If I End Up Liking You, I Must Be Crazy

Latrian thought Hailey was a crazy woman.
Of course, Hailey also considered Latrian a damn bastard, so there was no injustice in that.

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In the Mart Republic, the conqueror of the seas who opened the golden road, nobles could never be poor. That is, except for Hailey Perlo.
Hailey, the first ‘pauper noble’ in the Republic, needed money to find out the reason for her family’s downfall. She was lucky enough to become the deputy to the Akrender family, which was famous for its high salary.
But the fact that her superior was Latrian Dien Akrender was a huge tragedy.
He was arrogant enough to look down on everything in the world, and had the personality of someone who would pour wine over people’s heads.

“I thought you were smart, but I guess not? Hearing such stupid words.”
“Would you get out of my house right now?”

During her entire time as a deputy, not a single day passed without her nerves being tested by her superior.
In the end, he even slapped her, so she naturally believed he hated her.

“If I end up liking you, I must be out of my mind.”

Hailey nodded. For once, that man was saying something that made sense? She was about to laugh.

“But it seems I’ve truly gone mad.”

His confession that followed stopped her laughter. In her confusion, she looked up at him, his gaze unfamiliar.
It was too tender to be called obsession, too fierce to be called love, and that gaze bound her tightly.
Up until then, Hailey hadn’t known.
Just how far Latrian would go to find her after she ran away.