Chapter 15

‘She’s probably furious right now.’

Lilia was likely at the academy in the capital. If she found out that Lindsey had stayed in her room even for a day, she would be very angry.

But she wouldn’t show her emotions openly.

Lilia liked people to see her as pure and innocent.

‘Everything is a bother. I want to go home.’

Her home. She wanted to return to Korea, to the place where her comrades were.

Knock, knock.

At that moment, Lindsey turned her head at the sound of a knock.

“Come in.”

As soon as Lindsey granted permission, the door opened. A maid, trembling, looked at Lindsey.

‘It seems the rumors have spread.’

She didn’t remember all the servants’ faces. Her time at the Marquis of Kesion’s household was a distant memory.

The servants always ignored her. But the reaction of the maid in front of her was clearly one of fear.

‘None of the servants were on my side anyway. They must be reacting like this because they feel guilty.’

It was harder to find a servant who hadn’t harassed Lindsey. Now that they knew she had manifested divine power, they must be afraid of retribution.

“Miss Lindsey. The Marquis has asked you to come to the meeting room when you wake up.”

Up to this point, it was as she had expected.

But Lindsey’s expression turned incredulous at the maid’s next words.

“And Kenyan Radian has arrived. He says he will attend the meeting.”

At that moment,

Lindsey, who had been looking out the window, made eye contact with someone.

A man with dazzling blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. As the maid said, it was Kenyan Radian.

There he was.

Kenyan’s gaze was fixed directly on Lindsey. Her face twisted with displeasure as she stood by the window.

It seemed the news of her awakening divine power had spread widely.

Even to the Radian household.

Lindsey sighed and spoke to the maid.

“Please leave for a moment.”

Her head ached.

‘Why is that guy here?’

As soon as she solved one problem, another one came to bother her.

‘No, no.’

Lindsey decided to think positively.

‘It’s still better than seeing Sylvia, right?’

Dealing with Kenyan was better than dealing with Sylvia. At least he didn’t go out of his way to harass her. He merely ignored her and hurled insults.

And after all, the annulment of her engagement to Azhet was already planned.

‘It can’t be undone now…’

The annulment papers had already reached the Marquis of Kesion a long time ago.

Now that Klein knew she had awakened divine power, there was no way he would send her to the Radian household.

He also found Sylvia troublesome.

‘Maybe Sylvia is up to something.’

She was known for her bizarre antics.

“What an unpleasant guy.”

Kenyan continued to stare at Lindsey without looking away. Lindsey, too, glared back at him. For some reason, she didn’t want to lose to Kenyan in anything.

‘What’s with that expression?’

Kenyan’s expression was strange.

He looked angry, yet there was something complex about his face. Lindsey leaned against the window and looked down at him.

When Lindsey Kesion, she always had to look up at those people.

She used to think they were unimaginably high and mighty, but looking down on them now, they seemed like nothing.

It was while she was thinking this, without looking away, that she felt someone push her from behind. Lindsey, who was sitting by the window, lost her balance and began to fall.

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Kenyan couldn’t understand why he was here. What on earth was he planning to do in this place?

Lindsey Kesion.

Why had he come all this way just to see her?

He only thought that he needed to stop his mother from going to the Kesion household to prevent the annulment.

‘Because she wants to break off the engagement with my brother.’

But now, meeting Lindsey’s eyes was entirely unexpected.

Moreover, Lindsey’s gaze was completely different from before. The arrogance in her eyes as she looked down at him was unbearable.

‘She’s not fit for my brother.’

He clenched his teeth.

Dirty blood.

No matter how much divine power Lindsey Kesion had awakened, the fact remained that she had dirty blood.

Moreover, he still couldn’t forget the things she had done to his family. Harassing innocent maids and squandering the family’s money on luxury.

And she had even insulted his mother.

‘A ridiculous woman. Acting like she was the victim.’

It was annoying.

Just looking at her got on his nerves.

And ever since her gaze had changed completely, she had been on his mind continuously.

