My Lover Isn't Interested With The Female lead!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The marriage views of Lady Cassilis are a hundred-year-old outdated relic, and I don’t care about them.”

 

Letticia took a step closer to Melanie with a fierce expression.

 

“But it seems I’ll have to inform the Countess that she should reconsider your education.”

 

“What did you say?”

 

Melanie, who had been looking down on the city nobility, was furious and tried to retort, but Letticia didn’t give her the chance and pressed on even harder.

 

“If you invite a guest, you shouldn’t say things that upset them. Picking a fight with someone, making them uncomfortable, then belittling the taste of the person who helped you—what kind of tutor taught you those manners?”

 

“Hah, you’re boasting about helping someone over just a single word? It seems you don’t even know what humility is, Lady.”

 

“Talking about humility? Coming from someone who needs to learn shame and gratitude first, that’s laughable. When you came to the capital, you threw a tantrum saying that the customs here were different from those in the West, advertising your immaturity and lack of growth. It’s your freedom to delude yourself into thinking that I’ll marry your brother. But you’ve crossed the line by insulting my parents, haven’t you?”

 

“Your parents? When did I ever show such disrespect—”

 

“You did! Just a moment ago, when you said that the marriage customs of the capital are vulgar.”

 

Melanie flinched at Letticia’s words.

 

It seemed she finally remembered the kind of marriage that Countess Sharon and her husband had.

 

‘Is she that forgetful, or just stupid?’

 

Earlier, she talked about the Letticia family’s noble bloodline in front of everyone, but now she has conveniently forgotten all about it. Her selective memory is truly impressive.

 

“The Lady of the great Marquess Wade’s family in the West, whom you so revere, is my mother. She too had a love marriage. Go ahead, say again that such customs are vulgar.”

 

“S-Silence! You dare to lecture me when you’re just a mere noble praised only in the shallow social circles of the capital? Even if you have the blood of the Marquess’s family, you’re still a half-breed, tainted by a lowly nouveau riche father!”

 

The impact of those words was tremendous.

 

The atmosphere, which had been filled with shock and disbelief, froze completely.

 

Stella, who recovered first, exclaimed in horror.

 

“A half-breed? Did you just call her a half-breed? And an nouveau riche noble?”

 

“Even if you’re uneducated, how could you say something like that!”

 

The terms ‘nouveau riche’ and ‘half-breed’ were the most insulting slurs against the new nobility and the mixed blood between old and new noble families.

 

Despite having made such hateful remarks that turned every noble in the room against her, Melanie seemed oblivious to the gravity of the situation.

 

“What? Did I say something wrong? Even if she inherited the old nobility’s blood, if she’s mixed with an nouveau riche’s, she’s obviously a half-breed. And she dares think she shares the same noble blood as us the old nobles?”

 

“Aaah!”

 

Crash!

 

With the sound of something shattering, water splashed, and Melanie screamed.

 

Letticia had poured the remaining tea over Melanie’s head and threw the teacup on the floor, shattering it. Staring down at Melanie, Letticia said in a chilling tone.

 

“It’s a good thing it’s not thirty years ago, and that we’re not men. If it were, I would’ve thrown a glove instead of tea.”

 

“W-What are you doing, how dare you!”

 

Fortunately, the tea had cooled a bit, but Melanie’s hair and dress were still soaked, and she screamed in rage.

 

However, when Letticia, who was furious, picked up another teacup, Melanie stumbled back in fear. When the teacup was thrown next to her, she fell to the floor in terror.

 

“A half-breed? A nouveau riche? Ha, I’ve been called a nouveau riche at the academy, but never heard anything like this. You really don’t know how to control your tongue, do you?”

 

“How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare someone like you do this to me!”

 

Melanie shouted, but Letticia didn’t even flinch.

 

“I should be the one asking. Who are you to call me a half-breed? Who are you to refer to my father in such a manner? Should I go ask the Countess outside about this?”

 

“S-S-Sharon, Lady Sharon…”

 

When Letticia gestured towards the outside, not just with words but physically, the others became even more bewildered.

 

No one had imagined she would actually break the teacup after pouring the tea, let alone start speaking informally with her eyes full of fury. Some were too frightened to speak, trembling at the sight.

 

“Letticia, I understand how you feel, but try to calm down. You know it’s not good to speak informally, no matter what.”

