SPMB - Chapter 148

SPMB - Chapter 148

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

"It's not that way."

Claude said quietly.

"That's not the kid you should take. It's a different kid," he said.

Since he heard those words right next to him, there was no way Claude could forget them.

"I think the maid was right, Your Excellency. It looks like the Duchess has things planned out."

Alessandro did not bother to answer. He too has already heard and seen everything.

"How could a mother do this?"

Kalen did not hide his disdain. Orsini also didn't say anything but was staring at Chloe like he was looking at some horrible filth.

Chloe was speechless.

She didn't know what to say. It was like the entire inside of her mouth was destroyed, and she couldn't even moan.

"Answer me, mother. Which one, other than Isabelle, did you want to be kidnapped?"

"..."

"I asked which one was going to be kidnapped!"

"I am..."

After much effort. Chloe let out a trembling voice.

"I couldn't stand by and watch Isabelle get kidnapped. So I said they would rather kidnap Kanna, or they would rather kidnap me."

"No"

At that time, Claude looked with a straight face.

"You clearly said. You took Isabelle, not Kanna."

"..."

She said that herself?

Chloe's mind was a mess.

Isabelle was beside herself at the thought of her daughter being kidnapped. She completely let go of her reason.

Alessandro glared at her. Kalen, Orsini, and the family knights glared. It was like looking at a vicious criminal.nNo.

Chloe shook her head.

'No, no.'

What a criminal, I'm not.

'I just did what I was told!'

The only way to survive was struck on Chloe's head as she was cornered.

Yes, isn't the Empress the one who started all of this!

Chloe looked at the Empress with bloodshot eyes. She cried out desperately.

"This is all ordered by Her Majesty the Empress!"

Yes, it was all planned by the Empress. Chloe is only guilty of accepting her version of what she laid out for her!

'A-Actually. I didn't want to accept it!'

When she thought about it, it seemed like she didn't feel like it. So when the bandits attacked, didn't Chloe regret it many times?

She regretted it because she was forced to do something she didn't want to do!

"I had no choice. She threatened to ruin Isabelle's future if I didn't follow her orders!"

Then the Empress raised her eyes sharply.

"Shut up! Where do you get to talk nonsense like that?"

Unlike Chloe, who had completely lost her senses, the Empress's face did not waver at all.

"Even though the power of Addis is such that even birds in the sky can fall, how dare you blame the Empress of the Empire! Isn't this truly a treason!"

Treason!

Chloe's mind went blank at those words. Is the Empress really trying to frame this as treason?

'No, I have proof!'

There is evidence that Chloe and the Empress shared each other's seals. But Chloe's lips were stiff. She didn't move anymore.

Perhaps it was because of the bloody word treason, but a handful of reasons that had completely melted away came back.

Chloe swallowed and looked around.

"..."

There were too many eyes watching. Even the imperial knights and the knights of Addis.

If it wasn't something she could completely take responsibility for, she had to refrain from saying it now. She must not speak carelessly.

'Yeah, yeah. Let's calm down first, go back to the mansion, and think calmly.'

***

The Empress hurriedly returned to the imperial palace.

"First, I must destroy my seal. I have to say it's been a while since it was stolen. It's okay to pretend that I didn't write the document with Chloe."

The Empress, who had been fuming for a while, could not control her anger and threw the vase.

Clink!

"Why on earth is this so messed up! Why was Lady Isabelle kidnapped? How did the Duke of Addis come here?"

"That is. It's a little strange."

Her younger brother, the Marquis of Mercy, spoke with a dark complexion.

"As soon as I heard the news, I checked with the mercenary guild."

"Okay! He must have ordered them to kidnap the dark-haired young woman!"

"That's what's strange about it. A few days ago, he said, a letter came to him asking to kidnap a woman with red hair, not black hair."

"So those idiots in the world followed those instructions without even checking them properly?"

The Empress was shocked and muttered in a depressed voice. The Marquis of Mercy bowed his head.

"Sorry. I have given strict instructions not to attempt any contact unless specifically instructed to do so..."

Actually, that was natural. It was the basis for hiding one's tail.

"Furthermore, since we are the only ones who know about this plan, it seems that they naturally assumed that it was an order from our side."

"Damn it!"

The Empress gritted her teeth. She felt like her head was going to explode with anger, but her senses were coming back quickly.

"It seems like someone found out about this in advance and tried to sabotage it."

"Yes, that's right."

The Empress took a deep breath. And she thought quietly.

"I heard that Kanna was the one who released Isabelle from her prison sentence.

"He said so."

"You said the letter asking the mercenaries to kidnap the red-haired woman arrived a week ago, right?"

"Yes."

"And Isabel Addis' probation was lifted only today."

Bang! 

The Empress slammed her desk down.

"Unless you are a God, there is no way you could have known in advance that Isabelle would be released from probation and join the party! That's not all. Furthermore, the rich people of Addis showed up at amazing times! It's like showing this!"

The Empress suddenly burst into laughter. Then she suddenly looked down.

"It's that bitch!"

Kanna. There is only Kanna.

"She played with me!"

The Empress's shoulders trembled slightly. In her life, she had never been so fooled by someone.

