The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 167
“If someone who is immune to all the world’s poisons died from poison… why would that be?”
“…Because that person’s body gave up detoxifying the poison.”
At the time, it was a bit puzzling whose story it was, but now the pieces fit together perfectly.
“I thought my father hated me, so I left home… and not long after, I heard he died.”
Even knowing that, she never visited his grave.
It was out of immature stubbornness and defiance.
He had never cared for her in life, so Roxelyn decided she wouldn’t care for him even in death.
Thinking about how much Lady Carmel must have acted out during that time made her chuckle.
If only she had shown a bit more interest and talked to him, things wouldn’t have reached such extremes.
“Surely, it must have been my doing.”
“…Roxelyn.”
“When I look at my father, when I see this world where everything is going well and everyone is happy… that’s just what I think.”
If she had been a bit more courageous and mature.
“If only I hadn’t turned away.”
Roxelyn looked directly at Zerti Bellion.
Zerti, meeting her gaze, slowly closed and opened his eyes.
“If only I had realized that starting a conversation first wasn’t embarrassing or humiliating. I wish I had at least expressed my feelings.”
The child was in front of him, but she wasn’t really looking at him.
It was as if what she had left behind was so significant that she couldn’t truly be present in this world.
Some stories were left unfinished, leaving regrets.
Roxelyn had concluded her story in her world.
She had turned away and let things drift, gaining nothing and losing everything.
“Spending time with you is a bit annoying and tiring, but I like it.”
“…Roxelyn? Your sincerity is seeping out and it’s hurting my heart,” Zerti Bellion said.
“That’s due to a lack of exercise.”
“…”
Zerti Bellion let out a hollow laugh and looked at Roxelyn, brushing his hair back.
“Anyway… this isn’t something to discuss while standing here.”
Zerti turned to Devon Bellion.
Though he tried to act nonchalant, his mind was in turmoil.
Regardless of which world’s Roxelyn Bellion she was, she was still his child.
But if the child in front of him was the soul of another world’s Roxelyn… where had his own child gone, the one he had ignored and avoided?
“…Is she really dead?”
Or, like this child, was she living on in another world or in someone else’s body?
Zerti tried hard not to show his emotions and rubbed his face vigorously.
Devon Bellion gripped Zerti’s shoulder firmly and nodded.
“You all, take the children inside.”
“Yes.”
“Aegis, bring that boy inside too. We need to confirm if he really is Lily’s child.”
“Oh, can I rough him up a bit if he resists?”
“He’s still a child, don’t be too harsh.”
Devon Bellion said, carefully observing the boy tied to the pillar.
The boy’s fierce eyes reminded him so much of his younger self that there was almost no need for a blood test.
Aegis scratched his ear and laughed.
“What, have you gone senile? You used to hit our heads with your fists even when we were half this kid’s size.”
“Why do you speak to your father like that? And times have changed, you ignorant fool. You can’t raise kids like you were raised.”
The Reaper boy frowned as he watched the conversation unfolding before him.
“Anyway, we need to confirm if that boy is really Lily’s child. And if he’s brainwashed, that’s another problem.”
