IELNDMH - Chapter 90 < Poison Ring >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
'I hope Adrian arrived safely?'
Normally, I would have been able to fall asleep, but today it was difficult to sleep.
It was because of Adrian, who suddenly disappeared in front of me just an hour ago.
The more I regretted parting with him, the more cruel I felt that he had gone back to the demon world as soon as he said goodbye.
'I thought we'd meet again someday. I know when that time will come.'
It was at that time that I was lying on the bed, tossing and turning over my body.
Knock knock.
A familiar sound was heard from the window.
Suddenly, I turned my head and saw a black cat tapping on the window with its small paws.
‘Cedric? You decided not to come today?'
I quickly got out of bed and went to the window.
As he got closer, his appearance with his back to the moonlight and his shining blue eyes became clearer.
I reached out my hand and opened the window, and he gracefully passed me and entered the bedroom, pretending to be a cat.
'Even though I know it's Cedric, I can't help but think he keeps looking cute.'
As I smiled and turned around to face him, I felt a firm yet warm energy behind my back.
Cedric, who had suddenly returned to his normal self, hugged me from behind.
“Cedric, suddenly at this hour....”
When I unconsciously tried to turn towards Cedric in response to the sudden hug, he put a little more strength into his arms holding me.
Then he whispered softly in my ear.
"I miss you."
The fascinating bass sound gave me a shiver.
I answered in a whisper, gently stroking his arm that was wrapped around my waist.
“That goes for me too.”
Then, little by little, the arms that held me tightly, as if they were binding me, loosened.
When I immediately turned around and looked up at Cedric, he finally let out a long breath like someone who was relieved.
Soon, Cedric's lips lightly touched my cheek.
A soft, warm feel that stays on the skin.
Even though it was a short kiss, my heart still fluttered.
He stared at me in silence for a while, so close that our lips almost touched.
Afterward, the moment Cedric's lips parted again was when I was about to take a step back.
“I hate that you’re thinking about someone other than me. Even if it’s just for an hour, or even just a few seconds.”
I could even feel the desperation in Cedric's voice as he spoke he subtly grabbed my arm and pulled it.
I turned my head to avoid his gaze persistently scanning my face.
It was because I felt sorry once again that I had been thinking of someone other than him for the past few hours.
“An hour ago... Adrian has returned to the demon world.”
Cedric's lips, which had been tightly closed for a moment, soon opened again.
"... I know."
“....”
“I still hate it. I hate it even more because it’s that kid.”
Cedric, who spoke emphatically, looked somewhere else for a moment and then looked at me again.
It seems like he needed some time to vent his overwhelmed mood.
“Are the preparations for the promotional banquet going well? I think it was called a masquerade ball.”
Cedric then immediately changed the topic of conversation.
It was as if he was trying to convince me that the story about Adrian wasn't that important between us.
That attitude must have stemmed from anxiety.
I held his hand and spoke softly.
“It is true that I feel sad about Adrian’s sudden departure. But that's just the empty feeling you get when someone you've been with for a long time leaves your side...”
“...”
“Just know that the most important thing to me is that we will be together again without any problems.”
Cedric's eyes slowly opened wide, perhaps because he felt that his inner thoughts had been seen through.
Then, for a moment, a smile mixed with relief flowed from his lips.
“So what you’re ultimately trying to say now is, are you telling me to pretend to hate you at the masquerade ball?”
I smiled as I saw him regain his composure enough to half-joke.
“That’s the way it is. There is a great person who came here from the capital to keep an eye on us.”
Cedric, who was frowning playfully at my words, soon muttered softly as if he was talking to himself.
“... Yes, anything is better than losing you forever.”
He looked at me with eyes full of affection and once again held me in his arms.
And then for a while.
A cool aura gradually began to surround him as he remained silent.
“One thing is clear.”
Cedric spoke as if making a declaration.
“If by any chance they take you away from me, whoever it is...”
That moment when I felt tense for no reason.
