I Killed My Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 79

This is all my fault. I should have been more careful, kept a closer watch. After the fire broke out, I should have killed him right away—but that…

Even though he didn’t finish his sentence, Mercedes understood exactly what Carlos meant.

Both of them were in poor condition. While Carlos had been too reluctant to act, the Empress Dowager had snatched the Count away.

Carlos, having foolishly let the Count slip through his fingers, could not bring himself to meet her eyes any longer. He truly wanted to look at her.

It was a face he longed to see—but he could not.

He had been foolish.

He knew the Count was sending untrained palace guards rushing about the imperial palace like madmen; he should have intervened earlier, won over the upper echelons, and taken the Count’s life.

He, too, had been in poor condition since that night with Mercedes.

He had to kill him. But it was impossible. What should he do? Would he die? And if so, what would become of this empire? Would Mercedes’s wounds… be alright?

“If the Count comes here, harm will come to you. But I will not let that happen—not even if I must assassinate him.”

Carlos stood beside the bed, turning his head as he continued speaking.

Mercedes felt a surge well up inside her, her throat tightening.

If he had wanted to kill her, why did he speak as if apologizing—as if helping her with her revenge?

And…

‘Why does Father…’

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