To You Who No Longer Want Me (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 99

While continuing her conversation with Rosalin and deciphering the currents of high society, Viare wanted to gather her thoughts.

“My lady, I’ll step out for a bit of fresh air.”

“It looks like rain is coming soon. Are you sure you’ll be alright?”

“Yes, I’ll be back shortly.”

At those words, Rosalin, who had been gazing at her with concern, tightly pressed her lips together and nodded.

Having left the banquet hall, Viare walked beneath the overcast sky, contemplating the path she must take.

Normally, she would have headed toward the central garden with its fountain, but today she wished to avoid meeting anyone, so she took a detour down a secluded path.

The season when Dension had died was drawing near again, and Viare felt as if her breath were slowly being squeezed from her chest.

Unable to shake off the guilt toward her lover, she had been avoiding him under the pretense of being busy.

She knew perfectly well that doing so changed nothing, yet her heart refused to listen.

The fact that Predic Ruschef—the man who had not only caused the deaths of his parents but had also taken Dension from him—was her own father, and that his blood ran thick within her, filled her with revulsion.

Thus, Viare repeatedly avoided him, unable to bear facing him, and had ultimately chosen to hide even during this banquet.

Whether it was due to the chilly autumn wind or the thick dark clouds blanketing the sky, her heart grew cold.

“Have I ever truly had freedom?”

The father she had always believed respected her had, in truth, raised her as nothing more than a puppet of the ducal household.

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