The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 18

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Episode 18

Alan Codding.

The very person who wrote the article about Mary, and the former fiancé of Selena, Yudite’s younger sister.

“Stop it, let go of this!”

On the day Mary’s article was published, Selena returned to the Marquis’s mansion fuming with anger.

Alan was pathetically chasing after her, wailing.

“Please, Selena…”

The reason for Selena’s anger was simple.

Alan’s article had portrayed Mary in a positive light.

As Yudite’s real sister, Selena also disliked Mary Blin.

Alan couldn’t have been unaware of this. Yet he still wrote an article containing good things about Mary? This was deception and an insult toward Selena.

…At least, that’s what Selena claimed.

“Don’t ever come looking for me again!”

And so Selena broke off her engagement with Alan.

For someone who had even gone on a hunger strike to get married, it was quite a modest reason, but Selena’s fickleness was already famous.

‘What romance? She’s already broken off engagements with at least 5 people.’

“There really were unavoidable circumstances, okay? Huh?”

Alan knelt down, pleading desperately.

He may have been called a viscount’s son, but he was essentially a commoner earning a meager salary, and he had lost the chance to become a marquis’s son-in-law right before his eyes.

“You may be shorter than me, have a personality that suggests you probably don’t have any friends, and have the kind of character that makes it obvious why you cut ties with your family… but the reason I was going to marry you was because you seemed like the person who loved me most in this world.”

“…”

“So now I have no reason to marry you, understand?”

Alan’s body swayed from the sudden barrage of personal attacks.

Selena spoke firmly to her guard.

“Viscount Meberet. I bought everything this person is wearing from his clothes to his shoes, so strip it all off him.”

“No, but we had time together, this is too much… Ah, ah! Selena! Selenaaaaaaaaaaa!”

And so Alan being kicked out wearing only his underwear was already three days ago.

“What does Young Lady White think?”

Just then, a young lady slyly asked Yudite.

“Yes, yes?”

“Well, you know.”

The lady who had been most enthusiastically gossiping, Lotsa, chuckled.

“Though they ended up involved by chance, the Blin County is quite inferior in status compared to Arviente.”

“…”

“The Count’s daughter must know this too, so she hid it. I heard she’s quite troubled because of the article.”

Lotsa kept making eye gestures as if asking for the answer she wanted.

But Yudite couldn’t give a refreshing response.

Uh… is that really a problem…? Isn’t it fine as long as the two people involved are happy…?

Yudite, who had been thinking such thoughts inadvertently, soon squeezed her eyes shut.

No, Mary Blin is my rival.

“U-um. It did seem that way. Coming back without knowing any shame…”

Yudite muttered while touching the rim of her teacup.

Watching the faces that grew brighter the longer the gossip continued, she felt somehow uncomfortable.

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“…That’s the story going around.”

At Marsha’s short and intense summary, I also answered briefly.

“How ridiculous.”

While it was true that the Blin family didn’t match Arviente’s status, probably no family in the Empire could match Arviente’s status except the Imperial Family.

‘If we’re being precise, their prestige is higher than other prestigious families too.’

As founding contributors called prestigious families, the other two families were more traditional.

But Arviente was different.

Arviente was a family called descendants of gods because they had abilities that only the direct line possessed.

When ordinary humans are exposed to magic for long periods, their skin turns black and their eyes turn red, blurring their vision.

‘Though they return to normal after a certain time.’

And being completely unaffected by magic was the ability of Arviente’s direct line.

I even heard that properly functioning magical tools become powerless when they touch them.

So the Imperial Family couldn’t let go of Arviente, if only to maintain their status as a maritime power.

‘Well, that aside.’

I opened my mouth indifferently.

“In a few days they won’t be able to say such things because they’ll be watching the Duke’s family’s reactions, so don’t worry about it. Why are you pouting?”

“Of course I’m angry when people who don’t know anything say such things!”

“They must be the young ladies who were courting Ransel.”

Such people had always been overflowing in the capital.

Since romance among the upper class was merely entertainment, it was common to marry someone else.

Moreover, Lord Chad of the Cledius Duchy was married, and Lord Rigan of the Segwed Duchy was in marriage talks with an imperial princess.

Someone who suspected me of being a quack doctor at the boutique a few days ago was actually the last chance for young ladies to be connected with prestigious families.

“Honestly, just from what you told me, it’s a gentler level than I expected. If I had been those young ladies, I think I would have wanted to slap myself.”

“Ah, really, Young Ladyyyy.”

Marsha drew out her words, telling me not to say such things.

“And Marsha, originally women should live hearing that men are precious rather than hearing that they themselves are precious.”

“Should I marry someone like the Colonel too?”

“No, you shouldn’t decide your life partner based only on looks.”

I spoke firmly and got up.

‘I think I’m getting used to it gradually.’

It was already the fifth day since coming to the Duke’s mansion.

As a result, we got engaged as soon as Alan’s article spread.

‘If there was an illegitimate child between noble men and women, that would be the normal course of action.’

And the goal was to delay the marriage with excuses like the child being too young, or the families not agreeing with each other.

After all, breaking an engagement would probably be easier than divorce.

‘I wanted to just get engaged and live like strangers.’

So when Ransel suggested living together, I immediately refused.

“What do you mean live together? I’m already annoyed to death just being involved with you again.”

However, Ransel’s position was firm.

“Honey, you’re not telling me to be a bad guy who lives like a stranger even after seeing my own child, are you? Of course we should live together.”

…Well, when I heard it put that way, it made sense, so we ended up living together.

While illegitimate children are common in noble society, there’s always plenty of room for gossip if people want to use it against you.

After taking a quick shower, I left my room.

This morning, I was scheduled to meet with a physician together with Ransel.

Pipi has been fussing a lot during sleep lately, so I wanted to check if she’s having trouble adapting to the new environment, and also check on Ransel’s shoulder.

Of course, these could be done separately, but the reason we’re getting examined together is to show off our “happy family.”

“Lady Mary.”

As I was walking down the corridor, someone called out to me.

It was Sophia.

“Good morning, my lady. Did you sleep well?”

Sophia just nodded slightly at my polite greeting.

I felt it when we met in front of the boutique too, but she really has a terrifying presence.

The rumors about Sophia probably contribute to that impression.

‘People say she dislikes socializing so she rarely appears at social gatherings, and when she occasionally shows up at Imperial Palace events, she always manages to make at least one lady run away crying.’

While these are unverified rumors, the former was somewhat true.

I’ve hardly ever seen Sophia at social gatherings.

“Lady Mary, by any chance…”

Just then, Sophia spoke in a meaningful tone.

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