His voice became so cold that it felt gloomy.
“I would rather make it so painful that they would beg for death.”
Meanwhile, at the same time, in front of an abandoned farm on the outskirts of the southern city.
It was because of Adrian, who suddenly disappeared in front of me just an hour ago.
The more I regretted parting with him, the more cruel I felt that he had gone back to the demon world as soon as he said goodbye.
'I thought we'd meet again someday. I know when that time will come.'
It was at that time that I was lying on the bed, tossing and turning over my body.
Knock knock.
A familiar sound was heard from the window.
Suddenly, I turned my head and saw a black cat tapping on the window with its small paws.
‘Cedric? You decided not to come today?'
I quickly got out of bed and went to the window.
As he got closer, his appearance with his back to the moonlight and his shining blue eyes became clearer.
I reached out my hand and opened the window, and he gracefully passed me and entered the bedroom, pretending to be a cat.
'Even though I know it's Cedric, I can't help but think he keeps looking cute.'
As I smiled and turned around to face him, I felt a firm yet warm energy behind my back.
Cedric, who had suddenly returned to his normal self, hugged me from behind.
“Cedric, suddenly at this hour....”
When I unconsciously tried to turn towards Cedric in response to the sudden hug, he put a little more strength into his arms holding me.
Then he whispered softly in my ear.
"I miss you."
The fascinating bass sound gave me a shiver.
I answered in a whisper, gently stroking his arm that was wrapped around my waist.
“That goes for me too.”
Then, little by little, the arms that held me tightly, as if they were binding me, loosened.
When I immediately turned around and looked up at Cedric, he finally let out a long breath like someone who was relieved.
Soon, Cedric's lips lightly touched my cheek.
A soft, warm feel that stays on the skin.
Even though it was a short kiss, my heart still fluttered.
He stared at me in silence for a while, so close that our lips almost touched.
Afterward, the moment Cedric's lips parted again was when I was about to take a step back.
“I hate that you’re thinking about someone other than me. Even if it’s just for an hour, or even just a few seconds.”
I could even feel the desperation in Cedric's voice as he spoke he subtly grabbed my arm and pulled it.
I turned my head to avoid his gaze persistently scanning my face.
It was because I felt sorry once again that I had been thinking of someone other than him for the past few hours.
“An hour ago... Adrian has returned to the demon world.”
Cedric's lips, which had been tightly closed for a moment, soon opened again.
"... I know."
“....”
“I still hate it. I hate it even more because it’s that kid.”
Cedric, who spoke emphatically, looked somewhere else for a moment and then looked at me again.
It seems like he needed some time to vent his overwhelmed mood.
“Are the preparations for the promotional banquet going well? I think it was called a masquerade ball.”
Cedric then immediately changed the topic of conversation.
It was as if he was trying to convince me that the story about Adrian wasn't that important between us.
That attitude must have stemmed from anxiety.
I held his hand and spoke softly.
“It is true that I feel sad about Adrian’s sudden departure. But that's just the empty feeling you get when someone you've been with for a long time leaves your side...”
“...”
“Just know that the most important thing to me is that we will be together again without any problems.”
Cedric's eyes slowly opened wide, perhaps because he felt that his inner thoughts had been seen through.
Then, for a moment, a smile mixed with relief flowed from his lips.
“So what you’re ultimately trying to say now is, are you telling me to pretend to hate you at the masquerade ball?”
I smiled as I saw him regain his composure enough to half-joke.
“That’s the way it is. There is a great person who came here from the capital to keep an eye on us.”
Cedric, who was frowning playfully at my words, soon muttered softly as if he was talking to himself.
“... Yes, anything is better than losing you forever.”
He looked at me with eyes full of affection and once again held me in his arms.
And then for a while.
A cool aura gradually began to surround him as he remained silent.
“One thing is clear.”
Cedric spoke as if making a declaration.
“If by any chance they take you away from me, whoever it is...”
That moment when I felt tense for no reason.
His voice became so cold that it felt gloomy.
