He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 17

Huh… Hah…

Adrian’s ragged breathing wouldn’t calm easily. His lips trembled before he finally managed to speak.

“…Take your hand off me, Rilvan.”

Fortunately, Rilvan obediently complied with the order. Yet even as his hand lifted away, Adrian had to squeeze his eyes shut against the lingering pain.

He’d barely endured it while with Laila and had just tried lying down to recover—but his stomach churned again.

Watching Adrian grit his teeth to bear it, Rilvan made a disgruntled face but nonetheless returned to his seat.

He waited until Adrian’s breathing gradually steadied, then snapped sharply.

“Why do you seem even worse off now? Don’t tell me you used your power again in the meantime?”

Feeling cold sweat trickle down his back, Adrian mumbled a vague reply.

“…There was such an occasion.”

But Rilvan, who had served Adrian not for a year or two but for over a decade, instantly realized his master had pushed himself far too hard.

“You knew your body was already in shambles, yet you still did it? Surely you didn’t exert yourself just to bring that princess here.”

Tomorrow, rumors of a strange tremor in the royal capital would spread—and surely reach Rilvan’s ears, earning Adrian another scolding.

Adrian already felt slightly annoyed at the prospect, though he didn’t regret it.

Reynald that bastard only understood the language of beasts. He was the sort who needed to be half-killed with brute force before he’d behave.

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