The Villainess Will Leave Without Any Regrets

“…… Today I think I can tell you good news.”

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“Good news?”

“Because the documents are ready.
The money is also ready.”

Abella put the papers that Enosh had prepared on the table.

It was a deed of the amount as promised.

Abella’s seal was stamped on it, so if he brought it to the bank, they would pay the promised amount.

“……..Good.”

Arsene checked the deed and said with an indifferent face.

“Are you going to eat?”

“Of course.”

“Is this the last time?”

‘I shouldn’t have asked you that question.’

Abella bit her lips.

‘You seem clingy, Abella.’

It was when Abella clenched her teeth.

“I have something to say about that.”

Arsene unfolded his towel and put it on his lap.

Noble and elegant.

Just like Arsene’s eyes looking at Abella.

“About what?”

“Before that, let’s eat.”

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When Arsene shook the bell on the table, an attendant waiting outside opened the door.

“I will prepare the food you ordered first.”

“Yes, Arsene.”

“I ordered what I enjoyed.”

“……..Thank you.”

This was also a small routine that she recovered after her return.

There was no more conversation between Abella and Arsene after that.
They resumed the conversation only after Abella finished eating.

Arsene slowly opened his lips.

“About our engagement.”

*Cough!*

Abella hastily lowered her glass of water.

After coughing, she wiped the corners of her mouth and raised her head.

“…I think the engagement will help you.”

Abella dropped the tissue that she had used to wipe her mouth in surprise.

She couldn’t read any emotions from Arsene.
He was just looking at Abella with an indifferent, chilly expression.

The atmosphere between the two, which had thought to have softened, froze again.

“So?”

“…I hope we keep this engagement.”

“Why?”

Arsene raised his eyebrows.

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Why?

Arsene didn’t know exactly.

Why the hell couldn’t he let Abella go?

Why did he not want to break his engagement with Abella?

No, he knew one thing for sure.

Guilt.

When he was 15 years old….

The guilt, for not being able to protect Abella.

The guilt, for not being able to understand Abella.

The guilt, for being young and not knowing…….
Not being able to say the right things.

Arsene had a bitter smile.

“I had something I wanted to tell you.
I couldn’t do it then.”

“……”

“It wasn’t your fault.
It was all an accident.”

“Arsene.”

“So I couldn’t tell you that you shouldn’t have to go, that I’d always be there for you.
It’s been bothering me this whole time because I couldn’t tell you that.”

Abella’s eyes trembled.

“Is that the reason?”

Her voice also trembled slightly.

Abella puffed her lips.
Her heart felt like it was clogged up, so she couldn’t breathe.

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She really wanted to hear that……

She was hoping someone would say it…….

Now, she finally heard it from Arsene.

Only her dying father had told her this.

And on the contrary, those words became Abella’s noose.

Transparent tears flowed from Abella’s pale cheeks.

Abella buried her face in her palm.

Arsene reached out his hand towards Abella.

However, it didn’t even reach Abella.

He couldn’t comfort the shoulders that were shaking slightly.

He couldn’t even say easy words to not to cry.

Because he wasn’t qualified to do so.

“And it will help us too.
The proposal won’t bother me for a while…”

“……”

“Because Amerigo’s name is also helpful for Sirius.”

Abella’s faint cry deepened

“……..
If you want to keep our engagement, I’d like us to meet once a week.”

He didn’t mean to say it like this.

Arsene’s face crumpled.

He wanted to stop her crying by saying anything, but there was nothing he could do.

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Arsene clenched his teeth.

“Is it too much?”

It was a voice that seemed to fade away.

It wouldn’t be strange even if it just disappeared.

Arsene gave a long sigh.

He couldn’t figure out what to say anymore.

No, he thought it would be better to keep his mouth shut instead.

Arsene kept his silence throughout Abella’s cry.

Until her tears subsided.

Arsene, who had hesitated for a long time, raised his body.

“I’ll go first.”

“……”

“Hah…….”

Arsene breathed a long sigh.

“Now that I’ve said it…”

In fact, this must have been what he wanted to say the most.

“I missed you, Abella.”

Just one more word.

“…… Welcome back.”

From the bottom of his heart.