I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 160
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The empty bookshelf was so eerie to look at that Ivonne found herself drawn toward the desk instead. Even though the desk, without a chair or even a single piece of paper scattered on it, seemed just as empty, there was enough to inspect.
‘Oh, the drawer is slightly open?’
For example, the first drawer sticking out slightly. Ivonne reached out toward it but hesitated.
Something about it felt ominous, as if someone had intentionally left it ajar or maybe hadn’t finished putting things away. The feeling was uncanny.
‘This kind of thing always turns out to be right.’
After a brief moment of hesitation, she decided to open it. The drawer slid out easily.
Inside was a slightly dusty notebook, and looking as if it hadn’t been touched in a long time. As Ivonne read the faint writing on the surface, she quickly realized what it was.
It was a diary.
“Diary… A diary… Wait, could this be Senior Isaac’s diary?”
That would explain why the drawer was left half-open.
Isaac had been falsely accused of being a spy from the Osbloom Kingdom and sentenced to death, so even the servants who came to clean would have felt awkward around his things. Maybe they just hastily tidied up, knowing the tower was about to be dismantled.
“Hm, hmm.”
Ivonne examined the diary closely. She hadn’t known that Isaac kept a diary, but now that she thought about it, it seemed fitting. She could easily imagine Isaac with his messy beige hair, staring at a work log with his dark green eyes.
‘Senior Isaac probably wrote his entries just like a log.’
A small laugh escaped her, but then, suddenly, she remembered something Herix had said.
‘But what kind of magic did Senior Isaac really use on me?’
Had Isaac somehow enchanted the wine that made her sleep for a week? Unlike what Isaac had said, the former Southern Tower Master really had been a heavy drinker, just as Herix had claimed. Now, it was clear that Isaac had lied to her.
‘Why did Senior Isaac do that? What kind of person is he?’
Was he an ally? An enemy? A helper? Or had he really been a devious bat, trying to cause trouble between Herix and her?
Ivonne slammed the diary on her opposite palm as she got lost in thought. Her eyes slowly turned back toward the diary.
‘I don’t usually have a habit of snooping through other people’s diaries…’
But diaries often contain deep, personal stories. Perhaps this diary would reveal Isaac’s true nature. The thought was far too tempting for Ivonne to ignore.
It would be a lie to say her heart wasn’t racing.
Ivonne’s heart raced faster than ever, as if she was a child about to do something wrong.
“Should… should I do this?”
She glanced quickly toward the door. There was no sign of anyone coming.
The notebook, though just slightly thicker than the others, felt heavy in her hands, and her heart beat so loudly that it almost felt like she couldn’t breathe. Despite that, she couldn’t hide the excitement creeping up on her.
Taking a deep breath, Ivonne opened the notebook. The moment she did, she felt as though the world was turning upside down, as if everything had been flipped over in an instant.
‘Is it just my imagination?’
Perhaps it was.
Ivonne’s green eyes settled on the faded notebook pages. On the first page, where there was no date or weather recorded, she found something.
A familiar name.
[The protagonist of this world is Ivonne.]
It was her name.
“Me… Why me?”
She felt completely dazed. Not only had her name appeared in Isaac’s diary, but Isaac had also known that she was the protagonist of this world.
‘How…?’
Suddenly, her mind felt lightheaded. Thoughts were flooding her head.
‘Could Senior Isaac be a reincarnator? Or maybe he’s a transmigrator? There are so many of those in romance fantasy stories like <My Childhood Friend Aims to Be My Husband>. I’m a transmigrator myself. Could that be why I’ve felt such a strange connection to Senior Isaac? The strangely modern vibes I’ve sensed in his words and actions… Could that be it?’
At the same time, that thought made her head spin even more.
‘Wait, does Senior Isaac know that I’m a transmigrator?’
Isaac likely knew about the original story. And if he did, the actions of Ivonne, who was deviating from the expected path, would stand out to someone as sharp as him. He might have realized that she was a transmigrator like him.
‘So, is Senior Isaac my ally, or…?’
No, she had to be careful. She had only just read the first sentence. Isaac might not be a transmigrator or a reincarnator. After all, this world also had other dimensions. It was too early to limit herself to only one possibility.
Ivonne exhaled shakily. She hadn’t realized she was holding her breath until just then. Her heart, which had been racing with excitement, was now heavy with unease and fear.
‘So, the ominous feeling I got from the drawer earlier… was this why?’
It seemed like that feeling had never been wrong before. She didn’t want to know, but at the same time, that feeling made her shoulders feel heavier.
‘But now I’ve already stepped into this.’
It was too late to turn back now. Even if she closed the diary out of fear, the uneasiness would still linger.
