SPMB - Side Story Chapter 24
My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone
'What should I do with this?'
Kalen stole Kanna's clothes.
No matter how you look at this, it's a bit... It seems like something a dirty pervert would do.
'No, it's okay. It's all mine anyway.'
He is the heir of Addis, and his father, the head of the family, is currently not here.
So, isn't this mansion just like his now?
Of course, everything in this mansion is his.
'Yes. I can have anything I want. Whatever it is.'
So he can do whatever he wants.
Because it's all his.
***
From then on, Kalen developed a strange hobby. He was secretly stealing Kanna's clothes.
How long does he plan on doing that because she doesn't have anything to wear?
The reason he does this is because he finds it unpleasant.
His sister lives a life where everyone despises her.
If she holds on tight, he will pull her up onto the sun-drenched earth.
Still, Kalen felt ridiculous, angry, and hurt by the fact that she refused. So he planned to bring all her clothes until they were gone.
Instead of throwing away the clothes he brought, he put them all together. It was a waste to throw it away. Kalen used to feel better when he smelled the scent left on her clothes.
He thought his behavior was strange, but that was all. There was nothing he couldn't have or do in this mansion.
***
"Sister, you wore the same clothes today."
A few days later, Kanna finally had only one dress left.
"If you wish. I will take you to the dressing room."
At that time, Kanna stood tall.
"Is it you?"
"Yes?"
"You are like that, right?"
"What are you talking about?"
Kalen gave up the joke.
"I don't know what you're talking about, sister."
Kanna bit her lips tightly. Then suddenly she laughed.
"Good."
"Yes?"
"Take me to that place called the dressing room."
The corners of Kalen's mouth rose at those words. As expected, he thought that if he pushed her like this, she would hold his hand.
"Of course. Let us go right away."
***
Kallen headed to Ell Andoit's boutique.
Ell Andoit was a beautiful woman who was a former opera actress, and she was recently the most loved designer among noble ladies.
"Sister, while you're already getting dressed, why don't you do something with your hair?"
Kallen was displeased with Kanna's hair, which was as limp as seaweed.
He know she grew it out when she was young to hide his dark eyes, but now it almost seems like a habit.
"Good."
Surprisingly. Kanna obeyed obediently.
"Still, I was planning on cutting it."
"Yes?"
"Actually. I'm thinking of going to a party soon."
"..."
"If I go like this, won't you be embarrassed to be an escort?"
Kallen didn't answer. Escorting his sister, he's never even thought about that before.
"We'll talk about that later, slowly. Would you like to choose a dress first?"
"Well, I..."
While Kanna was choosing clothes, Ell Andoit approached.
"Kalen, may I bring you something to drink?"
After saying that, didn't she secretly put a note in his vest pocket?
"With champagne."
"Yes."
Ell Andoit smiled and walked away.
'She has a similar voice to my sister.'
With that in mind, Kalen took out the note and read it. There was a short address written there.
Probably her house. Kalen had been tempted by this type of temptation many times, so he wasn't particularly surprised.
'You're manipulating customers. That's unprofessional.'
He crumpled the note. Then he placed it on the sofa as if showing off.
It was a clear rejection. He doesn't particularly value purity, already took off the virginity label a long time ago.
Still, Kallen lived a life that mostly controlled his desires. He runs around carelessly and gets in trouble if he ends up having an illegitimate child. He hated unplanned work.
"Kalen, I picked them all, how is it?"
"They are all beautiful. It gets along well with my sister."
Then Kanna laughed.
"Thanks to you. Thank you for bringing me to such a good place."
Kalen was satisfied with her obedient attitude. It should have been like this a long time ago. Why did he bother to directly discourage her?
"No. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."
He said that and immediately regretted it.
'I just said this for no reason.'
If she really asks for an escort, he'll be in trouble...
***
After thinking about this issue for several days, Kalen soon changed his mind.
'Let me just escort you.'
Let me just escort you.
Kallen was fiddling with Kanna's clothes, which he had collected as emergency food in the room.
When he smelled the faint scent of his sister's clothes, his heart became infinitely more generous.
Like right now.
Who else but him will be his sister's escort?
He could not tolerate the Lady of Addis wandering around social circles in such a pitiful manner.
'Yes. I am the only one for you.'
