“…”
After a moment of hesitation, Ignis reluctantly lowered his legs as if it was nothing significant. Then, he began to speak his mind unbidden.
“I don’t see why Danae Windsor has to be here.”
“…”
“A woman attending a meeting? There’s a saying that if a woman shows her face in the meeting room, the family’s business will fail, and if a woman boards a ship, it brings bad luck, doesn’t it?”
“So what?”
“This situation is quite uncomfortable for me. In that sense, I think it would be the best if Danae Windsor were married off soon.”
“Is that so?” Viego nodded seriously and then suggested. “Then I recommend you leave the meeting.”
“…”
A vein popped on Ignis’s forehead, angry as his opponent wasn’t provoked as he had planned. Eventually, Ignis came straight to his point.
“I want to live a stable life.” Then he spouted nonsense that no one would believe. “So I want to discuss a major life decision. How about it? Shall we discuss this matter?”
Meanwhile, my face turned pale. What is he thinking? Is this man really going to play such a prank by coming here? Was he always this insane?
Ah, right. Ignis was always this insane. Considering the havoc Ignis wreaked before leaving Windsor, this much should have been expected!
“A major life decision? What do you mean?”
No, you madman. Don’t say it.
“You’ll understand when you see this.”
Ignis de Windsor smiled slyly and pulled out a letter from his coat. It was the letter of rejection I sent that morning.
“Perhaps Patriarch would like to check this.”
No, don’t give it to him!
However, a servant took the letter and handed it to Viego.
Don’t read it…
But Viego inevitably unfolded the letter and checked it.
“…”
3 seconds later, he folded the letter back with an expressionless face. “I will call over the meeting.”
Then he gestured to Ignis. “Follow me.” With that, Viego stood up and left the meeting room. Fortunately or unfortunately, he did not give me a single glance during this process.
I realized. He’s going to say it. That he intended to marry me in exchange for the annulment of the scripture.
Ignis planned to negotiate with Viego. And Viego… would probably do anything to prevent the scripture from leaking, even if it meant inducing the annulment of my engagement with Raios.
Whether the scripture was real or fake didn’t matter to Viego. What mattered to him was the potential for Windsor’s honor to deteriorate.
No.
My vision darkened. I clenched my fists tightly.
To marry someone like Ignis?
How far have I come to get here? I was almost there. The position of deputy head was within reach. If I could retrieve the holy relic, I could return to my world.
I really want to go home now. I was tired of everyone around me, longing for my own life as Yeon Dana again.
I clenched and unclenched my fists repeatedly. It felt like someone was about to overturn a table that was almost set. That made me anxious and angry.
Ignis de Windsor. If you keep hindering me until the end…
I would make sure your head would be cut off for blasphemy.
* * *
It was that night.
“Danae Windsor.”
Hmm? I tossed and turned.
“Wake up.”
Is it a dream? I thought unconsciously. The voice was very pleasant.
“Wake up.”
It was a soft whisper.
“Danae Windsor.”
Like the moonlight at dawn…
“Dana.”
Huh? The next moment, my eyes snapped open, and I almost screamed. It was because Viego was standing in front of the bed, looking down at me!
“Bro―”
As I was about to call out to him in surprise, his large hand covered my mouth. He gestured for silence, bringing his index finger to his lips.
“Be quiet.”
I swallowed and nodded.
“Come to my bedroom.”
My heart dropped in an instant.
Could it be he’s going to make me marry Ignis?
The inevitable has come!
* * *
Allice’s POV
In the meantime, I had successfully entered the Windsor mansion.
“My goodness, Allice! How did you get here?”
“Miona helped me, Mom!”
Mom was very surprised to see me but gladly hid her daughter.
“Carl and Viego would be furious if they found out. You must be careful not to get caught.”
“Yes, Mom.”
Mom immediately sent a maid to get a maid’s uniform and a wig for me so I wouldn’t be recognized by others.
“Allice, I’ll find a place for you to stay for a while, so be good until then, okay?”
“Yes!”
I initially listened to mom. I quietly took naps in mom’s room, quietly ate snacks, and quietly read novels.
“Hehe. I feel alive.” Lying in bed, rolling around while eating fruit.
After finishing a romance novel depicting a love pentagon, I became bored of staying in the room.
The novel is so interesting, but what about me?
The female lead in the novel is a woman of prophecy, possessing a special quality, befitting the main character. Not only that but she is also loved by all the men around her. The proud crown prince, the iron-blooded duke, the handsome knight, and even a forbidden romance full of tension.
I’m so jealous.
But my own reality was boring. Dull and stagnant, like a lake without ripples, causing no disturbances. Like an extra in a novel, not mentioned even in a single line. Thinking that way made me feel endlessly miserable.
I feel suffocated…
I glanced at mom. She was in a deep sleep. In that case…
Maybe it’s okay to walk around the hallway at night?
With that thought, I left the room very early on a dark dawn, even when the servants were asleep.
I want to see His Highness. Does he not want to see me?
While soothing her melancholic heart with a walk, I stumbled upon something by chance. Through the window, I saw the side of a building. Sister Dana’s bedroom door was visible…
Huh? Why are those two coming out of the bedroom?
The door was slightly ajar. Then a man came out. Platinum blond hair, tall stature, and fair face with handsome features. That man was…
Brother Viego?
A lightning bolt of shock hit me.
Why is Brother Viego coming out of Sister Dana’s bedroom at this hour? And so secretly? Moreover, he was dressed in a nightgown!
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