The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

12. Unconscious Jealousy

John looked at Erich and said in a cold voice.

“As much as my wife knew Viscount Gaspier’s amethyst necklace, she may have a connection with the Duke of Libertan. Will there be anything more disappointing to me?”

“Of course.”

Erich, who was a Libertan vassal, was the best at finding out the corruption of the Libertans among Blanchett’s members. However, even in the midst of hearing an important mission, he only saw a bear cookie.

‘It must have something to do with the fake.’

If it wasn’t for that, there would be no reason to have such cute-shaped cookies in John’s tidy office. Suddenly, John, who was looking at women’s accessories, came to mind.

‘The master said it was to execute the plan perfectly, but…’

Suddenly, Erich felt like it was all about worrying about and protecting the fake.

“Nothing will disappoint you.”

Then John tapped the desk with his index finger and said.

“And, discard the plan of this fake lily project.”

“Pardon?”

The lily was the symbol of the Duke of Libertan. Among them, the fake lily symbolized Estelle. Erich asked with questioning eyes.

“Plan A is a good plan to sway even spies by using fakes as bait. Wasn’t that why you deliberately left the Libertan rats alive?”

Among them, plan A was to use Libertan’s spy to test Estelle. The most effective way to increase insecurity and dependency while physically intimidating Estelle.

“Then we’ll have to find another way to use the spy we’ve kept alive. Any reason?”

“It’s already dangerous to move spies.”

“No way… Are you saying that fakes are at risk?”

Erich’s voice grew in response to his emotions. If Erich himself had been swayed, if his lord had fallen for that woman’s trick.

“She is a woman who does not need to be treated so highly. She’s worth the woman…”

Suddenly, the face of Estelle, who was standing by the window and crying, flashed in Erich’s mind.

“Since when did you question my words?”

At that moment, Erich realized he had made a mistake. He was enchanted by a mere woman and was rude to his lord.

“Sorry.”

Erich knelt down and looked up at John. John’s grim reaction did not change.

“I won’t say it twice. Plan A is cancelled. Talk to Patricia.”

Only then did Erich obey his master’s words without saying more.

“I will follow your command.”

A faithful vassal only advises his master, but must not reverse his decision. Erich left John’s office. As he grasped his mission in detail, the period became visible.

‘I won’t be able to return to the mansion until I find all the connections.’

Come to think of it, it was as if he was trying to keep him away from this mansion.

‘If I misunderstand, it seems that the lord is jealous of me and wants to send me away.’

However, no fragment of such emotion was found on John’s face. At the last moment, what Erich saw was the appearance of the vengeful Duke Blanchett he had been serving all along. Erich tried to deny the question he had just seen.

‘I don’t know, but the lord can’t be shaken.’

There was a clear reason why everyone in the Blanchett family worshiped and worshiped John, who had nothing at the time, like a god. John was perfect. His striking looks, natural fighting skills, and brilliant brains. He has a ruthless charisma that seems to dominate everyone, and even that attitude that stands alone in the mud. He was a born ruler. So everyone rushed at their peril, knowing that the Duke of Blanchett had fallen. He didn’t know about anyone else, but he was sure that if it was John, he would turn his impossible into possible. And John, as if to live up to their dedication, completely destroyed the ugly Libertans. Meanwhile, as soon as John felt Erich’s presence gone, he turned his head and looked at the small model. A small model that perfectly reproduces the appearance of Duke Libertan’s residence. There was even a crest of a lily symbolizing Libertan in the center. So far, this model has had several meanings. John’s bored gaze turned to the sunniest room in the Duke of Libertan’s mansion. A room for the princess loved by the duchy. It was the room that Estelle had been using. He looked at the room languidly and emotionlessly, then tapped the room with his long, white fingers. The sound of the room being touched at a slow beat echoed in the quiet room.

‘This is because dust got into my eyes and I cried.’

‘I tend to cry a lot, so I tend to cry over trivial things.’

Estelle, who was talking nonsense even after hearing harsh words from Erich.

‘Because no one here hated me that much. And even if it is, I don’t feel so unfair.’

