I Like Another Man, Not the Male Lead - Chapter 22

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Chapter 22

Heyson, who hadn’t noticed Caesar’s change, grinned with a pleased expression. His crescent-shaped eyes were truly disgusting to look at. Heyson whispered in a voice raised by a tone.

“We’ve already had our third date. There’ll be a fourth one soon.”

At those words, fire flashed in Caesar’s eyes.

This emotion wasn’t the kind Caesar could control. He didn’t even know why he was feeling this way, or where it had started from.

The scene of Heyson and Reina laughing together kept coming to mind. Even though it was absolutely unnecessary to recall such a scene. Had Rochester approved of Heyson?

“You should hurry up and find someone good too. The world looks different. Who knew such pleasant things could happen.”

“….”

Caesar coldly pushed Heyson’s arm away.

“I can’t listen to this.”

No, the correct answer would be that he didn’t want to listen. However, Heyson persistently clung to Caesar. Excited and completely oblivious to Caesar’s increasingly gloomy mood, Heyson whispered in Caesar’s ear.

“Come on, tell me if something’s wrong. When you act like this, don’t the other colleagues feel uncomfortable?”

“I told you it’s nothing. Stop it.”

Caesar said coldly.

This was all because Heyson was unpleasantly breathing against his ear. The moist breath he could feel was adding to his discomfort. As Caesar irritably pushed Heyson away, the entrance to the Knight Order Training Ground became noisy. The knights who had been scattered about, silently doing their own work, gathered together.

Heyson said in a slightly raised voice.

“Reina?”

Heyson muttered in an excited voice.

“She didn’t say anything about coming to see me?”

Caesar’s eyes completely froze over. Reina was coming here directly to see Heyson? Had they already developed into such a public relationship? Caesar bit down hard between his teeth. However, Reina’s business wasn’t with Heyson. At that moment, Reina, surrounded by knights, spoke her purpose in a gentle voice.

“Do you happen to know where Rochester Regfield is? Mother sent me on an errand.”

“Ah, Rochester Regfield….”

Heyson muttered in a strangely disappointed voice. The knights competed to volunteer as Reina’s guide. It was exactly as a fellow knight had once said.

‘You don’t know how blessed you are. Those who have everything never know, do they? How many guys in our Knight Order want to exchange even a single word with Reina Regfield. You haven’t seen those dark fellows twist their bodies like shy brides in front of Reina Regfield. Or maybe it’s the leisure of the privileged—you can’t see the hearts of those who are desperate?’

Caesar’s jaw tensed. Caesar had been watching Reina the entire time. However, Reina never once looked back at him. Heyson spread his tail wide like a peacock beside him, seemingly trying to catch Reina’s attention by any means, but he too failed to gain her gaze.

It was a truly strange feeling. Caesar had been reduced to just one of the many knights in this training ground who were looking only at her. Like sunflowers looking only at Reina, yet unable to receive even a single glance from her. Only now that he had completely lost it did he realize what it meant to become special to someone, how valuable such a thing was.

Reina disappeared with quick steps, and Heyson chased after her.

Only then could Caesar deeply exhale the breath he had been holding. Only then did he realize he had been watching only Reina without even breathing.

Soon the knights also withdrew like a receding tide. Half of them chased after Reina.

Only Caesar remained in the training ground.

“Ha.”

Caesar roughly ran his hand through his hair as he left the Knight Order building.

He should be indifferent, but everything was irritating. Reina who didn’t look at Caesar, and the knights who followed her around like puppies.

Among them, Heyson was particularly irritating.

Heyson, who had acted as if he were someone special to Reina.

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I decided to remove the biggest obstacle to my romantic endeavors. If there was one thing I realized from our family outing, it was that Rochester would never change. Right, that’s why he became the mastermind. Would anyone in their right mind antagonize the Imperial Family just because their sister died? If I couldn’t change Rochester, I thought I needed to change the situation. So I secretly pestered Mother, and finally managed to kick Brother out. I made him stay at the Knight Order dormitory for a week under the excuse that his room needed repairs.

It really was just an excuse.

We have so many rooms.

‘Our daughter, you felt suffocated because of that guy, didn’t you?’

Only our Mother understood my heart. Rochester was displeased, but he had no choice but to tuck his tail between his legs in front of Mother’s sharp gaze. No matter how much Rochester soared and crawled, he was just a child who came out of Mother’s womb.

Thanks to that, I was spending comfortable days in the mansion without Rochester. Dating would be easier for a while too. I wouldn’t have to worry about being watched.

So I came to the Knight Order on an errand with a happy heart. Of course, I was also looking forward to exchanging glances with Heyson on the way there and back.

But I restrained myself when I realized there were many watching eyes. This place was like Rochester’s nest. There was no need to provoke that already fierce guy’s temper.

Phew, almost got caught.

I quickly composed my gaze and moved to find my way. Having heard that I had come, Rochester came running over in a hurry.

“Brother!”

“Reina? Why did you come all the way here? Did you come alone?”

“Of course I came alone, who would I come with? Am I a child?”

Suddenly Brother wrapped his arm around my shoulder with an expression like Cerberus guarding hell. As if trying to protect me according to Brother’s theory that all men in this world are wolves. This is really too much. Other people needed to know that my opinion wasn’t reflected at all in Rochester’s actions.

It’s not like he’s some squid guardian.

He should at least be protecting someone like Grace or Selena to make it worthwhile. I shook my head.

“Ah, Brother. I told you not to overdo it.”

“Our cute Reina. What brings you here? If you have business with me, don’t come yourself, just call for me. It’s dangerous for you to come all the way here.”

He doesn’t even hear what I’m saying. Or is he ignoring me? I glared at Rochester and held out what I was carrying.

“Mom told me to bring you this. And this letter too.”

“Mother did?”

Rochester tilted his head and took the package. I had planned to just deliver this and leave from the start.

“I’m going to leave now. I have an appointment.”

Having briefly conveyed my business, I tried to escape immediately.

If I’m not careful, I’ll end up eating dinner here. What if Rochester holds me back saying he’s lonely? If I get caught, I might have to listen to strange nagging for hours like before. And what if I slip up and Heyson gets discovered?

When no rumors had started yet, I wanted to enjoy this peaceful dating a little longer.

Rochester caught me as I tried to make a quick escape.

“Reina, wait a moment.”

I flinched.

“Rochester Regfield?”

Fortunately, someone called Brother with good timing.

“You need to finish the document work. Hurry!”

Brother looked back and forth between me and that person.

“You’re busy, Brother. Go quickly. You don’t need to worry about me!”

I quickly waved my hand at Brother. Go quickly, shoo!

“Brother will stop by the house in a bit, so we’ll talk then. Got it? Just look straight ahead and go out. Okay?”

The man dragged away the restless Rochester. Wow, what a real savior.

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