Please Don’t Come To The Villainess’ Stationery Store!

Meldenik said so and left.

Lennox frowned as he watched Meldenik leave.

It was strange. To his eyes, Meldenik Babeloa seemed like an entirely different person.

He thought of Sheria, Meldenik’s sister, who was both a business contractor and an entity that continually caught his gaze.

Not long ago, Sheria had sent him a letter filled with affection from a resort.

The end of the affectionate letter hinted at the possibility of settling their engagement relationship, mentioning that Meldenik had left the family.

“Sheria is a beautiful woman. But…”

He bit the inside of his cheek to regain his composure.

“I can’t give up Meldenik Babeloa.”

His eyes blinked with intense light.

He remembered his father’s will, insisting that he must marry Meldenik Babeloa, and the astonishing explanation that was attached.

“If I end up marrying that woman…”

Thinking of his future becoming even more perfect, he smirked.

His troubled mind soon calmed down.

“I must make Meldenik Babeloa mine. Then, everything will be perfect.”

Of course, he had no interest in Meldenik.

She was just an annoying woman, and it was clear he had a preference for Sheria. Sheria was his ideal type, being beautiful and pure.

Lennox smirked.

He was also pleased that, recently, his relationship with Sheria had subtly spread through society like a love poem.

No one knew about Sheria and Lennox, that they were in a romantic relationship. However, everyone thought they matched well and secretly supported them.

It was a satisfying every day.

If only Meldenik hadn’t demanded an annulment, everything would have flowed naturally.

Meldenik, noticing his heart had leaned towards Sheria, reacted in an unexpectedly bizarre way.

“An annulment?”

However, Sheria’s romance and Meldenik’s marriage were separate matters.

He was, after all, planning to proceed with marrying Meldenik.

“Meldenik must be trying to get my attention.”

But if he thought that, Meldenik was foolish. He was never an easy opponent.

The duke’s eyes narrowed as he watched Meldenik’s lively departure.

“He’s using a jealousy tactic this time, but I’m not getting involved.”

Lennox tried to look away from her.

But he couldn’t. Meldenik turned back to look at him.

He sneered inwardly.

I knew it.

Meldenik Babeloa could never leave him.

She was a woman who had done everything for him, from passionate letters, flowers, to any sort of enterprise. Such a woman couldn’t suddenly change, could she?

“I’ve trained her to listen only to me. She can’t betray me.”

He looked cynically at Meldenik as she walked back toward him.

He intended to forgive his fiancée who dared to deceive him. Of course, forgiveness was only once.

Meldenik approached him and said,

“Come to think of it, I forgot to mention something.”

At Meldenik’s friendly words, Lennox replied coldly,

“No need to apologize.”

Hearing his words, Meldenik asked with a bright smile,

“Apologize?”

Seeing her smile, the duke hesitated for a moment,

Did she look like this when she was groveling for an apology?

It seems like he had only seen her with a gloomy face, a disheartened expression, or a face full of anger.

But eventually, she would act within his expectations.

He looked intently at Meldenik, leisurely waiting for the words that would come out of her mouth.

***

Apology my foot!

Looking at the male protagonist, who also happens to be my former fiancé, with an attitude as if he had been entrusted with an apology, I scowled in disdain.

‘To think that he’s the real male lead, this novel is already doomed. Hence, I’ll go my own way.’

I took another step toward him.

Now, the distance between us was less than 30 centimeters. It would have been the first time I came so close, so he must have been flustered.

However, his face still bore a languid smile. Definitely a poker face.

But would he still be able to maintain his unique expression after hearing what I had to say?

“I think you should be clear about this.”

I looked up at him.

But looking down on me would feel even worse for him. It’s a situation where he’s completely outplayed by his pathetic fiancée, whom he’s always ignored.

As expected, he seemed to have his pride hurt by the fact that I was not apologizing.

His elegant forehead crinkled in display.

But I had no interest in his expression.

“Would you by any chance think that my actions are just ‘a way to draw attention’…”

“…?”

He furrowed his brows even more.

I snickered and opened my mouth again.

“If you thought, ‘Well, she’s a fool, so if I catch her, she’ll be caught. After all, she was always desperate for me.'”

“What?”

Wondering if he’d been seen through.

He asked in a dumbfounded voice.

Watching him act as if he were surprised someone read his mind, I clicked my tongue internally.

The male protagonist may not know the reader’s heart, but the reader knows his very well.

In romance novels, it wasn’t rare to find protagonists and their families who, only after being presented with a breakup notice by the woman they ignored, would cry and beg for forgiveness, squeezing out their repentance.

Or suddenly lose their mind, spouting nonsense like ‘I can never give up on you!’ despite not even liking the person—plenty of those crazy types existed.

Therefore, I was determined to prevent any situation where he might catch me.

Of course, since I’m not the female lead, that shouldn’t happen.

‘But, there’s always a what-if.’

The thought of Lennox taking an interest in me was vehemently unwelcome.

Whether it was his belated regrets or useless obsession, I had no intention of accepting them!

I smirked, perfectly sealing the deal.

“That’s delusional.”

He glared at me, trembling with anger.

“Did you… find a new man? Cheat on me without understanding your place?”

Ah, are all unfaithful men like this?

The one who actually cheated acting like a paranoid jealous husband.

I yawned.

“Do you think anyone else would bother liking you?”

So begins the regular gaslighting.

Of course, I had no intention of giving him a proper response.

“To tell you the truth.”

I casually pointed over his shoulder, indicating something in the distance.

There is a black figure of someone.

“I’m saying it would be better to marry that person passing by than you.”

He would very well know that I pointed out just anyone.

Lennox’s face turned red with anger.

“How dare you…”

He, who had been ignoring the axe, now ground his teeth as if he had been blatantly stepped on the back of his foot.

But it’s too early to get heated over just this. My words aren’t finished yet.

I needed a stronger final remark.

“I believe you’ve understood well enough by now.”

Finally, I gave him a smile bright like the radiant sun.

“Will you now disappear from my life?”

No more approaching me, as an adulterer.

“Because you disgust me.”