In any case, from the time in the plot, it was expected that the news from Ellie would soon reach his ears. At that time, Silas would never let the female protagonist go.
She (Yue Ran) was now a free woman. It was almost her turn to deal with the male supporting role, Andre. Very soon, she would be pushed away by Silas to Andre in order to insult the soon-to-be-crippled man.
Silas should have feelings for her at this point in time. But, it was a pity that with his stubborn personality, even if he truly liked her, he might not be able to recognize his true feelings at the moment. After all, he had only wanted to satisfy his obsession— which was to get Ellie, his so-called sweetheart.
Only by allowing him to lose her (Yue Ran) and hurt him emotionally might he realize her true importance in his heart. Therefore, Yue Ran was now contemplating about how to deal with the other scumbag, Andre, instead of the male protagonist whom she had gotten the affection of.
…
The lantern parade was approaching, and the capital was gradually coming to life. Yue Ran also planned to take advantage of this rare opportunity to unlock a new character: the male supporting role, Andre!
When the maid entered the bedroom to deliver the message from Silas, Yue Ran instantly understood the male protagonist's awkward thoughts. He most likely wanted to see her, but unfortunately, could not bring himself to do so.
Yu Xi was still struggling with how to proceed in the next plot of finding Ellie. It was then that Ruan Ruan informed her that a guard had returned with news about Ellie and Andre, which he would report to Silas very soon. Thus, Yue Ran no longer refused to meet Silas and changed into a clean red dress as usual. She imitated how Ellie would dress and prepared to go to the study to invite the male protagonist to enjoy the lantern parade.
…
On the other side, as the maid walked out of the hall, a guard hurried in from behind and brought back the news that Ellie had been found.
After the guard reported everything, the expression on Silas's face was as dark as ink. It was as if he was about to start a killing spree at any moment. Silas lowered his eyes; they were cold and frightening as he said, "You mean, in order to escape my pursuit, they fled all the way to the isolated outskirts, and now they are preparing to get married? And from then on, they will be an ordinary and loving couple."
The guard trembled with fear, and he did not even dare to raise his head. He replied shakily, "Yes, yes…"
Silas raised his hand and overturned the table in front of him. The books and expensive decorations on the table fell to the ground in an instant.
"This is so ridiculous," Silas said with a sneer. "Do they think that I am dead? And they plan to get married?! What kind of marriage are they planning to do? My original wife, who should be married to me in a formal ceremony, is about to marry someone else without my knowledge. What kind of absurd situation is this?"
At this time, Silas's anger was rising, and his eyes suppressed the rage that was about to burst forth.
"Do not even think about it! I will not allow it!"
Silas truly did not expect Ellie to choose to marry Andre instead of him. It was supposed to be him! He should be the one to marry her!
So what was this now? Ellie and Andre planned to get married and live as a loving couple in the future. On the other hand, he could only keep an imposter, a substitute, by his side. It did not matter if Ellie and Leila looked quite similar; he did not want that substitute from the beginning to the end! So, was he the only one who was kept in the dark and toyed with? How could he be the only one to be forced to endure this bitterness?
Silas sneered. Andre was really good at playing tricks. He was the one who got in the way of the marriage at the beginning, and now he had successfully coaxed Ellie into marrying him. If they wanted to be a loving and ordinary couple in the world, they had to ask him if he agreed to it or not! They should not even think about marrying one another!
When Yue Ran walked into the study, Silas had already overturned the table in front of him with great force. The tub of ink rolled on the ground twice and landed right beside her feet. It landed in a very perfect position— so close to her foot but not touching her at all.
When Silas heard the noise at the door, he looked up to see Yue Ran coming in. His eyes immediately became cold and sharp. Suddenly, he thought of another possibility. This woman… she must have known it a long time ago, right? She must know the whereabouts of Ellie a long time ago, so she kept delaying here, right? The more Silas thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Once Silas's suspicions began to take root, he found himself consumed by a seething anger that flared up within him like a roaring fire. The anger in his heart burning more and more fiercely.
When a person is angry, he will not listen to any persuasion.
When a person is engulfed by such intense emotions, reason tends to evaporate.
Once they determine a possibility, they will justify themselves and subconsciously find reasonable evidence and logic for that possibility. They become deaf to any attempts at persuasion, fixating instead on their own beliefs.
So, in Silas's mind, he had drawn a clear line: everything Leila had done during this period was to thwart him from finding Ellie.