Estelle didn’t even get angry at the fact that she couldn’t do anything about the Duchess’s job and didn’t even receive a formal greeting from her maid.

‘That’s right, it’s only natural that they hate me here.’

Seeing as if nothing had happened, John’s face looked even sadder.

‘Then how can I look good? Even I wouldn’t like it if someone like me came in as the Duchess.’

So John changed his plans. Anyway, Estelle was the final stage of her revenge. The Duke and Duchess of Libertan, who had committed the evil themselves, hadn’t been dealt with either, so there was no need to move quickly.

‘Estelle already trusts me.’

Of course, the dark magic book he brought to the garden was very strange. In an instant, John realized that he was only thinking about Estelle.

“It’s fun.”

The index finger, which had been moving regularly, stopped.

“Very interesting.”

At that moment, his fingers completely crushed the model’s room.

* * *

As soon as she entered the room, she collapsed on the bed.

‘It’s natural since I’ve been back and forth twice.’

It’s stupid to think about it, but she left the black magic books she had brought from the library in the garden because she was swung by John. So she had to go to the garden one more time.

‘I’m sure John also read the book I borrowed, right?’

She was worried that she may have raised some suspicion.

‘Maybe I should not have borrowed it.’

She kicked off the blanket and rolled her feet, then hugged the pillow again and lay down. She could see the red mark John had left on her wrist. Traces of obsession, as if he were claiming her to be his property. The moment passed until the dizzying moment when John’s teeth touched. Her face reddened and she buried her face in the pillow again.

‘It’s really crazy!’

Even if it’s to seduce her! Could he still act like that without thinking?

‘…That’s why it must be dark.’

A man who would do anything for revenge, that was John Blanchett.

‘Is he coming tonight too?’

Her face blushed again when she remembered the image of him lying in a gown the night before. She didn’t think he was such a revealing person, but that beautiful line body was really…

– Be careful.

An unknown sound came. She lifted her face from the pillow and looked around, startled like a child who had been caught. There was no one nearby.

– Something dangerous is coming.

But it was a clear voice, as if it were talking to her ear.

‘A man’s voice?’

It was also a layered voice, as if it were done not by one person, but by several people. It was as if she had heard this voice in the study.

‘Am I flying outside the window?’

It was the moment she got up and went to the window.

Knock.

A knock was heard. She held her breath and looked at the door.

Knock, knock.

She felt scared, completely different from when Betty approached. She hugged the pillow tightly to her chest. Suddenly – someone outside opened the door on their own. He was a stranger she had never seen before. He was a very ordinary and simple-looking man. However, he was holding a blue dagger in his hand. The man bowed his head to her and greeted her politely.

“Hello, lady. My name is Anton.”

She laughed at the treatment she had never received from the Duke of Libertan.

“Oh, are you referring to me?”

“Aren’t you Estelle from the Duke of Libertan?”

“…It’s me. What the hell is going on here?”

“I came to rescue the young lady under the orders of Duke Libertan.”

Now she remembered the original contents.

‘There was an episode of Libertan’s spy.’

At that time, Estelle was greatly shaken by the news that they had come to pick her up in name of the Duke of Libertan. In particular, when she heard that her adoptive parents, who had been abusing her, desperately missed Estelle, she betrayed her dark side and tried to run away. It was the first escape in the original story.

‘But it was a dark trap.’

After that, she was scorned and criticized, saying that she was a traitor, as befits the daughter of Libertan. Estelle then begins to become obsessed with Johan, the only person she could rely on.

‘…I don’t have to run away this time.’

Fortunately, she had no attachments to the Duke and Duchess of Libertan.

“Lady, how many hardships have you had while being confined here?”

Anton opened his mouth as if sympathizing with her. Unpleasant brown eyes glared at her.

“Duke Libertan sent me to rescue the young lady.”

“My parents?”

“Yes. They are missing you very dearly. Otherwise, why did I come here?”

She nodded and talked innocently.

“There’s no way my parents would miss me…”

“If you don’t believe me, you can follow me. The escape route is secured. Shall we go?”

