I Like Another Man, Not the Male Lead - Chapter 27

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Chapter 27

“You, can you take responsibility for what you just said…?”

“This man, that man, if you keep acting loose and flirting around, even Caesar Prince will abandon you. So conduct yourself properly!”

Hey, wait a minute. This bastard can’t tell what he should and shouldn’t say?

The anger that had been gradually rising seemed to explode in my head. I wanted to do something to this tactless bastard right away, but I held back. Because I saw a man like a natural disaster quietly approaching from behind Heyson.

They say when a woman holds a grudge, frost falls in May and June. You should try getting struck by lightning.

“What did you just say?”

“I said conduct yourself properly! If you act loose… Ack!”

It was loud enough for the person approaching from behind to hear clearly.

His expression became horribly distorted, and with a thud! Heyson’s head turned violently. Rochester stood behind Heyson with a face like the grim reaper.

“What did you say to my cute and lovely little sister? So you were the reason I haven’t been able to sleep lately.”

Rochester, who had already been approaching with a terrifying expression upon seeing Heyson with me, had also heard Heyson’s nonsense. Just as planned. His voice, lowered like a cave, contained malice that could rightfully be called murderous intent.

Heyson stared at me with a pale face. He couldn’t even muster the courage to turn around.

You said you were scared of getting on Rochester’s bad side? Try getting thoroughly marked by him. This is divine punishment I’m bestowing upon you.

“Re, Reina…!”

“How dare you say what to my sister? You’re the one who needs to watch your mouth. From now on, I’ll show you what happens when you run your mouth carelessly.”

Rochester grabbed Heyson by the collar and lifted him up. Heyson pitifully reached his hand toward me. After just spewing verbal abuse at me, he was thinking of asking me for help – I don’t know if that’s shameless or just stupid. I ignored that hand and waved my hand gently toward Rochester.

“Brother. Come home when you finish work. I’ve been missing you lately. Make sure to handle him thoroughly.”

Rochester nodded with a puppy-like expression. There’s a size difference, so what kind of damage could I inflict if I hit him myself? This is when I should use Rochester.

This is why you shouldn’t just run your mouth because you have a hole in your face.

I unleashed Rochester’s leash.

Rochester, bite.

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My head was complicated, so I returned home first.

What would I know about Heyson, who was just a dating partner for a mere 3 times?

However, it seemed certain that Caesar had said something to Heyson, just like he did to me that day. Otherwise, there’s no way Caesar would get entangled in Heyson’s delusions. The story of Reina being coldly rejected by Caesar for 8 years is famous in high society.

I should check. What happened.

Of course, before that, I had to praise Rochester who appeared at just the right timing today and played the role of a dark knight.

Just then, Rochester returned home. Mother blocked Rochester who was looking for me as soon as he came home.

“Rochester, stay at the dormitory for a while…”

Rochester firmly cut off Mother’s words.

“Mother. Do you know what happened to our Reina today?”

He looked like he could cut down even the mansion’s marble pillars if he drew his sword now. His anger hasn’t subsided. I guess Heyson made it back alive?

“Why, what about Reina?”

“Some wicked bastard was insulting, tormenting, and oppressing Reina. Damn it all. What the hell were the family knights doing?”

“Tell me in detail. What exactly happened to our Reina?”

I could hear Mother and Rochester bickering on the first floor from the upper floor corridor.

“…Sigh. There’s a guy named Heyson among the junior knights. This bastard has been acting suspicious lately. It seems he’s been harboring feelings for our Reina. But when things didn’t go his way….”

No, Brother. That’s fabrication. That’s not what happened at all.

Rochester was freely adapting the story and adding plenty of seasoning to it. At this rate, the misunderstanding would only grow bigger.

“That’s not true!”

I ran down from the second floor. I had to set the record straight before Mother got the wrong idea.

It sounds like Heyson was harassing someone who said they didn’t like him!

With Mother’s personality, she’d sue such a guy without hesitation. And behind the scenes, she’d probably destroy his life. I didn’t want to create false charges and pin them on him just because he committed a verbal offense.

“The truth is…. Lord Heyson asked me out on a date. So we went on a few casual dates….”

As I finished speaking, Rochester looked shocked. Like the face of someone who’d been dumped by a girlfriend of ten years.

No, please just give up on me already.

“So that’s what happened, Reina.”

Mother’s eyes sparkled. Mother took my hand and gently led me.

Mother brought me to the sunroom and sat me down on the sofa. Rochester, who had followed us in like a puppy, sat down next to me. Judging by how his shoulders were trembling, he seemed angry again. Where did that cold, iron-walled man go?

Mother asked me gently.

“Tell me the details. Lord Reliz…, was he the man you’ve been meeting lately?”

“Yes, that’s right. I met him when I went to the Imperial Palace to see the Imperial Consort. So we went on a few dates….”

“That bastard just has high standards… Mother, did you know about this? And you just let it be? Without telling me and Father?”

Mother lightly ignored Rochester’s words.

“You did very well, Reina. This mother is truly happy.”

“What exactly are you happy about? That damn bastard did something to our Reina….”

“Rochester?”

Mother called Rochester’s name quietly. Rochester turned his head sharply with a displeased expression. Either way, the real power in this household was Mother. She was the only person who could beat Rochester’s back and kick him out of this house. As Rochester tucked his tail, Mother gazed at me warmly.

“First of all, Reina. I want to give you big points just for not clinging to Caesar Prince anymore and trying to meet other people. You’ve done something truly wonderful for yourself.”

“…Mother….”

“And you can fail sometimes too. Looking at how Rochester is acting, Lord Heyson wasn’t such a good person for you, was he?”

“…I think that was a bit true.”

Did I give him generous scores because it was my first time dating? I had no idea what kind of person Heyson really was. The Heyson who lashed out at me at the end was irrational and trapped in his own logic. Do I really have such poor judgment of people? I felt a bit self-loathing.

“It’s okay, Reina. You’re in the process of becoming an adult now. You can’t know a person until you experience them. And, Rochester?”

“Yes.”

“You should graduate from Reina too. Because of you, Reina’s normal social activities… Oh my!”

Rochester strongly rebelled, jumping up from his seat and roaring.

“Absolutely not! Reina is still young….”

“Brother, sit down.”

At my words, Rochester, who had jumped up, quietly put his bottom back down and sat. With a sulky face and his lips pouted out. When will he ever mature?

“Anyway Rochester, you should leave Reina alone too.”

Brother didn’t answer. His shoulders, which were sticking up stubbornly, seemed to represent Rochester’s feelings.

Still, I had to say what needed to be said.

Whether I treated Rochester coldly or found him annoying, Brother had always been on my side. Didn’t he appear at a moment of crisis today and save me too? Perhaps because Rochester is here, I can be more free. In this world, those with power control many things. Didn’t Heyson, who had been glaring at me and lashing out, shrink like a mouse before a snake as soon as he saw Rochester?

“Brother.”

“….”

“Thank you, always. For being by my side.”

“…Re, Reina….”

“Don’t cry.”

Rochester sniffled in a way that didn’t match his large frame and nodded his head.

Anyway, he’s so soft-hearted. I really hope a woman who’s perfect for Brother appears soon.

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