TKE Ch 2 – Love is Over

It felt as aa1038b683 if someone had f3f12a059f struck her head be77f5fe6a with a hammer.8b257955a376720b

The events of the past unfolded like a panorama in Vivian’s mind, each piece of the puzzle falling into place.8cf420ef5e09be42

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‘I was so worried you’d have a child before me. I didn’t want to go that far, but I had no choice if I wanted our child to inherit the throne.’a1e8f30a07fd651e

‘Don’t tell me something happened to my child…’4a4897bb06b6423e

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Vivian’s throat tightened, unable to 1329d10779 finish her question.cf0a526c613aa6d2

She wanted to ask 0d74bf5341 if her miscarriage, her ad4f61c961 infertility, was Stella’s doing, f288a20538 but her breath caught 3f302bacb8 in her throat, the b89ac0aaf4 words failing to form.0201b0d45baa3a7e

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She wanted to go d8d087f91b mad hating herself for cfe8ef40db being so foolishly deceived 382aee80f8 while Alex and Stella b638bcc1d5 plotted behind her back.e615050c7bced5e1

The self-loathing, the self-blame, b44973d5af for failing to protect 8c51ccce0c her own child, blinded 2f66a74626 by love, dragged Vivian 63cc0b9557 down into the darkness.d112e9e98776a7b0

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Yet, Stella, standing in the 263aad2864 light, spoke in a relaxed 6ba9d806cf tone.2e9753b4f2690361

‘Yes, we did it. Why did you get 4479f2cad4 pregnant anyway? If you hadn’t, ab168dfdf2 we wouldn’t have 63b3bb72fb had to kill 77bb571143 your child.’6459c7a52cf895ee

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‘Ugh… Uaaah… Aaack!’1a67ce941c5aba9e

Vivian reached through cf864260c9 the bars, trying 1f6262e1b6 to grab Stella’s 7e7414293b hair.5d92017e0a58a413

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The quick-witted knights pulled 9daf55b45f Stella back, and Vivian’s 27d1de13ea hand grasped at empty a6ea60ec88 air, further fueling her 1839086c02 rage.0ec7adf110151363

‘…So the men in my bedroom, that was your doing too?’37807d4c110fb227

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‘Oh my, are you just realizing it now? How was our last gift? We prepared it 1a8ed28a00 for you, languishing 2e4fa6b2e6 alone.’cbacff135323e0ce

Vivian felt a burning 11820ab55f heat in her stomach.ead82a141a0ca7a1

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‘Aaack! Do you think you can a83d4f3878 get away with this?’77d668ad3707d356

‘Yes, I think so. Now that Duke Carlsruhe is c0d8cdd8dc gone, there’s no one left e03f8584e2 to stop us.’c136dd5aa22b612b

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‘No. Even if no one stops you, you and Alex won’t last long.’8c8d2075a44c4a35

‘Sister!’9000a6be5e825032

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‘Do you think someone who betrays once won’t do it again?’500213ae6a22a666

Vivian laughed scornfully at 8bef1570e6 Stella and then closed ae7273920d her eyes. She didn’t want to see 8efa3a621a anything.b90d87f1600efa3f

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Love… She shouldn’t have believed in such a thing.ae6eafc23c2f3de9

‘My baby… I’m sorry, Mother was foolish.’423e346f2010e2fd

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She was blind and deaf, fc50e5f3c8 never suspecting Alex while all d99eac66b8 those schemes were being planned 94d53377c6 and executed.6ab22c2f265cd639

‘Your Majesty… You mustn’t make Stella the Imperial Concubine… That fox…’7e63c540dba10c5e

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Vivian chuckled, finally ab4c55521b understanding why her a6a2893329 nanny had given af9a6ce2af her that advice.f0a2a763c811b6bd

She wondered if there was c9cf0ae6e0 another fool like her who 1d45fdb25b considered Stella family, even after 7563dbe0f6 her nanny’s explicit warning.58de612b3e2c492f

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‘Was I someone who only listened to what I wanted to hear, and saw only what I wanted to see?’39a24913ba221643

Arriving at the West Tower, 271e61bf23 Vivian gazed out the small 7f04872922 window at the vast world.b064ef9e936d7ead

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Desolate and empty, it 269b52ec09 mirrored her heart and 85eeb2e12e her future.60fd2494d7edd09c