Therefore, the party that day was a very big shock to Kalen.
"Colin, the Marquis of Devis, and Lady Kanna, the Duke of Addis are serving!"
Kallen turned his head in shock...
'Did I hear it wrong?'
Clink!
The wine glass slipped from Kalen's hand.
'Sister?'
Sister?
That woman?
“Kalen.”
A man and a woman came closer, receiving people's attention. Colin said with a very excited face.
"Hey, are you surprised? I didn't say anything to make you look surprised."
Then the black-haired woman giggled.
"Colin, our plan worked. Kalen was really surprised."
"Yes? I told you, Kanna. Kalen, you're going to open your mouth until your jaw falls out."
What?
Kalen stared at Colin and the woman. His head felt hot.
What... This conversation...
That title... What...
"Kalen, are you that surprised?"
The woman laughed and lightly hit his arm. Kalen was so startled by the contact that his shoulders shook.
"You sure you don't recognize me?"
The woman narrowed her eyes and smiled. Kalen felt like he was suffocating.
No. In fact, his breathing had stopped. The woman in front of him was truly suffocatingly beautiful.
"Sister?"
His voice is so deep that it comes out. Kalen said irritably.
"Why are you here...?"
"I told you. I'm going to a party. I'm here with Colin."
Kanna said that and smiled.
"Isn't this dress pretty?"
A dark purple, elegant dress that exposes the shoulders. It was his first time seeing it.
"I gave it to Kanna as a gift. To be precise, I exchanged it for the tonic that Kanna made."
But his sister's clothes are his...
"That's right. Colin chose it himself. He had a really good eye."
His sister laughed.
"I like it so much."
She burst into laughter.
Ah, this is Kalen's first time hearing her laugh like this.
He feels like he can smell the scent of flowers in the sound of laughter. Then it seemed like she was punching him in the face. Mercilessly, fiercely, with all her might pop, pop.
Then Kalen realized.
'I was mistaken.'
Has he succeeded in improving their relationship?
No, that can't be true. On the contrary, it has become worse than before.
His sister hates him. Her sharp smiling eyes seemed to say this.
"How does it feel to be mistaken for yourself all this time?"
Kalen's mouth twitched. A dry laugh came out.
The purpose was not achieved. He failed.
"Is that so?"
This is difficult.
"I'm glad you like it, sister."
This is really, really difficult.
"You are beautiful."
He's angry. The heat is boiling. What should he do?
***
Throughout the party, the sister was beautiful to death, and Kalen had to hold back his anger until he died.
Is it because for the first time?
Funny enough, he felt like a man who had been betrayed by his lover. He was that angry.
"You don't seem to be in a good mood, Kalen."
Kanna came to the terrace where they headed to relieve the heat.
"Are you okay?"
"Of course."
"It's okay. There's no way you would be okay with your personality."
"What do you mean?"
"You treat people like chess pieces, right?"
Kanna shrugged her shoulders.
"You must have been very upset because I, who is nothing more than a pawn, did not move as you wanted."
She burst into laughter. She then looked down with a straight face.
"I moved all the clothes you bought me a while ago to your room. I guess it's because I feel bad."
Kanna's black eyes flashed with deep contempt.
"Aren't you happy? You should smile. You like collecting my clothes, right?"
"..."
"I really hate people like you, Kalen. It's disgusting."
Then she turned around. Kalen calmly looked at the back.
She left, but her traces remained.
Her unique sweet scent, and even her sharp, harsh words.
Kalen, Kalen, I hate people like you, Kallen. Disgusting...
'Ah. sister.'
It stayed around for a very long time.
He wet the tips of his ears.
***
And finally, on the night after the party, Kalen went to Ell Andoit's house.
"Can I come in?"
Ell Andoit looked surprised. She remembered the rejection that day.
"Of course. Come on in."
The door was wide open. As soon as it closed again, Kalen pulled Ell Andoit's waist. She opened her arms and welcomed him as if she had been waiting.
"Kalen, light the fire."
Kalen wordlessly spread his palm and covered the candle. The next moment, thick darkness engulfed them.
“Lord Kallen....”
"Name."
Kallen cut her off.
"Just call me by name."
A dark night.
All he could hear was voices in that darkness.
Kalen,
Kalen,
Kallen....
Oh…. This is sad….
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