My Contract Marriage Got Interrupted (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 67

Louis wore an expression wholly out of place at this seemingly cheerful banquet.

Had Odette stood just a little closer to Louis, rumors might have spread that something had happened between them.

Simply put,

‘He had the look of someone with a story.’

Because of that, she couldn’t help but recall the day of the marriage announcement in the imperial palace—the memory she’d almost forgotten.

—Your Highness, might you reconsider your marriage? Duke Ertman is not a good man.

—Couldn’t you still find someone else? For example… me?

Though she desperately wanted to dismiss it as a joke, Louis’s demeanor had been utterly serious.

Moreover, he’d even raised his voice at Walter, making it impossible to write off as mere jest.

‘It’s truly strange.’

While it was true that Odette had once considered marrying Louis, wasn’t it Louis himself who’d drawn the line?

Had Louis not coldly cut Odette off after Count Xavier’s banquet, she never would have accepted Walter’s proposal.

After all, Louis—more relaxed and free than the well-known Walter—would have been a far better match for her in marriage.

Yet Louis had drawn that line, only showing his face again long after everything had already moved forward.

‘Though Count Clovis did claim he sent me a letter.’

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