The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

Estelle’s eyes turned red and tears were like dew.

“I-I didn’t know you thought of me like that.”

Estelle was pitifully sad like a flower. Not only Diana, but also Queen Isabella and Hesse sighed at Estelle’s thin appearance. It was because her thin, trembling shoulders and her face that looked like she was about to cry were so pitiful.

Mireyu gritted her teeth inwardly.

‘It was a trap!’

So she must have deliberately set up the situation so that she would misunderstand.

‘That disgusting girl!’

Anger welled up inside Mireyu. She wanted to reveal Estelle’s true nature right now, but no matter what she did now, Mireyu would only make herself look worse.

And that was what Estelle was aiming for.

‘Why would I be so foolish as to belittle you?’

There were so many better ways than that.

* * *

It was by chance that she became friends with Princess Diana.

As for Diana, the more she did her wrong, the faster she fell in love with Estelle. Even though she, too, had some unpleasant moments, she didn’t dislike Princess Diana for revealing her honest feelings for her.

But she couldn’t completely separate Diana and Mireyu.

‘If Mireyu finds out, there will be an uproar.’

Mireyu would go crazy and jump just because she became close to Diana, Princess of Royam. And she would misunderstand her intentions as impure.

Now that this had happened, she decided to use the opportunity a little more cleverly.

Diana, who liked her anyway, also continued to want to know the truth about what happened between her and Mireyu.

“By the way, Estelle, can I ask you about what happened with Mireeyu and you?”

Every time, she went round and round.

“Really? Did Mireyu say that to Diana?”

“Why? Is there anything different from what Estelle knew?”

“Um, no. Mireyu is the person who will soon become part of Diana’s family.”

So that Diana had bigger questions. And she went on to praise Mireyu. Made her a little more award-winning.

“Even though we are estranged now, Mireyu is a good girl. I heard she was so nice to Diana. But now I don’t even know if it was real.”

“Just because something bad happened once doesn’t mean she has to see everything as bad. Don’t be too hard on yourself.”

As her suspicions continued to build, Diana invited her to the Royam mansion.

“It’s the day my sister went to Baron Juty, so she and Estelle will be able to come more comfortably.”

The time Estelle had been waiting for has come.

Although Mireyu returned unexpectedly, contrary to her plan, things went better. Because Mireyu, who was anxious, only picked on her stupid behavior.

“Oh, mother. Hesse, this is a trap.”

So she decided to make Mireyu more clearly trash.

“That kid intentionally made me make a mistake!”

“…wahh.”

In the end, she cried pitifully, as if she couldn’t hold back her crying. Diana shouted, wrapping her arms around her.

“New sister, do you think such nonsense will make sense now?”

“Diana, you are deceived by Estelle and misunderstanding me. Listen to me first.”

Mireyu tried to comfort Diana with her frustrated voice.

“Misunderstanding?”

But those words only made Diana more angry.

“What misunderstanding could there be here? Everyone here right now is a witness!”

Diana was sarcastic without hesitation.

“My new sister said it was an accident before. But now it’s Estelle’s own play? Now, I don’t know if any of the words that come out of my new sister’s mouth are true.”

“Diana.”

Mireyu mournfully called out Diana’s name.

“So far, we’ve gotten along better than anyone else. But does it really seem like a coincidence that things suddenly went astray like this?”

“Unless it’s a coincidence?”

Diana’s hand wrapped around Estelle’s shoulder and she felt strength. Diana clenched her jaw and gritted her teeth.

“Is this all Estelle’s fault? Because, like you said before, she has been jealous of my new sister since long ago?”

“That’s not what I meant. Rather than that…”

“There is a limit to how stupid you can think I am.”

Diana’s orange eyes were filled with contempt. 

The atmosphere around Mireyu was also not friendly to her. It was when Mireyu was about to look at Hessen, sobbing as if she could not bear it.

That’s when Estelle came forward.

“I’m sorry, Mireyu!”

