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

Chapter 91

 

That night, Cassis came to the room as usual. He lay down next to Evelia and naturally took her hand.

“Cassis.”

“Yes.”

Evelia, who was lying straight, half-turned her body to look at him. Cassis was already looking at her.

Evelia wondered how to speak. Then she gathered herself and spoke.

“I mean Ruth, it looks like he misses his mom. I mean, my biological mother.”

Cassis’s expression, which had been smiling slightly, hardened. Evelia held his hand a little tighter.

“I know it’s still hard. But…”

She continued speaking with confidence.

“You can’t just hide it forever.”

“…….”

“Cassis.”

“I don’t want to hear about that.”

He stubbornly expressed his intentions by carefully letting go of Evelia’s hand. Evelia looked up and sighed softly as she looked at Cassis lying down.

‘Yeah, it won’t be easy.’

Cassis has not yet told Evelia about Julia’s story. There was no way he could tell Ruth about his biological mother.

‘Let’s wait a little longer.’

Evelia decided to wait a little more slowly. But now there was something more important than that.

‘How can I change the great-aunt’s heart?’

Evelia moved a little closer to Cassis and whispered softly.

“Cassis.”

Cassis, who had his arm over his closed eyes, looked at her in disbelief.

“Yes.”

“I heard that the great-aunt has been wearing black clothes ever since she couldn’t forget her husband.”

“Yes. I know that too.”

“By any chance, what kind of person was your great-aunt?”

As the topic changed, Cassis seemed to relax a little. He came closer to Evelia.

The distance between faces was quite close. Evelia looked into his red eyes as if fascinated. He also looked blankly at Evelia.

Although the weather was obviously chilly, the air was strangely hot. Every time Cassis exhaled, his warm breath tickled Evelia’s face.

Evelia lowered her head because she couldn’t look into his eyes, which somehow seemed more passionate today.

She muttered as if making excuses.

“I just wanted to be liked by the great-aunt…”

“I don’t remember much about my great-aunt either.”

“Ah…”

“But if it’s the butler, he knows her well.”

“The butler….”

It was strange. Even though she had her head down, she could feel Cassis looking at her.

I was definitely determined to seduce Cassis just a moment ago, but it felt like I was trying to stop him.

“Eve.”

“Ye-yes?”

“Now that I think about it, didn’t grandmother say anything?”

Cassis asked as if he knew everything. Evelia shook her head.

“Ugh, no. She didn’t say anything.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes.”

“Then why are you avoiding my eyes?”

“That is…”

I couldn’t tell you the truth because your eyes were so intense. So, just as her lips were moving, Cassis took the hand she was holding and dragged it to his lips.

His lips touched my fingertips. He carefully bit the tip of Evelia’s finger with his lips and then released it.

As if he was pampering me to look at him.

“Ah….”

Evelia stepped back and covered herself with the blanket. I didn’t look in the mirror, but I could see that my face was bright red. That’s how hot my face was.

“Have a nice dream.”

What kind of expression does Cassis have? I was curious, but couldn’t bear to see it.

 

*****

 

After saying hello, Evelia felt that she and Alexandra had clearly lost their relationship. This is because she openly showed that she was not pleased with Evelia.

The first start was lunch that day. At that time, Cassis went out for work, so the three of us, Evelia, Ruth, and Alexandra, had lunch.

“Don’t you know I hate seafood?”

Alexandra looked at the salmon salad served as an appetizer and made a disapproving expression.

‘I heard there’s nothing special about it…’

Evelia looked at her expression to understand her intentions. But Alexandra was good at hiding her expressions.

I couldn’t tell if she really hated it or if she was just trying to point me out.

Evelia said obediently.

“I’m sorry. I’ll tell them to prepare something else.”

“You waste the food. It is said that Adelhard is a family with no shortage of finances, but shouldn’t waste be avoided?”

“Then I will be careful next time.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

That was the beginning. Alexandra began to find various reasons. I don’t like the room, I don’t like the flowers in the greenhouse, I don’t like Evelia’s clothes, etc.

