“The young miss of Lancaster Earl’s family.”
“Is she pretty?”
“······.”
Men are all the same, it seems. I wonder why they’re curious about that.
But in the face of their expectant, shining eyes, I grimaced and pondered for a moment.
‘If they ask if she’s pretty… What was the feeling like?’
It was different from feeling something like a flower or a jewel was beautiful. She had a somewhat different vibe.
“If I had to say, it’s like…”
“Yes, yes?”
“She’s radiant.”
“Woah…”
Honestly, I didn’t expect a response from Eric.
I thought he would either grumble and tell them to leave as usual, or completely ignore them.
But the fact that the usually uncooperative Eric said such a thing, it would be less shocking if wizards or monsters appeared after 10 years.
When their thoughts reached that point, they suddenly started a heated debate amongst themselves, ignoring Eric who was right in front of them.
“An aura? You mean she has an aura that’s visible?”
“He’s gone, completely smitten.”
“I guess so. Wow, we’ll live long and see. Seeing this side of the boss…”
“So does this mean we don’t have to work overtime now?”
‘You fools, I can hear you.’
It was awkward to interject when they were talking amongst themselves, and it was burdensome to see them glance at him and chuckle.
‘I thought it would be quieter if I got engaged. Why does it seem more bothersome?’
Eric sighed and began to gather the report materials for the meeting at the palace.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Is what I heard true?”
“What are you talking about?”
While on his way to the conference room in the palace to report on the upcoming Knights training, Eric ran into William.
Considering the vastness of the palace, bumping into each other would have been difficult, so he must have been waiting. Seeing William approaching with a snicker, Eric intentionally asked tersely.
“That you’re getting engaged to the young miss of Lancaster Earl.”
“Yes, that’s the case.”
“Is she pretty?”
“······.”
When Eric remained silent, William snickered.
“Even so, shouldn’t you personally tell me such important news? I feel hurt.”
“You can consider it a consequence of first informing my parents.”
“Ah, I see. So when is the engagement ceremony?”
“My father is abroad, so we plan to have it when he returns.”
“Oh, your father, huh.”
Looking at him laughing and teasing, it seemed he wouldn’t stop until he had his fill. Eric frowned and brushed back his hair.
At that moment, William noticed the ring.
“Oh, wow, a ring.”
When William lifted Eric’s arm to check the ring, Eric pulled his arm away, asking what he was doing.
“You’ve succeeded. As expected of Britannia’s top groom.”
“?”
“They call her the noble swan lady. The young miss of Lancaster Earl’s house.”
“Is that so?”
“Didn’t you know? She’s famous for being hard to approach because she’s so noble. They call her the Iron Lady.”
“I didn’t know.”
“How did you meet her if you didn’t even know that?”
“……Just somehow.”
“Indeed, those who are meant to succeed will find a way. You just somehow met her? People were struggling to even start a conversation with her?”
“It wasn’t easy.”
He recalled the past when he was resolutely rejected twice.
“Pfft.”
Suddenly, laughter erupted.
“Why are you like this?”
“A swan, huh, hahaha.”
It was a fitting nickname.
Alicia, elegant and dignified, like a swan tirelessly moving its feet underwater to swim, was actually living hard as a maid.
But the fact that people, including herself, never noticed was another thing.
“Chuckles.”
“What? Do you feel so good just thinking about it?”
William looked at Eric, who was chuckling while leaning on the wall, with a bewildered expression.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]It was a meeting where Edinber, the commander of the First Knight Division, reported to the emperor about joint training.
“You’ve done well. Make sure no accidents occur.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Oh, by the way, Count Russel.”
“Yes.”
“How about a cup of tea?”
“Oh, yes.”
The emperor rose from his seat, gestured for William to follow him, and took the first step.
Following him, William shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t know why Eric was looking puzzled.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Are you engaged to the young lady of the Lancaster Count?”
“…Yes.”
“So, you’re finally doing it. Congratulations.”
“Thank you.”
Looking at Eric’s flustered expression as if wondering ‘how did he know’, the emperor laughed as if amused.
“Duke Gloster already came bragging. It’s been a while since I’ve seen such an excited Duke.”
“I apologize.”
Looking at Eric, who bowed his head in embarrassment, the emperor laughed again.
“Our princes are still like this.”
“Ugh.”
As the emperor laughed and pointed out William next to him, Eric quickly shifted his gaze to William and retorted.
“Wouldn’t you be doing it soon?”
“Haha, you’re relaxed now that it’s not about you.”
“That’s right. Count Russel. I’ll observe how you live and make my decision, so show me a good example.”
“In that case, I should manage you first to get William married. I’ll keep an eye on you too.”
“……”
Faced with the combined force of the emperor and William, Eric closed his mouth.
“By the way, there was a time I considered her for the position of crown princess.”
Taken aback by the unexpected remark, Eric and William looked at the emperor at the same time.
“Harry must be quite disappointed.”
But Eric turned his head towards William at the emperor’s subsequent words, and William shook his head as if he was hearing this for the first time.
Regardless of their reactions, the emperor nodded as if he had convinced himself.
“But now that she’s reached the level of Duke Gloster’s wife, she might be able to handle it.”
“?”
Eric was focusing on the emperor, feeling that a word that bothered him had come out, but the emperor was still smiling as if amused.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Hey. Eric.”
At the call from William, he stopped and turned around.
“You don’t need to worry about what my father said. It’s a done deal, after all.”
“I know.”
“By the way, I happened to overhear Harry talking to the empress recently. I was wondering why he was talking about women, and I guess that was it.”
“I see.”
In fact, Eric didn’t have much contact with Prince Harry, if not for William.
But the prince always had a dark complexion, so he wasn’t very friendly, and his biological mother, the empress, was a strong personality, hard to please, so Alicia didn’t seem like a good match.
“What? I thought you were so tormented that you just got engaged, but you’re serious?”
“What?”
“Still, Harry is a prince. If you show such a clear intent to kill, it’s going to be a problem.”
“When did I do that?”
“Your expression totally showed it.”
“That’s not possible.”
He just thought that Prince Harry wouldn’t suit Alicia. That was a very brief thought.
At the firm answer, William had to nod.
“Okay, let’s leave it at that. So, what are you going to do now?”
“I’m going to the duke’s house. To pick up my fiancée.”
“Wow.”
Leaving a surprised William behind, he moved his steps.
While he was at the duke’s house, he thought of talking to his father, the Duke of Gloster, and Prince Harry.
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!!!
