Raising my Fiancè with Money

Lovers

“You’re going to refuse?”

When Lilia asked him, Karhan looked down.
It was like a person waiting for an admonition.
It seemed very unfamiliar for him to refuse.

After observing him closely, Lilia asked again.

“May I ask why?”

“I’m discussing it with my opponent’s family, and I can’t bother them…”

Among the reasons for his refusal, none of his opinions were included.

‘I feel like this man is being suppressed by something.’

Thought Lilia, who was still listening.

“What’s your opinion, little duke?”

“……my opinion?”

“It’s not just anyone else, it’s the little duke’s engagement.
The decision is yours.”

His eyes shook greatly at Lilia’s words.

He looked embarrassed as if he had never thought about it.

“I’ll understand if it’s an engagement you want.
Does the little duke really want to get engaged to Delotta Young Lady?”

Karhan couldn’t answer.

He didn’t know if his lips would open after a long time as if they were a prison for locking up his voice.

“I’m….”

His eyes wandered in the air as if he were embarrassed.
On behalf of Karhan, who could not grasp his mind, Lilia told him exactly what she saw.

“The little duke I saw seemed to be holding back even though he didn’t want to get engaged.”

The penetrating gaze shook Karhan’s shoulders shortly.

He was silent for a long time.

Then he said something slowly.

“……I don’t know if I can dare to make a decision.”

“There’s nothing you can’t do.”

The quick reply was smooth.
It’s like breaking up was no big deal.

“Not too long ago, I couldn’t decide on my own.
I’ve always followed other people’s opinions but I don’t want to do that anymore.”

Lilia’s purple eyes sparkled like the sun’s shining surface.

The lively eyes looked directly at Karhan.

“What if people pointed fingers at you? It’s not like they’re living my life for me.”

Karhan’s face, which had been calm, was torn down a little by little.
His eyelashes trembled, and there was a gap in his tightly closed mouth.

He seemed to have a lot of deep thoughts for a short time.

Lilia leaned forward a little.

“If you’re afraid to make a decision on your own, tell others you’ve been scammed.”

Lilia confidently said he could blame her.

“If things go wrong, I’ll take responsibility.”

When Lilia’s words were over, Karhan remained silent.
She couldn’t even tell if he was breathing properly.

Lilia waited silently without further due.

Now only his decision remains.

Silence took over the store, so only the sound of the wind outside could be heard faintly like breathing.

Breaking the long silence, he opened his lips.

“……I want to believe in fate and I don’t want to deceive myself anymore.”

It was a calm but honest remark.

Karhan closed his eyes as if he were thinking back on what he said.

When he opened his eyes again, there was light in his blue eyes as if sunlight was shining in the deep attic.

“The proposal, I’ll take it.”

“Thanks for your decision.”

Lilia smiled broadly.

At the end of the conversation, the black tea came out just in time.
The old man gave only black tea and quietly went back inside.

“We bought the store and hired them together, he was good at cutting cakes.”

The man couldn’t hear them, so she didn’t have to worry about revealing their proposal anywhere.

Instead, Lilia’s escort knight had to give the menu himself.

Lilia took a sip of black tea and took out a piece of paper.

“It’s a contract.”

Karhan skimmed through the paper.

The contract was already tightly sealed.

“Can I tell you my plan first?”

“Yes.”

Lilia then put down the teacup.

“We will pretend to be lovers in the future.”

Karhan did not immediately understand.
He blinked his eyes slowly at the remark.

“Well, at first, the rumors might be a little dirty, but they’ll fade over time.”

“……can I ask you why?”

“There’s no other simpler way.”

Lilia searched her bag and handed him some more paper.
There was information about Richard.

“My fiance is a higher status than I am.
And has connections with the royal family.
If I break up without any insurance, he’ll definitely try to retaliate.”

As a personality trait of Richard, he will not try to break up his marriage.
To Lilia it was a convenient, endless stream of money.

But if Lilia tries to end her marriage, she’ll end up putting pressure on her family.

He could use his power to make up innocent crimes.

Above all, it was heartbreaking because Heinley, her brother, worked for the Marquis of Tersian.

“But he’s weaker than he actually is.
If my new lover is a little duke who came from Evantheon, He’ll be wary of it for sure.
He can’t get into your family easily.”

“……..”

“I’m trying to use your identity as a shield.”

It was a bold statement because she couldn’t be more honest than she already was.

However, Karhan only nodded calmly.

