Reincarnation of The Villainess: She Has The Duke's Baby!-Chapter 151: #-The Tragic Love Story Of Penelope And Edmund In A Past Life
"Where is the Duchess?"
Edmund Gerwyn had never felt so tired like this before. All this time, even though he was at war, fighting many monsters, and not sleeping for several days, he would not feel this tired. But, with all matters involving the safety of Penelope Askary and the twins, Edmund always felt tired every day. That doesn’t mean he’s tired of protecting the people he loves. He was tired of always feeling uneasy and afraid that the safety of Penelope and the twins would be threatened.
"The Duchess is in her room, Your Grace," Sarah answered. The woman smiled when she saw Edmund kiss the twins’ forehead and cheeks, as did Rosaline. "Mm, Your Grace, if I may be permitted to ask, has the woman who hurt the Duchess been punished?"
"Of course. You don’t need to worry," said Edmund. "She will never hurt Penelope again in the future."
Sarah and Rosaline looked at each other. At that moment, they found out that Elisha Brown had been executed in the imperial palace.
"My daughter is getting more and more annoyed every day if I keep kissing her beautiful face," chuckled Edmund. "Maybe she knows I will forbid her from getting close to any man in the future." Edmund took a deep breath and looked forward to what kind of future he would face with his wife and children. "Sarah, Rosaline, I will see my Penelope right now. You guys should come in with the twins. I’m afraid there will be other dangers if you are outside the mansion like this. I will order Edgar and Jellal to accompany you to look after and protect the twins."
After saying that, Edmund immediately walked toward his and Penelope’s room. The Duke opened the bedroom door and froze when he saw a woman in a pink dress standing in front of the bed. On the bed, Penelope Askary lay with her eyes closed. Edmund widened his eyes and immediately approached Penelope.
"What is it? What happened?" asked the Duke in a panicked and worried tone. He looked at the woman in the pink dress whom the man recognized as Goddess Elleia. "Goddess Elleia, what happened to my wife?"
Edmund couldn’t remember whether he had met Goddess Elleia before or not. But, he always remembered the story about Goddess Elleia from Penelope Askary. The woman described Goddess Elleia as a very beautiful woman wearing a pink dress. Besides, the aura surrounding the woman in the pink dress was very warm and calming for Edmund.
Goddess Elleia smiled gently. "You don’t need to worry, Edmund Gerwyn. Penelope Askary is fine. She’s just looking at her past life."
"Yes?"
"Penelope just wanted to know the truth of what happened in her first life and I allowed her to see it," said Goddess Elleia. "Do you want to see it too?"
Very attractive offer. He could find out the truth about the words of the fragment of his soul that had come to visit him at that time. But...
Edmund shook his head and smiled. He looked at Penelope’s beautiful face, caressed her cheek affectionately, then held her hand tightly.
"I’ll hear it from Penelope. I will wait here for her until she wakes up."
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Penelope blinked and scanned her surroundings.
She recognized this place. This is Askary’s mansion. This is the backyard of the mansion. Penelope frowned and started walking. She is not afraid of being discovered by the people in this mansion because she comes from a different time. Moreover, Penelope also believed that Goddess Elleia would make her transparent or that this was just a dream about events in the past. It’s not like Raven and Ocean came to the present from the future to save her. Because there is no way she can come to her past life where her past life has disappeared.
"What kind of wedding do you want?"
The question made Penelope blink and turn her head around. Then, she froze when she saw herself sitting under a tree with Edmund Gerwyn. They both look very close and love each other. Penelope sat with her back against Edmund’s athletic chest and Edmund stroked her hair lovingly.
"I want a beautiful wedding, Ed," answered the real Penelope Askary. She looked up, looking into Edmund’s soft blue eyes. "And I want lots of pink roses at my wedding."
Edmund laughed and kissed Penelope on the lips. "Whatever you want, I will definitely grant it, Honey. This will be a very beautiful wedding banquet in the De Louis empire."
Penelope swallowed hard when she saw the interaction between Penelope Askary and Edmund Gerwyn in her past life. They really were lovers as the fragment of Edmund Gerwyn’s soul said. Penelope bit her lip. Why didn’t Penelope Askary’s soul shard tell her about this when they met several times in a dreamland?
"Then, the real Penelope Askary really betrayed and abandoned Edmund Gerywn in their first life?" Penelope muttered. She shook her head firmly. She was sure there was an explanation behind all of the actions of the real Penelope Askary!
