To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 104

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A ripple of joy spread from her ears. Cardier. Ro couldn’t believe this sudden reunion. Was I asleep? Or had I fallen into some trap causing hallucinations or delusions? Yet the warmth she felt from behind was exactly as she remembered—real, something no falsehood or illusion could mimic. Still, she needed to see him with her own eyes.

As she twisted her body, Cardier quietly released her. The surroundings were dark. He opened a side door hidden behind thickets, clearing a path for her to enter the inner sanctuary.

It felt like dreaming. The garden was tranquil, and except for distant hymns, there was hardly a sound. Under the dim light illuminating the garden, they silently confirmed each other’s presence. Ro cautiously reached out toward his face. He lowered his head like a fierce beast obedient to its master. Her trembling fingertips traced his features.

His eyes, nose, and lips… Ro let herself be swept away by relief, overwhelming joy, and an indescribable emotion swelling inside her like a rising tide. Then he caught her wrist. His dry lips gently bit her fingertips before burying his face into her palm. His slightly sunken cheeks, perhaps from hardship, made his sharp, handsome nose stand out even more against her delicate palm. His cool eyelids closed softly.

Ro almost smiled at his unchanged demeanor and face. He seemed unharmed. Though worn from accumulated fatigue, he appeared physically intact. At that realization, tears threatened to well up. You damn bastard, you wretched man. To be so perfectly alive… Her nose stung.

“You damn bastard…”

She struck his firm chest reproachfully, whispering.

“Being alive… how, how could you stay alive without even contacting me once…?”

“Sorry. Hey? Ro, don’t cry. Please.”

He gently stroked her cheek with his thumb, as if soothing a child. Damn it, what was he saying? If word got out that she cried, it would spread across the entire Villbron Strait. She blinked her moist teal eyes rapidly.

“I’ll kill you myself. I’ll really kill you…”

She couldn’t even finish the sentence. Suddenly, the man who had been glaring impatiently for who knew how long crashed his lips onto hers. He kissed her devotedly, like a dog recognizing its master’s voice. Their tongues entwined deeply, as if trying to swallow every breath between them.

His kiss tasted of salt and sand. Probably because dirt clung to his cheeks, now mixed with tears. It was filthy. Coming to her senses abruptly, she tried to pull away, but Cardier’s arm tightened firmly around her back—drawing her closer, preventing her from retreating even slightly.

Damn it, she wished the world would just stop right here. It felt as if the entire universe and all the stars were raining down upon them. A bubbling thrill surged from their locked lips, flowing through her heart and spreading to her fingertips.

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