“Forget even if the person who hurt your heart has died, if only for yourself.”
Beautiful face, blunt expression, gruff tone, indifferent voice.
To anyone watching, her attitude seemed so sullen that it could be misunderstood as hatred towards Aston.
But her outstretched hand was as warm as it could be.
“…Since being branded with the Clitter surname and being chased away, no one has offered me such comfort.”
It was awkward comfort, but Aston recognized it.
Her plump expression and indifferent tone were because she saw him in such pain that he seemed like he could die.
And her seemingly emotionless voice was also an action to avoid rudeness that might reflect sympathy, as she was puzzled by witnessing him in such unbearable agony for the first time.
“What are you doing, Duke? If you keep this up, you might drop the chocolate bar because my arm hurts too much.”
“…….”
He didn’t like sweet things.
Back in the days of the Second Prince, the palace’s pastry chef used to prepare lots of sweet desserts, but after he became no longer a prince, such desserts became a luxury.
In reality, saying he didn’t like sweet things was a lie.
Aston was still starving for sweet things.
The taste of happiness. The sweet taste.
“……Thank you.”
Elizabeth Kitten was recommending him to taste it.
While telling him to forget the shadows that tormented him, even for his own sake.
Not with a violent attitude forcing resignation, but with a kind attitude recommending his happiness.
Because of that, his heart was stirred.
There was something he wanted to confirm, so Aston held the chocolate bar and asked Elizabeth.
“……Duchess, I have one thing to ask.”
“What is it?”
“If the Duchess experiences something so painful that it’s hard to forget, and if she’s told to forget about it in an unforgettable situation… how would you handle it?”
I want to know the answer. Please.
With a question imbued with earnestness, Elizabeth Kitten answered without hesitation.
“If it’s hard to forget, isn’t that something you don’t have to forget? It’s not like you can do something immediately just because you’re forced to do something you can’t do.”
“……Ah.”
“In such cases, rather than struggling to forget and enduring another pain, it would be better to think about what would make you happier. At least, that’s how I would deal with it.”
It was a clear and simple answer.
If it’s hard to forget, don’t forget.
Instead, find out what would make you happier.
‘……Ah, is that so.’
The solution he had struggled to find was unexpectedly simple enough to make him chuckle.
The boy who wandered through the winter forest finally found a small bud that had blossomed.
The color of the petals was purple.
“I see…….”
It was the beginning that announced the end of a long winter.
For the boy who had finally stepped onto the path of adulthood, the person who provided him with answers became visible.
“Duchess, you are truly a wise person.”
“……Excuse me?”
Aston smiled brightly, full of sincerity, like a flower in full bloom.
It was the answer he had been waiting for.
‘I, perhaps, might…’
In Aston’s heart, a flower named Elizabeth began to bloom.
It was the start of love heralding the belated spring.
Just by giving a sweet chocolate bar and offering a commonplace and stereotypical consolation that anyone could do…
“Duchess, you are truly a wise person.”
“……Excuse me?”
Finally, he gained recognition as a wise person from Duke Whitewood.
I thought my heart was going to stop when I saw a dazzling rose-like smile that I had never seen before.
‘Ugh, it’s even prettier when a handsome man smiles.’
His eyes are so dazzling that it feels like they’ll go blind!
The words I barely held back after some banter were these.
“……Me?”
As if that’s possible?
Since I’ve never thought of myself as smart, Aston’s words sounded absurd to me.
‘Is he trying to make fun of me…?’
No, our relationship is not that close to share such familiar actions.
As I was bewildered, Zero poked my cheek.
“Hey, this, this is…!”
“This is?”
“Don’t bring out your couple look’s ‘this’… didn’t I tell you not to?”
In response to my words, Zero hesitated, then muttered to himself.
“No. This time my intuition is certain… But that blindfolded kid… If he fails in stock investment again, I can’t hold on any longer… Ugh!”
“What’s wrong?”
You’re making a lot of people curious.
When I pressed for an answer, Zero finally replied.
“Cu, custard pudding, I want to eat!”
“Now?”
“I’m hungry. Haha…”
“Are you going to become a pig hamster if you keep doing that…? Just the calories from desserts alone are enough… You’re already round enough to roll around.”
“No! My round figure is perfect!”
Zero retorted with a grinding sound.
“Don’t insult the sophisticated body created to maximize cuteness!”
“You like a sophisticated body… If you go back, let’s go on a diet.”
“No, can’t!”
Not happening.
Yes, it is.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
