The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me

Chapter 183 It was winter.When I was in the capital, it was the end of autumn, but when he came over the great mountain to conquer, it was winter. “Young master Herthas, what is the reason for your sudden visit?” After finishing the slaughter as Rose had said, Herthas came to the manor belonging to Viscount Ascent.His unexpected visit might have caused him some surprises, but Anri greeted him with a smile. “I sent someone to contact you in advance, but it looks like you didn’t receive it. Perhaps the terrain is rough and there are some bad hordes on the loose, so they didn’t make it.” Yurtha lied casually, though he had never sent anyone. Anri was quick to recognize the lie. “I see, there must have been a miscommunication, then, young master, it’s cold outside, come inside and make yourself comfortable.” Anri was plausible and politely invited the uninvited guests inside. Yurtha moved as if waiting for Anri’s permission. At that moment, a sweet scent faintly brushed the tip of Yurtha’s nose. “What is it, young master?” Anri looked at Yurtha, who had stopped walking, with a puzzled look. “It’s nothing.” With a calm response, Yurtha quickly moved on again. ***** The winter wind was bitter. I was warming my face with my hands as I felt my nose tingle and my cheeks sting, but Emily stared at me. “Rosie, is something really wrong?” Emily watched me closely, worried about what had happened to me. “Nothing’s wrong, I’m just tired from traveling a long way.”I was just embarrassed by Yurtha’s sudden visit to Anri’s mansion. If this is the case, we will run into each other without any preparation. In an urgent situation, Anri and I responded quickly. <Emily, Anri told me you have a lovely villa in the neighborhood, would you like to show me around?> <Huh? But now…> <I don’t want to see Yurtha right now. I’m a little tired.> When I showed my blatant dislike for Yurtha, Emily immediately agreed to my wishes. Rosie also hated Yurtha, so Emily didn’t find it strange. As I left with Emily, Richard tried to follow me. <You keep an eye on Anri.> With the possibility of a trap, I asked him to let me know if there was any suspicious exchange between Anri and Yurtha. Richard had an unwilling face, but nodded his head. “Rosie, there’s a stone bridge around here, and it’s going to be slippery.” “Really?” Shortly after Emily spoke, a mossy stone bridge appeared. The cold stream water rushed past them, hitting each one as it went.Emily stepped onto it first, then held out her hand to me.She meant for me to hold on. I felt awkward at her kindness.It was true that Emily had once been very kind to me.But three years had already passed. That was enough time to become someone else and forget the other person in your memory. “Emily, can I ask you something?” “What do you want to know? Go ahead.” It was something I’d been wondering about. “Anri told me you knew my mom.” “…….” “Is that real?” The wind blew and shook the dry branches. “How do you know my mom?” Emily stared at me, puzzled. Did Rosie not ask Emily this question? Is she just pretending to be me, pretended that we’d worked together at Evantes, and approaching her? She broke the silence and spoke heavily. “A long time ago… me and Anri have been experimenting…. then Celine saved us.” “…….” “She used magic to deceive people. That is how we were saved.” The words that came out of Emily’s mouth were similar to what Anri said. “… Anri said you know my mom better than he does.” Maybe Emily and Anri were colluding to deceive me.Nevertheless, I asked her. “What happened with my mom?” Knowing that I wasn’t her daughter, Celine disappeared. I wondered how long she had been gone. “… I was just a kid then, and I just followed her around.” That was seven years ago.Emily would have been a girl in her late teens then. “Celine said she was looking for her daughter.” That daughter is probably Rosie. I wondered what the hell I was asking for.The answer left me feeling deflated. “… So what happened? Did my mom get what she wanted?” Probably not.Maybe that’s why she came back to Herthas. But the words that came out of Emily’s mouth were not what I expected. “Yes. She found a way.” “… She found a way?” “I don’t know for sure. I wanted to ask her, but I couldn’t because Celine looked so sad.” “So Emily, did you already know me back then?” I met Emily shortly after escaping from Herthas. I had collapsed in the snow and she had saved me. I believed it was meant to be. “How did you know I was Celine’s daughter?” “I saw… inside the pendant you had.” If it’s a pendant… I took out the pendant I had in my pocket and opened it. Inside was a picture of Celine, smiling broadly. “Who did you think I was when you met me?” “Huh? What do you mean, Rosie…” “Celine told you she was looking for her real daughter. To say a real daughter means that she has fake daughters too.” “…….” “Am I real or fake?” “… Rosie.” “I’m Rose, Emily.” Was it too difficult a question? The cold water rushing past the iron and stone bridge soaked Emily’s feet.Her feet should have been frozen, but she stood her ground. “I don’t… think you’re fake.” “Am I really her daughter then? The result of Celine’s success in finding her real daughter?” “Rosie… no. Rose, it’s not like that, I don’t care if you’re real or fake, I just like you because…” She shook her head and frowned. “Actually, it’s true that I saved you because you were Celine’s daughter, and at first I thought you were fake… and I didn’t like you, but then I realized…” “How did you know I was fake?” “Because… Celine often talked about you, and you were just like she said you were.” “Celine told you about me?” “What she was saying…” “No. I don’t want to hear it.” I know I’m not going to hear anything good anyway.Because at the end of the day, Celine hated me with a passion.She left Hertas in horror of me. When I saw her again, she was dead at the hands of Yurtha, and I regretted it terribly. I should have said it from the beginning.I am not your daughter.Emily and I walked in silence. Each is lost in our own thoughts. That was when I reached the front of the villa. “By the way, Rose, is Yurtha feeling better these days?” Emily was the first to break the silence.She blurted out something to break the awkward silence. “You said before, Yurtha’s not feeling well and needs to take medicine.” “What?” “… You don’t remember? So you were trying to get some medicine.” Medicine? What does that mean? This was bad. Emily’s side was Rosie, so she must have given Yurtha the medicine…I changed my mind. “Emily, you can go in first, I realized I forgot something.” I shifted my gaze to where the mansion was.We hadn’t traveled far yet, so it shouldn’t take long to get back. “Then I’ll come with you, Rose.” “No. You stay here. I’ll be right back.” I turned and left her. As I crossed the stone bridge again and ran, I could see the mansion. Then, BANG! A roar rang out. It was coming from the mansion.I looked up and saw smoke rising from the mansion. ‘What happened in the mansion?’ I cautiously entered the mansion. The place was unusually cluttered. “Everyone, get out! It’s dangerous!” “Help!” Everyone ran to and fro, with their terrified faces. I stood near the entrance and glanced inside. What happened, the chandelier hanging from the ceiling fell and the stairs to the second floor were horribly broken. “Why do I smell sister’s scent in this mansion?” When I turned my head in the direction of the sound, Yurtha with a sword was standing in the center of the hall. As if wary of him, on the second floor, Richard and Anri were facing each other. “The scent….” Looking at the two of them, Yurtha murmured again. It happened in the blink of an eye. Yurtha disappeared in an instant.Yurtha, who was standing in the center of the hall, ran towards the entrance. I instinctively ducked to avoid it, but it was too late.The moment I locked eyes with the glowing red eyes, Yurtha grabbed me. “Why is the Fake in this mansion?”