Walter’s mumbling to himself was heard.
And it was quite impressive.
His voice seemed a bit weary and bitter.
‘He must really hate the battlefield.’
Although Walter had heard so much about being a steely duke, he had never thought about his feelings.
But then again, who would like the battlefield?
Feeling a little sorry, Odette quickly changed the subject.
“So you used Lizaina. I understand now. I wondered why you made such a loud rumor.”
“If His Highness had accepted my proposal, it might have been a little easier.”
“…….”
“Nobody believed a word I said, so things got a bit noisier.”
The pity is canceled.
Odette glanced at Walter’s composed face, cleared her throat, and changed the subject.
Let’s ignore that her face was a bit flushed.
“Ahem, well, then, you have no relationship with Elodie, right……”
“Of course not.”
And this time, the answer came back before the sentence even ended.
At that decisive response, it was Odette who was surprised.
“Then why did you let her stay here?”
“Since I stirred things up, I need at least one screen, don’t I?”
So Elodie was, in other words, a smokescreen.
A smokescreen for Lizaina, who was wary of Odette and Walter, just in case she tried to attack Odette.
And although he wasn’t going to tell Odette.
‘A smokescreen to hide between Louis Clovis and Odette.’
Walter knew from the start that Elodie would be dreaming in vain.
All he did was encourage that dream a little.
Just by treating her gently, she would gladly brag about having some relationship with Walter.
Then, of course, the blade of the 3rd princess will point to Elodie.
“I was worried what if Elodie Montuar understood the subject well, but fortunately, there was no need.”
Walter finished speaking, eyebrows slightly raised.
It was a bright and cheerful, few words, but Odette could fully understand the meaning contained within.
And also the fact that Walter was more dangerous than she thought.
‘He set up all this just to get married?’
This looked less like the attitude of someone wanting to get married, and more like a person driving prey into a trap.
As thorough as it was, it meant sincerity in this marriage.
And the prey is.
‘……me.’
So is the trap called marriage?
At that time, Odette suddenly recalled the words she had heard when she first met Walter.
She had been too baffled to forget, but Walter had clearly proposed a ‘contract’ marriage to Odette.
If, as Walter said, he could gain nothing from this marriage, then such a word would not have been attached to the marriage.
‘There must be something he’s after.’
But on the other hand…… If that’s all that’s satisfied, they might be able to be a good contract couple.
Walter had provided all the solutions to the reasons why Odette did not want to marry him.
Public opinion, the Emperor’s opposition, even Lizeina.
Although she might not have known before, now there is no reason for Odette to refuse Walter.
‘Above all, there’s a debt of 500,000 Dert.’
Odette opened her mouth after much thought.
“Duke, there’s something I want to ask.”
“Speak.”
“Is Ertman planning to break with Cedric, my brother?”
This was the first political statement Odette had made.
Because nobody knew the secret that she was joining hands with Cedric.
Of course, there was no occasion to talk about it.
‘But if I marry Walter, this part must be clarified.’
Of course, Walter might have been on the Empress’s side, so she might have approached more cautiously, but this conversation presupposes sincerity.
‘Duke Ertman explained to me things he didn’t necessarily have to.’
Both the tea party and Elodie’s affair.
So, it would be okay to reveal that she was joining hands with Cedric.
Of course, it would be surprising…
“Don’t worry about that part. I know that you are informing Cedric of the palace news.”
Odette unknowingly opened her mouth wide.
“……You knew? How?”
“I have better intelligence than you see.”
Walter added jokingly, then laughed a bit at Odette’s serious face.
“Relax your face. I heard it from Cedric.”
“……!”
Only then did Odette’s stiff face relax a bit.
No, it became sharp.
“You should have said that from the start. I was startled, thinking it had leaked. It would be a big deal if it was discovered.”
“I will do so next time.”
“Good.”
Odette nodded contentedly.
The last stumbling block, the part about Cedric, was also confirmed.
“Now I think I have explained enough, and you are convinced, Your Highness.”
Will you accept my proposal?
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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