“I would rather make it so painful that they would beg for death.”
***
Meanwhile, at the same time, in front of an abandoned farm on the outskirts of the southern city.
It had already been pitch dark for a long time.
Perhaps because of this, there was even a bitchy aura around the abandoned farm.
A shabby and insignificant abandoned farm.
Soon, a luxury carriage that was completely out of place stopped at the entrance.
“We have arrived, Ma’am.”
A woman with a long cloak draped over her head got out of the carriage, escorted by the coachman.
She frowned and looked around, displeased with the soggy mud sticking to the soles of her shoes.
“What on earth does this smell like?”
Soon the woman plugged her nose with her delicate fingers and gestured towards the coachman.
“You must have heard from Duke Bold, right? You must never tell anyone that I came here today.”
“Yes, of course. Camilla.”
Since he is Duke Bold's person from the beginning, he will not be hasty in opening his mouth.
Camilla looked the coachman up and down, who answered trustingly and nodded.
“Then wait here. I will come out as soon as we finish the conversation.”
And Camilla, who was walking a few steps, slightly turned her head towards the coachman with an exclamation of “Ah”.
“If I yell, you have to come running right away. Because mixed-blood demons are such an untrustworthy people.”
"Yes, I understand."
After she said that out of her mouth, it seemed like she was scared all over again.
'What if they use the past as an excuse to attack me?'
When she thought about that, she didn't hesitate to take a step forward.
"Ha....”
Camilla let out a long sigh and then shook her head violently.
She was scared, but she couldn't back down like this.
Didn't she yell at Duke Bold?
She passed the entrance to the abandoned farm, her fists clenched.
The only illuminated cabin in the dark abandoned farm.
As she headed there, the sticky mud of the weeds stuck to the hem of her dress.
However, perhaps because her fear grew, even the discomfort she should have felt gradually faded.
'Well, wouldn't it be better to go back now?'
Biting her lower lip, she looked back at the entrance to the abandoned farm.
She is a talented person.
The cabin door opened and the sound of old wood brushing against each other was heard.
Camilla felt the hairs on the back of her head stand up and she slowly turned her head back toward the cabin.
“I really didn’t expect you to come, but your guts are amazing.”
Camilla, seeing the man's face, froze as if she were a statue.
The man chuckled as if mocking Camilla.
“Or has the situation of the great Camilla become as messed up as rumored?”
A large scar above one of his eyelids made the man look even meaner.
He let out an eerie laugh and looked at Camilla appreciatively, lightly licking the tip of his lips with his tongue.
“Looking at your appearance, it seems it wasn’t just a rumor.”
A faint smile appeared on the tip of the man's lips.
“Seeing that a villain like you has collapsed like this, it seems that heaven is not as indifferent as I thought.”
The man was a mixed-race demon who worked for the Twins family in the past and was one of the many employees who were kicked out because of Rebecca.
Of course, most of them headed to the gray zone village.
Although they resent Rebecca, they choose to tolerate her evil because their loyalty to Cedric, their original master, remains the same.
But some took a different route.
They scattered throughout the empire, making a living in the shadows, while at the same time growing their hatred for the Grand Duchess Rebecca, waiting for the chance to one day kill her.
Just like the man standing in front of Camilla right now.
“Let’s come inside first. Isn’t planning to kill the Grand Duchess something worth doing in an open place like this?”
“....”
“I won’t kill you, so come in?”
Giggling.
Perhaps because of this, there was even a bitchy aura around the abandoned farm.
A shabby and insignificant abandoned farm.
Soon, a luxury carriage that was completely out of place stopped at the entrance.
“We have arrived, Ma’am.”
A woman with a long cloak draped over her head got out of the carriage, escorted by the coachman.
She frowned and looked around, displeased with the soggy mud sticking to the soles of her shoes.
“What on earth does this smell like?”
Soon the woman plugged her nose with her delicate fingers and gestured towards the coachman.
