The Male Lead Knelt Before Me - Chapter 108

The Male Lead Knelt Before Me

Chapter 108

To be Together

Translator: Missme

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It was the sound of glass shattering.

My eyes naturally followed the source of the sound.

“…Rina?”

I blinked several times to confirm that the woman with blonde hair standing there was Rina.

But Rina wasn’t the only one there.

A young man was standing next to her.

And it appeared that the man was the one who made the noise.

Despite standing right next to the table, the man’s feet were littered with broken glasses and fragments.

Even from a distance, I can tell that the situation there was not good.

I tried to rush to Rina’s position.

However, the man was faster than me.

“How dare you… an actress to turn me down?”

Slap- 

The man slapped Rina’s face, causing Rina to turn and several of her hair to fall down.

The guests then focused their attention on Rina’s spot.

There’s no way they couldn’t be seen with the man’s hand strike towards Rina.

The murmur became more audible.

I approached Rina and the man with a hardened face.

Meanwhile, the man raised his hand, as if attempting to slap Rina again.

Before his hand could come down and strike Rina again, I grabbed his wrist.

“What is this……? Ah, Lady.”

It was my first encounter with the man, but he seemed to recognize me.

Seeing how the man’s attitude changed when he saw my face.

Well, it’s my engagement party so it would be weird if there is any guests who don’t know me.

“Ah, yes. Greetings, lady. My name is David, and I am Baron Schuverno’s eldest son.”

Baron Schuverno.

There was only one thing that came to mind when he mentioned his family.

‘He is the vassal’s son.’

I remember seeing it before when I was making a list of people to invite.

“Congratulations on your engagement.”

“Thank you very much, Sir Schuverno. But may I inquire as to what happened here?”

I cast a glance at Rina and the shattered glass at the man’s feet.

“It’s not a big deal. You don’t have to be concerned, lady.”

“It’s not a big deal!?”

I stared at the man fiercely.

You said it wasn’t a big deal, but you ended up breaking a glass with your hands?

And that, to my guest?

It didn’t make sense conceptually.

I turned to face Rina, who was standing behind me.

“Rina.”

Rina’s hand, which was touching her slapped cheek, came to a halt when I called her name.

“Tell me what happened.”

“Eonni……”

“You must tell me precisely so that I can help you.”

Rina’s eyes trembled as she looked at me.

Her lower lip, which she was biting, became white.

When I urged her to tell me, Rina opened her mouth.

“I went to the lounge with Veloka eonni and intended to return to my seat first, but I accidentally bumped into this man. So I was about to apologize and leave when he suddenly grabbed me……”

“Accidentally? You initially seduced me by throwing your body on me!”

“When did I ever……?”

“Rina, disregard what this man says and continue speaking. Sir Schuverno, too.”

I gave the man a cold stare.

“I haven’t yet requested an explanation from you, sir.”

“She’s now telling a lie. Do I have to stand still? She’s trying to set me up!”

“Because I don’t know who is telling the truth, I decided to listen to both sides and make a decision. Sir, I was going to listen to your explanation right away.”

“……”

“But I’m guessing, in your opinion, I couldn’t judge the situation fairly enough.”

My words caused the man to squint and swallow his saliva.

“Please respond, Sir Schuverno. Do I appear to be that unrighteous?”

“No… Absolutely not, lady.”

He denied it but did not apologize.

The fact irritated me, but I kept my composure and focused on Rina.

“Keep telling me, Rina.”

Rina paused and opened her mouth again, her gaze fixed on the man’s face.

“He also asked if I was an actress. So I said yes, and he asked how much he should pay me to accompany him.”

Rina’s voice trembled slightly as she explained the situation to me.

“He touched my body, and I told him I didn’t like it, so he asked if I dared to reject me…… and then he threw the glass he was holding in rage.”

Despite her stammering, Rina finished her statement.

At the same time, I swallowed the rising swearing and asked the man.

“Is that correct, Sir?”

I didn’t believe Rina was lying to me.

Because she wouldn’t be so upset if it weren’t true.

Nonetheless, I asked the man if it was true to maintain the remaining “reasoning” and “objectivity.”

“Of course, everything is a lie.”

“……”

“Do you believe what she says, Lady? But, she’s an actress!”

Of course, he found it difficult to answer back.

“She purposefully bumped into me and flirted with me. It’s ridiculous that I’m driven like this.”

“So are you telling me that Rina is lying.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“How come you threw the glass?”

“It’s because I was walking backward and didn’t notice the table behind me!”

“Then, what is your reason for slapping Rina’s cheek?”

“Th- that’s…”

The man couldn’t easily and quickly answer my question.

The man who had paused for a moment suddenly frowned.

“Come to think of it, why are you only questioning me? Would there be a problem even if what that woman said was true?”

The man yelled and pointed his finger at Rina.

“She’s a actress! Is it inappropriate to touch her? Isn’t that how she’s supposed to be?”

I couldn’t help but laugh for a moment.

I’m wondering if he’s insane.

“So you’re saying you can touch her as much as you want? And even if she despises it, she should only put up with it?”

“Why are you so upset? It’s not even a big deal.”

