“Let it be. Since I have a headache, I’ll go in, have a glass of wine, and take a bath.”

“Please. Duke Mennysot will soon come to arrange everything.”

She nodded and stood up. As soon as the former Empress moved, Anthony shouted to those around her.

“Everyone, leave the room!”

But the former Empress stopped at his words.

“My son, that’s not something to say. You don’t know how powerful it is to say such things!”

“Hao, Haoana.”

“Leave one standing. If you lose, this mother won’t be able to survive at all.”

Still hesitating for a moment, the former Empress whispered as if to herself.

“They are not human beings, anyway.”

As Anthony quickly nodded, the former Empress tapped his shoulder twice.

“Yes, Mother. I will follow your orders.”

Ines took a deep breath, sensing the terrible events that were about to happen. Those beast-like things.

Inside, the anger boiling up was making her eyes burn. A prince and the vile guard accompanying her.

When the two of them left, a thick silence filled the room.

“You, go to that corner over there.”

At Anthony’s command, there was a movement of a man. Ines still had her eyes closed.

Soon, the unpleasant scent of the man approached Ines. Anthony’s hand grabbed Ines’s chin and shook her back and forth like shaking prey. She shook as he shook her for a moment.

“It’s not fun like this…”

He pushed Ines’s clothes as if pushing through the bushes.

“But there’s no other way.”

Just before Anthony’s rough hand touched the hem of Ines’s clothes, Ines, who had been holding her breath, opened her eyes, her breath catching.

“What, what? Were you awake?”

Facing Anthony, he looked more menacing than expected. Seeing the firmness in Ines’s eyes, he wore a surprised expression.

But that was only for a moment; soon, a vile smile appeared. The inappropriate expression on his young face somehow widened the gap.

“It’s better this way. What’s the point if you don’t feel anything, huh?”

Reaching out, he squeezed Ines’s cheek hard.

“Surely, you’re pretty. No wonder Carson is going crazy.”

Ines closed her eyes, assessing the situation. The opponents were two. However, she was bound.

Ines rolled her eyes, discreetly scanning the area where Marcus might be. Marcus was a knight; he would surely accurately assess the situation.

“You made that bastard an emperor?”

Grabbing Ines’s dress rudely, he muttered.
“I didn’t have this thought from the beginning. The moment I saw you getting off the carriage, the idea of a very appropriate way to revenge against that guy crossed my mind.”

“…….”

“A person who has been unpleasant since childhood is cunningly stealing my place?”

Ines hoped that Marcus would suppress someone other than Anthony. She believed that Marcus would do so, but suppressing the growing uneasiness within her was difficult.

“Leaving?”

He revealed himself, grabbing Ines’s shoulder and laughed cynically. Ugh, a sound involuntarily escaped due to his strong grip.

“Ha, you’re insane. You have a talent for driving men crazy. Definitely.”

Anthony whispered into Ines’s ear, mixing his humid breath.

“Say something. I want to hear your voice.”

When Ines stared at him without saying a word, Anthony forcefully grabbed her neck. Gasp, a scream-like sound echoed from Ines’s throat.

“Okay, you don’t have to say it if you don’t want to. Just hearing sounds like this is enough.”

He lifted Ines’s skirt, brushing against her calf.

“I regret that Carson can’t hear how you cried under me.”

In a moment, Ines moved her body sharply, avoiding him roughly. With the rebound from her tied arms, she fell flat on the ground. Then, Marcus’s foot behind the wardrobe became visible. Ines strained her neck with all her might.

Not yet, not yet.

From behind, Anthony’s laughter echoed. Ines chose to hold her breath inwardly. And before the former Empress and Anthony entered, she twisted to remove her wrist from the loosely tied rope.

In such situations, the way men move is predetermined. When a woman falls, the man will attack her. He will press her thighs with his knees to prevent her from moving, and then unexpectedly push his hands in.

As if it were a formula for the actions of these trash, it was all the same. Ines gritted her teeth.

“But don’t worry.”

Anthony said, lying over Ines.

“Carson will soon face the executioner.”

As he forcefully pressed his knee against Ines’s thigh, the sound was agonizing, but Ines twisted her wrist vigorously. Amidst the pain, Anthony’s nauseating voice continued.

“Just before hanging, I’ll tell you personally.”

“…….”

“How you shook and cried.”

Anthony pressed closer.

Ines managed to free her hand from the loosely tied rope. Simultaneously, she twisted her wrist to give a sharp blow to his side with her elbow. Ouch, a sound erupted, but Ines continued to twist her wrist.