I Was Tricked Into A Fraudulent Marriage By The Obsessive Villain - Chapter 3 Part 2
At Johanna’s words, Iona felt like her mind had stopped for a moment.
Somehow, the villain seemed to be becoming a more dangerous existence at a faster pace than in the novel.
“Decide. What are you going to do.”
“…Do I have any say in this? I’m going to be dragged to the palace no matter what.”
“You don’t understand what I’m saying, Iona.”
Johanna let out a heavy sigh.
When she was with Iona, Johanna seemed to sigh more often than speak.
“If you’re going to run away, do it now.”
“……?”
Iona doubted her own ears at Johanna’s sudden words.
Is Johanna Hardin telling her to run away now?
“……Really?”
“You know I don’t joke about things like this.”
Iona’s purple eyes trembled.
It’s not like Johanna doesn’t know what kind of trouble her family would be in if she ran away.
There was no way she couldn’t have seen what was clearly visible to her own eyes with her extraordinary mind.
Moreover, wasn’t she the one who personally looked at and approved the contract brought by the villain? She must have been well aware. That contract…
“…How do I do that?”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll handle it.”
“….”
Iona felt her eyes welling up at Johanna’s response.
It felt like something was bursting in her chest at Johanna’s attempt to somehow get her out of this situation.
That’s right, come to think of it, Johanna had always turned a blind eye to her. She knew she was going to run away, and she knew where and what she was doing, but she had let it slide all this time.
She could have stopped her, and she could have forcibly brought her back.
“…Sis.”
For the first time in her life, Iona felt a surge of affection for her sister.
But Iona knew.
Johanna was undoubtedly a genius with an extraordinary mind, but she couldn’t match the villain.
In the original novel, he was an unparalleled figure. Whether in intelligence, appearance, or ability.
There was no way Johanna could stand up to him.
In the end, even the Emperor and Empress fell at his hands.
Ultimately, she would end up in the palace.
Since she would end up there anyway, she didn’t want to hurt Johanna and her family for no reason.
She could clearly see how much she would lose to make her escape.
Her life might even be in danger.
Despite that, she…
Iona struggled to suppress her surging emotions and spoke to her sister, who had raised her like a child.
“It’s okay, Sis. I’ll go to the palace.”
“You…”
For a moment, Johanna’s eyes flickered.
She noticed Johanna’s fingertips hidden between the fringes of her skirt, trembling slightly. Iona raised the corners of her mouth and said,
“It’s okay. I have no regrets now. I’ve even done things with a man….”
“…What?”
“Uh?”
“…Hey, you crazy bitch!!!!”
The next moment, Johanna spat out the lion’s breath, throwing away any sense of restraint. Iona blinked her eyes and muttered to herself.
…What did I say wrong?
Next moment. Iona was lifted by the collar by Johanna.
“Are you crazy?! Even if you’re infatuated with a man, you’re a married woman; what the hell!?”
“Sister, calm down… Please calm down….”
“How could I calm down right now!”
“Ugh, ugh….”
“Are you in your right mind? What’s wrong with you? Huh? Did I raise you like that!?”
“Your Grace, Duke Hardin, calm down…… ugh!”
“Do you hate your wrists so much? Huh!? If that’s what you want so bad, I’ll cut it off for you!?”
Johanna was grabbing and shaking her by the collar, so her world spun like a roller coaster.
The hand that raised Iona, not knowing how hard it was, grabbed and shook Iona wildly.
“Where’s the knife, the knife! Bring it quickly. I’ll cut it off sharply!! I’ll just cut it so it won’t even reattach!”
“Ugh. I’m going to throw up, sister. Please stop….”
“Um, excuse me….”
The unstoppable Johanna Express was stopped by the voice of someone who appeared at the door.
The two pairs of purple eyes focused on the figure that appeared in the doorway.
“That… is…”
The cafe employee blamed the boss.
Why did he have to run errands like this when he could go himself! And for this crazy customer, too!
The employee who turned his head into the den of evil wanted to go home right now.
They say it’s dangerous outside the blanket.
Besides, someone was grabbing and shaking the regular customer by the collar.
The woman who grabbed the collar didn’t seem ordinary either.
She grabbed her and shook her.
…Should I run away now?
The employee sobbed silently. He couldn’t control his trembling voice.
“A cu-customer is here. You need to go down… to the basement… to see…”
“Oh my. Is that so?”
In an instant, Johanna showed a picturesque smile.
At the same time, she released her grip on Iona’s collar.
“Ow! Ouch….”
Iona groaned in pain when her ass was slapped
Johanna approached the cafe employee without giving a glance to Iona in such pain.
The sight of Johanna approaching made the cafe employee feel a chill creeping up his spine.
“I apologize for my rudeness. To show such disgraceful behavior like this…. could you please look the other way?”
He’s smiling, but he’s scared.
To the point where the hairs on his body are standing up.
The employee had to exert all his strength to not take a step back.
The corner of Johanna’s mouth curved into a line, held the employee’s hand, and handed over some money.
“It is the virtue of a gentleman to overlook a lady’s shortcomings. Please show generosity and act like a true gentleman.”
