Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter 4

A Flower ], this was definitely theone

『Alicia flinched as a thin rod slashed above her golden eyes At that moment, her head was dyed black

This was a memory fro that went too far

‘N-noplease’

‘What’s wrong, Alicia?’

Breathing heavily, Alicia took a slow step back, her body faltering as her legs shook helplessly She wanted to run away, but there was nothing she could do

‘Alicia!’

Leo swept in to catch the falling Alicia in his arms As she experienced this routinely, like clockwork, Alicia was engulfed by a deep-seated trauma, and in her attempt to break away from this terror, she sank deeper into the man’s arms

Surprised by the situation he found hiure Her entire fraolden locks swayed in the air

‘I-I rongI rong, Nanny’

At this, Leo recalled the perpetrator who died at the Duke’s o

He found out about this when he investigated Alicia’s past He knew that the former nanny had tor time, but this was revealed far too late The nanny was already punished for her sins

Leo bit his lips hard

If he didn’t bite his lips, he hted chuckle

Ah, thank you very much for this opportunity

The trauma caused by her nanny still had such a hold over her This was a wonderful weapon for Leo—a weapon to keep her wrapped around his fingers

Alicia, who did not know of such desires glistening so evidently in Leo’s eyes, buried herself deeper into his eently

‘It’s okay, Alicia I’ht here’』

—This was the pivotal scene wherein Leo, the novel’s male lead, used Alicia’s trauma as a trump card to capture her heart

And now the very scene was unfolding right before me in spectacular 4D

It was here inAlicia and Leo standing closely in each other’s ar,” I ht at the man, but it didn’t seem to reach his ears

Not only could they not hear my voice, but it seemed like they couldn’t see uess that’s what I’d become

I wanted to leave, to run away fro scene, but no matter where I went, I could still see theround

Why the hell are you doing this in h sleep should have beenas she touched her forehead, still quivering as she

The Alicia in front of htly more mature features than the Alicia I met yesterday, but she still looked like a lost, vulnerable child asking for help

Before I knew it,out toward her It didn’t make sense to me why I did, but I wanted to reach out to her

Perhaps it was because this was just a dream

Or maybe this was a fluke?

As soon as my hand touched the back of Alicia’s head, she looked up and I sa the area around her eyes had turned red It could be because she had cried just now, as if red leaves had fallen over her ashen face

Then, her golden irises met my own I froze at her unexpected awareness

Wasn’t I supposed to be just translucent white noise?

And yet her eyes locked onto mine so fiercely

A tear dropped down her cheeks as I gaped back in return The appearance she showed ht now iarden

‘Like this’ A weak voice croaked out

‘I don’t want to live like this, Sister’

That was all she said

In the end, I forcedlike crazy while Alicia’s weak yet clear voice rang in my ears

‘Ah, what an unco’

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Whenever I would start feeling sorry for anyone, it wasn’t usually followed by the desire to extend a helping hand I kneouldn’t benefit ht now

Knohat’s to co out to her But then again, I had my own problems to sort out

This was all that dream’s fault

A peaceful future hat I yearned for, and continuing to involve ood