Everyone looked as if they had seen a messenger of death.
Laila quickly curtsied to me, and her stiff friends quickly bowed their heads as well.
I raised the corners of my lips gently.
“Oh, Laila, you were having a tea party with your friends here.”
“Yes, yes, mother.”
Then I smiled kindly at Laila’s trembling friends.
“Nice to meet you. I’m glad to see you’re having a good time.”
I snapped my fingers and called Laila over. She stood before me, her hands politely clasped.
“You stand here for a moment.”
I then instructed the maid Mild to open the picnic basket.
“I brought some cake and pie instead of the maids.”
I took out a big chocolate cake from the basket.
“It looks delicious.”
I ordered the maid to cut the cake into three parts and put each on a plate.
The three, who had been tense, seemed to sigh in relief. It seemed they thought I hadn’t heard what they were saying.
Originally, what I was supposed to say was, ‘I hope you build a deep friendship with our Laila.’
But now my mind had changed.
‘It’s comfortable to be the villainess at this time. Deep friendship, my foot!’
I bulged my eyes. At the same time, I threw pieces of cake at Aya, Bibi, and Cici.
“Eat this! You rude things! I heard everything!”
“Kyaa!”
“Aaaah!”
The three were instantly smeared with chocolate cake. They began to beg as if they would die if they weren’t forgiven.
“Save us! Madam!”
“We were wrong! Please forgive us!”
“Wrong and forgiveness, just try to escape! Instead of cake, you’ll be whipped!”
I, having laid down the law, took out the apple pie, sandwiches, and cookies from the picnic basket and threw them wildly at the three!
“Kyaaaaaaak!”
“Huhuhuhuhu!”
The three screamed and cried as if they were dying, but they couldn’t move and were hit by whatever I threw.
“What’s the matter? What, what were you doing in bed? She’s putting on nobility again?”
Having made a mess of the three, I yanked the tablecloth.
Crash!
The teacups on the table broke with a loud noise.
“Do you know who you are? I treated you as friends, and what? Is your liver so full that you don’t have room for guts?”
“Huuuuuuung! Countess! Please have mercy!”
The three, frightened, could not even stand now. They wailed and crawled on the floor.
“I don’t need friends like you.”
I screamed and was about to throw the empty picnic basket at the three.
Then someone wrapped their arm around my waist from behind.
“Let this go!”
I tried to shake off the arm, but the muscles were thick and firm.
“Mild! Let go!”
I had to show those who were tormenting our Laila a good lesson!
But the man’s arm did not budge, and my body was lightly lifted.
Quite amusingly so.
“Madam. Keep your dignity.”
“……!”
It was Philip.
He had come unnoticed, and Marlboro was also moving Laila to a distance.
“I saw your movements while coming. I looked at what you were doing quietly behind the wall, and you’re causing this outrageous disturbance.”
“Let this go!”
I tried to escape from Philip’s arm. I thought it would be fine if I struggled a few times, considering my weight.
But I didn’t know why Philip was so strong. Unless I was attacking, it was impossible to escape from his embrace.
“Clean this up.”
Philip briefly instructed the maids. He also spoke to Laila’s friends, who were gasping as if their breath was stuck.
“It’s a shame that a rare tea party has become a mess. If there’s anything to apologize for, I’ll investigate the circumstances later.”
Philip moved towards the mansion. Holding me in his arms. I struggled with all my might.
“Apology! They’re the rude ones!”
However, Philip kept his mouth shut, just carrying me and walking.
I, who had been struggling, gave up escaping from Philip’s arms.
Instead, I shouted at the top of my lungs until Lila’s friends were out of sight.
“You were lucky it ended like this! Get lost right now!”
“Madam, calm down.”
Philip tried to calm me down, but I paid no attention.
“Never play with our Lila again! Don’t even contact her! Just try to catch my eye!”
[This is the time separator]At the entrance of the mansion, the maids we met at the crossroads were gathered, looking restless. They must have told Philip as soon as they handed me the basket.
“Did you tell the Count?”
At my question, the maids shrank back, trembling as if they had seen a ghost. Philip answered in a cool voice.
“There’s nothing to say to the maids. I told them to report it to me if they saw you.”
“What?”
“Isn’t it more than once or twice that you’ve visited Marlboro and Lila without telling them?”
“I really tried to do well for Lila this time!”
“I doubt that.”
“What’s with that reaction?”
“It doesn’t seem you have anything to say after making the tea party such a mess.”
He talked about the result, and I felt defeated.
“Well, of course, it didn’t go as I intended.”
After entering the room and finally putting me down, Philip smoothed my disheveled appearance.
“Philip, I’ll explain everything.”
I wanted to explain the misunderstanding, but Philip sighed and shook his head.
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!!!
