Chapter 4

Twisted Engagement (4)

‘I wonder if the Crown Prince knows about Kian.’

Kian was Rowena’s escort knight. The Marquis of Wenson had mistaken Kian for a woman by appearance, so he would never have imagined Kian to be Lyria’s lover.

“Maybe the Crown Prince, too. If he knew… ‘

It might have been very upsetting. She might have played a trick on herself.

Rowena met the Crown Prince and wondered if she should confirm the fact. She thought she should ask him for forgiveness if he knew.

‘It’s annoying, but family is family.’

Rowena was somewhat prepared for this. But then it was just her own life.

Even if things went wrong, she thought she would be the only one who died to the crown prince.

Her father, who considered his daughter as a livestock, would have pretended not to know of Rowena’s death, saying, “Oh, it’s not,” and thought that the family would be safe. Her father, brother, and younger brother didn’t think much of Rowena.

But she didn’t think she could let this go. If he knows that Kian is Rowena’s escort knight, you can also hold Adeliad Baek accountable. It’s been quiet so far.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince did not officially announce his engagement to the Wenson, so he broke up the engagement so that the problem was not so big.

‘Can I save my life this time?’

Rowena sighed deeply as she looked at the date of the announcement of the test results on the calendar. She was already of age, and there was only a little time left before she could escape this house and live her life.

If only she passed the exam. she was going to run away at night once she bought a license. She planned to leave the capital and flee to a provincial city.

She had even decided where to go.

Even if her father and brothers found it belatedly, she was confident that she could hide well. Her father spent a lot of money raising Rowena, so he would look around for a while, but he would eventually give up.

‘By that time, Kian would have had some experience….’

Kian was a knight who was not hired because he was of mixed race. That’s why he became a knight of Count Adelia despite his low salary to build a career.

The count disapproved of Kian’s beautiful face, but hired him as an escort knight for Rowena. Behind it was a shallow mindset that a woman with such a face isn’t normal, and that his daughter could not fall in love with him.

‘Lyria fell in love with Kian at first sight.’

Kian’s contract also ends near the announcement date. At that time the count had promised to write a good introduction before his contract with Kian.

The count thinks he is of mixed ethnicity of the Suin and won’t be able to find a position, but Rowena planned to run away with Lyria and Kian together around that time.

Kian first quits working under the count, and then Rowena runs away. And after a fortnight’s stay, Kian was supposed to take Lyria and run away.

Rowena was to go to the city where she had been spotted and settle down and wait for Lyria. Rowena’s plan was to meet with the butler there and help Kian get a job as a guarantor when Kian submitted his resume.

‘If Kian and Lyrua get married there, it’ll be easier for Kian to get a job…’

People had the thought that the Suin people would steal and run away. So they normally only get employed when they have a wife. Unfortunately, this was the cold truth of the empire.

Anyway, there was a little bit, a little bit left. She couldn’t ruin everything here.

Rowena made up her mind and found a maid.

* * *

Cecil was surprised to receive Rowena’s request for an audience. He didn’t expect her to come to him first. He didn’t think she would come running until he sent her a proposal. There was no reason to refuse, and Cecil was just thinking about her, so he asked Rowena to let him in.

His father, the emperor, was poisoned a long time ago and was confined to bed. It has already been eight years since he fell unconscious, and it was actually Cecil who was acting as emperor.

Cecil was born a prince. All nobles and officials took it for granted that Cecil was regent. If the emperor died, he would naturally become emperor.

Before that, they had to marry and pay the crown prince’s mercy. The old emperor, who had come to his senses for a moment, had told Cecil that.

“……I don’t know what the thing is about. I’m sure it’s before you have gotten a proposal.”

Cecil said so when he saw Rowena coming into the room and saying hello. Rowena’s face flamed up for a moment.

“And that kind of joke.…. Don’t tell me you’re serious about that’

“Yeah. Did you come by the side of Lady Wenson again? You want me to lighten the Marquis to lighten the crime?

“Are you going to hold the Marquis accountable?”

In fact, Cecil didn’t care much about the breakup. Marriage was just one of the conditions to prepare for the emperor’s throne.

It was Rowena’s fault that held the marquis accountable. No one would ever suspect Rowena of being the cause of the problem.

Cecil, however, did not intend to tell Rowena this.

“If Lady accepts my proposal, I have the right to reconsider it.”

“You’re saying that again… You’re joking too much.”

Rowena said, managing her expression, not to be shaken. Rowena’s father, Paul, would dance and accept the proposal if it came from the royal family. There was no such thing as Rowena’s option.