I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 31]
Translated by: ME
[Are you really going to get engaged to Maisie?]
[If it's Silas, there must be plenty of better matches out there, right?]
On the way back from a mission at the royal palace Toby and Neil asked Silas at a back-alley cafe, looking unconvinced.
[The Goddard family is just a baronet family. No matter how you look at it, they're not a suitable match for the Hamer Marquis family. If Maisie was exceptionally beautiful, I could understand but it's that Maisie, you know?]
[What are you thinking, Silas?]
Silas couldn't answer.
[The Goddard family is reasonably wealthy, so as a potential groom, it might not be bad.]
[We've thought about it a little too. Maisie's plain appearance and questionable personality are annoying, but at least she'll have a stable status. For the second son of a Viscount, it's not a bad deal.]
[Yeah. If it means I can inherit the assets and the title, I'll put up with Maisie.]
The two said it with a sense of resignation.
[That's fine for us. But you're the heir to a marquis family, right? Why would you willingly choose that... ?]
What Toby just said was exactly the reason.
Silas thought to himself.
It's because the Goddard family is reasonably wealthy.
It's nothing compared to the Erhardt family, but he had no other choice.
He had to settle for Maisie.
The Hamer family is at its last gasp.
Within the limited time, they needed to cozy up to someone who could provide support.
[It's all because you didn't hold onto Felicia properly.]
Ignoring the fact that he threw a tantrum and broke off the engagement with the Erhardt family, his father said to Silas.
He unreasonably demanded that Silas quickly find a replacement daughter.
(Father is selfish. It's not that easy.)
Even though he used to be popular, there aren't many ladies who would immediately associate with Silas, who had just broken off his engagement with Felicia.
Only someone who was desperate for a partner.
And when it came to someone who could provide support, Maisie was the only one.
[Felicia said something, but it seems Maisie's poetry is quite highly regarded. She's aiming to become a court poet, so I thought it wouldn't matter if she was from a slightly inferior family background.]
He said it as a last resort.
The proud Silas couldn't possibly tell the truth.
[A court poet, huh...]
Just as the sons of lower nobles have the honor of the Royal Knights, becoming a court poet or court musician, who display their talents at court alongside professional poets and musicians, was a very honorable thing for a noble's daughter.
Even beautiful daughters of great nobles want to become court poets. For daughters from families with so-so status who are unlikely to find a good marriage prospect, it's a dream job that can offer a chance for a comeback, just like the Royal Knights.
[Well, if she can become a court poet...]
[But I wonder about Maisie. I heard that Rachel from the Earl Winter family is more talented.]
[Speaking of that, Felicia is pretty impressive too. She's even been selected for the Royal Anthology of Poems.]
[There's a rumor that those two are the ones who are likely to be called by the royal family.]
The two were saying that Rachel would be a better match for Silas.
Silas shook his head.
[Rachel is good friends with Felicia. She wouldn't go out with me right away.]
[That's probably true, but Silas, why are you in such a hurry in the first place?]
[That's...]
There are two reasons.
One is the Hamer family's pride, which doesn't want to be seen as the one who was dumped. To cover that up, they want to make it seem like Silas already has someone else.
The other is, of course, because they need support immediately.
(Besides, Rachel won't work. She has an older brother...)
That brother will inherit the property.
The Hamer family's financial straits have reached a point where immediate assistance alone won't solve the problem.
Even a temporary dowry would be a drop in the bucket.
[Get the property itself. Instead of getting a dowry, find a family where you can be the groom.]
Silas said to his father, who said it with a straight face.
[But I'm the eldest son?]
He wanted to say that they should get by with aid for now and eventually find good grooms for his younger brothers.
But Silas's voice didn't seem to reach his father, who was only thinking about money.
Thinking about it made him feel frustrated.
(Why do I have to go through all this trouble...?)
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