A Handsome K*nky Gangster Reporter - Chapter 75

#75

“Hey, so can I take a picture of your necklace? I want to add it in the newspaper and showcase it to the customers.”

“Yes, please.”

“And would you like me to censor the name of the owner? Or do you want to show your name?”

“I don’t care if you write my name or not. I am the hostess of the Maritime Family.”

The woman’s true identity was Countess Marice. The words led her hand, which was holding a pen, to lose strength. Like a scene in slow motion, the pen that fell from my hand slowly fell to the floor, then bounced once before rolling back on the floor again.

If what the woman said was true, she must be a servant of Empress Fionia. And the blond-haired idiot, or rather Ciel, must be her second son.

‘That’s right. There is an arrangement that the Crown Prince’s bodyguards are double spies.’

So in conclusion, Ciel, the Crown Prince’s bodyguard, was the second son of the Marice Family and acted as a double spy providing enough information between them at the same time. Why did I forget about that arrangement all this time?

‘I must tell Gloria to be wary of Ciel if she happens to meet with the Crown Prince.’

Recently, my friend had gone without my knowledge to meet someone. There was nothing to confirm, I just assumed that the secret man must have been the Crown Prince.

Countess Marice put her hand on the back of her neck and wiped away Bruant’s Tears. She handed the necklace to me without hesitation. I immediately took the necklace.

“Mary, get me a piece of black tapestry.”

The light blue diamond in the center of the necklace shone brilliantly. I unconsciously swallowed my own saliva and swept the gem with my thumb. The moment I thought about when I would ever touch this expensive jewelry in my life,

D*mn-

As soon as I touched the gem, I heard a name that was almost torn out of my ears.

“Oh, my God!

I suddenly felt dizzy and stumbled on my feet. I sat on the floor on my knees while holding the necklace in one hand. I barely managed to grab the table with my other hand and avoid falling to the floor. For a moment, the whole scene flashed before my eyes.

“Gloria! My darling! Wake up!”

Claude hugged me and cried. He hugged me while lying on the bed, and I could feel my body getting rather cold. The vision flickered and was replaced by another scene. There was Philip, who was holding my hand with blood in his mouth and shouted.

“Gloria, I’d rather die with you than live without you.”

On the floor were broken teacups and the carpet was smeared with black liquid.

Then, a bright light struck me. I saw d*ath in my other life. I collapsed after inhaling a medicine bottle alone in a colorful, gilded room. After a while, the maid who was waiting for me opened the door and entered. She smiled for a moment as she confirmed that I had d*ed. Then, she immediately changed her expression and turned away.

The maid screamed and ran out.

“This is…. Huh?”

The pain in my chest felt vivid, as if it was really happening. A horrible feeling like the burn in my throat appeared in a strong wave. The smell of blood and the emotions I felt when I died surrounded me. My mind was a jumbled mess due to the tangled memories. My hands were soaked because of sweat.

“Pres! Are you alright?”

“Huh? Uh, uh….”

Coming back to reality, I hurriedly gave Mary ‘Bruant Tears’. Countess Marice looked at me with a faint look, as if she didn’t believe me because I fell down for a moment while holding an expensive necklace.

After that, I don’t remember very well what the spirit of the interview was that I did. However, I seemed to move instinctively. Emphasizing the splendor of the necklace, taking photos, mechanically writing the article and submitting it to the print shop. Turd Payne didn’t return to the office until late at night, but I didn’t have time to think about him.

By the time I felt relieved after handing in the last manuscript and finishing work for today, I ended up falling off the chair.

Bang.

With a tremendous sound, a huge shock immediately came to my arms, shoulders, and pelvis.

“Oh, my God! Are you okay?”

The last thing I remember before falling to the floor was Mary’s face who stared at me with concern.

* * *

Bella caressed her fainted daughter’s face. According to the newspaper employees, she suddenly fainted. Her daughter was moaning and occasionally muttering unknown words in English.

‘Lest you remember the past.’

The final regression was too unstable. It was a regression made by accumulating the power of angels that had already been exhausted a lot. In the beginning, it was wrong for angels to fall into the temptation of demons and meddle in human affairs.

When her daughter, who was reborn in the Morris Empire, made the unfortunate choice of becoming the Crown Princess, she relinquished the angel wings to the devil and turned back time.

Even when her daughter married Philip, who dominated the dark world, she removed the remaining wings and turned back time again. 

‘When she chose to be with Claude, I thought it was best for her.’

Unexpectedly, the real enemy was not the man related to her daughter.

The stalker who was with her in her daughter’s first life. Even when she was reborn, the stalker had stood in the way of her daughter’s happiness.

And that stalker was now alive as well by taking her daughter’s real name, Gloria.

“If I tell you all these truths. How would you respond?”

‘Can I remove Gloria from her position as your friend?’

‘I did turn back the time. So that Gloria wouldn’t do anything bad to me. “I’ll just keep her friend by her side and give her a try this time.”

