Despair and betrayal of seven lifetimes.

"Rylie, please."

Her beloved older brother, Rick, whom everyone calls 'The Prince of Roses', said to me, who is locked behind the bars.

"Die in place of Lise."

Her heart, which had already been stabbed countless times throughout my life, was completely broken at that moment.

She did not know what to say. She could only hold her breath and stare at the man in front of her.

It was on Lise's behalf that she was jailed in the first place.

She didn't expect Rick to patch things up and get me out of here.

But she expected him to say that he was worried about her.

Even if it would've been an obvious lie, she didn't care.

Her brother's face, which had always been cold whenever he saw her, was dark.

A faint sense of guilt was visible in his eyes as he avoided her gaze, unable to look at me any longer.

"You did it before. You've already repeated seven lives."

The moment Rick said it with a heavy voice, she shuddered as if she was being stitched with a harpoon.

"Die—Die...then go back to the past."

"Don't say it."

"So Rylie,"

"Don't."

"Please die in Lise's stead."

She didn't know that such cruel words could pass through those beautiful lips.

However, it wasn't anything new. He had always been cruel to me.

But still...How could he?

"It's just for a moment anyway. After that, you will still go back."

Rick spoke again with a desperate voice as if he was trying to persuade me.

"That's why..."

"You didn't believe me."

Rick fell silent when he heard what she said.

"I never wanted anyone's attention. All I wanted was yours and father's attention."

"You despise me for talking nonsense to get other people's attention."

He never talked about it.

"But now you're bringing it up because you don't need me anymore?"

Knowing his personality, if we are in a different situation right now, he wouldn't believe a word that she say.

Ricardo's face looked troubled.

"I'm sorry."

His actions made me feel as if the warmth of my body was being drained out of my fingertips.

"But please, Rylie. For the first and last time, I ask this of you."

For the first time, a nobleman knelt before me and begged with his head down.

For Lise, whose blood he doesn't share but is clearly the only sister he considers as his.

He wants her to die for her.

"Haha..."

She couldn't stand it and burst out laughing. How can she not laugh at this funny sight?

"This is hilarious."

Rick's shoulders stiffened a little as if he thought she was mocking him for being on his knees.

Still, he made a silent appeal to me.

That's right, that's how much he cares for Lise.

To the extent that she's nothing to him.

She has always been miserable in all of her seven lives, and there was no exception this time.

Nevertheless, the fleeting expectation, which had remained as thick as a handful of dust, finally turned into ashes and scattered in the air.

"Rick."

She didn't shed any tears.

She just felt empty.

Yes.

Finally, after seven failures.

"I won't call you brother anymore. Actually, you've never been my brother since the day I was born."

Ricardo's hand flinched at my words. He raised his head and looked up at me.

"Thank you, Rick."

Perhaps her face is as dry as her voice right now.

As soon as his eyes met mine, his expression cracked.

Looking at his quivering eyes entirely she felt her lingering vain feelings, which were slowly disappearing like grains of sand, vanish entirely.

She don't feel bad looking at him anymore, it's not even heart-breaking.

Have she ever felt this positive in all of her lives before?

Well, she's finally free now.

So, it's her turn to abandon them first.

From the first lifetime, She has always felt that something was missing within herself. Within her soul. Maybe, now I would be able to find my missing part.

"Goodbye, Rick. And well before leaving I curse that your only beloved sister Lise would never be happy from now on, she would regret being born in this world, after death she would rot in hell and even reincarnation won't be possible for her. This is a curse from a dying soul who has experience seven lifetimes of despair and betrayal."

After saying this, Rylie lost her consciousness.

Rick stared at her lifeless body with blank eyes.