I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 93
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Startled by the sudden rush of people, Rix instinctively pulled back, causing his chair to screech against the floor. His Adam’s apple bobbed nervously, making him look like a frightened small animal.
Unable to watch any longer, Ivonne intervened.
“Why are you all bothering Rix? You can just ask me directly.”
She slipped into the space created by Rix moving his chair, positioning herself between him and the crowd. Protected by Ivonne, Rix blushed slightly. Someone in the group let out an envious sigh.
“Yes, I am quitting. As some of you might know, I became a civil servant to gain formal status.”
“Oh… right, I vaguely remember hearing that.”
“Now that you mention it, you’re not just ‘Ivonne’ anymore. You’re Lady Ivonne.”
“Exactly. You have a title now.”
A male colleague smirked and, in a playful gesture, took her hand and kissed the back of it. The ticklish sensation of the kiss on her hand that didn’t have a glove, made her smile wryly.
“So, I no longer see the need to work in the palace…”
As Ivonne tried to withdraw her hand, the colleague held it tighter, pressing his lips more firmly against it.
‘What’s going on?’
Ivonne thought, puzzled by his behavior. She pulled harder, her tone becoming more strained.
“…as a civil, uh, servant anymore.”
When the colleague finally released her hand, Rix immediately took it under the desk, vigorously wiping the back of her hand. His purple eyes, visible through his slightly askew glasses, burned with anger, but no one noticed.
“Where will you go after resigning? You’ll still live in the Tens Mansion, right? Your bedroom is the one with the terrace, isn’t it?”
The male colleague’s eyes gleamed as he spoke, as if proud of the information he possessed. He seemed to be showing off his knowledge.
Ivonne was left speechless by his audacity.
‘He’ll never understand, even if he lives and dies a thousand times.’
He didn’t even realize how disgraceful and embarrassing it was to confess to stalking a coworker and not see it as a crime.
‘So that’s why he’s saying it so brazenly.’
She felt a sense of disillusionment with reality. Ivonne was a revered ancient wizard, the former master of the southern tower, and had demonstrated her power in the battle against Celestia.
Despite her accomplishments, instead of being treated as a hero,
“How about a farewell party? I’d love to eat a meal made by Ivonne. Rix, you’re so lucky! You get to eat her cooking every day.”
It was insulting to be treated like a mere housekeeper! Ivonne wondered if he would have made such a disrespectful remark if she was from a noble family or if she was a man.
Of course, she already knew the answer.
‘It’s no wonder they look down on me.’
A commoner who was strikingly beautiful and had been engaged to a count from the Ulfest family, and had ultimately been abandoned. It was hard to accept that a commoner woman was suddenly hailed as a hero.
This lack of understanding and tact was typical of people like him.
“Why would you say something like that? We should be the ones treating her!”
“Yeah, have you not read the papers? I’m alive today thanks to Ivonne!”
“She’s a hero, no doubt about it. Maybe that’s why she’s leaving.”
When she realized that most people were not like the disrespectful colleague, Ivonne decided not to punish him.
However, his fate was sealed. He would soon face dire consequences. Courtesy of Rix, who was still meticulously wiping Ivonne’s hand.
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Leaving a job as an imperial civil servant required the seal of an imperial family member. With Prince Herix’s approval, Ivonne’s resignation sparked another wave of concern and gossip in the capital.
“Did you hear the news?”
“That Prince Herix approved Lady Ivonne’s resignation?”
“Yes! I thought Prince Herix was interested in Lady Ivonne!”
“Has his interest waned?”
“That peculiar whim of his isn’t going anywhere. But that’s not the real issue. I thought Lady Ivonne was the only one who could restrain the Crown Prince, and now she’s gone.”
“Yes, it’s like the leash has been removed.”
“So what do we do now?”
Many had assumed Ivonne would naturally become the Crown Princess, but she resigned cleanly and without fuss, and the Crown Prince approved it.
This news reached Emperor Arnold, but unlike others who were worried, he held firm in his belief.
‘No, Ivonne will become my sword.’
The old saying goes, ‘Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will win a hundred battles.’ Arnold, though he detested Herix, understood him better than anyone.
‘He fancies Ivonne. He might even love her.’
The idea of love seemed utterly incompatible with the ruthless Crown Prince, yet Arnold was certain of it.
‘Otherwise, there’s no way the man who treats others like insects would have personally approved her resignation.’
Especially with a note saying, “Thank you for your hard work,” beneath the Crown Prince’s seal!
