Now that she thought about it, the image of her sister being busy looking for a way to reject the First Prince’s proposal flashed in her mind.

Furthermore, she remembered that she even said that the Second Prince would be much better than the First Prince.

Could it be, no way…….

With her hand pulling at her own hair, Cloje screamed out loud.

“Sister, you didn’t spread the rumor on purpose, did you?!”

Velia shook her head.

“I’m not the one who spread the rumor.”

Right.

No matter what, that’s the case.

There’s no way she would have spread such a rumor herself…….

“He must have been the one who spread it.”

“Huh……?”

Wait!

What, what did you say?!

“Are you saying that the Second Prince spread the rumor?”

“Yes.”

“Sister!”

At the sound of Cloje yelling out loud, Velia winced and covered her ears.

“It hurts my ears. Why are you screaming?”

“No, wait. Just wait……!”

Seeing the flustered appearance of her younger sister, Velia spoke calmly.

“There’s nothing to be flustered about. It’s a story that’s already been agreed upon with the Second Prince.”

“You’re not saying that you’re actually in a relationship with the Second Prince, are you?”

“That’s correct.”

Velia, who calmly corrected the facts, rose from her seat and walked to the terrace.

The day was still bright.

The shining sunlight somehow made her feel refreshed.

‘He’s trying to fulfill the contract.’

If Raul, at this point, declares that he can’t marry a person with a scandal and calls off the engagement, it would be quite clean and nice.

‘But that’s not going to happen.’

Even now, he was annoyingly coming to see her every day.

In that case, it seemed better to quickly announce that they were lovers to Prince Khaled, even if it might be a bit sorry for him.

‘How should I let him know…….’

Truthfully, she was hesitant about thinking so calculatively about a relationship with someone. Because it felt like it was no different from what Raul had done to her.

But this was a relationship without love from the beginning.

A relationship formed only because their interests aligned.

So, it’s different from before.

If, like in her previous life, Khaled also tells Velia that he’s fallen for someone else.

‘All she has to do is step back neatly then.’

Divorce among the royal family was prohibited by imperial law, so she could also live as if she was dead, unseen by them in a country villa.

As long as she could just crush Raul in a tragic way……!

If she could just return to him that hellish time she had experienced, she could bear that much.

“Sister. You didn’t know the Second Prince until a short while ago. Even if you say you don’t want to marry the First Prince, suddenly being lovers…! This will be hard to fix!”

Cloje, who had chased Velia to the terrace, spilled out words in astonishment.

What on earth had happened in such a short time! And how did you meet the Second Prince?

“Don’t worry.”

In contrast to the astonished face of Cloje, Velia’s expression was calm.

She faintly smiled and looked at her younger sister.

This time, no one will be made to die.

To prevent such a horrible ending from coming.

So that all their precious family can live a happy life.

“I have everything planned.”

In the life given anew, she was determined not to repeat that tragedy.

‘It’s an atonement to everyone.’

It was to reverse the unhappiness that had happened because of her choice.

So, there’s no problem.

Even if it meant sacrificing Velia’s life to do so.

Still, Raul continued to pursue Velia relentlessly. He put forth what he could offer in place of Khaled, trying to sway her heart. He never ceased to subtly defame Khaled in the process.

“Sigh….”

It was not overt, so to the ignorant, it might have seemed like the concerned behavior of a brother for his younger sister, but Velia knew.

She knew this was a typical tactic Raul used to subtly undermine someone.

“Please reconsider my proposal.”

“Your Highness, I’ve told you several times….”

Velia was about to repeat her weary refusal, but Raul interrupted her with a laugh.

“Princess Velia. I’m a very patient man. I can endure the wait to win you over. So why don’t you think about it more deeply?”

“I….”

“Did you say you have feelings for Khaled?”

Raul kept interrupting Velia. It seemed he was determined to prevent her from saying anything he didn’t want to hear.

“That’s because you don’t know him well.”

A few days ago, Velia had confessed to Raul that she had feelings for someone else. Therefore, making advances on her would be meaningless.

Her tone was too firm to be simply conveying a message; it was more of a notification of her refusal of his proposal. But Raul did not stop.

“I know about that.”

“No, that’s your misunderstanding, princess. You only met him once, didn’t you?”

At his assertion as if he knew everything, as if there could be no other possibility, Velia let out a hollow laugh.

“Prince Raul. He is currently in the capital of the kingdom. Do you think I only met him once in such a situation?”

At Velia’s words, Raul’s expression hardened.

But he quickly attempted to persuade her again with a warm smile.

“You’ve only known Khaled for about a month, princess. How deep can such feelings be for you to make such a hasty decision?”

Raul himself had known Velia for less than two months. It was humorous that he spoke as if he was an exception.

“It’s a bit strange that you say that, Your Highness. You haven’t known me for very long either.”

Even when she pushed him away this much, he didn’t seem to show any change in expression. Without any hint of being affected, Raul continued to speak tenderly, pulling up the corners of his mouth.

“I truly love you. My love for you is growing. I am the one who can make you happy.”

A lie…!

Velia of the past had no idea that he was lying.

The fact made her infuriated and angry.

How ridiculous she must have looked in his eyes!

Velia held back the surging fury that threatened to erupt. Now was not the time.

Raul continued his persuasive appeal, but Velia was firm.

She stood from her seat, expressing her firm intent to end their teatime, and directed her powerful will towards Raul who seemed unable to understand her at all.

“I think my mind will not change, no matter what.”

Not by any sweet coaxing.

She would never choose him.

Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.

The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…

Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.

Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.

The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”

When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…

The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced