Substitute Wife for the Mafia King R18-Chapter 338: Reversing the Swap
"What do you mean?" I asked blankly.
"From now on, I’m going to clean up after the mess that I made, and I will be responsible for everything that I’ve done. Thank you for covering for me all this time, but now it’s my turn to deal with the consequences of my decisions," Diana said determinedly.
"I’m not sure what you mean," I murmured as I wondered what exactly she had planned.
"I’m back now, so there is no need for you to be me anymore," she said as she stared deeply into my eyes.
I began to understand what she had in mind, but instead of bringing relief to my chest, I felt an icy cold void opening up in my core. I realized I wasn’t just shocked, but I was scared of what was going to happen when I no longer needed to live as Diana. It was probably at that moment that I realized that I wanted to go on playing her role, even if it meant that I had to juggle two identities at once. I had always felt that it was troublesome, but now that I had to give it up completely, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to relieve myself of my responsibility of acting out as my sister. And that was probably because...
"There is no need for you to see that tyrant anymore. There is no need for you to pretend to be his wife anymore. You’ve done enough, and you’ve suffered enough. You can live as Dahlia from now on, and I will take my place as Diana, just like I was supposed to. I should have been the one that would end up marrying that monster," Diana said as she reached out and gripped my hands in hers.
For a moment, I didn’t know what to say or how to respond to her proposal. My mind told me that it made perfect sense that she would continue living as Diana now that she was back. Just as Desmond had told me, she was the perfect solution to my problem. Now that my sister was back, I no longer needed to pose as her and could focus on being myself and fulfilling the bargain that I made with Desmond to help him in order to also reach my own goals.
Despite knowing that it made perfect sense, it felt like my heart couldn’t take it. My chest felt so tight, and suddenly it became painful to even breathe. If I relinquish my role as Diana to my sister, then that would mean that I would no longer be Bradon’s wife. I would no longer live with him, spend time with him, or act in any way as if we were in a relationship. Instead, Diana would be fulfilling that role. I never thought that there would come a day when I would feel so hesitant to let go of my relationship with Bradon, considering that it was all nothing but a contractual relationship that was fake from the very beginning.
"There’s no need for you to thank me," Diana said with an affirmative nod of her head.
I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that she was misunderstanding my silence. She must have thought that I was so relieved and glad that she had stepped up to take responsibility for her actions. However, that wasn’t the case at all, and I was simply speechless because I couldn’t deal with the harsh reality that I may not get to see Bradon again. Just thinking about it brought a stinging sensation to the back of my eyes, and I realized that I wanted to cry.
"There’s no need for you to be upset, it’s over now. I’m back now, Dahlia, and I will protect you from him no matter what it takes," Diana said, sounding reassuring and understanding.
"I’m sorry, but I think I need time to think about this," I said when I managed to find my tongue again.
"What is there for you to think about? This is how it was supposed to be since the beginning. I’ll just have to bear living with a monster for a while until I manage to find Anthony, and then everything should work out fine," Diana said optimistically.
I felt a lump form in my throat as words evaded me again because I knew deep down that she was right and that this was how things were supposed to be since the beginning. Perhaps my intervention to change our fate had brought us nothing but complications and painful experiences. At least, that was how I was supposed to feel, but deep down, I felt so hesitant to let go of the memories that I made with Bradon, even if our relationship had a very rocky start. I wondered what Bradon was thinking now that my sister was back.
Did he also want to terminate our relationship so that he would get to spend time with Diana instead of me? 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"Why do you look like it’s the end of the world? If you’re worried about me, you don’t need to. I’m sure that even though he is the worst, there’s got to be something good about him," Diana said before braving a smile. She clearly had no idea just how off the mark her words were from how I truly felt. She made a thoughtful face before her eyes widened in sudden realization, and then she smiled at me teasingly.
"You told me that he was beyond amazing in bed, maybe I should see for myself whether or not that is true," Diana suggested.
Although it sounded so ridiculous, I knew that she wasn’t kidding. Had those daring words came out of someone else’s mouth, I would have taken it as some kind of twisted joke, but I knew that Diana was more than capable of following through her words with actions.
"Stop it, Diana," I said as I pulled back on her arm.
"Why? Why do you look so bothered? He’s not really your husband, Leya," Diana said as her brows drew together in a frown.
–To be continued...
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