Vivian lost the 56bf513649 will to live.049e708cb79d2e1f

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‘God prepares our next life as our current one ends.’6ab566cbd8ccff6e

These were the 9978399a41 words her mother d0802a311e had spoken before 912169a5a5 she passed away.c7841e058a118857

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So, if she was 83cfcb7df6 lucky, they might meet c71221fd37 again in the next a74916b401 life, or the one 4b0ad80c29 after that.a99efa06b0c05b2c

They wouldn’t recognize each 4463504d37 other, but if she 43e9606f44 continued to do good 15cf2606f8 deeds, it would be 2a214f7bd4 like caring for her ad15ef37ce loved ones.f60fb04b25811428

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That was what her mother 5adcf1b340 had said, explaining the reason ba2e29d3bf for doing good.6e39499060f91426

However, if she were given 3bc033ea70 another life, Vivian didn’t want f12eacb2cf to do good.fa8584a3fbb3e5b7

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Rather than a life 267d1be710 hoping to reunite with 3a1d7bcbf4 her loved ones, she ad29e5979d desired a life of cdbdf42ffb revenge against those who 2092983899 had betrayed her.3721c8f9df94f9d0

If I am reborn, 4bd2d4f000 let me be born 1b5c030d51 in the same era 87c05c5ea4 as them.600d161218bf6d8b

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So that I can avenge b1f6cbb75c my child and my father af234d8114 in the same way.8cfd29259eecb15d

Even if I am 6caa0df2a5 forever in the midst 45c677d62f of war, shedding blood…75bb640a468d3767

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Let me repay them in e01aad4cc2 kind.13958b806fc07606

Please…88b91be5f3c8aa2e

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Vivian’s frail body fluttered down 3c9a350130 from the tower.ef41f503ad67241c

Thud!5c58a819e44357dd

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Darkness descended with b715765c1f the dull thud.da1b1c1d9cdfa5c1

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After falling from the 9c3272fc94 tower and dying, Vivian 3244bcb16c returned to the moment 82640cf069 she stood before Alex d738ccf9f2 and the High Priest.13a5c352a3669a85

Dozens, hundreds of times.1aac20329ed8e8de

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God had said He prepared the next life, but she couldn’t understand why she was back in the past.b6d102da1557b927

At first, she thought it 91a8c32c83 was a dream, then an cd90c0952d illusion, then perhaps a flashback.de58164e2129d76e

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But it wasn’t a dream, nor an illusion, nor a flashback. It was reality.27ad8a85163852f6

Realizing she had returned 79174cc30e in time, Vivian exploded 6188cba08d with uncontrollable rage and 0e477d1eb8 killed Alex.138df98f987b82f0

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The blood-soaked wedding dress, b062a7e9ac the Imperial Guard Captain aa5a7c6ff3 Jed who rushed in fbb6c53fa6 and beheaded her the cf80f730ab moment Alex fell, it 418733c7f1 was all real.55c93d45ac81eacf

She had to 30351357db endure the pain 82420216cd of death again, 13d1250676 but she was 6947fd175d glad to have 5b53d2896f killed Alex with 7b3f40a85b her own hands.c62b228718c0cbc6

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But then she returned again. To the same moment.f36e6731396b4666

Every time Vivian returned, she da5268a1bf killed Alex. As she became faster 60231f46cd at killing him, she d1875cba6a became able to kill bdab7fe261 Stella as well.3788089ee13482c6

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The thrill intensified with each 0f4d3b7983 kill, but the emptiness in db10cf2a11 her heart remained.6d26fac7c7b4d0b6

Even though she 2432dfcdac tore them to 6701666dbb shreds more brutally 6b477b6a0c each time, her da5e2f9fa9 rage wouldn’t subside.49288ea7cd678eaa

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Vivian realized the 066ee5cda4 reason through a 858300a4f1 conversation with her d71403bf86 father.d7ee8109e13789fd

The nth return, where 6c1a652fc3 the flow of time a5ab2c0420 was different.a0f8005ea5a315d5

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This time, she was 89b8df0bf5 able to face her 90cb1876f7 father calmly after killing acbcb8e8ed Alex and Stella.aec0a48a6e80b6cb

Perhaps it wasn’t b389ce5a33 that she was 0023134b6f faster, but that f7aee0fbd5 her father, Duke cac80c4263 Carlsruhe, had reacted 804fb7e846 more quickly.134ecbbfd76d05ef

