I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 152
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“Herix, you’re… just taking your frustration out on me. You’re using Ameline like a pawn in this petty act.”
“……”
“You’re angry because I removed the shackles without permission. But you couldn’t even say that directly to me.”
“……Th… that.”
“So, if Ameline had fallen and gotten hurt, would you blame it on me? Because I had the magic to stop it, but didn’t use it? You think that if I had just kept the shackles on, you would have protected Ameline? Is that what you’re trying to say?”
“No…!”
“No? Then what’s not true? You’re taking out your anger on me, putting Ameline in danger because I didn’t listen to you! How could you? If she had fallen… If I hadn’t rushed to use magic, Ameline would have…!”
Each word Ivonne spoke pierced Herix like a thorn. He tried to deny it, but there was nothing that he could say to defend himself amidst the rapid-fire accusations. Perhaps it was because of the oath he swore to never lie to Ivonne again.
With that thought, Ivonne was able to ask him firmly:
“Am I wrong?”
As expected, there was no answer from Herix. In a fit of frustration, Ivonne immediately teleported Ameline to safety at home.
“!”
Herix’s eyes flickered when Ameline disappeared from midair, but that was all. The sight only made Ivonne more furious.
‘He hasn’t even asked how badly Ameline’s hurt, where I sent her, or if I called a doctor.’
Ivonne, though infuriated and trembling with betrayal, managed to keep her emotions in check because a child was present, and did what she knew she should.
But Herix was the exact opposite. He was letting his emotions control him, using Ameline to guilt-trip Ivonne.
‘How, how could he do this?’
Ivonne’s grip on his neck tightened. At the pressure, the skin beneath Herix’s eyes reddened. But that redness, from his teary eyes, wasn’t a sign of regret or guilt. It was a clear, twisted sense of satisfaction.
It gave Ivonne chills.
‘He’s crazy.’
This was the truth that Ivonne had refused to see for so long, the one she tried to deny, the one she tried to ignore.
‘Herix… he’s truly gone mad.’
Starting with locking her away for over a month because she had left his sight, then putting a child in danger, neglecting the injured, and now asking her to kill him.
This was a mindset that someone like Ivonne, a criminal in her own right, could never comprehend. So now, she has given up. Yes, she had finally given up.
Emotions make people foolish. Love blinds people. Affection blocks their ears. So, Ivonne decided to become sharp again, to awaken, and to regain her hearing.
“It’s over, Herix.”
The sound of his hand being pushed away was loud. The sharp, piercing noise was so painful it could be felt by anyone who heard it, but it was not as painful as the magic-inflicted wounds on Herix’s neck and hands.
“Th… this…”
Herix stared blankly at Ivonne, who had pulled away from him.
To break free from his grip, she had used magic. The thick, strong neck of the man she had held was already showing signs of blistering from the burns, and his hand that Ivonne had pushed away had been electrocuted, the smell of burning flesh slowly rising.
This wasn’t just magic—it was an attack. But none of that seemed to matter to Herix now.
“Ivonne…”
His voice was hoarse. Whether it was from the pain of the burn or from the tears that hadn’t stopped flowing, no one knew. All that filled his mind was the echo of what she had just said.
— It’s over, Herix.
He didn’t understand.
— It’s over, Herix.
Was that the language of the Sortenic Empire?
— It’s over, Herix.
No, was that even human language?
— It’s over, Herix.
How could words like this even exist?
Herix tried to speak. His mind was filled with only her voice, and his gaze was fixed on her cold, staring eyes, but he felt like he had to say something. In fact, he tried.
“Ivon…!”
He opened his mouth and called her name. But just the touch of his tongue on the words brought a dizzying ecstasy, and the countless times he had called her name before, now all those words remained trapped, unable to be spoken.
“You’ve lied to me again, haven’t you? No, in truth, Herix, you’ve been deceiving me all along.”
Ivonne held up a piece of paper. Herix, whose eyes had been focused solely on her, silently turned towards the crinkling paper she was showing him.
“You probably can’t say anything now, can you? You have nothing left to say. It’s almost funny. You couldn’t lie about anything else, but the one truth you should have revealed, you’ve been lying about all along.”
“……”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“……”
“Why did you lie to me?”
“……”
“Why haven’t you lifted the wanted notice you placed on me yet!”
