The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 16

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Episode 16

Ransel also seemed to sense something was strange.

“I feel like I’m missing a lot right now. Can you tell me when you received my letter?”

“I received your letter in the middle of winter and tore it up.”

When I answered with certainty, after a brief silence, a displeased voice flowed from Ransel’s lips.

“…Actually, there was a bit of an incident in between. The Chartinez Marquis house was in charge of communications this time, and they dropped my letter and kept their mouth shut about it.”

“…What?”

“It was only a week’s difference at most, so I didn’t bother telling you, but it seems they hid it for quite a while even after getting caught.”

As I listened, I roughly understood the situation.

If it’s Chartinez, that’s Seria’s family… I unconsciously frowned.

“I’ll have to confront them soon. Making you have such a misunderstanding.”

Of course, it didn’t sound like he would just confront them with words.

Actually, even without that incident, we would have broken up anyway. That letter was just a small spark.

But I just felt bad about it.

Very bad.

“You’re satisfied with just confronting them?”

I replied coldly.

“If they made such a mistake, they shouldn’t even be allowed near the Naval Base.”

“I was already thinking of doing that, but… Mary.”

Ransel laughed in admiration.

“Earlier too, and just now, your eyes were incredibly fierce. What on earth happened to the princess while I was gone?”

Instead of answering, I just finished wrapping the bandage.

After completing the simple treatment, Ransel checked his shoulder and said.

“My goodness, doctor. Getting treated will probably leave an even more terrible scar.”

“Instead of saying thank you, just be quiet.”

At my blunt voice, Ransel naturally raised his hand.

Then he stopped.

The hand that had been awkwardly hovering in the air went back down.

Whatever he was trying to do, it seemed he couldn’t forget his old habits, so I pretended not to notice.

I organized the ointment and bandages and turned off the light. Ransel, who had already perfectly straightened his clothes, also got up from his seat.

As we left the boutique like that, just as I was about to give a brief farewell and send him away.

“…You, you.”

My head turned at the unfamiliar voice from behind.

“…”

And as soon as I confirmed who it was, my body froze.

Sophia Elisteir Arviente.

The legitimate wife of Duke Arviente and Ransel’s mother was there.

With a face that looked like she might grab the back of her neck and collapse at any moment.

‘…’

My body also froze solid.

There was no way Sophia hadn’t heard the rumors.

And in the midst of all that, to witness her own son with his ex-lover.

At such a late hour, no less.

“Perfect timing.”

The only man who remained relaxed in the frozen atmosphere opened his mouth.

“We’re having a child, Mother.”

“…What?”

“Please congratulate us.”

“…”

An expression of reproach saying ‘Is this how I raised you?’ appeared on Sophia’s face.

‘I hadn’t planned to reveal it this way…’

This was ruined, completely.

***

Ransel Idiz Arviente.

There’s a unique story behind his middle name.

The previous duke, who had tremendous pride in his family, brought a wife for the current head, Belzebuth Arviente, from the Royal Family.

Among them, Sophia Elisteir, the younger sister cherished by Prince Jade, who was called the next king at the time.

However, unfortunately, the previous duke didn’t anticipate the side effects of bringing in a daughter-in-law from a ‘family of matching status.’

When Sophia gave birth to two children, Jade bestowed middle names upon his nephews as a blessing.

“How dare they defile the descendants of our family…!”

The previous duke raged, saying it tarnished the Arviente name.

But he couldn’t refuse middle names bestowed by the king either.

So the names the previous duke gave while grinding his teeth.

Larientha Banne Arviente.

Ransel Idiz Arviente.

There wasn’t a person in The Empire who mentioned those middle names without experiencing the previous duke’s wrath.

Even the two siblings themselves couldn’t use their middle names.

Thus, the siblings’ middle names were gradually forgotten. It was safe to say that no one except the direct line of Arviente or the Royal Family knew them.

It might seem absurd that nobles wouldn’t know the full name of a prestigious family’s heir, but the previous duke had such a fierce personality.

“Ransel Idiz Arvienteeeee!!!”

So this was truly a precious sight.

To hear his middle name from his mother’s mouth for the first time since he was seven years old.

“Have you lost your mind? The atmosphere in the Capital is already bad these days, so why are you causing trouble too!”

Sophia, with fierce eyes, threw a cup at Ransel.

The cup that hit his body rolled across the floor with a clatter.

“Mother.”

“What!”

“Don’t throw things, just hit me instead. What if you hurt your wrist?”

“This really…!”

Sophia looked at Ransel with a face that said she was too dumbfounded to speak.

Naturally, as soon as they returned from Boutique Street, the Viscount’s Mansion was in chaos.

The servants who heard news of the illegitimate child expected this.

Duke Belzebutte, who valued the family’s honor more than anyone, wouldn’t just stand by.

That expectation could be said to be half right and half wrong.

Belzebutte was a typical conservative noble who treasured aristocratic dignity like his life.

“Pathetic fool.”

He just spat out those words and disappeared.

As if he didn’t want to make vulgar noise over such matters.

It was truly befitting of his father.

And Sophia, whose face had turned bright red with anger, was also as Ransel had expected.

“You’re worse than Anastasia…”

Anastasia was a long-haired Yorkshire Terrier that Sophia cherished and raised.

In other words, a son worse than a dog.

“Haah….”

Sophia pressed her forehead.

Is this how it feels when you’re about to die?

There was no need to ask about the situation.

Having seen the vulgar gossip magazine with illustrations of her son kissing his lover, Sophia could easily guess that Mary’s child was Arviente’s illegitimate offspring.

After glaring for a long while, Sophia finally seemed exhausted and slumped onto the sofa.

“Senya.”

At her lady’s call, the personal maid quietly appeared.

“Get him out of my sight and don’t let anyone else come in.”

Sophia pointed at Ransel with her finger.

Then she watched Ransel leave on his own before Senya could step forward, and closed her eyes.

…Well, actually, the existence of illegitimate children wasn’t a major weakness for nobles, though it was troublesome.

Even Duke Clediuz had openly taken in a child born from some theater actress’s affair.

Stories of noble academy students seducing commoners and having children with them were also frequently heard gossip.

The problem was that this time the protagonist of the rumor wasn’t someone else but her own son, and unfortunately, the other party wasn’t a commoner who could be silenced with money, but a noble.

Having traced the situation to that point, Sophia let out a deep sigh.

She was already confirmed as the wicked mother-in-law.

***

Father seemed a bit surprised when he heard about what happened with Ransel, but decided to trust my decision.

Since I had become Pipi’s temporary mother, he promised to allow anything.

And Marsha’s reaction was….

“You really ended up with the Colonel like that? Ah, no, why?!”

“What do you mean why, you were the one who told me to try doing that first.”

“W-well, that’s true. Hmm…, but you and the Colonel aren’t the type to have a contract marriage, are you? It might be different if you were complete strangers meeting for the first time.”

Marsha, rambling in a flustered manner, seemed to have something on her mind.

“…But what exactly happened between you and the Colonel a year ago?”

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