My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 2158

Seeing Mosley like this, Patricia lowered her scythe.

"I'm sorry," Mosley whispered.

Patricia’s eyes glistened with tears as memories of the past came back to her.

Judges were not supposed to allow personal feelings into their duties. That was the rule, and most Judges rarely interacted with each other as they worked in their respective countries. They only gathered briefly for significant events.

During one such gathering, Mosley’s past self met Patricia’s past self.

At the time, monstrous creatures were causing chaos in Drakonia. Renith’s clan, which had been at the forefront, spread discord everywhere in the early years. The Judges worked together to defeat the clan's minions.

When they learned that Renith’s stronghold was in Drakonia, they decided to unite and destroy it.

It was during this mission that Mosley and Patricia met. They fought their way through Renith’s clan’s defenses, but disaster struck when Renith himself suddenly unleashed immense power and defeated both of them. As the leader was about to deliver a fatal blow to Patricia, Mosley stepped in to protect her.

Mosley fell into Patricia’s arms, and Patricia, along with the other Judges, ultimately defeated Renith.

Patricia secretly took Renith's body and soul away. She used the body to forge a scythe, and while she originally intended to use the soul to resurrect Mosley, the elders of the management advised her against it.

“What you need to do now is help him reincarnate! Are you foolish?”

“That’s right! If you persist in this experiment, don’t blame us for using any means necessary to stop you.”

Patricia was then imprisoned. The others proceeded with the reincarnation ceremony, but Patricia knew that the Mosley who would be reincarnated would no longer be the Mosley she had known.

In those brief moments, their feelings for each other had grown. They had planned to be together after the mission, but things did not go as planned, and he never came to find her. He ended up breaking his promise.

Mosley gently patted Patricia’s head.

"Stop crying, silly pumpkin," he said. The nickname was something the previous Mosley used for Patricia, and this gesture was one he used to comfort her back then.

Patricia tentatively moved forward into the touch. She wanted to hug him but was hesitant. Mosley slowly moved closer to her.

Just as they were about to embrace, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Mosley, are you in there?"

The unexpected interruption startled both of them. Both their faces turned red with embarrassment as if they had been caught doing something wrong.

Mosley hurried to open the door.