In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 180

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 180

“What I want is….”

Peres focused on the tip of Tia’s hand as she approached the two ring boxes placed side by side.

It felt as if she held his heart in her white fingertips.

Though he had boasted ‘do whatever you want,’ Peres was actually forgetting even to breathe.

Please.

Whether it was misfortune or fortune.

Her contemplation didn’t last long.

Tia chose the transparent diamond ring she had prepared herself.

Whew-.

Peres let out a long breath inwardly, as if swallowing it.

Though he had already guessed what choice Tia would make, disappointment washed over him regardless.

“You already know what choice I’ll make, don’t you, Peres.”

Tia said this while trying to put the ring on herself.

“Wait.”

Peres took the diamond ring from her hand.

And slowly slipped it onto her delicate finger.

The diamond, more solid and beautiful than anything else, shone even brighter on her noble hand.

“It suits you well, Tia.”

At Peres’s words, vivid green eyes looked at him.

“I’ll keep this for a while. Until everything is ready.”

Thump thump.

A heartbeat like a sweet song could be heard.

It wasn’t Peres’s own.

The heartbeat that rang so clearly was Tia’s.

At this moment, he rarely appreciated his body that had transcended human limits due to aura.

Thump thump.

It was a warm and cozy sound.

That sound, which grew slightly faster as he drew closer, made Peres’s body even hotter.

The fact that Tia’s heart was responding to him made him so happy it seemed to burn his mind white.

Peres approached carefully.

He was always like this when dealing with Tia.

Lest he hurt someone more precious than life.

Even breathing became cautious.

Finally, the distance between them closed enough for their breaths to mingle.

He saw her slowly close her eyes.

Blue veins stood out on the hand that now fully supported Peres’s weight against the sofa bottom.

And just as their lips were about to touch.

Knock knock.

“Your Highness, your Academy classmates have come to visit… I’m, I’m sorry!”

Kaitlin, who discovered the two people half-overlapping on the sofa, was startled and turned around.

“How rude, Kaitlin.”

Peres, his face hardened, slowly got up.

It was the first time he had gotten angry at Kaitlin.

But Kaitlin didn’t take it personally.

Rather, she just apologized repeatedly with a pale face.

“I’m sorry, it was my oversight.”

“It’s okay, Kaitlin.”

It was Tia, who had already gotten up from where she was lying.

As if nothing had happened, the heat from moments before couldn’t be found on her.

Pat, pat.

With just a few simple gestures of adjusting her clothes, everything became as if it never happened.

“I’m leaving.”

Leaving only those words, Tia left the drawing room, showing only her back to Peres.

And she encountered Peres’s Academy classmates who were waiting outside the door.

“Ah…!”

“Greetings, Lombardi young lady!”

Lignite, Tedro, and Steeli recognized her and quickly offered their greetings.

And one person who had been chatting and laughing with them.

A woman with red hair tied tightly in one bundle, Ramona, looked at Tia with a surprised face.

As if she hadn’t even thought that she would be a prior visitor, Ramona’s blue eyes were wide.

“It’s been a while, Miss Ramona.”

“Ah, hello, Lombardi young lady. That you remember me….”

Instead of a detailed answer, Tia smiled faintly.

“Tia, wait a moment…!”

Peres, who had been chasing after her, discovered his classmates.

But that wasn’t important to Peres.

“I’ll take you home.”

However, Tia shook her head.

“Your guests are waiting, Peres. See you later.”

Though she was smiling, Tia firmly refused and looked back at Kaileus.

“Would you call my carriage, Kaileus?”

“Yes, Lady Pirenthia.”

“Goodbye, Peres.”

Finally waving her hand slightly at Peres, she walked away.

Peres’s gaze didn’t leave her retreating figure until she turned the corner and disappeared from sight.

But Tia didn’t look back at him.

* * *

The day after visiting the Imperial Palace.

After having lunch with Loril, I came outside using digestion as an excuse and walked around the manor.

Rustle rustle.

Fallen leaves on the road made sounds with each step.

Though the employees diligently swept the paths whenever they had time, they couldn’t prevent the leaves from falling and accumulating.

Walking thoughtlessly like that, I arrived at Larane’s greenhouse.

“Without its owner, this place has changed like this too.”

The greenhouse, which had always been full of life with flowers of various colors, was now empty.

I had moved a few that Larane particularly cherished to my room, and the rest had simply withered away.

Through the glass of the greenhouse, I could see several empty flower pots, but I wasn’t sad.

Because Larane was enjoying herself with Avinox.

As I walked past the greenhouse like that, I saw a familiar figure on the opposite side of the road.

It was Belesack.

When Biejie and Ceral were driven to the annex, Belesack’s outings had also decreased significantly.

It wasn’t by choice.

Astana had stopped calling for Belesack anymore.

“There’s only the greenhouse in this direction.”

Still, Belesack had at least played the role of a younger brother to Larane.

Perhaps I’m walking this path because I miss Larane.

