That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prospective Crown Princess?

 

It was only a glamorous title in name. No one envied it. Rather, they looked at her with pitying eyes.

 

‘If only I had truly been Grand Duke Frazier’s granddaughter.’

 

She wouldn’t have been sold off to such a cripple.

 

So Sophia tried her best. She studied diligently at the Academy, which she had been doing half-heartedly before, and already began socializing with many young lords at the Academy to find a decent husband.

 

The more versatile she became, and the more she stood out at the Academy, the more attention she received.

 

People tend to give their hearts to those they admire.

 

Fortunately, this strategy was quite effective, and Sophia, who was already quite beautiful and carried the Frazier name anyway, was earning the admiration of various young lords and ladies.

 

Since foreign royalty and high-ranking nobles also attended the Academy, she hoped that one of them would fall completely for her.

 

So they would save her from her current position as the Crown Prince’s fiancée, even at the cost of abandoning that status.

 

She thought it wouldn’t be impossible if the man’s side persuaded them by offering an enormous dowry to the Briyang Empire.

 

‘What am I lacking that I have to marry such a monster? Why am I the only sacrifice?’

 

Moreover, that monster Crown Prince didn’t send her any special gifts or tributes.

 

Why should she view a Crown Prince who paid her no attention as a good future groom?

 

‘If only I weren’t a Frazier, I could have married Brother Lysian or Brother Leon!’

 

She had tearfully complained to Aubrey about this several times.

 

“Still, it’s Sophia’s glory. Please don’t say such things.”

 

Aubrey remained consistently firm. She had absolutely no intention of listening to Sophia’s opinions.

 

The Crown Prince was more pure-hearted than expected. Though indifferent, he did his best for his fiancée.

 

The tearful letters Aubrey sent to the Crown Prince every month.

 

In other words, he didn’t ignore the letters claiming that Sophia was being persecuted everywhere despite being the Crown Prince’s fiancée.

 

Thanks to this, Aubrey had received quite a few tributes from the Crown Prince.

 

Without Sophia’s knowledge, of course, and without her husband Viscount Lilius knowing either.

 

She was busy secretly converting the tributes received from the Crown Prince into cash.

 

‘Now that he’s returned to the Imperial Palace, he’ll send even more gifts. I can’t miss that.’

 

For Tedrick, who was suffering in that frontier, absolutely not!

 

Moreover, for reasons unknown, the Crown Prince hadn’t even mentioned the word ‘annulment’ despite gaining the Emperor’s trust. It was clear he intended to continue this engagement somehow.

 

‘No matter how grand the triumph ceremony is, he’ll need the power of Grand Duke Frazier. After all, he’s just a cripple without a mother.’

 

So Aubrey believed the scales were tipped in their favor in the balance with the Crown Prince.

 

 

 

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‘How can they say such things openly in the Grand Ducal House? Do they think the servants standing there have no ears or mouths?’

 

I was astounded by what Aubrey’s relatives were chattering about, but I moved forward anyway.

 

They weren’t even in some reception room.

 

They had brazenly occupied the chairs and tables in the first floor’s great hall.

 

That was usually where the mansion’s owners sat to spend quiet time, but anyone looking would think Aubrey still held the domestic authority of the Frazier family.

 

“Hello, everyone.”

 

“Oh my. Lady Tulia Frazier?”

 

Aubrey’s relatives busily stood up to greet me. Aubrey, who had been trying to sit upright, was forced by the atmosphere to reluctantly stand, gave a brief greeting, and quickly sat back down.

 

“It’s been a while, Tulia.”

 

“Indeed it has, Lady Aubrey.”

 

Since there was no longer any reason to call her ‘little aunt,’ I answered only like that, and Aubrey’s face visibly hardened.

 

But knowing she couldn’t really retaliate, she just trembled her hands slightly and changed the subject.

 

“The Crown Prince’s triumph ceremony is just a few days away. Sophia needs to enter the palace specially that day, so we came to the Imperial Capital mansion after such a long time.”

 

“I see.”

 

Well, that would be the case.

 

Sophia would receive as much attention as the Crown Prince that day. After all, she’s the prospective Crown Princess, isn’t she?

 

‘For now?’

 

Since it never happened in , it wouldn’t happen here either.

 

Aubrey’s eyes were blazing as she mentioned Sophia and the Crown Prince together.

 

That desire, that anger.

 

‘…Is she blackmailing Ferdinand for bribes?’

 

That would make sense, since in , Ferdinand appears as quite a pure and modest man.

