I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 20]
Translated by: ME
(Don't make a fool of me...)
She felt a strong surge of anger, but surprisingly, it was only at first, and Felicia quickly became strangely calm.
She slowly walks to the other side of the screen.
Toby notices and exclaims, [Ah!]
He desperately winks at Silas, who has his back to her, but Silas is in high spirits and continues talking.
[Felicia is certainly beautiful and intelligent. Her family is also impeccable. I understand why everyone says she's a suitable fiancée for me. But, to be honest, I feel like there might be someone else who's a better fit for me.]
[Silas...]
[How should I put it, it's fine to have your own opinions, but she doesn't really respect me. It's like she always thinks she's right and acts superior, which is a little annoying...]
[S, Silas...!]
Neil also notices and frantically points with his finger.
[Silas, behind you...!]
Before Silas turns around, Felicia says,
[Then, why don't you look for someone like that?]
[Eh...!]
Silas, with a startled expression, slowly turns around cautiously. Maisie covers her mouth with both hands, but in the depths of her small eyes, there's a light that seems to be enjoying the situation.
[I understand your feelings, Silas. I'll talk to our fathers and have them call off this engagement.]
[Eh? C, call off this...? Call it off... ?]
Felicia smiles and says clearly,
[Let's break off the engagement.]
Silas freezes.
[Break off the engagement? W, wait, Felicia...]
[Oh, why? I heard you say it yourself just now, didn't I?]
[Th, that was...]
Felicia glances at Silas, who weakly tries to say it was a joke, and turns her back on him.
When she returns to her seat, coffee with freshly whipped cream has just been brought.
She gracefully brings it to her lips.
She encourages Carla, who is shrinking in the seat opposite her, [Don't mind them, enjoy your coffee,] and smiles brightly.
The atmosphere at Silas's table suddenly becomes so quiet that you'd want to comment that it's like a funeral.
Maisie's voice can be faintly heard, [After saying something like that... are you okay with it?]
I don't know what kind of faces Toby and Neil are making.
Silas must be panicking.
It's the Haymer family that will be in trouble if the engagement is broken off.
But Silas, with his high pride, can't bring himself to apologize to Felicia.
If they were alone, he would have done anything to get her forgiveness, but with his friends and Maisie present, his pride gets in the way, and he can't do it.
(Even if he did apologize, it would be pointless.)
Felicia thinks with a sense of resignation.
Somehow, she doesn't care about anything anymore.
The fact that her father, mother, and everyone around her would be happy, that her friends at the academy would be envious, that it's the right age, that their families are well-matched, that it's a marriage with considerably favorable conditions for a noble's daughter – all of those things seemed meaningless.
She had thought they were all important, and that it would be best if they were, but if that's how he felt about her, then all of those things were meaningless.
Silas and Felicia's marriage is inevitably linked to the Haymer Marquis family's debt.
Silas must have thought somewhere that he was being sacrificed.
Even though he was the eldest son, he had to become an adopted son-in-law, and he had no choice but to accept the support from the Airheart family.
Silas was always kind to Felicia.
However, there was no love there.
Felicia realizes that she isn't hurt at all, even after knowing that.
If Felicia had really loved Silas, shouldn't she be more hurt now that she knows she isn't loved?
Or, she might have thought about trying to fix her flaws in order to be liked by Silas.
Felicia doesn't think she's completely innocent.
She has her share of flaws, and she thinks that sometimes she doesn't show enough consideration in her words and actions.
She doesn't flatter herself that she always shows perfect kindness.
If she's angry with Maisie, she distances herself along with her friends, and even though she knows that Silas doesn't like Bernie, she doesn't make any special effort to include him in parties.
Someone with a better character might have acted differently than Felicia.
Even so, Felicia didn't think about changing herself for Silas.
She couldn't bring herself to get along with Silas and Maisie by changing herself.
[Carla, I'm not a saint, you know.]
When Felicia gives a wry smile, Carla takes a sip of her sweet coffee with plenty of milk and sugar and smiles back softly, saying, [But.]
[I don't think you do anything unfair.]
[Really?]
[Yes. You don't act mean without a reason, and you don't tell lies. To me, you're a very good master.]
Felicia nods and murmurs, [Thank you.]
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