Second Male Lead, You Said It Was A Contract Marriage? (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 043

Whether she was glad or not, there was only one possible reply I could give.

“Yes, I’m glad. Your Majesty the Empress.”

I couldn’t show displeasure in front of the other noblewomen. Bertisha responded to my words with a bright smile and invited me to sit beside her.

Having no choice but to accept, I sat down next to her and paused to think.

Just now, something about Bertisha’s words had felt oddly off.

‘Why does it seem like Bertisha doesn’t actually like me?’

The way she had looked at me while speaking of our days as a trio resembled someone gazing at a misplaced stone.

It might have been an overinterpretation, but it also felt as if she blamed me for distancing herself from him.

It was a thought I’d had before, even when Bertisha had sent letters one-sidedly to Yezar—was she truly unaware of his feelings?

Or perhaps she had deliberately ignored that affection, kept him close, and conveniently used his emotions for her own comfort. But when that lingering affection, which seemed destined to continue even after marriage, suddenly poured toward an unknown woman, was that why she had come to meet me now? Thought followed thought in an endless spiral.

‘My head is a mess. I wish I were just overthinking this.’

In the original story, Bertisha was the kind and wise female lead. Whenever an incident occurred, she used her brilliant mind to resolve it satisfyingly and cleanly, treating even those of lower status with equality and without prejudice.

Charming, intelligent, and gentle, readers loved the female lead just as much as the male leads. I had been one of those readers who adored her.

So I didn’t want to be disappointed.

Instead of meeting Bertisha’s gaze, which still hadn’t left me, I turned my head to the side.

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