The Credentials of a Couple (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 134

I must have bitten my lower lip without realizing it—the sharp taste of blood filled my mouth.

I didn’t hear whether he called it a gift or a problem. What unsettled me was the undeniable fact that he regarded my daughter not as a person, but as an object.

The claim that she was alive could very well be a lie. It wasn’t as if we had proof of Meriel’s survival—in fact, the opposite seemed far more likely.

But regardless of which was true, one thing was certain: to me, she was a child worth giving everything for, yet to him, she was merely a useful piece—disposable at will, and if necessary…

I didn’t want to entertain the worst-case scenario, so I desperately tried to keep my mind blank. I knew I needed to stay calm in moments like this, but composure eluded me.

Meriel, my young daughter—she might still be alive somewhere. Just that possibility made my heart tremble.

Even if she weren’t alive, I would at least be able to send her off properly with my own hands.

I pressed my throbbing eyes with my hand. The sensation of my slow, drawn-out breath escaping through my lips felt strangely distant.

“…What do you want from me—no, from me?”

“For starters, I’d like you to restore your husband to his rightful place.”

That was essentially a demand for me to hand over Crayton.

Bake was currently not himself, but the Deposed Prince possessed the medicine capable of curing him. With that medicine, he could manipulate Bake however he pleased.

In the end, the Deposed Prince had overlooked Bake’s betrayal precisely because he knew he could deal with him anytime.

And it wasn’t just Bake he held sway over.

The man before me, wearing a faint smile, was acting as though he were already emperor—though he hadn’t openly declared it yet. The source of his confidence was obvious.

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