Chapter 3 Dmitri’s Fool (3)
It was a month ago that Lawrence and Dmitri’s families started talking about marriage.
Flora’s father.
Viscount Lawrence sat down in front of Flora and said with a hard face.
“Daughter. I don’t think it’s necessary to explain how bad Yeongji’s current situation is to our wise daughter. We need strength now. It would be better if it was financial power, and if it was military power, it would be better. What is certain is that in order to receive a reward sufficient to resolve the difficulty, I have no choice but to offer you, the treasure of the Lawrence family, as the subject of an arranged marriage. I am so sorry. This poor father made me make this choice.”
that day.
Flora’s world has fallen apart.
Most of the noble ladies get married as if they were sold for an arranged marriage, but Flora still had her own set of values. Making a lifelong bond with someone you really love. Even if the other person is not a prince on a white horse, they believed that conditional problems could be overcome if there was mutual love.
But Dmitry!
This was a lightning bolt.
‘The Dmitri family was a commoner family even twenty years ago. No matter how much I don’t want a prince on a white horse, I have to form a lifelong relationship with Dmitri, who is full of workers in the mine.’
The conditional issue is not very important, but it was an acceptable part when the premise was that the other person was a person who sincerely loved.
No matter how you think about it, it’s not Dmitri. I didn’t want to dedicate my dream of marriage, which I always had as my own romance, to Dmitri’s miner.
The problem was not only that.
At first, he promoted marriage with Dmitri’s second son, who had a promising future, but at some point, the marriage target changed to Dmitri’s eldest son.
I heard rumors about him. What a lousy person, even Lawrence knew that Roman Dmitri was called Dmitri’s jerk.
‘I really hate it.’
It was terrible.
Dmitry’s jerk.
The main character of the rumor is that he has no talent in martial arts, so by the time he is in his mid-twenties, he has not dreamed of advancing to the capital and is living in pleasure in a remote territory.
According to what I heard at a noble party not too long ago, even the appearance was unattractive.
There was nothing in Flora’s romance that corresponded in the slightest.
So I was worried.
Flora has lived a good life as a wise daughter, but there is an area that she cannot give up.
‘This isn’t real.’
Yeongji’s circumstances?
I know.
But even so, I didn’t want to be sold to Dmitri’s idiot.
As her father thought, she was not a wiser and devoted daughter than he thought, and decided to leave the situation after the breakup to heaven.
The purpose of visiting Dmitry is to meet and spend time with the target of an arranged marriage before the wedding, but the actual purpose is to notify the general breakup.
That’s how I met Roman Dmitry.
And I was sure.
‘As rumor has it, he’s a clumsy guy.’
Height in the mid 170’s.
He has black hair and a sharp, masculine look, but his skin is not good, so he cuts off his charisma.
Above all, Roman smelled of strong perfume.
Nobles originally enjoy using perfume, but Roman used it excessively.
Flora, who did not know that it was Roman’s consideration to get rid of the smell of blood, thought that Roman, who was indulged in pleasure like rumors, had been burying the woman’s smell.
The more we met, the more certain it became.
Flora said in a firm voice.
“I wish we could pretend our marriage never happened.”
Perhaps the opponent will object.
It will take a lot of effort to convince him as he is the one who actively insisted on an arranged marriage against his beauty.
Flora clenched her small fists.
No matter how the other person reacted, she was sure to cancel this marriage
.
“Yes, it is.”
Roman’s answer.
Flora’s eyes widened at the unexpected reaction.
“… Are you really going to break off the engagement?”
Flora’s voice trembled slightly.
I tried to manage my expression, but the overall awkward expression was clearly embarrassed.
“I am a human being too, so I know very well what people are saying about this marriage. You are called Lawrence’s flower, and all men want to marry you, but I, called Dmitri’s fool, am infinitely short of you. So, I also had a lot of thoughts. Every night I wondered if this marriage was the right thing to do, but in fact it had already happened, so there was no way to reverse the marriage with my own opinion. But not now. Now that I know what you think, I have to make a decision.”
Roman was calm.
In fact, from the moment he heard the word breakup, Roman thought that the situation was going according to his intention.
Flora Lawrence.
As rumored, she was a beautiful woman.
However, for Roman, the criterion for judging women is not simply limited to appearance.
When he lived as Baek Joong-hyeok, the number of women who would dedicate their bodies and minds to him was so large that it formed a great sea.
The background of being the pinnacle of Moorim and the handsome appearance. And with the attitude of Baek Jung-hyeok who treats people humanely, women tried to win Baek Joong-hyeok regardless of means and methods.
Of course, there was also a conspiracy of hostile forces in the process.
Baek Joong-hyeok, who had to think a lot about meeting people, naturally put the value of his appearance in the background.
pretty.
But that’s it.
Roman was now designing a new life and had no intention of taking on the burden of Flora Lawrence.
said Flora.
“Are you really serious?”
“Why would I lie?”
“But wasn’t this marriage concluded at their insistence? Originally, I heard that you strongly desired me in a situation where marriage talks were going back and forth with the second son of the Dmitry family, so it became the current situation. But still, you’re going to accept the breakup without any conditions? It doesn’t make sense to me.”
food.
