The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 15

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother 15

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – 15

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Lant Agriche considered various factors when choosing a woman.

He didn’t only take women who were beautiful enough to capture his heart. It wasn’t just about physical attraction.

In fact, my mothers were women with almost nothing in common.

Their beauty varied wildly, from women as strikingly beautiful as my own mother to those who were quite plain.

Their personalities also differed greatly, ranging from women as bold and generous as lionesses to those as docile and passive as greenhouse flowers.

Until now, I had simply thought, ‘This person has unpredictable taste,’ but that wasn’t the whole story.

Eventually, I concluded that Lant Agriche was marrying women with talents in all sorts of fields. It was as if he were conducting various genetic experiments, seeking specific traits and abilities.

But among them, I was certain that the reason my mother caught his eye was her ‘beauty’.

It wasn’t something a daughter should readily admit, but my mother’s only real advantage was that.

Of course, I loved her gentle nature and affectionate heart. But in this family, those qualities were never an advantage; they were often a liability.

I could bet Jeremy’s hair [a playful expression indicating strong certainty] that Lant Agriche wouldn’t find those qualities attractive either.

However, when I was eight years old, what saved me in front of Lant Agriche was ultimately this outstanding beauty that resembled hers, so in a way, I greatly benefited from my mother’s virtue.

For me to avoid my mother in this way might be a clear act of filial impiety [disrespect towards one’s parents].

Of course, even if I belatedly realized that fact, I had no intention of returning to the room where she was waiting right now.

Clack.

I took Jeremy to his room and then headed to where Cassis was.

At other times, I would have stayed to coax and soothe Jeremy a little more, but not today.

Choosing him over heading straight to my mother was enough this time. I needed to maintain a certain distance from him.

“You only did the bare minimum of treatment.”

I frowned as I examined Cassis’s condition.

Cassis was wearing the anti-monster restraints and gag as I had seen earlier. Still, I was relieved that the major wounds had been treated well, but the minor ones were still neglected.

I approached Cassis and examined his wrists and ankles.

The skin chafed by the restraints was severely peeled, enough to make me frown just by looking at it.

When I gently lifted his wrist, an unpleasant metallic sound came from the chain connected to the pillar. The same chain was connected to his ankles.

The room looked quite desolate. Perhaps that’s why Cassis, lying alone in the middle of it, looked even more pitiful.

At least his arms weren’t fixed to the wall as they were in the underground prison, so he looked more comfortable than before, but that was it.

I first removed the gag from Cassis’s mouth.

Since I couldn’t remove the restraints, I was satisfied with applying the medicine I had brought separately to his wrists and ankles and bandaging them.

I carefully examined the other wounds on his body and personally treated the areas that were not properly cared for.

I knew it, but the way this family treated him like a toy was really too much.

Well, was it just toys? What wouldn’t be harsh and excessive in this Agriche?

After finishing the treatment, I didn’t leave Cassis’s side immediately and stared down at his face.

Cassis, who was unconscious, had a very docile face as always.

Agriche felt like a terrible entity for making such a kind and pure-looking boy look like this.

No, of course, Agriche is definitely an evil in this world that deserves to disappear.

I sighed and then slumped down, leaning against the wall.

Perhaps because I’ve been using my head so much more than usual lately, I was a little tired.

Maybe I was unknowingly constantly worried and nervous about Cassis’s situation, so the fatigue was rushing in late.

I glanced at Cassis next to me.

His appearance, lying on the bare floor covered in wounds, looked particularly pathetic today.

I stared at him for a moment before moving closer to Cassis.

Then, I placed his head on my lap. A heavy weight settled on the thin piece of cloth.

Even so, it would be a little more comfortable for him to rest his head on my lap rather than just lying on the floor.

Although it was unavoidable, I felt sorry for ignoring Cassis when he was being hit by Lant Agriche earlier, so that’s why I’m doing this… that’s right.

While watching Cassis being attacked, I felt my conscience, which I had temporarily forgotten while living in Agriche, pricking at me.

Seeing Cassis in such a state stirred a sense of pity within me.

