Yet, her voice seemed to tremble a bit.
Recalling Demios looking away from her at this very lake to attend to Titie.
The silence lingered.
He seemed to regret pressing her too much, trying to soften his expression.
Yet, the anger in his eyes remained vividly apparent.
“There seems to be a definite problem, even if it’s not violence.”
She couldn’t argue with that.
In fact, it was hard to even speak up. It was this place, where Demios had comforted her, that made it more challenging.
Was it the place’s fault? Or was it her inability to even bear the slightest sorrow?
She was just confused.
Roxan grasped her hand tightly.
“I’ll help you with whatever it is. So please, don’t have such thoughts.”
He was clearly misunderstanding.
A grave one at that.
Yet, his sincere gaze almost brought tears to her eyes.
Barely holding back tears, Sephia cleared her throat.
Recalling Roxan’s first words to her.
“……You’re misunderstanding, Sir. I wasn’t trying to drown myself in the lake, I just wanted to dip my feet for a moment.”
“In this autumn weather?”
It was a simple question, but overly serious in tone.
The tension slightly eased in that gap.
That he had mistaken her intentions of jumping into the lake.
Even in this moment, she felt sorry for the adamant Roxan, but the whole situation seemed comically dramatic.
“Surprisingly, yes.”
Her voice softened with a hint of humor, making his eyes widen slightly.
From wanting to cry to now feeling a smile, it was indeed an odd turn of events.
Sephia was well aware that her reactions might seem strange.
Despite the fluctuations in her emotions, she felt much better than before.
“But still…”
Roxan’s expression lightened a bit seeing Sephia smiling, but he seemed to still harbor some doubts.
“Really. This lake, actually, is shallow enough that the water only comes up to my neck. If I really wanted to die, I would have chosen a different place.”
This was also something Demios had told her.
There was a bitter taste in her mouth, but thankfully, she didn’t feel like crying as before.
Finally facing the lake squarely, Roxan sighed.
“Ah…”
The lake was so clear that the bottom was visible, and small fish were playfully swimming around the floating leaves.
He wiped his face with an empty hand.
His left hand was still holding Sephia’s.
Sephia’s gaze followed where his attention was fixed.
The hand that had felt cold earlier was now warm.
A large hand full of scars.
But it was also upright and warm.
As Sephia quietly observed her hand, his index finger twitched.
Eventually, Roxan’s hand slowly let go.
“……If that is true, then I have committed an indiscretion. Please forgive me.”
Sephia was a bit surprised, but she wasn’t upset.
She nodded as if to assure him that it was alright.
Roxan finally seemed relieved, letting out a deep sigh.
Seeing the cold sweat on Roxan’s forehead, Sephia felt sorry for him.
‘He must have been really scared.’
He truly believed she was attempting to take her life.
An odd feeling stirred within her.
At the same time, she remembered this place was exclusively accessible to the royal family.
‘But how did he get in here?’
There wasn’t anyone specifically controlling the entrance, but since the lake was located behind the Empress’s palace, outsiders generally didn’t even know of its existence.
Had he lost his way?
With a calmer demeanor, Sephia faced Roxan.
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!!!