He hoped Renisha’s labored breathing would ease.
The comforting touch of Renisha’s hand was infinitely tender.
Renisha buried her head in Cassius’s chest.
Her heart was beating rapidly.
Emotions surged to the tip of her throat.
“Cassius… I wanted to kill Lexus.”
Renisha whispered.
“With him right in front of me, I couldn’t bear it at that moment. I had to run away quickly.”
Cassius quickly embraced Renisha.
“Cassius!”
“Renisha can do whatever she wants. Whether it’s revenge or just hatred.”
Cassius sat Renisha down on the carriage seat and took the coffin he had in his hands.
The strangely cold-feeling coffin was placed on the floor of the carriage.
Cassius slowly unfolded Renisha’s hands.
The palm, with nails embedded in it, had a hollow with accumulated blood.
Cassius covered it with a handkerchief.
The stench of blood was there, just as he mentioned.
Cassius bit his tongue in frustration.
“So, don’t do things like this.”
“…Things like this?”
“Hurting Renisha. It hurts me too much.”
“Cassius is hurting?”
Renisha tilted her moist face.
“Yes.”
“If I get severely injured?”
“That would be deeply distressing and painful. Because I couldn’t protect Renisha.”
“…What if I die?”
Renisha asked with pure malice.
“Renisha.”
Cassius pressed his lips to the back of Renisha’s hand.
A warm and soft sensation touched and then retreated.
With an affectionate face, Cassius inserted his finger into Renisha’s hand.
“Renisha…”
Renisha is dying.
Renisha continues her vigorous struggles like a moth rushing into the fire.
In fact, he was aware that Renisha was doing something dangerous.
It was ascending to the throne of the Emperor.
Blood would inevitably be shed on that path.
It could be Renisha’s blood.
“Don’t do that.”
Cassius raised his head like a child.
“Don’t leave me behind.”
“Cassius.”
Renisha pursed her lips.
It was joy, pure joy born from malicious intent.
Renisha reached out and wiped Cassius’s cheek.
Various emotions that had been overwhelming her seemed to settle.
It seemed to be transferred to Cassius.
Renisha was genuinely happy now.
“Just the thought of not having you makes it hard to breathe. I can’t even imagine. I… I can’t live in a world without you.”
Cassius’s earnest confession became Renisha’s breath and life.
It was a feeling of a soul that had come out as a wandering ghost, now becoming full.
“For my sake, please live, Renisha.”
Renisha reversed the grip on Cassius’s hand.
Renisha kissed Cassius briefly.
“Okay. Let’s do that.”
“…Renisha.”
“For Cassius, I’ll survive without dying.”
Renisha’s spring-like eyes glowed with fire.
Her slender fingers stroked Cassius’s flame-like hair.
Renisha also kissed Cassius’s fingers.
On the other hand.
Canaria found Barbara wandering the streets.
It was not the usual relaxed appearance; it was a complete mess.
Canaria approached Barbara with a tense face.
“Barbara.”
Barbara turned her head at Canaria’s slender voice.
“…Empress?”
Barbara paled and stepped back.
“Barbara!”
Canaria raised her voice and called Barbara.
“…Why, why didn’t you come back?”
“Do you even know that?”
Barbara asked, looking bewildered.
Her expression seemed disheartened, having lost the will even to escape.
Canaria bit her lip.
“…No. I know. You probably abandoned me. Maybe you told Renisha something that shouldn’t have been said.”
“Why are you asking when you already know?”
“…To pretend you don’t know!”
Canaria sharply shouted.
“Because there’s only Barbara for me… even if you know, you pretend not to. Doesn’t Barbara know about that?”
“…Pretend not to know. Then what will change? Will the current situation improve? Renisha knows everything. I don’t know what that venomous woman will do. The Empress, what about her? She might be expelled, don’t you know?”
Canaria lowered her head.
“Are you giving up like this? Just deceive Lexus. If Lexus trusts me, this child can become the emperor.”
Canaria pointed at her swollen belly, glaring at Barbara with intense eyes.
“What about Renisha? Anyway, Lexus has no children. There is no successor to follow! Lexus has no choice but me. Will he kill my child when he has no other options?”
Barbara stared blankly at Canaria.
Desperately clutching her belly, Canaria was in the grip of despair.
To Canaria, only that child remained.
Then what remained for Barbara?
Even now, wandering the streets with nowhere to go.
Barbara had staked everything on her ambition.
Her life, her love.
For Barbara, there was nothing left but Canaria.
Even if Canaria’s ship was sinking, Barbara had no choice but to climb aboard.
Barbara chuckled.
“Fine. I won’t cover anything up for my sake.”
Barbara grabbed Canaria’s hand.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
