“What a fool you are! I should have trusted someone who was at least trustworthy...Oh, damn!”
[I trusted Lucian because there was simply no one else to trust!]
[It was naive to believe that he would remain faithful just because he saved her life a couple of times.]
[Lusian always acted with calculation. He paid off his “gratitude” long ago when he helped her escape from Delmez five years ago.]
[Suspicious laughter... I should have been wary right away...]
Adaline was angry with herself: she ignored the premonition, and it overtook her.
At that moment the door opened again. Without looking, she shouted:
“Shane! Sorry, but if you want, you can hit me as much as you like. Just let's talk first..."
She was sincerely ready to apologize. She could not destroy the family happiness of the main character. If Shane is angry, so be it. Adaline will endure everything, accept everything, just to resolve everything peacefully.
[Just to get out of here alive...]
"Lady Adaline..."
[That voice.]
"...Genevieve?"
[It was his wife. No - the main character.]
[This is truly a complete set of troubles...]
[What are the chances that the wife will not become suspicious of her husband about his ex-fiancee suddenly being locked in his bedroom?]
“You really live! My God... how is this possible..."
“Genevieve. Well, long time no see..."
[How to bring back the communication skills that died along with my social life?]
Genevieve was clearly shocked. Her eyes filled with tears, and Adaline, not knowing what to say, squeezed out some banality. She felt uneasy.
[Once upon a time in Delmez she shone at balls, everyone admired her eloquence. And now... a recluse who has lost the gift of words.]
“I didn’t believe it when His Lordship said. I saw you take your last breath... I even attended your funeral... And you are alive..."
“I'm sorry I deceived you. There...everything is too complicated. Can't explain it simply in words..."
It’s difficult because her old life is also involved in this.
“How could you never write to me, not let me know that you are alive?!”
"I..."
[If I was going to contact you, I wouldn't have played out this whole tragedy...]
But Adaline couldn't say it out loud, not to Genevieve, who was crying with relief. She remained silent.
[Genevieve was a good person.]
[Although it was she who “stole” her fiancé, Adaline still sincerely worried about her even when she read the novel.]
[In those difficult days when Shane first brought Genevieve to the palace, she suffered - from rumors, from new responsibilities, from undiscovered power. Then everyone perceived her only as the mistress of the Duke of Blanchard.]
[But Adaline came to her defense. She took care of her like an older sister. Genevieve literally followed her around like a chicken following a hen.]
Adaline even encouraged her to have an affair with Shane, and every time the poor girl blushed from ear to ear.
[Ah, now look at her, she looks like the saint from the cover...]
[Over the years, Genevieve has proven that she is truly worthy of the title of Saint. Now she traveled across the continent, purifying the world, and looked like purity personified in her white robes.]
“Um...Uh, could you let me out of here first?”
[Perhaps Genevieve didn't know all the details, but she seemed easy to manipulate a little.] Adaline deliberately made a sad face and shrugged. Genevieve hesitated, her face becoming serious.
"I'm afraid I can't, Lady Adaline."
"What?"
The answer was soft but firm.
“If I let you go, I’ll get it myself.”
“Why on earth is this? No husband has the right to keep his ex-fiancée under lock and key!”
"What?"
"A?"
"...Ahh."
Genevieve sighed heavily.
[What? Why did you understand something, but I didn’t?! I want to know too!]
In a panic, Adaline squeezed out:
“You...you're married, right?”