“And the duchess wants you engaged, so you will need a new lover.”

Lilia laid her hand on her chest gracefully as she took an oath.

“I’d rather be myself than Stella Delotta if we were of the same status.
I’m confident about that.”

Karhan’s family will protest at first, but they will soon recognize them.

At least there’s nothing behind Stella.

“……you can’t lie all your life.”

“Of course.
Just pretend that we are a couple for a year, until then.”

Lilia touched the blank of the contract.

She didn’t write down the period on purpose to coordinate it.

“In the meantime, I’m going to set up a contingency plan.”

Karhan slowly picked up the contract.

The contract was systematic and detailed.

It was not only written in favor of Lilia.

– Be faithful to each other as fake lovers for a fixed period of time. 

-No other lovers will be made during the contract period. 

-Help each other to break up with your fiancees. 

-The contents of the contract shall not be disclosed to anyone.

As she was reading the conditions, Lilia said.

“I can adjust it, so read and tell me if there’s anything strange.”

“I don’t think there’s any.”

As soon as Karhan put down the contract, Lilia quickly pulled out a pen.

“Sign below here.”

“What happens if you break the deal?”

“You’ll know when you destroy it, right?”

Lilia laughed.

A blade seemed to flash under her gentle smile.
Karhan paused for a moment, but it was too late to pull out of the proposal.

A delicate signature was engraved at the bottom of the contract.
Lilia, who signed last, offered one of the two contracts.

“If we suddenly become a couple, everyone will suspect us, so let’s say we fell in love at first sight.”

“Okay.”

“And from now on, You’ll pretend to be a sweet lover in front of others.”

“……it’s hard, but I’ll try.”

After putting away the contract, Lilia drank all of the black tea.

Only then did Karhan realize he hadn’t had a sip of black tea, so he hurriedly picked up a cup of tea.

“…!”

Karhan, who took a sip, looked into the teacup.

“Isn’t it good?”

Karhan looked at Lilia with a strange face.

As if she was the first person who said that to him.

As he nodded slowly, Lilia looked around the store with a proud smile.

“This is our base from now on.
That’s why I bought it.”

“Then I’ll pay you…”

“The money’s done.”

Karhan paused at the sharp refusal.

Lilia put her hands on the table with her fingers crossed.

“You’re in charge of identification.
I’ll take over the money.”

The two were the most prominent men and the most wealthy women in the empire, except for the royal family.

It was the perfect meeting.

Except it was a one-year fake relationship.

Lilia thought of Karhan lightly.

She even finished the contract, but there were many things she was worried about.

As Karhan did not properly socialize with others, others did not know his personality.

Everyone will bite, chew, and enjoy the fact that he’s a pushover.

If everyone sees Karhan as a pushover, he will also be hurt by himself trying to use his power as a shield.

‘It’s best to just keep the misunderstanding as it is, but once I’ve decided to help you, I couldn’t help it.’

If people approached him for impure purposes, they would be able to beat themselves out.

By the way, she was wondering how he didn’t reveal his real personality until now.

Once upon a time, the Evantheon was actually a pushover!

There was a rumor going around like that.

“First of all, make sure no one else is afraid of you.”

There was a reason why he came here.

At the last banquet, Lilia decided to solve his problem.
She wouldn’t let people be afraid of him.

She offered a deal called a breakup on that condition.

“Are you busy today?”

“It’s all right today.”

“That’s great.
I’ve been thinking about it since last time, but there’s only black clothes in your closet, right?”

“……how did you know?”

Karhan’s voice rose a little, as if he were genuinely surprised.

It was obvious.

‘I’ve met you three times in a row and you’re dressed in black, not even in mourning.’ 

No matter how well his face is, if she wanted to approach him, she would’ve been reluctant if he was armed with dark colors.

Lilia got up from her seat first.

“Let’s go buy clothes first.”

The two left the store.

Walking the way she came, she arrived at the busy street.

Lilia first entered an alley full of famous clothes.

She was once clueless with Richard, so she had all the men’s rooms.

“Since we’re lovers from now on, let’s walk together.”

Following Lilia’s footsteps, he stood next to her.

While walking straight down the alley, Lilia found a man and a woman walking far away.

She looked at them quietly because she thought they were familiar.

And the moment my eyes met, the man opened his eyes wide.

“Lilia…?”

She met her enemy in the alley of the dressing room.

The man she encountered in the alley was Richard.

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