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16A moment's choice (1)
that time.
Following the servant's guidance, Viscount Lawrence and Flora walked to the reception room..
“Flora.”
“yes father.”
“This meeting is an opportunity to undo our mistakes. Be especially careful with your words and actions..”
“……All right.”
Flora nodded with a helpless expression..
The day Roman defeated Blood Fang.
The common sense that made up Flora's world collapsed..
Roman Dmitry, who was called Dmitry's idiot, was a greater man than expected, and the Lawrence family's situation was so desperate that they had to cling to Dmitry..
a moment's choice.
The choice Flora thought was the right thing to do for her life ruined everything..
Now I realize the reality.
A father who was always kind.
It turns out that Flora's father, who seemed willing to give him a star in the sky for his sake, had a reason for proceeding with the marriage even after hearing Roman's reputation..
It was really pathetic.
It wasn't that he regretted the fact that Roman was a different man from the rumors, but rather that he hated his actions for not being able to face his family's difficulties and causing trouble..
How hard has it been for my father?.
The image of my father spewing out the truth and yelling at me overlapped with the image of him talking about an arranged marriage with great difficulty..
Even in that difficult situation.
my father didn't force me.
Given a choice, Flora failed to take responsibility for her choice, so she faced her father's angry face..
‘It's a problem I have to solve. It's not because Roman Dmitry is a man contrary to his reputation, but because Lawrence needs Dmitry's strength to survive the conflict with the Barko family. So let's accept reality. I'm a saint, and I can't remain just Lawrence's flower forever..’
I gritted my teeth.
Meanwhile, I arrived at the reception room..
There was no welcoming host..
Only a chilly wind blew in the spacious reception room, and the servant left the reception room after saying he would serve tea..
“I guess I'll have to wait..”
this meeting.
Although he came unannounced in the morning, the title of Viscount and the fact that he was the target of an arranged marriage were enough reasons to welcome the guest right away..
However, they led me to a reception room without an owner..
And the servant's remark that he would serve tea first meant that Lawrence's visit was not pleasant..
I sat down on the sofa..
I was prepared from the beginning.
Viscount Lawrence and Florado.
Knowing how Dmitry would react, I waited in silence, drinking tea..
but.
There was a limit to waiting.
one hour, two hours.
As more time passed than expected, Viscount Lawrence's expression became increasingly stiff..
I don't know how much time has passed.
What is certain is that we arrived in Dmitry before the sun had fully risen, but now we could see the sun setting outside the guest room window. It was a clear disregard. Although Flora committed an unforgivable mistake first, it was not common sense to spend such a long time with guests sitting in the reception room..
at last.
‘This is not it.’
reached the limit.
Amidst the boiling heat, Viscount Lawrence jumped up from his seat..
“I'll have to go see Baron Dmitry myself..”
* * *
Baron Romero's office.
The door that had been closed tightly opened..
Viscount Laurence, with his face flushed with anger, burst open the door and entered, speaking in a reproachful voice..
“Baron Dmitry! What kind of family would it be polite to make a guest wait like this? If they had disapproved of our visit, they would have sent us back from the beginning. I had no idea that the Dmitry family would be so petty.!”
An indefinite wait.
My heart was really broken.
Even as Viscount Laurence, I couldn't say anything positive about the thought of Dmitry deliberately retaliating..
Tuk.
Baron Romero put down his pen..
He, who had been looking at the payment documents just now, looked at Viscount Lawrence with an expression that did not seem the least bit perplexing..
“I understand why you're angry, but was today's meeting arranged in advance??”
“I admit we came unannounced. But didn't you come here because you expressed your wish to meet a week ago, and after rejecting the offer, there was no news? I wouldn't have been so hurt if I had refused to meet up from the beginning and just shut the door..”
“How could I treat the Viscount so rudely? However, I would like to tell you that the problem arose because it was an unplanned meeting..”
A week ago.
Roman began training to close the building..
It was not that he intentionally avoided meeting, but it was a situation where even Baron Romero had no choice but to refuse..
the problem is.
“By the way.”
Baron Romero's expression hardened..
The calm voice became distorted, and the anger that had been suppressed suddenly burst out..
“Are you that upset that I waited until the sun went down? The day the daughter of the Lawrence family visited Dmitry. Roman came to me and announced his intention to break off our engagement. At the time, Roman was yelled at and held accountable, but even a three-year-old child could not have known that Flora Lawrence's visit was related to the breakup of the engagement. Still, I just passed over the problem. Thinking that Roman wanted to handle it that way, I kept my mouth shut and just ignored him like an idiot who knew nothing..”
a few days after that.
Roman defeated Blood Fang..
Was I just happy about that fact??
no.
My heart sank..
I was afraid my son might get hurt..
Even before being informed that there was no problem, Baron Romero could not maintain his composure..
And the culprit of it all was Lawrence..
Flora Lawrence.
If she had revealed the breakup of the engagement herself, Roman would not have been in danger..
