The Duke's Passion

809 This punishment was indeed crippling

Days later...

Silvia wiped the blades of her saber while sitting on the edge of the bed. Her white nightdress was drenched in blood and her face had some speck on it. She cleaned it so calmly, but her eyes looked dim and lifeless as if she was unconscious with her eyes open. "It's crazy," she whispered, blinking and a sign of life resurfaced in her eyes. "How did I get this far for you."

Silvia looked back and her eyes fell on the dead and bleeding body of Yulis lying on the bed. She smacked her lips, not showing the slightest remorse for what she had done. "I warned you many times, Yulis. I sent you as many letters and invitations. What did you do?" Silvia twisted her body, crawling her way on top of his lifeless body. "I was left with no choice, Yulis."

The only time her eyes revealed a tinge of sadness was when she thought of the longing she felt every time Yulis made her feel unimportant. Even her act of kindness and sincere deed, he wouldn't listen to her. If only he did, Silvia, or rather, the person who possessed Silvia's body, wouldn't need to sully her hands. "Now, you won't have to worry about many things, Yulis." Silvia cupped his cheek, smiling subtly at him. "You will rest in peace... and I'd be at peace too. After all, I wouldn't think of what you and your wife are doing since she wouldn't be able to be with you."

"Do not forget, Yulis," she added, giving her remarks a little bit of stress. "Beatrice Le Blac. That is the woman you need to come after."

Silvia's face turned colder as the thin smile on her face disappeared. That night, Silvia locked this chamber in her castle in La Lona March and forbid anyone from coming inside. The next day, when Silvia woke up, all she felt was her aching muscle as if she did a marathon. However, she didn't dwell on it as she went on with her day like usual. That same day, she received a letter from the Grimsbanne — a letter from her husband. Not knowing her husband was simply rotting in one of the rooms inside the same castle. Since then, her setup with Yulis continued, living separately. There were a few times Silvia would 'meet' Yulis and spend time with him, not knowing she was simply living in a well-crafted illusion. Not just her, but everyone especially in the duchy lived in an illusion where Yulis was alive. Not knowing, the Grimsbanne was slowly crumbling down with people from outside the empire taking charge bit by bit. No one knew what was going on and how the capable empire like the Heart's Empire was getting handicapped without their knowledge. Until that night of the attack, the same person once again possessed Silvia's body.

Just like what she did to Yulis, Silvia carefully poisoned Rufus so he wouldn't struggle like Yulis did. Rufus trusted Silvia so much that he didn't know she was already ruining him like a parasite. Even the empress, Florence Von Stein, had no idea she was keeping a snake under her nose. However, no matter how perfect her plans were, things still didn't go the way she planned. On the night of Rufus's death, Fabian was in the imperial palace. Hence, Fabian managed to stop 'Silvia' or rather, Beatrice, who had gotten control of Silvia's consciousness. That night, Florence was able to live and Fabian ended Silvia without mercy. Silvia, who was very useful, died beside her first love. Meanwhile, Fabian was able to find her, but before he could kill her, Zero's plans came into motion. The time reversed.

It saved Beatrice in a nick of time, and the damages she caused were repaired, driving her to square one. It wouldn't be a problem if people didn't know. However, some troublesome people retained their memories. Cassara brought Fabian's memories as well, and now Cassara had done the same to Silvia. Cassara brought back all the memories that were not originally Silvia's, but of the person who possessed her while she was inside Silvia's body. It was, indeed, Cassara's punishment for Silvia. This truth was enough to cripple Silvia.

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