“Not a big deal? How come you get to decide whether or not it’s a big deal? And think the other way around. Do you think you’d still be able to say it’s not a big deal if you were treated similarly, Sir?”

“That’s an odd thing to say, Lady. Why should I think that way? I’m not even an actor.”

Whoa, this man is completely insane.

I remained constant, managed to hold back the curse, and said something the man might understand.

“……Rina came as my guest today.”

“Did she?”

“Yes.”

At this point, I expected a man to apologize. It’s fine even if it’s not genuine.

“Even so, I’m not sure why I have to argue with you like this, Lady.”

The man, on the other hand, raised his voice. The engagement hall was filled with a lot of noise.

“Most importantly, look at what she’s wearing!”

The man pointed to Rina once more. This time it was around her ankle.

“She claimed she wasn’t seducing me, but why is she wearing a short skirt and no stockings to show off her ankles?”

Rina’s skirt revealed more than half of her calves.

I could see her bare legs without stockings below that.

“This was because I was in such a hurry that I forgot……”

Rina quickly hid one of her legs behind the other as the attention was drawn to her.

However, this did not conceal anything.

“You should think of a better reason. Are you saying you’re not trying to seduce me by wearing that?”

“It’s really not that……”

Rina, after all, had stopped talking and was crying.

The man, overcome by the reaction, yelled even louder.

“You’re a commoner, and you should be grateful that I, a nobleman, am paying attention to you. But how dare you humiliate me in this manner for barely touching your butt?”

Crazy.

My patience has run out.

“Hey, you…”

It happened as I was about to open my mouth.

“Hiiiii!”

The man abruptly stood up. Then he turned around and touched his butt with one of his hands.

“Who the f***…… Young Marquis Vessel?”

‘Lord Vessel?’

The man and I were both surprised to see Edmund.

‘When did he come?’

And what did he do to the man?

The man asked like a bolt even before I could figure out what was going on.

“Wh-why were you doing that, Young Marquis?”

“What have I done?”

“Young Marquis, just now……”

“……”

“Didn’t you just touch my butt?”

Didn’t you just touch my butt?

Didn’t you just touch my butt……

Perhaps it was just my imagination, but I had the impression that the man’s voice echoed inside the engagement hall.

My eyelids trembled at the same time.

‘Did Lord Vessel touch that man’s buttocks? Why?’

With a puzzled expression, I looked at Edmund.

Edmund, on the other hand, maintains his usual calm demeanor and expression.

“So what?”

“Ye-yes?”

“I said, so what?”

Edmund did nothing but ask the man again.

And the man seemed taken aback by Edmund’s laid back demeanor.

Oh my goodness, the man’s face turned red because he couldn’t keep up with Edmund’s words.

“You touched my butt!!!”

“And I ask you, so what? What’s the problem with that?”

“Wh-what!? How could you say that? Didn’t you just touch my butt? A-are you a pervert, Young Marquis?”

“Me?”

Edmund burst out laughing.

Edmund laughed as if it were the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard.

“What makes me a pervert?”

“Because you touched my butt?”

“Oh my God, you keep bringing up butt…… So you’re whining like this because I petted your butt once?”

“Then, how I should react to this? Just why did you touch……”

“Why!?”

Edmund then extended his hand once more.

Perhaps the man avoided Edmund’s hand because he recognized the foreboding feelings.

Of course, Edmund’s hand was quicker. Soon after, his hand grabbed the man’s butt.

He touched the man’s butt so openly that anyone could see it.

Not only the man, who was involved in the touching act, but Rina who was next to me took a deep breath.

I’m sure she was shocked as well.

“How can I not touch your butt when you openly show off your butt by wearing a coat so short like this? Isn’t that right, Sir Schuverno?”

Edmund grinned and rubbed the man’s buttocks as he said his words.

And with that, the man shuddered and panickedly tried to pull himself away from Edmund.

The man’s efforts, however, were futile.

He couldn’t get away from Edmund fast enough.

Instead, he twisted his face and frowned as if in excruciating pain.

‘Lord Vessel doesn’t just touch his but.’

I then realized that Edmund was putting his strength on his hand gripping the man’s butt.

But I’m not sure why Edmund would do such a thing.

“Wh-why are you doing this to me……?”

“Isn’t it because you’re dressed so short, Sir Schuverno?”

“How come the coat is……”

“Didn’t you put on that short coat to seduce people with your butt? Otherwise, you should have worn a long coat.”

“This coat is the new product and trend these days, hiii……”

“Ah, is this the trend these days? You should think of a better reason. Are you saying you’re not trying to seduce me by wearing that?”

“You should think of a better reason. Are you saying you’re not trying to seduce me by wearing that?”

Edmund recited what the man had earlier said to Rina.

At this point, the man appeared to understand why Edmund was torturing him.

“Are you this way because of that actress?”

“No. Not at all.”

“D-don’t lie! You’re doing it for that actress, aren’t you?”

“You have to say it correctly. What I’m doing now is unrelated to that actress.”

“……”

“I’m just paying too much ‘attention’ to you, Sir Schuverno.”

Edmund continued to grin as he spoke.

“It is an honor for you, the son of a baron, to receive attention from me, the son of a marquis. Don’t you think so?”

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