Forced Marriage: Thirteenth Wife
I Care About You

"Just didn't think it was that easy to lure Askala." The little girl who was sitting eating the dried persimmon on Elios' bed muttered. "When only a bracelet, but he got that angry. Even until now."

"I told you he's dangerous because he's out of control."

"Then what now? Uncontrolled people are annoying to be left for a long time. They're hard to guess."

Elios stopped scraping pencils on his sketchbook, looking at Eirene's face slowly formed by abstract strokes.

"The attention of Arkas and Eris is now on Askala" Elios said. "They don't even have time to talk about my mistake with Eri yesterday."

Sanya smile. "That would mean a setback for you."

Though Elios planned to use the commotion to start another uproar, but as Askala came, the commotion about Elios was replaced by Askala.

Of course, now Elios has completely deceived Roxanne and the plan he tried so hard to do since he was in Yasa Castle has succeeded. The pay was worth it but in the end they stopped on the road.

"You don't think you're just using Askala?" Sanya chews dried persimmon full of happiness as if not talking dangerous things. "From what I've observed, she's different from Eris. Well, I guess if he wants to, he can kill Arkas."

"true." Elios grinned. "Ascala is crazy in the sense of everything. The person who most often tried to kill Arkas directly was not anyone but him."

"Then take advantage of it."

"What's the offer?"

"Arkas's corpse?" Sanya throws the persimmon at Elios who is immediately captured by him. It was as if he was throwing the Arkas corpse and showing whether it was useful or not.

"It's only valuable under certain conditions."

Sanya. "Leave for certain conditions, then."

Elios' laughter sounded immediately. The man throws the persimmon back at Sanya, who is caught smoothly by the girl.

"It seems that you and I both like playing with the doll."

Sanya chuckles. "Sister is perfect. How else to."

Roxanne would be the perfect bait for Askala's wave of rage. It was a certain condition that they needed.

*

"What are you thinking?"

Roxanne turned towards the iron door that opened without permission. Diane for umpteenth time came to bring food. Almost like the first time, Elios assigned her as a nurse. But Roxanne's used to it. He tried to see from the positive side that Elios told Diane because Diane was good at taking care of someone.

Of all, somehow Diane has the ability to keep something.

"Not much" Roxanne replied as Diane sat nearby. "Well, maybe a lot."

Diane's expression didn't change much even though Roxanne's answer was strange.

"To think too much of something will only give you a headache." Diane thrust a mouthful into her mouth. "Whether it's about Young Master or anyone else, don't think about it if you don't have to."

"I'm happy" Roxanne said with a smile on her lips. "I'm starting to feel a little peaceful. Different from the first."

"That's because in the beginning you thought everything was scary."

"true."

But now even Elios is no longer scary. What's scary is this residence. Roxanne wanted to quickly step aside and go through everything according to plan at the earliest. Not killing Arkas, Elios and Eris, but living a quiet life with money, food, clothing, and no enemies.

"Having hatred turns out to be a burden." Roxanne opened her mouth, accepting the bribe once more. "You know, whenever I hate Elios, I feel like living in this world is a curse."

".... You don't hate Young Master anymore?"

"For what? I hate him because he hates me."

"so." Diane returned to scooping food.

Her response left Roxanne confused. For some reason, Roxanne felt from everyone, Diane felt nothing of Elios' change. It was as if he himself did not care to want Elios to be A or B.

"You said Maria had an affair, right?" Roxanne looked at Diane's face. "You alone?"

"No." Diane replied expressionlessly. "I don't like doing that kind of thing."

"cheating?"

"Out of track."

"Line?"

Diane pushed the spoon to the front of Roxanne's lips. "Don't think of me. Just focus on yourself."

"Can't."

Diane's eyebrows wrinkled. "Can't?"

"I'm a fool." Roxanne smiled softly. "I've been drifting from the beginning until now. Sometimes I want to kill Elios, sometimes I give up and trust him. I liked Eris and wanted to kill her and didn't care. I'm a disgusting man."

"...."

"But even so, you didn't leave me until now. In the end, Diane, I feel that only you are sincere with me. Though it might just be my feeling."

"...."

"Because of that, I care about you."

At that time Roxanne certainly did not know that Diane was biting her own tongue.

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