“You must have heard from Duke Bold, right? You must never tell anyone that I came here today.”
“Yes, of course. Camilla.”
Since he is Duke Bold's person from the beginning, he will not be hasty in opening his mouth.
Camilla looked the coachman up and down, who answered trustingly and nodded.
“Then wait here. I will come out as soon as we finish the conversation.”
And Camilla, who was walking a few steps, slightly turned her head towards the coachman with an exclamation of “Ah”.
“If I yell, you have to come running right away. Because mixed-blood demons are such an untrustworthy people.”
"Yes, I understand."
After she said that out of her mouth, it seemed like she was scared all over again.
'What if they use the past as an excuse to attack me?'
When she thought about that, she didn't hesitate to take a step forward.
"Ha....”
Camilla let out a long sigh and then shook her head violently.
She was scared, but she couldn't back down like this.
Didn't she yell at Duke Bold?
She passed the entrance to the abandoned farm, her fists clenched.
The only illuminated cabin in the dark abandoned farm.
As she headed there, the sticky mud of the weeds stuck to the hem of her dress.
However, perhaps because her fear grew, even the discomfort she should have felt gradually faded.
'Well, wouldn't it be better to go back now?'
Biting her lower lip, she looked back at the entrance to the abandoned farm.
She is a talented person.
The cabin door opened and the sound of old wood brushing against each other was heard.
Camilla felt the hairs on the back of her head stand up and she slowly turned her head back toward the cabin.
“I really didn’t expect you to come, but your guts are amazing.”
Camilla, seeing the man's face, froze as if she were a statue.
The man chuckled as if mocking Camilla.
“Or has the situation of the great Camilla become as messed up as rumored?”
A large scar above one of his eyelids made the man look even meaner.
He let out an eerie laugh and looked at Camilla appreciatively, lightly licking the tip of his lips with his tongue.
“Looking at your appearance, it seems it wasn’t just a rumor.”
A faint smile appeared on the tip of the man's lips.
“Seeing that a villain like you has collapsed like this, it seems that heaven is not as indifferent as I thought.”
The man was a mixed-race demon who worked for the Twins family in the past and was one of the many employees who were kicked out because of Rebecca.
Of course, most of them headed to the gray zone village.
Although they resent Rebecca, they choose to tolerate her evil because their loyalty to Cedric, their original master, remains the same.
But some took a different route.
They scattered throughout the empire, making a living in the shadows, while at the same time growing their hatred for the Grand Duchess Rebecca, waiting for the chance to one day kill her.
Just like the man standing in front of Camilla right now.
“Let’s come inside first. Isn’t planning to kill the Grand Duchess something worth doing in an open place like this?”
“....”
“I won’t kill you, so come in?”
Giggling.
Camilla fiercely raised her eyes at the sound of the man laughing, as if he was making fun of her.
She was still afraid of that unpleasant man, but she didn't want to lose the fight.
She held her chin high and walked past the man straight into the center of the living room.
At that time, she slowly looked around the inside of the cabin with a frown.
“By the way, Camilla....”
A creepy question followed from behind the man.
“If I really kill you, why did you come here?”
It was a statement that would make her cry.
However, Camilla tried to disguise her calm expression and looked back at the man.
“Because I know you won’t. Even if you want to kill Rebecca, you can’t kill her yet.”
Camilla put emphasis on the end of her words and spoke as if she were swearing.
“The reason why they have hated Rebecca so much and failed repeatedly in their attempts to kill her is because the Twins family was very wary of the approach of outside mixed-blood demons, right?”
The man's eyes suddenly became harsh.
Camilla finally noticed a crack in the man's relaxed attitude and raised the corner of her mouth.
“But unlike you, I am a ‘human’ who can access the Twins Castle if given the chance. And you know... I was once a maid to the Grand Duchess, so I was familiar with the castle’s interior.”
The man snorted at her as if he was proud of her.
