My Discarded Fiancé Returned (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 117

Until now, the Elise Serena had imagined was a clever girl who toyed with the marchioness and cunning enough to ruthlessly ruin dolls at the tender age of ten.

‘Is this child really… Elise?’

Above all, in the original story, it was even described that while Serena helplessly held onto her powerless position as empress, Elise manipulated the marchioness to seize that very position for herself.

‘So the protagonist who will one day possess everything in my wretched future… is merely this small, pitiful girl?’

Serena had desperately searched for Elise back then because she wanted to avoid marrying Lucas.

‘The true protagonist… Elise?’

But now, Elise’s existence had become important for an entirely different reason. The life she was living as Serena had grown precious to her, and fear was mounting that the true protagonist—the one who threatened it—might appear right before her eyes.

“Please, Your Highness, forgive me. Even if not me… Madame Jane is completely innocent; please at least spare her.”

Seeing Elise trembling violently as she pleaded, Serena felt an indescribable emotion surge up and strike her chest. Regardless of how she had imagined the true protagonist until now, the girl before her eyes looked pitiful and wretched.

Moreover… the vicious protagonist Serena had feared was merely a humble village girl, earnestly begging so desperately to protect someone else.

“First, lift your head and stand up.”

At those words, Elise scrambled to her feet, her cheeks streaked with tears. Unlike the bright sparkle in her dark brown eyes earlier in the study, they were now brimming with fear and anxiety.

“Hmph… I suppose I ought to have some tea.”

Elise stood frozen, unsure what to do, staring down at the floor.

“There’s a tea set over there. Bring tea—two cups, including one for yourself.”

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