“I have something to say.”
It was dinner time, continuing from afternoon tea. Idel broke the silence and began to speak with a calm voice.
Everyone had been eager to know what she and the Duke had discussed in private. The Count of Shalle and his wife, and Roselin, blinked their eyes in anticipation.
The Duke, seated at the head of the table, wore a relaxed expression. He looked at her with an eye that seemed to suggest she should do as she wished.
“I request a divorce from the House of Shalle.”
“What?”
The Count of Shalle and his wife’s faces simultaneously contorted without restraint.
“Miss Idel, what do you mean by that? Do you think marriage between noble families is a joke?”
The Count of Shalle admonished her in a lecturing tone. The Countess was furious, but she couldn’t scream because she was wary of the Duke’s reaction, and so she scolded her.
“What a disrespectful behavior! Moreover, deciding to divorce all by yourself all of a sudden!”
“I do not wish to be married to Count Shalle.”
Her gaze and tone of voice were unwavering. The direct gaze of Idel, who clearly conveyed her will, was directed at them.
“Yoyou don’t want to?”
Count Shalle’s body was trembling, his face turning red with anger. He was furious at the rebellion of the woman he thought was docile and obedient. If she had been his wife, he would have beaten her with a whip until she cried and begged for forgiveness… It was a shame that this was not the House of Shalle.
Enduring the Count’s sharp gaze, Idel gritted her teeth. The words the Duke had said earlier came to mind, and anger welled up within her.
Are you marrying the Count of Shalle knowing the kind of person he is?
What kind of person is he…?
He loves horse riding very much. He owns the largest stable in the Duchy, second only to the Royal Stables. He particularly enjoys personally breaking in the new horses he buys. It’s rumored that he collects various types and sizes of whips, having a whip collection.
Is that a reason not to marry him?
The Count does not only use those whips to train his horses. He uses… the same method to train his wives whom he practically buys with money.
How horrible…!
Count Shalle was a pervert with a cruel sexual disorder. It was not hard to guess that the mysterious deaths of his previous wives were not unrelated to his whip.
Yet the Countess and Roselin pushed for her marriage to the Count. They had always wished for her misfortune, so there was no way they didn’t know about this.
All lingering affection for them, for this Count’s House, disappeared from Idel’s heart. She wanted to get out of here right away, even if that meant taking the hand of the Duke, whose intentions were unknown.
“You seem too young to understand, but a marriage arranged by a noble family is not so easily broken.”
Count Shalle wanted to slap Idel’s cheek right then and there, but he barely managed to restrain himself in front of the Duke. He ground his teeth and spoke with a ferocious expression.
“…I have the right to decide on my own marriage.”
“What right! It seems like you don’t understand no matter how nicely I put it…”
“Imperial Law, Article 67, Paragraph 2. A woman who has reached the age of 19, an adult, can declare a legal marriage without the consent of her parents. Imperial Law, Article 140, Paragraph 1. A marriage performed without mutual consent can be declared null and void.”
“What, what? Imperial law, what…?”
The Count was taken aback and stuttered at the sudden mention of the law. The Duke laughed out loud, seemingly amused by her pointing out the exact articles of law.
“She’s right. Idel, who turned twenty this year, has the right to decide her own marriage, and she cannot be forced into an unwanted marriage.”
“This, this is…”
The Duke, who was also the Chief Justice of the Empire, put the final nail in the coffin. The Count, whose face had been red with anger, now turned pale with surprise.
“Do you intend to do as you please without even your parent’s permission! Do you not know the grace of having been raised until now!”
This time, the Countess stepped forward. Unable to bear any longer, she brought up some law she didn’t even know where she’d heard, trying to destroy the carefully arranged marriage.
“Do you really think you could survive without the protection of the Earl’s house just because you’re an adult? Even the dress you’re wearing is all from the Earl’s house! Do you want to be kicked out bare naked?”
“Countess, the Duke is also present here. Be careful with your harsh words.”
Seeing the Countess spewing harsh words carelessly, Gregory warned her with a cold tone.
‘Such talent has grown under this mother.’
Looking at the Countess in a frenzy, Gregory shook his head. On the other hand, seeing Idel, who always had a calm expression, it seemed like he could visualize the treatment she had received all along. The Duke, too, frowned as if having the same thought.
“‘Kicked out bare naked’… Idel, is there anything you want to take from here?”
“…Nothing. Because nothing was given to me in the first place.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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