Back in Pedelian, he must have been a proud young nobleman of Azure, cherished and admired by all.

No doubt, everyone believed a brilliant future awaited him.

Yet, in the novel, Cassis met a tragically miserable end.

Even three years after Sylvia exposed the truth about her brother’s disappearance, his death remained unknown to the world.

Jeremy, despite being a terrible villain in the novel, possessed a foolish and blindly devoted side, at least when it came to the woman he loved.

Thus, he divulged everything he knew about Cassis’s death within Agriche to Sylvia, whom he had kidnapped.

Cassis was treated as a mere plaything in Agriche, ultimately broken and ruined in a horrific manner.

“Broken” encompassed both his mental and physical state.

The novel didn’t delve into the specifics of Cassis’s harsh ordeal in Agriche, and my memory of it was vague.

However, I distinctly recalled that Cassis’s death was devoid of glory or mourning.

Being confronted with someone destined for such a fate evoked a strange feeling within me.

Well, my own future appeared just as grim.

If I were to gaze into a mirror right now, I would see another person destined to die young.

“I don’t want to die…”

To avert that, I had to rescue Cassis first.

But if I failed to extract him from Agriche…

Well, perhaps I should attempt to seduce Jeremy then, to prevent him from kidnapping Sylvia later.

No, it might be preferable if Jeremy and Sylvia never crossed paths in the first place.

Of course, this was a plan I could revise if things didn’t unfold as expected.

Lost in thought once more, I unconsciously moved my hand.

Before I realized it, I was gently stroking Cassis’s head, just as I had done with Jeremy.

This action evoked an unexpected sense of peace within me.

Bringing Cassis into my space eased my anxiety. I felt like I truly had him within my grasp.

Unlike Charlotte and Jeremy, who were fiercely possessive and rarely shared, I figured I could concoct some excuse about sharing toys. This would allow me to keep Cassis by my side far more safely than when he was languishing in that underground prison.

Of course, Rant Agriche wouldn’t want Cassis to become too comfortable under my care, so I needed to maintain a careful facade for the time being.

Suddenly, a strange sensation washed over me, and I glanced down.

Cassis remained still, eyes closed, as I touched him.

My fingers brushed against his hair, which was even more disheveled than before, falling across his forehead.

“That’s odd,” I murmured, almost without thinking. The texture beneath my fingers felt unexpectedly strange.

“Did someone wash him? Why is his hair so soft?”

The strands I held were as soft as Jeremy’s, almost fluffy, like someone fresh from a bath.

But unlike Jeremy, who was pampered as a young master in Agriche and enjoyed a life of comfort, Cassis had been tossed around in the underground prison for days.

I knew all too well the harsh conditions he’d endured: no washing, barely any food or sleep, and the constant sting of the whip.

His body, still streaked with blood, was stark evidence of that. Red stained the very hair I was touching.

Given all that, it was impossible that anyone had washed him…

This incongruity, this sense of something being off about Cassis despite the blood and grime, nagged at me.

“And he doesn’t smell.”

Come to think of it, he hadn’t smelled even back in the underground prison.

As I voiced my thoughts, I felt a subtle twitch, a slight movement of Cassis’s head beneath my hand.

It was so minute, so delicate, that I wouldn’t have noticed it if we weren’t in direct contact.

A sudden realization struck me, and my eyes narrowed in surprise.

…Could he be awake right now?

The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]

The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]

How to Protect the Heroine's Older Brother Roxana 여주인공의 오빠를 지키는 방법
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[English Translation] In a world of scandalous secrets and dangerous desires, Roxana Agriche finds herself trapped within the pages of a 19+ reverse harem novel. As the older sister of a notorious villain, her fate seems sealed. But when her depraved father kidnaps Cassis Pedelian, the heroine's brother, Roxana sees a chance for salvation. Can she defy her family's dark legacy and protect Cassis, securing her own survival? Dive into a thrilling tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and forbidden alliances, where Roxana and Cassis must navigate a treacherous web of deceit to bring down the brutal Agriche family. Will they trust each other enough to rewrite their destinies, or will they succumb to the abyss?

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