SPMB - Chapter 149

SPMB - Chapter 149

My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone

In just a few days. Chloe's world completely collapsed. The Empress strongly insisted that this kidnapping had nothing to do with her.

"Didn't I say that my seal was stolen?"

At the same time, they tried to blame Chloe for stealing the seal. 

'It is unfair!'

However, this matter could not be handed over to a formal trial. If that happens, Chloe's sins will be known to the world.

Because of this, Alessandro Addis proposed divorce.

"You put the Addis family, not Kanna, in danger."

Kalen also agreed to the divorce.

"I can no longer let sister Kanna and mother live in the same house."

It wasn't just Kalen. The same was true for Orsini.

"You were more filthy than I thought, Mother."

Is that all? Even the daughter, Isabelle.

"Do you know what happened to me because of Mom? If you made a mistake, I could have been kidnapped! Mom almost ruined my life!"

Chloe burst into tears. That was correct. Her daughter, Isabelle, was almost ruined by her own selfish desires.

'It was my fault.'

But Chloe didn't feel sorry for just one person, Kanna. Rather, it was hateful.

It's been like that for a very long time...

Kanna Addis. Seon-hee's daughter.

"And I'm not sorry to you either."

Chloe visited Alessandro Addis.

"If you hadn't brought in Kanna in the first place, this wouldn't have happened."

She accused in a trembling voice.

"How can you let Kanna into Addis?"

Chloe, who had nothing more to lose, didn't even use an honorific for Alessandro.

"Kanna is Seon-hee's daughter. She is the daughter of the woman who killed Largos."

Chloe's eyes filled with tears.

"She is the daughter of the woman who killed my fiancé."

"..."

"You made me raise that woman's daughter with my own hands."

Largos Addis. His fiancee was Chloe. Largos and Chloe were scheduled to get married. It was a common arranged marriage.

Seon-hee, if that foreign woman hadn't appeared, Chloe would have married Largos. Largos must have been alive. But he died and Seon-hee disappeared. And Alessandro inherited everything from Largos.

Chloe, Largos' fiancée, the head of the family that Largos was planning to inherit, and even the daughter of the woman Largos loved.

Chloe knew very little about Seon-hee. Largos, who loved her so much, almost imprisoned her to protect Chloe.

So, Chloe only saw Seon-hee's face twice. One of them was the moment when Seon-hee poisoned Largos.

She raised Seon-hee's daughter herself. 

This was Alessandro's will. Chloe loved him deeply, but at the same time, she hated him so much that she couldn't bear it.

"Alessandro Addis, you knew that I was abusing Kanna, right?"

"Yes."

That calm face. It's unbearably hateful. It's all because of Kanna. It's because of Alessandro.

Because of them, Chloe falls into hell, but he is the only one who is noble until the end.

"No, you don't know. You just knew that she grew up being neglected and fighting with the children."

Chloe wanted to shatter his peace. 

“Foolish Alessandro. Listen carefully to what I say."

Chloe shed tears. And she desperately wanted it. She hopes her tongue becomes a blade and hurts him.

"I tormented Kanna more than you think. I tore her to pieces."

She hopes this truth hurts him even a little. 

"That kid must have had a hellish life. She would have rather died. You didn't know, right?"

It's good, even just a little bit, so Chloe hopes he experiences pain too.

"Of course, you don't know. How I tormented her never once reached your ears."

Chloe burst out laughing. It was so funny she couldn't stand it.

"I targeted and abused her only when you were not around. And I ordered my employees to join."

The great Duke of Addis, Alessandro, was completely alienated at home. He himself alienated.

"You don't know, but employees are more afraid of a mistress who always lives in the house than a matriarch who rarely comes home."

That was the only revenge she could take. 

"But Alessandro. I don't think I was the only one who abused her. You were indifferent to Kanna."

"..."

"If you had cared for her and protected her, I wouldn't have been able to bully her. If you had asked the employees even once about what she was up to, they would never have lied."

"..."

"You threw her in the lion's cage and left her alone. It's like you let me bite her to death." 

And Chloe said each word with strength.

"So you are an abuser just like me."

Chloe was breathing heavily and wheezing.

Alessandro, hit by a barrage of words, did not respond for a while. And finally, he nodded.

"You're right, Chloe."

"Yes, I am right. But why am I the only one suffering? You are the one who ruined everything, and you are the one who must be destroyed!" 

"Don't worry about that."

"What?"

The corners of Alessandro's mouth tilted up.

"Because soon your wish will come true."

***

The Empress was nervous.

'As expected, Kanna didn't send me the medicine.'

The ominous premonition was right on target. Kanna stopped sending medication after that. It was completely different from the past when the medicine was sent in advance about two weeks before it ran out.

"There are only five pills left."

