ITETP Chapter 19

“Poor Danae.”

 

Huan smoothly approached and plopped down beside her.

 

“Stop resisting and choose me. I’ll make you happy.”

 

“Please leave.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You’re being rude. How can you enter my bedroom without permission?”

 

“What does it matter? We’ll be sleeping in the same bed once we’re married.”

 

Huan scanned her body and grinned lewdly. “If you want, we can start sharing a bed from now.”

 

A chill ran down her spine. Insane person. What was he even saying? And that disgusting look in his eyes…

 

“How about we try sharing a bed as a test? I guarantee you’ll start liking me more.”

 

“Get lost.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

“I said get lost. You reek of disgusting grease.”

 

Dana smirked as she watched Huan stunned in shock. Then, to deliver the final blow, she threw in one last remark. “You’re not even as capable as Allice.”

 

Right where it would hurt his pathetic pride the most.

 

* * *

“Damn it!”

 

It was inside a tavern in a back alley. Huan Rolland slammed down a bottle of liquor.

 

“Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

 

His mood had been the worst lately. Why wouldn’t it be?

 

Those b*tches are driving me crazy!

 

Danae Windsor. That damn b*tch. He thought she was gentle and kind, but it turned out she was venomous.

 

What? Get lost? Can’t stand my greasy smell? To me, her future husband! Just wait till they’re married. He’d beat that insolence right out of her!

 

But Danae wasn’t the only woman making his blood boil.

 

Allice, that little brat, acting all high and mighty!

 

Lately, his life had been a mess. Thanks to Allice’s success, he felt utterly insignificant!

 

“Uncle seems more clueless than I thought.”

 

Allice even had the audacity to say this to him recently, all haughty and smug!

 

“If my bulb-selling idea had been scrapped because of Uncle’s objections, it would have been a disaster, wouldn’t it?”

 

With hehe, she stuck out her tongue and giggled. Even though she acted sweet, Huan saw through it. It was a mockery. Allice—his supposedly kind and obedient niece—had laughed at him!

 

“Where the heck has the b*tch who just stays in her room and plays the piano gone to? What’s she doing meddling in a man’s world…”

 

His inferiority complex drove him mad.

 

Huan had always been the failure in the Rolland family. Terrible in shooting, fencing, martial arts, and even education. A disgrace to the naval family. His father, a naval commander, always saw him as a terrible failure.

 

“You should learn from your nephew, Rumie. You pathetic.”

 

His young nephew, who had climbed the ranks in the navy and became the captain of the empire’s greatest warship. Rumie made him feel insignificant too, but he could bear that. Because Rumie was a man. He was a rightful heir to the great naval family of Rolland and had been educated by the Windsor family.

 

But Allice? She was just a b*tch! To be outdone by a mere b*tch was unacceptable!

 

As expected, I was never meant to work under someone else. Just wait. He would make Danae his wife, no matter what it took. With her wealth, he would start his own business. Then, he could finally prove his true abilities!

 

That’s why he had come to this tavern.

 

“Sir, the item you ordered has arrived.”

 

For this dirty deal.

 

The merchant in front of him discreetly handed over a black envelope. “This is the love potion crafted by barbarian shamans.”

 

“It’ll definitely work, right?”

 

“Of course. Just dissolve a single strand of hair in the potion, then mix it into food. The one who consumes it will fall deeply in love with the hair’s owner.”

 

Imagine that—claiming Danae as his with just a single hair. Could there be a better deal?

 

“However, there is a small side effect.”

 

“Hmm? What is it?”

 

“The potion is extremely potent. It might turn the one who consumed it into an idiot.”

 

“What? An idiot?”

 

“Yes. She might become so obsessed with love that she can’t think of anything else.”

 

“Hmm, I see. So, the more she consumes, the higher the risk of side effects?”

 

“Yes. Therefore, you must only use a tiny amount.”

 

He was going to pour in the whole damn thing.

 

Huan smirked to himself. Perfect. That b*tch has been too arrogant anyway. Just because that b*tch had money, she thought she could look down on men. That’s why the crown prince had abandoned her.

 

Becoming an idiot? That’s even better. Women are best when they’re dumb and quiet. That’s when peace comes to the household.

 

Danae turning into an idiot. Just that thought was exhilarating. A young, dumb, wealthy beauty—his ideal type!

 

We’ll be a happy couple, Danae. You just provide the money and give birth to pleaty of children.

 

“Wahahaha!” Huan laughed heartily.

 

* * *

A bouquet of Moonlight Flowers arrived. It was sent by Allice.

 

[To my beloved Sister Dana.

Though Sister’s cruel words have wounded me deeply, I have chosen to forgive you. If I have wronged you in any way, I hope you will also find it in your heart to forgive me.

Let’s not fight anymore. And let’s live forgiving and loving. This world is too beautiful to waste time on hatred. Since you’ve decided to live in this world, I hope you live it with love.

—From Allice, who loves you dearly.]

 

Dana tossed Allice’s letter straight into the fireplace. The letter burned fiercely.

 

It was fine. No need to be upset. The time is coming soon anyway.

 

It was the time. At last, the moment to destroy the Moonlight Flower business had arrived.

 

“Lethe. How many Moonlight Flowers have we purchased?”

 

“Here, please take a look.”

 

Reviewing the documents, Dana smirked. No one in the empire had as many Moonlight Flowers as she did.

 

I should start right away tomorrow.

 

The time to fulfill her promise to the emperor had come. And to take one step closer to seizing the relic, threatening Carl Windsor’s position.

 

“Milady, here’s a letter from Lord Huan as well.”

 

“…”

 

It was filled with the most garbage content she had ever seen in a love letter.

 

“What should I do? Should I burn it too?”

 

“No.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Leave it. I’ll find a use for it.”

 

“What could you possibly use that disgusting thing for?”

 

Dana coldly smiled as I placed Huan’s letter in a drawer as usual. “I’ll use it as bait later.”

 

* * *

After dismissing her secretary away, Dana walked out to the terrace and sat on a bench in her private garden. Then she called her maid.

 

“Emily, bring me a cup of chamomile tea.”

 

“Yes, Milady.”

 

A breeze blew, and a document slipped from her hands onto the grass. She absentmindedly picked it up. A moment later—

 

“Milady, here’s your chamomile tea.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

“The air is getting chilly. Shall I bring you a shawl?”

 

“No, thank you. I’m fine. You may go.”

 

“Yes, Milady.”

 

After the maid left, Dana lifted the teacup. The calm and quiet scent of chamomile was pleasant. At that moment,

 

“Dana, you really like chamomile tea, right? You are always drinking chamomile.”

 

An old memory resurfaced.

 

“Yes, Uncle. I like the fragrance.”

“Hahaha. Is that so? When I smell chamomile, I think of you.”

 

A mundane conversation was shared with her uncle, Carl Windsor. And then,

 

“So, we have to ensure her premature death.”

 

That disgusting voice whispered that he would kill her.

 

Bad guy.

 

Dana sipped her tea, barely managing to straighten her lips curled in disdain.

 

Just wait, Carl Windsor. He would pay for using her. Soon, she would take his ring and return to her world… But what is this feeling? A sudden warmth spread from her chest like water.

 

Thump, thump, thump. Her heart pounded wildly.