My Husband Has Changed - Chapter 146



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#146. Listening
2024.02.23.

Adele bit her lip and swallowed her sobs. A bitter heat rose up wherever he chewed.

The firm body pressed against her chest, the hot warmth, his weight resting heavily on her without a trace.

Every time Valentin moved, there was a wet friction sound between wet flesh.

The primal fear of being eaten, that instinctive fear, made her stomach churn. It was so creepy and yet so heartbreaking at the same time.

Were these emotions compatible in the first place? I don’t know. It was just that he was so passionate about me, so beautiful…

“Ah, Valentin… … .”

The moment she crossed a certain limit, she felt dizzy and her eyes spun. It felt like all the vitality that had been flowing over her had been sucked out.

Instead of warmth, a cold chill flowed through her body, and a thick sense of weakness surged into the place where her vitality had disappeared. She felt like she was going to faint.

She wanted to stumble and fall down, but she could only wriggle.

Because Valentin had her whole body tightly wrapped around her.

“Ah.”

He suddenly stopped moving at her faint sigh that seemed to be about to break. Valentin quickly raised his head as if he had regained his lost sense of reason.

His face suddenly turned pale as he saw Adele, who was drooping lifelessly.

It seemed that he had only now realized how far he had pushed her and how terrible he had done.

“Oh my God.”

He urgently took off his cloak and wrapped it around her shoulders. His hands trembled as he touched her pale cheeks and lips.

“Your body is too cold. I’m sorry. I pushed you too hard.”

“I’m okay, I’m okay.”

“I’m not okay. This time, really, I could barely hear your voice… …”

Adele shook her head as she pulled herself together.

If this was all she could give him, she would have taken it. Even if it was worse than this… … . Adele, who had been absentmindedly thinking, soon burst into a self-deprecating laugh.

In the end, she had no choice but to forgive Valentin, no matter what he had done in the past.

Even if he had committed a great massacre. Even if he had drowned countless people in the mud with his oracle.

She would never forgive herself for forgiving him, even if she died… … .

“Someday.”

Adele felt that her own voice sounded unfamiliar to her ears.

It sounded so dry and fragile. She barely moistened her lips and looked up at him.

“Can we be happy together?”

He seemed momentarily speechless. Valentin, who had been looking at her with eyes that were hard to understand, opened his mouth not too late.

“Of course.”

The smile that had been resting on his lips like a trace grew a little deeper.

As if he wanted to ease her anxiety. Even though his intention was clear, Adele looked up at him as if she was possessed.

Now she could feel the power of God flowing gently through Valentin’s skin. Just a moment ago, it had been hers… … .

Desire filled her dry mouth like an instinct.

Adele now seemed to know how strong the ‘thirst’ Valentin felt whenever he saw her was.

“I’ll take you to your room. Your face is pale. I think it would be better to rest now.”

“Just stay like this for a moment… … .”

This time, he followed her wishes. When Adele stretched out her tired fingertips, he bowed his head as if obeying.

Even so, it was only barely touching his cheek.

With his power surrounding him like a halo, he finally seemed to have regained his former self, looking complete. Except for one thing, his pupils.

“Your eyes… … .”

“Ah.”

Valentin blinked his eyes slowly as if trying to focus. However, it didn’t work as he had thought, so he raised his hand and pressed down on his eyelids as if covering them.

The pupils that were revealed soon after had become round again, like a human’s.

He shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing.

“The resonance has gotten worse. Sometimes this happens.”

“… … Resonance?”

“Because it’s all my body that spits out corruption and creates monsters. When you get close to it, the connection with the fake body becomes unstable.”

He raised his lips slantedly after confirming her anxious face.

“Don’t worry. It’s a temporary phenomenon.”

Adele kept her mouth shut. Even if it was a temporary phenomenon, it was true that she felt uneasy.

If the connection was unstable, if by any chance his soul and body were completely severed. Then would the original ‘Archangel Ansgar’ return?

‘It was something I had hoped for at one point.’

Adele clenched her trembling hands.

