My Insolent Shadow (22 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

The edge of the manuscript bundle carved a sharp wound into Cassian’s grasp.

Yet the hand clutching it refused to loosen.

By now, veins had risen on his wrist.

It was comical—the remark she made while hurriedly presenting the neatly arranged pages, eager to leave his side even a moment sooner.

Asking if she was leaving Alphonse.

She even assumed a rather impassioned posture, as if trying to hold him back.

When she spoke in that trembling, tear-soaked voice, how could he not have formed expectations?

It wasn’t he who should be holding her back.

“Yes. Even in death, we Blanchets must be splendid.”

“…….”

“Wouldn’t the capital suit a Blanchet’s passing better?”

“When… are you leaving?”

“Tomorrow.”

Her distinctive green eyes widened—as though the word ‘tomorrow’ had never crossed her mind.

Soon after, a beautiful fracture spread across her face.

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