[Part 2] Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain (FOR OFFLINE READING PURPOSE)

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I stopped breathing at his sudden confession.

The Crown Prince looked down at me and spoke silently.

“I don’t care if you’re Penelope Eckart or not.”

My heart shook madly to the point of making me nauseous. “Why…”

I squeezed the word out of my dry throat. “Why do you… why are you saying it now?”

I couldn’t understand what he said. I reflexively lifted my gaze and looked over his head. Red favorability’s gauge bar was still emitting its own intense light.

I could still clearly remembered what he said to me.

The idea of being his suitable partner, ‘76%’ engraved in my mind, circled over his head.

“You said it was a naive word that doesn’t suit us. You said it’s just a stupid play with emotions…” It was very easy to put out the faint embers which was like a slight fever.

If I lose to him anyway, I wonder if the ending would be all I can say.

Unlike other male leads, the Crown Prince did not put on a mask and did not change his attitude towards me.

So I was disappointed and at the same time relieved at 76 percent if his favorability. It wasn’t hard to give up even if it wasn’t his words. I was sure he would do it…

“You said it was just an illusion. So, I quickly turned it down because I didn’t want to be mistaken…” “…”

“But why are you doing this now?” I murmured with a small voice.

Callisto twisted his face, looking at me, thinking of that time. “… I’m sorry. I couldn’t tell you then.”

The Crown Prince spoke calmly, still looking at me. “I was afraid.”

“…What.”

“The emperor also said he loved my mother.” “…”

“My mother was deceived by the words and left it all to the prince, who had been deprived of his inheritance, family, and power.”

“…”

“How could I have known that he would bring in a concubine as soon as she died in the Holy Spirit because she had gone through all kinds of hardships and made him an emperor?”

I held my breath hearing about his past that wasn’t even mentioned in the game.

Callisto laughed bitterly.

“I have always been brainwashed to distrust others and to be on guard against temporary feelings. So…”

“…”

“I decided that a contractual relationship would be better than one with shallow feelings. And when I let out all the feelings I’ve been feeling…”

“…”

“Then I thought I’d have an end with you.”

I frowned his eyes as if I had been stabbed in the heart. I could feel a crack in my expressionless face.

It hurt so much to hear that he was afraid that confessing his feelings would lead to an end to his relationship with me.

“Why do you make such an ugly face?”

When Callisto saw me like that, he smiled faintly and stroked my cheek. “What have you felt until now?”

I asked in a suppressed voice. He narrowed his forehead.