I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 20
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“Oh, it’s a direct call from the palace!”
Ivonne apologized to Aten and quickly headed for the communication port. The urgent flickering purple light made it impossible for Aten to stop her.
Ivonne cleared her throat and picked up the handset. A direct call from the imperial family was something she had never experienced before, so her hands trembled slightly.
“Yes, I received the call. This is Ivonne from the internal affairs department.”
– …
“Please go ahead and speak.”
The silence continued, and although Ivonne spoke politely again, there was no response from the other end.
Meanwhile, Aten, with a disappointed expression, returned to his department.
It was around that time that Ivonne realized the true identity of the flickering purple light on the port.
“This is… a purple glass, isn’t it?”
A purple hemisphere enveloped the lamp of the communication port, causing it to glow in purple. This communication was not a direct call from the imperial family. When she opened the glass cover, she saw a white light. That meant it was an internal call.
‘Who on earth would do this…’
Ivonne couldn’t hide her bewilderment and looked around.
– “Um… dinner… would you like to join me?”
A low voice came from beyond the handset she was holding.
The slightly hoarse voice surprisingly belonged to someone she already knew. Startled, Ivonne unintentionally glanced at a spot. It was the silhouette of a man standing hiding at the empty desk of the new recruit and fidgeting in the corner of the office.
It was only natural that a bright smile appeared on Ivonne’s lips. She replied in her cheerful voice, “What are you even doing there, Rix?”
At the sound of the voice, Rix, the man who had been anxiously waiting for Ivonne’s response, turned his head, his eyes widening. Despite appearing small behind his glasses, his purple irises beyond them were remarkably beautiful. Their gazes met as they spanned the vast office.
– “Oh, uh, I…”
In a moment of embarrassment, Rix stammered as he opened his mouth.
At that instant, the sun was obscured by dark clouds, casting long shadows across the office. Was it because of this? The figure of the timid man, who had appeared small and crouched, seemed to grow in size, swaying like a shadow that stretched along with the elongating light.
‘Ah.’
The predicted shower that was expected to come in the afternoon seemed more like a thunderstorm with lightning. Flash! When the lightning struck nearby, the office was bleached white, and in that moment, Ivonne faced the man from her dream.
In that fleeting moment of the world turning white, Rix embodied the figure she had encountered in her dream. But that wasn’t all. His pale face, coupled with the shining purple irises, evoked the image of the man with a sculpted appearance. Of course, when the world regained its original color, Rix appeared ordinary again.
‘What on earth is all this about…’
Since their first encounter yesterday, Ivonne had sensed that Rix was a truly peculiar man. However, at this moment, one thing was certain. Rix had rescued Ivonne from Aten’s grasp and helped her.
Smiling brightly, Ivonne whispered into the handset,
“Sure. Let’s have dinner together tonight.”
Despite the sudden flash of lightning the man’s face, which had momentarily paled, quickly regained its color, almost as if he hadn’t been affected by the thunder or the lightning, solely focusing on Ivonne.
As if only she had the power to influence him.
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The following day, a small incident occurred. It happened when Rix went to the break room during their morning shift.
Shortly before, Rix had offered to get tea for Ivonne and had headed to the break room, followed by two male colleagues. Her attention had momentarily been diverted as they had sneered at Rix, who had come to work with Ivonne earlier.
However, Ivonne quickly turned her head, wondering if anything was amiss. But whether that was a mistake or not, it was not long before the three of them entered the break room curtains.
“Ugh, this guy!”
“Hey!”
The curtain covering the break room door tore open, revealing the two male colleagues entangled on the floor. Despite the commotion, no one seemed to pay attention to the two men who had fallen to the ground, tangled in the long curtains.
The reason for this was Rix, who was lying inside the break room, bleeding.
“Oh my, Rix!”
Ivonne was the most surprised by his injury. Rix sat on the floor, gaping like a dumbfounded rabbit, completely unaware of what had happened to him.
“Rix, are you okay?”
“What on earth happened?”
“Oh my goodness. Look at the blood!”
Several employees, including Ivonne, gathered in front of the break room, where the two male colleagues were entangled, blocking the way. Johann, who was heading to the neighboring department, rushed over, causing the situation to escalate uncontrollably.
“For now… let’s start treatment.”
Ivonne, who was solely focused on tending to Rix, was unaware, but the people from the internal affairs department who turned to look at Johann felt a chill.
Johann, who was always smiling and cheerful, now had a somber expression and spoke in a low voice, resembling the ‘second madman’ who worked as the aide to the so-called mad crown prince.
With a tired sigh, Johann spoke, “Ivonne, in the interview, you said that you were familiar with first aid, right?”
Ivonne, who had jumped over the men entangled in the curtains and turned towards Rix, looked back at Johann with a face full of question marks.
‘Did I really say something like that?’
