Chapter 35: It’s scary to think about it carefully
Tick.
Tock.
In the dim space, the sound of dripping liquid echoed, giving a chilling sensation as if one were in the realm of ghosts.
With both hands bound by shackles, Muen could only maintain the posture of Jesus suffering, unable to move. Even the most important and vulnerable parts of the body were completely exposed, causing great discomfort and a different kind of stimulation.
This reminded Muen of a white rabbit about to be slaughtered, or perhaps a specific play between a man and a woman under certain circumstances…
And in the current situation… it could be said to resemble both.
For An, who had departed from her usual elegance, now seemed to embody a seductive serpent, her supple body entwined around Muen, greedily devouring everything about him.
“Um… An, could you please get up first? I think we need to have a good talk.”
Muen swallowed hard, the wonderful sensation coming from certain parts making him unable to suppress a bit of warmth in his heart. He kept silently reciting the calming mantra in his mind, trying hard to stop his voice from trembling.
An rose to her feet, her tongue grazing over her shiny red lips.
“What does the Young Master want to talk about?”
An’s cheeks still bore an abnormal flush, her eyes slightly glazed, with a hint of lingering desire deep within them, along with a hint of irritation as if she had been disturbed.
“Um…”
Muen pondered for a moment, organizing his words in his mind:
“You like me, don’t you?”
“That’s right.”
An smiled in response, “I’ve always, always, always, always, always, always, always liked Young Master, to the point of madness.”
“No, no need to say ‘always’ so many times.”
Muen wanted to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, but unfortunately, his hands couldn’t move.
However, at that moment, An suddenly bent down, extending her tender fragrant tongue, licking over Muen’s forehead, sucking up the sweat, and savoring it on her lips.
“Mmm… Young Master’s taste…” An revealed an expression of enjoyment akin to savoring a delicacy.
Muen was stunned.
Before he could fully savor this delight, his teeth began to tremble involuntarily.
This wasn’t good.
Not good at all.
An’s yandere tendencies seemed even more terrifying than I had imagined!
But now that things had come to this point, Muen had no room to retreat. He could only steel himself and continue:
“Actually, An, you don’t have to do all this.”
“Hmm?” An looked puzzled.
“You like me, right? We can just start by dating normally, like regular couples.”
Muen said urgently:
“An, you probably don’t know this, but my father told me before he passed away that he doesn’t care about social status at all. So even though I’m a duke’s son and you’re a maid, there wouldn’t be any obstacles to us being together. There’s no need…”
Muen glanced at the shackles beside him. “There’s absolutely no need to go to such extremes. This is already a crime.”
“I see, so that’s what Young Master thinks?”
An rested her chin on her hands, as if fantasizing about something beautiful, her face showing an incredibly happy expression.
“To truly be with a Young Master, just the thought of it makes me happy.”
“Yes, that’s right. Release me first.”
Seeing an opportunity, Muen continued pressing on:
“Let’s start by being a couple, gradually understanding each other, and then…”
“Ah, that’s not possible.”
But An suddenly interrupted Muen.
“Huh?”
Muen raised his eyes in astonishment, only to find An’s gaze had turned chillingly cold.
“Being with a Young Master is indeed wonderful, but that doesn’t come close to meeting my needs.”
“Needs?”
“Didn’t I just say it?”
An whispered softly, “What I want is all of Young Master. If the Young Master is in a relationship with me, can’t he give me everything?”
“No, that’s too much to ask.”
Muen growled with some annoyance, “I am a living person, not anyone’s possession!”
“But I’ve spent a whole ten years just to achieve this goal.”
Ignoring Muen’s anger, An continued to gently stroke Muen’s cheek, expressing her genuine infatuation.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t expect to fail again. In desperation, I could only resort to this final method.”
“Ten years… What does that mean?” Muen suddenly couldn’t understand what An was saying. He felt the chill in his heart deepen, as if some dreadful truth was about to surface, dragging him into the abyss of fear.
“What does it mean? It means everything I’ve done for the young master,” An replied softly.
“Guiding him, protecting him, indulging him, making him proud and arrogant, ignorant and reckless. Making him truly a worthless playboy, letting him be…”
“People despise, especially those noble swine who only know how to flaunt their airs. Except for me, no one dares to truly approach the young master. If the young master leaves me, he won’t be able to do anything.”
“To make the young master completely mine alone, I’ve been doing this incessantly for ten years.”
“W… what?” Muen’s mind was reeling, bombarded by this sudden shocking revelation, scattering his thoughts everywhere. He stared blankly at An, then saw his own face filled with terror reflected in An’s eyes, gleaming with fervent desire.
“Wait a moment.
What does ‘An’ mean?
According to her, in the original book, Muen Campbell became such a waste all because of her, the deliberate guidance of her personal maid?
How could this be possible? How could someone in this world make such a crazy plan just to possess someone?
…
No, this seems possible.
Because whether it’s described in the original book or in Muen’s memory, there is not one piece of evidence that does not support one thing —
Muen Campbell trusted her personal maid, An, to the extent that in the original book, she didn’t even hide things like drugging the princess from her.
No, that’s not right. It was actually An who instigated the drugging of Selicia!
A sudden realization struck Muen’s mind.
In the original book, it seems that Muen Campbell felt angry as Princess Selicia grew closer to the protagonist. At this moment, An inadvertently said:
【Since that’s the case, why not let the princess become completely yours? Young master.】
“Exactly, it was this sentence that made Muen Campbell in the original book resolve to do this!”
“But why would she do this? Isn’t she harming herself by doing so? In the original book, she was executed for being an accomplice!”
Muen looked at An, a frightening thought suddenly crossing her mind.
Did An really die in the original book?
If she were just an ordinary maid, she would certainly have been executed without any surprises.
But considering her previously demonstrated strength, capable of instantly knocking out Muen, could she really have died so easily?
“After all, being executed is just a few words in the book. What if she faked her death, or used some method to make others believe she was dead?”
“Furthermore, in the original book, did the protagonist really encounter Muen Campbell by chance, or was it truly because of some ‘destiny’?”
“At least from what Muen is experiencing now, this so-called ‘destiny’ doesn’t seem so reliable.”
“Lastly, in the original book, did Muen Campbell really lose her limbs and become a beggar because of borrowing money at high interest rates as Muen suspects?”
“Or was it because she wanted to escape from someone, that she lost her limbs and even stooped to becoming a beggar?”
“It’s terrifying to think about.”
Again He , She problem ! MTL !