The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 46
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Episode 46
The Empress couldn’t say a word. She just looked at me with a pale expression.
“I had no idea… you had such deep intentions.”
“It’s quite alright. I’m simply happy that you understand now.”
“I see. I understand your… deep intentions, but you should be more careful with your actions from now on. There have been unsavory rumors circulating in the social circles lately.”
“Rumors?”
“Yes. They’re so vulgar I can’t bear to repeat them. I wonder who could have started such talk.”
The Empress clicked her tongue and spread her fan wide to cover her mouth.
I could guarantee it. The Empress was definitely involved in spreading those ‘unspeakably vulgar rumors’ throughout the social circles.
‘And really… it wasn’t even vulgar enough to make such a fuss about.’
Who was my mother? She was one of the most influential figures in the social circles. A renowned socialite that countless unmarried young ladies desperately wanted to invite as their chaperone.
Such a person was my backing. People couldn’t spread rumors about me too ‘vulgarly’ even if only out of consideration for my mother.
So the rumor about me that my mother had told me was exactly this:
-The Duke’s daughter is desperately trying to win the heart of her fiancé who doesn’t love her.
In short, it meant I was being clingy toward the Second Prince who was indifferent to me.
I was a bit angry when I first heard such rumors were circulating in the social circles, but thinking about it, it wasn’t entirely wrong either.
‘Right. I am being clingy trying to charge my mana.’
So what. What am I supposed to do about it.
To put it in Lionel’s terms, is that a problem?
‘I can’t give up my precious mana because of some measly rumor!’
I smiled shyly at the Empress and said.
“Thank you for your concern. But if I work wholeheartedly for the Second Prince, surely others will recognize my sincerity too!”
“No…”
The Empress was about to say something more but stopped and quietly sighed.
It seemed she realized that no matter what she said, I wouldn’t listen.
“Please exercise some restraint from now on. I’m worried the rumors might spread in an even worse direction.”
Does this mean if I keep following Lionel around, she’ll fan the flames to spread rumors in a worse direction?
“Yes. Thank you for your concern.”
Go ahead and try. I’m not afraid of some measly rumor.
I wanted to sneer at her face, but since I couldn’t do that in front of the Empress, I politely bowed and left the Empress’s Palace.
But bad things come all at once, and wouldn’t you know it, the First Prince was standing right there blocking the path out of the Empress’s Palace!
‘Ah damn, we made eye contact.’
If I had spotted him from farther away, I could have turned back, but it was too late for that now.
I cursed inwardly while walking politely toward him and greeting the First Prince.
“Cecilia of Roheim greets the First Prince.”
“You may raise your head.”
Oh my, what a special favor he’s granting.
Perhaps because I was in a bad mood, everything I heard sounded unpleasant.
I tensed my lips to keep them from pouting and raised my head to look at the First Prince’s face.
‘He definitely started receiving treatment… Does his complexion look better?’
Does that mean the person currently treating the First Prince has the alchemist’s poison formula?
Is the First Prince receiving treatment knowing this fact, or is he being treated through some other method rather than using the poison formula for detoxification?
I was curious, but given my current position where I shouldn’t know that the First Prince was receiving treatment, I couldn’t ask any questions.
“I’ve heard the rumors too.”
“Pardon? What rumors?”
Have the rumors about the First Prince receiving treatment already spread everywhere?
“The rumors about you shamelessly following my brother around like a lost puppy.”
“Ah… those?”
What? He was waiting here just to talk about those rumors?
“I have been working diligently lately for the honor of the Imperial Family. It’s only natural as the Second Prince’s fiancée, so there’s no need to praise my efforts.”
“The honor of the Imperial Family.”
The First Prince seemed to roughly understand the context of my words as he twisted up one corner of his mouth.
“You’re making unrewarded efforts.”
“Pardon?”
“I know my brother well. That guy doesn’t know how to cherish anything.”
I don’t know what this is about, but doesn’t the person who made him that way feel any guilt saying such things?
Well, he probably doesn’t have any conscience to feel guilty about.
“Do you remember that fountain pen? I just said one word asking for it, and he handed it over without hesitation. Not a single word about how he couldn’t because his fiancée gave it to him.”
Of course he wouldn’t say that since you wouldn’t have listened anyway.
“Aren’t you curious? If I went to that guy right now and told him to hand over his fiancée to me, what do you think he’d say?”
Hmm, Lionel would probably say ‘very well’ if asked.
But here’s the thing.
“I’m not curious. And Your Highness, you’ve got the wrong idea.”
“What?”
“Even if the Second Prince answered ‘yes, I understand’ to that question, I don’t consent to changing fiancés, you know?”
What, is an engagement something you do alone? It takes two people.
And.
“The people who decided on this engagement in the first place were His Majesty the Emperor and my father, Duke Roheim. You’d need to get permission from both of them first.”
But while I don’t know about the Emperor, getting past my father would be impossible.
Because my will is my father’s will!
“But First Prince, why are you asking such questions? Do you find me desirable as a fiancée?”
“What?”
The First Prince’s face turned red and crumpled unsightly.
I couldn’t tell if it was because he heard such nonsense, or because I hit the mark, but I hoped it was the former.
“Ha, you’re quite confident. Me, wanting you?”
“Right? Of course not? Phew, that startled me. Breaking an engagement and then getting engaged to that fiancé’s older brother would be a bit much, wouldn’t it? You’d also be reluctant to get engaged to a woman who was your younger brother’s fiancée.”
“Of course.”
“Right?”
I smiled brightly and curtsied politely to the First Prince.
“In that spirit, I shall take my leave now. I just received teachings about proper conduct from the Empress. It wouldn’t look good to have a long conversation with my fiancé’s older brother without my fiancé present.”
“You…!”
The First Prince tried to say something to me, but I cheerfully ignored him and walked past.
‘What exactly does that man want to do with me?’
Anyway, since I’m his brother’s fiancée, I wish he’d stop showing interest.
I shook off thoughts about the First Prince and got into the carriage.
‘I need to hurry and go charge my mana!’
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Watching Cecilia leave without looking back once, Cayen couldn’t contain his anger.
“That insolent…!”
How dare she ignore me?
Some emotion boiled up from within. Without clearly recognizing what exactly that emotion was, Cayen gritted his teeth and called to the attendants and guards lined up behind him.
“You lot, follow that woman.”
“Pardon?”
“She’s probably going to see my wonderful brother again anyway. Go there and whisper loud enough for that woman to hear. Say the Duke’s daughter is certainly trying hard with a stone for company.”
“Ah…”
Even so, to gossip about the Second Prince and the Duke’s daughter like that?
Seeing them hesitate, Cayen shouted angrily.
“What are you waiting for!”
“Y-yes, Your Highness. We’ll go right away.”
Watching them hurry to chase after the Roheim family carriage, Cayen gritted his teeth.
‘Let’s see if you can remain so confident even after becoming a laughingstock in front of the entire world.’
However, unfortunately, the news that the maids brought back to the palace that evening was not the news he had hoped for.
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