The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 1

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Episode 1

【 Celebrity Mary Blin’s Return! But…? 】

[ Earlier this year, Mary Blin disappeared.

Soon after, through a servant’s tip, it was revealed that she had broken up with her lover, Ransel Arviente.

However, five days ago, Marie returned to the Capital carrying a baby.

A premarital pregnancy of a Count’s daughter and celebrity. High society is in complete uproar.

According to the Countess’s Family’s statement, the child is Marie’s illegitimate child.

They will not reveal the father’s identity and have asked people to refrain from speculative comments about it.

However, what the public is most curious about is something else entirely.

Just how far will the reputation of the Colonel fall, who left his former lover to bear a child alone.

With Marie bringing back an illegitimate child, Colonel Ransel Arviente at the Naval Base is receiving much attention.

However, since the Colonel, who left the Capital around the same time as Marie, has not yet returned, his exact position remains unknown.

Some speculate that Marie broke up with the Colonel to protect the child in her womb.

Ransel Arviente. Is he truly a cold-blooded man who abandoned his own child simply because it carried the blood of a humble family?

Contrary to his public image, rumors that he brutally kills sea demons and is called a devil-like officer in the demon realm are gaining credibility.

Additionally, after the Countess’s Family’s statement was revealed, the novel “That’s Not My Child” is recording tremendous sales and is expected to hold the number one spot for several months.

(Relevant author interview omitted…)

Meanwhile, Marie’s twin sister Marie and her husband were victims of the Eagle Serial Murder Case that occurred four days ago.

-Unbelievable Times, Reporter Allen. ]

“…”

Are they insane?

The article that suddenly made me a tragic heroine and my ex-boyfriend the scum of the century was absurd.

‘And that child is actually…’

My nephew.

I swallowed down the truth I couldn’t bear to reveal.

So, how did this happen…

***

People often say that breakups come when the weight of a single sheet of paper is placed on top of long-accumulated patience.

I froze upon discovering a letter I thought I had thrown away.

[ Fine, let’s break up. ]

My head went cold for a moment seeing those words again after a month.

A maid, Marsha, who had rushed from somewhere, quickly took the letter away.

“I’ll burn it right away!”

Then she tore it to shreds and scattered it into the fireplace.

Even watching the last letter I received from my ex-boyfriend burn didn’t stir much emotion in me.

‘How did it come to this.’

First, I should talk about myself.

Mary Blin. I was the owner of a famous boutique and a celebrity whose private life made headlines daily.

‘It started when I opened a boutique to save a family ruined by fraud.’

Piacce Lux, a boutique that succeeded using memories from my past life—modern times—which I became aware of at age 6.

‘Of course, the decisive reason I could succeed was probably because I worked hard.’

Not only during the early days of business, but even after success, I lived busily without a single day off.

And I thought I got a handsome boyfriend as a reward for living so diligently…

“You’ve already spent a whole year here.”

Marsha, who had brought lemon tea, sat across from me.

“That’s right.”

I sipped my tea while looking around the small room.

Why is this celebrity staying in such a shabby villa?

To explain those circumstances, I’d have to go back a year.

Ransel Idis Arviente.

A symbol of the maritime power, an officer leading the Westport and heir to a Duke—he was my boyfriend.

‘We dated for about two years, I think.’

At some point, I noticed that Ransel no longer loved me.

There was no affection in his eyes, and there were certain incidents that made me certain of it.

So, for instance, the last conversation I had with Ransel was…

“You’re too burdensome.”

“…”

“I’m having a hard time because of you.”

As soon as I heard those words, I shot up from my seat.

‘I was going to collect myself and meet again…’

By the time I regained my senses, Ransel had already departed urgently due to the demon realm’s declaration of war.

Upon hearing that news, I did something impulsive.

I decided to sort out my thoughts in a quiet place while I was at it.

‘At first, I just thought I’d cool my head.’

