I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 28
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‘The original story is a short daily healing romance.’
When there are many characters, the number of episodes increases, and if the story becomes complicated, it tends to deviate from the category of daily healing.
In a way, the imperial family was also like those pitiful ones sacrificed for the romance of Blitzen and Ivonne.
‘Anyway, with such rumors circulating, if the news spreads that Rix won against Hamel in a grand showdown… well, Rix’s surroundings might be bustling next week.’
People who had subtly ignored Rix might have prepared gifts over the weekend to try saying something to him at least once. It was a cunning move, but the problem was that Ivonne herself was now tainted with that cunningness.
‘Honey is said to be effective for hangovers; I wonder if that’s true in this world too.’
Coincidentally, among the parents of the children she was taking care of, there was a beekeeper. Although she usually purchased mixed honey, it seemed okay to use the acacia honey she had received before as a gift for Rix.
‘Alright.’
Hurriedly drying her hair, Ivonne found a thermos rarely used in the summer. She filled it generously with honey and added herbs good for relieving hangovers. Just in case Rix might have a constitution that doesn’t suffer from hangovers, she also prepared thinly sliced lemon honey pickles.
With all these preparations, she felt a bit embarrassed because it seemed too calculated. As an example, even her footsteps returning to the bedroom seemed a bit shy.
However, the next day, Ivonne had to completely revise her plan to meet Rix early in the morning.
“What? A random attack?”
A messenger from the imperial palace came, and the news that was brought was truly shocking.
“Yesterday evening until dawn, 7 male colleagues were caught in a brawl, but fortunately, they have been arrested. However, all of them are internal affairs personnel….”
“Oh… oh.”
Her strength drained away. Leaning against the door frame, the faces of those who had left yesterday, claiming they were going to sober up or smoke a cigarette, flashed through her mind.
“When you say a brawl… h-how severe is it?”
“I don’t know the details well, but it’s said there’s no threat to their lives. Deputy Head Hamel is the most seriously injured.”
“I see….”
It could be considered luck that they got caught up in such a violent crime, but they survived. It was truly a relief. Due to this situation, all internal affairs personnel were granted a week of leave to overcome the mental shock.
Moreover, because of this incident, all departments in the imperial palace were prohibited from having office gatherings.
“Deputy Head Hamel has also been sentenced to a severe punishment.”
“What? The Deputy Head?”
“Yes. He has been accused of sexually harassing numerous female officials within the imperial palace. His misconduct during the recent office gathering was impure, and because of that, he will be punished as seven people were injured.”
The messenger spoke matter-of-factly, but Ivonne found it a bit strange.
‘Come now? The Deputy Head did suggest the office gathering, but he’s not the perpetrator of the random attack….’
However, trying to scrutinize a messenger, who only served the role of delivering orders from above, was futile.
“Yes, thank you for letting me know.”
After the messenger left, Ivonne slumped onto the sofa with a listless face. Although it was good that office gatherings were canceled, the fact that someone suffered harm due to regulations weighed heavily on her mind.
On the other hand, she was worried about Rix.
‘Is Rix okay?’
On the day there was a celebration for him, his colleagues were attacked. Moreover, the office gathering itself was deemed inappropriate and was banned, and the superior would undoubtedly face punishment.
It was by no means Rix’s fault, but she was surely concerned. Furthermore, yesterday, while they were holding hands and walking, Ivonne abruptly withdrew her hand.
‘Should I go?’
There happened to be a reason. It was the honey in the thermos. By now, he might be going through an even more difficult time with the addition of emotional distress to the hangover. With that thought in mind, Ivonne quickly got up.
Her hand, boiling the water, was strangely elated considering the circumstances.
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The warm sunlight became a bit too intense. Ivonne, avoiding the hot aura, stuck to the wall and got up as if rising to the surface of the water.
“….”
When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the disheveled light pink hair that had been messed up all night. Even though she had been seeing her own hair for over half a year, there were times, like today, when she felt anew.
‘Without bleaching or dyeing, it’s this color.’
She even used kitchen scissors to cut her hair when it became too long. The color, like fully bloomed cherry blossoms, was so vibrant, and even though it was long, it didn’t require any root touch-ups. It was fascinating that it was the natural color of her hair.
The reason she was now leisurely sharing her thoughts about her hair was because there was a good reason for it.
‘Yesterday… Rix….’
Closing her half-asleep eyes, the voice she heard in her dreams came to mind. It was so shocking.
― Ivonne resembles spring. Yes, truly… she chased away the long winter from me.
Her eyes, even fresher than the greenery growing outside, slowly opened. Still a bit drowsy from not fully waking up, her thoughts drifted back to yesterday.
