The Vengeful Kidnapping Drama’s Transmigrated Female Lead - Chapter 129

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Psyche bit the inside of her cheek hard to endure the worsening headache. She felt like she might faint at any moment, but she couldn’t afford to lose consciousness now.

“If I remained unchanged in a situation like this…… wouldn’t that be even weirder?”

“So that’s why you’ve changed like this? Into a woman who can act like she likes anyone, no matter who they are?”

Helios’s voice buzzed in her head. She smiled bitterly. She was trying her best, but it seemed she would faint soon. If so, she had no choice but to unsettle Helios’s heart until the very moment she lost consciousness.

“……Whether it’s an act or not depends on who I’m dealing with.”

“What does that mean?”

“For some, it’s an act…… but for others, it’s genuine.”

“Ah. So for Serdin, it’s genuine?”

She took a deep breath, then exhaled. Then, in a clear voice, she said:

“If I were kind to you, that would definitely be an act.”

“…….”

Helios was still smiling, but his eyes had turned icy cold. Even through her blurred vision, she could see it clearly.

“Since we’re talking about acting…… you once said that the more I ignore and despise you, the more it excites you.”

“…….”

“Then, Helios.”

It was the first time she had called his name. She wished she could see his expression at this moment, but her vision was too blurry.

Pushing aside her regret, she finally spoke the words she had been thinking all along.

“What if…… I loved you?”

Psyche curved her lips smoothly.

“What if I smiled at you?”

She leaned her body a little closer to him.

“What if I approached you first?”

Then, she carefully placed both hands on his chest.

“What if I willingly hugged you……?”

As she lifted her head in that position, Helios’s face came into view, very close.

“What do you think would happen then?”

“…….”

Helios still wore a faint smile on his lips. At a glance, it seemed like his expression hadn’t changed, but she noticed that his demeanor had subtly shifted.

“This is what you call acting.”

The moment she finished those words, all strength drained from her body. She lost consciousness right there.

Between dream and reality, someone tucked her hair behind her ear. Mmm, when she unconsciously whimpered, a warm hand caressed her forehead and cheek. Ah… who is it? This touch, who could be so gentle… At that moment, a honey-sweet, pheromone-like seductive scent pricked her nostrils.

‘This scent… it’s Terche.’

Instantly, as if cold water had been splashed on her, sleep fled, but she didn’t open her eyes. It seemed better to keep pretending to be asleep. She breathed with shallow sounds, straining her ears to figure out what Terche was doing beside her.

“……”

He didn’t seem to be doing anything special. He appeared to just be watching her sleeping face. Suddenly, she felt an impulse to mess with Terche’s mind, just as she had done with Helios. It was an impulse born from a desire for revenge, for always being intoxicated by his scent.

In the original work, Terche was described as being weak for women with bright smiles. However, she had never smiled at him even once until now. Even if she wanted to smile, the situation hadn’t allowed it. But now… it seemed okay to show him a smile.

Just then, he touched her hair. She shifted slightly, then mumbled as if she knew nothing.

“Brother?”

For a moment, she felt the hand stroking her hair hesitate. But it was brief, and a large hand cupped her cheek. She rubbed her face against that hand like a puppy and smiled faintly.

“Ah, brother… it is you.”

It was obvious how she must look to his eyes right now. Probably, it would seem like she was delirious with fever, seeing illusions and speaking nonsense. But this was the only way she could smile at him. She had come too far to simply smile and ask if it was him.

The hand cupping her cheek seemed to apply slightly more pressure. She deliberately buried her face further into that palm and whimpered pitifully.

“Brother, I… had a scary dream.”

“……”

“But… I think I’m okay now. It was all a dream… I’m okay.”

“……”

“Because you’re beside me… everything’s okay.”

She smiled through tears. She wanted to give him a bright smile, but in this situation, this was the best she could do. She hoped that seeing this smile would make Terche’s heart waver, even if just for a moment.

Perhaps because she was acting while half-asleep? Soon, drowsiness overcame her rapidly. Though she had only intended to pretend sleeping, she ended up falling into a deep slumber.