âDo you think Shuri knows that? Are you pretending you donât know how many people grind their teeth at her, or did you really not know? Do you think everything ends with a happy ending when you take over the title? Donât you know thatâs when it really starts?â
âNo, Iâm..â
âOf course I canât postpone it any longer. The more I do that, the harder it will be for her. I just⦠darn it, I just wanted to put it on hold until I had the ability to keep her perfectly safe after I inherited everything.â
Elias now sat with a very mysterious look on his face. Jeremy, who clicked his tongue, took off his gloves and began to rub the sword handle on his lap. It was a habit he did whenever things got complicated.
âAnyway, I donât want to get married and I donât want to take over the family matters, but Mother wants to take a break! So at this point, canât I be obedient?â
âThen why did you tell her not to come to the wedding?â
There was a moment of silence while the two brothers exchanged looks.
Jeremy stared at Elias for a long time as if he had heard the stupidest thing in his life.
âWhat the hell are you talking about?â
It was then that the door of the office, which was firmly closed, opened without notice. The only people who could do that were the twins.
The twins, who apparently overheard everything outside the door, started shouting at Jeremy right away.
âBig brother, so thatâs not what you said? You didnât tell our fake mother not to come to the wedding?â
âBig brother, give me a logical explanation of what happened. Is something wrong with your fiance, or are you pretending you donât know?â
âHey, what the hell are you all talking about? Who told her not to come to the wedding?â
Looking at Jeremy, who was literally stunned, Elias suddenly felt his heart pounding. Oh, dang it!
It wasnât like that! Now what could they do about the matter?
âYour fiancee told fake mother that you donât want her to come to the wedding. Thatâs not true?â
Perhaps because he was into mystery novels these days, Leonâs remarks, which he threw in an interrogative manner, caused silence once again.
With Elias frozen with an expression that was hard to describe, Jeremy blinked for a moment and slowly moved.
âWhatâs going on?â
âOh, brother, wait, wait!â
It was Rachel who held on to Jeremy, who was trying to run out, holding the sword in his arm. Rachel shouted, almost clinging to her big brotherâs arm, âCalm down, letâs talk about how this came about! Sheâs your fiancee!â
âI donât know what youâre worried about. I donât hit women anyway! Because itâs against chivalryâ¦â
âWith your mood now, I think youâll kill her. Letâs calm down and talk!â
Rachel shouted in exactly the same tone as Shuri, as she often did these days, and fortunately it worked.
Elias and Leon exchanged fascinating gazes while Jeremy, who was about to run out, took a long deep breath and sat back.
âHey, so you didnât tell her not to come to the wedding, did you?â
âThatâs not what happened! Who am I getting married for?â
âSo, do you have any idea why your fiancee said that?â
âNo! Iâm going crazy!â Jeremy replied, âIâm going crazy!â
Jermey pressed his temples with his hands, and sighed.
Rachel laughed, âI knew this would happen someday. Thatâs why I said I didnât like her!â
âUh, lovely sister, I donât think thatâs the caseâ¦â
âWhat does the second brother know? The matter became worse because of your bullshit!â
âWhat are you talking about?â
When Jeremy asked in a much more subdued tone, Elias began to shake his head desperately, but Rachel ignored him and immediately replied, âFake mother asked us about the matter, and the second brother said that she would be a joke if she went, so she cried.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âElias!â
âOh, why are you looking at me like that?! I was so embarrassed that I didnât know what to say!â
In that way, after the commotion passed,, the four siblings now sat head to head with a serious look on their faces.
Leon, who opened his mouth first, was the most intelligent. The young man, who looked just like Jeremy, but was thinner and more academic, pushed his glasses over the bridge of his nose and said, âJust donât get married, big brother. I think thatâs the best solution.â
âYes, brother. Youâd rather break up with a girl like that!â
Unlike Leon and Rachel, Elias faced the problem more realistically, bringing shock to his siblings, âIf you break the wedding without a good reason, for example, a scandal on the brideâs side, the Princess Heinrich will have no disgrace. Itâs going to be very bad, but itâs Shuri who will be the one to handle the problem not youâ
âNo, so are you asking me to marry such a sneaky woman?â
âWhat if youâve figured out now that sheâs such an insidious woman? Youâre not even going to get married because you really like her. I mean, how many nobles get married out of love? Damn, just marry her then divorce her if youâre serious about what you said to me earlier!â Eliasâ voice exploded in the last paragraph.
While the twins froze with their eyes wide open, Jeremy stared blankly at his brother and said bluntly, âAre you mad at me?â
ââ¦No, you have a point in being mad at me anyway. If I suddenly ask for a break-up, Shuri will eventually take on cleaning the mess. Itâs obvious what people would say.â
âSo, brother, are you just going to get married?â Jeremy had a complex look on his face when Rachel asked him that in a somehow cautious tone.
Then Leon opened his mouth again, âBig brother, I have an idea.â
âWhatâs your idea, little scholar?â