After the first tea party, Larisa continued to invite friends occasionally. It was enjoyable for Grenavier to see her smiling as if acknowledging that he did well.
However, William rarely invited friends, which secretly worried Grenavier. One day, William brought a friend with an awkward expression. The boy had soft brown hair and an impressive gentle smile.
“Hello, you must be Larisa.”
“Hello.”
Larisa greeted him, holding the ends of her skirt, showing a tense face but perfect posture. The boy, pretending to be nonchalant, said, “You’re so cute. Want to marry me later?”
To this, William retorted, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Why so serious? Because you’re cute.”
William clenched his teeth, suppressing any jealousy. He remained silent, not wanting to appear petty.
The boy, extending a handshake to Larisa, said, “I’m James Dylan, your brother’s friend.”
“Brother?”
“Yeah?”
“William is not my brother.”
“What?”
“Yeah. I don’t have a brother. William is just William.”
“Oh, I see.”
Confused by Larisa’s firm attitude, James muttered to William while covering his mouth with one hand, “Hey, already messing with the idea of siblings.”
‘What on earth is he saying…’
James extended his hand to Larisa again, regardless of William’s expression, this time with a quite gentlemanly attitude.
“Well then, Miss Larisa, may I have the honor of being your escort?”
Larisa was taken aback by the prince-like line straight out of a picture book. How should she respond in a situation like this?
“Yes, gladly.”
Responding like a princess from a fairy tale, Larisa cautiously took James’s hand. With no siblings of his own, James found every action of Larisa utterly charming.
“Wow, so cute!”
James exclaimed.
“Hey, haven’t you invited me all this time just to hide this adorable sister from me?”
“Why should I invite you?”
“Okay, that’s why I barged in.”
James hadn’t been formally invited. He just followed William home on the weekend. If he hadn’t done that, he would never have entered the Loredante Mansion.
‘He seems unyielding, but secretly he’s quite flexible.’
Thinking that way, James charmed Larisa.
“Larisa, what’s your nickname? Lisa?”
“It’s Lala.”
“Oh, even your nickname is cute. What do you want to do, Lala? How does William usually play with you?”
“We have tea time together, and he helps me with my homework.”
“Wow, that sounds boring. I’ll make sure you have fun today.”
Saying so, James lifted Larisa in a flash and started running around the garden with her as if riding a horse.
“Here we go! Yeehaw!”
“Ahh!”
William, taken aback, reached out to catch them, but they were already too far away. William lowered his outstretched hand in confusion. It was because Larisa was giggling and finding it amusing.
After running around for a while, James finally put Larisa down on the garden table.
“How was it? Awesome, right?”
Larisa nodded enthusiastically because she was genuinely excited.
“Then, will you marry me later?”
“No way!”
Watching the two of them laugh together, William briefly denied reality.
“Is Jimmy close to William?”
Larisa, who had become close to James without realizing it, asked.
“Yeah, we’re best friends. Because William doesn’t have any friends other than me.”
“Why?”
“Because this guy here is making himself an outcast at the academy, so I have no choice but to go there with him.”
“Not necessary.”
William’s response was casually dismissed.
“Wow, thanks, Jimmy!”
“As expected, only Lala appreciates me. Heh.”
“Will you continue to be friends with our William?”
“Yeah, I will. I can’t leave this cute little sister alone. Hehe.”
William felt like disappearing from the world as he watched the two getting along so well. Maybe he should make this guy disappear instead.
“William’s friend has come?”
Finally, the anticipated moment had arrived. It was Ginevra. She was walking briskly, her hair fluttering as if she had forgotten how to use magic. William sighed upon seeing her approaching at a fast pace.
“Oh, hello! I’m James Dylan.”
Ginevra, after giving James a skeptical glance, managed her expression and said, “I see. Thank you for coming. But are you really William’s friend?”
“We’re best friends!”
Larisa interjected, “Best friends?”
“Haha, it somehow ended up that way.”
‘Well, things end up like that sometimes.’
William sighed inwardly. The reason James had followed him today was partly due to Ginevra. She had asked him with a gloomy expression every weekend if he had plans for friends to visit. Now that James was here, she probably wouldn’t ask anymore. Today was an exception.
Ginevra seemed relieved and said, “It’s the first time William’s brought a friend like James. Please take care.”
James, seeing Ginevra’s smile for the first time, stared at her for a moment before responding, “Oh, yes. Of course. More importantly, you’re so beautiful, ma’am!”
Ginevra chuckled and swept her hair back. She subtly appreciated compliments since not many people praised her, always fearing her as the Grand Witch.
“Do you have any interest in younger 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!!!
