Forced Marriage: Thirteenth Wife
Not the Way of Stupidity

Roxanne stood looking at the lake from its banks. Now Roxanne remembers the night Sierra pushed her down and Elios ended his play there. A place that bears silent witness to Roxanne's stupidity to the end.

But maybe Roxanne's grateful. Thanks to that, he completely let go of all the weak excuses he could have wasted in this lake.

Roxanne decides to step closer, setting her foot on the edge when she accidentally sees Eris sitting alone in the gazebo. The man was wearing a fancy but informal suit. His long hair looked as beautifully straight as a woman yet his handsome face could not be hidden.

Roxanne's feet set off on the bridge, slowly and slowly approaching. As much as possible Roxanne did not make a sound but Eris realized it.

"Don't hold your steps if you want to get close" said the blind man. "Who? Definitely not Askala."

"...."

"However?" Eris could only conjecture because she did not see in the end. "You want to talk about your left eye?"

"Sanya said she didn't care about her eyes."

Eris' originally calm expression instantly disappeared. The man also got up from his chair, looking agitated as Roxanne's steps sounded closer.

"Roxanne," he whispered. "What's wrong?"

"I should ask what is it? You haven't come to me in the last few days."

".... There's no reason for that." Eris momentarily muffled the trembling in her voice. Groped his chair back to sit but did not sit as comfortable as before. "You want to say goodbye?"

"Breakaway? Why?"

"...." - ".Eris shook her head and looked hard to answer anything. "I don't think there's anything we need to talk about anymore, Roxanne, go."

"You didn't manage to kill me, didn't dare to marry me, and I just changed Narendra's rules that you kept." Roxanne's approaching. "Is that why Second Young Master is so scared now?"

Eris frowned. "This is the last commandment, Roxanne. Go."

Roxanne's hands extended to Eris's face. The sound of a blocked breath could faintly be heard. Eris looked up tensely as Roxanne's touch was on her jaw, tucking in between her soft hair.

"I don't think our business is done yet, Eris." Roxanne whispered in his ear. "Our mission has just begun."

"If it's about me thinking of killing you even though I love you," Eris held onto Roxanne's arms and pushed her slowly, "that's me. I'm not sorry."

"But I'm not talking about that."

"Where's your wish?" Roxanne just sat on Eris' thigh. "You said you'd beg as much as I want as long as I forgive you. Where's?"

"Roxanne—"

"So after daring to take me to the trial and ask the rules to change, you actually do not dare anymore because it is not you who changed it?"

Eris seemed to be breathing weakly. Speech by word Roxanne in his ear, also because it was the voice of Roxanne who stroked him, Eris could not be tough.

It's so hard to act like everything's okay.

"I thought of killing you, even now." Eris changed the direction of her thrust earlier into a weak embrace. "I kept thinking about what would happen if the real rules changed. What if Elios makes a power struggle request after this? He could if his Narendra name came back. Then what if your rebellion, the wives of Elios, is seeking another rebellion from Narendra's wife? You can now divorce without death, but that does not apply to Narendra's other wives. They could demand justice for them and if Narendra's wife is no longer as obedient as she should be, the balance and trust in this family will falter. Then what if after this Askala did something to suppress Arkas because you were released? Askala can support you today but tomorrow she can change her mind just because she feels it's much more interesting to do."

"...."

"I still think I should kill you, Elios, Elios' wives, and force Arkas to accept it and live our lives as usual again."

Eris clutched the back of Roxanne's dress as she hugged her very tightly.

"I still think about throwing you away but I love you a lot too. So go and take this opportunity. You managed to free yourself."

Roxanne smile. "Then try to do it."

The man stiffened. "Roxanne, don't say—"

"Let's kill me. Now." Now."

He won't be able to. Roxanne learns that when she hugs Eris and Eris also hugs her as if she is dissatisfied and will never be satisfied with it.

Eris's hand wouldn't be able to hurt her if she couldn't even determine her own feelings.

"I'm freeing myself to be with you" Roxanne said. "Now stop being whiny and do what you've been holding for so long."

As soon as Eris kissed her with that trembling breath, Roxanne knew that she no longer chose the path of ignorance for herself.

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