Eventually, the Female Lead Ran Away (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 124

“I want to set everything back in its rightful place.”

Deborah couldn’t even grasp what Belus meant—she only wanted to escape from him right now.

Deborah’s situation hadn’t changed at all from ten years ago. In a world still dominated by rigid social hierarchy, she remained someone who shouldn’t even dare meet the eyes of nobles.

Unimportant, and unprotected.

‘But even so…!’

Deborah glared at Belus and yanked her arm again, trying once more to break free from his grip.

Go ahead and be angry. Go ahead and punish me. Ten years hadn’t made her special, but they had made her resolute.

Yet Belus still refused to let go of her hand. If anything, his expression brightened.

He liked her well enough when she demurely clasped her hands before her, bowing her head like a wind-up doll—but he preferred this version, scowling and showing her true emotions.

“Ha ha!”

Belus laughed loudly, his eyes gleaming white. It thrilled him to an eerie degree that those narrowed eyes held only him.

Yet at the same time, it disgusted him. How dare this man enchant someone so thoroughly, then vanish at will and get married? While others spent ten years longing for him.

He’d thought that if they ever met again, he’d treasure her—let her live the peaceful life she’d once wished for, far from this world, never having to hold a rag in her hands again.

“You could have lived the life every woman envies, Deborah.”

His laughter was sharp as a blade.

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