The Extra Will Now Leave The Stage - Chapter 28 – Love’s Escape (1)

Chapter 28 – Love’s Escape (1)

“There is.”

Lawrence’s hand that held the teacup unconsciously stopped when her sparkling eyes turned to him. Unaware of what he felt, her hand clapped on its own and asked him,

“What is it?”

“The Escape of Love.”

“The escape of love?”

‘Was not that something that I only read in books? Besides, with this person?’

Her eyes formed an unkind gaze that he felt. Though his voice was kind yet the meaning contained was not but coldness. Escaping from love with this person. Momentarily contemplating about it, she pursed her lips.

‘I can’t do anything to get out of here.’

She had to leave this Empire not to hear that haunting voice in her ears again. which she endured almost every night. The expectation of starting anew happily felt so great, so she nodded her head in approval.

“Great!”

On the contrary, he was taken aback to her words. His quivering eyes looked at her, his teacup clattered when he put it onto the table to the point that she couldn’t properly follow his manners. He then opened his mouth,

“Great? Do you want to know what it means?”

“I know! Why would I not?”

If the rumor of having a love affair with Lawrence spread in this empire, her reputation would fall to the ground. Further, this kind of scandal was fatal to a woman, and it would be impossible for her to marry someone else in Era Empire.

If hadn’t been for him, she could get married here, however, when she agreed to his suggestion, he was flabbergasted. But, for her, it’s all right if she didn’t have the chance to get married.

‘This country is so annoying.’

Even if she was the creator of this Empire, the set up was messed up, so naturally, it didn’t go well for him. She likes to go to the Nakran Empire, where she’s free.

“That’s fine. If in the future, I didn’t get married, I can live alone. I have plenty of money anyway!”

Her smile was bright, showing no carelessness in her laugh. The Nakran Empire compared to Erha Empire is an empire where women could move freely. It was an advantage to her to settle down to such a place. But his words reached her deep thoughts.

“There are things in the world that cannot be solved with money.”

‘There’s no such thing.’

Alice didn’t believe Lawrence’s words. There was nothing money couldn’t fix, especially in this Erha Empire.

“That’s true, but… isn’t it better to have more money?”

It was an answer worthy of Alice, a materialist. She was the one who survived by giving more money to someone higher than her. She was so determined that she would continue to live that way but only a dejected smile was given to her from him.

‘What the hell did I see in this person…’

No matter how much he thought of it, there was no answer to why his heart was moved by Alice, who was just an immature aristocratic lady. Yet, at some times, her sharp judgment that ordinary people couldn’t see was truly shocking.

‘Does she have dragon blood?’

Legend has it that the first emperor of the Nakran Empire was a polymorphed dragon. If that was true, then the emperors of the Nakran Empire also inherited dragon blood. They have always been loved by the people of the Empire for their specialness.

The royalty of the Nakran Empire, where new talents, however scarce, will one day blossom.

“Of course, there are people who don’t.”

“Yes?”

“No, nothing.”

Lawrence muttered to himself as he thought of the Empress and her son, who now held the reins of the empire, a figure he compared to the Alice before him. It was one thing for the royalty of one empire to live as nobles of another, but the Empress had raised the Marquis of Hamilton.

She showed a talent that anyone could say was amazing, raised the top of the Marquis Hamilton and swept the money. She received the best education in the Nakran Empire, but she compared herself too much to the 2nd Prince, who couldn’t even use proper swordsmanship.

‘If we go to Nakran, the empress won’t stay still.’

Somehow, she’d try to kill Alice. The empress could not just leave the imperial family behind her son. Even the crown prince was in danger of death every time, but if she was a woman, particularly Alice, it would be easier to target her.

She attended a tea party. There were many noble ladies who collapsed and could not get up. All of them were smarter or more beautiful than the empress. The emperor of the Nakran Empire has long since been wrapped in the skirt of the empress and reduced to being her puppet.

If it weren’t for the crown prince, the Nakran Empire would have already been on the path to ruin.

‘The only family that will increase the prince’s power.’

