To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 043
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Even the pretense of a smile vanished in an instant. Cardier, his lips tightly pressed, rose from his seat and stepped toward her. He firmly grasped Ro’s slender wrists resting on the armrests of the chair, careful not to place any weight on them—warmth was the only sensation, not pain or heaviness.
Cardier bent forward slightly, tilting his head. Their gazes tangled so closely that the pupils in each other’s eyes were sharply visible.
“…….”
“…….”
His breath tickled her cheek. He stared into Ro’s eyes without moving for a long while, then spoke in a voice thick and hoarse, as if deeply weighed down.
“Damn it, I wish I could just once know what’s hidden inside that head of yours.”
Ro looked slightly startled by the raw emotion in his voice. Hidden? There was nothing she was hiding. Having steeled herself to live a new life as Lea, marrying Cardier had been the best possible choice.
He was quite literally the best option available to Ro in this wretched situation where only the worst remained. Even if they married, there would be no obligations, and since he didn’t want children, there’d be no need to periodically engage in… that sort of thing between men and women. Desires could be handled independently, as they were both adults.
It might be a bit disappointing, admittedly.
She had thought this idly, then surprised herself by even forming such a sentence. But no matter how many times she reconsidered, sharing a bed was a non-negotiable boundary. Every man she’d ever slept with inevitably began to see her as his possession. And that always led to one of two outcomes: either one of them died, or they ended up hating each other to the point of death.
Better to remain lifelong comrades who have each other’s backs than burn brightly for a short time and become eternal enemies.
Besides, since he was from the East, marrying him might mean she could smell the salty sea air every day—and if she was lucky, maybe even drag that traitor Nick by the collar someday. Of course, exacting revenge through power wasn’t Ro’s style. For one, a noblewoman physically confronting a commoner would cause far too much commotion…
“Lea.”
“…….”
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!!!
A very interesting story. I’m delighted.