I Was Proposed By A Villain - Chapter 1.4

After that Regina refused all invitations and was stuck in the mansion. It was because she was worried that she might get stabbed if she went out.

In fact, if Arsene were determined to kill her, breaking into the mansion would be a piece of cake, but it felt more dangerous outside mentally.

But she couldn’t live like this for the rest of her life. ‘Shall I go and beg for my life?’. If you ask anyone to spare you because you won’t tell anyone….

But if you see it in a drama or movie, you won’t beg for it, so if you ask for help, ten people died. From the other person’s point of view, it’s more certain to kill him than to believe his mouth, so it’s a neat ending without a trace.

The mansion was equipped with everything necessary to live in. It was not uncomfortable at all to be stuck at home for days and days, given that she was bored. The only problem was that her parents were worried.

“Regina, why don’t you go out of town these days? It would be nice to go out and get some sunshine and join a party.”

‘Well, I couldn’t say I was afraid and I’d die. Then I have to explain why I feel the risk of assassination’, but she didn’t want to put anyone else at risk.

“I just don’t have a fun party. These days, I like to read at home.”

So she looked around and looked at their reactions. The countess nodded gently as if she understood what she was saying.

“I see…”

She was going to sigh of relief as she felt it passing by smoothly, and the count said.

“Then would you like to go see an opera? I heard it’s a very popular play these days.” Count Blois offered tickets for the opera at the Grand Theater.

“You can go with Edwin, or you can go with Rose Marquis daughter.”
Rose Marquis daughter was referring to Isota.

While she was panicking, she got a ticket in her hand. Regina, unexpectedly, had no choice but to take it. After a while of contemplation, she decided to think positively.

‘I can’t help but go out for the rest of my life, and I’m worried about my parents, so it’s okay to go see an opera for the first time in a while.’

A few days later, Regina headed to the Grand Theater with Isota. Isota had not seen her since that day, so she looked around Regina as soon as she met her.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Yes, I was feeling a little bad that day.”

“Come to think of it, Kai was whining at me.”

“Kai?”

She, Isota Rose and Kai Belov were close friends. She couldn’t remember how it happened. They were close at some point when she just possessed by Regina’s body.

“Yes, you declined the invitation to the party. He said you didn’t even answer the invitation.”

“Oh, uh… It’s my fault. I’ll contact Kai when I get back home. Maybe he’s really upset.”

As she got off the wagon thinking about what to contact, the grand theater, which was brightly lit, flashed in front of her eyes. They entered the sumptuous building at any time and sat in the designated box seat.

The opera, which began shortly after, was very grand and colorful. At the end of the first act and the interlude began, Regina stood up to go to the bathroom. She could see a few other people standing up besides her.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom.”

“Yes.”

When she pulled the curtains back, she saw an employee standing in the hallway. He was kind enough to show her to the bathroom. After a while she came out of the bathroom, she followed him back to her seat.

The box seat she was in wasn’t that far from the bathroom, so it didn’t take long. It was enough distance to go between the intersections, as long as someone doesn’t follow suit.

“We meet again Lady Blois,”

Regina was so stiff on the spot that she forgot to answer for a moment. As the man approached slowly, the waiter took a few steps to the side of the hallway. Regina, who caught her breath for a while, smiled as wide as she could.

“Hello, Duke Greroy.”

After all, there were other people walking down the hallway, and there was an employee next to her, so she thought he wouldn’t do any harm to her.

Regina decided to act as if nothing had happened. Arsene also smiled as if he had met someone he was glad to see. The corners of his eyes were folded and her heart was pounding as he smiled.

Not for romantic reasons, it’s like a deer in front of a master, and it’s a threat with his eyes. Regina screamed inside.

He seemed to know how to use his face. Otherwise, there is no way to send chilling eyes as if they were going to twist their breath with such an attractive face.

Does anyone else see this and think he’s a gentleman? Regina really couldn’t understand. Because Arsene, in her eyes, was simply a ferocious beast.

But at the same time, Regina didn’t know. Ignorance is always a sin, if I had known she was the only one of these people to notice that aspect of Arsene.

Arsene came closer than Regina had expected. “Aren’t you running away today?”

At that moment, she smiled at his words, so she raised her mouth more. You must not show fear in front of this man.

“Run away? I wonder if anyone will leave the Duke and run away. I was not feeling well that day, so I apologized.” She bowed politely and apologized.

And he voiced concern as if in agreement. “Is everything all right now?”

“Yes, I’m good enough to go to the opera. Thank you for your concern.”

He seemed to have an excellent talent for acting. Now Arsene was apparently, a very ordinary person who cared about her. Of course, Regina, who knows his true nature, only seemed pretentious in his actions.

Her heart was still beating furiously, but she was smiling outwardly. The sound of the orchestra playing over the curtain was loud, but only here seemed frozen.

She couldn’t figure out what the hell he was thinking. Why does he keep coming to her? Does Arsene measuring the timing to kill her?

When she thought about it, she felt like her body was shaking. She wanted to go back to her seat quickly, so she was going to say goodbye, but Arsene brought it up as if he had something to say.

“Come to think of it, I have a present for you.”

“A present?”