 

Stella, who had seen Letticia confront other old nobility members as the head of the March Blossoms during their academy days, was the only one who remained calm and tried to soothe her.

 

Just as Letticia, regaining her composure thanks to her friend’s words, took a deep breath, the door to the tea room opened. The Countess, Camilla, and Lord Cassilis entered, guided by a maid.

 

“What on earth… What is happening here!”

 

The Countess screamed in shock as she saw Melanie drenched in tea and the shattered teacup on the floor. The sight left the Countess and Lord Cassilis horrified. Lord Cassilis quickly rushed over to Melanie.

 

“Melanie, what happened? How did you end up like this?”

 

“Your hair and clothes are a mess. Who on earth did this to you?”

 

“Brother! That woman poured tea over me! And she even threw the teacup on the floor!”

 

“What?”

 

At those words, both Lord Cassilis and the Countess turned their anger toward Letticia.

 

“How dare you, Lady Sharon! Pouring tea on my sister and throwing a teacup at her—it is an insult to our family!”

 

“Camilla, how on earth did you raise your daughter? I trusted you when I invited your daughter, and this is what happens?”

 

Before Camilla could respond, Stella and the other ladies intervened.

 

“Countess, my lord, this is entirely Lady Cassilis’s fault.”

 

“My daughter’s fault? What do you mean by that?”

 

“Lady Cassilis called Lady Sharon a half-breed and referred to Count Sharon as a nouveau riche. And you still want to blame Lady Sharon?”

 

“A half-breed…?”

 

The Countess, who had been livid, was now horrified and turned to look at Melanie.

 

Even under her mother’s shocked gaze, Melanie still didn’t seem to understand what she had done wrong, and continued to shout.

 

“So what? She is a half-breed! She’s just the daughter of a nouveau riche family that’s not even 50 years old!”

 

“Melanie!”

 

Both the Countess and Lord Cassilis turned pale. The servants and maids also looked aghast.

 

It seemed that Melanie was the only one here who didn’t understand that calling someone a half-breed or a nouveau riche was an insult.

 

“This isn’t just an insult to Lady Sharon, but to all of us.”

 

“I can’t believe we shared a room with someone who called the new nobility ‘nouveau riche’ and their children ‘half-breeds.'”

 

“I never want to be in the same room with her again. How could she say such things…”

 

Everyone else in the room glared at Melanie with a mixture of contempt and fury.

 

But even in this situation, Melanie only continued to scream.

 

“The feeling is mutual! How unpleasant it is to sit with nouveau riche and half-breeds like you—”

 

“Melanie! Shut your mouth this instant!”

 

With a loud slap, Melanie fell to the ground.

 

The one who slapped her, the Countess, was now almost out of breath, gasping for air as she looked anxiously at Camilla.

 

“Ca-Camilla. I…”

 

“…It’s fortunate my husband isn’t here.”

 

Camilla glared coldly at the Countess as she spoke.

 

“How did you raise your daughter? I was going to ask the same thing. How could you have raised her to say something so outrageous, and not even realize she’s done something wrong?”

 

“Camilla, no, Countess, I…”

 

“I can apologize for my daughter pouring tea on her. I can even replace the broken teacup. But from this moment on, there will be no private interactions between the House of Sharon and the House of Cassilis. Furthermore, Lady Cassilis will never attend any event where my daughter is present.”

 

“Camilla, please!”

 

The Countess collapsed to her knees. The fact that everyone was watching didn’t matter to her now.

 

The declaration that Melanie and Letticia would never attend the same gatherings again was practically a social exile for the House of Cassilis.

 

Without the Queen of Society, Camilla, and the Diamond of Society, Letticia, no one in the capital’s social circles would invite the House of Cassilis.

 

“I’ve raised my daughter poorly, Camilla. I’ll apologize for the insult Lady Letticia suffered, but please don’t ruin my daughter’s future. Please, just give her one more chance.”

 

“Mother, what are you doing?”

 

Melanie screamed at the top of her lungs, but the Countess ignored her, bowing her head to Camilla.

 

Seeing his mother in such a state, Lord Cassilis also knelt beside her.

 

“I also beg of you, Countess. I won’t dare ask you to forgive my sister, but please, retract the statement that she won’t be able to attend the same gatherings as Lady Letticia. I beg you.”

 

Camilla could only let out a hollow laugh, as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.