 

His personality was terrible and his methods cruel, but he still did his duty to his fiancée.

 

Of course, that fiancée was eventually discovered badmouthing him behind his back, spreading scandals with various men, and ultimately rolling around in bed with them, leading to the annulment, but still.

 

‘Hmm.’

 

Come to think of it, if I use this well, it could help my wealth stat, couldn’t it?

 

Anyway.

 

I could have Adel investigate this later.

 

“But Lady Tulia’s dress is quite splendid. It would be nice if Sophia could wear something so gorgeous too.”

 

“Indeed. Ah! I hear White Tulia Salon is doing very well and is quite the talk? Since we’ve met the salon’s owner like this, how about you take us all to the salon together?”

 

“My goodness! What a wonderful idea! What do you think, Lady?”

 

“Right! Since Sophia needs to get a new dress befitting the Crown Prince anyway, it would be perfect!”

 

I laughed inwardly at their shameless request.

 

‘Are you going to pay for the dresses?’

 

These people still don’t know Tulia well, do they?

 

Just as I was about to drive these pests away.

 

Suddenly, something happened.

 

“Please stop it, everyone!”

 

Sophia suddenly burst into tears beside us. I was startled and surprised too, so how much more so were the others?

 

“S-Sophia?”

 

“Mother too, and aunts too! Why are you all doing this?! I’m so scared of that Crown Prince who suffers from divine power excess! Moreover, I heard at the Academy that His Highness cruelly ended battlefield problems that could have been resolved peacefully, and rumors are rampant that he’s a bloodthirsty slaughterer!”

 

“Sophia!”

 

“What did I ever do wrong that I have to hold a wedding ceremony with someone so cruel and suffering from excess syndrome?! Everyone whispers that I’m a sacrifice being sold to a cripple when they see me!”

 

“S-Sophia! Can’t you be quiet?!”

 

Aubrey shouted with a pale face, but Sophia didn’t stop crying and screamed.

 

“Are you just using me as a tool, Mother? Huh?! Is it because I’m not your real daughter? You don’t even know how many young lords and princes send me love letters at the Academy!”

 

‘Gasp.’

 

So that’s why she had affairs with them in ?

 

How many did she have affairs with again?

 

‘Ah.’

 

I remembered.

 

Twenty-four.

 

She was stripped of her position as the Crown Prince’s fiancée when it was discovered she had intimate relationships with a total of twenty-four young lords and princes.

 

I swallowed the words I couldn’t bear to say and watched Sophia crying. She cried frantically, as if she had come today determined to break off the engagement.

 

Aubrey broke out in cold sweat as she tried to soothe her daughter.

 

“Sophia, my daughter. Be good, okay? Don’t cry. When you cry, this mother’s heart aches, okay?”

 

However, Sophia didn’t even pretend to listen and just lay face down on the sofa, sobbing loudly.

 

Just when I thought Aubrey would have quite a headache trying to calm this down.

 

“A monster, a bloodthirsty slaughterer, and a cripple.”

 

A boy’s clear voice brushed past my ear.

 

I had never felt such chills in my life.

 

To be honest, it was more frightening than when I first possessed Tulia and had to kneel and beg before Grandfather.

 

As I turned my head toward where the voice came from, toward the entrance, it felt like my neck was creaking.

 

And when I finally looked properly at the owner of the voice.

 

It felt like my heart dropped.

 

“I wouldn’t want to marry such a failure either, Lady Sophia Frazier.”

 

Crown Prince Ferdinand. He was approaching with a cold, expressionless face.

 

Step by step. During the considerable time it took Ferdinand to approach, no one sitting on the sofa could even breathe.

 

That included Sophia, who had been crying frantically just moments before.

 

Her complexion had turned completely pale, as if wax had been spread across her face.

 

Ferdinand’s eyes as he stared at Sophia were as cold as a winter ice valley.

 

‘Is this how the engagement gets broken?’

 

The problem was.

 

“How grateful that I’m so disgusting and terrible to you.”

 

Ferdinand, who smiled briefly, suddenly grabbed my wrist.

 

“Because I too came to ask you for an annulment.”

 

Sophia’s mouth fell open in bewilderment.

 

So did Aubrey’s, and her relatives too.

 

Actually, to be honest, I was extremely surprised as well.

 

Because.

 

“I’ve always wanted to have Frazier’s true precious daughter as my fiancée.”

 

“….”

 

“Please beg His Majesty the Emperor to issue a new Sacred Edict as quickly as possible upon my return to the palace.”

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