Chapter 25 (1/2)

Crouched Beast

Lilia and Karhan headed to a nearby restaurant. After a quick lunch, they ordered tea.

Lilia, who took a sip of tea, opened her mouth first.

“I met my fiance a while ago.”

Lilia briefly explained how she met Richard.

“I asked him to break up, but he refused which was as expected.”

To Richard, she was a water bank. She was also a golden jar with endless money.

So he couldn’t simply break up his engagement. In fact, an engagement, unlike marriage, had few legal restrictions.

In the event of an apparent one-sided failure of the engagement, there was no need to pay alimony.

However, since the pledge made at the engagement ceremony is kept at the government office, the engagement status is maintained if the consent for the divorce is not received.

You will not be able to get engaged or marry anyone else.

Most of them break up after the agreement, but sometimes it turns into mud fights.

At that time, it used to take years to go to trial because the lawsuit was long.

“Damn bastard.”

Karhan flinched at Lilia’s self-talk.

He, who had been looking at her for no reason, asked carefully.

“Is there anything that I can do?”

“Maybe there will be a disturbing maneuver from there. They would try to keep us apart.”

Richard was a cheap and arrogant fellow.

He’d think they’ll be able to reunite once he gets rid of Karhan.

“I hope we can strengthen our relationship.”

From Richard’s point of view, Karhan’s perception will not allow him to run wild.

In the meantime, Lilia was thinking of making a plan so that Richard had no choice but to break up.

Such a plan that would drive him to a corner.

“I’ve told my family about you.”

“Did they object?”

Karhan, who knows about the public’s assessment of himself, asked anxiously.

“Well… it’s all right.”

The family, who vehemently opposed Richard, responded subtly to Karhan.

Although her father opposed it a little, it has been rather quiet.

Considering the rumors surrounding Karhan, she was very sorry to her family, but the condition was that she would not speak to anyone about the contract relationship.

The secret where the fewer people knew, the longer it would last. Since their aide and escort knights already knew, from now on they had to be careful with their words.

“Did you tell your family about me?”

Karhan was silent at Lilia’s question.

“It would be good to start telling them.”

Karhan and Stella Delota had an engagement story going back and forth between the families.

According to what she heard last time, Karhan was not aware of it, but was informed of his betrothed partner.

If he doesn’t tell them quickly, they might set a date for the engagement ceremony.

“…… I’ll tell after seeing the right timing.”

Karhan’s face darkened in an instant.

She had felt this before, but whenever family stories came out, he sank like wet cotton.

Is there something wrong?

She was curious, but family history is a sensitive issue so she didn’t want to pry until he told her first.

“You did a great job today. Next time we meet, practice refusing.”

If he could definitely refuse, she would be able to feel relieved to some extent.

Lilia and Karhan got up from their seats.

But when they left the store, it started raining. The hot sun hid through the dark clouds, and the thick rain cooled the hot earth.

Lilia sighed as she looked at the faintly rising fog.

She listened to Heinley and brought an umbrella, but she left it in the carriage like a fool. She completely forgot because the weather was nice earlier.

Lilia and Karhan stood under the shop shade for a while. The rain showed no sign of stopping.

The streets were quiet, as many people went in search of shelter from the rain.

“.. Wait a moment, please.”

Karhan went into the store.

And he came out with an umbrella.

“There’s only one…”

Lilia looked at him quietly.

She never thought Karhan would come forward and borrow it first.

“Good job.”

At Lilia’s compliment, Karhan’s pointed eyes were a little torn down.

“I will buy an umbrella!”

Franchse raised his hand, one umbrella was not enough for five people to use.

Franchse ran through the rain with the umbrella brought by Karhan. After a while, he trudged back looking torn like a loser.

“…… I only got one.”

The umbrella seemed to have quickly run out because of the sudden rain.

There’s quite a distance to and from the carriage…

Lilia pondered how to use two umbrellas.

Then Malik noticed and quickly grasped Tession and Franchse’s shoulders.

“We’ll share it together!”

He looked as if he were a man on a mission.

“Would everyone be okay?”

Everyone nodded at Lilia’s question.

Three large men huddled together and opened the umbrella.

Lilia, who was watching the scene, stuck closely next to Karhan.

“Let’s share and go together.”

Pang, the umbrella opened with a cheerful sound.

“I’ll hold it.”

There was a big difference in height, so she thought it would be better. Karhan was handed the umbrella.