Chapter 16 Choice in an instant (1)
That moment.
Following the servant’s guidance, Viscount Lawrence and Flora moved to the reception room.
“Flora.”
“Yes Father.”
“This meeting is a place prepared to undo our mistakes. Be especially careful with your words and actions.”
“… All right.”
Flora nodded with a helpless face.
The day Roman defeated Blood Fang.
The common sense that made up the world of Flora has collapsed.
Roman Dmitri, who was called Dmitri’s fool, was a bigger man than he thought, and the situation was so desperate that the Lawrence family had to cling to Dmitri.
momentary choice.
The choice Flora thought was the right thing for her life ruined everything.
Now I realize the reality.
A father who was always kind.
There was a reason why her father, who seemed like he would win a star in the sky for Flora, went ahead with the wedding even after hearing about Roman’s reputation.
It was really pathetic.
It wasn’t that he regretted the fact that Roman was a man different from the rumors, but he hated his own actions for not being able to face the family’s difficulties.
How hard was your father in the past?
The appearance of the father spewing out the truth and yelling at him overlapped with the appearance of the father talking about an arranged marriage with difficulty.
Even in those difficult circumstances.
Dad didn’t force it.
A choice was given, and Flora faced her father’s angry face because she could not take responsibility even after choosing.
‘It’s a problem I have to solve. It’s not because Roman Dmitri is a man with a different reputation, but Lawrence needs Dmitri’s strength to survive the conflict with the Barko family. So let’s accept reality. I am an adult and I cannot remain Lawrence’s flower forever.’
gritted it
In the meantime, I arrived at the reception room.
There was no host who was hospitable.
Only a cool breeze blew in the spacious reception room, and the servant left the reception room after saying he would serve tea.
“I guess I will have to wait.”
this encounter.
Although he came without notice in the morning, the title of Viscount and the fact that he was the subject of an arranged marriage were enough reasons to welcome the guest right away.
However, he was guided to a guest room without the owner.
And the servant’s comment that he would serve tea meant that Lawrence’s visit was not welcome.
I slumped down on the sofa.
promised in the first place.
Neither Viscount Lawrence nor Flora.
I knew how Dmitri would react, so I waited endlessly while drinking tea in the silence.
but.
Waiting had its limits.
one hour two hours.
As time passed longer than expected, Viscount Lawrence’s expression hardened more and more.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
I’m sure I arrived at Dmitri before the sun even fully rose, but now I could see the sun setting through the reception room window. It was an obvious disregard. Although Flora had done the unforgivable wrong in the first place, common sense did not make it right to spend such a long time with guests seated in the parlor.
at last.
‘This isn’t it.’
The limit has been reached.
Viscount Lawrence jumped up from his seat in the bubbling heat.
“I’ll have to go see Baron Dmitri myself.”
* * *
Baron Romero’s office.
The tightly closed door opened.
Viscount Lawrence, his face flushed with rage, slammed open the door, entered, and spoke in a rebuking voice.
“Baron Dmitry! Which family’s courtesy is it to keep guests waiting this long? I didn’t know that the Dmitri family would be so naive that if they didn’t like our visit, they could send them back from the beginning!”
waiting without promise.
My heart was broken properly.
Even Viscount Lawrence could not speak well of the thought that Dmitri was deliberately retaliating.
Took.
Baron Romero put down his pen.
While examining the payment documents he had just looked at, he looked at Viscount Lawrence with a face that was not at all embarrassed.
“I understand why you are angry, but was today’s meeting promised in advance?”
“We admit that we came unannounced. But didn’t you come here because you expressed your desire to meet a week ago and there was no news even after you rejected the offer? I would not have been so offended if I had refused to meet her from the beginning and shut her door to door.”
“How could I shut the viscount at the door? I just want to tell you that the problem arose because it was an unpromised meeting.”
A week ago.
Roman began training in the closed hall.
It wasn’t that he intentionally avoided the meeting, but as Baron Romero, he had no choice but to refuse.
the problem is.
“By the way.”
Baron Romero’s expression hardened.
His calm voice was distorted, and the anger he had been trying to suppress suddenly burst out.
“Are you so mad that I waited until the sun went down? The day when the daughter of the Lawrence family visited Dmitri. Roman came to me and announced his intention to break the engagement. At the time, he yelled at Roman and held him accountable, but even a three-year-old couldn’t help but notice that Flora Lawrence’s visit was connected with the breakup. Still, I just skipped over it. Thinking that Roman wanted to deal with it like that, I shut my mouth tight and just let it go like an idiot who didn’t know anything.”
a few days after that.
Roman subdued Blood Fang.
Were you happy with that fact?
no.
My heart thumped and sank.
I’m afraid my son might get hurt.
Even before being informed that there was nothing wrong, Baron Romero could not keep his composure.
And the culprit behind it all was Lawrence.
Flora Lawrence.
If she had revealed the fact that she had broken off the engagement herself, there would have been no danger to Roman.
