The Revenge Kidnapping Drama's Transmigrated Female Lead - Chapter 70
“Hard to believe, but it’s true. Zephyros Rosebel seemed afraid that you might fall in love with one of us and betray Mathes.”
She frowned as if it was nonsense, then suddenly covered her mouth as a memory flashed through her mind. In fact, until her mother passed away, she had only vaguely felt that things weren’t good between Mathes and Arje, but hadn’t taken that fact seriously.
She had so little antipathy toward Arje that when she was 14, at her first hunting competition, she was so impressed by Rezus Anocton’s skills that she not only approached him but even praised him. She even went home and lavished praise about him, nearly giving her parents and brother a heart attack.
Her brother’s reaction, in particular, was especially dramatic. He was so displeased by the fact that she had praised Rezus Anocton that he followed her around for an entire month, repeatedly emphasizing how awful the Arje were and what evil deeds they had committed against Mathes. It was then that Psyche truly understood for the first time what it meant to have one’s ears bleed.
After that, Psyche never so much as opened her mouth about anything related to Arje in front of her family. But she couldn’t stop herself from being drawn to Arje’s men like a magnet.
Young and firm bodies, powerful strength befitting those bodies, men with eyes that always shone with challenge… what woman could avoid looking at them?
Moreover, despite possessing bodies so large and strong they could seem threatening, they never used force unless absolutely necessary. The fact that they continued their bold progress without minding anyone’s opinion, as if blazing their own path, and that Arje consisted of ancient knight families was also one of the elements that strongly drew people’s attention.
Not to mention their appearances were so beautiful, as if knights from dreams had stepped into reality. Psyche could bet her family name that every woman had at least once indulged in romantic fantasies about Arje’s men.
Certainly, there weren’t only favorable views toward them. Conservative nobles were busy pointing fingers at Arje. They said how dare they act as if they were first class like Mathes when they were merely third class, look at how they carried on without any sense of shame.
Nevertheless, Arje faced people with pride-filled expressions in any situation, and their eyes always sparkled with an intensity that seemed ready to devour the world.
Perhaps that’s why even those who criticized and ignored them couldn’t deny that Arje possessed a strange charm that drew people in.
‘It says it all that even among conservative nobles, there were those who secretly envied Arje.’
Since it wasn’t easy to eliminate her interest in such men, she chose instead to pretend to dislike them. Like her family, she worked hard to appear contemptuous of Arje.
Around the time she realized how difficult it was to deliberately pretend to dislike someone… her mother passed away.
She was 17 then.
Zephyros urgently woke her from her peaceful sleep. Her brother cried out through desperate tears. That their mother had lost her life in battle with Primrose Anocton on the Bermus Bridge, it was so lonely and empty…
‘…Since Rezus’s mother also died there, perhaps “lonely” isn’t the right expression.’
From then on, she genuinely shuddered at the mention of Arje. She avoided them like the plague, and acted as if disaster would strike if their eyes met even briefly. And Zephyros knew this.
But why… why was her brother worried about such an absurd thing? Why still…
“That’s when I realized it.”
Her thoughts were interrupted by Rezus’s voice.
“That rather than tormenting you, making it appear as if you’ve turned to our side would be the best way to instill a sense of crisis in your brother. Though of course, that would require your cooperation.”
Psyche opened her mouth in confusion, then closed it again. If it was true that her brother had such worries, Rezus’s words made sense. But even if accepting his proposal would guarantee her safety, she couldn’t readily agree.
After all, if s****l relations were essential for becoming stronger, wouldn’t accepting his proposal mean he wouldn’t touch her anymore?
A cold glimmer frosted over Psyche’s eyes.
“…What if I refuse to cooperate?”
Despite her negative response, Rezus’s expression remained unchanged. He seemed to have anticipated that Psyche wouldn’t cooperate from the start. Rezus tilted his head slightly and asked bluntly.
“Your reason?”
His jaw slanted at an angle.
Hilale
This episode boring was boring. Why is FL so obsessed with s****l relationships… İt’s not necessary.. Besides, ı really don’t like her character in this regard