Mason readily agreed with Blair’s words.
“I’ll make sure to submit the documents by tomorrow.”
“You must think I have a lot to learn. Please teach me a lot in the future.”
Mason was quietly surprised by Blair’s attitude. He had thought that the Golden Oakleaf Princess, raised in luxury, would not touch anything complicated or difficult. Moreover, she did not hesitate to learn willingly, without shame for her own shortcomings.
Some might consider such behavior as beneath her status, but in his eyes, it felt even nobler.
“I will do my best, Your Grace.”
The Mason known to Blair was someone who rarely showed his emotions. However, for a brief moment, his expression seemed softer.
After exchanging pleasantries, Mason stepped back, and Blair returned to her bedroom after finishing her bath. It was still early to go to sleep.
Blair decided to organize her plans for the future.
Although she had proposed a one-year contract marriage to Herdin, the time when Aziel was conceived was around early summer. Herdin must not notice Aziel’s existence, so everything had to be settled before the early stages of her pregnancy.
“About six months from now.”
Before that, she had three things to resolve.
The first was to find the memories of the fire incident.
Herdin would lead this effort, so she didn’t need to plan separately.
The second was to prepare for the divorce.
To obtain a divorce in the Empire, the Emperor’s consent was required. However, the fact that Ivaan had initiated this marriage with Herdin in mind raised doubts about whether he would agree to their divorce.
At least, he would never agree to the divorce solely due to Herdin’s faults.
“I have to make sure it’s my fault and that it’s inevitable due to public opinion.”
She came up with a solution: a “scandal.”
By creating a scandal with a man from outside, she could divert public attention. If it were just one man, he would become the target, but what if there were several?
Then people would naturally direct their arrows towards a dissolute princess who played with multiple men, rather than a princess who committed adultery with a single man.
That was the scenario Blair hoped for.
If, by any chance, things went awry and Aziel’s existence was revealed, she could still claim that the child belonged to one of her paramours.
“To do that, I’ll need to hire several men.”
After an unsightly scandal and divorce, she wouldn’t be able to stay in the Empire. If she were unlucky, she might even end up imprisoned by Ivaan or Katrina.
So, she needed a new status and a place where no one knew her.
The only place she could secure all of this was the Guild.
“I’ll have to visit the Guild soon.”
And lastly, the third was to find the mastermind behind her death before her rebirth.
The likelihood of a personal grudge leading to her murder was low. There must be someone behind it.
She had to find the mastermind and the reason why she was killed. In this life, she would absolutely not leave Aziel alone.
“First, let’s start with the closest place.”
Blair made plans to visit the Order of Knights’ headquarters the next morning and lay down on her bed. Then, she suddenly remembered the contract from the previous night.
She got up from the bed and took out the contract that she had placed in the drawer. The signature space on the contract was still empty.
The important documents had already been handled before the wedding, so there was no urgency, but he chose work over rest to forget the guilt that had been haunting him since this morning.
At that time, in the silent library where the sound of papers being turned echoed.
Knock, knock—
Suddenly, the sound of a knock broke the silence.
“Is it Mason?”
Ruth had been suffering from excessive work throughout the wedding preparations, so she had let him off early today, and he wouldn’t be wandering back to the study now.
“Come in.”
However, the unexpected visitor who entered the study was neither Ruth nor Mason but Blair.
Herdin’s pupils froze as he looked at the unexpected visitor.
Blair held a roll of papers in her hand.
She coughed softly in the smoke of the documents scattered in the study before approaching him.
“Yesterday, I was too busy and didn’t finish the contract.”
Herdin looked at the paper that Blair had placed in front of him with a slightly bewildered expression.
What was this small piece of paper?
She acted as if this piece of paper could guarantee everything.
Innocent and persistent.
Herdin quickly picked up a pen, intending to sign the contract and send this innocent wife back to her room.
At that moment, Blair grabbed his hand, stopping him.
“Wait a moment, Herdin.”
The woman’s hand that held his was cold. Annoyingly so.
“The contract needs to be carefully reviewed.”
“Didn’t we do that yesterday?”
“Who knows if I might have changed it to something completely different during that time?”
Was she worried about the same thing as a cat would worry about a mouse?
She seemed to think that she had enough power to inflict considerable harm on him.
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!!!
