Chapter 40 (1/2)
Raising My Fiancé With Money
Chapter 40
Hopeless
TL: Jasmine
Rebecca’s gaze headed to the clasped hand. Lilia suddenly wondered what kind of expression Karhan had. However, she couldn’t see Karhan because she was looking at Rebecca’s face.
The light of doubt disappeared from Rebecca’s eyes, But just in case, she didn’t let go of Karhan’s hand.
“You like him.”
Rebecca lifted the teacup and whispered,
“You may already know, but there have been talks of engagement with the Delotta family going back and forth. But continuously…… I’ve been putting it off because I was apprehensive about it.”
Lilia recalled what Stella had said when she came to her last time.
– And the Duchess of Evantheon is on my side.
Stella believed that the Duchess was on her side, but it didn’t seem to be true. Stella seemed to have already been erased from the Duchess’s mind. Stella’s personality would have been difficult for the Duchess to handle. Come to think of it, she suddenly thought it was strange.
“Why was it Stella?’
There was also no feeling of love between Karhan and Stella. The Evantheon family would have been able to
pursue engagement with a better family, but she wondered why they chose Stella.
“Were they going to do business together?’
Anyway, things were going better than she thought, She didn’t know why, but the Duchess favoured her now. But…… She couldn’t get rid of the feeling of something uncomfortable.
“By the way, I heard that the young lady has a fiance.”
Lilia straightened up.
“Yes, I’m going to break up my marriage. But they don’t want to let me go.”
After briefly explaining the situation, Lilia drew a line that the relationship was completely over.
“Did you say your fiance is Richard Tersian?”
She seemed to have been investigated in advance. As Lilia nodded, she knocked silently on the table as if lost in thought.
“I hope it’ll be resolved soon.”
It wasn’t direct help, but this was enough for now
When the conversation died off, silence hovered around the table. Rebecca, who was drinking tea silently, put down the teacup. The sound of hitting ceramics broke the silence.
“He used to get into trouble when he was a kid.”
Karhan was a troublemaker… she couldn’t imagine, Lilia looked at Karhan. These days, various facial expressions have been revealed, but she couldn’t tell what he was thinking as of now. Rebecca remained smiling and talked about this and that.
“No matter how much trouble he caused, I wondered if there was anyone who could handle that personality……”
It was like a joke to lighten the atmosphere, but the gap grew bigger as she heard it. Only then did Lilia realize why she kept feeling uncomfortable. From the moment she entered the drawing room, Rebecca never paid attention to Karhan.
“So when are you going to have an engagement ceremony?”
Lilia moved away from her thoughts and quickly straightened her head.
“I want to hold your wedding right away, but I think it’ll be too hasty…..”
Wedding. Lilia opened her lips without realizing it.
“I think we should set the date for the engagement ceremony first. What do you think?”
Lilia was embarrassed by the unexpected proposal.
‘Did you like me that much? Considering that…….
Lilia felt dazed. The Duchess was like a merchant trying to sell goods quickly before the value fell.
“It’s the engagement of the successor…… Isn’t that too hasty?’
Lilia glanced at Karhan. She and Karhan were in a oneyear contractual relationship. It was only a deal signed to safely break down the engagements with each other’s fiance by pretending to be the new fiancé.
They were going to break up after pretending to be dating, but now it was becoming an engagement. As she pondered whether to give her roughly thought, out excuse, Karhan opened his mouth for the first time.
“……The young lady hasn’t broken up with her fiance yet, so it would be too much to set a date right away.”
It was a calm voice as usual. However, the end was shaking slightly like a wet leaf in the rain and wind, Rebecca’s gaze headed for Karhan for the first time, Lilia also looked toward Karhan.
The clear blue eyes fluttered like waves. Facing Rebecca’s gaze, Karhan looked like a sailor who was witnessing a huge tsunami. Yet even standing with fear, he did not avoid Rebecca’s eyes.
“I’m thinking about it within this year.”
Lilia said calmly. Rebecca, who removed her gaze from Karhan, stared at Lilia.
“It would be better to have a meeting with each family after the breakup… I will prioritize the will of the Duchess.”
Lilia secretly presented her opinion, pretending to give Rebecca the right to decide.