Roman laughed.
She was a very strange woman.
Until just now, he asked if he wanted to break up the marriage, trying to somehow persuade him, and when he readily accepted it, he instead asked for a hint.
“So do you want to marry me?”
“… That’s not it.”
“Then let’s not make each other tired. I respect your opinion and I am thinking of breaking up the marriage because we both agreed. And I will take full responsibility for the breakup. Anyway, I, who is called Dmitri’s jerk, will not have a big problem if I add the title of ex-married man, but isn’t Lawrence’s future bright? Let’s assume that, like the rumors that have been floating around, my circumstance with women is the reason for the breakup. I think this is a satisfactory answer.”
It was not a consideration for Flora.
divorced man.
That title will be a good excuse to cut off the annoying marriage talks that follow him in the future.
It was entirely for Roman himself, but Flora had no choice but to accept it differently because he did not know the truth.
‘What the hell is this guy.’
Flora’s eyes widened.
It was a series of embarrassments.
According to rumors, Roman should have an ugly inside like his appearance, but the more he looked at Roman’s words and actions, the more he did not match Dmitri’s nickname of a jerk.
One’s own clear subjectivity and the ability to act. At least, there is no way that a person who meets these conditions is lacking enough to be called an idiot anywhere.
My brain was intricately entangled.
However, the water has already been spilled and the breakup has become a reality.
“The more important the matter, the better to deal with it quickly. So have a cup of tea and wait. I will come to see my father with this matter.”
I couldn’t hold Roman anymore.
Flora looked at the back of Roman with complicated eyes for a while as Roman walked away.
* * *
Boom!
“What are you talking about! Breaking up marriage!”
It was an expected reaction.
At the mention of the word breakup, Dmitri’s lord, Baron Romero, couldn’t hide his explosive anger.
“It is as I said. I can’t do this marriage. I’ve already talked with Lawrence’s lady, so I don’t think I can reverse my decision.”
“This profit… !”
Baron Romero’s face flushed red.
This was a notice.
Rather than asking for permission to make a choice, Roman had already come to a conclusion and unilaterally notified it.
“You stupid child! Even if people call you Dmitri’s jerk, I tried to pass on a good environment to you as a father’s duty. You are different from my other children. From the time they were born, they enjoyed wealth and honor as sons of nobles, but you and I experienced the same days as commoners. So even if you acted like an idiot, I understood. Since the environment has changed, there must have been a lot of things I wanted to do with my young mind.”
His beard trembled.
It was as Baron Romero said.
When he got the opportunity to supply weapons to the Cairo kingdom, Baron Romero had his only son, Roman.
A child who was a commoner becomes a son of an aristocrat.
Roman’s childhood passed like that.
Seeing the children who looked down on him lower their heads, Roman’s personality changed in a bad direction.
and present.
Roman became Dmitri’s wife.
It symbolizes that Dmitri was a commoner, so he did not want to show it to others.
“The union with the Lawrence family is a matter of great importance for our Dmitri to fully establish himself as an aristocrat. Did I expect a big role from you? All you have to do is marry the pretty noble lady you wanted so much, but you can’t do that and ruin things.”
“sorry.”
“This is not a problem that will end with an apology!”
Pak!
Baron Romero threw an object he could get his hands on at Roman.
A strong shock hit Roman’s head, but Roman calmly lowered his head despite the blood flowing from his head.
This is a matter of responsibility.
It is right to accept the price for breaking the promise.
“If this goes well, I’ve tried to somehow resolve your duty of defense. However, since you ruined things so much, you will have to leave for the battlefield in the next six months. Anything to say about this?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“And I heard that there was a fling with Blood Fang. Witnesses say you punished them, but I don’t believe them. Well, that doesn’t make sense. How can a guy who can’t even wield a sword properly punish them? Maybe someone helped. The problem is that Bloodfang is a beehive that even I can’t touch. son The moment you failed to fulfill your duties as a child, you became obligated to solve your own problems. So, solve this problem yourself. I will not give you any help about it.”
It was not a rational judgment.
Baron Romero was furious and uttered everything he could to punish Roman.
national defense duty.
Blood Fang.
It was a problem that the usual Roman could not handle.
Baron Romero naturally assumed that Roman would get down on his knees and cry out loud as always, asking for forgiveness.
‘If the fact of the breakup is not known externally, there is still room for this issue to be resolved.’
It was his judgment.
I was thinking of completely breaking Roman’s spirit and handling the work as intended.
however.
“All right. I will take care of it myself.”
“what?”
“It happened because of me. I think it is right for me to deal with it like my father said.”
Baron Romero was taken aback.
unexpected development.
Roman lowered his head, got up from his seat, and spoke one last time.
“Then I’ll fix everything and come back.”
left the seat
Baron Romero was so absurd that he couldn’t even catch Roman.
Roman came out.
As I was wiping the blood dripping from my forehead with my sleeve, there was someone staring at me right in front of me.
That’s Flora Lawrence.
Overhearing all the conversations outside, she unknowingly spoke her mind.
“Are you really crazy?”
