I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 100
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Blitzen continued talking for quite some time, but to sum up his words:
“Hold on. So… Celestia was controlling your mind?”
“Yes! She must have given me a love potion. Otherwise, why would I have fallen for someone like her?”
Ivonne was flabbergasted. He made it sound like he had been entirely used by Celestia. She felt a strange mix of emotions.
‘A love potion…’
It was plausible that Celestia might have used such a potion.
The Cyand family was known for their magical concoctions. If the potion played a role in her successful schemes, then it wasn’t entirely outlandish. However, if Blitzen had indeed been under the influence of a love potion, his current behavior wouldn’t make sense.
‘This isn’t how someone under a love potion would act.’
If he had truly loved Ivonne, even under the influence of a potion, he would have felt more guilt for hurting her. Even knowing it wasn’t his fault, he would have shown some concern for the pain he caused her.
Unfortunately, Blitzen showed none of this. He was only focused on proving his own innocence.
Of course, this was fortunate for Ivonne. This way, she wouldn’t feel any sympathy for him, not even for a moment.
However, while this was Ivonne’s perspective, others had their own thoughts.
“….”
Ivonne and Blitzen were having their conversation in the backyard. Unfortunately, since Ivonne had adjusted the transparent box to let sound through, anyone nearby could hear their discussion quite clearly.
Thus, someone who had been leaning against a corner listening to their conversation was, in a sense, also participating in it.
It was Herix, who was inherently shadowy by nature.
“I really think it’s all a cruel joke of fate. How else could I have been deceived by her when I had you? And right before our wedding, no less!”
“Hmm…”
Ivonne responded with a non-committal hum. Throughout the original story, Celestia had persistently tried to seduce Blitzen, but he never succumbed.
‘Since I possessed Ivonne, it was so easy to get over it.’
If Ivonne were the same person Blitzen knew, she would have agreed with him by now.
However, Ivonne had no intention of playing the original lead, so she refrained from outright affirming his words. Instead, she made a subtle, ambiguous expression and nodded slightly.
To someone hiding in the shadows, it might have seemed like she was fully agreeing with Blitzen.
“…Huff.”
Herix took a deep, controlled breath. His muscles were straining from keeping his large frame hidden in the corner, but he ignored the discomfort. The true agony was in his mind and heart.
‘Ah, Ivonne… So you still haven’t forgotten him?’
He felt utterly wretched. His fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms, and the veins in his hands bulged. An uncontrollable mix of sorrow, anguish, and murderous intent surged within him. But he couldn’t give in to these feelings.
‘No… This can’t be…’
He recalled his past sins and the penance he had endured. He remembered the severe punishment that was inflicted on a child who had committed a similar crime without realizing its gravity.
‘I can’t let it happen again… I finally found you… or rather, you came back… and kept our promise…’
His thoughts were a chaotic whirlwind, and his chest ached. Every time he remembered the past, he felt as though his limbs were being torn apart and his throat ripped open. Closing his eyes only made the memories sharper.
― No, please… No, Ivonne. Not this… Anything but this, I beg you…
He had broken down in front of her, someone who had never bowed to anyone. He had crawled on the ground, begging with his head against the floor, a head he had never lowered even to his deceitful father.
― Please, just this once… Give me another punishment… Anything else… This is too cruel… You can’t do this to me…
Tears welled up in his eyes, blurring the sight of her face he longed to remember.
The soft pink hue left a lingering impression on Herix’s retinas, like a scar healing over fresh flesh. Her bright green eyes, visible through his tears, seemed to tell him that there was no turning back, and only added to his despair.
What was the reason for the immense suffering and agony he endured?
‘Blitzen… his death.’
Thinking of that, Herix managed to release the tension in his hands. Or rather, it was more accurate to say he left his already stiffened hands as they were. His feet felt as though they were sinking into a sticky swamp or mudflat. The overwhelming dizziness made him feel as though his vision was lowering, but he bore it.
― I will come back.
It had to be that way. It was what he was most familiar with. During the horrifying time he had spent believing in Ivonne’s words and waiting, all he could do was endure and endure some more.
And so, even now, Herix endured.