She desperately held her hand with a very sad expression.

“It’s because of everything I said. If only I had stayed quiet, you would have been able to get married safely.”

Mireyu’s face, which was about to sob, became stiff.

“What is that-”

“Diana, Crown Prince of Hesse, and Queen Royam.”

She slowly looked around at the Royam royal family, who were looking at Mireyu with hostile gaze, and lowered her long eyelashes faintly. And she appealed in a sorrowful voice.

“Please don’t look at Mireyu too negatively. This is not her fault.”

The Crown Prince of Hesse asked as if he were suspicious.

“What do you mean?”

“…That’s all because I became close to Diana without Mireyu’s permission. If I hadn’t become close to Diana, Mireyu wouldn’t have had such a hard time.”

Of course, Diana did not stay still.

“Estelle, what do you mean? Because you became friends with me?”

“As you all may have noticed, Mireyu did not want me to become friends with the Royam royal family. It was because she was afraid that they would misunderstand my bad reputation.”

“Such nonsense!”

“But I ignored Mireyu’s feelings and became close to Diana. I hope you can understand Mireyu, who was angry because of my mistake.”

Diana’s eyes were watery when they met hers.

“Eh, Estelle. That’s absolutely ridiculous. Why do you…”

“I’m sorry, Diana. I really liked that you approached me honestly regardless of my reputation. So stop. I disobeyed Mireyu’s request.”

Diana covered her mouth with her crying face. It seemed like she couldn’t even speak. The Crown Prince of Hesse also stepped back with a confused expression.

Queen Isabella, who had been quietly observing her situation, opened her mouth.

“…Duchess Blanchett, that’s not the Duchess’s fault.”

“But if I hadn’t been so careless, she wouldn’t have made the mistake of joining the Royam royal family’s hang out time.”

She deliberately used the expression ‘acting carelessly’ and reminded Mireyu of her ‘mistake’ to the queen.

Mireyu’s hand, which was holding onto her, was trembling. Mireyu belatedly stuttered with her lips turning blue.

“Mother, this is not that.”

But her words could not be repeated.

‘I guess so. What can I say?’

Now, Mireyu couldn’t insist that what she said was a lie. Because she had already been caught lying. But when she pretended to be nice, everything that came out of her mouth became real.

‘Do you think I’m going crazy because I’m so annoyed?’

She was crying and hugged Mireyu as if she couldn’t hold back her tears.

“I’m sorry, Mireyu. It’s my fault. I should have been more considerate of you, my only friend…”

And she buried her face in Mireyu’s shoulder as she sobbed. Diana got up from her seat and called her in her watery voice.

“Estelle, it’s not Estelle’s fault. rather-“

Hessen summoned Diana, who was in high spirits.

“Diana, stop.”

“Brother, do something! She is the woman brother brought because he loves her!”

“That…”

The sibling fight grew fiercely. Mireyu asked in a low voice, gritting her teeth.

“What are your intentions?”

“What intentions? You must be mistaken.”

She lowered her eyebrows very disgustingly and brought her lips close to her ear. And then, with a very small huff, she smiled.

Only Mireyu could hear it, as if she was laughing at Mireyu’s situation right now.

‘There are times when a short laugh can be more unpleasant than a long harsh comment.’

When she lifted her head slightly, her facial muscles trembled uncontrollably. She felt very rewarded looking at that face.

‘Okay, try to be more annoyed.’

She showed even more concern about Mireyu.

“What’s wrong, Mireyu? If my apology isn’t enough-”

Mireyu suddenly shook off her body as if she couldn’t control her anger. Estelle was pushed away as if Mireyu’s touch was very rough.

“Ahh!”

Very pitiful, like a tragic heroine.

Hessen and Diana, who were fighting each other, looked at them in surprise. Diana ran straight to Estelle.

“Estelle! Are you okay?”

“Oh, I’m fine. I was just surprised…”

“My new sister used violence against you on purpose!”

Diana shouted, glaring at Mireyu with her fierce gaze.

