Unrequited Love is Over, Fend for Yourselves (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 87

Hana stood before the mirror, surrounded by those adjusting her attire.

They were doing their best to make the dress look beautiful, but Hana herself remained expressionless, as if it didn’t matter to her at all. She gazed at her own face reflected in the mirror.

Her unfocused eyes, deeply sunken under her sockets, rough skin, and chapped lips marred the beauty she once possessed.

“What’s wrong? You can’t seem to concentrate at all… and your skin has grown so rough.”

Countess Josh approached from the side, brushing her daughter’s cheek with the back of her hand and giving her a sorrowful look.

“You definitely need some skincare first. And get plenty of rest.”

“Mother.”

Still staring at her reflection, Hana spoke in a hoarse voice. It was the first time she had spoken all day, and the cracked tone made the countess’s hand brush gently over Hana’s lips.

Wishing she would at least drink some water, the countess signaled someone else with her eyes—when Hana revealed a fragment of the turmoil within her heart.

“Is it right to keep waiting like this?”

She hadn’t spoken those words because she believed the countess would understand. It was simply that her thoughts were tangled beyond repair, and she desperately wanted to loosen even one knot.

After accidentally encountering Prince Ludvi and discovering what he planned to do, she had been dragged into his schemes as the price.

Obeying his every command, Hana was no different from a marionette. It felt as if invisible strings bound her entire body, leaving her powerless to act on her own.

Could she ever return to how she used to be?

Since the crown prince would inevitably become emperor, if she just waited until then, could she break free from Prince Ludvi’s control?

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