A maid, who was hidden behind a pillar, closely watched his retreating figure and thought. She was the one who had taken away his bloody clothes when Sonnaught had hurriedly washed his bloodsoaked body in Latil’s room before.
“What are you looking at so intently?”
Another maid standing next to her asked curiously.
“Do you like Sir Sonnaught?”
The maid thought about the question for a moment before nodding her head.
“I think so. My eyes naturally follow him when Sir Sonnaught passes by. I want to start a conversation with him too. But Sir Sonnaught always talks only with Her Majesty, so I can’t find the opportunity.”
When the maid agreed surprisingly easily, another maid who had casually asked the question was taken aback and shook her shoulders.
“Then you should quickly notify your family and ask them to propose a marriage. Sir Sonnaught is from a good family, and his popularity has skyrocketed now that he has become Her Majesty’s close aide. There must be many families aiming for him. If you hesitate, you’ll be late!”
[This is the time separator]“Ah… my throat is dry.”
The next day. When Latil woke up from sleep and complained about her hangover, the nanny handed her some warm honey water with a tsk.
“Why did you drink so much? Especially when you can’t handle alcohol.”
“It’s not that I wanted to drink!”
She wanted to get Sonnaught drunk! But fearing that the nanny might find it strange, Latil just sipped her honey water without uttering a word.
“What about Sir Sonnaught? Did he go home well yesterday?”
“Yes. He took good care of Her Majesty when she was drunk.”
As the sweet and warm water went down her throat, her discomfort gradually eased. Handing the empty bowl back to the nanny, Latil cursed Sonnaught in her mind.
‘Hey, you look like a drunkard. How can you handle alcohol so well?’
In any case, her first attempt was a failure. She thought of trying again, but she was worried that her suspicious intentions might be revealed if she invited him to drink again immediately.
‘Even if I get him to drink again, it doesn’t seem like he’ll get drunk. There’s no other way. I have to find another method for Sonnaught.’
In the end, Latil decided to target Guesta next, who seemed to be the easiest.
Of course, she had neither assigned him any work nor expected any. But he was a member of her harem nonetheless.
Everyone living in the heart of the palace could potentially be fatal if they decided to betray. There was no harm in testing them.
Having made up her mind, Latil finished her work for the day and personally went to Guesta’s place in the evening to create a drinking atmosphere.
“Do you like drinking, Your Majesty…?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s nice to have a drink occasionally, right? It uplifts the mood.”
“Yes…”
“I wanted to have an honest conversation while we drink together.”
Latil, with her faint smile, kept pouring alcohol into Guesta’s glass. His face was flushed, but he drank every glass that Latil poured without leaving a single drop.
But…
‘Wow, impressive.’
Guesta, who looked like he’d get drunk with just a sip, seemed to handle alcohol quite well. He didn’t have zero reaction like Sonnaught, but his bashful smile remained the same throughout.
Moreover, Guesta’s face was red from the beginning, and it was hard to tell later whether it was because of the alcohol or because he was blushing at the sight of Latil.
“You… can drink well.”
‘He looks so soft.’
Later, a surprised Latil muttered, to which Guesta leaned towards her slightly and mumbled.
“I guess I drank a lot. I feel a bit dizzy…”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Actually, I can’t handle alcohol well… But I kept drinking because Your Majesty was offering.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
Guesta laughed heartily at Latil, but she wasn’t fooled. Even though he said he was drunk, she couldn’t hear any inner thoughts from Guesta.
[This is the time separator]The next evening. After two consecutive failed attempts, Latil decided to seek out Klein this time.
Klein once excitedly revealed his inner thoughts to Latil when he was alone, and they had shared a drink together before.
She didn’t remember it well, but there was a precedent of Klein getting drunk with Latil and falling asleep in the garden, so he was definitely not as strong with alcohol as Sonnaught and Guesta.
Feeling sure that she would succeed this time, Latil laughed as she poured alcohol into Klein’s cup, one after the other, as soon as they sat across each other.
As expected, Klein’s eyes gradually loosened and he began to doze off, fully drunk. Anyone could see that he was drunk.
Around that time, Latil tried to sneak in a question, thinking it was the right moment.
“Klein. Can you hear me?”
[Her Majesty’s voice…….]‘It’s working!’
When Klein, who was dozing off, finally answered, Latil cheered silently.
‘Klein’s resistance is surprisingly low.’
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!!!
