The protagonist, who had never been in contact with the Grand Duke Artyom in the original work, now encounters him in the auction house and even gets invited to a banquet?
Rosé was taken aback. Moreover, it was an invitation to the banquet sent not to ‘Count Wen’s’ but to ‘Countess Wen’.
The Grand Duke had no further interest in seeing her. He had declared a war on Rosé, saying, “If that’s genuine, I won’t let it go,” with glaring eyes, but Luna’s tears turned out to be fake in the end.
In the original work, it was revealed that Eric sent it as a gift to the Empress, but this time again, it was revealed that some noble sent it to the Empress.
So, Rosé didn’t think she would ever meet Grand Duke Artyom. At least, until she received this invitation.
“What should I do?”
Rosé was greatly troubled. She thought it would be proper to attend since she was invited by the Grand Duke, but then again, since the Grand Duke is soon to die, wouldn’t it be okay not to go? That thought crossed her mind.
“Oh… What am I thinking? Even if it’s a character in a novel, it’s terrible to think like that with a dying person.”
Rosé shook her head at the same time as she had that thought and reprimanded herself.
“I have to go.”
Rosé let out a melancholic sigh with a gloomy face. However, she soon tried to think positively.
She reasoned that it wouldn’t be a bad thing to step into the social circle and grasp the atmosphere through this opportunity.
While Rosé was thinking about the Grand Duke, Doha was rummaging through Rosé’s closet and jewelry box as if they were hers.
She touched the hem of Rosé’s dress and her eyes were filled with greed.
“When I become the Countess, I’ll ask for a full closet of new dresses.”
She took out a flamboyant red dress without asking Rosé and held it against her body.
“Indeed… It suits me much better.”
She lifted the corners of her mouth as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Doha then hung the dress on the rack and reached out to the jewelry box.
She had thought that there would be many beautiful jewels since she was a countess, but when Doha opened the box, she twisted her head.
“What, there’s nothing special?”
The jewelry box only contained a diamond necklace and earrings, and a tiara.
Doha tried the tiara on her head and smiled satisfactorily.
‘Yes, this is me. There’s no need to hang around with a pauper.’
Ever since she married Ido Hyeon, she always lacked ‘money’. Even though he came from a big company, Ido Hyeon, who was raised in an ordinary home, couldn’t satisfy her. He occasionally bought her designer bags, but that wasn’t enough.
She used to wrap herself in luxury brands and went on trips abroad every quarter, which was her daily life. Because she was born with a ‘silver spoon’.
Doha, who was rummaging through the box to see if there was anything else, opened her eyes wide at the unexpected item that came out of the drawer.
“Baby shoes?”
What came out of the box was a tiny pair of baby shoes. The pure white shoes looked wellcared for. Of course, there was no sign of use at all.
“Hmm, why would I keep such a useless thing? Especially after the miscarriage.”
Doha threw the baby shoes back into the box with an empathetic remark. Doha remembered her own baby, which she had forgotten about.
Most people find their babies adorable, but she didn’t feel any maternal love for her baby.
Taking care of herself was more important than taking care of her baby, and getting sleep for her skin was more important.
She didn’t love her baby, and when he cried or threw tantrums, she regretted giving birth to him. Doha, who had thought about her own child for a moment, murmured while fixing her hair in the mirror.
“Well, they say that here, the nanny takes care of the baby, so I don’t need to worry.”
There was no love or maternal instinct in her words or actions.
Rosé, who had decided to respond to the Grand Duke’s invitation, realized that Doha was unusually quiet.
Normally, she would be yapping about this and that.
When Rosé looked at Doha wondering what she was doing, she saw Doha rummaging through her jewelry box without saying a word. She even wore her tiara.
Rosé walked towards Doha.
“What are you doing?”
“I was looking around. This is really pretty. Doesn’t it suit me well?”
Even though Rosé had come, Doha wasn’t surprised, she pointed to the tiara on her head and smiled.
The thing that Doana was wearing was probably a gift she received from Eric.
It was the first and last gift the protagonist of the novel, Rosé, received from him. I remember reading how she cherished it.
“This can’t be.”
Rosé playfully laughed as she took off the tiara that Doana was wearing.
“Do you cherish this because it was a gift from Eric you received at your wedding? I end up cherishing it too for no reason.”
Actually, Rosé didn’t care whether it was a tiara or jewel given by Eric. But if she tried to give up her position as a Countess without any regrets, it was certainly possible that people with that personality might suspect her.
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!!!
