There is no happy ending

If Bianca confesses her love to him now, will he tell her he loves her, or will he say yes?

No. None of these are actions that Bliss Winston would take. He would value the Marquis’s contract more than the love that Bianca whispers to him…… and more than that, he would value the Marquis’s contract that he receives from Bianca. He will value the commoner more than the Marquess’s contract.

Bianca had no weight or meaning to Bliss.

Realizing that so clearly, her mind went blank. The emotions that had been rising uncontrollably in her chest earlier, ebbed away like a tide. Bianca looked at the two of them slowly.

There was something she hadn’t noticed before in her excitement. It was the ring on Odette’s hand. A ring of…… platinum with a blue diamond.

The diamond was by no means small, and the ring itself was exquisitely crafted. You don’t see that kind of flair every day. Especially not a blue diamond of such high quality.

There was only one mine in the kingdom where blue diamonds could be found. It belonged to the Duke of Winston’s family, bought by Duke Winston a long time ago.

But even that mine has been officially closed for over 30 years. The amount of diamonds that could be mined was still there.

So to get blue diamonds in Palbon, you have to either officially import them from abroad or use the black market. Otherwise, you have to go to…….

Bianca opened her mouth, her voice sounding nothing like the venom she’d spoken earlier.

‘You.’

This time, she wasn’t addressing Bliss, but Odette.

‘Do you even know who I am?’

‘…….’

‘I’m asking if you knew.’

Bliss started to say something, then stopped herself. Bianca’s mood was so different.

Her face was different, too, the kind of face that, when she’d deliberately scratched his insides, wouldn’t bleed if you stabbed it, but now…… it looked human. It was eerie, somehow.

Odette steadied her breathing, looked at Bianca, and nodded slowly. It was an affirmative.

‘Do you even know what I’m to Bliss?’

The point of Bianca’s question was clear. Bianca wanted to hear the truth from Odette.

Not from Bliss, who would lie to protect Odette at all costs. From Odette Halona, who would tell the truth, even if it scared Bianca.

‘It’s …….’

The trembling gradually faded from Odette’s body.

Instead, she now looked determined. It was as if she had realized that being scared was not going to get her out of this situation.

No, perhaps not. It could be that Bliss’s love is so comforting and reassuring that she doesn’t think …… Bianca is scary.

However, the day would never come when Bianca would find out what Odette was.

‘……You got it. Ha, I knew it.’

Speaking of which, Bianca is quite compassionate. I don’t care how anyone else sees it, she does.

Bianca had the heart to forgive Odette. Maybe a third of it.

She had more than enough to understand. Bianca, who had kept her contract, believing that love could never be, had fallen in love, and if Bliss whispered her love from the bottom of her heart, how could Odette not fall for it?

Even though she was the daughter of a giant, Fabian Hallona, Odette Hallona was still a newcomer to society. Everyone called her Fabian Hallona because they thought Fabian and his children were lucky, but Hallona was not a saint.

A commoner without a saint. So you may not know that Bliss and Bianca are engaged. No matter how public it is, if you don’t know the social circles, you might not know. So I forgave her.

But no. They knew. They knew, and they had tricked me.

Bianca wanted to slap herself for thinking her so dainty a moment ago, but she wasn’t dainty, she wasn’t petite, she was sassy. She looked her in the eye and told her of his love for Bliss, even as she begged for forgiveness.

‘Do you think he’s going to break up with me and marry you?’

My head spun. Bianca’s question caused Odette’s eyes to dart to Bliss for a moment. Odette calculated for a moment, then shook her head.

‘No.’

‘……But why?’

‘I’m Bliss……. No, you wouldn’t, because it wouldn’t be helpful to the Duke, but I’m not looking for a definite relationship with you.’

‘…….’

‘But, but, but, because you love him, and feelings are not something you can control.’

Still, Bliss will love you, and that’s okay, knowing him. That’s what Odette said.

