Even if Your Regret Holds Me Back (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 174

Helena looked straight into the eyes of the man before her.

Seeing his face after so long made her heart spurt fresh blood. Every sense sharpened to the point of dizziness.

Now that she thought about it, it had always been like this. Just seeing her reflection within the faint contours of his gaze made the world around her surge violently in vividness.

“I found you, just as I promised, Ian.”

Her throat tightened and choked up. Yet, pressed down by overwhelming longing, her voice came out surprisingly calm.

“But even thinking just a little was so hard. It was unbearably hard, so I ended up doing it a lot. So very much, so often. I missed you so desperately I thought I’d go mad.”

“……”

“Come down, Ian.”

Helena’s sharp command made Ian hesitate, taking two or three steps back.

“Go back. You shouldn’t be here.”

“Because you’re the Emperor now?”

“……”

“Are you leaving because you think I can’t handle you?”

Ian opened his mouth as if to retort instantly, but bit down hard on his lips as though forcibly holding something back.

In an instant, cruelty flashed in his once-gentle eyes.

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