Jeremy, who confirmed that she was not breathing, prayed for Charlize.
âSave Charlize.â
As soon as Jeremyâs prayer was over, Charlizeâs body trembled.
The dead Charlize came back alive.
Charlize frowned as she vomited a block of blood from her throat.
She could see Jeremy with tears in front of her.
ââŠâŠDoes Brother Jeremy think Iâm a living doll? A doll that can be saved at any time when she dies.â
âItâs not like that. We are all just trying to get that devil off you.â
âIsnât it because youâre afraid I wonât be able to bring Tia?â
Charlize acted normally, unlike someone who had just died and came back alive. She glared at Jeremy, wiping the blood from her mouth with a handkerchief.
âI really donât mean that. I just want to save you.â
âWhy do you want to save me? My brother, focus on finding Tia.â
Charlize replied coldly, turning her head away as if she was uncomfortable with Jeremyâs obsession with her.
Jeremy responded familiarly because he had received a lot of cold treatment from Charlize.
âYou are my sister, too. You are a sister left by Mother.â
âBrother Jeremy. Stop pretending to care for me. Because itâs disgusting.â
Charlize has become friends with other male characters, but she wasnât going to pretend to be friends with two male characters, Jeremy and Eugene, who are her family.
It was inevitable that Charlizeâs body instinctively responded to Jeremy and Eugene by saying no.
Lua, who quietly saw Charlize coming back alive, crept up to her and rubbed his face in her arms.
âCharlize, youâre really back.â
âLua, Iâm sorry to scare you.â
âNo, itâs all because of me. If I hadnât signed a contract with Charlize, this wouldnât have happened.â
Jeremy shouted at Lua.
âYes! Charlize died because of your evil power. I saved her life.â
Lua shot Jeremy back with a ferocious look, perhaps annoyed by Jeremy, who was nagging nonstop.
âCharlize is with me because she wants to. Unlike someone who she doesnât even want to see.â
âAs Lua said, I rely heavily on Lua. So, Brother Jeremy, can you get out of here now? Oh, you there, you can stay in my room. I heard you came to kill Lua.â
âYes, Ian. Stay by Charlizeâs side and kill that demon cub. That would be faster.â
Jeremy, whose eyes were completely turned red in anger, said with gritted teeth. Ian nodded in affirmation and said yes.
Ian fixed the sword again and pointed it next to Charlize this time.
âIf I just have the Holy Sword next to her like this, the demon living inside your sister will collapse. Young Master.â
âWhat, really? Then stay here and keep an eye on Charlize for now. Ian.â
âYes, I will.â
âNever fall for Charlizeâs words. Sheâs evil.â
âOf course. Iâll do my best to save Young Masterâs sister. I will exterminate these two devils with my own hands.â
âHa! You at least said something good for once. First, I need to see my brother and discuss this matter. I canât believe Charlize is becoming a demon. It canât happen.â
âItâs a very unusual case. Please tell Duke Rebecca it in detail. I will âwatchâ your sister as the Young Master ordered.â
âYes, let me know if anything happens. Iâll listen to anything.â
âYes.â
Thus Jeremy left Charlizeâs room staggering like a drunken man. Ian closed the door after he left.
Bang!
As the door closed, Charlize sighed repeatedly.
âI didnât know you would act so well. Ian.â
âThis level of acting is basic to mix among humans. Charlize.â
âBy the way, Ian, did you really kill Charlize?â
âYes, I did. Father.â
âHow can you kill her for real?â
âBut Charlize ordered it. She wished to die. So, Charlize, did you go where you wanted to go today?â
âNot at all. It was a dogâs death today, too.â
The two demons who were curious about Charlize, who was calm about death, looked at her as if they were observing her.
Lua looked at Charlize because he wondered why she was calm about death. And Ian looked at her because it was his first time he saw a human being who was not afraid even though she was dead a moment ago.
âOh, Ian, Iâll give you some blood.â
âThank you, Charlize.â
Charlize gave her right wrist to Ian. Ianâs two fangs dug into her soft skin.