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Even though she 90fcce50c7 rambled on about bfa2b3caa4 an unbelievable, crazy 975ea24b5f story, Duke Carlsruhe d14d7cfd8f believed her completely.0652933421c38f62

Even though others 0f827b9e3e concluded Vivian had 085ba76b69 gone mad and 63b43a11cf pointed fingers at c1801453b1 her.ccaf9c71b92fd4d2

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Moreover, he genuinely contemplated with dcd1fc48e3 her, shared her pain, and 44c6420cd1 guided her towards a better 34d131ea0a path.2456d3b8a0b10552

‘……Should you have killed such a wicked man so easily?’9bcddaebf084c9dd

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‘Really?’d2f536d5cfb2e535

‘Yes… You must repay him for the suffering you endured. Didn’t you kill him too easily?’4dcf213fc6165fb7

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He seemed genuinely angry 4946ff8bfc that the man who 976098fb03 had ruined his daughter’s 4b90a2bccc life had been dispatched 2cdeb41193 too easily.6ccae8f4ba8fc3c7

Vivian was so grateful to 0322889d7a her father.b14fb9d6778b7611

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Finally, her heart calmed down.15478281282bef4a

‘I see. I was too lenient. I shouldn’t have killed him 5aafed59a7 so easily…’a55a71d7751f2532

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The reason for e256c0f828 her unending rage c5efd43e35 and the unfillable 9d1ead5d4b void lay here.5dab10d582efeba1

Alex, who became the unjustly e1bda4e513 victimized party as he died.9a75ba8acb2cbf65

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Stella, the tragic 6c73ccc4ba woman who mourned effc8b173e the death of 657d86ccc4 her beloved Alex 75b4e5cdf9 and condemned Vivian, 0435745d2e only to be 3902633869 killed alongside him.3c82e5a1e28cf0b2

They died receiving people’s sympathetic gazes, while Vivian became a murderer of the century.c8a245c29e56555f

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Even though she had rightfully 75139ebbe4 judged the perpetrators, Vivian, the f86d008097 victim, became the sinner.7ef4e8e94001d4cf

Duke Carlsruhe’s advice became the solution to Vivian’s dilemma.efe0fa4f1d23b17e

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Vivian realized that simply killing them in anger wasn’t enough.04194e468131feb0

A different kind aa1c03c44d of revenge, a 0aa2c219e3 different punishment was 85982bca2f needed.75253e94c9e2b32e

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Vivian promised her father she d751b200b9 would return to him and fe42b68e57 took her own life.0bf778f23bf19b78

And she kept that promise.464e01e294d5844e

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“…My lady, the ring.”739b915cd995d12a

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Vivian blinked a few ac5b51591b times and suddenly came 9b71651825 to her senses.71b09a8d00e4ae6b

The High Priest’s adfbe4af80 voice, unchanged from 2afa2b5f58 what she had 0899aa24c9 experienced countless times.6b17a894a47e4381

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Glancing nonchalantly at the seats, a5005551eb she saw familiar faces peering 3af2f833fd out.9b87c316f6317ec9

Stella…e31a3cdd29201c85

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Her nemesis, whom she 7b8d4494d1 couldn’t forgive even after 18eece93ee killing dozens of times.108bb8dba6d0a2a5

Sitting in the front row, wearing a white dress similar in design to Vivian’s wedding dress, she wore a brighter expression than anyone else present.a0d1b20c64180052

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‘Judging by her expression, she’s the bride.’06fecccec0d063e2

Having changed her perspective, 145883d734 she noticed things she 27e8fbd0e6 had overlooked before.e252c205499d5e07

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“Vivian.”ec7a430abe07f33f

The sound of her name, cfbc5fc692 spoken by the bastard whose 88dbed782b expression she could easily imagine 28b28ee157 without even looking, sent chills f29a4eabcc down her spine.a06576e39a86742f

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If she had lacked df3d2bbc2e even a little patience, 6018cfc4c3 she would have grabbed 6beb161a04 him by the collar.ce5fafa46e192098

Vivian slowly turned and 32793a3b42 extended her left hand 27e58286f1 to Alex.b23ed034dbf107ef

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Alex, the soon-to-be Emperor and 6eb1f2feac her husband, smiled gently, gazing 6e4aecee26 at her lovingly.dd89aa7df5c542ec

