I’ll Become the Female Lead in this Trashy Webnovel - Chapter 45-2

45. Winner and Loser (2)

So-hee didn’t stop there and walked toward the main characters for today’s event.

People stepped aside to avoid contact with Sohee as if she was Moses performing a miracle by splitting the Red Sea.

The stench of blood covering Sohee’s terrible appearance made the people treat her with ridicule.

Upon arriving at her destination, she opened her mouth to speak.

“Before I go, I would like to express my deepest sympathy that an event we worked so hard for turned out to be like this.”

Sohee approached the Empress without hesitation.

Bianca, who hadn’t even thought of avoiding her, was attacked by Sohee’s embrace.

“I hope this hug will comfort you.”

Her white dress with pearls got stained with the same color as Sohee’s dress.

Bianca blinked in bewilderment before pushing her away but it was too late to restore her gown.

So-hee approached Kelly, who was standing next to Bianca with a fake smile.

Kelly faltered back until she hit the wall.

So-hee didn’t hesitate to hug her tight as if she had just met an old friend.

“Miss Kelly, I think this story will be very interesting.”

After whispering in her ear, Sohee withdrew.

Kelly’s confused face was the same color as her dress stained red.

“What?”

“Come on, let’s go.”

Ariad crossed Joshua’s arm as he stood next to her and that was how they got out of that noisy place.

Kelly stared at Ariad and Joshua’s backs and burst into laughter.

She climbed the same podium as Ariad and stood in front of people for the first time.

It was difficult for the third daughter of the Eurecia family to stand in the same position as the crown princess but today she finally did it.

“The Crown Princess is worse than an illegitimate child.”

The occasional murmur of words made Kelly’s lips twitch.

Since that woman made a mess at such an important occasion, it should have cheered her up.

But, why did her throat feel like closing up?

How strange.

Her mouth was dry, too.

“Why did it feel like I lost, instead?”

Kelly’s eyes were still fixed at the door where the crown prince and princess had long disappeared.

* * *

Quietly yawning as if sleepy, Sohee headed for the Crown Prince’s Palace while riding a carriage.

After attempting to clean her dress with a handkerchief, Joshua lifted her chin to wipe her tear-stained cheeks.

“Don’t cry, Ariad.”

“I’m not crying.”

“I’ll find the culprit and make him pay tenfold.”

“Oh, that’s a little….”

She got goosebumps for no reason.

This man who cared about Ariad a lot must be willing to do anything when in fact, So-hee didn’t care much about this incident.

It seemed to have been prepared to kill Ariad’s spirit, but unfortunately, the crown princess’ loss of honor wasn’t even the important part.

Sohee’s purpose was simply to become the heroine.

With Joshua’s love, her position as the female lead would last for eternity so this previous incident was just seasoning to make the novel deliciously spicy.

This man had no idea what So-hee was thinking about so he must have been hugging and patting her on the back with all his heart.

It wasn’t bad to have him comfort her while being patted in silence until a suspicious thought crossed her mind.

So-hee’s forehead wrinkled as she recalled the events of the past week.

She washed Joshua because he claimed he couldn’t do it alone.

She even fed him rice because he couldn’t lift a spoon.

It turned out that he was fine enough to carry Ariad down the platform.

What the hell was this?

When asked if his arms were healed, he would reply. “I think it’s going to take quite a while.”

“Joshua, when did your arms get better?” Sohee asked as a large hand swept up against her back. “And, yes, I meant the hand that’s caressing my back right now.”

“What?”

“Obviously, your arms are fine so why did you lie like that?”

The man’s fingers clutching her waist felt suddenly energetic.

Still, he kept doing it while whispering, “Are you upset, Ariad? It’s all right. Don’t worry too much about this. I’ll take care of everything.”

“No, let me go. Come to think of it. You’re really funny.”

“Yes, everything will be fine.”

“It’s okay. Just let me go.”

As his firm grip on her waist tightened, So-hee struggled to escape from his arms.

Then, she went to the chair across them and sat down to glare at him.

Joshua pursed his lips when his eyes met hers.

When So-hee rolled the sleeve on his arm to remove the bandage, the man sighed as if giving up but didn’t stop his gesture.

He still had a long scar on the skin where the bandage was removed.

“I’m hurting but it’s not that I can’t use my arms.”

So-hee examined the wound for a long time before lifting her gaze at Joshua.

He no longer avoided eye contact.

Rather, he spoke calmly.”I drew it.”

“What?”

“I drew the scar.” He repeated with nonchalance.

So-hee blinked at him in a daze.

The man, who hurt himself because he got cornered, was saying absurd things again.

“I wanted you to care about me.”

“Do you think you’re making sense right now?”

“I heard that it’s your ideal type.”

“No, Joshua. I never said my ideal type was a patient.”

So-hee muttered, dismissing the conversation she had with him just a while ago.

“What kind of guy is your ideal type?”

“My maternal instinct urges me to protect and take care of my man.”

When she recalled that particular memory, So-hee burst into laughter.

On the contrary, Joshua’s blood-red eyes were shining seriously.