Capítulo 503: Chapter 503 – Marika’s Call [ Part 2 ]
I slowly walked towards her, my front facing her sitting back. My light steps clacking sounds on the stone floor, announcing .
Marika didn’t even flicker as if she already knew or it didn’t matter.
I walk up, pull the chair and sit before Marika. She looked at with a calm gaze.
No anger, no displeasure, no tension.
Just calmly looking at as if saying, ‘So you’re here.’
The quiet atmosphere didn’t make the thought of a trap vanish, instead it kind of solidified it.
“What are you thinking?” As if knowing my inner turmoil, Marika asks.
“Just thinking if you’d pull out so long magical sword and cut off my neck in an instant.”
“…That’s so thorough idea.”
I shrug, “When you have days to sit back and think about what’s going to happen when we’re-” I pause, “supposed to et, you think of various things.”
Then another mont of silence ca and I ask.
“So this place lost its secrecy, huh?” I say while lightly tapping on the dining table.
My words could have different aning from different perspective.
For others it ant what I precisely said.
This residence of mine is one of those that don’t have any paperweight. It was a secret one for various purposes. With its location of tropical comfort, it could be used as a resting place or to take one’s secret affairs to.
So to anyone listening, my words wouldn’t bring any suspicion to them.
Everyone valued their privacy.
But to our perspective it ant sothing else.
Along with this locations exposure, I was asking if anyone was listening to us or not?
I wasn’t afraid of Marika lying to of this matter. She couldn’t expose it or let it be exposed, to her the affair was more dangerous than to . Just like Abigail, who took the blackmail material and kept it close for future purpose.
“It’s alright, we can speak freely.” Marika said and sighed afterword’s, “The matter is closed, you won’t be disturbed by my family anymore.”
“You sure about that?” I think back to the mont in Jennifer’s house, “Because there are so agitated people looking around for .”
“Who are you precisely talking about?”
“I don’t know… but she seed quite angry and sad at Peter’s death.” I shook at the obvious, “But she did call him her brother, probably a cousin?”
“She’s not. I believe who you’re talking about is most likely to be Peter’s sister, Averna.”
“Probably, can’t say.” I shrug, “Except for the fact that she seed pretty ready to chop my head off.”
“Well, you don’t have to worry about it anymore. The matters finished and it’s just that.” Marika said with a strong voice, “If anyone of them have second thoughts, they would have to face then.”
I felt a bit confused, “When you say finished… you don’t an this too,” I point with flickering fingers towards us, “Right?”
“Yes… this too.” With that, it seed she was about to get up.
I quickly grab her.
“Hey, don’t go like that.” I tell her, my tone loud, “You aren’t the only one involved, I was too, so I too should have an opinion!”
“An opinion?” Marika smiled darkly and suddenly a death gripping aura spread from her, aid directly at , “Do you still believe you have an opinion?”
With a face of complete calm, I say, “Yes, I do. And I believe what we have is very special, sothing that shouldn’t be cut just because of others.”
If she thought, I would get scared of her aura then she’s damn wrong.
Abigail’s was much scarier than her. After being scared shitless by her nurous tis, my resistance to killing intent has leveled up way too high!
Comparing hers to Marika, it only felt like small knives stabbing . anwhile Abigail’s… I rather not discuss that now… or anyti in the future.
Marika’s eyes widened at the relaxed composure Henry showed. It was as if she wasn’t aiming killing intent at a person but a rock.
Not even Percival could disregard her aura. At most, a person would grit before slowly surrendering but Henry didn’t seem to do that either.
‘How could he be so indifferent to my intent… is he really that powerful?’ Marika thought as the mory of fighting Peter resurfaced, ‘He did show so strength against Peter and he’s even younger than Rizer.’
Thinking of her son, Marika gritted and cancelled out her aura, “No, we can’t continue what we’ve been doing?”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s immoral!” She scread at him and because of her powers, no sound went out of the house, “I can’t be seen with soone so young… I can’t be seen with even my own peers or it would create rumors which in turn would be a problem.”
‘Oh, that ship has long sailed.’
I grasp her hand warmly, “You can’t let the whole worlds view stop you from enjoying life. You can’t let us be judged because of others. If we fail because of ourselves, I’d accept that, but not to others slanders!”
And I couldn’t let this relationship fail, otherwise Abigail awaited .
Marika looked at Henry’s resolute look and sighed again, feeling her go lower, “But that’s not the only problem…”
“What else is there? It doesn’t matter, we will go through them al-”
“What is this thing with the Religias.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“You heard .” Marika inched her face closer, her eyes showing real danger, “What are you doing with that Margaret girl?”
“I- I… um… I think I’m going to marry her.”
Marika squinted her eyes at , “Not only do you aim for … but you also go and take my sons fiancé right before ? Tell , how can one person be so inclined to death?”
“It’s only because I’m so insane that I’m preaching for you!”
“…”
Marika said nothing for a while before standing up as I quickly grab her waist.
“Wait, wait! Listen to , don’t go just yet.”
“…Yes?”
“Oh… you’re actual-” I cough and quickly say, “My love for you knows no bound. My marriage is just a sham, sothing that I’m doing just for the family na.”
Marika took a long look at before nodding, “Alright”
“Alright, so we can continue our relatio-”
“On a condition.”
“What else?” I let go of her and have a warped expression, “I already killed Peter for you. Do you want to kill your brother next?!”
Marika turned around again.
“Wait! I was only kidding.”
Marika sat back down and brought out a piece of paper. She slid it towards , “If you could give that much, then I’ll considerate it.”
I smile and take the paper, “Oh ho, playing gold digging gas, are we? If you had said this from the beginning I would hav-”
!!!
My eyeballs almost jump out in shock.
The paper had seven zeros on it.
“Haha… this number… it’s in pennies, right?”
Marika shook her head with a happy smile.
“…Shillings?”
‘Shake’
I sigh before screaming aloud as if it was a heart attack, “50 MILLION POUNDS! ARE YOU CRAZY, WOMAN!?”
“Hm… you seed eager to accept just now.” Marika’s head rested on her palm playfully, “What happened, am I not worth that price?”
“Of course not!”
Marika’s eyes violently sharpened.
“Your value is too much to be counted.” I laugh, “I- It’s just… it’s a lot of money and it takes ti to draw it out without arousing suspicio-”
“Are you going to give it or not?”
I sigh in reluctance.
Suddenly, sothing clicks into as I show the paper, “Hey! Why do you already have this with you?”
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