I Became the Villain's Sister (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 17

An onlooker. That attitude was even more detestable.

Whether Shasha faced any ordeal or the Countess spouted absurd tales, the Count never stood behind us to protect or support us.

I truly despised the Count—someone who never acted directly to make a clean escape yet still claimed everything he desired.

Meanwhile, the Marquis’s coughing gradually subsided.

Only then did the Emperor slowly corner him.

“Tell me, Marquis. What makes Isabella different from other women?”

“That’s… just how I feel. Must I explain every little detail to you?”

“It’s unnecessary. But you’re giving the impression that what you need isn’t Isabella herself, but merely a wife—any woman would do. Because of that, I’ve lost all willingness to compromise. Ah, though truthfully, I never intended to yield in the first place.”

“Your Imperial Majesty!”

“I asked anyway because I was curious how long you’d keep spouting nonsense.”

The Marquis glared fiercely at the Emperor. Yet, perhaps realizing the man before him was the Emperor—someone he could never rival—he forcibly suppressed his anger.

But the Emperor, who couldn’t possibly miss reading that expression, regarded him with an even calmer tone than before.

“Marquis.”

“……”

“Marquis Liberto.”

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