“New sister! Now you’re going to use violence to vent your anger on someone who is trying to protect you? Are you not ashamed?”

“No. I am-“

“Quiet.”

Queen Isabella slowly stood up.

“There is nothing more to see. I have already made up my mind.”

Mireyu approached Queen Isabella as if crawling onto her lap, but Queen Isabella’s eyes did not waver one bit.

“From today, all promises made between Baron Juti and the Kingdom of Royam will be deemed as non-existent. You know very well which side is responsible.”

“Oh, mother!”

“Don’t call me that. Who do you call your mother?”

Despair appeared in Mireyu’s eyes.

Even the nearby Hessen and Diana, who had just looked after Estelle while getting angry at Mireyu, were shocked by the queen’s decision faster than anyone else.

Queen Isabella clapped lightly.

“Take Lady Juti, who has absolutely nothing to do with the Kingdom of Royam, to the outside. Send all items belonging to the Lady to the Baron’s residence within today.”

She looked at Mireyu, who could no longer cling to Diana shoulder.

‘Since Isabella, the king’s representative, has decided, they won’t be able to get married.’

Now Baroness Mireyu Juti would maintain her current lifestyle with the support of the Royal House of Royam.

Meanwhile, the funds and influence that Mireyu used while active in her social circles also came from the Kingdom of Royam. And, she did not break off the engagement for good, but rather it was her one-sided fault that caused her to break off the engagement.

‘Goodbye, Mireyu.’

As high as she climbed, she would fall.

* * *

John was sitting elegantly with his legs crossed on the black sofa. John, who was looking through the documents, asked the black masked man.

“What about the investigation into Sleeping Beauty?”

“After researching Sleeping Beauty patients, I was able to collect a strange legend.”

“What is that?”

“The story was that Sleeping Beauty was actually a punishment given by God out of anger at humans. We will organize and report the details separately.”

“Is this a punishment given to humans by God?”

John rested his chin expressionlessly.

‘Is the legend true?’

To dismiss it as a mere legend, John himself was a man who became a warlock by making a deal with a devil who is said to have disappeared into legend.

Most myths were closer to reality than you think.

‘But if that’s true…’

He understood why there was no progress even though doctors were brought in to examine her and have them study Sleeping Beauty. Because it wasn’t a disease to begin with.

At that moment, John remembered the devil’s last words.

‘Give me that cookie.’

Could it be that Estelle’s illness was related to the devil? Countless possibilities gradually increased the number of thoughts.

‘I don’t have time to check it all.’

Estelle only has one year left to live.

‘We have to find another way.’

John asked the masked man.

“What happened to the investigation into the person who spread the rumor about Estelle?”

“If you go down to the guild headquarters now, you will be able to check the results.”

“I get it.”

That was the moment when John nodded his head and stood up.

“By the way, my lord. There is one thing I must tell you.”

“What?”

“It appears that Duchess Blanchett visited another intelligence guild.”

John’s eyes suddenly became fierce.

“For what reason?”

“Well, up to that…”

It wasn’t that there wasn’t anything to point out. On the day he asked what she wanted to do with the Kingdom of Royam, Estelle told John:

‘Let me take care of it.’

‘I shouldn’t do anything?’

‘It’s nice to have John help me, but I want to do it on my own. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll ask John.’

At that time, John felt an ominous feeling for some reason. But Estelle was terminally ill with only a year left to live, and he wanted to grant her whatever she wanted.

‘Is it really difficult?’

In particular, his thoughts stopped as he looked at her charmingly curved eyes. So John smiled happily and gave permission for everything. Anyway, no matter what the Kingdom of Royam did, it wouldn’t be able to harm Estelle.

‘…I’m just moving because of what I did last time.’

But his strange anxiety kept rising.

“Find it now. What my girl asked for, what she was going to do, everything.”

John threatened the guild member with a murderous look in his eyes.

“If necessary, even by exterminating that guild.”

 

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