Forced Marriage: Thirteenth Wife
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Elios tells Roxanne something that he thinks isn't important, even if someone knows. After looking satisfied, Elios realized that it was useless to ask, then went and told Roxanne to rest, because he was lazy to linger.

But on the way to his study, Elios was instead interested in visiting Eirene's room. The man sat in the long chair where he usually sat, looking at the void of the room with a pitiful silence.

"Eri" Elios could only murmur the name without getting any more answers. There was always an inexplicable pain that arose every time Elios remembered Eirene. Until this moment, Elios still could not accept the fact that Eirene was gone.

"Na, Eri," Elios laughed curiously staring at the painting on the wall. "What am I supposed to do in the world without you?"

It was Irene who seized Elios' whole heart for no apparent reason. The girl who never asked Elios to love him, but never confused why Elios loved her.

"Sometimes I wish I was dead" Elios closed his eyes with his arms and muttered bitterly at the emptiness. "I wish I could go to the place where you are now."

But just thinking about it, Elios' entire body felt tired.

Unknowingly, the man fell asleep and continued to dream of a time in which he realized he had fallen in love with his own sister.

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"I don't understand" Roxanne said, looking up at Elios' ceiling and thinking about the story. Elios's feelings towards Eirene were huge and frightening. He seemed to be able to do anything for Eirene, even if Eirene was dead.

"He mentioned Eirene's body once," Roxanne blinked. "Is the body still there?" Ten years have passed, but Eirene's body is still in Arkas's hands?

But if the corpse really existed, how could Sanya seize it? Irene was the only way Elios could be controlled, but his body was in the hands of Arcas who was so far out of their reach.

"I've been lazy to get involved" Roxanne said with a sigh. "But it's impossible to avoid. Looks like Sanya's willing to use me for some reason."

He felt like something bad was about to happen, but Roxanne didn't know what it was. He could only think of Sanya and Elios, then his bad premonition grew stronger.

"The question is, whose side am I on?" Sanya says she will help Roxanne to take over Elios, but since dying, Roxanne's desire for Elios is gone. He felt that Elios was unimportant.

However, if Roxanne sided with Elios and opposed Sanya, she felt a great loss. It's scary for a girl with a funny face.

"Well," said Roxanne, closing her eyes. "For now, my priority is to live comfortably. I don't know on whose side, as long as I can eat, sleep, and have possessions, that's enough, right?"

He chose the most comfortable, whether it was Elios or Sanya. Most importantly, he would not trouble himself anymore. He no longer wanted to apologize, kneel, choke, or even jump off the stairs again. The point is, he just wants to live comfortably.