“You said you were indebted to me.”
“Yes, Miss Carina.”
“But why can’t I remember? If you said you were going to return a favor to me, I should remember something.”
As she put down her teacup, Carina looked at her intently.
“Do you remember the old fortune teller in the square?”
At Rona’s words, Carina’s eyes widened in surprise.
“How do you know about her?”
“She’s my grandmother.”
“Aha.”
After her parents’ funeral, Carina, in the original work, met an old fortuneteller in the village square. She had only three silver coins left. To the old woman who was sick and hungry, Carina gave her the silver coins, almost all her money, and asked her to tell her future.
Then the old woman told Carina her future.
‘Soon you will live a new life. A strong destiny awaits you. You will fall in a very fateful and passionate love. The man is tall and has black hair. His eyes are…cough, cough.’
Carina, recalling the incident, laughed brightly.
“That’s right. There was such an incident. I have often thought about her. Everything has happened as she told me.”
Carina’s cheeks flushed a bright apricot color.
“How is she doing now?”
“She passed away.”
“I see.”
Rona bowed her head a little. She felt guilty for using someone else’s story that had nothing to do with her, but she had no choice.
In the original work, after Carina gave her silver coins and left, the old woman smiled happily and seemed to fall asleep forever, but only the readers knew this. The character Carina wouldn’t have known.
“My grandmother had dementia and often wandered off. People felt uncomfortable with her and were upset. It was useless to take her home. She would disappear in no time.”
Carina’s father had dementia. And her mother, who went out to look for him, got into a carriage accident, and Carina lost both her parents. Her face darkened as she recalled the familiar story.
“My grandmother passed away with a happy face because of your good deed, Miss Carina. She held tightly to the three silver coins you gave her. So, I wanted to thank you and came to tell you your future once more.”
She hoped that Carina would meet Elleon smoothly. Although she was a fake fortune teller, she was ready to tell Carina that she would be happy with Elleon, just like in the original story. She was ready to shower her with a blessing so beautiful that it would be hard to forget!
“Really?”
“But I have a favor to ask.”
“What is it?”
Rona felt her mouth dry.
“Please meet the person I introduce to you just once. It’s very important. A person’s life depends on it.”
Rona begged fervently.
“Miss, you have the power to change someone’s life, just like when you showed kindness to my grandmother.”
Then Carina hesitated for a moment instead of answering right away.
“Is this person you’re introducing a man?”
“Yes.”
What could be the problem? Rona was perplexed.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t meet him.”
Rona was surprised by the unexpected refusal.
“Why not?”
Carina’s expression was soft but firm.
“There’s someone who won’t like it if I meet another man. He is very jealous.”
Rona couldn’t hide her surprise and opened her mouth.
“Do you mean….”
Carina, as if waiting for the questioning ‘do you mean’ to come out of Rona’s mouth, quickly answered. Moreover, her beautiful green eyes were shimmering.
“Right. I am in a relationship with someone. And even for the marriage… The adults are discussing it.”
Lona’s heart leapt.
‘What? A marriage discussion with Saviel?’
It was an unbelievable event.
Saviel was the antagonist, merely a character to provoke jealousy from Elleon.
How could Carina, the heroine, form such a serious relationship with Saviel before even meeting Elleon? She couldn’t understand.
“Are you really in the process of marriage discussion?”
If it’s a marriage discussion with Prince Saviel, wouldn’t it be a royal marriage? To Lona’s words, Carina lightly smiled and unraveled her story.
“Yes. Although I have not yet had my debutante ball, I am of marriageable age. I was worried that if it gets any later, I might not meet a good person, but how I became connected with such a person…”
Carina showed an absentminded expression as if she was happy just thinking about it. She then looked at Lona and smiled gently.
“Grandmother told me a good destiny is waiting for me. Thanks to that, I feel like I’m able to receive love from such a precious person. She even pinpointed my destiny partner’s appearance, saying he’s a splendid man with black hair. I’ve been thinking about what grandmother said often these days, as he truly is such a person.”
Carina showed a perplexed expression.
“I want to fulfill your request too. But a marriage discussion is not just my own matter, so it’s difficult to do things at my own discretion. I’m sorry that I can’t help with the task you’ve asked for, Lona. You understand that we can’t be careless about a matter which might lead to entering the royal family, right?”
Lona looked at Carina.
“The royal family?”
It felt as if she had confirmed the distorted original work and was shot dead on the spot.
“Oh my, it’s still a secret, but I just let slip about the royal family. Yes, the person I am meeting now is His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Lona felt as if her vision was darkening. Yet, it felt strange.
If the original work is ruined, she can’t go back to the original world, and she was more worried about Elleon who might have to live his whole life blind than herself.
“Do you, um, love him?”
At that question, Carina blushed and nodded her head.
“Yes, with all my heart.”
It was certain that this was not just a political marriage. Carina was clearly in love now. She knew that too clearly that Lona was at a loss for words.
“I was about to make a rash request without knowing the circumstances.”
Lona closed her eyes with a serious face.
“I will tell your future once again, Miss Carina.”
Carina looked at Lona’s mouth as if she was expecting something.
A carriage with a golden lion embossed on it stopped in front of the Harrington Count’s house.
It was a luxurious carriage used by the palace to pick up guests. As Carina, who was about to board the carriage after fixing her dress hem, let out a highpitched voice.
“Oh my, Your Highness the Crown Prince. What brings you here?”
Saviel gave a sweet smile and offered his hand to her.
“It’s not easy waiting for you to come.”
At his words, Carina’s heart throbbed. As she took Saviel’s hand and got on the carriage, the door closed and soon the rhythmic sound of horse hooves echoed cheerfully.
However, even with a splendid lover by her side, the story she had heard earlier was swirling in Carina’s head.
‘Two men?’
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!!!
