TRCR 141

Yulian recalled the incident at the reception hall.

He had boasted he would save Rebecca, only to take a blow to the stomach from Zeppelin.

To be precise, Zeppelin had struck Leo, but the pain had been entirely his own.

‘Couldn’t even endure that much…….’

A self-loathing different from before tormented him.

If Kanna hadn’t been there, he might not have protected Rebecca.

The thought twisted his stomach.

Then the day Rebecca had rushed to him while he was sunbathing in the forest.

He had heard she was frantically searching for him.

She hadn’t explained why, but Yulian could guess the circumstances.

That day, Rebecca had gone to the Devonshire mansion to help with Alicia’s sudden labor.

She must have encountered Zeppelin there.

Imagining her wounded by him and running to Yulian made his eyes sting.

‘That bastard.’

His resolve not to kill Zeppelin personally remained unchanged.

But now he…