‘Make her pay for what she did to our family, as Mother said.’

Then he would have no reason to come here again. As he made this resolution and turned his gaze away from Lindsey, he had a bad feeling.

The senses of a transcendent were unnervingly sharp. His instincts were warning him.

He needed to turn around.

If he didn’t look back, he would regret this moment for a long time. But at the same time, he felt he shouldn’t turn around.

This choice might change the future…

Why?

The time to choose was brief.

He turned around.

He saw Lindsey falling.

There was no time to think.

Kenyan leaped.

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Her body swayed and she fell.

Ah, is this how I die?

Even as she fell, Lindsey felt no particular fear.

Perhaps if she died like this, she might return to Korea.

The thought brought her a strange sense of peace. Lindsey slowly closed her eyes. If someone hadn’t caught her, she would have fallen to her death.

“Are you insane? Are you trying to kill yourself?”

Lindsey felt a wave of discomfort. The man’s body holding her was excessively hot, and his breathing was rough.

His heart was pounding like it was about to explode, as if he had seen something shocking.

“Lindsey Kesion, were you trying to kill yourself?”

Kenyan shouted angrily at Lindsey.

His strong and sturdy arms were supporting her.

If he hadn’t caught her with his superhuman strength, she would have been severely injured.

“I wasn’t trying to die.”

“What the hell are you…!”

Kenyan couldn’t believe Lindsey’s words. When she fell from the window, her face didn’t show any sign of surprise.

It was a resigned expression, as if she had accepted everything.

How could a person be like that?

How could someone look so indifferent in a moment that could lead to their death…

A thought crossed Kenyan’s mind, causing him to frown.

“Lindsey Kesion, you…”

“……”

“Are you that sad about breaking off the engagement with my brother Azhet?”

Lindsey slowly turned her head.

Her face contorted with disbelief at Kenyan’s absurd words.

She couldn’t understand how he could think that.

Was she trying to die because she was sad about breaking off the engagement with Azhet?

‘This guy is really…’

Lindsey shook her head.

“My head already hurts, don’t spout nonsense.”

“So you made a big fuss about the annulment and then came back because you still liked him?”

“……”

“Ha!”

“……”

“There’s no one in this family who likes you, but if you still liked my brother, why did you come back?”

Lindsey held her head with one hand.

She couldn’t stand listening to Kenyan’s nonsense any longer. Even if she denied it, he wouldn’t believe her.

Conversations should be held with reasonable people.

“Thanks for saving me.”

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“But your nonsense is really unpleasant.”

Lindsey pushed against Kenyan’s body.

The feel of his excessively hot body holding her like a restraint made her skin crawl. His unusual heat made it even more uncomfortable.

But Kenyan didn’t budge.

“Let me go!”

Lindsey frowned at him. Nothing good had come from returning to this world.

The worst part was being in Kenyan’s arms and that he had no intention of moving.

‘No, it’s annoying that this guy caught me like this.’

Kenyan’s misunderstanding was even more terrible. Lindsey looked at him, unwilling to let her go, and spoke.

“Is this funny to you? Do you think this is a good show?”

“What?”

“Yeah, you’re right. No one in this family likes me.”

“……”

“But… was it any different there?”

Kenyan’s face twisted. What a ridiculous woman.

She was angry after being saved?

Kenyan’s eyes turned red with rage.

He couldn’t contain his boiling anger. Kenyan moved closer to Lindsey, looking like he was ready to devour her.

“Why don’t you just honestly ask for help?”

“Ask for help?”

“Yeah, if you beg for help, maybe who knows.”

“……”

“You begged my brother, didn’t you? Begged him not to break off the engagement. Said you didn’t want to go back home.”

“……”

“If my brother breaks off the engagement with you, I might save you? So why don’t you just be honest?”

“You… Are you seriously suggesting that you’d marry me if I break off the engagement with Azhet?”

TL/N: This novel is literally soo frustrating. I don’t have words to say.