The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success

Chapter 139

“Phew...”

Cedric barely managed to escape the underground prison.

It was thanks to the key Aran had tossed to him earlier.

With great effort, he moved his fingers to undo the restraints. That part took the longest, but once his hands were free, the rest was easy.

Because of the experiments, he now possessed superhuman strength. He bent the iron bars of his cell like they were nothing and stepped outside.

“...What the hell happened...? I definitely can’t stay here.”

He looked up toward the direction Aran had vanished, moving like the wind.

The path to the stairs was blocked—rocks and debris were everywhere.

But there didn’t seem to be any other way out.

“Hm...”

He turned to look behind him—also blocked. It seemed he’d barely slipped out before the collapse.

“I wonder if everyone’s okay?”

There were still re

Kiaros smiled softly.

“Until your heart fully opens.”

If he was right, then my heart was already basically an open report.

But even so, he didn’t push. He didn’t try to rush me.

“I’ll work hard.”

His sweet words continued.

“Until you’re back to barking orders at me without thinking, whenever you want.”

...Wait, what?

“Until you bind me, trap me, obsess over me, and suffocate me with interference...”

...Excuse me?

“It’s been killing me, wanting to confess all of this to you.”

Wait.

Confess?

That word hit me like a lightning bolt—and suddenly, a memory returned.

When Grandpa first gave me a gift, he’d said:

[It’s a gift. If some guy ever confesses his love to you, this is what you use.]

When Victor confessed to me, I didn’t have that scroll.

But right now... I do have it.