The Dead Villainess Is Pregnant With The Male Lead's Child (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 49

“There was exactly one person who wanted to kill the child in my womb. There was exactly one person who wanted to kill the Emperor who loved me!”

The woman, overcome with fury, trembled violently from head to toe. Heat boiled within her, as if flames might erupt from somewhere inside her body at any moment.

“Everyone in this world knows who that one person is. I know, you know, and so does everyone else!”

Hack, krrk—perhaps her body, strained to its limit, could no longer endure it. She collapsed, coughing up blood. Her entire body convulsed as if seized by a fit.

Killion signaled Wendler with a glance, and Wendler pulled a small vial from his breast pocket.

“This is Holy Water procured from the Grand Temple. It’s an excellent painkiller—and a potent remedy as well.”

She knew better than anyone that Holy Water was the finest remedy of all. Yet, even as she writhed in agony, Madame Brienne hesitated to reach for it.

“It’s your choice… If you suspect it, simply don’t drink it.”

“…….”

Wendler silently counted in his head. If she didn’t take it within ten seconds, he intended to withdraw his hand again.

Madame Brienne’s hesitation didn’t last long. Even if the contents of that vial were poison, it wouldn’t matter.

After all, she was fated to be executed by the guillotine anyway.

Dying alone and secretly here would be a hundred times better than having her head severed before the entire populace.

She reached out and took the vial. Then, without pausing for breath, she downed its contents in one gulp.

Whether fortunate or unfortunate, Madame Brienne did not die. The relief from her pain was unmistakable.

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