Charlize accepted Ian without frowning as if she couldnât feel the pain.
Slurp.
The sound of Ian draining Charlizeâs blood rang obscenely in the room.
Lua didnât like the look, so he also sank his fangs in the back of her neck even though Charlizeâs order was not given.
Charlize, who felt funny that both of them were desperate for her blood, accepted the two without a groan.
One on the wrist.
The other on the back of the neck.
She could feel losing her strength little by little, but it was bearable.
It wasnât that she would just fall down like that.
So Charlizeâs bloody morning passed.
Now the lunch event is about to begin.
***
Jeremy quickly headed to Eugeneâs office.
At the urgent knock, Eugene ordered him to enter.
Jeremy came into the office and uttered shocking words with a gasp.
âBrother, something big happened. Charlize has become a half-demon. Sheâs being eaten by the devil.â
ââŠâŠwhat do you mean, Jeremy?â
âEarly in the morning, I took Ian, the hunter, to Charlizeâs room. Ian said that Charlize is being eaten by the devil. Sheâs becoming a demon.â
âWhat nonsense is that?â
âItâs an extremely rare case. The only way to save Charlize is to kill her to be human again-â
âSo you killed her?â
âWh, who?â
âCharlize.â
Eugene asked interrogatively, staring at Jeremy with anxiety.
Jeremy nodded his head up and down.
Eugene sighed heavily and patted Jeremy on the head.
âJeremy, our goal is the devil. Whatâs the big deal about killing the devil? Donât be afraid. Itâs all right.â
âCharlize is not a demon yet. Brother. Sheâs only half demon.â
âFor us, sheâs like a true demon. Because she held hands with the devil.â
âDo you hate Charlize that much?â
At Jeremyâs shaky question, Eugene didnât blink an eye and spouted a dark truth.
âYes, I donât want to keep her alive.â
âWhy? Mother left herâŠâ
âSheâs just a keepsake.â
âBrother.â
âJeremy, donât be possessed by Charlize either. Because that girl is more than the devil. Sheâs trying to destroy the whole house. Is it not enough to kick her out? I want her to die a hundred times.â
âBut did Tia really leave the house because Charlize kicked her out?â
âJeremy, you didnât fall for Charlizeâs words, did you?â
âThatâs not true. Iâm just curious. Why did Tia leave the house?â
âThis is all Charlizeâs doing.â
ââŠIs that so? The truth can be different from what we know.â
Eugene couldnât understand his only brother Jeremy.
Obviously, if someone looks from his perspective, it would be like looking at the brother who always knew how to throw hard words at Charlize but is covering up for her now.
Something is off.
The thought that Charlize seemed to have done something to him filled Eugeneâs head.
âYes, Charlize. From the moment she appeared, everything in my family was ruined.â
Eugene didnât make it obvious, but his resentment against Charlize grew.
Unlike Jeremy.
âSo where did the hunter go?â
âIâve told him to keep an eye on Charlize and the devil. He might kill the devil sooner.â
âWell done Jeremy, we have no choice but to watch this shitty situation. Thereâs not much we can do, right?â
ââŠâŠwhen you say we have to kill Charlize, do we really kill her?â
âYes. Tell him to kill her if necessary. We can save Charlize with Motherâs will anyway.â
âAll right.â
Jeremy also answered well while looking at Eugene.
Like a fool.
***
With the evil energy and blood depleting from her, Charlize felt dizzy and waited for lunch to come.
She was excited about what event would wait for her at lunch.
What kind of guys would be wasting their breath in front of her eyes?
That kind of excitement.
âLua, have you found the whereabouts of Tia?â
Lua shook his head gently because there was no communication from the other demons.
âThere is no communication that the demons have found a human being named Tia. I donât think theyâve found her yet.â
âWhere on earth is she hiding?â
âCan I join the conversation, Charlize?â
Ian, who was quietly listening to the conversation about Tia, sat on Charlizeâs left and asked. Charlize turned her head to him at the question.