When The Silver Bell Of Charlotte's Pharmacy Rings (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 143
Charlotte’s eyes sharpened as she looked at Tae Mi. But right now, she truly didn’t have the energy to fight with him. Charlotte slumped her shoulders and turned her head away. Strangely, Tae Mi was genuinely angry at that moment.
“Think whatever you want. If you want to believe I’m just sucking you dry and tossing you aside, go ahead. And if you’d rather think something else, that’s up to you too. But I won’t involve you in this matter. In the first place, you’re…!”
A loud *thud* echoed. A bundle of dried herbs fell from the wall and crumpled weakly with a rustle. Charlotte glanced once at her wrist, gripped tightly by Tae Mi, her eyes wide, then bit her lip as she looked up at his face, which was leaning in toward her.
The moment she felt a chilling sensation run down her spine against the cold wall, Charlotte mustered all her strength, shoved Tae Mi’s hand away, and slapped him across the cheek.
A vivid bruise bloomed instantly on Tae Mi’s lip, bitten raw by Charlotte in that split second. His head had jerked so violently that he nearly felt dizzy. Only after being struck did Tae Mi step back a pace from her, rolling the blood in his mouth with his tongue before letting out a dry chuckle.
“Wasn’t that a bit too hard?”
“If you take another slap, you’ll know for sure whether it was or wasn’t—want me to hit you again?”
Charlotte wiped her lip with her sleeve and glared fiercely at Tae Mi. He pressed his fingertip firmly, firmly against the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, then finally lifted his head.
The moment she met his gaze, Charlotte suddenly felt a chill run through her. It was a familiar expression—that hollow yet satisfied look. It resembled a candle flaring brightly just before its wick collapses, then abruptly going dark—a look one only ever sees on someone facing death.
For almost the first time, Charlotte saw a ghost of her mother in Tae Mi. She suddenly remembered how her ill mother had looked exactly like this when stroking Charlotte’s cheek.
As she stood speechless, frozen in shock, Tae Mi spoke.
“If I’d courted you earlier and more earnestly, maybe we’d have become family long ago.”
“What nonsense are you spouting? Did you take some kind of medicine?”
“When you were little. When we first met. I fell for you at first sight. Granted, you were just a child back then—maybe it’s strange to say I was ‘in love’—but I was just a kid myself, too. I’d planned to tell Captain Barrett someday: that I wanted to marry you, and that I’d make you happy without ever letting you suffer discomfort or unhappiness.”
Charlotte’s fingertips trembled. She broke out in goosebumps, but not because of Tae Mi’s words. Recalling her childhood days with him—how she’d grumble after falling for his pranks, how she’d kick his shins, yet secretly delight in having an older brother she could trust and rely on—she couldn’t help but flinch involuntarily.
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!!!
Wow that’s grotesque. I didn’t think this novel was going to be so gorey