The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 33
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Episode 33
Melvin Edward. Someone I occasionally encountered even though we weren’t acquainted.
“Do you happen to know that bastard?”
Melvin pointed at Louis who was running away in the distance.
‘Louis said he came here for personnel reinforcement.’
Since Melvin belonged to the Westport Line, it seemed he had become something like Louis’s superior.
“I don’t know him. He just kept bothering me from over there.”
“Aha.”
Melvin showed a reaction as if he had expected as much.
It was well-known that Louis, who had been expelled from high society, was desperately targeting commoners instead.
“Thanks. Well then, I’ll be going.”
Melvin lifted and lowered his military cap, offering a gentleman’s greeting.
I was about to leave but hesitated and stopped Melvin.
“Excuse me, Sir Knight.”
“Hmm?”
I pointed with my fingertip toward the alley where Louis had disappeared.
“If that person comes near me later, please keep an eye on him. I’m asking you a favor.”
“…What? Uh… Sure. Got it.”
Melvin scratched his head and answered.
I bowed my head and passed by Melvin.
Meanwhile, Melvin couldn’t take his eyes off Mary as she walked away with quick, prim steps.
“Major, did you find Lord Louis?”
“…Huh? I found him, more or less…”
Even after Derek arrived, it was the same. Melvin still had a puzzled expression.
A commoner… I think… No, definitely a commoner…
But why doesn’t she seem like a commoner somehow?
He was drawn by the belated sense of incongruity.
‘Well now, that’s quite a charming young lady.’
***
Grey Raul Obern was the current Emperor’s only blood brother.
He was also someone who was the spitting image of the current Emperor’s gentle nature and sharp abilities.
In such a prestigious ducal house, the sighs of the Grand Duchess, Relini, could be heard flowing out constantly these days.
“My lady, please try some of this. It’s pickled fruit sent from the Duchy.”
“Never mind, take it away.”
“…My lady.”
Relini waved her hands dismissively as if she had no energy to speak.
Then the head maid, with a worried expression, finally withdrew.
“Haah…”
Isephina Obern.
After her eldest daughter’s death, Relini had never smiled even once.
Moreover, it wasn’t as if she had died from illness, but had been murdered.
Just thinking about how much pain her daughter must have suffered in that moment brought tears to her eyes.
The Grand Duchess’s death. Naturally expecting it to be resolved quickly, Relini had sharpened her blade of revenge.
But far from catching the culprit, with only more victims appearing instead, outside interest was waning.
‘At least the Marquis’s wife seemed to be moving for our Isephin’s sake…’
Marie Chester. She had been consistently contacting Relini since Isephina’s death.
What state Isephina had been in before she died, whether there was anyone she frequently interacted with, whether there were any suspicious people within the Duke’s Residence…
Marie, who was also Isephina’s closest friend, always added that she was sorry she was in a difficult state to go out at the moment while making such contacts.
And even that Marie had been murdered.
Just like Isephina, with an eagle emblem left on her body.
Her eyes grew hot. The path ahead seemed hopeless.
Then at the sound of a door opening, Relini raised her head.
“Darling…?”
The one who entered through the door was Grand Duke Grey.
His complexion didn’t look good either.
The hearts of parents who had lost a child couldn’t become light so quickly.
Grey managed to force a smile.
“Why aren’t you sleeping at this hour.”
“Just…”
When she thought of Isephina, she simply couldn’t fall asleep.
Relini swallowed those words inwardly.
She couldn’t act so spoiled toward her husband who was similarly grieving their daughter’s death.
Instead, Relini shuffled in her slippers toward the bed.
Thinking of her remaining child and husband, she always struggled to return to daily life.
“Aren’t you going to sleep, darling?”
“I have work to do. You sleep first.”
Grey smiled affectionately and personally pulled up the blanket for her.
Relini stared at Grey quietly, then closed her eyes.
“…”
Grey, who had been watching his wife who had fallen into a deep sleep, left the bedroom.
Step by step. Footsteps that felt urgent headed toward the end of the deserted corridor.
Grey took out a key from his jacket pocket.
Click, clack…
The key turned several times and the door opened.
In the center of the dark room was a large orb.
Grey placed his hand on the orb.
A communication device filled with magical power that only responded to the contractor’s touch.
“Respond, Rudiban.”
-…How impatient you are.
A chuckling voice flowed from the communication device.
Demon Realm Duke Rudiban.
He was Grand Duke Grey’s contractor.
“The Emperor seems to have noticed. He mentioned the Westport Line.”
-Is that so?
“Why did you suddenly activate the gate and ruin things…!”
-Hmm, I told you not to be so impatient.
Rudiban’s sensual voice had the power to control the atmosphere.
-Ruin things? Did the Emperor hold you responsible? Did he even suspect you?
“Starting with not telling me in advance…!”
-When and how to use the gate is entirely my prerogative. If you want to get what you desire from me, cooperate accordingly.
“…”
-I could just as well find a different contractor instead of you.
Veins bulged on the back of Grey’s hand gripping the communication device.
Though it was called a contract for mutual benefit, Rudiban was in a much more advantageous position than him.
Unless Rudiban stepped forward, he had no choice but to keep moving for him.
And the reason Rudiban wasn’t putting effort into him lately was…
‘Damn it.’
Grey removed his hand from the communication orb.
Click, the light flowing from the communication orb faded away.
Standing before the door, Grey arranged his expression with chilling speed.
He opened the door with a warm, caring smile, and a waiting attendant approached.
“Your Grace.”
“Summon Sir Kazelrkan. Tell him to come as quickly as possible.”
The Grand Duke’s black knight, Kazelrkan Edgerrosi.
At his mention, the attendant’s eyes widened before reacting belatedly.
“Yes, understood.”
Grey’s eyes turned coldly as he watched the attendant’s retreating figure.
A host, I must find a host quickly… A dark, murky voice flowed from between his lips.
***
The next day.
I was sitting in a cafe.
Blanc Bel Ezdna.
The reason I came to this luxurious dessert cafe was simple.
“Owner, I asked that friend of mine. He said he’ll meet if you buy him something delicious.”
Because that’s what Chris’s friend who received the assassination request wanted.
When asked where he wanted to go, the answer Chris relayed was ‘Blanc Bel Ezdna’.
I thought it would be some restaurant that serves steaks at most… but it turned out to be a cute little dessert shop that young ladies frequent.
‘Though a single slice of cake costs as much as a decent meal.’
I glanced at the brutal menu with endless zeros written on it.
Meanwhile, Chris, who had probably never been to a place like this, was acting restlessly, looking around and bouncing his leg.
I looked at Chris pathetically and asked.
“Why isn’t your friend coming?”
“Huh? Oh, I think he’ll be here soon… If he doesn’t come after waiting a bit more, I’ll go out and check.”
We were sitting across from each other at a table by the window.
Someone might wonder how a woman with a fiancé could be alone with another man…
But everyone in the capital knew there wasn’t even the slightest possibility of anything forbidden happening between Chris and me.
“Oh my, what brings you here?”
Just then, a familiar voice was heard.
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