“We unilaterally received a notice of breakup. It was Lawrence Gunn who wanted to get married first, but regardless of our intentions, we had no choice but to accept the reality of breaking up our engagement. However, Viscount Lawrence is visiting me and rebuking me for such an unlikely reason as the long wait. Even though it was a meeting that was not promised in advance in the first place, they completely forgot about their mistakes and came out with a red flag!”
bang!
hit the desk
When Baron Romero rose from his seat, the enormous appearance overwhelmed Viscount Lawrence and Flora, who had arrived behind him.
“Are you kidding me right now?”
ferocious face.
It was clear hostility.
The atmosphere turned cold.
Baron Romero.
he crossed the line
Even though titles clearly represent differences in status, he did not hesitate to express his anger.
“Viscount Lawrence, what do you think this wedding meant? Marriage out of love? The union of the two families? Such flimsy words have nothing to do with this marriage.”
title of baron.
Baron Romero is a man who has barely stepped into the aristocratic world.
However, among the nobles who settled in the northeastern part of Cairo Kingdom, there is no one who can openly ignore Baron Romero.
The world is like that.
A power beyond identity.
The rich man of iron ore possessed wealth.
So Viscount Lawrence couldn’t say anything.
The opponent was right.
Viscount Lawrence knew that Dmitri had power, so he first asked Dmitri if he was willing to proceed with the marriage.
It would have been really icing on the cake if Dmitri’s marriage with the second son had proceeded, but even if not, the marriage with Dmitri was a necessary matter for the future of the family.
blast furnace.
Baron Romero’s anger was understandable.
Her voice, which had been calm at first, now became ferocious as if it were about to eat Viscount Lawrence.
“The Viscount and I are well aware of the essence of an arranged marriage. This is not simply a matter of children from both families getting married. The Barco family is seeking the fertile lands of the Lawrence family, and with the approval of the central government, it is not unusual for the two families to go to war. one month ago from now. I have been contacted by the Barco family. If you marry Barko’s direct line on behalf of Lawrence, you will not only provide connections to the central government, but also give some of Lawrence’s land. Even so, I declined the Barco family’s offer. What do you think is the reason, Viscount?”
“… Why did you refuse? The offer from the Barko family would have been more beneficial to Dmitri.”
“The reason is simple. The Dmitri family has power, so I just chose what I wanted.”
Barco.
a dangerous enemy
Joining hands with them means a peaceful future, but the choices of those with power do not seek compromise.
“Roman wanted Flora. Seeing him say that there is no one more beautiful than him in the world, he decided to go to war with the Barko family simply for one reason: Dmitry’s eldest son admires Lawrence’s daughter. There are no other reasons. Even if this decision will cost Dmitri a lot of blood, we hoped that Dmitri’s eldest son would get what he wanted.”
this transaction.
It was Dmitri’s loss unilaterally.
There was a lot of talk in the world that Dmitri made this choice in order to enter the aristocratic world in earnest, and in fact, Baron Romero also said similar reasons when urging Roman.
But the truth was different. If it hadn’t been for the marriage Roman wanted, Dmitri would never have taken the loss.
Hands holding each other even after knowing the truth.
From the beginning, the Lawrence family was in the position of B, but the flowers in the greenhouse did not know that fact.
and spilled water
break up.
It was a huge mistake.
From the moment Flora Lawrence mentioned breaking up the engagement to Roman, the Lawrence family had stepped into the mud.
‘… We made a big mistake.’
Viscount Lawrence’s expression turned pale.
Just now.
I should have endured to the end.
Even though Dmitri refused to meet him and made him wait in the guest room until the sun went down, Viscount Lawrence had to maintain his attitude until the end.
It’s not a normal relationship in the first place.
It was the Lawrence family who had the purpose they wanted through the marriage, and besides, they mentioned the breakup of the marriage first, so they had no right to be angry.
It was stupid.
In his petty pride, Viscount Lawrence thought that Dmitri was ignoring Lawrence.
‘I made a mistake after telling Flora to be careful. Dmitri’s anger is understandable. We unilaterally fooled them, so no matter how Dmitri came out, we shouldn’t have had anything to say.’
grim reality.
Baron Romero told me the truth.
“Lawrence’s flower Dmitry’s jerk. We know better than anyone that the reputations of a man and a woman are not compatible. But Lawrence should have kept in mind what kind of place Dmitri was. Even if the daughter of the Lawrence family is the flower that everyone wants, its value changes the moment Dmitri is added to Roman’s surname. Therefore, it is Lawrence, not us, who should hang on to this marriage and earnestly.”
Dmitry’s jerk.
Blacksmith family.
The nobles look down on Dmitri’s origins, but no one can say that outright.
Why?
Because Dmitri has power.
Even at the rank of Baron, Dmitri was the leader of the Northeast region.
My heart was twisted.
Baron Romero passed Viscount Lawrence with cold eyes and stopped at Flora, who stood silently.
“Am I wrong?”
momentary choice.
Whereby.
Lawrence’s shabby reality was revealed.
