“Are you really planning on going to Windsor?”
“Do you think I’m lying?”
“I know you’re not the type to lie, but…”
Michel hesitated unusually at the end of his sentence. Michel, who had been eavesdropping a short distance away, resumed speaking with a nervous expression.
“You have a lot to do.”
“Going to the Duke of Windsor’s estate is one of them. Aren’t you meeting Khaled?”
“Uh…”
Grunting, Michel groaned. He had to confirm the underground dungeon where Khaled was captured. But Yurik’s words kept bothering him. Could he really leave the palace like this?
‘To teach the princess such habits, just what…’
Benjamin was a man who fulfilled every word he spat out. He had the capability and tenacity to do so. In other words, he would keep his promise to teach Yurik to think subjectively.
‘It will take days, or even weeks!’
It was a turning point in Benjamin’s life right now. The goal he had been chasing for the last 15 years was just around the corner.
Besides, he had detected strange movements from Greta, so he had to be careful. Though Benjamin thought she would be fine, for some reason… he felt very worried this time.
‘Something feels twisted about this whole affair.’
Michel’s worries persisted until the next day when the two arrived at Hopground Earl’s territory.
The bedroom of the deceased Earl of Hopground was sealed off.
“The cause of death is certainly murder, it’s under investigation.”
They had a head start with the help from the Coperador Guild. Although investigators were absent now, just a few hours before, even the aristocratic court had come to verify the scene. Thus, the death of the Earl of Hopground had caused a great stir in the aristocratic society.
‘It wouldn’t be over twenty stab wounds without a serious grudge.’
As Benjamin followed the pattern of the dried blood, he tilted his head in thought.
“Where is the Earl of Hopground’s body?”
“The body has been taken to the cathedral in the earldom. You’ll notice indentations and minor scratches on the floor. He was probably attacked there.”
“Taken to the cathedral…”
Scanning the room, Benjamin went to a corner. He knelt on one knee and asked.
“Is there anything else to report? Even the smallest thing is fine.”
A corner spotless of even a speck of dust. Given that it was the Earl’s bedroom, cleanliness was expected.
‘But this is strange. Even the court had been here, and yet not a speck of dust?’
Sure enough, the traces of foot traffic had left a small amount of dust on top of the dried bloodstains. Yet the corner Benjamin was examining was too clean.
About to touch the floor, a primal wariness stopped him. Benjamin swiped his gloved hand through the air several times. White holy power descended like layers of lace.
‘As I thought.’
Something clicked. It wasn’t a stain from blood or water. He could tell without even smelling or touching it.
‘It’s urine.’
Although Benjamin was curious about the urine, no answer came from Michel, who was scrutinizing the report. Benjamin turned his head toward the report in Michel’s hands. Not the seal of the Coperador Guild, but that of the Gravision Church.
‘That means one of two things.’
With a cold gaze, Benjamin thought.
‘Either it was missed at the temple, or it’s being kept from me.’
Either way, it wasn’t pleasant news. Suddenly, he remembered the case of the stolen Papal seal. It didn’t seem like a far-fetched notion.
Having checked the report to the end, Michel bowed his waist.
“I’ll find out whose it is right away.”
“Are you really planning on going to Windsor?”
“Do you think I’m lying?”
“I know you’re not the type to lie, but…”
Michel hesitated unusually at the end of his sentence. Michel, who had been eavesdropping a short distance away, resumed speaking with a nervous expression.
“You have a lot to do.”
“Going to the Duke of Windsor’s estate is one of them. Aren’t you meeting Khaled?”
“Uh…”
Grunting, Michel groaned. He had to confirm the underground dungeon where Khaled was captured. But Yurik’s words kept bothering him. Could he really leave the palace like this?
‘To teach the princess such habits, just what…’
Benjamin was a man who fulfilled every word he spat out. He had the capability and tenacity to do so. In other words, he would keep his promise to teach Yurik to think subjectively.
‘It will take days, or even weeks!’
It was a turning point in Benjamin’s life right now. The goal he had been chasing for the last 15 years was just around the corner.
Besides, he had detected strange movements from Greta, so he had to be careful. Though Benjamin thought she would be fine, for some reason… he felt very worried this time.
‘Something feels twisted about this whole affair.’
Michel’s worries persisted until the next day when the two arrived at Hopground Earl’s territory.
The bedroom of the deceased Earl of Hopground was sealed off.
“The cause of death is certainly murder, it’s under investigation.”
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!!!
