The Dark Lord Obsesses Over His Fake Wife (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 159

Night had deepened without notice.

Johan returned to the Blanchet manor after finishing all his duties at the imperial palace. Yet even his inner self was far from calm.

‘Estelle, what on earth are you planning?’

Estelle detested Crown Prince Carlos immensely. She once said even meeting his eyes gave her chills.

‘Is it for the success of the garden party?’

But no matter how much he thought about it, there was no reason for Estelle to go to such lengths to ensure the garden party succeeded.

‘She must have another motive.’

Anxiety rose all the way to his throat.

Restless, Johan tapped the carriage window with his index finger. Out of habit, he tried to summon magic to teleport back to the manor, but his restricted magic sent a sharp, numbing pain through him.

‘Indeed, it’s certainly inconvenient to suddenly lose access to it.’

Cloud Tree—the source of magic poison.

Since the Cloud Tree existed only outside the empire, research on magic poison had never been actively pursued.

Of course, many people had consumed magic poison and remained perfectly fine, so Johan wasn’t overly worried. Still, the discomfort and pain of having his magic bound proved greater than expected.

‘This much is nothing.’

Johan clenched his teeth against the tingling sensation. Cold sweat trickled down his spine.

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