Um… His eyes were burning. He wanted to say, ‘Where’s the lady…’ but the employee didn’t say it because his life was precious.
“Yes, yes…”
“Oh my. Thank you.”
Johanna smiled gracefully in front of the employee.
…Um, your eyes aren’t smiling.
For some reason, the employee felt that these two women, who didn’t resemble each other at all except for their hair and eye colors, were similar.
“I’ll send her down soon. Can you wait a little longer?”
Johanna tried to send the employee away with a smile. The next moment, Iona shouted.
“Wait! Let’s go together!”
The employee groaned silently.
As expected, this is a tough situation. She’s not letting him off easy!
“A customer has arrived! I have to go see him right now! I have to do business, do business. Huh?”
Johanna’s sharp gaze was fixed on Iona.
Iona, facing Johanna’s piercing gaze, realized this in horror.
If there hadn’t been a café employee here…
she would have been hit with Johanna’s high stiletto heels.
***
“Hm… hmmng.”
Isaac stuffed his mouth with dessert while leaning on the carriage.
“There are only three left…”
Isaac’s eyes narrowed in disappointment as he realized he only had three desserts left in his hand.
“What should I eat first.”
For a moment, Isaac was sad to think that he didn’t have much left, and then he was once again lost in happy thoughts.
At that moment, he heard someone shouting in the distance.
Isaac knew it was his sisters even without looking. He’d even bet on all his three precious desserts.
“Oh. Let’s go quickly. Quickly.”
“Hey, you fucking colt1망아지 is used to describe a person who is always excited and mischievous. Come here!”
“Oh, yes. Yes. I’m a colt. Neigh. I can’t understand human words, neigh!”
“Be serious!”
Iona dodged Johanna’s attempt to grab her by the hair.
“Oh. I don’t listen if there’s no carrot—. Neigh.”
With Johanna’s hand on her neck, Iona pushed Johanna from the side towards where the carriage was.
“Hey! You! Behave, you colt. Behave!”
“Neigh. Neigh. I can’t understand what you’re saying.”
“This!!”
Isaac didn’t even look at his two sisters fighting, focusing on his dessert and happily contemplating.
Red? Yellow? Or should I start with this mint-colored one?
“……”
Soon, Isaac decided.
Let’s eat it all at once.
He opened his mouth wide and stuffed all the dessert in.
As he filled his cheeks like a squirrel, he felt like he was in paradise.
“Do you really want to die today?! Huh!?”
“Neigh! Animal abuse here! Oh!”
… It’s a bit noisy.
“Oh, quickly, get in! Get in, now!”
Iona squeezed Johanna into the carriage.
“Behave! I told you clearly. If you want to protect your hands and feet, stay in the corner of the room!”
“Oh, yes. Yes. Neigh. You too, get in.”
“Hmm hmm hmm.”
“… Swallow it.”
Iona slapped Isaac on the back and shoved him into the carriage.
Although she had purposely brought him out to the back of the cafe, it would be awkward if anyone noticed him like this.
Isaac was led by Iona’s touch towards the carriage.
The moment he stepped into the carriage, someone entering the cafe caught Isaac’s eye.
“… Why is that jerk here?”
“What? Who? Do you know him?”
“……”
Isaac’s violet eyes turned cold.
That face. That walk. It was definitely Austin Floyd.
Isaac’s senses sharpened like a dagger. He reached for the sword at his waist in an instant.
“… Ah! Don’t pinch me, sis!”
“Why aren’t you getting in? Why aren’t you inside?!”
“Ah, I’ll get on. Aah! It hurts!”
Iona unceremoniously crammed Isaac into the carriage and shut the door.
Even the Swordmaster couldn’t escape her poking.
With a loud bang, the carriage door was firmly shut.
“Hey! You! You dare crawl out of the corner without my permission?! Huh!? If even your shadow comes out, I’ll cut off your fingers with my own hands!”
“Oh, yes. Yes. Let’s depart.”
Iona replied casually and set the carriage in motion. Even as they drove away, Johanna continued shouting outside the carriage window.
“Ugh. As she gets older, she nags more.”
Just dealing with that for a moment drained all her energy.
She trudged into the cafe. When she saw Rosen wiping the cups, Iona approached him with a nod.
“Thanks for saving me. Phew. I almost died for real.”
“You’re pretty sharp and quick on your feet.”
“Just a piece of cake. I had the notice up for the business trip all along, but what kind of guest showed up?”
Iona leaned against the bar table, sighed, and composed herself.
“Oh? Boss.”
In the midst of that, Runkel, who had just entered the cafe, greeted her.
“What? You’re back already?”
“Yeah. Phew. I searched the streets like crazy, but there was no response at all. It was like trying to find camel hair in a desert sandpit.”
“…This is bad. What about Austin?”
“The sub leader? He went upstairs. Did he go up without even saying hi? Did you two really fight?”
What the hell. Was he upset because he told me to stay put, but I went wandering around?
Austin’s serious face flashed through Iona’s mind.
“No. We didn’t.”
“So that’s it. Phew. Now that you’re back, it’s time to work!”
Runkel shouted as he headed upstairs. Iona followed after him.
And so, their everyday lives resumed as usual.
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