It can only last the next five days. When the Empress realized that fact, she felt extreme fear. She was vividly reminded of her pain, which she had long forgotten.

'I'm scared.'

The pain was so terrible that it made death feel more pleasant.

She was already scared thinking that she would have to go through this again when the medicine ran out in a few days. Her tears streamed out.

'I was foolish. Trying to harm Kanna was short-thinking!'

While the Empress was crying like that, Crescent came.

"Mom, are you okay?" 

"Crescent!"

"I heard about it from Marquis Mercy."

Crescent sighed deeply.

"You said Lady Kanna Addis planned this."

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, definitely. Kanna doesn't even have any intention of hiding from me that she did it. That's why she's not sending any more medicine!"

"You're in trouble."

Crescent narrowed his eyebrows as if he was embarrassed.

"The fortunate thing among the misfortunes is that the Lady of Addis has not yet reported this fact to those around her."

"She tricked me into kidnapping Isabelle instead of herself, so Kanna is also an accomplice."

So there was no need to worry about this spreading.

The Empress has only one worry. It was Kanna's medicine!

"But she still holds mother's and Marquis Mercy's weaknesses. Can we keep her alive?"

"What?"

"It is better to remove the secret when it has not yet spread..."

"You must not touch Kanna!" 

The Empress jumped at Crescent's suggestion.

"That medicine can only be made by Kanna! So don't think nonsense, Crescent!"

"Of course, Mother's medicine comes first. I just said that because I was worried."

Crescent smiled politely.

"Anyway, don't worry too much. Don't we have Sister Amelia?"

For a moment, the Empress's eyes flashed.

Yes, there was Amelia. How could she have forgotten that child!

"I understand that the relationship between the two is very close. I will ask my sister for a favor."

"Yes, you are my son after all! Be wise!"

"If you think so, please consult with me before doing something like this next time."

Crescent laughed softly.

"Really, my mother always gets me into trouble."

"..."

For a moment, the Empress was speechless.

What did Crescent just say? 

"Why are you doing this, mother?"

Crescent asked casually. 

Why? 

Goosebumps appeared on the Empress's arms.

Crescent's face looks like this...

Did he resemble her this much?

"You seem upset, please forgive me. I think what I said was in vain because I was very worried about Mother's health."

Okay. Of course. Because Crescent is a good son.

The Empress denied the anxiety she felt.

'Yes, Crescent is a great son. That can't be possible.'

***

[Jackson. I learned more about you. It was really surprising.]

[You built some really great houses? Amazing. Actually, there is no great carpenter like you in our neighborhood, Jackson. Come visit us and build us a nice house. I would like nothing more than to teach your skills to other carpenters.]

[My older brother also seemed interested in you after hearing this story. My brother is very interested in building houses. Now it seems like my brother is waiting for you more than me.]

[Of course, there is no need to be burdened. Our brother will respect your choice.]

Kanna stared at the letter.

This was a letter from Joanna, decorated with a kind of code.

So, Jackson is Kanna, and Joanna's older brother, that is, the Crown Prince of Yalden. And by a carpenter, she's probably talking about a doctor.

It seemed like she was researching what she had done so far.

Things like treating the Eastern Continent trade sailors or resolving the madness on Palen Island.

'I guess they want me to contribute to Yalden's medical advancement.

Still, looking at the last sentence, [I will respect your choice.], it seelmed like there was no intention to force it. Of course, I can't completely believe it.

In any case, It was clear that he was very impressed with himself when he made this suggestion.

Well, it's not unreasonable since I witnessed with my own eyes that Joanna's maid was saved. It must have seemed like magic to Joanna.

'I was lucky back then. It was my first time seeing a patient with myocardial infarction."

Kanna learned that in the case of acute myocardial infarction, there is a chance of survival through cardiac transfusion and emergency blood acupuncture.

It was a first-aid method that she only knew in theory, but she was definitely lucky.

Perhaps the needles made from healing magic stones played a role. 

'There isn't much left now.'

Kanna threw the letter into the bonfire.

Soon she will be able to escape this disgusting Addis and start a new life.

In a while, she would leave for the island that Kalen had gifted her, and she planned to pretend to take a vacation there and then escape to Yaldeп.

If her plan is perfect, there will be no failure.

"Anyway, how do I handle this..."

Kanna held up the invitation she received this morning. She said the invitation was from Amelia.

'She will ask for the Empress's medicine.'

Of course, no matter how much Amelia asks, Kanna has no intention of giving it to her.

'But wouldn't it be okay to see her face one last time?

Kanna will soon leave the Aslan Empire and will never return. She will break up with Amelia forever.

Kanna thought for a moment and then stood up.

'Let's meet one last time.' 

Last. The power of those words was quite strong.

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