At this point, there was no way I didn’t know.

‘She’s just trying to point out anything.’

After being tormented like that all day, Evelia was overcome with skepticism.

‘Will we be able to become friends like this?’

But I soon composed myself.

‘Even so, I must ensure that Ruth is recognized as the successor.’

In fact, it didn’t matter even without Alexandra’s approval. No matter what anyone said, Ruth was Adelhard’s successor, and Alexandra, already a member of the Kessington family, had no authority to oppose it.

But Cassis’s expression kept bothering me.

Cassis feels strangely comfortable in front of Alexandra.

Cassis says that Alexandra would have acted differently if she had known that Ruth was Julia’s son.

For his sake, I hoped that Alexandra and Ruth would become close.

‘I’ve thought about everything.’

Evelia went to see the butler with a gloomy look on her face. The butler welcomed her warmly.

“Madam, do you need anything?”

“I came here because I had something to ask rather than something I needed.”

“If you’re going to ask…”

“Do you know anything about your great-aunt?”

“Great-aunt… Then I assume madam Alexandra’s husband.”

The butler said that the story would be long and guided Evelia to the seat. Even though she said it was okay, he even brought the tea.

“Joseph was a very caring person. He was good to his employees, and most of all, he looked after Alexandra with the utmost care.”

Evelia diligently took notes on what the butler said.

When the story ended, the butler smiled happily. It was as if he knew what she was doing.

Evelia didn’t say anything, but he asked a meaningful question.

“Then can I prepare it like that?”

“Yes, please prepare it like that.”

Evelia got up from her seat with a determined look and headed to the greenhouse.

 

*****

 

The next morning. Evelia went to Alexandra to say hello as always.

What was different from the day before was that I was holding a beautiful pink flower.

Today again, Alexandra spoke coldly without looking at Evelia’s face.

“Didn’t I say there was no need to greet me?”

Evelia smiled without giving in to her.

“But how could I not greet you?”

“Did Count Venion put that emphasis on it?”

“No, my mother said that.”

“…….”

Evelia slowly approached Alexandra.

“Did you sleep well last night? Aren’t you cold?”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, but it’s cold, even with the firewood.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll tell them to pay more attention to the stove today.”

Alexandra clicked her tongue.

“The more I look….”

“Yes?”

“No. But what is that?”

Her eyes turned to the flower in Evelia’s arms.

“Ah, I went to the greenhouse and the flowers were blooming so beautifully. I brought some because I thought it would be pretty to keep in the great-aunt’s room.”

Alexandra waved her hand.

“Never mind. Haven’t you heard that I hate flowers? Plus, it’s a pink flower. They’re tacky…”

“But great-aunt. Look at how lovely this lysianthus flower has bloomed.”

Alexandra reacted to those words.

“Ly-lysianthus?”

“Yes. Plus, you know what? The flower language of Lysianthus is ‘unchanging love.’ How romantic.”

“Hmph, you’re still young, seeing that you’re still talking about the language of flowers.”

Evelia did not answer but observed Alexandra with a smile. Even though she said she didn’t want to say anything, her eyes were always on Lysianthus.

Evelia asked curiously.

“If you don’t like this flower, shall I bring you another flower?”

Alexandra narrowed her eyes and looked at Evelia. Evelia smiled innocently, as if she knew nothing.

Finally, Alexandra turned her head and whispered.

“Leave it behind.”

“Yes, great-aunt!”

Evelia placed the Lysianthus flower in front of Alexandra and left the room.

Alexandra, who I saw before completely closing the door, was holding a lysianthus flower with a somewhat sad look on her face.

 

*****

 

“That bold thing.”

Alexandra picked up the Lysianthus flower after Evelia left. Then a memory from several decades ago came to mind.

In my memories, I was as young as Evelia. And the man facing him, Joseph Kessington, was as young as Cassis.

 

—Alex.

In the blurry memory, Joseph blushed and held out something as if he was embarrassed. It was a pink Lysianthus flower.