But how could I say it? Now I want you? I don’t care what happens to the ‘Archangel Ansgar’? No matter how

great my sincerity was, in the end I was just an active accomplice. My own hypocrisy made me suffocate.

‘There is a limit to shamelessness… … .’

Woof, woof.

She was startled out of her thoughts. It was the sound of a horn.

It was a signal for the soldiers who were resting scattered to gather at the center.

Valentin, who had turned his head in the direction of the sound, let her go.

“I should go now. It’s already this late.”

“Wait a minute. You should take this back.”

Adele tried to take off her cloak in a hurry to give it back to him. But Valentin shook his head and grabbed her shoulders with both hands.

“It’s okay, keep it on. It’s cold.”

Adele thought he might say something else. But Valentin just stared at her face for a long time. The silence was long.

Valentin’s golden eyes moved very slowly.

As if he was trying to stuff all her features into his memory. If he could feel her gaze through touch, it would have been a painful stimulation.

It was when Adele, who had become anxious for some reason, grabbed his sleeve.

From the other side of the hallway, someone could be heard running in a hurry. The person who appeared around the corner was an unfamiliar knight.

The knight, who had noticed her and had a noticeably relieved expression, looked at Valentin belatedly and became lost in thought.

“I, I’m sorry. While I was away for a moment… … .”

The knight hesitated and stopped. It seemed that he was the knight in charge of her escort today. Valentin looked down at the knight with cold eyes and nodded.

“Take Rain to the inn. Find the maid Lena and have her accompany you.”

Adele’s eyes widened.

“Are you going to go right away?”

“Yes. I guess I’ll see you after the subjugation is over.”

In a moment, all the foolishness and longing seemed to have been sorted out, and his attitude was indifferent. It was a change that was so quick that it was embarrassing for her.

“… … .”

Adele hesitated and let go of Valentin’s sleeve that she had been holding

tightly. She wanted to talk more, but she couldn’t say anything as if she had been speechless.

“I will take care of you, Your Majesty.”

Adele placed her hand on the knight’s politely extended arm as if she was being pushed.

Valentin nodded his head expressionlessly as if telling her to hurry up and go.

It seemed that he intended to wait until she left first. Adele hesitated and eventually followed the knight.

“Don’t look back.”

She tried to suppress her weak heart. Why? She continued to feel anxious.

However, no matter what her feelings were, there was only one answer. If she stopped here and looked back, she would want to put everything down and hold on to him.

Adele strained her ears to hear Valentin’s footsteps as he left.

But she didn’t hear his footsteps until she was halfway through the hallway. Did I miss it? Or…? She eventually lost control of her curiosity and looked back.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Valentin was still looking at her in that spot.

The moment their eyes met, an irresistible impulse spurred her on.

“Valentin!”

She shook off the knight’s support and ran toward him. Valentin looked a little surprised.

He steadily caught Adele, who was rushing toward her. She buried her head in his arms and caught her breath. She

felt dizzy again, having only run that far.

“I… … .”

As she gasped without being able to say anything, he slowly bent down and hugged her deeply.

His cheek touched her ear. His pounding heart seemed to be firmly attached to her ear.

“I.”

Adele slowly gathered her remaining power and took a deep breath.

His body stiffened as if he had sensed something. After a while, Adele let out her pent-up breath and thought about her ‘will’ one by one.

‘You.’

It was a failure. Adele bit her lips. Once more, just one more time.

‘I, you.’

This time it was a failure too. She bit her lips anxiously. What’s the problem? I did exactly as he told me… … .

‘Please, please.’

Her eyes that had been filled with resentment soon trembled. Tears welled up. Self-mockery

quickly filled the space where the courage she had barely gathered had disappeared.

Why am I like this? Why can’t I even do this properly? You have no ability, but your ideals are grandiose, as always… … .

“Listen, Adeleheit.”

He whispered, pulling her a little deeper into his embrace. The strength of his embrace was strong.

It was enough to crush her chest and make her breath hard.

“No matter how you say it, I’m listening with my whole body.”

His breathing was a little shaky. Only then did Adele realize that Valentin had been trying to let her go ‘gently’ the whole time.

“So give the order, to your dragon.”