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I moved only my eyes and glanced at the man again.

This person must be Dahlia’s husband, Etienne.

Etienne is the ultimate villain in the novel. He rebelled against the male lead Crown Prince Versus and seized the throne.

And of all things, here I am possessing the craziest woman in the novel, Dahlia, who tried to stab the female lead with a sword. And my husband is the ultimate villain in the novel…

“Etienne.”

I summoned the courage to say his name. My stomach churned at the thought of calling out one of the main characters’ names, but I put on a brave face and tried to look casual.

Etienne didn’t say anything, as if waiting for what I had to say next.

Oh my, he really seems to be Etienne.

My guess became a reality.

I scrutinized him once again, trying to figure out what to do next.

As I looked at him in his all-white attire, a line from the novel came to mind.

If Versus was a tamed beast, perfectly concealing his wildness, then Etienne was a beast in its purest form. He who had adorned himself with all the white things in the world, still looked like the darkest presence imaginable.

Indeed, the possibilities of white are endless. Everything is pure white, yet it can look so decadent!

His thick eyebrows, elegantly lowered, didn’t even attempt to conceal the anger in his eyes.

I have to be careful with my words, or my head might come off. Let’s play it safe for now.

“What do you mean by stealing wealth?”

Thankfully, Etienne asked again without suspicion.

“If not, where are you going in the middle of the night? Even riding a horse,”

“That’s…just a walk because I was feeling bored.”

“Feeling bored? It’s the most ridiculous excuse.”

Etienne snorted.

Don’t panic here! I have eight years of experience in the service industry, and there’s a truth of life that I learned thanks to that.

That is the person with the loudest voice wins.

I took a deep breath and summoned the spirit of dealing with shameless customers.

“Wow, it’s unbelievable! How can such a large animal not even be allowed to go for a walk? That’s abuse! One walk a day! Don’t you know about Mr. Mal Hyeon Guk? Mr. Mal Hyeon Guk once said, there are no such bad things in the world!”

Silence filled the air. Etienne, who had been standing still for a moment, tightly closed his lips.

He removed the knife from my neck.

Did he believe it, Why? Is Mr. Mal Hyeon Guk really here? Is this place a parallel universe with Mr. Mal Hyeon Guk?

Etienne swept the knife across the ground. In the darkness, where only the grass could be seen, there was a clanking sound as hard objects collided with each other.

They were the stones that had fallen from the horse with me.

The stones shone in the light of the torch. They looked like jewels.

Damn it. So those stones are the wealth that I stole, and am I now a criminal? This is a mess. I should have just begged for mercy.

Sweat dripped down my back instinctively, sensing the threat to my life.

“…Arrest her.”

Soldiers in leather armor with a visual that could even win first place in a cosplay competition held onto my arms.

“Ah! Let go of me! Who are you? Don’t touch me!”

My feet kicked up from the ground. I struggled, but in an instant, my entire body was bound.

Etienne approached and bowed his head. He grabbed my chin with his hand, and his face was so close that it almost touched mine. His red lips twisted upwards.

“Send her to the Zoadeus Monastery.”

The soldiers hesitated.

“But Zoadeus… Lady Dahlia won’t be able to withstand a day there.”

“Follow the orders.”

The man who was shouting lowered his head deeply.

Why? What is the Zoadeus Monastery? What is this unpleasant name? Death? Am I going to be a corpse? No! Let go, you guys! I’m not going!

But as I was subdued, I couldn’t utter a word.

Dragged like a piece of luggage, I was taken to the Zoadeus Monastery.

After a long ride, the horse stopped.

A gray building appeared in the chilly morning air. It looked like a temple and a prison, giving me an eerie feeling just by looking at it.

The soldiers handed me over to the priests dressed in robes. I was soon thrown into a cold room.

“Aah! Why can’t we just talk about this instead of pushing and causing a scene?”

I glared at the priest, but the priest didn’t even blink. The expressionless face felt creepy, so I quickly lowered my eyes.

“Please, can we talk about this…? If we talk, it would be better for both of us, right? I’m not naturally rebellious…”

Clang!

I stared blankly at the creepy door. I could hear the sound of metal creaking.

I quickly grabbed the door handle and pushed it, but the door wouldn’t budge.

Darn, I guess I’m done for.

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