Didn't Plan to Become a Companion (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 104

The heaven-sent gentleman had earned such praise—even from the idle aristocrats—as being noble.

Like the wolf, the symbol of House Chaplin, he would take only one woman as his partner.

That he should desire another man’s fiancée so ardently was beyond belief.

Watching his dear friend, who had lost even his sense of reality before love, left his mouth dry, unable to decide what to say first.

Why, of all people, was Lienne destined for that aloof man? As far as Stuart knew, in their previous life, Walter had never desired her.

That meant this event would never have occurred had time not been reversed.

Even so, Stuart had to speak bluntly to Walter.

He wished to prevent, above all else, Ricardo—now returned—seeing Fennel’s daughter embraced by another man.

“Walter, if your beloved were burning to death, could you walk into those flames yourself?”

“What on earth do you mean by that?”

“It may sound abrupt, but I’m merely asking out of curiosity.”

“….”

“I mean, if it were you—no matter how deeply you loved her—could you step into the fire just to hold her burning hand?”

It would have been utterly futile. The decision to reverse time had already been made; even if she burned to death, she would soon be alive again.

It was something he could simply ignore for a moment—something that wouldn’t even remain in memory.

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