I Regret The Kindness I Gave You (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 54

Merche opened her eyes just as the sun began to rise. Beside her lay a man, asleep on his stomach.

His raven-black hair curled slightly, his back rising and falling faintly with each breath.

For a moment, the scene looked peaceful—just as Merche had once dreamed.

Sunlight poured through the neatly placed window, and beside her was someone who loved her—her own cozy home.

It felt as if she had become a tree rooted deep in the earth, and the overwhelming sense of stability intoxicated her.

She wanted nothing more than to stay in this moment, forgetting everything else.

Forget everything? Could she truly do that?

She closed her eyes as if to avoid the encroaching sunlight. No—she couldn’t.

Because she knew all too well that happiness built on pretending not to know the truth was like a sandcastle, destined to collapse at the slightest wave.

“…Lud.”

She formed his name with her lips, though barely any sound came out.

She had lowered her voice deliberately, lest the sleeping Lud awaken.

She reached out and touched the tip of his black hair. It was soft and smooth.

That single strand—the only part of this man that seemed impossibly gentle, without a single sharp edge—wound effortlessly around her fingers, offering no resistance.

She was staring blankly at the dark strands entwined in her hand when suddenly a large hand shot out and seized her delicate wrist.

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