Thought It Was 'The End', Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 16
“I’m sorry, Lady Adeline.”
“No, you don’t have to apologize. Yes, your husband… can’t die.”
She couldn’t tell where everything went wrong. The female lead married someone unheard of, and the male lead was like…
‘The greatest villain in this universe?’
When Adeline left Delmuz, everything was following the novel.
Back then, Shane and Genevieve shared a special connection, and the crown prince seemed enchanted by her. Everyone around Adeline was captivated by Genevieve.
Except for the part where she died first, there weren’t supposed to be any variables.
“At least, you won’t be trapped here for long. I will try to find a way through His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Where is this place?”
“One of His Grace’s safe houses. I can’t tell you much more than that.”
“….”
“At least, His Grace won’t do anything too harsh to you.”
Genevieve’s voice lacked conviction.
‘Isn’t kidnapping and confinement too harsh?’
It already seemed like a severe act to me.
As Adeline stared silently, Genevieve reluctantly added,
“Probably….”
Don’t be like this, please.
*
Adeline was an omnivore when it came to romance novels, but she still had her preferences.
She preferred light and bright stories, and while she also liked serious and epic tales, she really disliked confinement and suffering themes in dark romances.
Life was hard enough; why suffer through reading as well?
Of course, that didn’t mean she didn’t read them.
She cursed the writers for making it painfully enjoyable and ended up gobbling up all those chapters anyway.
Still, it wasn’t her preference. After all, happiness is the best in life.
‘But my life is a depraved confinement story?’
It was ridiculous that this was the genre she ended up in after all her attempts to avoid it.
I sincerely apologize for mocking those fluffy romance stories… Please, give me my genre back….
“Adeline, ahh.”
“……”
You too, go back to being the male lead, you villain…
Adeline glared quietly at Shane.
After changing Adeline into indoor clothes, Genevieve left. It was ironic to care about indoor or outdoor clothes while being kidnapped, but Adeline changed her clothes without a fuss because she felt bad rejecting Genevieve’s efforts.
She had even refused a bath, so she couldn’t refuse to change clothes.
Then, as if swapping places with Genevieve, Shane came with a steaming hot meal.
She had thought he left for some serious matter, but it turned out he just went to prepare a meal.
“Ahh.”
“I’m not hungry.”
“That’s impossible. You’ve been starving for a full day.”
“I said I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat anything here.”
“Do you want me to force-feed you?”
“Just let me go! I won’t eat anything in this place!”
Shane didn’t respond. Frustrated, Adeline shouted.
“Are you trying to keep me here and raise me like livestock?!”
“…That’s also not a bad idea.”
Shane looked at Adeline regretfully, genuinely considering it, and sadly unable to do so.
“Keeping you locked up and making you dependent on me might not be so bad.”
“When did you become such a pervert…”
Adeline shuddered.
“Are you serious about that…?”
“Who knows.”
Shane pulled up a chair and sat down. Then he brought a spoonful of soup to her lips again, determined not to back down until she ate. Adeline internally sighed.
‘Still so pretty, you crazy punk….’
Even with this gloomy atmosphere, Shane Blanchard was still undeniably handsome. He looked slightly leaner and more sharp-featured than she remembered, and his gaze was as cold as ice when he looked at her.
But he was still the same Shane Blanchard.
He used to come up to her like a puppy and do cute things.
He wasn’t hers, and she had tried not to give him her heart.
He had begged her to tell him what he’d done wrong, willing to fix anything at all.
Although she had ultimately made him cry, she had wished for his happiness.
Even if he seemed like a stranger now, he was still Shane Blanchard.
With a somewhat softened voice, Adeline said,
“Shane.”
Without any response, Shane’s eyebrows twitched.
Always the male lead, using even his eyebrows effectively.
Adeline said,
“What should I do?”
