Mio's POV:
What did I just do? Did I kiss Claude on my own initiative? Was I crazy at that time? Mio, you are stupid. What were you thinking? Did you consider that shutting Claude's mouth by kissing him was a good idea? Are you crazy, Mio? I rolled on the bed in a panicked state. Ah, ah, ah, what did I do? How did you become this stupid, Mio? I'm sure he will mock me tomorrow. And why do I have to move out with him? I want to move out, but by myself. Why should I live with my enemy?
Will the sun rise in the east tomorrow? Or could there be a big storm instead? What kind of dream did I have last night that ended with me having to stay with my enemy? Ah, I don't want to move in with him. But I can't do anything to avoid this problem. Why should I move in with that bastard? I hate Luke the most, and why won't he let me go? There's no benefit for him to continue our wedding, but he seems serious about it. I feel anxious about this marriage, and I don't feel happy at all. I used to think that once I got Claude, I would be glad.
But after I truly got Claude as my husband, I don't feel happy at all. Maybe the reason is that I am the only one who fell in love. I thought that when we got married, I would become delighted. But after marrying him, I only feel emptiness surging in my heart. I do feel happy, but this happiness feels empty—after all, Claude doesn't love me.
I'm stupid, so Claude can play with my feelings. He already rejected me many times in front of his friends. But why couldn't I move on from him? Why didn't these feelings disappear after I reincarnated? It's strange. I've read reincarnation novels, and all the protagonists hated the guys who hurt them, but my feelings haven't disappeared at all. It's unfair. I don't want these feelings anymore, but I can't make them vanish from my heart. I wish I had a delete button to erase this love.
I don't want to meet him tomorrow, and I hope he won't come to my room. Why did he come into my bedroom? He said he didn't want to get close to me, but why did he come? He said I was full of germs that could infect him with a dangerous virus, but why did he still come? Claude is the hardest person to predict. What is he thinking? Why did Claude suddenly change his attitude toward me? Or maybe he wants something from me? But that's impossible. I'm a poor girl, after all—I don't have anything valuable with me. Maybe Claude was just daydreaming.
Who cares about him? I don't want to think about that bastard anymore. Please, go far away from me. But my hope was in vain because, the next morning, he came to me again.
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Claude's POV:
I saw Mio using all kinds of expressions I'd never seen before. If you want me to be honest, she looked too cute. I couldn't help wanting to have her in my arms, but it was impossible because our relationship wasn't that close at this time. I wanted to savor her presence, but it was still impossible—I didn't even know how long we could be together in this lifetime.
In my last life, I was too stupid. I thought Mio had snatched everything that was mine. I believed that if Mio never appeared in my life, maybe I would be happy. But what I felt when Mio truly disappeared from my life was the opposite. When Mio left, I only felt emptiness surge within my heart. The first time I drove her out of the Lockheart family, I thought I would be happy. But I didn't feel anything. I ignored the emptiness in my heart and continued living, but that emptiness grew each time I didn't see Mio.
I didn't think much about it then and considered this feeling ordinary. I used to think that my love for Lily came purely from my heart. But after I drove Mio out of the Lockheart family, my feelings for Lily withered every time we met. Then I realized the real reason Lily liked me—she only wanted my status as the Lockheart heir. She never loved me. She even used my privilege as her wings in the entertainment industry.
I ignored this problem because I had some feelings for her, but later I found out she used my status to step on Mio. When I discovered she had done something despicable to Mio, I was so angry. I did hate Mio, but I never thought of hiding her from the entertainment industry. My parents still loved her very much, but she rarely came back to our house because I was always there.
Sometimes, other feelings surged in my heart, but I tried to avoid them. I regret that. Why did I avoid those feelings? If I had realized them earlier, maybe Mio would still be alive. My jealousy made her die by my own hands. I knew her death didn't have anything to do directly with me, but Lily used my power to kill Mio. That also means I was the one who killed Mio.
After Mio's death, my life was dark and colorless. When she died, I realized I loved her. But it was too late to say "I love you," because her body was already cold. I never knew I had such twisted feelings inside me. I bickered with her, but it was just to make her look at me more. I realized my feelings too late, and I couldn't do anything to fix this. Even though I cried so much, Mio would never come back to me.
I thought I'd be happy if Mio left my life. But instead, it became a never-ending nightmare for me. I always dreamed of her, trying to run away from people who wanted to kill her. She kept calling my name, but I could only watch as those guys hurt her and saw her body turn cold. This nightmare tormented me every night. I visited her bedroom in our mansion often, but I couldn't even see a trace of her—Mio didn't leave anything behind.
I regretted so much. Why was I blind to her pure love for me? Why couldn't I see her? I thought she had snatched my happiness away, but when she left, I realized she had taken my happiness with her. She didn't leave anything for me.
I lived like a corpse every day. I didn't let Lily off after what she did to Mio. I began a hellish life for Lily. She begged for mercy, but I ignored her and left without looking back. When I finally understood which love was pure, it was too late—because Mio would never come back to comfort me and say everything would be okay.
I walked toward Mio's cemetery and said, "I miss you, Mio."
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