My Engagement Got Broken, But I Don’t Remember Getting Engaged in the First Place - Chapter 15

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“How boring.”

At a certain evening party, the daughter of the duke, Viola Enroth sighed.

With her gorgeous crimson hair and orange eyes, Viola was unquestionably a beauty. It wasn’t surprising that she was approached by a lot of men who whispered sweet nothings into her ear. But they all acted and looked the same. After driving all those boring men away, Viola grabbed a glass to moisturize her throat.

Even though she found it tedious, she still had to behave befitting a duke’s daughter. It was tiring as she had to always put a smile on her face whenever she greeted all the dull men. Since she’s been working hard, she reckoned it’d be fine to take a little rest. When she turned on her heels to find a place to sit, she bumped into something and dropped her glass with a startling impact.

As it turned out, she ran into a young man.

Viola clicked her tongue after seeing the stain on her expensive clothes.

“Oops. I’m sorry.” She made an apologetic face.

A lot of people have intentionally bumped into her just for the purpose of making her acquaintance.

This time, Viola was careless, but the result was the same.

I guess this guy will probably pretend like this is a lover’s quarrel too. It’s troublesome but before my clothes get any dirtier, I have to play along for a bit.

And here I was thinking of taking a rest too.

She thought of getting angry but didn’t want to complain to the man.

“No, it’s fine.” The man said and went on his way.

Viola was flabbergasted by the unexpected turn of events.

It was a rare chance to talk to a beautiful woman, how could he pass that up?

“W-wait a minute.” When she called out to him, the man stopped and looked back.

–I lost.

That was what she thought.

The other person was a man. But she was mesmerized by his beauty.

His grayish brown hair had such a gentle hue and his blue eyes were as clear and beautiful as the sky.

And above all, everything from his built physique to his chiseled face was exactly Viola’s type.

“What is it?” The handsome gentleman asked Viola.

Since it’s him, she must take her time talking to him. She’ll make him dance at the palm of her hand.

While trying to calm her beating heart, Viola gave him a bright smile.

“As an apology, how about we talk for a bit?” She gave him a confident smile.

However, the young gentleman shook his head without hesitation.

“We better not. Well then.”

As he gave such a short response, he was bound to leave again right away. Viola was too dumbfounded to react.

The man didn’t even glance at her face. It was clear that he wasn’t interested.

She’d be lying if she said she wasn’t hurt.

But it wasn’t just that. It was the first time a man had given her the cold shoulder.

Trying to calm her nerves, she took a deep breath.

The duke’s daughter, Viola Enroth, fell in love for the first time that day.

******

“–What are you saying?” Viola raised her voice, trembling in shock.

It turned out that the man he met at the banquet was the son of the marquis, Elias Callum. He and his twin brother were popular for their dashing looks so it was easy to track down his identity.

She immediately asked her parents to have him get engaged to her but they didn’t seem to agree to it.

She knew they wanted to get her married to a member of the royal family but she persisted in persuading them. Thinking back, it was the first time she had begged her parents.

She felt like she wasn’t herself but her feelings for Elias kept growing uncontrollably.

When she managed to persuade them to offer an engagement proposal to Marquis Callum, she was so elated she felt like she was in heaven.

But her happiness didn’t last long.

The response they received from Marquis Callum was that instead of Elias, it was his brother, Allan.

“Why did it become the twin brother? Aren’t they different people?”

“Somehow we forgot to specify the name Elias. I reckon either of the twins was fine… Heavens, it was so troublesome.”

—No way.

How could they forget to specify his name?

Perhaps they deliberately tried to be rude by saying either of the twins was fine. Since her parents wanted her to marry into the royal family, it was better for them if the engagement with the Marquis Callum fails.

“In that case, try one more time. This time, specify Elias’ name properly.”

“Viola, even though your name appeared, he still didn’t bother. Isn’t it a lost cause?”

“That’s-”

Isn’t it rude to say it straight to me?

That’s what Viola thought but it was true that Elias didn’t bother reaching out to her.

Looking helpless, her father heaved a sigh.

“Besides, it seems like Elias Callum already has a woman in mind.”

“…Eh?” Viola muttered in shock.

A woman in mind.

Elias already has someone he likes?

“If it was Viola, her husband would undoubtedly be the successor to the marquis. But he abandoned the successorship and gave it to his brother just so he could marry the woman.”

“What the hell.”

Did he like that woman so much he was willing to give up the marquis title?

It wasn’t Viola but some other woman.

Her lips were quivering. She reached her hand out to control it but her hand was also trembling.

“Just give up, Viola. You’re the only woman worthy of the royal family.”

******

The woman who kicked the marquis title aside, as well as the duke’s daughter, Viola.

She was curious about her but discovered that she wasn’t particularly beautiful.

What’s more, she sings at a restaurant where commoners go, so she had no class.

How could Viola be inferior to that woman?

She felt something at the pit of her stomach. She was growing more regretful.

On top of it all, he had already submitted the engagement documents to the royal castle.

It was totally unacceptable.

Viola immediately called for a servant and issued some instructions.

In this country, the marriage of the nobility requires the King’s approval.

The process usually takes about a month to complete and once approved, you will receive a letter to that effect.

If he had just submitted the documents, it shouldn’t have reached the King yet.

Viola instructed to rewrite something in the submitted documents. Instead of Elias, she asked to change the name to his twin, Allan.

That way, the woman would be engaged to Allan.

And then Elias would be able to respond to the proposal of Duke Enroth.

She heard that Elias was the original successor to begin with so this had to be right.

Viola thought of the right future ahead and reassured herself.