Thought It Was ‘The End’, Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 106

Shane unconsciously kissed her under the eyes. Adeline lowered her gaze and spoke.

“Is it because I slept too much….”

“Is sleeping with me uncomfortable?”

“No, the problem is that I can’t sleep without you.”

“You tossed and turned all night, though.”

“It’s just because I had a strange dream….”

Instead of explaining further, Adeline sat up.

“I’m hungry now.”

“Does seeing my face make you hungry?”

It was obvious she was trying to change the subject, and it was just adorable. Shane played along.

“You didn’t know, Shane? Since I was little, it was my hobby to eat while looking at your face.”

“That’s a very old story.”

“Well, I realized it was rude to treat someone’s face like a meal and fixed it.”

“You only avoided me after you said you wanted to break off the engagement.”

“Exactly. It would be very rude to treat the face of someone who’s not my fiancé as a meal.”

Lloyd had clearly learned from his master. Adeline, who countered every word, smiled triumphantly as if she had won.

Finding even this childish side of her cute was undoubtedly a sign of madness.

Shane wondered where his limits lay.

Why was everything she did so likable, and why couldn’t he dislike her?

He felt that even if Adeline were to kill him, it would be okay…. Shane laughed at the thought. If Adeline filled her mind with the desire to kill him, it would be fine.

If she remembered and suffered from it forever, that wouldn’t be bad.

“You, cute person over there, do you want a kiss because you’re bored?”

“…….”

“Should I hug you?”

“…….”

“Or should we sleep together….”

“Your seduction sounds like an old man’s attempts at flirting, Adeline.”

“I’ve never tried to seduce anyone….”

Adeline wrinkled her nose awkwardly.

“So, did it work?”

“…It worked.”

It was a sin to fall in love. He was always the weak one.

Ever since he fell in love with Adeline, he had always been like that. He didn’t dislike it. That was always the problem.

Shane pulled Adeline’s neck and kissed her forehead.

“Let’s go eat.”

“I’m lazy. Can’t we eat here?”

“No. You need to exercise a bit.”

“What, weren’t you going to lock me up?”

“I gave up. There’s no point.”

“Oh….”

“Why, are you disappointed?”

“…….”

“You used to beg me to let you go.”

Could he use the saying, ‘If pulling doesn’t work, try pushing,’ here?

Shane had no means left.

He thoroughly realized that Adeline was the one holding the blade’s handle.

So, at least he had to avoid being hated.

‘Pathetic.’

Even if he tried to confine her awkwardly, unless he thoroughly hid her away, Adeline could escape from him anytime she wanted.

It wasn’t difficult.

To press down her weak limbs, tie her up, hide her in a place with barely any light where no one would know, and completely fill her body and mind with only him, so she wouldn’t even think of escaping…

But there was no point in that.

Shane desperately wanted Adeline to love him. It would be a lie to say otherwise. He couldn’t help it.

‘If she tries to disappear or die right in front of me, that might be different…….’

At least he had tied her up in some form, so he could only trust even the weakest of promises.

I love only you.

It’s so hard to do just that, even when I bet my entire life on it.

Shane spoke,

“Do as you please, Adeline. I won’t get tired of chasing after you anyway.”

“I told you I won’t run away.”

“Well, who knows.”

Adeline looked at him with an indescribable expression.

Shane grabbed both her hands and lifted her up. Adeline was pulled up weakly.