My Ex-Fiancée Is the Female Lead in the Romance Novel

12 – Cope, Action(1)

A woman’s heart is like a reed. As if to prove her words, all the way back to her house she regretted her own words earlier.

Did she really have to say it so aggressively?

She clearly had made up her mind to break up with Cesar cleanly during the trial, but something in her heart was preventing her from carrying out that decision.

Actually, Seria didn’t really like Cesar’s stupidly nice part. On the contrary, she was so kind that she listened to whatever Seria said unreasonably, so she even got tired of Cesar’s kindness.

Soon Seria slapped her cheeks with both of her hands to make her click.

“My lady? What are you doing? Are you okay?”

“Uh. Are you okay. No big deal.”

Seria ordered herself in her heart.

Calm down. Cesar abandoned me. I can’t keep liking a guy like that.’

After repeating her words in her head, reporter Seria felt her heart ease a little. She was finally able to spend the rest of her days with Seria making her thoughts about Cesar minimal.

* * *

As the next day dawned, the Argenta family, as if they had waited, took every action they could and began to pressure Lombardi.

First of all, the first news that came to us was that the bank our family used as our main bank contacted us saying that they could no longer extend the debt repayment period.

Of course, before the trial, he applied for an extension of the repayment period, but he kept putting it off and seeing that the extension was impossible as soon as the trial was over, I felt Argenta’s strength.

My father knew the fact that the Lombardy manor was good for development as a tourist destination, from his experience of traveling around the manor with his father’s father, that is, my grandfather, when he was young.

As a result, when a certain amount of trust was built up in the name of Lombardi, he took out debts at the bank and worked hard to turn the territory into a tourist destination.

And since the results were gradually appearing, the bank would know that it had the ability to repay the full amount if given time. However, as expected before the trial, the bank seems to have decided not to give us time.

“I’m sorry, Cesar, but… It seems difficult to hide the top any longer.”

“Yes. Anyway, I thought it wouldn’t be bad to gradually merge it with the family business.”

Since there is a strong possibility that they will withdraw from the business related to Argenta or kick us out, we needed forces to invest in the family business on their behalf.

“Then, I’ll pay off what I owe to the bank first.”

It’s early in the morning, but the staff at my top must have already gone to work. Since I had already talked with the people who held key positions in the upper ranks in advance, all I had to do was carry the money I had stored in the safe.

With that in mind, there was an unexpected guest at the top who visited quite early.

* * *

“Princess, what are you doing up to this point?”

I fidgeted and asked the 4th princess sitting in her. She is her 4th princess with ambitions for power in her own way. To her, such a chaotic political situation is good for increasing power, so she will be busy, but she does not have to come this far.

4 The princess answered my question with a little explanation, as if she also felt my question.

“I came by quickly because I thought it would get busy in a while.”

4 The princess paused for a moment, then she opened her mouth.

“First of all, congratulations on the successful breakup!”

“Is it something to celebrate?”

As I smiled wryly, the 4th princess hurriedly spoke with a puzzled look on her face.

“I’m sorry if you felt offended.”

Until just now, she seemed happy, she was the 4th princess, but she looked sad that she was downcast with her head down like a puppy that had been hit by water.

“No. It’s not something the princess should be sorry for. But what are you doing today?”

This was a question she had asked a while ago, but she didn’t get a clear answer, so she asked again.

Then the princess opened her mouth with a mischievous smile as if she had regained her energy.

“I came to see Cesar? Now that there are no owners, I can be proactive.”

“Don’t play around. How long has it been since we met?”

The princess listened to me, and she clicked her tongue as if I wanted to hear it.

“It might be love at first sight! Love is like the wind.”

When the 4th princess, who seems to have never experienced her love, laughed involuntarily when she said such a thing. At least it’s one-sided, but wouldn’t it be something to say in front of me who’ve done love?

“Aww…why are you laughing!”

I felt an unspoken frustration when I saw her 4 princesses glaring at me in a huff. Still, she didn’t know that the 4th princess herself visited us as soon as the trial was over.

“Ah! Right. So when will my dragon come? He even acted cute to his father and made him take Cesar’s side!”

He was an emperor who didn’t do much, even acting cute. At best, I didn’t do anything other than put a spoon on the table I had all set.

“The dragon asked the captain who departed this time. It should be easy to find because it was a fleet with a person who could be in charge even at our upper level.”

“Wow! You trusted me. I definitely thought I’d get it by the time the next fleet returned. Your mother will like it.”

“I’m glad.”

I was delighted with those words, but responded calmly.

The reason why the mother of the 4th princess, who was a former slave, is still alive in the imperial palace and her 4th princess can act to increase her own power is because her mother is an extraordinary person.

Actually, the mother of the 3rd prince, who used to be an ordinary maid, doesn’t know where she has gone, and the 3rd prince cannot be seen outside the palace.

It is quite good that he develops a crush on the mother of the 4th princess who can handle oriental magic, which is not common in the West. You may definitely need her help later.

“And…would you like to go on a trip with me?”

“Yes?”

* * *

4 Princess Elysia thought she didn’t know why she was here.

A family luncheon held early in the morning once a week, a place she has never been invited to in the 17 years since she was born. I had to go ahead with the meal.

Food doesn’t go down my throat. Normally, it’s okay to have frequent meals with her father, but she hasn’t spoken much to the empress, the empress, and the two princes.

“Come to think of it, it seems like you are having a meal with the 4th princess for the first time. Being invited to this meal must mean that you are now an adult, right?”

Even though she has come of age as the 3rd prince, she has never been invited to this place. Elysia opened her mouth, uneasy about what she would do at the obvious words of the empress.

“Yes. That’s right.”

“My Elysia is finally an adult too. It seems like yesterday when I was young and toddling around.”

1 The prince took his mother’s words and followed her words.

The atmosphere is strange. His father was just nibbling at the noodle dish without saying anything, and the second prince was quietly eating rice without paying attention to it. Elysia sensed something strange about her, and she felt the urge to run out of here at once.

“Honey, now that Elysia is also an adult, isn’t it her turn to do her first act as a member of the royal family?”

“…”

“That’s right. Come to think of it, the chief of the Arit people recently requested a meeting with the Empire.”

If you are an Arit, she is a name that even Elysia knows. Elysia, the name of the alien race fighting the Empire in the East, had no choice but to notice it when it came to this point.

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Now, these people are trying to send me to the Arit people.

Elysia turned to her father, the emperor. She was hoping that maybe her father would stop her.

But soon, that expectation was shattered.

The 1st prince had a snake-like smile and the 2nd prince seemed a bit uncomfortable, but she kept her mouth shut as if she had no intention of stopping it.

In this state, as long as you go to the meeting, there is no choice but to pass.

If she refuses to go east, her political life will inevitably come to an end. Who would want to follow someone who doesn’t even want to negotiate with foreign peoples?

Carrying her status as the 4th princess, she cannot refuse this offer.

At that moment, a man’s face appeared in her mind. He hadn’t known his identity for a while, but he was a man the upper lord had known for a long time. If he has not chosen any faction yet, this time he will attract them to his side and at the same time, his skill will be useful in negotiations with the aliens.

However, it was a request that I had to muster up the courage to propose, but the answer from Cesar was ruthless.

“No. These are busy times.”

“Ah… Sorry…”

The princess had no choice but to shrink at his answer.