That’s how I arrived here—Ranghilden was a small village where my aunt owned a villa.

And here…

‘We broke up before we could even reunite.’

Through just two letters I received here.

‘Though I was the one who suggested breaking up first.’

Ransel must have been waiting for it too.

Because it was a breakup that had been decided long ago.

I reminisced up to that point, then squeezed my eyes shut to shake it off.

“Oh my, Miss…”

That must have looked like I was holding back tears to Marsha.

“You still can’t forget the pain of heartbreak… The swelling around your eyes never seems to go down.”

“It’s just swollen from sleeping all day.”

Of course, I did cry a lot at first.

It wasn’t that I had lingering feelings. If I had received a reply like ‘You can never escape from me,’ I would have been disgusted.

I was just miserable about the fact that my first love, counting both past and present lives, wasn’t particularly beautiful.

And now…

“Well, it’s true that I still feel bad. I just feel so sorry for wasting my precious time on some weird guy.”

“The time you’re wasting here is even more precious!”

Marsha suddenly stood up.

What a surprise.

“You stay in your room all day and barely eat!”

“Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Because I’m frustrated by it all. It’s been a whole year, a whole year!”

Marsha pounded her chest as if feeling frustrated.

“How about raising something as a change of pace? I hear raising pet rocks is trendy in the Capital these days.”

“They raise all sorts of things.”

“Or you could take walks, or go see plays!”

“Marsha, what am I, some old lady?”

I asked in disbelief, and Marsha stuck out her lips in a pout.

“I can’t help being worried.”

“Worried about what? All I did here was eat and sleep, so if anything, I got healthier.”

Marsha was just making a fuss—I really hadn’t been living listlessly.

While staying here, I even made matching knitted dolls of Marsha and myself. (Marsha made me a hamster doll that looked mean-spirited.)

I also tried making that coffee that’s popular in the Capital—the kind you stir a thousand times before drinking.

Then I even learned to cook, and Marsha praised me, saying it was “remarkable progress compared to someone who used to think 20 minutes on low heat was the same as 5 minutes on high heat.”

Marsha hadn’t forgotten that either, as she asked with a somewhat dubious expression.

“…Really?”

“Yeah, I’m completely healthy. I got so strong I’m even considering enlisting in the Obern Navy.”

“Tsk….”

My nonsensical joke deflated Marsha’s momentum.

I didn’t miss the opportunity and helped Marsha to her feet.

“I was actually thinking of returning to the Capital soon anyway. Don’t worry and go to bed quickly.”

Then Marsha, who had been opening and closing her mouth, reluctantly stepped toward the doorway.

“You’re really going back, right? I’m going to start packing little by little, okay?”

She gave me that suspicious look before quietly closing the door.

I sighed and lay down on the bed.

‘Since it came up, I really should go back.’

Now that I’d broken up with Ransel, there was nothing left to sort through in my thoughts.

I was rubbing my tired eyes when suddenly I pressed my lips together tightly.

‘I really want to hit him just once. Hard enough to kill.’

Then I beat the pillow as if it were Ransel—thwack, thwack.

‘I’m going to live alone for the rest of my life, so you can go ahead and date the ocean or whatever. Do whatever you want.’

For the very last time, I completely expelled all my remaining feelings before falling asleep.

***

And what woke me from my drowsy slumber was.

…Bang!

A loud noise coming from downstairs.

I bolted upright in shock.

‘What on earth….’

The cool dawn.

Beyond the window, rain poured down harshly—whoooosh.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of knocking on the door continued.

I found my slippers, put them on, and went down the stairs.

At first, I planned to just check who it was and send them away….

The moment I reached the first floor.

Bang, crash!

“….”

Facing the door shaking precariously, my body froze.

‘This is too unsettling, I can’t handle it.’

Instead of opening the door, I carefully brought my eye to the peephole.

The person in front of the door was….

‘…Sister?’

None other than my twin sister, Marie.

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