I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 26]
Translated by: ME
Two weeks had passed since the day I encountered Silas and the others at the café.
Silas had visited several times, but neither Father nor Felicia had met him even once.
And on this day, Marquis Haymer finally came to the Erhardt residence together. It was a formal visit, arranged in advance.
Silas was only accompanying him, but he was led into the living room, and Felicia was also called in.
[Hello, Felicia, it's been a while. How have you been?]
[I'm fine.]
[You seemed busy last weekend, what were you doing...]
[That's none of your business.]
[Next weekend...]
[I have plans.]
Felicia, holding her embroidery tools, sat on the sofa and answered plainly without raising her eyes.
[Felicia, um... about that time...]
[How is Maisie doing?]
[Oh, ah. She seems to be doing well...]
[Hmm, I see,] Felicia said with a smile, finally glancing at Silas.
He looked terribly troubled, and his desperate attempt to smile was pathetic.
(There's no need to force yourself into becoming an adopted son for money, Silas. It will only make both of us unhappy.)
Felicia thought so, but if it were only Silas's flaws, such as his unnecessary pride, vanity, or condescending attitude, she might have been able to turn a blind eye and endure it.
Even if Silas was forced to become an adopted son because of the Haymer family's debts, it was a common occurrence in aristocratic marriages. It wasn't unusual, and they could probably manage somehow.
So, when she considered what had made Felicia's feelings so stubborn, she realized that the problem was Maisie after all.
It wasn't so much that she disliked Silas, but she realized that she wanted to cut ties with anyone who would date Maisie.
She wanted to sever all ties with a foolish man who would value a despicable woman who steals other people's belongings without a second thought, saying that she [understands him.]
If Maisie hadn't been involved, Felicia wouldn't have felt so alienated from Silas.
She might have even become related to the Haymer family without any problems.
As she was thinking about this, the door to the study opened, and she heard someone's rough footsteps.
[This is pointless!]
Marquis Haymer, his face red, strode into the living room and stood in front of Silas like a guardian deity.
[Let's go, Silas! This engagement with this family is off!]
[Eh, Father...?]
[Let's go!]
He turned on his heel in anger, crossed the hall, stomping his feet, and passed through the door held open by the footman.
Felicia, who was holding the embroidery frame in astonishment, was addressed by her father, who had come out of the study.
[It worked out well.]
[What did you do, Father?]
[I simply stated the obvious frankly.]
He said that if they needed assistance, they should improve their lifestyle and review their income and expenditure before deciding on the amount needed.
Even then, he would not be able to lend them an amount that they could not repay.
He said that he had only said what was truly obvious.
[I was asked why I was saying such cold things to someone who was about to become a relative.]
[What did you answer?]
[I told him that just because we became relatives, I had no intention of lending him money that he couldn't repay, and that if he was going to offer Silas as an adopted son for money, it would be completely pointless and he should stop.]
[And then?]
[He became like he was just now.]
[On purpose.]
[Yes. It feels refreshing.]
Since the Erhardt family wanted to cancel the engagement, there was no need to make concessions to the Haymer family.
It seemed that Father was able to say what he had been holding back for Felicia's sake.
[It would be strange to say this immediately after calling off the engagement, but you should marry Barney. We'll have Rosemary inherit this house.]
[Barney, huh...]
She couldn't help but laugh.
[What is it? Do you dislike him?]
[It's not that I dislike him. I like Barney. It's just that we've been friends for so long, it feels strange.]
[You'll get used to it soon. I'll talk to Edgar about it privately. I'm sure everyone in the Ashfield family will be happy too.]
However, her father's plan went in an unexpected direction.
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