Callian didnât answer.
No, he couldnât answer.
Because Ophelia sees through his own heart.
âDonât you think Fleur might not be as nice as Your Highnessâ judgment?â
Thatâs right.
He thought the same thing until just now.
How on earth did Ophelia know?
Callian thought that Ophelia was really great while seriously wondered if his thoughts were simple enough to catch on so well.
The thought wasnât long.
This is because Ophelia continued to speak.
âBut no.â
âWhat?â
âNo. Fleur is a good woman.â
Callian didnât know that Ophelia would say such a thing.
So he looked down at Ophelia with slightly startled eyes.
Ophelia smiled obliquely and met Callianâs eyes.
âBecause sheâs nice, sheâs faithful to her own desires.â
ââ¦.â
âDonât you think so?â
Callian couldnât understand why Ophelia was saying this.
Didnât she hate Fleur?
But now she said sheâs nice. How can she say that?
It was difficult to accept with his head.
So Callian asked.
âWhat do you think of Fleur?â
âSheâs annoying.â
âThatâs a quick answer.â
He laughed in vain. Ophelia laughed similarly.
âBut apart from that, I can admit that sheâs nice. Sheâs really nice. Terribly.â
Ophelia clenched Calianâs hand a little tighter.
âSo, it doesnât suit you, Your Highness.â
âWhat does that mean?â
âYour Majesty needs a bad woman.â
Callian twisted his lips as if he could understand Opheliaâs inner meaning now.
Ophelia was admiring Fleur and at the same time degrading her.
Because she is nice, she doesnât fit next to Callian.
Ophelia herself was attractive at the same time.
âSo what you mean is I need a bad woman like you?â
âIs there a woman worse than me in the Empire?â
Ophelia burst out laughing and said.
It was his first time seeing her smiling so brightly, so Callian was somewhat surprised.
At the same time, he blushed.
Because Ophelia was so beautiful.
âDamn it.â
Callian felt that he had no choice but to acknowledge Opheliaâs face, but he was relieved that the music was coming to an end.
Now he can be separated from Ophelia.
Ophelia stared at Callian like that.
To make sure.
The fact that Callianâs feelings for Fleur are shaking.
In fact, Ophelia had no intention of completely separating Callian and Fleur.
She just wanted to live enough that she wonât be killed and that she would get a little bit of favor with Callian.
But Fleur didnât see this and made a fuss.
Thatâs why Ophelia went out strong.
Just like now.
âGood women give mental stability, but not political stability.â
Ophelia whispered to him as she wrapped her arms around Callianâs shoulders.
âPlease think carefully.â
She twisted her face, and it was an angle that would look like they were kissing from the back.
âGasp!â
She heard people gasping for breath.
Ophelia smiled softly and released Callianâs hand that was holding her.
And she went back to her place.
âOh, Iâm really cool.â
Thinking like this, Ophelia thought she had achieved her purpose of coming to the ball today.
From screwing Fleur to shaking Callianâs feelings.
So she was very satisfied.
So now she can spend some time and disappear.
She thought so and lifted a glass of champagne.
It was then.
âWe need to talk.â
Sylvester suddenly appeared and grabbed Opheliaâs wrist.
âArenât we talking right now?â
Ophelia looked at Sylvester and said. Sylvester frowned.
âSo, letâs go somewhere else and talk.â
âAre you going to apologize to me?â
âOphelia Ryzen.â
To Ophelia, who made a light joke, Sylvester said with a frighteningly scary look.
âFollow me.â
Ohâ.
Scary.
So Ophelia followed Sylvester calmly.
*****
Srrrt!
As soon as she entered the balcony, Sylvester pulled the curtains on the window.
Then he grabbed the curtain and let out a rough breath.
Whoo, whoo, as if he were trying to control his mind.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â
Feeling that Sylvester was strange, Ophelia asked.
Only then did Sylvester turn his head and look at Ophelia.
âWhatâs wrong with me?â
Blood stands in his eyes.
He seemed really angry.
You were protecting me before, but why are you getting angry now?
Ophelia really couldnât understand why Sylvester was doing this.
âOphelia.â
Sylvester called her and took a step closer.
âDid you kiss the Crown Prince?â
Aah.
Ophelia could see why Sylvester was angry.
Well, if a married woman with a husband openly kissed another man, of course, he would be angry.
Ophelia thought Sylvesterâs anger was a reasonable anger.
So she answered right away.
âI didnât kiss him.â
âWhat?â
âI really didnât do it. I just made it look like that.â
Ophelia shrugged her shoulders.
âItâs good, it makes Fleur angry and makes others feel that Iâve become close to His Highness.â
Sylvesterâs mouth opened.
Ophelia smiled brightly as she saw him puzzled.
âSo, how much can you give me?â
Sylvester hardened as it was.
He pursed his lips, then shouted, slamming his hand on the forehead with his hand.
âArgh!â
He screamed a few more times, holding onto the railing on the balcony.
He turns his head and stares at Ophelia.
âYouâre really crazy! Crazy woman!â
Ophelia was a little dumbfounded.
What did I doâ?
She really just did as they originally planned.
She danced with Callian to screw Fleur. In the process, she gained his favor.
All of this had been planned before, but she couldnât understand why Sylvester was so angry.
So she asked.
âWhy are you so angry?â
This question was really absurd for Sylvester.
He was angry from the moment Ophelia said she would dance with Callian for the first dance.
So he kept trying to convince her.
But Ophelia did not listen to her. He even refused the hand he reached out! And she took Callianâs hand.
How helpless did he feel when he saw Ophelia like that?
Sylvester watched them dance from afar and was engulfed in great betrayal and anger.
And the moment he saw them pretending to kiss, he felt something burst in his head.
It shouldnât be like this.
He canât do this.
Sylvester received a signal that he was in danger, and he had a strong intuition that he would do something big if he went on like this.
Thatâs why he dragged Ophelia here.
But Ophelia says something like.
Itâs not something youâre going to get angry about.
Sylvester could feel his mind spinning again.
So he asked back.
âWhy⦠did.. I get angry?â
Ophelia nodded with an expression that she didnât understand.
âYes. I really donât understand why youâre angry.â
âHaa. Argh!â
Sylvester shouted again and tilted his head back.
And shouted at Ophelia.
âBecause I like you!â
ââ¦What?â
Ophelia asked back because she thought she heard it wrong at the moment.
Then Sylvester spoke louder.
âDamn it, Iâm falling in love with you!â