“How was the banquet? They say they sent branches of Celebes as a token of gratitude from the temple.”
It was information I had read in the newspaper in the carriage before entering. They specially gifted branches filled with blessings as a sign of gratitude from the temple.
“Were there flowers on the branch?”
Like a naive child, I nestled into mother’s arms and asked.
“Uh… Yes, there were? The flowers bloomed very beautifully. Right, honey?”
Mother stuttered as she turned to father.
“Yes, yes. It’s a shame you didn’t see it.”
Lies.
At a glance, both seemed preoccupied with blocking Cassian. Just in case I might find Cassian and bring up the topic of marriage.
‘Only Mom and Dad fell into my plan.’
Feeling newly melancholic, I hugged mother’s waist even tighter.
But when is the proposal letter going to arrive?
Will it be sent soon?
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Forebodings of disaster never seem to go wrong.
“No contact for two days?”
No guests came to the house for almost two days, let alone the proposal letter.
“I can’t stand it.”
Again, it was my mistake being infatuated with a handsome man.
Once fooled, twice fooled?
I tried to look for the man, but I couldn’t because I was worried Serdis might intervene this time as well.
“Why don’t you talk about marriage first! Or at least say you can’t get married!”
Next time, even if we just pass by, I should give him a kick.
Though I had given up, my heart thumped with expectation at the sight of Betty who just came in.
It seems like I was expecting to hear that the proposal letter had arrived. Foolishly. By the looks of Betty’s nonchalant expression, it was not about the proposal letter.
“Lady…….”
Betty closed the door tightly as if she had something important to say and came in.
“Is something wrong at home?”
“Not that. I heard a strange story.”
Betty, who had approached quickly, glanced at the empty room and continued.
“This is a story I heard from the maidens gossiping. Apparently, Prince Serdis ordered an expensive ring from Tier Jewelers.”
“From Tier?”
Tier. A famous jeweler for the rings that rich families get for their engagements.
If Serdis is getting a ring from there……
There was no need for an explanation.
“He was quiet for a few days. What is he up to now!”
I abruptly stood up from my seat.
With Serdis making all the decisions on his own, I couldn’t sit still any longer.
I had thought that marriage was the safest way to exit the original plot. If that wasn’t possible.
‘It’s Plan B now.’
It’s not perfect, but it’s a way to avoid Serdis.
And if that doesn’t work either, there’s still the plan to cut my hair and enter a convent.
“I need to leave immediately.”
I opened the wardrobe and pulled out a neat dress.
“Where are you going?”
“I can’t sit around and wait for Serdis to bring the ring.”
“Why do you dislike His Highness?”
“I don’t like obsessive men in the first place.”
Betty glanced at her stack of romance novels and nodded.
“I need to find a novel with a sweet man as the main character.”
“Yes. Look for one.”
I left the enthusiastic Betty behind and hurried out of the mansion.
“Groom, I need to go out so I need a carriage quickly.”
Yesterday, I went to ride the Count’s carriage that was nowhere to be found.
“Oh dear. What should I do? The carriage is too old, the master ordered a full repair today. So now, it’s entirely in the hands of the repairman. It seems it’ll only be back when the sun sets. Miss.”
Just today, of all days?
“Repairing all of the carriages?”
The coachman furrowed his eyebrows, looking troubled.
“Yes, it’s all talk for now.”
With no other choice, she turned on her heel.
If there was no carriage at the mansion, she could borrow one. She only hoped she wouldn’t run into Serdis by chance. She was about to leave, her face concealed by the wide brim of her floppy hat.
“Leonberry Your Highness!”
Someone called out to her powerfully. A woman with violet hair, hastily alighting from a carriage.
“Princess Violet?”
She was completely unprepared when the woman hurriedly ran over.
“Where are you going without even a carriage?”
Violet asked, in a much more relaxed tone than during the party.
“I have somewhere else to go. What about you, Your Highness?”
“I was coming to see you, Your Highness. I wanted to express my gratitude for the other day.”
She swiftly grabbed my hand.
“I’m sorry, even though you’ve taken the trouble to come. I don’t have time now.”
She didn’t have the leisure to enjoy tea with Violet. In order to quickly carry out Plan B, she needed to make her way to the palace diligently. Violet, who was about to let her go, changed directions and pulled her hand.
“In that case, I will escort you to your destination.”
“Pardon?”
“It’s fine, even if it’s just during the journey. Please spare me that much time.”
She had no choice but to follow her and get on the Charfen carriage. Upon her request to go to the palace, Violet silently obliged. As soon as she sat down in front of me, she gently smiled and expressed her gratitude.
“Thanks to you, I was able to attend the party without causing my father and brother any embarrassment.”
“That’s good.”
She had been curious about how the party ended, as she couldn’t stay until the end. But if Violet came to find her personally, it meant her choice hadn’t been wrong.
Even if the other plan had gone awry, she was relieved that the party wasn’t a nightmare for Violet.
“But it was hard to see you at the party, and I felt sorry thinking it was because of my dress. I was thoughtless. I should have told you to bring another dress from home.”
“That’s not it. I didn’t come to enjoy the party anyway.”
“Thank you for saying that. I misunderstood Your Highness. Just because I love His Highness, it doesn’t mean I should hate you….”
Violet sighed, her voice deflated as she rubbed her hands.
“Do you hate me now?”
Upon my question, she lifted her downcast eyes and met my gaze.
“Of course not. I hate myself for blaming you.”
“That’s enough then. It’s sufficient.”
She knew that I wanted to distance myself from Serdis. And she had proven it, so she wouldn’t doubt me easily. That was enough.
“But……why are you going to the palace?”
She asked cautiously.
“I’m not going to meet His Highness.”
“You don’t need to add that. I trust you now.”
“I can’t go into details, but I’m going to see His Majesty, the Emperor.”
It wasn’t something I should tell Violet. Even if I did, she wouldn’t understand why I would go to such lengths. Her shoulders slumped at my firm boundary setting.
“I wish I could help you, Your Highness. I’m just sorry that I can only offer you a carriage ride.”
Smiling faintly, I was about to wrap up the conversation when a sudden thought struck me.
“In that case, Your Highness. May I make a request of you?”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