Bella knew how dangerous it was to keep Betty, or Gloria next to her daughter. Even so, Bella thought that if she continued to stick around her and kept a close eye, she wouldn’t be able to do dangerous things anymore. ‘Because all of my daughter’s past lives ended in the hands of her friend.’

‘This time, I created the situation according to Gloria’s wishes, so everything will be fine.’

As per her wishes, she married Baron Stephen and led the way to become the Crown Princess. It’d be fine.

Bella wiped her daughter’s sweaty forehead with a towel and dumped her restless thoughts.

* * *

I wondered how long it had been?

When I opened my eyes, I saw Baron Stephen’s house ceiling pattern. And beside me, I could see my sleeping mother’s face while clutching my hand.

Her shiny red hair, long eyelashes, and a beautiful face looked like an angel. My mother, Bella, had overcome many life crises with willpower and persistence, all the while raising her children alone with the body of a woman. She was a person who was admired enough with just one fact.

‘Is it because I compared her to my parents in a previous life? I really like Bella, my current mother.’

Although her past life had long since passed, the scars in my heart couldn’t recover easily. Come to think of it, I was such a narrow-minded person. The painful memories of my previous life often made my heart ache, so I just turned my head to look at my mother’s face unconsciously. Just like this time.

I tried to move as carefully as I could so as not to wake my sleeping mother.

“……Illy?”

I heard my mother’s voice from the side.

When I turned my head slowly to the side, I saw the face of my mother who raised her head.

“Mother, are you that worried?”

It was probably because I had just woken up after being sick. My voice was hoarse and broken.

My mother seemed surprised by my hoarse voice. She caressed my face with a rough touch.

“Are you okay? Did you see anything strange today?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Oh, no. I’ve probably been working too much lately. Do you know how surprised Mother was after hearing you fainted?”

“Sorry, Mother. Sorry for making you worry.”

Mother wiped my face gently with a handkerchief soaked in cold water. Was it such a nice thing to be treated by someone so wholeheartedly? I was enjoying the happiness with my whole body.

“Good. You smell bad, Mother.”

In my previous life, not a single person had taken care of me like this just because I was sick. They just said, “She’s sick again. Does she want that much attention?” There were only parents who scolded me.

It was miserable to be kicked out of the house in just your underwear in the middle of winter.

“Come out and freeze yourself or do as you please! From now on, you are not my family’s child. Get out and die!”

It was then that my younger brother stuck his hand into my mother’s purse from my previous life and pointed at me. Even though I was young, I was so humiliated by others that I desperately wanted to die. I climbed to the top of the high villa and eventually came down again without being able to jump because of heavy heart.

The part I was most grateful for when I was born again is my mother. For now, I was grateful for being born again to a parent who loves their children wholeheartedly.

‘God couldn’t take care of every individual, so he sent an angel to be my mother. Maybe this is my story.’

Although my parents in my previous life were unruly.

When I was thinking about it, the door creaked open.

Knock, knock.

Then, there was a loud knock.

“May I come in?”

There was a familiar voice.

“Mother, I think someone’s coming.”

“Just ignore it. Those people are not important to you.”

I see.

Mother was right. The corners of her mouth curved upward. In this place, only Mother and I deserved to be happy. I didn’t want anyone else to interfere with us.

But, wait.

I jumped out of bed and asked my mom.

“Who’s there?”

“Haley Mertes. Don’t mind that. Go back to sleep.”

As the mantra started coming out of mom’s mouth to sleep accompanied by a lullaby, the door flew open.

“Is she okay now?”

“I hear Haley’s voice inside. I’ll take the opportunity to go in.”

Two men entered the room with pale faces. Claude and Philip.

Claude let out a deep breath, sweeping his black hair roughly.

“Noona, it’s good to be excited about the newspaper work, but don’t overdo it until you get sick. I convinced my father. If you’re feeling better, let’s ask for permission to get married.”

“Eh? Isn’t it too sudden?”

Phillip frowned briefly while looking at Claude, then quickly changed his expression. He brought my hand to his cheek, brought it close to his tear-stained face.

“Haley, I’m worried. I think my heart is going to fall.”

As the men approached the bed, the mother waved her hand and told them to stay away.

“How did you get into an adult woman’s bedroom? Everyone, get out of here! If you want to meet my daughter, come back after 200 years.”

“Oh, Bella. She did it again. She never liked it when I got close to her daughter since she was young”

“I left you with insurance at that time. On second thought, it really can’t be. I’m going to leave this boring kingdom with my daughter.”

Meanwhile, Phillip carefully took out a gift box covered in black leather from his arms. Philip handed the box to my mother. It was around the size of her palm.

“I bought this because I thought it would suit you. It’s merely a diamond bracelet.”

While saying this, he opened the lid of the box, and a diamond as big as half of his small fingernail was revealed inside and shone brilliantly.