Suddenly, the scene before Penelope changed. Now, she is in a room. She could see Penelope and Edmund standing face to face. The atmosphere created between them was very tense.
"What did you say, Penelope?" asked Edmund in a confused tone. His hands clenched tightly at his sides. "You want to leave me because you love Sebastian De Louis?"
Penelope laughed and nodded. "Yes, I really love the Crown Prince! If I become his wife, I will become the Crown Princess and could become the Empress in the future. If I could be the woman with the highest status in this empire, why would I be a Duchess?"
"Penelope!" Edmund growled. "None of this is funny! Are you acting like this because you are angry with me? I’m sorry for being busy lately. But, I never stopped thinking about you and loving you. You are the only woman in this empire that I love. Since we were little, only you managed to have my heart, Penelope."
Penelope snorted. She crossed her arms and looked at Edmund with a mocking look. "You think I care about that, huh?" Penelope waved one hand. "Now, get out of my sight. I don’t want to see you again, Duke Edmund. I have to get ready because I’m going to see Sebastian."
Edmund tightened his jaw and left the room. The man closed the door with a slam, making Penelope jump in surprise and clench her hands at her sides. The woman looked down. Then, suddenly Penelope fell to her knees. Her tiny body was shaking violently. She covered her face with both hands and started sobbing. Then, Penelope started crying violently.
"I’m sorry, Ed...," whispered Penelope. "I love you so much, too. I never loved Sebastian De Louis. I had to do this, Ed. That woman forced me to do it. She can control my mind. She will make me hurt you and my family, make me kill all of you if I don’t obey her will." Penelope wiped her tears and smiled. "I will always love you, Ed. Even in the next life, I will look for you and will still love you. Even though soon you will hate me, I will still love you. I hope you will be fine as she promised to me." Penelope took a deep breath and stood up. She approached the mirror and looked at her own reflection. "Isabella Lysander, congratulations because you succeeded in separating me from Edmund Gerwyn. You will also approach him and make him hate me. If you don’t keep your promise, then I swear I will kill you and the Goddess you worship!"
Hearing that, Penelope gasped and covered her mouth with both hands. She shook her head in disbelief. Without realizing it, the woman took a step back and sat down. She started crying. Her heart was beating so fast that Penelope was afraid it would explode.
"Isabella... made Edmund hate Penelope? Isabella... can control Penelope’s mind?" Penelope shook her head. "Impossible. Isabella is a good woman. She always saves my life and the twins. Even though we were enemies at the beginning, we realized it was just a misunderstanding and made up. She couldn’t possibly do that. She—"
’Penelope, it’s time for you to come back,’ said the voice inside Penelope’s head.
"What?! No! I haven’t managed to get all of the information yet!"
However, Penelope’s body was slowly pulled away by the pink light that appeared. She looked back at the real Penelope Askary, who was now smiling sadly in her place. And, she could still hear Penelope’s words spoken in that sad tone.
"Now, I have to make Edmund and Sebastian kill me according to Isabella’s wishes."
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Penelope woke up in one swift movement.
She tried to control her ragged breath. Then, when she felt her hand being gripped tightly, Penelope turned her head. She looked at her husband’s handsome face. Edmund was smiling at her. Even though he was smiling, Penelope could tell that Edmund was worried about her from the look in the man’s eyes. Penelope reached out and stroked the Duke’s face. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
"I’m sorry for hurting you." Penelope sobbed and started to shed tears. "Your heart is hurt because of me. Forgive me."
"Hey, what are you talking about? Hm?" Edmund wiped the tears from her face. Then, Edmund cupped Penelope’s face. "Penny, tell me, what did you see in our past life?"
"Someone told me to be a bad woman and tell you that I no longer love you and prefer Sebastian De Louis because I love him," answered Penelope. "If I don’t do it, if I don’t separate from you and don’t succeed in making you hate me, that person will hurt and kill you and my family. I had no other choice but to follow her orders. She can also control my mind. And, I was told to do something so that you and Sebastian would get very angry and end up killing me."
Edmund froze. He didn’t believe the words of his soul fragment from his past life that said that he and Penelope were lovers. Then... the reason he killed Penelope was because Penelope did something that someone told her to do to make him hate that woman so much? Isn’t it Penelope who suffers more here? Penelope’s heart must have hurt much more than his because that woman had to sacrifice a lot for his and everyone’s happiness.
"Who told you to, Darling?" asked Edmund in a gentle tone. He tried to control his anger.
"Isabella... Lysander." Penelope cried again. "That woman is Isabella Lysander."
