
About a month ago, Lawrence and Dmitry were both talking about marriage.
Flora's father, Viscount Lawrence, sat Flora in front of him and said with an agitated expression on his face.
“My wise daughter, I don't think it is necessary for me to explain how bad the current situation of the land is to you. We need power now. It could be a financial power, and it would be even better if it was a military power. What is certain now is that in order to receive sufficient strength to resolve our predicament, the treasure of the Lawrence family, you, must be dedicated to matchmaking. I'm so sorry. Because of this ugly father, you have to endure such a choice.”
On that day, the world of flora collapsed.
Although most of the noble daughters were sold by matchmaking, Flora still had her own values. Forging a lifelong bond with the person she truly loves. He believed that although the person was not a prince on a white horse, conditional problems could be overcome if there was love between them.
But to think it was Dmitry!
This suddenly.
'Twenty years ago, the Dmitry family was an ordinary family. I didn't expect a prince on a white horse but had to make a lifelong bond with Dmitry, who was full of workers at the mine.'
It is said that conditional matters are not very important, but it is acceptable when I truly love others.
No matter how hard I think about it, I don't love Dmitry. I don't want to dedicate my dream of getting married, which I always had, to a Dmitry miner like this.
The problem is not just that.
Initially, he tried to marry Dmitry's second son, who had a promising future, but at some point the topic of marriage changed to Dmitry's eldest son.
I've heard rumors about him. How bad he was; even my father knew that Roman Dmitry was called Dmitry's Fool.
"I hate him so much."
That was terrible.
Dmitry's Stupidity.
This person had a rumor that he was confined in the peripheral region and immersed in enjoyment without even dreaming of entering the capital until his mid-twenties because he had no talent in martial arts and cunning.
At the noble party that was held a while ago, I had heard that he was not even handsome.
In my mind, there was not the slightest intention of marrying Roman Dmitry or loving him.
So, I'm worried.
Flora had lived a good life as a wise princess, but this was an area she could never compromise.
'This can't be real.'
Ground situation?
Of course, I know it well.
But even so, I don't want to be sold to Dmitry's Fool.
She was not the wise and filial daughter her father thought she was, and she decided to leave the situation to heaven after breaking off her engagement.
Although the purpose of the visit to Dmitry was to meet and spend time with a prearranged marriage target without his permission, the real purpose was to inform him of the breakup of the engagement.
That's how he met Roman Dmitry.
And he's sure.
'As the rumors say, he's not interesting.'
It looks like it's about 170cm tall.
The impression of his black hair is sharp and dashing, but his charisma eroded because of the condition of his skin is not good.
Above all, there is a strong perfume fragrance that comes from Roman.
The nobles originally liked to use perfume, but nowadays, Roman obviously uses too much.
Flora was unaware of the fact that it was Roman's consideration to remove the smell of blood; she thought Roman, who was immersed in pleasure as rumored, had been buried with the scent of a woman.
The more he saw it, the more sure he was.
Flora said firmly, “I hope our marriage doesn't happen.”
Right, he'll probably mind.
As a person who actively debates matchmaking for the sake of her beauty, it would take a lot of effort to convince her otherwise.
Flora clenched her little hand.
No matter how Roman Dmitry reacted, he would give everything to persuade her to end this marriage.
Yet.
"Yes, let's do that."
Roman's answer was completely unexpected.
Hearing that unexpected answer, Flora's eyes widened.
“... Are you really okay with breaking the wedding?”
Flora's voice trembled slightly.
He tried to set his expression somehow, but his overall awkward expression showed signs of embarrassment.
“I am also human, so I am well aware of what others are saying about this marriage. You are called the Lawrence flower, the beauty that every man desires, but I, called Dmitry's Fool, am too lacking to embrace you. So, I thought about it a lot. I contemplate every night whether this marriage is the right thing to do, but in fact, our family has already made a decision, so there is no way for me to stop marriage just in my own opinion. But that's not happening now. Now that I know what you're thinking, I have to move forward with my decision as well."
Roman happy.
In fact, since hearing the word break up, Roman thought that things were going according to his intentions.
Flora Lawrence's.
She, as rumored, is a beautiful woman.
However, for Roman, the criteria for judging a woman was not limited to her appearance alone.
When he lives as Baek Joong-hyuk, the number of women who will dedicate their entire body and mind to him is large enough to cover The Great Sea.
Murim's world peak and his handsome appearance. Simultaneously, due to Baek Joong-hyuk's human attitude towards others, women try to win Baek Joong-hyuk's heart by all means and means.
Of course, there was also a conspiracy of enemy forces in the process.
Baek Joong-hyuk, who has a lot to think about when meeting people, naturally puts the value of their appearance in the background.
She's beautiful, of course.
But that's all.
Roman is now designing a new life, and he has no intention of shouldering the burden known as Flora Lawrence.
Flora asked, “Are you really serious?”
“Why should I lie?”
“However, didn't this wedding happen because you wanted it? Initially, I was in a situation where I was going to marry the second son of the Dmitry family, and I heard that you really wanted to marry me, so the situation ended like this. And now you're telling me that you're going to accept any unconditional divorce? That doesn't make sense to me."
