I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 34
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She was just a neighbor living near his cabin and happened to be a colleague in the same department by chance. Despite receiving help from him a few times publicly and privately, that was the extent of their relationship.
Ivonne once again reminded herself of her determination.
“Get a grip. I’m going to live as single. What… a neighbor, a junior. It’s good if he becomes popular. It’s really beneficial for that person….Okay. Speaking out loud has helped me organize my thoughts a bit.”
Originally, she shouldn’t even have the intention to organize, but having just gotten out of bed, Ivonne didn’t notice it yet as she hadn’t fully awakened.
They say thoughts and emotions of a person are malleable, melting away when washed.
Ivonne, who had risen from bed, went straight to the bathroom. When she came out after washing up, there was no trace of Rix left in her mind.
The peaceful weekend, as always, was planned to be spent focusing on herself, preparing to bake cookies for the kids who would visit later in the afternoon.
“Ivonne, are you inside?”
If Rix hadn’t shown up while she was taking a big bite of warm bread generously spread with butter…
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“….”
“….”
Sitting across from each other at the table where the delightful aroma of freshly baked bread wafted through, Ivonne and Rix remained silent for a long time. The condensation on the surface of the glass trickled down due to gravity, and melted ice crumbled with a soft sound.
They maintained this silence for about five minutes.
“Um, Rix?”
In an atmosphere that felt oddly quiet and awkward that did not match the morning of the bright weekend, Ivonne spoke.
“What… is it? To come this early in the morning… If you haven’t had a meal, you could come in and eat.”
“Oh, yes. Thank you.”
Rix nodded lightly in acknowledgment. However, that was all. In fact, this suggestion of ‘come in and have breakfast’ had been made a little while ago, so this was the second time Ivonne said it. Nevertheless, nothing had changed.
Ivonne felt a bit frustrated.
‘No, seriously, what’s going on? If he has something to talk about, he should say it. If he doesn’t want to eat, he could say that.’
Thanks to Rix, Ivonne couldn’t have her meal either. When her hunger intensified due to the tempting smell of the fresh bread, Rix spoke.
“I have something to discuss… so I came.”
Right, now it seemed like he was finally going to talk about the purpose of his visit. Ivonne, eager to hear his business and ready to have a meal, nodded immediately.
“Yes, go ahead.”
“Well, I realized yesterday… I didn’t mention anything about this appearance.”
By ‘this appearance,’ he meant his robust and handsome appearance, not the fabricated image of a frail nerd.
Ivonne was a bit surprised inside. In fact, she didn’t expect Rix to bring it up first. Since she had been thinking about it since waking up this morning, Ivonne felt a bit uncomfortable.
“Oh, um, yes. I actually don’t care, and I think there’s a good reason for everything, but, well, what I mean is, feel free to talk about it comfortably.”
Her words were a bit rushed. Did he notice that? The corners of Rix’s mouth twitched slightly.
“I have a reason.”
As expected! Ivonne shouted in her mind.
“You probably noticed, Ivonne. … Everyone thinks I’m a parachute hire.”
“Oh, um….”
“Still, there’s no one in the palace who knows me, so they might have found it strange.”
Actually, what made Ivonne more curious was the appearance he showed moment by moment, but she didn’t mention that unnecessarily.
Rix continued speaking.
“So in the palace… I hope you pretended not to know me.”
Upon hearing this, Ivonne’s heart sank.
Pretend not to know him? Even though they were already close, was he suggesting they pretend they never spent this past week together? But was that even possible?
Thoughts twisted and turned in her mind, feeling like something was lodged in her throat.
Swallowing it down with difficulty, Ivonne hesitated for a moment before saying. At times like this, it’s best to ask, especially when things get confusing.
“Oh, but we’re already neighbors and in a senior-junior relationship… Can we do that?”
“….What?”
“….What?”
It seemed there was a misunderstanding between them, as they both blinked their green and purple eyes at each other in confusion. After a moment, it turned into an exclamation point and then crumbled into laughter.
Ivonne screamed, “Oh no! I misunderstood!”
Ivonne’s laughter was filled with 80% embarrassment and awkwardness. In case the story would be mixed again, Riggs pointed out the truth.
“I mean….this.”
It seemed as if Ivonne was admitting that she had been thinking about Rix the entire time from yesterday until just a moment ago. Her thoughts had become so deep that she ended up misunderstanding him. Her resolve to ‘not care’ was a lie.
In this cute and embarrassing situation, Rix smiled and said,
“Well… You’ll do it, right?”
“Uh, of course. That’s only natural.”
