Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 162

Chapter 81.2

Raniero was confused.

Wasn’t it natural not to believe? It would be foolish to trust someone who has lied to you.

He could no longer trust Angelica. Even though he had promised to forgive and embrace her, he didn’t think he would be able to trust her in the future. Cisen declared that she would embrace Angelica more deeply and broadly than him. Her sincere and unconditional affection easily pushed aside his obsession.

Was that love?

A sense of defeat washed over him.

At the same time, a fiery jealousy began to consume his heart. He had completely forgotten his original intention of interrogating Cisen.

Raniero contorted his face and stared down at the woman before him.

He wanted to win.

He knew thousands of ways to elicit betrayal from people like them. No matter how strong one’s loyalty may be, they could betray their master in just ten minutes.

‘Should I do that?’

Or rather…

His hand moved toward Cisen’s throat.

Wouldn’t it be easier to just kill her? His fingertips dug into Cisen’s throat at the thought. However, in that moment, what interrupted him was Sylvia’s sharp sneer. It seemed as if he was having an illusion of Sylvia’s taunts, daring him to kill her once more.

The woman in front of him was no different from Angelica’s spiritual sister. If he were to kill her, Angelica would be saddened, and she would fear him.

…She would never be able to love him again.

Abruptly filled with dread, he hastily released his grip on Cisen’s throat. His pupils trembled as he wiped his face and paced nervously around the parlor before leaving the room, leaving Cisen behind.

It was when he was crossing the corridor that Countess Tocino approached from the other side.

“Your, Your Majesty. I went through the list of passes for the northern gate as you ordered…”

She bowed deeply, extending the pass with trembling hands.

“About a month ago, it is reported that an unidentified couple passed through the northern gate.”

A couple.

Raniero looked down at the two passes.

“But it’s…”

The Countess hesitated with a face full of embarrassment before she continued.

“A few days before this pass was used, my key was stolen. I’m ashamed to admit it, but my mind was very weak as I’m currently facing a difficult situation at home…”

The voice, filled with moisture, was unpleasant to hear. He also didn’t want to hear the long and drawn-out explanation of her circumstances.

When he threatened her to get to the point and speak briefly, Countess Tocino hurriedly revealed the main point. On the day Angelica and her party first arrived, it seemed that one of Cisen’s servants had stolen the Countess’s key and taken the pass. However, the next day, Angelica had the key in her possession, but there was an explanation that there was a good reason not to suspect anything at that time.

Raniero glanced away from the Countess.

Angelica had brought three people with her to the Tocino Estate. Two of them were maids from the Empress’s Palace, and one of them was Cisen’s servant.

He recalled Angelica’s face when she informed him that she was taking a porter with her.

“…She left with a porter.”

Raniero mumbled under his breath.

They referred to each other as a couple. Quite endearing…

She left for the north with the porter. However, the northern wilderness wasn’t a forgiving place, and without a guide, it was very likely they would have become lost, wandering and starving to death. Besides, Angelica was fearful. She wasn’t the type to recklessly charge into the wilderness, so there must have been some kind of insurance.

Perhaps the porter was already hired as a guide early on.

‘There must have been a definite destination.’

So, where could the destination have been? It certainly wasn’t her homeland, the Unro Kingdom. The direction didn’t match, and if it were there, they would have expelled Angelica again. The King of Unro feared Actilus, to the extent that they wouldn’t even inquire about their daughter’s well-being after marrying her off.

‘A place to go… a place Angelica would go.’

It was a time when he kept thinking and speculating about where such a place might be that a memory abruptly popped into his mind.

It was when he heard Angelica’s voice while walking through the Temple of Tunia… At the place he was unintentionally drawn to, a man hurriedly closed the door and said that this was a space where outsiders weren’t allowed to enter. And Raniero, who hadn’t seen his wife for a long time and thought he had heard voices in his head, obediently stepped back.

The color drained from his face.

It wasn’t a hallucination.

…Angelica was really there.

They had lived in the same space for several days, and she must have known as well. Not only she but everyone at the Temple of Tunia knew. Only he didn’t know.

He was completely deceived.

Raniero’s throat tightened, and his vision went dark.

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