I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 71
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Just as there are various forms of ‘liking’ and ‘loving,’ affection too comes in many forms. It’s true that Ivonne has a fondness for Rix. But it’s based on camaraderie, neighborhood friendship, and something akin to familial love, not an attraction.
‘Right, I don’t see Rix romantically. I decided not to love again. Do I want to be hurt badly again?’
Rix was different from any man she had met before. Not just in looks but in personality and the warmth he exuded, there was no one comparable. Yet, despite this, Ivonne feared betrayal. She didn’t want to be hurt from love anymore.
Even if she did feel the tension around him.
Therefore, Ivonne ultimately did not ask Rix about the whereabouts of the brooch. She was afraid that asking would give a clear name and form to her jumbled feelings.
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At the same time, preparations for Ivonne’s farewell party were already underway at the Internal Affairs office. They had come in at dawn to prepare for her, knowing she would only stop by briefly before heading to the Southern Magic Tower.
When Ivonne arrived at her usual time at the office,
“Ivonne~ congratulations!”
“Take care of your health there too!”
“Make sure to keep taking your supplements!”
Everyone welcomed and sent her off warmly and joyfully.
“I’ll miss the materials Ivonne used to organize.”
“Sigh, Ivonne, I had fun working with you.”
Colleagues who had grown close to Ivonne added their sentiments, feeling the loss. Ivonne bowed deeply to her colleagues for a short time.
“Thank you so much. I had a great time!”
Amid everyone’s warm farewell, tears of regret welled up in Ivonne’s green eyes.
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A slight sound of stepping on the thick carpet was heard. Not missing even that small noise, Herix, flipping through documents, spoke.
“Report.”
“The Miss has passed through the teleportation gate heading to the Southern Magic Tower.”
The teleportation gate, located in the imperial palace, is a high-level magical device that can only be activated with the emperor’s permission. Teleportation magic is incredibly convenient but also difficult to perform, leading to the development of this device for those exceptional cases.
Naturally, the use of the teleportation gate ensures that every user’s comings and goings are reported directly to the emperor.
This morning, just as Ivonne, who possesses power comparable to an ancient wizard, was about to use her teleportation magic, an imperial decree of ‘mercy’ was bestowed.
― Permission for the use of the teleportation gate is granted.
However, this decree was a veiled form of surveillance, pretending to care for Ivonne’s well-being by suggesting it was best she remain under scrutiny due to the considerable public interest in her as a tower Master.
“…Sigh.”
A heavy sigh was forced out, crumpling the documents in a large, trembling hand. Witnessing the hand shake sporadically, Johann wanted to close his eyes.
‘This is Phase 2 of Annoyance.’
Understandably, Herix had been seething with anger all morning. Johan recalled an incident from about a year ago.
― Choose a person.
Back when Herix, under imperial command, was moving from battlefield to battlefield like a combat doll, after effortlessly surviving a skirmish that day, he had removed his gauntlet smeared with sticky, dark blood and said,
― The name is Ivonne. Currently, she’s that bastard Ulfest’s fiance.
It was then Johann realized that Herix had used such formal language for a person for the first time. And the reason behind Herix’s occasional disparaging remarks about the Ulfest family, with whom he had no direct connection, as ‘a fool who deserves to be torn apart by wolves for apologizing’ became clear.
― She’ll break off the engagement soon anyway.
Remarkably, Herix knew that Blitzen would be unfaithful to his commoner fiance. While Casanovas are often likened to wolves, in reality, wolves are monogamous creatures that deeply cherish their partners.
Thus, Blitzen, who was unfaithful, was indeed unsuitable for a family whose symbol was the wolf.