She said it with a very stoic face, with a determined manner, and with words that made Bianca laugh. The two people in front of me, Odette and Bliss, said it so plainly, so matter-of-factly, that they would use Bianca.

As if it was a given that Bliss would use Bianca and Odette would deceive her.

Who gave her the courage to do that, who gave her the boldness to say it was love?

Odette’s face showed no remorse for Bianca, and the tip of her nose twitched; whether it was anger or despair that made it so, Bianca couldn’t tell.

‘That’s right…….’

‘Yes, I’m sorry.’

Even as she said sorry, Odette looked Bianca straight in the eye.

‘I can’t help it…… I can’t help it.’

It’s love, Odette said.

If this is a romance, the heroine is Odette Halona, the vulnerable, beautiful, easy-going, and obedient Odette. The only hero for her is Bliss, who holds Odette in her arms, making no secret of her importance. The villain is the unmistakable Bianca.

She has it all, she’s venomous, she never cries, she never loses, and she’s the one who gets in the way of true love.

‘This shit…….’

‘……I’m sorry.’

Odette’s apology fell on deaf ears. Bianca could only repeat the same words over and over. ‘Bliss. Bliss Winston.

‘It’s called love.’

Alas, what a harsh love…….

Not for a single moment did Bianca cry in public.

They say a woman’s tears are a weapon. But Bianca knew all her life that it wasn’t a weapon at all. Tears were a weakness. When people saw tears in a woman’s eyes, they didn’t think for a moment to understand them.

Bianca didn’t want to show weakness; she didn’t want to be so shallow that others could see through her. She always wanted to be in control, always wanted to be worshipped.

But can the Bianca Moening of today do that? If you ask her, she can’t answer.

So she has to force herself to keep her emotions from falling apart. The breakdown should not be here. Not here…….

Bianca squeezed her eyes shut and spoke in a low voice.

‘Fucking bastards.’

Bliss’s face crumpled again at the profanity that spilled from her mouth. But now Bianca didn’t have cared.

If she perceived any more of Bliss’s changes, she would cry, and she would cry in public.

Bianca had to be strong, so she could live, so she could avoid looking even more ridiculous.

She clenched her teeth and said.

‘This is a breach of contract.’

‘……It’s just a contract.’

‘You’re in breach of that contract.’

Bianca’s mouth was clenched so tightly that it sounded like she was furious, even though she was getting tattered inside…… nonetheless.

Bliss sighed.

‘Putting me first.’

‘…….’

‘That was our…… agreement, Bliss Winston. And you don’t even seem willing to honor it now.’

Bliss’s eyes grew cold again. Hearing Bianca mention the contract made Bliss’ chest feel heavy.

Bliss chalked it up to the years, but she’d come too far to care about the years. Love, above all else, conquered time, he knew all too well.

Bianca closed and opened her eyes slowly. The dampness that had built up in her eyes was gone with a single closing and opening.

The corners of her mouth twitched up. She ran her left hand through her hair. her dark hair swayed under her touch.

She was very aware of how harsh and unforgiving she looked when she smiled like that, and how many people fussed over her whenever she smiled like that. He knew because he had it.

Bliss had once kissed her hair in front of a group of people and said.

That's how Bliss was then. she think he looked at Bianca as if he was looking at the most beautiful things in the world, and he ruffled Bianca's hair.

The hand that ran through her hair tingled unnecessarily when she remembered it. I still have feelings for him, so.

But Bianca knows. Bliss had never truly loved her, never truly loved her hair.

Everything that made her who she was was nothing to Bliss. There is not a corner of her that he likes. Otherwise, Odette, Bianca, and Ida could not be more opposed.

Bianca's rich, dark brown coriander hair and Odette's long, lustrous silver locks are nothing alike.

Bianca's gorgeous, venomous green eyes and Odette's blue eyes with a slight droop at the corners, give the viewer an idea of her intentions.