The Marquess of Laine, who had opened her eyes due to the unfamiliar voice, looked around, bewildered, and her mouth opened in surprise.
Although she had seen it, knew it, and heard an explanation, the current situation was still unbelievable.
“How can this be?”
The Marquess of Laine, in a state of shock, couldn’t respond to her husband’s muttered words in a stunned voice.
Unable to agree with her husband’s shocked voice, she couldn’t even respond jokingly.
The surroundings she saw and the peaceful atmosphere inside the mansion, despite the loud noise of soldiers outside, were more surprising than anything.
“Am I dreaming?”
The maid sitting in front mumbled, staring blankly outside.
With the thought that the child’s words might be true, the Marquess of Laine’s wife quickly pinched her husband’s cheek.
“Ouch! What are you doing?”
“It’s nothing. Anyway, it seems this situation isn’t a dream.”
Ignoring her husband’s screams, the Marquess of Laine’s wife took a deep breath and got out of the carriage.
She looked back at the spot where the silent carriage had disappeared and then followed Ruella’s call to enter.
Led by a middle-aged maid, they were taken to a room on the first floor.
“Meal will be ready soon. Would you like some tea before that?”
Looking at the clock on the fireplace with a vacant expression, she spoke.
It was slightly past noon.
Since Ruella had suddenly appeared in her mansion in the morning, at most, only a few hours had passed, but so much had happened in that time.
“It feels like being in a different world.”
As the Marquess of Laine’s wife looked around the room, she murmured while sitting on the sofa by the window.
“Is that so?”
A relaxed voice.
The Marquess of Laine’s wife looked at Ruella.
There was no fear or tension visible on her face, even with the expression instructing the maid to bring tea.
“How can you be so calm when there are soldiers spread out like that outside?”
Ruella sat opposite the Marquess of Laine’s wife, smiling.
“Because this place is safe.”
“How on earth did you prevent them from coming in so casually? Even if you’re not a messenger from Elab, you wouldn’t have been able to use any external jurisdiction.”
Ruella silently looked at the Marquess of Laine’s wife.
“Do you still not believe us?”
“Huh? What’s that?”
“We are ability users. Even without external jurisdiction like Elab’s messenger, no one can step into this mansion without my permission. Even if it’s someone like Count Kuran.”
“Even if you’re an ability user, it can’t be Count Kuran who waits for your permission.”
“It’s not that kind of permission. Here is a defensive barrier, you know… Do you know what a ward is? This mansion has such a thing.”
“A ward? Is there really such a thing?”
“Yes, there is. To put it another way, Marquess of Laine’s wife, you are in a situation safer than anywhere else.”
At Ruella’s confident answer, the Marquess of Laine’s wife stared at her for a while, then mumbled.
“Meeting a friend like you seems to be the luckiest thing in my life.”
Ruella’s smile stiffened slightly.
If she hadn’t intended to ask about the location of Maria Kuran’s mansion, she wouldn’t have attempted to save her.
However, there was no need to reveal the truth, so Ruella smiled again and said, “I’m happy to have you as a guest here. I hope you enjoy your stay.”
“Um, is it really okay? I’m not sure how long I’ll have to stay, so I brought some groceries from the mansion, but I couldn’t bring much. They told me to pack lightly…”
In response to the Countess’s words, Ruella nodded as if to say she did well.
“You don’t have to worry about provisions. It’s enough to feed tens of thousands of soldiers. Besides, this situation won’t last long.”
“This situation won’t last long? Is the army from Elab coming to support?”
To the Countess, who asked with a greatly brightened expression, Ruella responded briefly.
“Don’t worry about it lasting long. Even if the armies of all the surrounding kingdoms come to help, unless they are ability users, they can’t kill Duke Kuran. You know that well.”
“Then, do you really…”
In response to the Countess’s question, Ruella answered arrogantly.
“Yes. We’ve eliminated the demon king, Balder, and Maria. And soon, we’ll defeat Duke Kuran too.”
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!!!
