Chapter 21 (1/2)

Tea party

Richard was silent for a while, he murmured, looking only at the consent form for a breakup.

“I absolutely don’t agree.”

Richard’s eyes glistened.

At the unusual appearance,  Franchse and Malik came closer to Lilia.

“Don’t come any closer.”

At Malik’s warning, Richard gritted his teeth. At once, he reached out and snatched the consent form for break up.

Then he ripped it off without mercy and spread it in the air.

Richard looked at her and wondered what she was going to do now.

Lilia brought up a new consent form for break up as if she knew that this would happen. Lilia opened her mouth as she looked at his shaking crimson eyes.

“Let’s break up quietly before we see each other’s dirty state.”

Richard’s expression hardened at the harsh words that came out from Lilia’s mouth.

He looked like he didn’t know such words would come out of her mouth, as she had always said nice things.

Of course.

That was because she didn’t show the real herself to Richard.

She just pretended to be nice and understanding because she wanted to be loved by him.

‘Come to think of it, we were dating without knowing each other’s ‘real face’.

Lilia swallowed as she laughed inwardly.

“You’re gonna regret it. You know how deadly rumours are in society!”

“So what?”

Richard was speechless, so he shut his mouth.

Anyway, because of Richard’s pride, it led to his fiancee loving another man.

He could never say that.

In addition, Lilia’s new lover was the Little Duke of Evantheon. No one would go so far so as to talk openly.

‘I have money, but what does rumours have to do with it?’

It was the social world that overlooked rumours if they had money and power.

Even Karhan’s reputation couldn’t get any worse than now. She also knew that, so she made a deal with him.

“Do whatever you want. I don’t care about rumours.”

“……”

“And you were the one who cheated on me first, right?”

Not long ago, Richard begged Lilia for forgiveness. He admitted himself that he had an affair.

Richard, who had been grinding his teeth, was sarcastic.

“Don’t pretend to be clean alone. Evantheon’s little duke also has a woman. In the end, aren’t you cheating on me too?”

Lilia paused for a moment.

But she didn’t have to tell him that Stella was Karhan’s stalker, and were not on any terms yet.

When an answer didn’t come back, Richard was elated and shouted.

“To the Evantheon little duke, you’re just playing with fire.”

Richard whispered that she would be thrown away soon.

“Lilia, it’s not too late now. You can put everything in order and make it back to the way it was…”

As she listened to him, Lilia looked down at the broken-up agreement scattered at her feet.

Even if they are attached together in detail, it would still be different from the original form. Just like the relationship between her and Richard. Lilia then got up from her seat.

She took out all the written forms for consent to break up and scattered them towards him.

“What are you doing!”

Richard burst into anger.

Lilia then said, while she looked at him as he was burning red.

“There will be no reunification even if there is just me and you in the world.”

This was the last chance she gave him.

If Richard simply accepted the breakup, she was also planning to settle it to the appropriate extent.

But Richard kicked that opportunity. If he didn’t intend to agree, he would be forced to agree.

“Please, I will make you beg for breakup.”

“……Do you think I’ll just wait and see?”

As if growling, he spit out his words with a seething voice.

Richard had faith in himself.

His father was a high-ranking official in the Empire who had ties to the Imperial family.

No matter how much it was called “golden is almighty,” power could not be ignored.

(QC/N: No Matter how much money is valued, power/connections could not be ignored so no matter how much rich Bloden family is Richard’s family has connections and power)

However, Lilia had more power behind her back than Richard did.

She was planning to bring in authority of the Duke of Evantheon through Karhan, so no matter how powerful he was as the Marquis of Tersian, he would not be able to thrive.

“Do whatever you want.”

Lilia turned away.

The last compromise was broken.

There was no reason to stay here anymore.

Lilia then halted before she left.

“Oh. I’m saying this because I keep hearing news…, Stop selling my name.”

Lilia said, as she looked at him from top to bottom, just like how Richard would do.

“Because it’s lame.”

* * *

Roses in full bloom were spread all over the path.

Like Virgin Road, rose shrubs were planted on both sides, and at the end of the road were two white pillars supporting a dome roof.

The pink roses climbed up the pillar and covered it thickly up to the top of the white roof.

There was a round table under the dome.

With the table in the center, the women sat down, and Stella was at the center.

Today’s meeting was Stella Delotta’s regular tea party.

All those invited were unmarried young ladies, consisting of no less than those with the county status.