“Then what do you do? Haven't you already fallen out of favor with the Grand Duchess and been kicked out? Moreover, it seems like you have been buried in northern society for a long time, so how are you going to approach Rebecca?”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
Camilla took out the invitation she had kept inside her coat sleeve and threw it on the table.
“In two days, there will be a masquerade ball at Twins Castle. I will attend the event as Duke Bold's companion, covering my appearance with makeup and a mask. So...”
“...”
“I heard that mixed-blood demons can create a poison that cannot be detected in the human world. Is this true?”
Then, as if he sensed her interest, the man's eyebrows arched, drawing a tall mountain.
A smile spread across Camilla's lips as she was confident that she had finally convinced him.
The man also seemed to be very satisfied with her suggestion and nodded his head slowly.
“Okay, if you need that kind of quality poison, you’ve come to the right place. I am an expert at making poison even among mixed-blood demons.”
“I’m glad I heard it.”
Camila answered briefly, took off the ring on her left index finger, and handed it to the man.
At first glance, it looked like just a ring with a large jewel, but in fact, it was a special ring that could open a gap under the jewel like a clam's mouth and put poison inside.
“It’s a poison ring. When the poison is finished, put it here and send it to me.”
“Well, that’s not difficult. And then?”
“Then, of course, we will have to check the true value of the poison you prepared.”
One corner of Camilla's mouth quirked up as she paused for a moment.
“After that stupid Grand Duchess drank poisoned champagne.”
She was still afraid of that unpleasant man, but she didn't want to lose the fight.
She held her chin high and walked past the man straight into the center of the living room.
At that time, she slowly looked around the inside of the cabin with a frown.
“By the way, Camilla....”
A creepy question followed from behind the man.
“If I really kill you, why did you come here?”
It was a statement that would make her cry.
However, Camilla tried to disguise her calm expression and looked back at the man.
“Because I know you won’t. Even if you want to kill Rebecca, you can’t kill her yet.”
Camilla put emphasis on the end of her words and spoke as if she were swearing.
“The reason why they have hated Rebecca so much and failed repeatedly in their attempts to kill her is because the Twins family was very wary of the approach of outside mixed-blood demons, right?”
The man's eyes suddenly became harsh.
Camilla finally noticed a crack in the man's relaxed attitude and raised the corner of her mouth.
“But unlike you, I am a ‘human’ who can access the Twins Castle if given the chance. And you know... I was once a maid to the Grand Duchess, so I was familiar with the castle’s interior.”
The man snorted at her as if he was proud of her.
“Then what do you do? Haven't you already fallen out of favor with the Grand Duchess and been kicked out? Moreover, it seems like you have been buried in northern society for a long time, so how are you going to approach Rebecca?”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
Camilla took out the invitation she had kept inside her coat sleeve and threw it on the table.
“In two days, there will be a masquerade ball at Twins Castle. I will attend the event as Duke Bold's companion, covering my appearance with makeup and a mask. So...”
“...”
“I heard that mixed-blood demons can create a poison that cannot be detected in the human world. Is this true?”
Then, as if he sensed her interest, the man's eyebrows arched, drawing a tall mountain.
A smile spread across Camilla's lips as she was confident that she had finally convinced him.
The man also seemed to be very satisfied with her suggestion and nodded his head slowly.
“Okay, if you need that kind of quality poison, you’ve come to the right place. I am an expert at making poison even among mixed-blood demons.”
“I’m glad I heard it.”
Camila answered briefly, took off the ring on her left index finger, and handed it to the man.
At first glance, it looked like just a ring with a large jewel, but in fact, it was a special ring that could open a gap under the jewel like a clam's mouth and put poison inside.
“It’s a poison ring. When the poison is finished, put it here and send it to me.”
“Well, that’s not difficult. And then?”
“Then, of course, we will have to check the true value of the poison you prepared.”
One corner of Camilla's mouth quirked up as she paused for a moment.
“After that stupid Grand Duchess drank poisoned champagne.”
Did they forget the maid fl has is also expert she is been planning to kill her for ages i mean now a joke
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