How To Ruin The Original Work (16 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 68

“My lady… do you know what your violet eyes truly mean?”

Light? Not a chance.

Nigel bit down hard on her lower lip with her front teeth. Soon, the metallic taste of blood coated her tongue.

No—her mind was far too tangled to even register the sensation of her taste buds.

This was Nigel’s ultimate taboo, second only to her identity as a saintess—something she had sworn to protect at all costs, no matter what it took.

And yet, this forbidden truth was about to be exposed… to nothing more than a common alley rat.

“You look betrayed? Sorry, my lady~ I was born with a merchant’s instinct—I never enter a deal where I stand to lose.”

The Chief chuckled softly, as if she’d seen right through Nigel’s thoughts. From the very beginning, Nigel had been playing within the Chief’s carefully laid game.

She should have been cautious from the start—when she first heard how the Chief was obsessed with the imperial princess, especially her violet eyes, and again when proposing the trade.

This predicament was entirely her own fault—born from arrogance, from foolishly believing everything would unfold easily.

With each passing second, Nigel realized how her hesitation only worsened her position. The longer she delayed, the more it seemed she silently agreed.

“Well then, if you truly don’t wish to trade, I suppose I can’t force you.”

The ledger in the Chief’s hand hovered dangerously close to the candle flame, just shy of igniting.

At that unmistakable threat, Nigel steeled herself. There was no turning back now. At least her companions hadn’t accompanied her—was that a blessing?

Or perhaps… it was even a relief. After all, she’d been devouring herself for so long over this secret.

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