A brief silence filled the room. It wasn’t a silence of good meaning.
Nicolas glared at Simon and Marianne with sharp eyes, and then back at Simon. The moment he thought his lips were twisted, a coarse voice like a rasp burst out.
“Chief, this is…….”
“Times are changing. There are already ten female officers working at the metropolitan police station. We can’t fall behind forever, Nicolas.”
Simon explained in a gentle voice, as if soothing a child. Marianne gazed at Simon thoughtfully.
“Besides, Marianne graduated from the Royal University’s law department. She’s an excessively talented individual for Blauburg’s police station. Let’s see what Marianne can do here.”
Marianne prided herself on being able to read people. As Mrs. Schneider, she had met countless individuals. Most of them were insincere people hiding their true intentions.
Those who hate inside but smile ordinarily on the outside. Those who lower themselves while concealing their ambitions.
Thanks to this, Marianne was easily able to perceive that Simon was an ambitious character. He now wanted to establish his position politically rather than on the field. Perhaps he was aiming for a higher position than the chief of police.
“But…….”
“I’ve made this decision after much consideration, so I won’t accept any objections, Superintendent Stefan.”
Simon shot Nicolas a stern look. Nicolas clenched his jaw with an unconvinced expression.
He calls by rank when he’s angry, doesn’t he?
The air in the room rapidly cooled. There was even the illusion that sparks were flying between the two. Caught between two whales, Marianne held her breath quietly.
Unintentionally becoming the seed of conflict and a hot potato, she stood as if dead, pretending to be a broomstick. At times like this, staying still usually made things easier.
“This is not a request but a command, Superintendent Stefan. If you’re not going to obey me, it’d be best if you leave. Let me explain the duties to the new officer.”
Having glared at him once, Nicolas turned his back in anger.
“Understood.”
Dazed, Marianne, who had been watching his back, hurriedly greeted Simon and followed Nicolas.
Simon sighed deeply and lowered his head. He too was displeased with a female officer. What could they do at the police station?
“If they don’t get in the way, it’s a blessing.”
However, he couldn’t refuse the request of Count Schneider. He needed Count Schneider’s assistance to leap higher, given his limited background.
(This is a time divider.)
Nicolas strode forward with a terrifyingly stern expression. Then, realizing that quiet footsteps were following him, he stopped and whipped his head around.
Marianne, who had halted her steps in turn, met his gaze with a smiling face. Displeasing eyes scanned her from head to toe.
Soft blonde hair, a small, pale face, eyes as deep and blue as the sea just before a storm, a thin neck, and slender body.
“…….”
Nicolas had heard about female officers at the metropolitan police station, but he was still skeptical about them.
At the same time, he knew that this was not something to be angry with her about. Nicolas was oldfashioned but not impolite.
“Marianne Habeck?”
“Yes, Superintendent Nicolas.”
Marianne looked at him without losing her smile. His grim expression might have been scary, but she was not intimidated at all.
She’s got guts.
“Follow me.”
He took the lead with a reluctant face. Marianne, clutching her fists instead of her parasol, followed him.
And shortly after, she realized that Nicolas’s reaction had been very gentlemanly. She had faced even more hostile reactions.
“What did you just say, Superintendent? A new officer? Who? This woman here?”
“Stop joking, Chief. How many times have I told you, your jokes are not funny because they don’t feel like jokes.”
“Hmm……, you seem weak.”
A man who looked sanguine with a flushed face pointed at Marianne, and a man who looked emaciated with a corpselike pale complexion sneered. A young man in suspenders observed them and quietly added a comment.
Nicholas, taking a short breath, spoke in a blunt voice.
“It’s the Chief’s order.”
“Yes?”
“When did our Chief become so alert?”
“He’s obviously lost touch since he’s been away from the scene for so long! I’m going to the Chief’s office right now…….”
“Nobody can change the Chief’s mind, Maksim.”
“Damn!”
The man called Maksim, with his sanguine temperament, clicked his tongue and glared at Marianne. Perhaps even if he met the enemy who killed his parents, he wouldn’t glare more ferociously.
Marianne felt as if the air surrounding her was filled with sharp thorns and silently sighed. Fierce glances seemed to physically stab at her from all directions.
But she did not lose her smile.
Christoph was not one to get angry often. No, Marianne had never seen him genuinely angry.
He knew how to control himself, and his emotions were rarely swayed by others.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