“We were unilaterally notified of the break-up of our engagement. It was Lawrence who wanted to get married first, but we had no choice but to accept the reality of breaking off the engagement, regardless of our will. However, Viscount Laurence came to me and reprimanded me for the same reason: that I had waited too long. Even though it was a meeting that was not scheduled in advance, they completely forgot their mistakes and came out with a blank slate.!”
bang!
hit the desk.
When Baron Romero got up from his seat, his huge figure overwhelmed Viscount Laurence and Flora, who arrived behind him..
“Are you kidding me now??”
fierce face.
It was clear hostility..
The atmosphere turned cold..
Baron Romero.
he crossed the line.
Even though the title indicates a clear difference in social status, he had no hesitation in expressing his anger..
“Viscount Lawrence, what do you think this marriage means? Marriage for love? A union of two families? Such fake words have nothing to do with this marriage..”
baronetcy.
Baron Romero is a man who has barely entered the world of aristocracy..
However, among the nobles who have settled in the northeast of the Kingdom of Cairo, there is no one who can openly ignore Baron Romero..
That's the world.
power beyond status.
The iron ore magnate possessed financial power..
Therefore, Viscount Lawrence could not say anything..
What the other person said was right.
Viscount Laurence knew that Dmitry was powerful, so he first asked Dmitry if he wanted to proceed with the marriage..
It would have been the icing on the cake if the marriage had proceeded with Dmitry's second son instead of being a jerk, but even if that were not the case, the marriage with Dmitry was necessary for the future of the family..
blast furnace.
Baron Romero's anger was natural..
The voice, which was calm at first, now became fierce, as if it were going to eat Viscount Laurence..
“The Viscount and I understand very well the essence of an arranged marriage. This is not a problem that will simply end with the children of both families becoming husband and wife. The Barco family is eagerly targeting the Lawrence family's fertile land, and with the approval of the central government, it is not unusual for the two families to go to war at any time. A month ago from now. I was contacted by the Barco family. If I were to marry a member of Barco's direct lineage on behalf of Lawrence, I would not only provide him with connections to the central government but also give him some of Lawrence's land. Nevertheless, I declined the Barco family's offer. What do you think is the reason??”
“……Why on earth did you refuse? The Barko family's offer would have been more beneficial to Dmitry..”
“The reason is simple. The Dmitry family has power, so they just chose what they wanted..”
Barco.
a dangerous enemy.
Joining hands with them means a peaceful future, but the choices of those in power are not limited to compromise..
“Roman wanted Flora. Seeing her childishly saying that there is no one more beautiful than her in the world, she decided to go to war with the Barko family simply because Dmitri's eldest son admires Lawrence's daughter. There is no other reason. Even if this decision cost Dmitry a lot of blood, we wanted Dmitry's eldest son to get what he wanted..”
this deal.
It was Dmitry’s loss unilaterally..
There was a lot of talk in the world that Dmitry made this choice in order to enter the world of aristocracy in earnest, and in fact, Baron Romero gave a similar reason when urging Roman..
But the truth was different. If the marriage had not been what Roman wanted, Dmitry would never have taken the loss..
Holding hands even after knowing the truth.
From the beginning, the Lawrence family was in the position of B, but the flowers in the greenhouse did not know that fact..
And spilled the water.
Breaking off the engagement.
It was a big mistake.
From the moment Flora Lawrence mentioned breaking off the engagement to Roman, the Lawrence family has stepped into the mud..
‘……We made a big mistake.’
Viscount Lawrence's expression turned pale..
Just now.
I should have held on till the end.
Even though Dmitry refused to meet him and made him wait in the reception room until the sun went down, Viscount Lawrence had to maintain his attitude until the end..
It's not a normal relationship in the first place.
The Lawrence family was the one with the desired goal through the marriage, and since they mentioned the breakup of the engagement first, they had no right to be angry..
It was foolish..
Out of pride, Viscount Lawrence thought that Dmitry was ignoring Lawrence..
‘I made a mistake after telling Flora to be careful with her words and actions. Dmitry's anger is natural. Since we unilaterally toyed with them, we should have had nothing to say no matter how Dmitry turned out..’
a miserable reality.
Baron Romero told the truth.
“Lawrence's flower, Dmitry's simpleton. We know better than anyone else that the reputations of the two men and women are not compatible. But Lawrence should have kept in mind what kind of place Dmitry was. Even though the daughter of the Lawrence family is the flower that everyone desires, her value changes the moment Dmitry is added to Roman's last name. Therefore, it is Lawrence who must be desperate for this marriage, not us..”
Dmitry's jerk.
blacksmith family.
The nobles look down on Dmitry's roots, but no one can say that out loud..
Why??
Because Dmitri has power..
Even though he was a baron, Dmitry was the leader of the northeastern region..
My heart was shaken..
Baron Romero looked coldly at Viscount Laurence and then stopped at Flora, who was standing silently..
“am i wrong?”
a moment's choice.
Whereby.
Lawrence's shabby reality was revealed..
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