Pffts.
Roman laughs.
She's a really weird woman.
In the spirit of persuading her in any way, she asked for a break up, and when she easily accepted it, she became somewhat curious.
“So, will you marry me?”
“Then don't do something that makes each other tired in vain. I respect your opinion and plan to break off the wedding because we both agree. Also, I will take full responsibility for the breakup of the engagement. I am still called Dmitry's Fool; although I earned another title as the man who broke off his engagement, there will be no big deal, but it is certainly different for Lawrence's flower, which has a bright future, right? If you were the reason for the breakup of the engagement, rumors would be everywhere. I think this should be a satisfactory answer."
To be honest, there was no consideration for Flora.
A man who broke off his engagement.
That title would be a good reason to cut through any troublesome conversations I might have in the future.
It was entirely for herself, but Flora had to take it differently because she didn't know the truth.
'What the fuck is this guy?'
Flora's eyes fluttered wildly.
She's shy.
According to rumors, Roman's entrails are as ugly as his looks, but the more you look at Roman's words and deeds, the more I realize it doesn't match Dmitry's stupid nickname.
A person's clear subjectivity and ability to act on it. A person who meets at least these conditions cannot be small enough to be called an idiot wherever he goes.
His mind is complicated.
However, the water had already spilled, and the farewell had already come true.
“The more important the task, the better it is handled quickly. Drink some tea and wait. I'll talk to my father about this matter."
He can't hold Roman anymore.
Seeing Roman walking away just like that, Flora stared at his back with a puzzled look for a while.
......................
Slam it!
"What do you mean?! Breaking off engagement?!”
His reaction was as Roman had expected.
As he mentioned the word engagement breakup, Baron Romero, the ruler of Dmitry, could not hide his explosive rage.
“As I said. I don't want to do this wedding. Since I'm done talking to Lawrence's esteemed daughter, I don't think we can overturn this decision."
“This, this..!”
Baron Romero's face flushed.
This is a notice.
Rather than asking permission to make a choice, Roman had already made a decision and informed him unilaterally.
“What a stupid bastard! Even if people call you Dmitry's Fool, I'm trying to convey a good environment to you as a father's duty. You are different from my other children. They enjoyed wealth and honor as noble children from the time they were born, but you and I had commoners days together. So, I still accept you even if you act like a fool. Since your environment is suddenly changing, you definitely want to do the things you dreamed of since childhood.”
Beard's shaking.
As Baron Romero said.
Baron Romero had his only son, Roman, when he got a chance to supply weapons to Cairo.
A child who was once a commoner became the son of a noble.
Roman's childhood went like this.
As the children who looked down on him scratched his head, Roman's personality worsened.
And now, Roman has become an embarrassment to Dmitry.
It symbolizes that Dmitry is an ordinary person, and therefore he does not want to show it to others.
“Union with the House of Lawrence is a very important thing for Dmitry to fully establish himself as a noble. Am I expecting a big role from you? All you have to do is marry the beautiful young noble girl you so desperately want, and you can't even do that."
"I'm sorry."
"It's not an apology!"
Hit it!
Baron Romero throws things he can get to Roman.
A powerful shock hit Roman's head, but Roman calmly lowered his head despite the blood dripping from his head.
It's a matter of responsibility.
He reneged on his promise, so deserved the price for it.
“If everything goes well, somehow I try to solve your problem doing your national defense duty. But now, things have gone awry, so you have to go to the battlefield in the next six months. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"I don't."
“And I heard there was an incident with Blood Fang. The witness said you punished them, but I don't believe it. It doesn't make any sense anyway. How could a man, who could not even use a sword properly, punish them? I'm sure someone helped you. The problem is that Blood Fang is a beehive that even I can't touch. Son, when you fail to fulfill your duties as a child, you must solve your own problems. So you have to solve this problem yourself. I'm not gonna give you any help for that."
It's not a rational decision.
Baron Romero was furious and uttered every word that could punish Roman.
Military duty and Blood Fang.
It was a problem that ordinary Romans could not handle on their own.
Of course, Baron Romero expected Roman, as always, to kneel and cry for his forgiveness.
'If the news of the breakup of the marriage is not known externally, there is still a chance of solving this problem.'
That's judgment.
He thought about destroying Roman's spirit completely and doing things as he should.
Yet.
“I understand, dad. I'll take care of it myself.”
"What?"
“It happened because of me. As dad said, I think it's right for me to deal with it.”
Baron Romero is confused.
An unexpected development.
Roman lowered his head, stood up, and spoke for the last time.
"Then I'll solve all the problems and come back."
Roman's gone.
Baron Romero was so shocked that he couldn't even catch Roman.
Roman's back outside.
He wiped the blood dripping from his forehead with his sleeve, and right in front of him was someone looking at him in a daze.
That's Flora Lawrence.
He heard all the conversations from outside the room and unwittingly told her his inner feelings.
"Are you really crazy?"