Chapter 19

Despite the negative reactions from the people, Lindsey remained unfazed.

Raysis glanced at her and then sat beside her.

“Everyone seems to be full of energy this morning. I guess your assigned tasks must be quite light.”

Those who had been gossiping about Lindsey fell silent under Raysis’s gaze. Their faces turned pale.

Raysis looked at them with a mischievous smile.

‘He must be truly crazy.’

Lindsey shook her head as she looked at Raysis. He had been saying strange things earlier, and now it was clear his mind was not right.

He was smiling while exuding a menacing aura towards people.

‘Why is he emitting killing intent unnecessarily?’

A madman can be spotted anywhere. Lindsey really hated the people here.

And among them, the ones she particularly hated were gathered in this place.

It was a situation where her mood couldn’t possibly improve.

At that moment, the doors to the banquet hall opened, and Crain entered. The family members looked at Crain with expectant eyes.

‘They’re probably waiting for him to scold me. That’s what he usually does.’

Crain liked to reprimand Lindsey publicly when she made mistakes.

People expected Crain to harshly scold Lindsey, who was sitting at the head table. But Lindsey was confident.@@novelbin@@

‘I know that man better than anyone else.’

The more you suffer, the better you understand someone. So, Lindsey knew what Crain was going to do without even watching.

Crain approached Lindsey. His seat was near hers, so he had no choice. People watched him silently.

They were probably expecting him to say something to Lindsey Kesion.

To see Lindsey, with her dirty blood, get scolded for sitting in such a seat. But Crain completely betrayed their expectations.

Crain looked at Lindsey with a broad smile.

“Welcome back, Lindsey!”

Lindsey smiled back at him.

Truly… he was a simple man to the point of being creepy.

A man who acted purely based on the logic of power. He could recognize someone with dirty blood as his daughter if they were useful to him.

With Crain’s reaction, the people of the Marquis of Kesion household understood immediately.

Lindsey Kesion…

The dirty blood they despised had truly manifested divine power.

She really healed Michellan? Their gazes shifted in an instant. Lindsey nonchalantly ignored their looks.

It must be surprising.

No one had any expectations of her. No one expected her to manifest divine power after becoming an adult.

And to think she healed Michellan as soon as she became a priest? Crain, who had been laughing heartily at Lindsey, suddenly had his face stiffen.

He turned his gaze to one side of the meeting room. Kenyan Radian was there.

‘He didn’t expect him to come.’

Lindsey could clearly see what Crain was thinking. In fact, the talk about Lindsey’s annulment had come from the Duke of Radian’s side first.

They wanted to break off the engagement because Lindsey Kesion hadn’t awakened her divine power.

But an annulment between nobles was not that simple.

‘There are formalities to follow.’

So, as a courtesy, they must have sent a message to attend the meeting.

If he came, he came. If he didn’t, Crain could handle the matter as he wished. But Kenyan attended the meeting.

This was unexpected for Lindsey as well. The annulment between Lindsey and Azhet was already a planned step.

Crain was just putting on a show to follow proper procedures.

The Radian family had requested the annulment before Lindsey had manifested her divine power, so they had no other option now.

“Young Master Kenyan, it’s been a while.”

At Crain’s words, Kenyan gave a cold smile.

“Yes, it has been a while.”

“You always disliked waiting and long speeches.”

Kenyan didn’t deny it. He met Crain’s gaze with cold eyes.

“Let’s get straight to the point. We wish to proceed with the annulment.”

“……”

“There should be no objections since the Radian family initiated this.”

Kenyan and Crain’s gazes clashed in the air. It was like lightning striking. Lindsey inwardly clicked her tongue at their pointless power struggle.

“I have no objections, but… there’s something I need to ask first.”

“What is it?”

“Does Lady Lindsey agree to this annulment?”

“Does Lindsey agree to the annulment?”

Crain looked at Kenyan with a puzzled expression. He couldn’t understand why he was asking about Lindsey’s opinion.