Anton walked towards her with a menacing dagger.

‘Even if I don’t follow him, I think it’s a problem?’

When she refused, there was no one to protect her right away. In contrast, Anton was even carrying a weapon.

‘If this is what John intended…’

Even getting hurt by her refusal here must be his plan. Because people become dependent as they become weaker.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know the situation yet.”

She raised a rational question to quell the situation.

“I can’t believe you are really the person my father sent me.”

“Ah! It could be.”

Anton pulled one of his notebooks from his bosom. Right there, Libertan’s coat of arms, a lily, was engraved.

“Are we done now? We have to go.”

“I’m not sure if it’s real because it’s so far away.”

Anton’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. But he didn’t get angry and threw his notebook on the floor.

“This is an item given to me by Duke Libertan. It was very hard to keep in this rough place.”

She picked up the notebook as slowly as possible. And pretended to check. It’s real anyway, so what?

“Have you checked everything now? We don’t have much time right now. We must get away as quickly as possible!”

“I understand that you are the real one sent by my father but…”

She pretended to be agitated and asked him a question.

“I don’t understand why my parents want to sneak me out.”

“I will calmly explain that once we leave this mansion. Running away comes first now.”

“This marriage is something my father commanded me to keep. I can’t just move without hearing an explanation.”

Anton’s face contorted.

“Ha… really.”

“I understand that it’s frustrating, but if I run away from here, the Duke of Libertan might get misunderstood among nobles.”

She answered with her eyes down meekly. Then Anton patted his chest as if he was frustrated. Looking at the reaction, it seemed that he was not a very patient person.

‘How much time can I buy?’

If she held on, would someone come to rescue her in the meantime?

‘John.’

Even though he was the man who put her in danger, she remembered his face. A man who protected her and said he would take responsibility.

‘Don’t you think it was worth taking such a loss?’

This was what John said about her values. So, this situation was created by John to torment her. Along with the fear, she felt an unknown sense of betrayal welling up in her heart. In the end, it was just like the original story. If it weren’t for John’s tacit acquiescence, the spy wouldn’t have come this far. In an instant, she saw the red mark he left on her wrist. Strangely, she had a ridiculous thought that those red marks would protect her.

“Right now, misunderstanding among nobles is not an important situation.”

“So what?”

“That…”

She could see Anton struggling to bring up the subject of ‘treason’. However, if he brought up the story, he seemed to be conflicted that she would not cooperate with him in escaping. She was sorry, but she wouldn’t run away either way.

“Your marriage has already become meaningless. It is because Duke Blanchett is the culprit who put the Duke of Libertan in debt.”

“…that.”

“It’s not a safe situation for a lady. Duke Blanchett was the culprit of the killings. If you stay like this, you will die too.”

Fortunately, that’s what she knew. John, a black man, brutally killed all the enemies who had brutally killed his little sister and parents. Even that was not enough, and he even put his body on display as a warning.

‘What is this… Should I call it trash that knows how to make sense of things?’

Of those he avenged, she was the only one who did not sin. That was the most sad part.

‘Someday I will be killed by John.’

No matter what she did, John would not stop his grudge against the Duke of Libertan. But right now, the danger to her was that excited man with a dagger. If she said anything offensive, he could do more than harm.

“Now do you know what situation the young lady is in?”

“I understood.”

Then she felt a strange vibration on the floor she was stepping on.

“So, that means Duke Blanchett is the one who puts our family in debt.”

“That’s right.”

“And he is also the culprit of the murders that have been happening around the capital.”

It’s the sound of people moving. The possibility that John was nearby increased.

‘Good.’

If John was nearby, there was a gamble worth taking.

‘The shadow was scary, but…’

The blade in Anton’s hand shimmered. Still, as long as John comes in on time, she would be safe. Even if she got hurt, if she endured a little pain, she would get a chance to look very good in the dark.

“But still, I won’t follow you.”

“…Are you saying you won’t follow me?”

“Because I’m going to meet and talk to my husband, the Duke, to see if that’s true.”

Anton’s eyes changed.

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