I Was Confessed to by the Golden Sun

2-2. Unsociable Kim Tae-yang Yeong-ae

What could cause a harmonious family to crumble?

Money? Values? Personality differences? They could all be correct.

Then let’s change the question. What could cause a family to crumble in an instant?

An event that can rapidly rupture the bonds tied by family and trust.

“I know you hate me..! Can’t you just listen to me?”

It’s a cliché, but adultery, infidelity, and trysts. Those things people commonly talk about.

What they enjoy in brief pleasures, it sweeps away the surface like an avalanche.

That’s why I despise NT*R, no, I abhor it to the extreme.

“I hate women like you the most.”

The scent of unfamiliar nostalgia, dwindling business trips, and frequent interrupted communication.

The ominous signs breed suspicion, and ultimately, the beautiful relationship leads to ruin.

“You people don’t ruin just one person.”

Memories stained with despicable acts are worthless.

Such memories give birth to products treated as difficult-to-handle trash.

I knew all of this because I had become that difficult-to-handle trash.

The hateful reality, what they call romantic love, how dirty it truly is.

“Philip, Nox, Jaden, Ivan.”

With emotions no longer under coNT*Rol, I confronted her.

“All of them, Heidi, and those men you stole from me.”

By now, I can be sure. This guy probably confessed to Jack O’Rilante in the original work.

Jack is Heidi’s childhood friend, and stealing Heidi’s man was an irresistible goal for her.

“Do I have a reason to play along with your obvious tactics?”

And, maybe she got rejected.

What she confessed to Jack probably seems like a story that didn’t make it into the novel.

A proper story likely started after she went to the academy, so it seems the previous story wasn’t included.

So, this guy might have stolen even more men than what was in the original work.

“Tell me, did you approach me because you really liked me?”

Thinking that way, I felt anger welling up, as if I could devour her right now, but Lucia hesitated, unable to speak.

Even if I had done this because I liked it, I would never accept it.

“Someone who has committed such a disgusting act once is unlikely to change easily.”

The pleasure derived from the relative superiority is more stimulating than anything else.

If Lucia, who simply enjoys the pleasure of stealing someone else’s lover, tries to atone, she won’t last long.

She is a pure villain who lives without any guilt or self-awareness of wrongdoing.

Look at her, isn’t she crying as if she has become the victim even now?

“Hey, come over here.”

Seeing her like that, I felt the flames in my head reignite, despite my efforts to cool down.

She grabbed her wrist and led her to a small chair arranged on the rooftop.

Just as I was about to say one more thing, her appearance caught my eye.

“Heek… Huhhh…”

Now, she wasn’t just holding back tears, but crying with truly fearful tears.

Lucia was trembling like a mouse placed in front of a cat.

Seeing her like that brought some sense of reality back to my heated mind.

“…Did I really cause an accident?”

No matter how much I called him trash, the other party was a nobleman.

There was a good chance that my blatant insults could have negative consequences.

“Did I act too emotionally?”

When I think about it, it’s not just me who would be in trouble if such a story reached the noble family.

The consensus was that I should restrain myself from doing anything more crossing the line, even for that reason.

“I still have the desire to swear at him in frustration, but…”

If someone saw me yearning for the sobbing Youngae…

Ah, just imagining it is terrible.

Just in case, I should stop yearning after this.

“Excuse me, Lucia.”

However, what should be emphasized is that it is beneficial for both of us to see it through to the end.

As my voice became gentler, Lucia’s tears stopped a little and she raised her head.

I considered giving her a good scolding right away with her sobbing expression, but for the sake of a peaceful future, I held back and opened my mouth.

“Hm… Let’s resolve this in a good way. I didn’t confess because I really liked you, right?”

Upon hearing that, Lucia closed her mouth, nodded her head.

Annoying.

-Thwack!

“Ow! Why did you hit me…!”

Ah, I couldn’t hold back and ended up hitting her with a slap.

I wonder why each action like that really irritates people, it’s truly a detestable decision.

“And of course, Heidi doesn’t like insincere confessions either. Right?”

In case she was going to say something else, I quickly changed my question to divert the topic and pushed her with another question.

Then, Lucia nodded in agreement with my words, as if trying to say something but holding back.

“Uh… Uh… Wait.”

Fortunately, it seemed to go well.

Oh, look at that pronunciation getting all muddled because of a little sob.

I tried to coNT*Rol my churning emotions as much as possible and spoke to the young child.

“But I rejected that confession. So, what should I do rationally?”

“Just do it again?”

“Damn it.”

Through these questions, the ultimate conclusion I wanted to draw was this:

To emphasize that a confession without genuine feelings is unnecessary and to avoid any further interaction with this guy.

