Rebirth 5 Rejecting The Engagement
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“Byron!”
Ashamed of her child, the Duchess could not help but raise her voice at Byron.
Even the Duke was no exception. His face was red in anger and embarrassment.
The Marquess, on the other hand, seemed to have been torn between the two sides.
He himself does not know what to do anymore.
On one hand, it was his daughter.
Though he was never a parent to her, he must still act like a good father in front of the Duke and Duchess.
On the other hand, Byron, who was the son of the Duke and Duchess.
A future pillar that he must take a side on, he can’t offend him.
“Duke, Duchess….”
Marquess BrightHeart wiped the drops of sweat forming on his forehead with a handkerchief as he tried to calm the two again.
“Mother, Father, you know that I already have someone I like. I… I just can’t marry her!”
Byron shouted at his parents quite childishly, his face was flushed red.
He does not want to lose out with his parents in this argument.
“Byron, you already have a fiance.”
The Duke massaged his forehead, feeling a headache coming.
‘Why is this son of mine so stubborn?’
Watching the fascinating show in front of her, Violet only stood at the sides quietly watching who would win.
Violet’s eyes brightened with amusement and she quickly hid within, not wanting to get caught and be pulled into the argument if the little boy saw her.
Hiding her grin, she secretly cheered for the boy.
‘Go on boyya. Break our engagement for all I care.’
“Son, we already talked about this. Violet, she is your fianc---”
Before Byron’s mother could complete her sentence, he cut her to it.
“No! I don’t want to marry her!”
“Byron!!”
Finally snapping, the Duke was about to drag his son back home when suddenly he heard a big sigh from behind.
All the attention of the four quickly got diverted to the little lady-like doll.
“V-Violet?!”
Noticing Violet, though she was the cause of their argument, the Duchess could still not help but be surprised when she saw her sitting quietly in the corner.
The Duke almost forgot about her, he was pretty much surprised to see her still there.
The little boy, on the other hand, could only glare at her in hatred as he was being grabbed by his own father by the arm.
“Violet, I apologize for my son. This must have been a traumatic experience for you.”
The Duchess, who was busy scolding her son, quickly went to Violet’s side to comfort her.
She really found her pitiful at that moment.
She gave her hope, but in the end, it was shattered by her own son’s hands.
She really thought that she was cruel there for a second.
“Duchess Moore….”
“Call me Mother, Violet. Soon, we will be family anyway. Don’t worry, the next time we meet again my son will--”
“Duchess Moore.”
Violet, who did not like the words of the Duchess each passing second, quickly shook her head, it was a sign for her to stop and to see that she did not agree.
“Violet, what is wrong? Are you still worried about Byron’s attitude towards you towards this engagement? Don’t worry, all will be fine. I will have a good talk with him.”
Patting Violet’s head fondly, the Duchess tried to comfort the “sad” child.
“Mother!”
Byron whined and tried to struggle from his father's hold when he heard what his mother said to Violet.
How can his mother and father sell him out to such a girl and to an unknown one at that?
“Behave yourself, Byron.”
Holding his son down, the Duke shook his head in helplessness at what to do to this stubborn son of his.
He really felt indescribable anger towards her, anger that wanted to destroy her. He wants to throttle her there and then.
“Duchess Moore, no need to persuade Byron anymore. Duchess Moore, I do not agree with this engagement.”
“What?!”
“What did you just say?”
“Daughter, do not jest.”
“Glad you know your place!”
Everyone who heard her words was stumped for words.
They opened and closed their eyes again and again, trying to say something, but no words came out.
The four people except Violet looked at her with wide eyes and hung opened mouths. They really could not believe the words that she had just said just now.
“Violet, if you were insulted by my son, then I apologize to you in his place, but the engagement….”
Duchess Moore looked like she was about to cry as she held Violet’s hands. She could not bear to part with such a cute girl. Violet felt like the daughter that she never had.
“My Dear….”
The Duke, who knew just how fond the Duchess of Violet was, did not know what to do.
Violet, for her, is like the daughter that she never had.
The Duchess had long wanted a daughter of her own, but alas, Fate is cruel, for she no longer can give birth to another child.
He really dotted on this wife of his, no matter what she wanted she gets.
That is just how much he loves her.
Even if his wife asked for the stars in the sky, he would find ways to get her one.
“Violet, don’t speak such nonsense!”
The Marquess, who heard Violet’s words, quickly scolded her and helped her take back what she said.
He can’t allow it, he can’t allow Violet to break off the engagement.
She must marry Byron Moore for his future plans to be successful.
If she does not, then what is the use of her?
“Duke, Duchess, I apologize on behalf of my own daughter. Please forgive us.”
“Marquess BrightHeart, do not apologize, it is us that should apologize for being rude to your family. I hope you can forgive us.
“Wha? How could I accept such a formality? Duke, please...”
Waving his hands in front of him and shaking his head like a rattled drum, the Marquess quickly denied Duke Moore’s formality and “asked for forgiveness” thingy.
“Marquess BrightHeart, you thought too much.”
While the two men were talking, the Duchess and Violet, on the other hand, were in a tense silence.
The Duchess looked at Violet like she was being wronged, but Violet only looked at the Duchess with an indifferent look. Her heart never wavered.
After the long staring contest, the Duchess sighed.
“Little Violet, don’t you really want to marry my son?”
Holding Violet, looking at both shoulders, the Duchess looks the little girl in the eyes.
“Ah?”
Now, looking her in the eye, somehow the Duchess could feel instinctual fear.
She did not notice this a while ago because she was only looking at Violet’s face, but upon closer look, mainly her eyes at, Violet’s eyes were so deep like an abyss.
Though golden in color like the sun, which should have given her warmth, it was as if she was sent into the cold abyss to freeze her to death.
Looking at Violet’s eyes, her body unconsciously shivered.
Violet, who saw the unusual look of the Duchess when she looked into her eyes, was puzzled for a moment when fear flashed through the Duchess's eyes for a moment.
Tilting her head to the side, she thought of only one thing: Did I look scary?
Violet may not have noticed this but during her transmigration, it had been a while since she had smiled or expressed her emotions.
Like a doll, she kept all of her emotions inside of her.
The turmoil and the endless emotions she had about being brought into an unknown cruel world where death is her only redemption had unconsciously sharpened a knife inside her mind.
Not only a sharp knife but also the will to live.
Feeling like an outsider in this vast world, Violet’s dark thoughts and loneliness slept like a wild beast inside of her.
That is why when the Duchess looked into her eyes, she saw the abyss of deep unreconciled feelings of Violet.
It was like seeing through her.
It may seem like seeing through her, but what the Duchess saw was only the surface and not the one hidden in darkness.
If she did see what monster was hiding deep within, then she might have gone crazy in fear.
“I’m sorry, Duchess. Your son and my fate… do not intertwine.”
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