“Yes, I’ll send it to Count Blois house sooner.”

There’s nothing to exchange between two meetings. Her eyes trembled with anxiety. She couldn’t guess what the gift was.

All the worst results passed by her eyes, thinking that rest might be a gift. While she couldn’t say anything and was dazed, Arsene still greeted her with a smile.

“I’ll see you next time, then.”

“Yes”

She got herself together and came back to her seat. Her head was still full of gifts he said.

“What’s wrong with your expression?”

Isota tilted her head as Regina sat in the box seat on the sofa. She watched the play with tension, and saying it was nothing.

*****

The present Arsene said arrived at the mansion a few days later.

“Well, my lady….. The Duke of Greroy sent you a present.”

Regina, who was drinking tea on the terrace, looked up at Sally’s embarrassed voice.

‘You really sent it.’

Seeing that it was a gift, she was glad that he didn’t come here to kill her. A man from the duke was waiting for her when she got up from her seat and went to the lobby.

“You’re from the Duke of Greroy?”

“Yes, it’s a gift from the Duke of Greroy.”

Regina, who picked up the box he handed out, unpacked it immediately on the spot. There was a velvet case in the package. She thought it was just a small box, but she felt a little uneasy about the luxurious appearance.

As she slowly opened the case after hesitation, the object that had received the light flashed. There was a necklace inside the box. It looks expensive. Regina was speechless when she saw diamonds glistening on the necklace.

“The Duke sent me this note, too.”

Receiving a note with trembling eyes, she read a short sentence in elegant handwriting.

<I hope to see lady wearing this necklace at the next party.>

They were officially nothing. Regina doesn’t know if she’s being chased, but it wasn’t like they were giving and receiving such a big gift.

Her head was in a mess. What is this gift all of a sudden? Is there a curse or a spell on this necklace? While she was in turmoil, Duke Greroy’s servant greeted politely and returned.

Regina, who stood there as if she had been nailed down for a while, climbed up the stairs looking as if she had been possessed by something.

“What?” Edwin, passing through the hallway, found her and raised his eyebrows. “What’s wrong?”

“…….”

No matter how many times he looked at her in a strange state, his gaze stopped at the velvet case. “Who sent this?”

Regina, who put his name together in her mouth for a moment, put on a look on her face as if she couldn’t believe herself.

“…. Duke of Greroy.”

“What?! Why would Duke Greroy give you a present… ..you have something with him.”

“No.”

Edwin frowned at the reflex answer. He didn’t seem to believe it. But she couldn’t do much either. She didn’t even know how to explain this situation.

“You’ve been weird lately. I don’t know why, but if anything happens, you have to tell me. I can help you”

Words of help sounded strange to Regina. She has never relied on others in her life. There was no one around her to help, and she was used to doing everything on her own.

In addition, in this case, the more people you know, the more dangerous they are. Of course, it was something that she had to deal with alone.

“Thank you, but it’s really nothing.”

Eventually Edwin sighed and stepped down as he kept his mouth shut. Regina climbed up to the room and looked down at Arsene’s gift.

She didn’t know why he sent this, but under her current circumstances, she thought it would be better to do as he pleases. It wasn’t difficult to wear a necklace once.

Regina decided to do this to the upcoming Marquis Bellov party. On the day she met Isota, she returned home she found a letter from Kai. Fortunately, Sally put it aside, so it wasn’t difficult to find it.

The content of the letter was related to the party. If there was something wrong, she would not be able to attend, and if so, how about meeting at the restourant in the future.

Perhaps because she was stuck in the mansion and asked to reject all invitations, the invitations he sent seemed to be mixed there. She immediately replied and expressed her intention to join the party.

On the day of the party, she arrived at the banquet hall wearing a diamond necklace Arsene gave her as a gift, and immediately visited Kai and Isota.

“I thought you weren’t coming.”

“It was a mistake.”

The party at Marquis Bellov was crowded. Kai was the second son of the Marquis Bellov, so of course he received people’s attention, but he stuck to one side of the wall and was talking to Regina and Isota. Maybe that’s why the eyes seemed to be on more than usual today.

“He was whining at me like crazy.”

Kai’s green eyes turned to Isota. It wasn’t a good word for a man with a stiff face all the time, “Ididn’t whine.”

“Regina turned down the invitation. I sent a letter, but there was no reply. What’s going on Regina? If nothing happens, why can’t you contact me?”

While holding on to me for a while, Isota folded her fingers one by one. Kai put on a face of injustice. “That’s what you say you were worried about.”

“Yes, I was whining and worrying.”

“……”

Eventually he stared at her and sighed as if he would not speak. Regina just laughed funny at it. They used to squabble all the time, and it was funny that almost every time Isota won.

Unlike Kai, who values courtesy as an orthodox aristocrat, Isota sometimes looked like a government servant who tormented the young master.

It was largely due to her poor education as illegitimate child. Isota, who thought she had won, had a triumphant look on her face like a full lion.

Ignoring her, Kai quickly changed the subject. “By the way, Regina, the necklace……”

It was a splendid necklace that was so different from the style she usually wears. Besides, people have been glancing at Regina since a while ago.

It was then.