I’m Trying to End This Possession Chapter 81

“…”

 

Ignis hesitated for a moment before obediently lowering his legs, as if it were no big deal. Then, he began to speak of his own accord. “I don’t understand why Danae Windsor is here.”

 

“…”

 

“A woman attending a meeting? Isn’t there a saying that when a woman shows her face in the meeting room, the family business fails, and misfortune follows when a woman boards a ship?”

 

“And?”

 

“This seat is extremely uncomfortable for me. In that sense, I think Dane Windsor should be married off as soon as possible.”

 

“Is that so?” Viego nodded with a serious expression. “Then I recommend that you leave.”

 

“…”

 

A vein bulged on Ignis’s forehead. He seemed irritated that his provocation had not produced the reaction he wanted. In the end, he frankly brought up his real purpose.

 

“You see, I would like to build a stable life.” Then he spouted nonsense that absolutely no one would believe. “So I wish to discuss an important life matter. What do you think? Shall we discuss the issue?”

 

“…”

 

Meanwhile, Dana’s face had turned pale. What on earth is he thinking? That man came all the way here to just pull something like this? Is he always this insane? Ah, right. He really is that crazy. Considering the trouble Ignis had caused before leaving Windsor, she should have expected at least this much.

 

“An important life matter? What do you mean?”

 

No, you madman. Don’t say it.

 

“You’ll understand when you see this.” Ignis de Windsor grinned and pulled a letter from his coat. It was the letter of rejection Dana had sent earlier that morning. “Patriarch, please take a look.”

 

No, don’t give it to him!

 

However, a servant took the letter and handed it to Viego.

 

Don’t read it…

 

Yet Viego inevitably unfolded the letter and checked it. “…” 3 seconds later, he folded the letter back with an expressionless face. “We’ll end the meeting here.” Then he gestured to Ignis. “Follow me.” With that, Viego stood up and left the meeting room. Fortunately or unfortunately, he didn’t spare Dana even a single glance in the process.

 

Dana realized it. Ignis is going to tell him. That he intended to marry her. That in exchange, he would destroy the scripture. What Ignis planned was to negotiate with Viego. And Viego… would probably do anything to prevent the scripture from being leaked, even if it meant somehow forcing her engagement with Raios to be broken.

 

Whether the scripture was real or fake didn’t matter to Viego. The important thing was that Windsor’s honor could be tarnished.

 

No. Everything went dark before her eyes. Dana clenched her fists tightly. To marry someone like Ignis? How far have I come to get here? I’m almost there. The position of deputy head is within reach. If I could retrieve the holy relic, I could return to my world. I really want to go home now. I’m sick of everyone around me, and now I genuinely miss Yeon Dana’s life so much.

 

Dana repeatedly clenched and unclenched her fists. Someone was trying to overturn a feast that had already been set before her. That made her anxious and furious.

 

Ignis de Windsor. If you continue to stand in my way to the very end… She would make sure his head would be cut off for blasphemy.

 

* * *

It was that night.

 

“Danae Windsor.”

 

Mmm. Dana stirred in her sleep.

 

“Wake up.”

 

Is this a dream? She thought unconsciously. The voice sounded incredibly pleasant.

 

“Wake up.”

 

It was a low whisper.

 

“Danae Windsor.”

 

Like the moonlight at dawn…

 

“Dana.”

 

Huh? The next instant, Dana’s eyes snapped open. She nearly screamed. It was because Viego was standing in front of the bed, looking down at her!

 

“Brot―”

 

Startled, she tried to call out to him. But his large hand covered her mouth. As if telling her to be quiet, he placed a finger against his own lips.

 

“Quiet.”

 

Dana swallowed hard and nodded.

 

“Come to my bedroom.”

 

For a moment, her heart dropped. Could it be he’s going to marry me off to Ignis?

 

The inevitable has come!

 

* * *

In the meantime, Allice had successfully entered the Windsor Mansion.

 

“My goodness, Allice! How did you get here?”

 

“Miona helped me, Mom!”

 

Sandra looked extremely surprised to see Allice and willingly hid her daughter.

 

“It would be a disaster if Carl and Viego found out. You must be careful not to get caught.”

 

“Yes, Mom.”

 

Sandra immediately had a maid bring a maid’s uniform and a wig so Allice wouldn’t be recognized.

 

“Allice. I’ll try to find another place for you to stay for a while. Behave yourself until then, okay?”

 

“Yes!”

 

At first, Allice obediently listened to her mother. She took naps quietly in her mother’s room, quietly ate snacks, and quietly read novels.

 

“Hehe. I finally feel alive.” She rolled around in bed while eating fruit.

 

After finishing an entire romance novel about a five-way relationship, even staying inside the room had become boring. The novel is so exciting, but what about me?

 

The female lead of the novel is a woman of prophecy, someone with the kind of special qualities befitting a protagonist. And that wasn’t all. She was loved by every man around her. The arrogant crown prince, the iron-blooded duke, a handsome knight, and even a forbidden romance balanced on the edge of danger.

 

I’m so jealous.

 

Meanwhile, her own reality was unbearably dull. Boring and stagnant, like a still lake without even a ripple. A life like that of an extra who was never mentioned even once in a novel. That thought made Allice feel endlessly miserable. I’m suffocating…

 

Allice glanced at her mother. Sandra was fast asleep. In that case… It should be okay to wander around the hallway at night, right? With that thought, Allice left the room during the dark hours before dawn, when even the servants were asleep.

 

I miss His Highness. Doesn’t he miss me too? As she wandered around to ease her melancholy, Allice happened upon something entirely by chance. The side of a building visible through a window. She could see the door to Dana’s bedroom…

 

Huh? Why are those two coming out of the bedroom?

 

The door opened slightly. And then a man stepped out. Platinum blond hair, tall stature, and fair face with handsome features. That man was…

 

Brother Viego? In an instant, a thunderbolt-like shock struck the top of her head.

 

Why is Brother Viego coming out of Sister Dana’s bedroom at this hour? And so secretly at that? Moreover, he was dressed in a nightgown!