But she soon realized that things in life don’t always go as planned.
“Hello?”
A strange man approached Leah. He was one of the two customers who had just entered. They sat down across from her without permission.
“Who are you?”
“We just wanted to say hello to a beautiful lady.”
“We’re not suspicious. We’re students at the Imperial College.”
The men had been instantly smitten with Leah upon entering the café. It had been a long time since they’d seen a woman who caught their eye so immediately.
“I’m sorry, I’m waiting for someone.”
Leah firmly rejected their advances.
She had no interest in idly chatting with strange men. Besides, she was now acutely aware of how beautiful Grace was.
Honestly, as Leah Hamilton, she had never experienced anything like this. It wasn’t that she was dissatisfied with her appearance or lacked confidence.
‘Being pretty can be uncomfortable.’
At the funeral, Allen’s gaze wasn’t much different from these men’s. He showed genuine interest, not the pretentious compliments he used to give Leah Hamilton.
‘I was such a fool to believe his honeyed words.’
Anger swelled in Leah’s chest as she thought of Allen.
She had always considered herself intelligent, but in the end, she was blinded by her own emotions and failed to see the truth.
One-sided love can cloud judgment and blur rationality. Leah realized this truth too late.
“Let’s talk until your friend arrives.”
“We’ll make it fun for you.”
The men were persistent, and Leah stood up from her seat.
“Well then, I’ll be leaving.”
It was wise not to entertain such behavior. Giving them even a slight chance would only encourage them to be more bothersome.
Leah left the café to look for Terran and headed towards the bookstore. All the while, she promised herself internally, ‘I will never fall in love again. Love has no place in my life.’
She hurried her steps, but soon found herself trapped between the two men who had followed her from the café.
“A gentleman from the Imperial College should behave accordingly.”
“We just wanted to talk for a few minutes.”
“I fell in love at first sight, what can I do?”
Leah couldn’t help but let out a scoff at their words.
‘Nonsense!’
Their clichéd talk of love was revolting. She feigned moving to the right, then quickly dashed to the left and ran straight ahead. She had no intention of spending even a second discussing love with them.
However, she ran too far and found herself in an unfamiliar street. Worse, she had left her handbag at the café in her haste.
Without a single coin in her possession, Leah felt overwhelmed. It would soon be dark, and walking the streets alone as a woman was very dangerous.
‘I’ll go to the bookstore.’
Leah calmed herself and retraced her steps, fortunately reaching the bookstore without much difficulty. Inside, however, there was no sign of Terran. He must have already exchanged the book and returned to the café.
‘Should I go back to the café?’
The thought of encountering those men again filled her with anxiety.
Terran hurried back to the café after exchanging the book. But once there, he found Leah was not present.
Her coffee cup was almost untouched. Then he overheard a conversation.
“What a waste. I can’t believe such a beauty exists in Levon.”
“Yeah, I can’t believe we let her slip away right in front of us.”
“If I knew she would run off like a squirrel, I would have held onto her. Now that she rejected me, it’s making me want her more.”
“Shall we open her handbag? Maybe we’ll find something that can lead us to her.”
Just as the two men were about to open the handbag, it disappeared from their sight. A man in black clothes had taken it.
“Did you steal the handbag?”
“No, not at all. A lady left it here, and we were just trying to return it…”
Terran’s inquiry was met with denial and hand waving from the men. However, Terran’s expression grew more twisted.
“Dare you lay a hand on my woman?”
“Your woman? Oh… I’m sorry.”
Realizing the situation, the men quickly apologized.
“No need to apologize. Just start with getting punched.”
Terran said roughly as he started to loosen his tie.
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!!!
