Hearing that, Alice immediately became stupefied, fear reflected in her eyes as she thought, ‘When did Gerald get this powerful…?’
“Now that I think about it, could you be doing all this because you have some sort of motive?” asked Gerald.
Since he had been thinking about the death prophecy throughout his trip home, he couldn’t help but be extra wary.
“I… I have no idea what you’re talking about! Unhand me!” denied Alice.
“Still reluctant to tell the truth, huh? Fine, then! I’ll treat this child as my own and raise her… But I’ll toss you into the ocean to be food for the fish!” declared Gerald as he instantly lifted her up.
Alice was now extremely terrified. After all, the Gerald she once knew was both timid and weak. No matter how cruel the old Gerald was, he simply couldn’t bear to look at crying women, which usually resulted in him instantly dropping his cruel façade.
However, despite the fact that she was now crying so much, Gerald’s ferocity and murderous intent remained.
He had completely changed, and Alice was now more certain than ever that what he had declared was no joke.
“F-fine! I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! Just put me down first!” squealed Alice in fear.
Hearing that, Gerald tossed her onto a bed where she promptly—and extremely bitterly—shouted, “Y-you’re right! The child truly isn’t ours!”
The moment she said that, however, she was instantly hit with immense remorse.
Gerald, however, simply used a hand to push her aside before calmly saying, “Cease your nonsense and tell me what you truly want already.”
“You!” shouted Alice who was so angry that she began stomping her foot.
“…Look, just let me stay, alright? You can’t just drive me away, Gerald! I mean, just have a look outside! Can’t you see that grandpa and dad are taking turns holding Mable? They’re already treating her as part of the family and they look so happy too!” added Alice as she pointed out the window.
“Besides, I’ve already heard that you and your grandpa are about to embark on a long journey and won’t be back for quite a bit… I’ve even been told that grandpa may end up never coming back… Now that he’s filled with hope after meeting his great-grandchild, don’t you think the beautiful lie should be kept alive?” cried out Alice.
“You’d better stop twisting your insincere words to sound beautiful. Tell me what you have up your sleeves or I won’t let you off that easily!” shouted Gerald, his voice now extremely frigid.
Just as he was about to pick Alice up to toss her out, Lyra’s voice could suddenly be heard saying, “Oh? Whose child is that, dad? Grandpa? She’s so cute! Speaking of which, I heard that Gerald’s back… Where is he? There’s something I need to speak to him about…”
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