“Have you forgotten the guideline that you should refrain from using magic unless necessary? Why waste energy needlessly and wear yourself out? Health guidelines for all wizards are something that even the Master must be familiar with. Even if it’s a trivial and simple spell, unauthorized magic use is illegal.”
“Nagging me first thing in the morning?”
“Morning? Surprisingly, the sun is already high in the sky.”
“…I must have slept quite long. I must have been quite tired.”
“If you were tired, you should have slept quietly alone. How did you cause such a major accident?”
Salk handed him the newspaper. As soon as the paper was unfolded, it faintly glowed, and soon the picture began to move.
The scene of Gibnen and Riley walking side by side into the hotel was vividly replayed before his eyes. Watching the moving picture, Gibnen left a brief comment.
“They took an awful picture. You can’t even see the face properly.”
“Even if the face is not visible, your identity has already been exposed. After making such a show yesterday. Besides, what is your relationship with that lady?”
“A relationship? I’ve just met her.”
“Ah! I see! You went so blatantly to a hotel with a woman you don’t know? And after creating a commotion? It’s amazing! Even if it’s private life, it’s like advertising for scandals nationwide! Master, you really… Do you want me to die young?”
“It hasn’t been a day or two, isn’t it time to get used to it?”
You crazy man.
Salk barely suppressed a curse and pulled up his best business smile.
“Why did you intentionally create this noise? Was this why you invited the Adallin Viscount family?”
Gibnen paused as he was drinking water. Slowly putting down the water cup, he asked quizzically.
“What are you talking about?”
“Huh?”
“Why mention the Adallin Viscount family all of a sudden here?”
“That’s… When I checked the identity of the lady you took, she turned out to be the eldest daughter of the Adallin Viscount family?”
Gibnen’s eyebrows, which hadn’t wavered so far, subtly twitched.
“Are you saying she’s Riley Adallin?”
“Didn’t you know?”
He didn’t know. They hadn’t even exchanged full names.
Who the woman was, how old she was, where she lived – those were things he didn’t need to know. He didn’t want to know, nor was he curious. She was just a woman he would take for a moment and send back. Just that.
Though they had unintentionally spent the night together, Gibnen didn’t care about that either. It was just an accident that happened in the heat of the moment. The fact that she wasn’t there when he woke up didn’t bother him at all.
‘Riley Adallin, was it…….’
Gibnen got up.
“Where is Viscount Adallin now?”
“He seems to be staying in a nearby hotel, but I haven’t specifically checked where.”
“Contact the Baron Ryan Eardlin right now. We urgently need to meet and talk.”
“Yes? Right now?”
“What about the last thing I asked for?”
“All the documents needed for the guardianship application are ready.”
“Dispose of all that and prepare different documents.”
“……Yes?”
“The plan has gone awry. There’s been a hitch in the progress, so we need to change the plan.”
“What documents should I prepare?”
“A proposal.”
What, this madman?
“Sir, do you really mean a proposal? Suddenly? Out of nowhere?”
“Hurry, we don’t have time.”
Salk, who was confused by his completely unexpected words, stopped Gibnen who was about to go to the bathroom.
“Wait a moment, Master. How should we handle the rumor report?”
“Is Riley Eardlin’s identity exposed in the article?”
“No, the woman’s identity has not been revealed yet.”
If the woman wasn’t Riley, it wouldn’t matter whether her identity was exposed or not, but if it was Riley Eardlin, that’s a different story.
“Then just leave it, it doesn’t seem necessary to respond.”
“……Ah, understood.”
“Make sure the journalists don’t find out Riley Eardlin’s identity. If an article containing her personal information is reported, notify me immediately.”
“Understood.”
Salk chewed and chewed again on the command given by Gibnen.
The woman Gibnen spent the night with, Riley Eardlin. A proposal. An urgent meeting with Baron Eardlin.
It’s cheap. Something shocking seems about to happen.
“No way, it can’t be. Ah, no way. Yes, there’s no way.”
Salk struggled to shake off the ominous premonition spreading in her mind. First, she had to set up a meeting with Baron Eardlin.
She spread her palm and pulled out a palmsized communication bird, infusing it with magic. The bird, which had been closing its eyes, suddenly opened them and flew up, flapping its wings.
Towards the bird, Salk commanded.
“Deliver to Baron Eardlin right away, the Master of Horizon wishes to meet him immediately.”
(This is a time separator.)
Slap[Dash]
The skin was torn with pain, and the head turned. Blood dripped, drip, drip, from the burst and torn lips.
Riley looked straight ahead, holding her inflamed cheek. Ryan’s defiant and angry face caught her eye.
“You wretched thing! Do you know what you’ve done? How dare you, you, you… ruin the cooked rice?”
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!!!
