Chapter 67.1

“First of all, the plan to dedicate the laurel wreath at the ceremony came from me. My father listened to the plan and allowed it to go into action. He wanted me to play a spy in Winterfell. Of course, I have no intention of moving according to my father’s expectations.”

“Doesn’t that mean you are betraying your father?”

Glenn’s expression was still confused. He looked completely unconvinced.

“I don’t understand. You said that your confession was a lie, but why did you…”

Nadia replied firmly.

“That’s because I hate my family.”

“…….”

“My father, my sister, did something that I could never forget. They tried to kill me after using me like a chess piece. So I’m going to pay them back. I want them to die a miserable death.”

“What in the world happened that you have the idea of wishing your own family death….”

“It’s… I don’t want to talk about the details because it’s a memory I don’t want to recall. But one thing is for sure. One thing about the fact that I would have died if I had stayed in the Duke’s estate.”

Nadia’s fingertips became cold when she remembered the past.

There was not a single human being in that large mansion who could be entirely on her side.

Nadia moved her stiff fingers and grabbed her skirt. The tightly gripped hand was turning white.

“To avoid death, I first needed to get out of Balazit household. So I chose you.”

“…….”

“Isn’t it the same for you to hate the Duke? We can make good partners. I will revive the Winterfell family to oppose the Balazit family, and could you lend me the position of Marchioness Winterfell for a moment?”

“Lending?”

Glenn shuddered at the unusual choice of word.

Nadia was asking him to lend her the Marchioness title. That meant…

“Yes, lend. I’ll leave you clean when everything’s done.”

“You’re.. Leaving…?”

“I will definitely divorce you. I’m also very sorry for making you marry a woman you don’t love. So when things are all sorted out, you can divorce me and find another bride.”

“…….”

“Oh, by the way, will I still receive alimony? You know that I have contributed a lot to reviving Winterfell’s fortunes, right?”

Nadia added in a deliberately bright voice, but there was no return answer.

“Sigh…”

Glenn had to organize what he had heard for a long time. He could feel his head jumbled like a tangled thread.

Nadia hated her family and wanted to get out of the house, and at the same time wanted revenge on them.

Marriage with Glenn would have been the means to achieve both ends at the same time.

Winterfell was not on good terms with the South for generations, and had the potential to bring down the Duke of Balazit.

“…….”

Now Glenn felt like things that he had been wondering about were solved.

Nadia’s strangely uninterested gestures, while saying how she loved him at the same time.

Her dedication was more devoted to the revival of the Winterfell estate than attracting Glenn’s attention.

The public pointed their fingers to Nadia and said she was blinded by love, but in Glenn’s view she was more rational than anyone else.

With the purpose of revenge in mind, she found the best means, proceeded with the plan in turn, and did not mind being stigmatized as a woman blinded by love in the process.

……Okay.

So that was the case.

Glenn had always wondered what Nadia saw in him and fell in love with, but here was the truth.

It was that moment when the pieces of the puzzle scattered here and there were finally put together.

He looked like someone had hit the back of his head with a hammer. Like he was on the verge of fainting.

But there he was, standing still while barely holding onto the consciousness that was about to fly. Then, Nadia’s tiny voice came to his ears.

“…Are you angry?”

Nadia sounded cautious as if she were reading the room.

Her careful glance was lovely and pitiful at the same time. Nevertheless, Glenn was not ready to answer her.

Did he even feel angry?

Did he have to get angry because she lied to him?

Glenn couldn’t think of an expression to say exactly what he was feeling right now.

‘In fact, it sounds plausible if I consider it rationally.’

Nadia was very capable, as he could see from the fact that she had made a lot of achievements so far.

Such a capable person had a common enemy with him.

Nadia’s ability would surely help her bring down Duke Balazit.

After defeating their common enemy, the collaborative relationship could wrap up.

Nadia would cleanly give up the title of Marchioness Winterfell, and Glenn would pay alimony to compensate her contribution.

It was a very simple and reasonable situation. Business relationships where they exchanged benefits with each other, wasn’t it perfect?

…But why did it feel like a cold wind was blowing in his heart?

Then, Nadia’s voice rang again.

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