Even so, it only makes what they did to Larane more despicable.

“Hey! You!”

Just then, Belesack, who had been venting his anger by kicking innocent fallen leaves, spotted me.

He approached with a menacing expression and asked bluntly.

“It’s you, isn’t it?”

“What is? If you’re going to ask a question, do it properly, Belesack.”

“Don’t act so smart!”

Belesack fumed.

“You’re the one who spirited my sister away!”

“Spirited away?”

“If taking someone who was locked in a room and sending them far away isn’t spiriting them away, then what is it!”

The way he confronts me so boldly is ridiculous.

“Then why were you keeping Larane locked up in the first place?”

Belesack couldn’t answer.

Of course he had nothing to say.

After all, it was true that they had locked up a perfectly healthy person and taken turns guarding her door like she was a prisoner.

“Sister was supposed to marry the Crown Prince. How could you make someone like that elope with some country bumpkin?”

“Was that really for Larane’s sake?”

“It was better than throwing away the chance to marry into the imperial family and becoming a woman who ran away with some strange man!”

“A chance to marry into the imperial family?”

I laughed in disbelief.

“Marrying someone like Astana was an opportunity?”

There’s a limit to how stupid one can be.

“If it was such a great opportunity, why don’t you marry him yourself, Belesack?”

Birds of a feather would probably live happily ever after together.

“And speak properly. You’re not angry because I ruined Larane’s honor right now. You’re just upset that you missed the chance for you and your precious parents to benefit by sacrificing Larane.”

“And you must be having a great time being invited to the Empress’s banquets as payment for cozying up to that lowly man, right?”

Cozying up, he says.

His way of speaking is as cheap as his character.

I snorted derisively and asked.

“Seeing how you already know about it, your mother must be quite envious, huh?”

“What?”

Belesack approached as if he was about to hit me.

But he had to stop immediately.

In the distance, several knights from the Lombardi Knights were watching Belesack.

Their faces looked familiar.

They were people who were usually close with the twins.

Whether they were on their way to rest after training, they were all covered in dirt and sweat, but despite Belesack’s glaring, they stood there without budging, as if ready to intervene if necessary.

“Get a grip, Belesack. Unless you want to be kicked out of the family like your father.”

Belesack was furious at my words but couldn’t move easily while being mindful of the knights’ watchful eyes.

“And you know what, you’re angry at the wrong person.”

I said as I brushed past Belesack.

“The reason you can’t see Larane anymore isn’t because of me, but because of your foolish parents who tried to sell their daughter to a scoundrel like Astana.”

I walked away, leaving Belesack behind me.

Surprisingly, he was quiet.

Given his usual personality, he would have at least cursed in his anger.

“Ah, that felt refreshing.”

I thought my luck was bad today when I ran into Belesack during my walk.

Instead, my previously frustrated feelings became much more refreshed.

“I should send Larane a gift.”

I was muttering this as I passed in front of the manor’s entrance.

I saw a familiar figure about to get into a carriage.

Neatly pinned-up brown hair and an impeccably neat, wrinkle-free appearance.

It was Kaitlin.

“Damn.”

I wasn’t mentally prepared to see Kaitlin’s face again yet.

I tried to quietly turn around and escape.

But.

“Lady Pirenthia?”

Our Kaitlin has good eyes too.

I had no choice but to smile brightly and greet Kaitlin.

“Hello, Kaitlin. What brings you to the manor?”

“I came to consult with the clan head about the Lombardi Scholarship Association meeting next week.”

“The scholarship meeting? But it’s not time for the scholarship meeting yet…”

I stopped speaking as a memory came to mind.

In my previous life too, there was once when such an early scholarship meeting was held.

It’s because of ‘that incident.’

I looked at Kaitlin for a moment and then said.

“I see. Then take care on your way back…”

“I apologize for yesterday, Lady Pirenthia.”

Kaitlin bowed her head and sincerely apologized to me.

“I will be careful, very careful, to ensure such things don’t happen again.”

But I shook my head.

And answered with a smile.

“No, Kaitlin. There won’t be such incidents in the future, so you don’t need to worry too much about it.”

“…Pardon?”

Kaitlin hesitated for a moment as if she didn’t understand my words.

Then she nodded slightly.

Even if she was curious, not asking questions that crossed the line was such a typical Kaitlin response.

“Then take care on your way back, Kaitlin.”

After greeting her, I was about to head toward the annex.

“Um, Lady Pirenthia.”

Until Kaitlin called out with a very hesitant expression.

“Do you happen to have any prior engagements next week when the scholarship meeting is held?”

“No, I plan to be at the manor.”

“In that case…”

Kaitlin was indeed hesitating.

But as if she had made up her mind, she spoke with a determined expression.

“Could you spare some time that day? There’s someone I’d like to introduce to you.”

Someone Kaitlin wanted to introduce to me.

I had a guess who it might be.

This time, I was the one who hesitated briefly.

But my answer was already decided.

“Alright, Kaitlin.”

I nodded with a smile.

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