Thought It Was 'The End', Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 15
“Yes, I did get ma, rried.”
“Phew.”
Adeline breathed a sigh of relief.
That makes sense. There couldn’t have been any mistake from there.
‘So Shane Blanchard has really become a budding adulterer? Even a criminal adulterer? What a transformation for a male lead, what trash.’
She quickly had to claim that all this wrongdoing was Shane’s doing alone, and she was merely an innocent victim. Adeline was filled with hope.
Listen, Genevieve. About your husband…
“But I’m not involved with Duke Blanchard.”
“Huh?”
“My husband is a knight of the Crown Prince’s Imperial Guard. Heās a man without a domain or a title.”
“…Huh? Then what about the newspaper articles?”
The newspapers showed Shane and Genevieve standing together, smiling happily.
And the articles detailed how their relationship deepened since she was a candidate for sainthood, and so on and so forth.
To anyone reading, it was clearly an article announcing Shane and Genevieveās blissful marriage.
“They never outright said I became the Duchess of Blanchard…”
“They just didn’t say it outright! It’s a scam!”
“Yes, itās definitely a scam…”
“That crazy guy even lied about my motherās death notice and fabricated articles?! Can a duke of a country even do that?!”
“Normally, no…”
Genevieve adeptly responded.
Adeline, still fuming, suddenly sensed the sorrowful aura of a junior clerk from Genevieve. It was just like an assistant who sticks by an irascible manager.
That wasnāt the atmosphere of a female lead beloved by her male lead.
Even more, Genevieve outright said she couldnāt help Adeline.
‘You, with your kind heart, shouldnāt be doing this. You should be saving me…’
Adelineās mind sounded another red alert.
“Normally no, but His Grace isnāt just anyone…”
“Not being just anyone is exactly why itās even worse! He should be an example for the nation…”
“He says it’s okay since heās only deceiving one person.”
“…”
“I didnāt know that one person would be you, Lady Adeline.”
“ā¦Youāre telling me all this was done just to deceive meā¦?”
“Yes.”
Really, is he insaneā¦
Groaning, Adeline hung her head low as Genevieve spoke to her in a slightly cold voice.
“And to me, fabricating a few articles seems far less evil than faking oneās death.”
“That’s, there are really deep reasons for this…”
“Please, discuss that directly with His Grace.”
“Genevieve, you’ve changed…”
Adeline spoke in a clingy tone, like a boyfriend who couldnāt let go.
Genevieve paused at the whiny remark, then laughed helplessly and said,
“I’ve changed. Itās been reallyā¦ hard for the past five years.”
“…”
“Come here. Let me heal you just in case.”
“Iām not even hurt…”
“You never know. You donāt take good care of yourself.”
“Is there a hidden meaning in your words?”
“Ah, do you feel it? I couldn’t use healing magic back then, but now, as long as you don’t die, I can definitely bring you back to full health. Even if you throw yourself in front of a beast, I can still save you.”
“ā¦I’m sorryā¦.”
It’s my fate to apologize even after saving you.
Adeline did throw herself into danger, but it’s also true that Genevieve was saved, so it felt a bit unfair to just be scolded.
“Lady Adeline.”
“Yes?”
“Please don’t ever do that again.”
“I wouldn’t even if I wanted toā¦.”
“Don’t do it.”
“Uh, okay.”
Gentle and kind, but unyieldingly firm. Scary.
“And I don’t know what circumstances you had, butā¦ for now, it would be best if you just comply.”
“ā¦And what happens if I don’t comply?”
“ā¦.”
Genevieve looked at Adeline with calm eyes.
Her gaze was like that of an enlightened sage or a weary office worker.
It was as if she was looking at a naive younger sister, and with a compassionate smile, Genevieve said,
“I really donāt want to see you covered in blood ever again, Lady Adelineā¦.”
That meant.
“So, someone plans to make me bloody, now?”
The fact that she said it with a compassionate smile made it even scarier.
“Itās better not to anger His Grace too much. Just letting you know.”
“You’re talking about Shane, right. Itās not like he’s some underground criminal kingpinā¦.”
“Lucian would be preferable in that case.”
“ā¦.”
“Even so… no, both are just the same.”
“ā¦.”
What was Adeline even hearing?
Moreover, Genevieveā¦ It turned out she knew Lucian too…
“Can’t you let me escape nowā¦?”
“If I do, His Grace will kill my husband.”
“ā¦.”