“You got rejected, and you want to do it again?”

However, the sentence that came out of Lucia’s mouth while I was leading to that conclusion was something I had never expected at all.

And, it was perhaps a natural course of action for me to burst out in anger reflexively at her response.

“No?”

It was even more surprising that there was no malice in that sentence.

“How on earth did you arrive at that answer?”

Then, Lucia continued as if it was obvious.

“I’ve never really done a proper confession… There’s a saying, ‘never give up.'”

“This is insane.”

I held my head and fell into contemplation.

I couldn’t figure out where I had gone wrong. How do I explain this?

No, since when could you use the phrase “never give up” in a confession?

It was a thoroughly appropriate way of thinking in modern South Korea.

“Lucia, you shouldn’t confess to someone who doesn’t like you in the first place.”

“Why?”

How should I deal with a person with such a clear mind?

In the novel, it seemed that there was no weight to anything other than snatching the protagonist’s man.

I’m so foolish that I can’t even come up with a strategy.

“What if I suddenly confess to Lucia out of the blue?”

Then, Lucia hesitated for a moment, avoiding eye contact, and said, “It’s… okay, isn’t it?”

Ah, right. He confessed to me.

What an odd example I gave.

“I’m going crazy…”

I racked my brain, struggling to figure out what to say to this person.

After a short while, I came to the conclusion that no matter what I say, it will only frustrate me.

“Lucia, I don’t like Lucia.”

So, I decided to speak firmly enough for that fool to understand and lose interest in me.

“Uh…sorry…”

I might get hurt, but is it my concern?

“So, I hope we can keep our distance, do you understand?”

And then Lucia responded quietly with a pouting expression.

That’s enough for me. I don’t want to be in the same space as Lucia for even a second.

Even if I lack social skills, speaking so intuitively should be enough for them to understand.

“I’m sorry for what I said harshly today, let’s not meet again.”

That’s the end of my encounter with the pleasure-seeking fool.

There’s a possibility that Klein Viscount will say something else in the future, but we’ll think about that after seeing how he reacts.

“Uh…okay…then I’ll go first.”

Fortunately, it seemed like she understood this time when I said I was leaving.

Her oddly submissive attitude pleased me. It means she won’t cling to me again.

“Oh, wait.”

I grabbed her wrist as she tried to pass by me, trying to stop her.

“Hii…h-hic…! Why again…!”

She was startled, just like jumping at a sudden noise. I don’t want to call attention to myself either. I just…

“You’ve cried and messed up your makeup. If people see that we’ve been talking, what will they think?”

Especially when there are people who have heard me forcefully reject someone’s confession.

If Lucia’s crying is noticed and others start gossiping, it will be troublesome.

I took out a handkerchief from my pocket, intending to gently wipe away the tears and remaining stains on her face, but I paused for a moment.

She closed her eyes, like a puppy waiting for his owner, obediently waiting for me to wipe her tears.

“Oh, really.”

As I saw that sight, I suddenly felt sick and threw a handkerchief at Lucia’s face.

I feel resentful for trying to wipe away her tears for a moment. Why am I feeling this way?

“Clean up and organize on your own and come downstairs. I’m really leaving now.”

With a strong sense of discomfort, I tried to leave.

“Um…”

Lucia’s cautious voice suddenly sounded, ah please, let’s go now!

I turned back to Lucia, irritated by the inconvenience, and she hesitantly but firmly spoke her mind.

“By any chance, do you know where the Academy is?”

Why is she asking me that, is she trying to stalk me or something?

‘Ugh, could it be.’

The Marquess Young-ae doesn’t have anything else to do, so she’s stalking someone else.

Besides, since I’m going to the same academy as the protagonist, I can’t avoid running into Lucia who is going there too.

There’s no harm in telling her.

“It’s Campbell Academy, why? Do you want to follow me?”

As I said that, Lucia blinked her eyes in surprise, her expression filled with a strange delight, which made me even more annoyed.

I was about to leave like that, but I remembered something and added a word before heading down the stairs.

“Oh, take this handkerchief.”

I said that because I thought it would be inconvenient for me if she came back just to return it.

I didn’t even want to get back the handkerchief that was mixed with Lucia’s tears and makeup in the first place.

..That’s what I thought.

“I heard some suspicious rumors about an unusual relationship between the Marquess Klein and the author Orlande’s sister. They even exchanged personal gifts. Is that true?”

Jack Orlande. In my 8th year as a romance fantasy character.

Just before entering the academy and starting the episode, a crazy scandal and an odd scandal erupted.

..f*ck.