‘Such audacity to utter those words.’
Prince Khaled held a sneer in response to Velia’s statement.
He could hardly believe her words.
However…
He didn’t want to admit it, but one thing was certain.
“You will stay by my side no matter what happens?”
The fact that he was utterly shaken by that one sentence.
“Yes. If you help me, I will be your perfect ally.”
It was the first time.
The first time someone had said such words to him.
For a moment, Velia’s words were so pleasing that Prince Khaled even thought of giving up everything.
‘How laughable.’
How much he had longed for someone to promise to stay by his side no matter what happened.
The insignificant and weak wish of his forgotten childhood still remained in his heart, and it was ridiculous.
Of course, Velia wasn’t the one he had hoped for, but no one had ever said such words to him.
“Why do you hate Raul?”
Prince Khaled asked.
“Just that wouldn’t be enough to explain my feelings.”
Velia bit her lips as if the thought alone was horrifying.
Seeing this, curiosity sparked within Prince Khaled.
“You haven’t known Raul for long.”
Considering the period of exchanging letters, Velia and Raul had only been acquainted for a month.
There was the crazy guy who proposed in such a short time, but the fact that she could hate someone so much in that time was intriguing to him.
Certainly, Raul must have been very devoted to Velia.
He always poured limitless effort into what he desired.
“I have my reasons too.”
Velia held back her words.
Not yet, it wasn’t time yet.
“More than that, we’ve been on one boat now. After even kissing in front of so many people, you won’t pretend it never happened, will you?”
Prince Khaled nodded.
“I would love to get engaged right away, but it might be burdensome for Your Highness at the moment…”
“Haven’t we already decided that? So it doesn’t matter when.”
“Is that so?”
At Prince Khaled’s nonchalant expression, Velia barely managed a smile of relief.
“It’s a little laughable to ask now…”
Velia paused for a moment.
“If we get engaged, it will be absolutely binding. If there is someone you love…”
“Haven’t I told you before that there is no such thing?”
Prince Khaled looked at Velia once more.
His slow gaze passed over her forehead, eyes, nose, and lips.
“I don’t go back on my decisions. Besides… It’s quite entertaining to watch the princess.”
At his persistent gaze, Velia, with her slightly flushed cheeks, quickly changed the subject.
“Then, if you ever have a true lover, please let me know. After I achieve my goal, I will retreat neatly.”
“Didn’t you say you’d stay by my side?”
Prince Khaled, who suddenly hardened his expression, asked with a heavy voice.
Something in his grasp was trying to escape.
That fact was terribly bothering him.
“But if you really have someone you love, I can’t sit by as a fake lover.”
At Velia’s calm reply, Prince Khaled’s face darkened.
“If such a person comes to me, what about you?”
What will you do then? Will you still stay by my side?
Hiding his inner thoughts, Prince Khaled met Velia’s eyes, as if to urge her answer.
“For me… If I can achieve my goal, it doesn’t matter what happens to me afterwards.”
Prince Khaled felt Velia’s answer strangely stuck in his heart.
Her nonchalant attitude was constantly bothering him.
“I’m not that bad a person. Whether it’s an engagement or a marriage with the princess, if I decide to do it, I should respect it.”
Though he had no intention of doing so, out of a sudden surge of defiance, Prince Khaled spoke harshly.
Prince Khaled initially didn’t have much to hold onto. It wasn’t easy for anything to get past Raul and reach him. So, he had a stubborn streak about the few things he did have.
‘It’s annoying.’
Khaled frowned at Velia.
“Thank you for saying so.”
Velia, who had no idea what he was thinking, smiled brightly.
Her face lit up at the thought of having fully obtained what she wanted.
“If you find a gold mine, then you can start preparing for the engagement immediately.”
Looking at Velia, who treated her own engagement like an object on the scale, Khaled wore a strange expression.
“……Don’t do that. In the meantime, I plan to mess things up a bit so that Raul can cancel his proposal.”
Khaled explained his future plans in a bit crude terms.
“Just showing our image publicly as we did today is not enough. Raul isn’t the type to let go of what he wants that easily.”
The Raul Velia knew was the same.
He was a greedy man. And Velia had a lot to offer.
Raul is not an easygoing guy who would cancel a proposal just by seeing such a sight.
The conditions attached to her would suppress his anger and force him to smile forcibly.
After all, Raul was a man who calculated profit and loss faster than anyone else.
“Do you have a plan in mind?”
“How about I formally send you a proposal?”
At his words, Velia fell into thought for a moment.
If the 2nd Prince sends me a proposal while the 1st Prince’s proposal is not withdrawn, it would certainly become a huge topic in both the Ingot Empire and the Ronica Kingdom.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
