I Became the First Love of the Impenetrable Male Lead (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 137

“Ian!”

Calisto, who had been seated at the head table, hastily rose to his feet. Evelyn felt a lukewarm sensation trickle down her tightly clenched fist and gave a faint smirk.

She had expected Ian’s face to twist in agony, yet when she glanced up at him, his expression remained utterly composed. The moment Evelyn’s eyes narrowed slightly, Ian lifted the corners of his mouth into a deliberate smile.

“I’m fine, Your Majesty.”

“That’s impossible…”

Evelyn lowered her gaze. The hair ornament she thought she had plunged into his chest was still firmly grasped in his hand.

It wasn’t blood flowing from his chest—but from his palm, which had seized the sharp tip of the hairpin.

‘I aimed straight for his heart in that split second of carelessness—how did he block it?’

Evelyn twisted the hairpin free and drew her arm back again. But before she could strike, her hand—still clutching the blood-dripping ornament—was seized midair.

Two knights swiftly approached and wrenched Evelyn’s arms behind her back, binding them tightly with strong ropes. Furious at being restrained so abruptly, Evelyn glared at Ian with a resentful grunt.

“…I should have killed you long ago.”

“Even after committing so many crimes, not only do you show no remorse—you’re actively shortening your own life.”

At the words murmured among the nobles, Evelyn snapped her head toward them. Meeting their icy stares, she responded with a mocking, derisive smile.

“Then please, just kill me right here and now, Your Majesty.”

Ian, who had been watching Evelyn with cold eyes, slowly stepped forward. When the distance between them finally vanished completely, he tilted his head slightly and whispered into her ear.

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