Ignoring Crain’s gaze, Kenyan stared intently at Lindsey.

In fact, since entering the meeting room, he hadn’t taken his eyes off her.

His gaze clearly conveyed, ‘Do you dare to annul the engagement with Azhet?’.

Since he asked, she had to answer. Lindsey’s eyes curved into a rare, genuine smile.

It was a smile so captivating that everyone in the meeting room held their breath.

“Yes, I agree. I want to annul the engagement as soon as possible.”

“……”

“It seems we both think alike. Sir Azhet must also want to annul the engagement with me.”

Crain nodded in satisfaction at Lindsey’s answer.

“Exactly. That’s why the Radian family sent the annulment papers first.”

Crain raised the annulment papers in front of him.

At that moment, Kenyan looked as if he had been struck. He stared wide-eyed at Lindsey, unable to believe she had declared the annulment so officially.

Stunned, Kenyan remained silent.

The meeting room was so quiet that even a breath could be heard. Crain intended to conclude the meeting quickly.

He wanted to finalize the annulment without any objections from the Radian family.

Had Kenyan not spoken up, it would have ended that way.

“The annulment can’t proceed.”

Crain’s face twisted in anger.

“What do you mean it can’t proceed? What nonsense is this?”

“Lindsey Kesion has never fulfilled her duties as a fiancée.”

“……”

“All she did at the Radian household was indulge in luxury and abuse the servants.”

Crain’s face turned red. He thought it absurd to make an issue out of a few trivial servants being mistreated.

“And that’s why we’re annulling the engagement.”

“No. We need to be compensated.”

Lindsey looked at Kenyan in disbelief.

“Send Lindsey Kesion on a mission with me. You know that the Radian family is undertaking a northern subjugation, right?”

“……”

“We were already short of a saintess, so this works out well.”

Crain turned to Lindsey. She gave a slight nod.

Lindsey’s eyes were filled with fury as she looked at Kenyan.

‘You’re really going to make my life miserable until the end, huh?’

The annulment would proceed as planned. Kenyan’s actions were solely to torment her.

‘Does he think I’ll cry in fear?’

Lindsey was resolved to join the subjugation. Kenyan might be expecting her to tremble in fear at the sight of monsters.

‘Things won’t go the way you want.’

Kenyan and Lindsey’s eyes met. It was as if a fire was blazing in his eyes.

It was as if he felt betrayed by her.

‘Why you?’

Lindsey smirked at him. Her words about breaking off the engagement with Azhet seemed to have provoked Kenyan.

She didn’t know why he was acting this way.

And she didn’t want to know.

Lindsey just wanted to sever this tiresome relationship.

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After the meeting ended, Lindsey planned to return to her room immediately.

Today had been exhausting. She just wanted to go back to her room and sleep all day.

‘I wish I could wake up back in Korea.’

But knowing it was impossible, Lindsey stopped imagining it.

Imagining it only made her feel miserable. The fact that there was no one here who loved her…

Even if there was, it would be a false affection…

It’s fine.

I won’t love anyone either, she thought.

At that moment, someone roughly grabbed her wrist. Lindsey turned her gaze and sighed.

Doesn’t this guy ever go home?

Kenyan, who she thought had returned to the Radian family right after the meeting, was there. He was holding her wrist.

“You… what are you up to?”

“What?”

“Are you really going to break off the engagement with my brother?”

“Do you think I’d fake it?”

Kenyan’s face was filled with shock.

Was it really so shocking to him that she was breaking off the engagement with Azhet?

Lindsey tried to shake off Kenyan’s hand to get away from him. But she couldn’t overpower Kenyan, a transcendent.

“Let go of me!”

At that moment, Kenyan inexplicably let go of her hand.

Lindsey quickly turned away. Without any hesitation, she started to walk away. Watching her retreating figure, Kenyan felt a sense of unease. The thought that he shouldn’t let her go consumed him.

Kenyan reached out for Lindsey. But someone grabbed his arm firmly, stopping him.