Even if the war ended thanks to him, that doesn’t mean he alone made all the effort.
“Chloe. You are included among them.”
The following words mentioned Chloe.
“Included, me?”
“You also did your part there, didn’t you? Looking after wounded soldiers day and night.”
“……”
“Reminding me of a love I had forgotten.”
These additional explanations brought up memories of a forgotten past.
‘Could it be?’
Chloe looked at him as if she couldn’t believe it. After a wordless signal, he calmly nodded his head.
“I’m not sure if you remember, but you treated me during the war.”
He was claiming to be one of the knights Chloe had treated.
Chloe’s hand was suddenly caught by him.
He kissed the sacred hands that treated him, as if they were precious treasures.
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I am still living a happy life.”
Is it a ticklish sensation?
Rather, it feels a bit more crude, and sincere. It’s a feeling she’s experiencing for the first time, so she can’t exactly name it.
“……Yes, Kun.”
(This is a time separator.)
Afterwards, Kun confided everything to her.
He had a gut feeling that Chloe was the nurse who treated him as soon as he saw the picture in her wallet.
So he meddled in something he would normally have been indifferent to.
“Chloe. I owe my life to you. I probably won’t be able to repay this debt with a favor like today.”
“……”
“Please give me a chance. It’s okay if we’re not friends, and it’s fine if I follow your shadow alone.”
“……”
“Even so, do you still dislike having me as a friend?”
The question asked once again.
Chloe looked at him casually. The black hair fluttering in the wind and deep blue irises caught her eye.
The man who claims he needs a letter. The only person who remembers Chloe’s past and is grateful to her.
How many people had she believed in and made friends with so far?
Can’t she just trust him this time?
“Okay. Pen pals. Sounds fun.”
Having made a new relationship, Chloe introduced herself.
To exchange letters, they had to reveal their addresses. So naturally, they had to reveal their identities.
Unexpectedly, Kun didn’t seem surprised. He introduced himself with an indifferent reaction.
He often travels to the kingdom from abroad. Since volunteering as a support troop during the war, he came to like Balront Kingdom.
Time flew as they talked about this and that from the past. The carriage arrived right on time.
Escorted by Kun, Chloe got on the carriage and began the farewell.
“Thank you for today, Kun.”
“It’s only natural.”
Perhaps missing her hand beside him, Kun stared at Chloe’s hand solemnly.
“Chloe.”
It was before the door of the carriage closed.
Kun called the name of the woman who became his friend. Though he always called her gently, this time his voice was unintentionally grave.
Chloe turned her head toward the source of the sound, just as a mountain breeze swept past the two.
Her curly golden hair fluttered wildly in the wind, distracting her view. Then Chloe hastily tidied her hair and tucked it behind her ears.
Her blurred focus gradually became clear.
“Are you happy?”
Then, Kun, who was also in her sight, became clear.
Was it because the man had his back to the blazing sunset? Chloe’s eyes, similar in color to hers, momentarily shimmered red.
‘…Happy?’
Chloe stared intently at the man without daring to answer.
Even though Kun was clearly waiting for an answer, Chloe couldn’t respond immediately.
It felt as if Kun’s question was piercing through her own unhappiness. As if the stranger Kun had noticed Chloe’s sorrow that no one else had discovered.
“Are you still happy?”
Kun added a moment later. The nuance was not pressing for an answer.
Only then did Chloe realize the true meaning of the question.
Whether the current Chloe was as happy as she was three years ago.
Three years.
So much had changed.
They had fought a war for half a year, and in the remaining half a year after the armistice, the kingdom had focused on recovery.
The following year, Chloe married Callis, and what she thought would be a happy married life fell apart after just six months when the truth came out.
And then the next year, the illfated Cinderella showed herself, as planned by the two.
“I am……”
“……”
“Trying to be happy.”
She was not happy. In a life of continuous misfortune, she could not shamefully proclaim her happiness.
But she wanted to recover what she had lost someday.
Kun’s expression was strange at Chloe’s answer. It looked the same as when he had asked the question, and yet, it seemed like a contemplative expression.
“I dare to serve you.”
“……”
“So, be happy.”
And then he smiled in the end.
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!!!
