That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 213

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Chapter 213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Done crying? Lady Tulia.”

 

“…!”

 

At the sudden voice that carried a chilling aura, I frantically wiped my eyes again with the handkerchief.

 

My eyes were red and stinging with pain, but honestly, I was in a “whatever happens, happens” state of mind right now.

 

And the guest who had arrived before me was too important a figure to carefully wipe away tears around.

 

“…Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

Ferdinand’s towering height still felt awkward to me.

 

How had that cold, beautiful boy like Eros of the North Sea grown up in an instant to look down at me like this?

 

“I was originally supposed to enter the palace this evening….”

 

I couldn’t meet his gaze and let my words trail off.

 

“I was surprised that you came so suddenly….”

 

“Right. Thanks to that, I got to see quite an interesting show.”

 

His tone was subtly, no, blatantly sarcastic.

 

Honestly, I didn’t want to deal with Ferdinand right now.

 

Normally, since he was the Male Lead with the most power, I should have been busy trying to please him.

 

But unfortunately, I had just been crying my heart out until moments ago.

 

As I brought the wet handkerchief back to my eyes to wipe them, Ferdinand’s voice suddenly pierced my ears.

 

“Lady Tulia.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness….”

 

A slightly hoarse voice flowed out.

 

“Do you perhaps love Crown Prince Benjamin?”

 

It was an unexpectedly direct question.

 

‘…From the way he’s talking, it seems he saw Benjamin leaving.’

 

I looked up in panic, only to be caught by Ferdinand’s bright red eyes.

 

Whether due to his noble bloodline or his incredibly high status.

 

Ferdinand’s red eyes always carried a cold and chilling light.

 

But today, his gaze was much colder than usual. Han Ina, with her low courage, simply couldn’t meet such a stare directly.

 

Bowing my head deeply again, I racked my brain to come up with an answer.

 

“Crown Prince Benjamin is someone who proposed to me… so I do think of him specially.”

 

I had no intention of hiding the fact that Benjamin had proposed to me.

 

Besides, the unique courtship method passed down through generations in the Sorsen Kingdom wasn’t a secret, so if the Crown Prince wanted to know, it would only be a matter of time before he found out.

 

Most importantly, Ferdinand had also proposed to me, so hiding it would seem more suspicious.

 

He looked down at me quietly before speaking.

 

“I see now that the Young Lady thinks specially of everyone who proposes to her.”

 

I reflexively looked up at the clear mockery I could feel in his voice.

 

The Ferdinand I knew didn’t carelessly mock others. Not because his character was great, but because his position was great.

 

Power beyond power. Royalty beyond royalty. He would kill if he killed, but he wouldn’t attack in this manner.

 

‘Was he that displeased that I cried because of Benjamin? Does he like me that much?’

 

If even Ferdinand was sincere toward me, then who exactly wasn’t sincere toward me?

 

Was Klaus’s pained smile fake?

 

Or were Benjamin’s tears fake?

 

Or both?

 

I suddenly felt I needed to get my head straight.

 

“Your Highness.”

 

I took a deep breath internally and answered calmly.

 

“Normally… wouldn’t one think specially of them?”

 

After all, even if someone just confesses to me, I would at least acknowledge their existence.

 

Especially when a breathtakingly handsome man proposed to me?

 

‘Then of course I’d think of him specially. Isn’t that natural?’

 

Ferdinand didn’t answer. I tried my best to keep my head up straight, fighting against the urge to cower.

 

As the silence lengthened, it became awkward. I fidgeted with my fingers and became aware of the handkerchief still tangled in my hands.

 

‘Benjamin….’

 

Touching the moisture-laden handkerchief, I realized anew.

 

This Quest had been unreasonable from the start. I wasn’t hurting the Male Leads—I was exchanging hurt equally.

 

Otherwise, why would my heart ache this much?

 

 

 

[System] You have completed the Quest !

 

 

 

Benjamin had already left the Baektul Salon.

