That Anette had found her future husband was an evident fact.
Anette knew that Serdis was aware of this fact, which is why she purposely acted in a noticeable manner.
‘That too is acting.’
Serdis never believed her act for a single moment.
It only fueled his doubts.
Why had Anette gone to the extent of getting married just to avoid him? That doubt.
Though he tried to find out everything about Anette, no clear answers emerged.
The Anette who used to be friendly towards him had suddenly changed her attitude after collapsing in front of him.
As if she had become a different person, she was distancing herself from him.
That’s all he knew.
Regardless of what happened, Serdis couldn’t give up his feelings for Anette.
Rather, because he couldn’t have her, his desire grew even more. Especially since the one who took her away was none other than Hertian.
“Tell me in detail. Are you saying my sisterinlaw went around looking for a husband?”
Before he knew it, Liri’s face had turned serious, spinning an unimaginable narrative in his head.
“Anette started to suddenly talk about getting married, so I became curious and investigated. Turns out, she was looking for a partner for a contract marriage.”
He completely hid his own feelings toward Anette.
“Huh… That is strange. It’s not like my brother Hertian to marry someone else.”
Serdis caught the implication in Liri’s words.
“That person?”
Liri shook her head, regretting her accidental slip.
“It’s nothing.”
“Liri, be honest. If Anette and Hertian have a contract marriage, it’s as good as having no one to inherit the Duke’s position.”
Eventually, Liri relented. It seemed like the best thing to do for Hertian.
“Actually, Hertian has someone else he likes.”
It was an awkward statement, but she had no choice but to say it.
She knew Hertian had been exchanging letters with someone for some time.
And that the other party was a woman.
‘Wow, who is Brother Hertian exchanging letters with? The stationary is pretty; is it a woman?’
‘Give it here. You don’t need to know.’
Even the everaffectionate Hertian was sensitive when it came to the letters.
Moreover, the expression he wore while opening the letters looked unmistakably happy.
So how could she not have suspicions?
She hadn’t tried to find out who the woman was because she feared Hertian would never look at her again if she did.
But now Hertian had suddenly fallen in love at first sight with another woman and gotten married. It was unbelievable.
“Another partner? Who is it?”
“I don’t know who it is either. What’s certain is that Hertian had an unrequited love. It seems they’re still exchanging letters…”
“Letters? Could it be this?”
A familiar envelope appeared from Serdis’ possession.
Seeing it, the crimson pupils dilated.
“Why does Brother Serdis have that?”
‘I thought so.’
This letter was one Anette had entrusted to Lucky at the wedding.
She had merely asked to go to the bridal waiting room and speak ill of Hertian, yet why hand over this letter?
Moreover, according to Lucky, there had been a longterm correspondence.
Upon hearing this, Serdis immediately promised to write a recommendation letter for Lucky to the royal painters. The child happily delivered the letter and left.
The sender was Anette.
The recipient was Casian.
The content of the letter was quite profound.
[Casian, thank you for gathering the courage.I’m sorry for asking to meet, knowing it’s burdensome for you.
But I’m ready to understand you, whatever the situation or form you’re in.]
They had been exchanging letters for a long time but seemed not to know each other’s faces.
At a glance, it looked like simply making a promise, but upon closer inspection, every word was meticulously crafted.
He had an intuition.
The reason Anette suddenly changed might be related to this letter.
So, he immediately set out to find the other party.
‘Who could Casian be?’
It was a name he’d heard but couldn’t specifically attach to a person.
He investigated everyone in the capital with the name Casian, regardless of whether they were noble or commoner.
But it was no one.
No one was exchanging letters with Anette.
‘That means Casian is not his real name.’
So after Anette left her family postmarriage, she had surreptitiously sent the letter back to the Count’s house.
The butler confirmed that the letter was from Anette to Casian and entrusted it somewhere.
Serdis followed the trail.
And finally found out that the destination of the letter was Blandiche Castle.
“That is the letter Brother Hertian had been exchanging.”
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!!!
