When the Nemesis Eats the Wicked Woman

I am nothing to you.”

Deborah was stabbed in the head, and she shook it desperately.

“No! That’s not true!”

“Don’t even think about making excuses.
You’re such a woman, so as proof…”

Kalen’s eyes lit up with ridicule.

“Just now, rather than saying you abandoned your ‘husband’, you said that you abandoned ‘the Duke of Douglas’ and followed me.”

“….…”

“I’m not the man you love, I must have been nothing more than the ‘Marquis of Caruso’ to you.”

Deborah exclaimed as if exasperated.
Her eyes were already engulfed in madness.

“Yes, that’s right!”

“…Is that right?”

When the speculation turned out to be true, Kalen’s eyes shook as if he was hurt.

“Yes! But you loved me anyway.
Don’t you remember that?”

“….…”

“You chose me, Kalen!”

Deborah grabbed his collar and shouted desperately.
Her eyes narrowed again.

“Now, Pamela erased your memories with the ‘Book of Oblivion’.
So, your current feelings are fake!”

“….…”

“It’s really me who you love!”

‘So take me back!’

‘Because now I really have nothing left…’

Kalen stared blankly into the air as if frustrated.
Then, he shoved Deborah hard, who was clinging onto him tightly, and she fell onto the floor.

He said, looking down at her with disillusioned eyes.

“My mother was wise.”

“!”

“Don’t come to me again.
If you come here again, you will be charged with blasphemy against a high-ranking noble, and you will be beaten.”

Kalen just turned his body away from Deborah.
Leaving her hysterically wailing on the cold road.

“……Madam!”

Mary Jane rushed over and supported Deborah.

Deborah grinded her teeth, her whole body shaking.

Really? Was there no way to regain the brilliance she enjoyed as ‘Deborah Douglas’?

…This could not be.

Deborah’s eyes flashed after thinking hard like a lunatic.

‘Yes, my last rope is definitely……!’

“Let’s go right now, to Archduke Marquis!”

* * *

I had been avoiding Rixus the whole time because I’ve been busy with paperwork.

I didn’t have the confidence to see his face right away.

‘At least, I’ll see him after this ‘job’……’

I thought I would be able to see him only then, when I felt a little more comfortable.

If I get Margot’s Pendant and do ‘the job’, my heart wouldn’t be as restless as it was now.

……But now, I wasn’t even sure what kind of expression to make in front of him.

However, messages often came.

〈Will I see my wife at the dinner table?

I won’t bother you at the table.

Of course, it could be a little while.〉

It was a cute note.

If I were a normal newlywed, I would have been happy to see a note like this.

‘I’m sorry, Rixus.’

I had no choice but to say no and imply that I was busy.

I carried out my work by bringing furniture to an empty room rather than in my usual office.

And I hardly ever went into the bedroom.
I was afraid he would come find me.

The next day.

〈Is it true that you moved your office? Tell me where it is.〉

Unsurprisingly, a note came saying that he would like to know where my new office is.

The location would have been difficult for him to find because it had been kept secret.

My message was delivered by Maribel, and as soon as it was delivered, Rixus’s reply message went to Maribel.

〈I couldn’t sleep all night.

Now I can’t sleep without you.

My bed is so wide and cold…

I think I’m going to die because I miss your body scent.

Candy, I miss you.〉

The content of the note was a little sad and lovely.

However, the promise to go to him coolly was not fulfilled either.

After three days passed, even the note he sent felt as if he had reached the limit.

〈Are you experimenting with when I’ll go crazy?〉

I sighed and rubbed my forehead.

‘…He’s tortured unintentionally.’

I felt sorry for Rixus and my heart ached.

I put on a simple coat and went out of my newly set up office.

“Queen, where are you going?”

“Don’t follow me.
It’s okay.”

The escort and the maid were dismissed; I was thinking of getting some night air by myself.

These days, it was impossible to get help with dressing.
I had changed all my outfits to ones that were easy to put on and take off myself.
I felt like I could be caught by anyone.

If anyone saw the blue roses on my shoulder, I couldn’t explain what it was.

I had to be very careful.
With everyone, including Rixus.

That was the only way to save my life and protect Rixus.

After walking in the chilly wind for a while, I felt much better.

At that time, when I was feeling a little calm…

—As soon as I noticed a dark silhouette, my heart tumbled off the cliff and plunged into the mud.

“!”

Obviously, it was Rixus.

He was looking at me with cool eyes under his black hair.

Badump, badump, badump.

My heart was beating like crazy, and at the same time, swish— I turned and walked quickly.

It was an act I did instinctively.

But I couldn’t even take more than a few steps and was caught by his large, warm hands.

“Ah!”

He nudged me through the bushes in the garden and blocked my way.

Behind me was a tree, and in front of me, was a fiercely angry Rixus.

His eyes were dark and terrifying.

Rixus had me in between his arms like he was trapping me in, and looked at me with red eyes.

His tenacious eyes dug into me as if hunting my heart down.

“I found you before I went crazy.”

“Fortunately.” He added, in a whisper.

Slowly flowing breaths ran gently down my neckline.

Surprised by the sensation, my eyelashes trembled and curled down.

Rixus took a deep breath as if swallowing any bursting emotion, biting his lip tighter than I was doing, then barely uttered.

“I miss you.”