 

He who had clung to me like a helpless child finally dropped his head and slowly walked away.

 

Watching that faint figure that seemed like it would disappear like mist, I kept thinking of the small boy from childhood.

 

That bruised boy who had shown clear tears at the handful of warmth I offered.

 

I had Sir Trini sent to care for him, but through the letters Sir Trini sent every week, I had watched Benjamin’s growth together with him.

 

I felt I had put some effort into raising Benjamin too, so I often felt proud for no reason.

 

The pitiful boy who had been withering away in a corner of the Royal Palace had become a young man, then Crown Prince, then a person of power no one could ignore.

 

But today, as I dealt Benjamin a harsh blow, I realized.

 

He was still lingering within the shadow of that abused boy from childhood.

 

That he thought he should pay for my charity by selling his body to me….

 

Right after sending Benjamin away, I burst into tears I had barely held back… I even collapsed on the garden floor and wailed.

 

Who would have known Ferdinand would appear and make me stand up?

 

“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

Thinking of the salon managers who had been looking at me with vacant expressions gave me a headache. I could tell just from their eyes.

 

‘Our mistress must have been dumped by the Prince!’

 

‘But Crown Prince Benjamin also left with reddened eyes? Wasn’t the Prince the one who got dumped?’

 

‘Then what? Why were they both crying?’

 

‘Perhaps… they ran into family opposition?’

 

‘That must be it! Of course! The Frazier threshold is too high!’

 

‘But for our mistress to wail like that over a man….’

 

‘It breaks my heart….’

 

‘So let’s try to avoid our mistress as much as possible from now on!’

 

They were definitely exchanging such conversations with their eyes in an instant.

 

It was the Crown Prince’s fault to begin with.

 

If he hadn’t suddenly come to the salon, if the panicked managers hadn’t guided Ferdinand to the back garden where I was.

 

I wouldn’t have been caught by my subordinates crying disgracefully with my fist in my mouth….

 

“How does Your Highness, with such a noble status, eavesdrop on others’ conversations?”

 

“The Young Lady also eavesdropped on my conversation when you were young. Let’s call it even.”

 

Only after thinking a bit could I recall the time I had overheard the argument between Ferdinand and Empress Carmi at the White Tower.

 

I pouted internally.

 

‘When was that…. Petty guy.’

 

“So, are you done beating around the bush?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I asked earlier. Whether you love the Crown Prince of Sorsen.”

 

I didn’t answer for a moment.

 

Do I love Benjamin?

 

Of course I….

 

‘I don’t know.’

 

To me, Benjamin was like a sore finger.

 

No. Unless one’s heart is made of iron, wouldn’t any human feel pity?

 

But if I were to accept Benjamin’s proposal and become his queen.

 

And if I had to watch him always hovering around me.

 

Even then, would I not fall in love and only see Benjamin as a pitiful man?

 

When this Quest is all over, who will I come to love?

 

Love….

 

I suddenly find myself staring at the beautiful Crown Prince before me.

 

The man whose curse was suddenly lifted, whose body grew, and who captured all the Ladies’ hearts in an instant. His cocoa-colored hair, vivid enough to be sweet, catches the eye.

 

In , Ferdinand must feel true love for Coriko in order to grow. That’s why his condition was called Cupid Syndrome.

 

“Your Highness, do you love me?”

 

 

 

You don’t think the feelings of all the Male Leads who love you are ‘real’, do you?

 

 

 

I kept thinking.

 

Who exactly proposed to me without being sincere?

 

Perhaps all the Male Leads are like that?

 

But after experiencing Klaus and Benjamin in turn, I could guess to some extent.

 

The fact that there was only one Male Lead who wasn’t sincere with me, not several.

 

Yes. Then, the Male Lead who doesn’t love me is….

 

“….”

 

His remarkably handsome face is as cold as a sword carved from ice. Ferdinand stared down at me intently before answering.

 

“No.”

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