“Didn’t I say that now is the perfect time to announce the marriage, with Lord Killian’s popularity skyrocketing?”
Veronia kept her mouth shut without giving any answer.
She had no desire to engage in a pointless argument.
‘Why is she acting like this? Since when did she start holding her head up so high?’
Sandra was displeased with Veronia’s attitude, which was unlike her usual submissive self today.
Normally, she would have made excuses or apologized by now, but Veronia was keeping her mouth shut and staring straight ahead with a calm gaze.
‘What makes her so confident?’
Sandra’s face began to flush red and blue with anger.
“Even now, when the Duke of Drea’s side is showing a lukewarm reaction to your marriage! You should be actively trying to capture Lord Killian’s heart! What? Innocence?”
The reason the Empress was so enraged wasn’t because Veronia was emphasizing her innocence.
‘She’s angry because I disobeyed her orders, right? Even though it’s just a hairstyle, she can’t stand giving in on even that.’
Suppressing a sigh that was about to escape, Veronia furrowed her brows.
Then she created a pitiful voice.
“I was short-sighted, Your Majesty. I thought a righteous knight like Lord Killian would naturally prefer this style.”
“What?”
“I thought it would be better to reveal my charms little by little, rather than too blatantly.”
Perhaps Veronia’s words sounded quite plausible. Sandra’s eyes trembled slightly.
“But now that I hear it, Your Majesty’s words make more sense. I was short-sighted. I should quickly call the maid back to change it.”
“…There’s no need for that.”
Sandra lifted her chin and spoke in a deliberately firm voice.
But her eyes had lost their previous certainty and were trembling slightly.
“It’s already too late. So it’s better to go like this today. We can’t be late just to fix your hairstyle, can we?”
What rude behavior is that? How can you be so short-sighted? Ah, it’s infuriating. Finding it difficult to manage her expression, Sandra opened her fan wide and began fanning herself.
“Yes, I’ll do as you say, Mother.”
Seemingly satisfied with Veronia’s polite response, Sandra’s expression lightened considerably.
She suddenly grabbed Veronia’s hand and spoke in an exceptionally gentle voice.
“Veronia.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Now is the time for you to clearly prove your worth. Do you understand?”
“…Yes.”
I don’t know about that.
There’s no way I would.
‘Nonsense! I have value just by existing. I don’t need to seduce anyone to prove my worth!’
She wanted to shout loudly right into the Empress’s ear. It felt like that would clear her stuffy chest.
But she couldn’t do that.
‘I have to endure! I have to endure until I safely escape from here. I must endure…’
Veronia’s hand gripping her dress skirt tightened with resolve.
[This is the timeline separator]“Your Excellency, it’s time to escort Her Highness the Imperial Princess.”
“Alright.”
At his aide Windler’s words, Killian immediately turned and began walking. Windler, following behind Killian, whispered softly.
“To be honest, I was quite surprised.”
“About what?”
“I thought Her Highness would rush to embrace you as soon as she saw you, Count. But she just held your hand quietly.”
“…”
“I was sure she would even demand a kiss! But she didn’t ask for anything at all!”
Killian was inwardly relieved that he wasn’t the only one who felt that way.
As Killian listened quietly without making any response, Windler whispered in an even more secretive voice.
“Could there have been… some change of heart?”
“A change of heart?”
“Well… they say out of sight, out of mind, don’t they? Two years is not a short time.”
“I suppose that could be the case.”
Killian nodded slowly.
It’s a common occurrence, isn’t it?
Even with frequently used items, it was the same.
You’d forget about something tucked away in a drawer, regret losing it, but quickly adapt to a new item.
An item accidentally rediscovered in a drawer often became a nuisance – neither used again nor thrown away.
‘But why do I feel so down?’
It was a strange feeling.
Like a child disappointed at not receiving an eagerly anticipated gift.
Like a child perplexed at not finding a toy that should always be in its usual place.
It was a childish feeling.
‘Could it be… that I’m disappointed? Me?’
The thought that suddenly occurred to him was so chilling that Killian shuddered.
‘Because I didn’t receive Veronia’s embrace? Because I didn’t get a kiss…? No way… that can’t be.’
It was impossible.
It shouldn’t be possible.
‘When I’ve never once liked her. When I despised her embraces and kisses so much they gave me goosebumps.’
And yet to suddenly feel disappointed. It doesn’t make sense.
Killian’s thick eyebrows twitched.
‘It’s because it’s so unfamiliar… that’s why it feels strange… and awkward. Yes, that must be it. It’s not disappointment or anything like that.’
