[Part 3] Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain (FOR OFFLINE READING PURPOSE)

Chapter Side Story 20

Penelope stared at Derrick in amazement. She didn't know why, but he was breathing hard because he had been in a hurry to find her. His pale complexion and the sweat on his forehead were extraordinary.

'Why is he so sick?'

Unconsciously, she glanced at him and found a bandage rolled around his waist. No, he was sick. "I think it's bleeding."

"Ah." Pointing at the bandage, which was faintly reddish, Derrick looked down and checked. Then he answered bluntly.

"...It's nothing."

It seemed like a big deal, but Penelope said nothing. Whether the wound bursts or the blood leaks or spills, it was irrelevant to her. Due to injuries, Derrick's face was gaunt.

'Anyway, it's strange that he's okay when his belly is pierced...'

It occurred to Penelope that he had been attacked by Leila and had been in therapy for quite some time.

"..."

A moment of uncomfortable silence fell between them. Penelope was wondering how to get out of the incinerator naturally.

"What...are you doing here?" Derrick opened his mouth first.

At the same time, Penelope suddenly recalled what she had forgotten and answered obediently. "I was sorting out my luggage."

"Luggage?"

"Yes, I don't need to leave anything here." Penelope's bright blue eyes glanced behind her. It had been a long time since everything in the kiln was engulfed in a raging fire, but it also included what Derrick had given her, which made her feel sick. It was time to stand in the way of the door with fear of him seeing a part that had not yet been burnt through the side window.

"I was told that you're leaving the duchy..." Derrick suddenly spoke in a cautious tone. 'Did you get the message already? It's fast.'

However, after Penelope left the office, she wondered if the Duke immediately called Derrick.

-You won't do it.

-I can't forgive you. Everyone in the duchy, including Derrick and Rennald, who have been abusing me. 'I dropped the bomb that I was leaving, but they wouldn't have let it go.'

She nodded without an answer. Then, Derrick was hurried. "...I can't do it."

Penelope, who didn't expect to hear from Derrick again, looked at him in a daze. He must have felt her gaze, but he continued talking.

"Why don't youthink twice about leaving the duchy?"

"..."

"The situation in the capital is not yet stable. Especially since it happened, all the attention has been on the Eckarts..."

"Did you follow me up here just to say that?" "..."

Penelope's expressionless face and sarcasm caused Derrick's mouth to suddenly shut. In fact, it wasn't surprising. Wouldn't it be creepy if his personality had suddenly changed?

'But you've made progress? You didn't send someone to ask me to come to your office, you came in person.'

It occurred to her that it was not funny. She snorted coldly. "I told you last time."

"..."

"It's no longer a matter of your involvement." "...Penelope."

"I've already finished talking to you. Of course, even if you know that..." "..."

"If I want to go, I'll go."

She never needed his permission.

Even if she wanted to voice her complaints, she swallowed it.Penelope thought that she would leave after pouring out the buckets of abuse she had endured, but he didn't have the right to do so. When she looked back behind her, she noticed that the flames that had been roaring in the kiln subsided quite a bit.