Chapter 28

“Where is this place?”

When I opened my eyes, I was confused by the unfamiliar location. It was not the palace or the duke’s manor, but a vast field.

What? I clearly fell to the ground with Ian…… I quickly got up to look for Ian. Even though I had fallen from quite a high place, I didn’t feel any pain, and my body felt light.

Since Ian had embraced me as we fell, he must have been seriously injured. I needed to find him quickly and treat him.

“Ian?”

I called his name and wandered around, looking around, but there was only a green field, and no one was in sight.

“What is this place?”

I sighed and muttered when—

“Ahhh!”

I heard women’s screams in the distance. I ran towards the source of the sound.

When I confirmed the owner of the scream, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Elicia…?”

She was hugging her older sister tightly and glaring at her father in front of her. Beside her father, there were two assassins with swords.

‘If this continues, Elicia and her sister will die.’

I saw the last moment of Elicia in the original story. I didn’t know if this was a dream or not, but instinctively, I wanted to save Elicia. In a hurry, I thought I should throw a stone. I looked down at my hands and was surprised.

‘What is this?’

My hands were transparent, like a ghost from a comic. Moreover, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t grab a stone.

“Am I dead…?”

Eventually, I must have died, and Angelo brought a new Elicia by turning back time?

I laughed bitterly when—

“You idiots ruined all my plans. Useless things.”

Father, that is, the real Elicia’s father, glared coldly at the two daughters who were crouching on the ground.

Soon, the assassins beside the father swung their swords at the two, and the sisters’ dresses turned red. He looked down at the sisters, whose blood was flowing, indifferently, and left.

“Angelo will be sad…”

With those words, Elicia closed her eyes. It seemed like our eyes met before she closed them.

Darkness followed.

It was dark all around.

Blink, blink. I blinked my eyes until I got used to the darkness. It seemed to be a very wide and luxurious interior. I walked towards a bright place. The sound of my heels echoed unusually loudly.

I still don’t know where this place is. Although it’s dark and I can’t see well, I can tell that this is not the Bellocchio dukedom.

‘Where is this place?’

Just as I was wondering, the surroundings suddenly brightened. This place was a large hall. It was decorated with paintings, statues, and flower arrangements, and there was a stage-like platform in front. I had the memory of coming here once. Even the large cake in the center of the platform was familiar.

It seemed like a party was waiting, as there were many people in the hall. Everyone seemed busy talking to their acquaintances.

“Wait a minute.”

I tried to ask a servant-like person where this place was, but he ignored me and passed by.

“Ah, right.”

I muttered hollowly and felt something strange.

‘But why are the people so tall?’

I was surprised and brushed my hair back, then looked at my hands and was startled.

“What is this?”

They were not the hands of an adult but of a child. That’s why the adults looked like giants.

I looked down and checked my body. I was not wearing the dress I wore at the dance party but a different dress. It was the dress I wore when I was thirteen, when I married Ian.

“This is a wedding hall.”

I don’t know what’s going on, but I have returned to the time when I had my wedding with Ian. Moreover, as a ghost that others can’t see.

“Did another Elicia come in?”

I quickly walked towards the bride’s waiting room. Just as I was about to open the door—

“I don’t want to!”

I heard a child screaming loudly inside. It was a very familiar voice. It was the voice of me, that is, Elicia. I didn’t even need to open the door; I could easily enter the bride’s waiting room by passing through the wall.

Inside was a mess. Elicia’s eyes were filled with tears, and cheap accessories and dolls were scattered on the floor. Seeing that, I was sure. This is the real Elicia’s past.

“Why do I have to get married?”

“Miss, this is for the Evra family……”

“It’s all because of Father!”

“You shouldn’t say that, Miss.”

Anna and the maids were sweating profusely, trying to comfort her.

“What about my sister and Angelo if I leave?”

“They will be fine.”

However, Elicia didn’t seem to want to calm down. Eventually, she had to be led to the wedding hall by her father’s hand, who came late to the waiting room.

I opened and closed my eyes. Again, it was dark all around.

“Where is this place again?”

Clack, clack. The familiar sound of walking on the marble floor was clear.

Suddenly, the surroundings brightened. This place was the wedding hall I was just in.

“Didn’t the wedding just start?”

I saw Ian and the real Elicia cutting the cake on the platform expressionlessly…… Did I return to the time before the wedding again? I quickly headed to the bride’s waiting room where Elicia was.

“Just say I won’t do it!”

“Miss, please calm down.”

Unlike the Elicia who was making a fuss earlier, this Elicia looked confused.

“I was clearly killed by Father……”

“Miss, did you have a nightmare?”

Anna laughed it off, but I immediately noticed. The dead Elicia was forcibly regressed by Angelo. She seemed to have noticed this fact a little late, and her eyes sparkled. As if she was determined to change the future.

It was dark all around. Now, the repeated darkness was familiar.

This time, after walking a few steps, it brightened. I returned to the time just before the wedding again. I headed to the bride’s waiting room where Elicia was.

“Just say I won’t do it!”

“Miss, please calm down.”

This time, she was screaming and crying.

“Anyway, the result is the same! Why do I keep coming back!”

Two maids held Elicia, who was struggling, on both sides and forcibly proceeded with her makeup. It seemed that she had tried her best with the opportunity she had regained, but the result was the same. I wanted to help, but I couldn’t do anything. I could only look at her with pitiful eyes. But it was strange.

“Just tell someone else to get married!”

She should not be able to see me. Why does the real Elicia seem to be talking to me directly?

Darkness came again.