Spoiled honey dripped from 1e48637170 his eyes.14a7200b38f42c5f

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Vivian also hid her true 376229abc8 feelings and smiled brightly at cb5cac7ad2 him.8342b0aec7deeb25

-I love you.0f0070ce9960d84a

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The words he mouthed 2b13e7ad5f as he slipped the 281d367813 ring onto her finger 52cc9f20fa were disgusting.1a9d5092a3083af4

She noticed the sword at Alex’s waist. She barely suppressed the urge to draw it and behead him, and slipped a ring onto his finger.f0174122a4f16f12

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Vivian’s hand, her true feelings hidden behind long eyelashes, trembled slightly.871f22147b927583

‘Love is already over, you son of a bitch.’cd3c0ed604e71a81

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Yes, back then, she hadn’t known a thing.096ce44335c7f5cf

No, perhaps no 003ee428aa one in this 5619f0b38d place had known.ee4567a85061822d

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That even in efeae7c4e6 this moment, as 159414fbdf he whispered words c3921aa4d7 of love, this c0e7a0d515 bastard was thinking 84d0cd4434 of another woman, 5de601f1d8 savoring the thought.77fc349ffe733fb0

And that woman, stealing fde458fd87 her wedding dress, sat acc91d2ccc in the front row, cb956ded22 dreaming of taking her cee65915fe place and becoming the 30677e75b6 Empress.8c5158bffba3b451

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And that this was f4288abeff the day their plan bc1b5095f5 to steal everything from a65af54122 her would be set 909547509e in motion.cf9dc3ada4ee940f

Five years until they would 15a79ffd25 use the worst possible methods e9134488a4 to destroy her life.eada4ce9b643699f

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She wouldn’t wait that long. She had to finish this quickly.9b514f0a36b356dd

To do that…0c50dd2149b2b935

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“The kiss of vows…”69bee806571a6528

As she strategized, the most 61b52a730c infuriating moment arrived.cc0c4c8e357cae9b

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‘I can endure this.’39cfa43956405555

She had returned to end d9ea9f81e8 Alex’s life, and now she 28f7438b0c had to kiss him. This had to eaef99369f be someone’s cruel f101cc4518 joke.8dd5f06bd6dc6378

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Vivian focused on the 62d96c8962 sweet fruit of revenge 47245d1551 she would reap at 93f83018e7 the final moment, forcing 77257f70e6 herself to think positively.9225c1021735134e

Lightly brushing her lips cf240fb444 against Alex’s disgusting ones 099e7f3334 as he approached with 932ba1f3fb a bright smile, Vivian cf57b268b3 quickly pulled away.9108a31ed2711fbe

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Alex’s eyes widened in question.dc524d87b64c6998

– That’s it?0df029d1a0e5030a

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Vivian smiled faintly and 56edfea26e hid her face behind 5efc358b42 her bouquet.2ea51611e8fd5b30

Alex would think she 1b40580975 was shy.55a9b9e1acea9a5e

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Chuckling softly, as if he a5860b1f88 found her adorable, Alex stroked 9d4768c5f1 Vivian’s hair.e3682d9da6eb014d

“Why are you acting so cute today? I can’t wait 9268db7832 for night to fbf085f7ff come.”b216d3bc20f47f53

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Vivian felt as if blood 27e74eb83d was flowing from her ears d396cdd9cd at Alex’s whisper.0b12af2794504c51

“Let us all bless the future path these two will walk together.”e95f42dc57e2051a

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At the High Priest’s gesture, e6346241c6 everyone stood and looked at 91b83ed6d5 Alex and Vivian.0800a0e4d9595206

Someone who met Vivian’s eyes d75d1db1ea waved slightly, while another pursed 160cdab6f3 their lips.eddb8291560c73a2

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As the two descended e9e5f35270 from the platform, accompanied 8acd32fee0 by majestic music, cheers 8f2af0ae02 and applause erupted.7c4f65a31b9b65b6

As Vivian, arm 1bc2a60f3d in arm with bb9d53939c Alex, stepped onto 538ca4c4a8 the red carpet, f9b6299fca Stella blocked her cc5b66afb2 path.9b42132b601651fb

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“Congratulations. I wish you both happiness.”8c8fd8623ea8f21d

“Thank you.”bddd0d26ee12b1fd

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“That bouquet… May I have it?”6ba05b0a73f0ae6a