Kanna, the Empress wanted to kill that girl right away! However...

But she can't do that.

A look of despair flashed across the Empress's face. She just can't do that. No, she didn't kill Kanna.

'What if they don't give me the medicine?'

For a moment, fear came over her.

Kanna knows all this. 

The Empress belatedly realized how serious the situation was. She doesn't know how she found out, but Kanna saw through the Empress and Chloe's plan in advance.

In other words, Kanna knows that the Empress tried to harm her. Would Kanna really provide medicine to such a woman?

'No!'

In an instant, the horrors of the past passed by. Burning itching sensation. The pain that made her wish she would die!

'That's not enough!'

As the Empress's complexion turned pale, the Marquis Mercy tilted his head.

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"

"Oh, no. It's nothing."

The Empress hastily shook her head. Marquis Mercy did not know that she was dependent on Kanna's medicine.

An Empress who can't live without medicine. This was a huge weakness, so she hid it from even her younger brother.

The only person who knew about this was his son. Crescent.

'What if Kanna doesn't give me the medicine?'

The Empress became nervous and bit her lip.

***

“Haaam.”

Kanna yawned loudly.

"Ah, I'm so sleepy."

She took a bath in hot water, and my entire body's muscles seemed to have relaxed.

Kanna leaned into the bathtub and tilted her head back.

She finally did everything she had to do.

It's all over.

She also obtained an ancient alchemy book and gave a bomb to the Empress and Chloe.

Kanna knew what Chloe loved most. These are the three men from Addis. But as of today, she will lose it forever.

Addis was also what the Empress feared. She made Addis his enemy. She will never receive medicine for Kanna again and will live the rest of his life struggling in pain.

So that's it. This is the end of revenge. There was nothing left to do here, nor any regrets.

'Now all that's left is to leave."

To the Kingdom of Yalden.

It doesn't matter where, as long as it's not this hell full of hateful people. She will never be happy here, in this terrible Addis.

Recently, Kanna has come to realize that nothing is more important than relationships with people.

If she doesn't have someone she likes, if she doesn't have someone she can open her heart to,  she will never be completely happy.

Unless she gets away from this terrible Addis and hangs up forever, she will be unhappy forever.

Kanna looked up at the ceiling and dreamed vaguely. She dreams of living a new life with a new identity in Yalden.

'Let's go and work as a member of the National Assembly.'

Find a new hobby. If she does that, she will meet good people. She can really like someone.

Kanna got up from the bathtub with hope. She planned to quickly go to the bedroom and fall asleep to end the day.

However,

"Sister, are you okay?"

"..."

What a disgusting guy. For some reason, it seemed like it was there.

"Why don't you worry more about Isabelle than me? She was kidnapped, even if just for a moment."

"Isabelle will be fine."

Kalen sighed and approached.

"I'm glad you're safe. If it wasn't for that maid... I don't even want to think about it."

"Maid? Ah, you mean your mother's maid?"

"Don't even call her my mother!"

Kalen shouted in disgust.

"She is not my mother. I don't know anyone like that."

Kanna shrugged her shoulders. And she quietly looked away.

"But what did Mom, or Chloe, say? Did she just admit everything?"

"No. Although she once instructed her maid to obtain her poisonous plants, she denied to the end that she had ever exchanged secret letters with Her Majesty the Empress. She said the maid was telling her lies."

Kalen said sarcastically with a cold face.

"She has no conscience."

"..."

That part may be unfair. In reality, Chloe never exchanged secret letters with the Empress.

It was Kanna who framed the maid Ariel. But in this situation, no one would believe her.

"I'm worried that you might be very surprised. That's why."

Kalen laughed softly.

"How about taking a short vacation?"

"What?"

"This place will be noisy for a while. It seems like my father is thinking of getting a divorce, and this matter has something to do with the Empress..."

".."

"So it's a good idea to take refuge for a while."

"Escape?"

"Yes. Actually, I have a gift for you."

Gift. At those words, a memory from not long ago flashed by. 

Could it be that it's a whip again!

"I don't have that kind of hobby, Kalen."

"Yes?"

"Didn't you prepare something like a whip again?"

Kalen's smile deepened at those words.

"If you want, I will do it right away."

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be a whip.

"Now look at this,"

What he held out were two pieces of paper. One was a map and the other was a land document.

"Actually. I recently bought an island in my sister's name."

"..."

"The island is yours."

Kanna stared at the documents. The name of the island is Liben, and the owner is Kanna Addis.

Kanna stared at the letters and slowly raised her head.

"You're giving me this island?" 

"Yes."

"Come on?"

"Yes?"

"Why are you doing this to me?"

"I told you, right? I love you." 

"I told you not to say that because it was disgusting."

"Anyway, just relax there for now."

If it had been the same. She would have thrown the documents away, saying she didn't need them. Kanna must have chased him away, yelling at him to get off right away. But,

'Not bad?'

It was a pretty good offer.

It would be easier to escape from this island than from Addis Mansion, which is full of Alessandro, Orsin i, and the most elite knights.

Kanna shrugged her shoulders, pretending not to win.

"Well. I'll think about it."

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