxiety and turmoil surged fiercely in his eyes.

Count and Countess Tocino couldn’t raise their heads in fear as they thought to themselves.

‘I wish Duchess Nerma would’ve come.’

Even though she did help the Count and Countess Tocino to apprehend Cisen and Sylvia, she didn’t show the level of enthusiasm they had hoped for when coming to the County.

It was about saving herself.

In the first place, Actilus was the epitome of ambition and cunning. The fundamental reason the Empress had escaped was the negligence of the Count and Countess Tocino, so there was no room for blaming the Duchess of Nerma for pulling out of the situation.

In the meanwhile, Raniero occupied the parlor, leaving the Count and Countess Tocino to cower in fear.

He called for Cisen.

Cisen entered the reception room with her hands tied behind her back and bit the tip of her tongue to keep from fainting from her fear. The man before her right now was far more terrifying than the day Angelica had left her seat to meet Eden.

Raniero asked.

“Where is she?”

She remained silent.

“Why didn’t she take you with her?”

Her response was still silence.

“If it wasn’t you, then who did she take?”

Her tightly sealed lips remained closed.

Seeing Raniero’s furrowed eyebrows tighten as he stood up from his seat, Cisen began to tremble noticeably.

“I heard you paid for your room and board with my wife’s belongings. I assume you were caught on purpose?”

As he rested his chin on her shoulder and whispered, he could clearly feel her arms twitch visibly in terror. It was as if a bug was being lured by the sweet voice. At the sound of his voice, she felt an enticement that felt like many-legged creatures crawling into her ear canal.

Cisen didn’t respond, but it didn’t matter to him. He didn’t expect an answer. All he needed was a piece of wood to listen to him, and Cisen was an excellent piece of wood in front of him. Her trembling and breathing provided clear clues. Even if she tried to maintain her composure, it wouldn’t be easy in front of him.

Deceiving him was extremely difficult.

As far as he knew, the only one who had ever managed to fool him was that dastardly little woman.

‘This is fun.’

He thought with a wide smile, trying to suppress the rising anger. There was a slight twitch in the corner of his eye.

“You deliberately went south and exposed yourself in a crowded place. You must have known that investigative personnel would draw attention in that direction.”

Raniero reasoned, with his lips still close to Cisen’s ear.

“It seems my wife went north.”

Even though Cisen tried to remain calm, he could clearly hear that her breathing had become a little heavier.

Yes, it was this easy to pick up on signals from other people’s bodies.

Still, Angelicalied.

Angelica had always clung to him and begged for his affection, never showing a hint of reluctance, yet she didn’t love him.

It was nonsensical.

The feeling of being forcibly lifted up had crashed back down again, and he was left overwhelmed by the surge of emotions. He grabbed Cisen by the hair and forced her head to turn. Despite being stained with fear, her brown eyes still held a sense of dignity and devotion towards her master.

Raniero twisted his lips.

“Your master has abandoned you.”

Cisen, who had remained silent the entire time, smiled faintly.

“What’s the use of being so stubborn when your master has forsaken you like this?”

Her dry lips parted.

“My princess, the master of my life… She… has changed for a long time.”

Her voice was dry and cracked.

Still, it was also heavy, like a damp cloth.

The Count and Countess Tocino seemed to have tortured her to the point where she couldn’t sleep. They must have wanted to find out Angelica’s whereabouts before his return, so they would have used every possible means, and there were also signs of physical torture visible.

Cisen laughed, even though the pain unlike anything she’d ever known, must be eating away at her every second.

Her smile was entirely different from Raniero’s laughter… it wasn’t the expression of someone deceiving themselves. Although he couldn’t distinguish the individuality of people’s faces, Raniero could recognize facial expressions.

The forced smile vanished from his face.

“No matter how much she has changed… I’m still on her side. As much as her trust and my loyalty…”

She possessed a solid pillar of trust that he lacked.

She even looked happy.

“Even if she betrays me, I’ll still be on her side… No matter how many times she betrays me, I’ll believe. I’ll be deceived by her…”

Her solemn confession sounded like a question directed at him.

‘If the Empress had betrayed you, would you turn away from her? Would you no longer trust her?’

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