Chapter 6 (1/2)

An Old Button

“I’m fine.”

Heinley narrowed his eyebrows to the returning answer.

“…..Let’s go in first.”

Heinley first turned his back and went into the mansion, silence continued while walking through the hall.

It was difficult to keep up with his pace, Heinley’s footsteps gradually slowed down as he pursued with frequent steps.

Only then was she able to walk in line with him.

Finally, he entered the parlor at the end of the corridor.

Unlike the colorful rooms of the mansion, it was a cozy and practical space. Heinley sat down first, followed by Lilia across from him.

Sitting with his back upright, he stared straight at Iiliya.

Lilia was a little nervous and put her hands together but Heinley suddenly asked,

“So what happened a month ago?”

Simultaneously with the question, Lilia recalled what had happened a month ago.

Her fiance lying in bed with a strange woman. When he made a ridiculous excuse for it that finally drove her up to her limit.

It was the most terrible memory she could’ve held in her life and it was still so painful.

Lilia opened her lips after a while.

“…..There was a bad thing.”

Heinley’s eyebrows wriggled.

However, Lilia who did not see his expression, fell into deep thoughts.

She still had the same heart as before, so she wanted to be honest with everything.

She then proceeded to say Richard had an affair and that she wanted to break up.

However, if she thinked about it rationally, there were many problems when getting married right away.

No matter how great the Bloden family was, the Ishtar Empire was a class society.

The difference between the status of the Marquis and Counts existed and the nephew of the Marquis of Tersian was the Crown Princess.

There was a high possibility that they could be falsely accused of tax evasion by using the royal connections.

On top of that, the Blodden family did not get along very well with the Imperial family or high-ranking nobles.

The reason was that he acted stiff and didn’t want to give a bribe on his own.

If there was a fight, it was obvious who the imperial family or the high-ranking aristocrats would side with.

Even Heinley’s immediate supervisor, who works in the palace, was the Marquis of Tersian, Richard’s father.

This incident could have allowed Marquis of Tersian, his boss, to retaliate using his position.

That was also a headache, and financial issues were also entangled.

The two families were promoting a joint project on the occasion of the engagement between Lilia and Richard.

If she took herself out, only Richard would do good.

‘As expected, let’s not talk now.’

When she learned of what Richard had done, it was clear that his parents would dismiss nothing and destroy it immediately.

Without any countermeasures, the marquis were being played.

There was no evidence to be found of cheating other than being caught on the spot, and there was no way that Richard could simply accept the breakup.

Lilia concluded that it would be better to be honest when some concrete plans are made.

“… can I talk to you in more detail later?”

When Lilia scattered her words, his eyes narrowed. Hainley asked confidently, as if he knew everything.

“Is it because of Richard?”

When Lilia went silent, he frowned.

“So far, I’ve held back when you said you liked him but if you’re going to defend him in the midst of all this…”

“No, I’m not.”

His misunderstanding was decisively cut off by Lilia.

Heinley nodded as if to say that he understood, thinking it would be all right, Lilia opened her mouth calmly.

“I had a fight with Richard, as I had expected would happen.”

“. . . .”

“I couldn’t say anything because I couldn’t come to a clear conclusion and”

Heinley listened to Lilia in silence.

Lilia took a deep breath after checking his expression.

And said with more added tension.

“I want to stop preparing for the wedding.”

“… what? You’re going to stop the wedding?”

Heinley rarely was embarrassed.

It was because he watched how much Lilia had been looking forward to the wedding.

“Yes, I’d like to postpone the wedding.”

“Because of this fight?”

He looked at whether it was a mere whim.

“It’s the same with arguing but I’ve been feeling out of place lately. I thought I’d be unhappy if I got married like this.”

There was a need to lay the groundwork for the breakup. So that their families can naturally accept it later on.

“It would be easy to stop it because we were in charge of preparing for the wedding anyway.”

The Marquis was just like a golden spoon.

From the cost to the location, the costumes, and the invitations to pass on to the guests, Bloden family was in charge of everything.

So they will accept the proposal to postpone the wedding.

Of course, the marriage would never take place.

Heinley was lost in thought for a long time.

After a while, he lifted himself up slightly, putting his palm on the armrest.

“I’ll send a man to the Marquis of Tersian right now.”

“I want to say it myself.”

Heinley turned his head and stared at Lilia.

Their eyes met, and the two were silent for a moment.

The eyes that were standing over the silver-rimmed glasses slowly unraveled.

“Try to do it.”

It was a harsh way of speaking, but in the end his response became more blunt and has been stuck in her ears.

Silence sank into the atmosphere when he finished speaking. The awkwardness was as deep as their long-lost relationship.

It seemed to take more time to communicate naturally.

Lilia plucked up her courage and resumed the conversation.

“What about the parents?”

“They are down in the South, so they’ll be back in ten days.”

“I see. I’ll tell my parents myself, too.”

Heinley nodded slowly.

Lilia felt the touch of paper while she was touching her finger.