Finally, Killian came to a stop in front of the Imperial Princess’s room.
Knock, knock, knock, as soon as Windler knocked, the door opened and Veronia came out.
For a moment, Killian stood still, unable to exhale the breath he had taken in.
‘What… is this…!’
The teal dress that exposed her shoulders boasted an elegant yet splendid charm with its light blue embroidery accents.
And Veronia wearing that dress was shining brightly.
Her radiance wasn’t due to the numerous crystals embedded in the dress skirt.
Nor was it because of the diamonds set in the tiara on her head, or the ruby earrings hanging in a straight line.
Her radiance came from the slightly upturned corners of her mouth, from the slightly downturned corners of her eyes.
It came from the red eyes that held a gentle warmth, not excessive.
‘…Veronia has changed.’
Her outward appearance hadn’t changed at all.
She was the same now as she was two years ago.
Yet the still unchanged her seemed like a completely different person.
It was the smile on her lips, in her eyes.
‘How could this be? It shouldn’t be possible.’
Killian couldn’t understand this change at all.
He even thought that perhaps it wasn’t Veronia who had changed, but himself.
‘Yes, that might be it.’
Killian held out his hand to Veronia, erasing the unnecessary thoughts from his mind.
“I’ve come to escort Your Highness. Are you ready?”
“Yes. I just finished preparing. Thank you, Lord Killian.”
At the sight of her demurely taking his arm, Windler’s eyes, standing nearby, grew round.
If it had been the Veronia Windler remembered, she would have exclaimed “Lord Killian!” and thrown herself into his arms as soon as she saw him, but not now.
Killian and Windler’s gazes met in mid-air.
It was a look that seemed to see right through each other’s minds.
[This is the timeline separator]The banquet began with the grand melody of music.
Befitting a celebration of victory, the first order of business was a series of toasts for the leadership of the Allied Knights.
There were over a dozen members in the leadership including Killian, and many nobles who wanted to add a word or two to the toasts.
Naturally, the toasts were bound to be lengthy.
Even Veronia, who had been excited about attending her first imperial banquet, began to grow bored.
‘When will I be able to see the female lead!’
Yawn, Veronia swallowed the yawn that was about to escape and gently covered her mouth with her fan.
If it weren’t for the chance to meet Saint Evangelina, she would have secretly fled long ago.
“The person who will grace us with the final toast is someone who has honored us with their difficult presence,” the Emperor raised his voice and signaled towards the entrance.
‘Finally!’
Veronia stared at the entrance with wide eyes.
Thump thump, her heart beat softly.
At last, the doors opened and the Saint appeared, wearing a pure white dress of elegant and modest design.
“Oh my!”
“Wow!”
Exclamations burst out from here and there.
“That must be the Saint from the Plummer region!”
“A Saint who has appeared after 100 years! How amazing!”
“I heard her holy power is incredible. They say a week ago, she went around villages in the Melid region and cured an endemic disease in one go!”
“Not just her holy power, but she’s also an extraordinary beauty!”
“Indeed! How can she be so beautiful! She’s like a snowflake!”
Excited voices praising Evangelina could be heard from all around.
Veronia also wanted to join in and add a word, but she held back, considering her position.
‘I’m the Imperial Princess, so I should refrain from being overly excited.’
Instead, she raised her head to check Killian’s expression.
She thought there might be some sparks flying between the two who were reuniting after a long time.
She wanted to capture with her eyes the scene of the male and female leads’ gazes meeting in mid-air with sparks flying.
It was how a possessor and avid reader enjoyed the original work.
Perhaps feeling her gaze, Killian, who had been looking straight ahead, lowered his head to look at Veronia.
Their gazes tangled in mid-air.
‘Ugh! Why are you looking here? You should quickly look at the female lead. Look at Evangelina!’
Veronia’s mind rang loudly with the truth she could never shout out.
Meanwhile, Killian also seemed flustered by the unexpected eye contact, and soon an awkward smile formed on his lips.
‘W-what… how cute!’
She was surprised to find the cold-looking male lead, who was meticulous in everything and rarely showed emotion, looking cute as he became flustered and smiled awkwardly.
So Veronia couldn’t help but giggle, “Hehe.”
Seeing her laugh with her shoulders slightly shaking, Killian became even more flustered and his face turned red.
Veronia’s face also flushed red as she tried to hold back her laughter.
The sight of Veronia and Killian looking at each other with reddened faces caught the eye of some perceptive nobles.
Soon, warm smiles formed on the nobles’ lips.
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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