Just as Edith was absentmindedly imagining a moonlight walk, Vivian approached with excited steps.
“Madam Edith, it’s finally arrived!”
“Arrived?”
“Yes! The letter you had sent with questions to Lord Hanyang.”
She had almost given up, thinking it would be difficult to get information on the tower at the Count’s residence as the reply was delayed, but looking at the envelope Vivian held, it appeared the delay was due to the detailed response.
“Thank you, Vivian.”
“It’s nothing. It’s your skill, Madam, for sending the appropriate jewels.”
“I should thank you too, for such a detailed reply.”
It had already been a fortunate day, thinking she was lucky just for Walter publicizing Sophia’s letter and exchanging brief greetings with Benjamin.
Ripping open the envelope, Edith felt maybe the gods were finally looking out for her wrongful life.
However, her expression gradually became serious as she read the letter, and soon, Edith requested Vivian to bring a shawl.
“I’ll go to the library for a moment. It seems I have a book to read.”
Edith wanted to verify the facts conveyed in Hanyang’s letter with her own eyes immediately.
The letter began with the fact that Lord Hanyang had worked at the Portrion mansion for 40 years, and how he could make medicine for his sick granddaughter with the jewels she sent.
[Our ancestors told us, originally, the Portrion estate was located elsewhere, but due to various reasons moved here around 100 years ago.]‘Here it is.’
After putting down the lamp, Edith took out an elegant sketchbook from one side of the library.
The sketchbook was specifically ordered to record the mansions, villas, and landscapes owned by the family.
Carefully flipping through, Edith found that according to the letter, what she knew as the Portrion mansion had originally been a summer hunting lodge for the family.
‘Had I not known it was once a summer lodge, I might have been chasing weird records.’
Soon, Edith found a painting of the Portrion mansion with a tall tower. The mansion itself was as she knew, but the existence of the tower felt a bit awkward.
A less detailed but still informative floor plan was also included in the later pages.
[The former Count would confine Mr. Nicholas in that ‘Tower of Reflection’ whenever he made a mistake.] But the young master somehow always escaped from the tower, and the father was always puzzled. I happened to discover the young master’s secret while cleaning the library.Edith took out the blueprint, then replaced the book to its original position and went to the corner of the library.
There, damaged books that couldn’t be thrown away for some reason were neatly arranged.
‘A shelf for damaged books. The second from the left.’
Edith felt the indicated area with her hand. Her fingertips touched something resembling a handle.
“……!”
When she cautiously pulled it, a hidden entrance was revealed with a clanking sound.
A secret passage that could accommodate about one adult man.
[The summer villa was built in a conflict-prone area, so there was a secret passage in case the villa was ever attacked. It’s a forgotten fact, but it seems only young master Nicholas accidentally discovered the secret passage.]‘This secret passage must connect to a tower outside the mansion, making escape possible.’
This secret space was just the right place for greedy Nicholas to hide something.
The probability was high that the spell to release the magic that had confined Walter in the castle for seven years was in here.
“……”
Edith took a deep breath and cautiously entered the secret passage.
Whether a secret passage was made between the rooms of the castle or not, noises of people moving beyond the bricks could be heard.
How long had she walked, silencing her footsteps? Edith stopped in her tracks upon hearing a familiar voice.
‘Isn’t that Elizabeth’s voice?’
But she was not alone. At this time, she shouldn’t have anyone attending her, yet she was heard conversing with a man.
“Eisen, is that true?”
“How many times do I have to say it? I’ve confirmed it several times at the monastery.”
The man called Eisen seemed to come from a monastery, but why was he treating Elizabeth so casually?
While speculating on their relationship, Edith soon heard a shocking statement and froze.
“Elizabeth, there’s no choice. As soon as the funeral is over, kill the stableman named Walter.”
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!!!
