The Male Lead’s Father Refuses to Break Off Our Engagement

Chapter 46

 

“Furthermore, other knights were trained to prevent the Duke’s sword skills from being leaked to the outside world. This means that confidentiality is very important. I will report this matter to the Duke.”

“Really?”

“Do you think I can’t do it?”

Evelia widened her eyes and then smiled.

“If you tell the Duke, wouldn’t Sir Marc be at a disadvantage?”

“… Yes?”

Evelia rolled up Ruth’s sleeves. The bruises on his arms were darker than yesterday.

Alex’s face hardened.

“This is what you did, isn’t it?”

“That…”

He calmed his expression and made an excuse.

“It was part of the class. You may not know this because you haven’t studied swordsmanship, you may get bruises while practicing swordsmanship and sparring.”

“Aha, is that so?”

“Yes. I still live with bruises.”

“Then…”

Evelia, who was about to refute, turned her gaze to Ruth.

Annie, feeling the gaze, carefully grabbed the child’s arm.

“Young master, are you tired? Would you like to come in with me, wash up, and have a snack?”

“But I still have class… Eve, too…”

Evelia relaxed her expression and smiled at the child.

“I will follow you soon, so go in first.”

“But….”

“It’s okay.”

Ruth looked at Alex with a restless expression.

The child looked at Evelia again, nodded once, and took Annie’s hand.

After confirming that Ruth had completely left the training ground, Evelia began questioning him again.

“What about you keep calling the young master an illegitimate child?”

“Hah….”

Alex let out a long sigh.

“It was said to provoke him. But I think I made a mistake.”

“It’s not just that. He fell earlier and was trying to swing his sword, right? If I hadn’t intervened, you would have definitely hit him with the sword.”

“…….”

“As Sir said, I am unfamiliar with swordsmanship. But I do know that your actions are against chivalry.”

“So what do you want from me?”

“What do I want?”

Evelia looked straight at him.

“I want you to tell the Duke everything you’ve done to him, not just today, but everything you’ve done to him so far.”

“Hah…”

Alex brushed back his disheveled hair. When he looked at Evelia again, his eyes had a glint in them that could only be described as humiliated.

He chuckled.

“Speaking about what?”

“… What?”

“Do you think the Duke would listen to you if you told him?”

“Of course…”

Evelia, who was about to answer confidently, felt something strange.

‘Why are you so confident?

She’d expected Alex to plead guilty if she caught him, but he acted as if he was above it all.

Even now. He came closer, as if threatening her.

A dark shadow fell over Evelia’s head.

“Duke will think I did it for the Adelhard family.”

“There’s no way Duke would agree with that.”

“You can at least make a bet.”

He lowered his head and whispered softly in Evelia’s ear.

“Good thing too, because the moment you tell the Duke all this, I’ll tell him the opposite, that you’re not fit for the Adelhard.”

“…….”

“Aren’t you curious whether you or I will be kicked out?”

He grinned, nodded his head in greeting, and passed Evelia.

‘That bastard…’

Evelia watched his retreating back and hurried into the mansion.

She headed straight to Cassis’ office.

 

*****

 

Evelia went to Cassis to report this incident.

Because she was so angry, I knocked with more force than usual.

She went inside as soon as she was given permission to do so. Her mood was ferocious.

Cassis must have sensed that and asked a different question than usual.

“Is something wrong?”

“There is.”

That’s a big deal too.

Evelia walked forward with long strides and stood in front of him. This happened before Cassis even offered a seat.

“I wish you could change young master swordsmanship teacher.”

Cassis frowned slightly as if he didn’t understand for a moment.

“You mean Sir Alex Marc?”

“Yes. That person.”

“The reason is?”

Evelia took a deep breath and continued speaking.

“That person was abusing, young master.”

Cassis’s face, which had been soft, hardened. His voice was cold as he replied.

“What do you mean by abusing?”

“Yes.”

Evelia told in detail what Alex had done to Ruth.

Both the fact that he’d been emotionally persecuting Ruth, how he’d been physically abusing him in the guise of a sparring.

She spoke with such passion that her face turned red when she said everything.

“Simply changing the swordsmanship teacher is not enough. That person must be completely kicked out of the Adelhard family.”

Unlike her excitement, Cassis was calm. He listened to her story in silence, resting his chin on both hands, and eventually asked.

“What’s the problem?”

“… Yes?”

Evelia slowly blinked her big eyes.

‘What did you just say? What’s the problem?’

I asked back, wondering if I had heard wrong.

“What did you say just now?”

“I asked what the problem was.”

“What’s the problem?”

Evelia hit Cassis’ desk hard without any fear.

“There are plenty of problems!”

“I don’t know what point the Lady is making.”

“So everything is wrong from beginning to end.”

Cassis fell silent once again. It seemed like he was a bit surprised by Evelia’s unusual attitude.

He swept his face once and opened his mouth.

“Sir Marc is skilled enough to teach Ruth.”

“Doesn’t it matter if he’s skilled or not?”

“And isn’t that what swordsmanship lessons are for?”

Evelia was left speechless by his calm words.

‘Is it always like that?’

I glared at Cassis, wondering if he was sincere. There was no expression on Cassis’ face.

However, after spending all this time with him, Evelia was able to read Cassis’ facial expressions to some extent. Now he was serious.

“Ha.”

This time Evelia wiped her face.

“Didn’t you hear what I just said? That person hit the young master!”

“Wasn’t it sparring? And even if Sir Marc disciplined Ruth, there must have been a good reason for it.”

“What kind of adult calls discipline and beats a child until he has bruises?”

Evelia eventually couldn’t bear it anymore and ended up screaming.

“I thought you cared about him, he’s your only son.”

“That’s a different story.”

“It’s not different!”

Evelia’s face turned bright red.

“How, how can you be so indifferent? How can I just leave Sir Marc alone when I told you what he had done to the young master?”

“As I said, Sir Marc only gave him a proper education.”

“So where are you going?”

Evelia had a feeling that this conversation would repeat itself like a random sign.

No matter what she said, it was useless if Cassis didn’t accept it.

‘What on earth has this man lived so that he takes it for granted?’

I was curious. But that is that and this is this.

Evelia spoke as if declaring.

“I am someone who will soon become the young master mother. I think I, too, was qualified to manage his class. So, no matter what the Duke says, I don’t plan on sending him to swordsmanship class and….”

Evelia hesitated for a moment and then spoke as if making a declaration.

“I want us to have some time to ourselves for a while, until the Duke can sort this out.”

Then she left the office without even hearing Cassis’ answer.

As she walked down the hallway, she regretted it.

‘Have some time to ourselves? What kind of relationship do I have with Cassis?

They might not know if they were real lovers or a married couple, but their relationship was a contract.

Even if we tried to take some time, it was clear that it wouldn’t work for Cassis. In fact, he might have looked at her strangely.

‘If anyone sees it, they’ll think he’s my real fiancée.’

Evelia resisted the urge to scream in the hallway and headed to her room.

Without any idea what kind of impact her words had caused.