Lawrence’s heart fluttered again as he looked at Alice. By taking Alice to the Nakran Empire, she was destined to become a victim of arranged marriage. She didn’t know anything, and seeing her smiling face at him made the tea taste bitter.

Again, he lifted his teacup and sipped the tea, however the bitter taste surrounds his mouth.

****

Lawrence’s prediction was right. Facing the servant who came out of the palace in front of him, Alice hid a sigh that was about to burst out.

‘I must have looked really funny.’

Even the empress called her pretty as she brought her money. But Stella didn’t want to call her pretty.

Because Alice made a mistake in the first place.

Regardless, even if she didn’t to do that to Stella, and she was just following the story, she still felt apologetic. Then seeing Stella’s sudden change of behavior, the feeling of pity and sorry dispersed.

“You are called to the Palace.”

“I can’t go today because I’m sick.”

Alice spoke firmly, but the palace attendant tilted her head.

“Even if you’re sick, Duke Littenverk….”

“This man is like a family to me.”

“Oh? Have you two met…”

Lawrence stepped in when the ridiculous servant suddenly spoke up.

“I don’t see why I have to explain everything about my relationship with my future fiancée.”

He was taken aback by his cold voice, but the attendant did not stop talking.

“Her Majesty asked you to visit the imperial palace as soon as possible.”

“Unfortunately, my illness will get better very late.”

At Alice’s words that she would go back with Stella openly, the imperial palace attendants were embarrassed and couldn’t properly connect her words.

“Well, then…”

“Just go and tell her that I don’t have any intention of going there today.”

“Would it be all right for me to tell that to Her Highness?”

“What’s not going to happen?”

Alice crossed her arms and raised her chin proudly. With Lawrence by her side, she had nothing to fear. When he was around, she couldn’t hear the voice she feared most.

‘Stella, what? She can’t be scary.’

Is there any need to be afraid of the characters anyway? Alice thought calmly.

She knew Stella was taking her chances to harm her, but she didn’t care. She will leave this empire tomorrow, and Stella is not strong enough to touch the Marquis of Hamilton yet.

“Are you really going to send him like that?”

She felt sorry for the drooping shoulders of the attendant who turned away without receiving anything. But nothing changed.

“It doesn’t matter, we’re not here tomorrow.”

“So, we can just go?”

“My father, um. It’s probably better if he doesn’t know.”

She didn’t have to talk to the Marquis of Hamilton and bring him in. Even if there is a problem, she will be responsible for it herself.

The merchant company run by the Marquis family was already making money constantly with her ideas, so the Marquis did not starve to death.

“Since he has money, he won’t be persecuted in this empire.”

“Are you concerned?”

“I guess.”

“Even if it’s your adoptive father?”

At Lawrence’s words, which showed no consideration for her, Alice turned her gaze to him. Lawrence’s graceful fingers stopped as her emotionless, insensitive eyes turned to him.

Unaware of that fact, Alice slowly opened her red lips in response.

“At least he didn’t starve me or hit me.”

The Marquis of Hamilton was the only person in the Marquisate who cared for her. A man who never knew love, but who helped her come out into the world by giving her a job at the top.

If it wasn’t for him, Alice could have slowly gone mad in her room, unable to adapt to this world, waiting for the day the original story ends. At least she did as he recommended and met and interacted with the people at the top, so nothing happened. Alice thought so.

“Normal parents don’t do that.”

“There are not only good parents in the world.”

As she recalled her circumstances before, her voice was a little bit shaking. Closing her eyes, she tried to forget the memories she had from the world she was in before this, but she couldn’t forget them at all.

As her painful memories came to mind, the light in her eyes slowly submerged into darkness. Lawrence, who caught sight of it, waved his arm in surprise and immediately found her true color.

“Why?”

“No, nothing.”

Lawrence’s mouth hardened. Alice smiled and pretended nothing was wrong, she said in a low voice to him.

“Then are we leaving tomorrow?”

“No, tonight.”

“Tonight?”

“An attendant will come out of the imperial palace again tomorrow, so we have to leave here today.”