I Regret The Kindness I Gave You (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 71

“I apologize. For touching your belongings without permission, I offer my sincere regrets.”

“The King of the Sea.” It was the book Christine had previously sent by parcel.

The cover, vividly illustrated with enormous waves and the figure of a king in a manner sure to delight children, once again caught the eye.

“You surely read the passages your sister specifically marked inside. Didn’t that give you any clue at all?”

“The King of the Sea cast himself into the lake. He needed no breath upon the surface midway; even submerged, he breathed as though on dry land.”

Thump. Her anxious heart pounded. Sweat dampened her tightly clenched palms.

“I’m…”

Mariette placed another item onto the table.

Her words died instantly, swallowed back into her throat, her breath caught sharply.

The letter Christine had sent.

That violet-tinted paper, which she had desperately tried to bury beneath her consciousness and forget, now sucked at her nerves like a swamp.

Merche’s vision blurred dizzyingly.

“Don’t dare blame your maidservant. She refused to the point of death—I forced it from her against her will.”

“This… this isn’t true, Lady Head. Christine misunderstood something—that’s why…”

“Are you denying it out of fear? And how far do you think you can run by denying it?”

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