Lady Devil - Chapter 17

#17

“Young lady.”

“……”

“Young lady.”

“Mmm….”

“You should cough.”

The eyelids that had closed momentarily did not easily open again. I frowned as much as I could. I blinked several times. The needle-like rays of light coming through the open window stung my eyes. My whole body felt stiff and dizzy. As if fever had risen in my tired body, my insides churned and I even felt chilly.

For some reason, you slept fully in bed. If Griselda hadn’t asked that, I probably would have stayed lying down a bit longer. As if cold water had been poured on my head, I suddenly became wide awake.

I sat up abruptly with my heavy body, as if springing up.

“Um. Ah. Co… cold….”

My voice, not yet composed, came out cracked and broken. Surprised, Griselda quickly approached and felt my forehead and nape. My chest, secretly swollen with tension, heaved.

Johannes was gone.

Refusing Griselda’s touch here and there, like someone who had fallen into a strange place overnight, I looked around but Johannes was nowhere to be seen. There was not a single trace or speck of dust to serve as evidence anywhere. As if sinking thousands of fathoms into the earth, I felt like bursting into a pale cry.

Could it be that last night was all a vain dream? Was it all just my shameless delusion? What should I do? What should I do? Just as I was about to break into sobs, through Griselda’s armpit blocking my view, I caught a glimpse of the wardrobes lined up next to the mirror. I swallowed a hasty breath. Ah.

Even if I didn’t remember, it must have been Johannes who put me to bed after I had fallen asleep at some point. So I had to go somewhere first. Only when I went somewhere with Griselda and the guards standing in front of the women’s quarters could Johannes leave the room.

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