To The Eternal Knight (2 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 99

Helen’s entire body trembled as if she were running a fever.

It was a lie. Those words surely had to be a lie.

She had clearly been told that the second son was dead.

Nerea must have brought someone who merely resembled him from somewhere. But when their eyes met, the boy gave a light nod.

That meant—

For the past ten years, they had been this close, holding a blade right against Helen’s throat.

Her body froze instantly, as though consumed by a terror she had never even imagined.

The man who had called himself a servant tilted one corner of his mouth upward. His eyes gleamed darkly, flashing like a beast’s.

Helen finally understood the source of the strange sense of déjà vu she’d felt upon looking at Johann earlier—it was exactly what she’d experienced when she’d encountered him that day in the Crown Princess’s palace during the tournament.

Clear, unmistakable hatred directed toward her.

Black hair, black eyes—yet his emotions burned even darker and sharper than his appearance, suffocating her with their intensity.

“You’ve changed quite a bit. You’ve grown taller, and your frame’s become much sturdier.”

His prominent Adam’s apple moved slowly. A sharp, mocking tone echoed in Helen’s ears.

How could she not have realized it sooner…? That face she’d seen in the Crown Princess’s palace had clearly resembled someone.

No—if only she’d known that Johann Zenax had spent the last ten years carrying a hidden dagger right beside them…

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