The Obsessive Male Lead Made Me The Female Lead - Chapter 59

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Gregory clasped my hand with those words.

A relaxed smile filled his lips.

“…….”

I remained silent, unable to say anything.

For a moment, I thought he was serious, but I quickly changed my mind at the words that followed.

“You’re excited right now, right?

That’s right.

“No, don’t play such a game, My Prince.”

Gregory smirked as I responded with a straight face.

This also seems to have been spewed out in fear.

“You’re so firm. Usually, this is how I do it.”

“Then act like that to the person you’re passing by… I was embarrassed.”

He shrugged when I pressed his hand lightly.

“So why are you holding my hand? It makes my heart flutter.”

“I didn’t do it to make you excited.”

“I know. You like Lexion. Right?”

Gregory tilted his head to his side and glanced at me.

I was startled and brought my index finger to my mouth.

“…Be quiet! The boatman will listen.”

Gregory began to laugh coolly as I exclaimed.

I bit my lower lip because it was obvious that he was trying to tease me.

How could he laugh so much?

Gregory spoke in a calm tone.

“Last time. I think I went a little too far. I apologize, miss.”

“What?”

I stared at him suddenly apologizing.

Then he added an explanation.

“I told you not to like him. I told you to give up because Lexion is Seirin’s.”

“Ah…”

“Come to think of it, I wondered what right I had to say that to you.”

“… …”

“The most important thing is how you and Lexion feel.”

Gregory smiled like a child.

It seemed a little naive, so I laughed along.

At the same time, I felt like something blocked was opening up.

Gregory was right.

The most important thing is my and Lexion’s feelings. Why did I overlook that?

‘Maybe it was because I was scared.’

“Prince.”

“What?”

Gregory replied indifferently, splashing his fingers in the river again.

I stared at my reflection in the river without a word.

Can I show my heart honestly?

If I did, the whole world might interfere.

Perhaps the moment I choose, a difficult journey may begin.

Still, can I show my love for Lexion?

Can I be greedy one more time?

Gregory called and stared at me, who didn’t say anything.

I slowly opened my mouth.

For some reason, my voice trembled slightly.

“Can I like Lexion?”

“…….”

Gregory paused, then removed his hand from the river and wiped it with a handkerchief.

Then, I thought he stared at me for a while before answering seriously.

“Do you need my permission?”

“It’s not like that, but…”

“No one can control people’s hearts as they please.”

“…….”

“How can you hide the feelings of your heart? I can see it as a third party… you guys like each other. Don’t you?”

“Ah…”

Gregory’s direct answer gave me a shallow exclamation.

Gregory knew it too.

That Lexion likes me.

But it wasn’t as simple a problem as he thought.

Because this was a declaration similar to changing the male lead.

The male protagonist chosen by the book was Gregory.

But Lexion was the only male lead I wanted.

From that point on, the tragedy had already begun.

Gregory, who did not know my thoughts, calmly added.

“If you are trying to hide your feelings for fear that Lexion will be harmed because of your status, don’t worry. Because he hasn’t cared about that kind of thing before.”

“……I see.”

It wasn’t just because of that, but his words were quite comforting.

A short silence passed between us after that.

It wasn’t an uncomfortable silence, but rather comfortable.

When the boat reached shore, Gregory got off first and reached out to me.

This time, I did not refuse, but immediately held his hand and landed on the ground.

“Thank you, Prince.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Gregory grinned and backed away.

Then Daisy came up to me and asked.

“Did you enjoy your boat ride, miss?”

“Yeah. It was okay.”

I glanced at Gregory and answered brightly.

Contrary to expectations, there were no significant risks to boating.

The book stopped activating and disappeared as soon as we got off the ship.

***

After a while, the date of the banquet was fixed.

The welcoming ceremony of Princess Seirin and Prince Gregory was scheduled to be held at Sparrow Castle on the following weekend.

Because of that, Seirin blatantly called me out to prepare a dress.

“Thank you again for today, Miss Tiarozety.”

“No, do you have any more places to go?”

“Oh, is there a tie specialty store near here?”

“Are you talking about neckties?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, I know one store.”

Then Daisy broke into our conversation.

I asked Daisy because she was talking to me.

“Is it close to here?”

“Sure. Would you like to go?”

“What shall we do, Princess?”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Seirin grinned and readily agreed.

In response, the carriage headed to a tie specialty store, not the Sparrow villa.

When I entered the store, ties made of various fabrics were displayed by type.

It also featured stick pins and clips for ties, as well as boutonnieres and pocket handkerchiefs.

The princess moved toward the ties, and as I followed her casually, I saw something and stopped.

‘Oh, I think this will look good on Lexion.’

It was a luxurious cufflink that looked like it was made of platinum.

Lately, there have been many times when Lexion doesn’t wear a tie.

Because it was a cold day, he used to wear a turtleneck underneath his shirt.

It was a moment when I casually tried to pick up the cufflink.

Seirin poked out her face and asked.

“Who are you going to give it to as a gift?”

“Ah.”

For a moment, like someone caught doing something bad, I was startled and dropped the cufflink.

A clear noise echoed through the store.

Daisy quickly grabbed it and held it out.

As I kept the cufflink in my hand and kept silent, Seirin said.

“Are you going to give it to Gregory?”

“What? It’s not like that…”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to hide it. I heard that you went boating with Gregory the other day. When did you two get so close?”

“No…”

“I thought the atmosphere was somehow unusual during tea time with the Corte Royals…”

Seirin talked without even listening to me.

I didn’t want to hear it, so I said firmly.

“It’s not like that.”

Seirin’s eyes widened.

Then she said with a loud laugh.

“…Okay. Why do you have to be so serious?”

“I’m sorry.”

I bowed my head in a hurry.

After a while, Seirin changed the subject.

“By the way, how do you like this tie? Would it suit Sir Lexion?”

What she showed was a navy tie.

The checkered pattern came out very well.

When asked if it would suit Lexion, I questioned her involuntarily.

“Was it for the Duke?”

“Ah, yes. I usually give a tie to my partner.”

“If it’s your partner…”

When did the two of you decide to partner?

Come to think of it, I heard that Seirin asked Lexion for a meeting last time.

‘Did you decide to be a partner then?’

Somehow, I felt down because it was a story that was so depressing.

Then Seirin spoke lightly.

“He was supposed to be my partner at this party. Actually, it feels good because I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have a partner the last time I debuted.“

“…….”

“Oh, I’m not saying this out of spite against Miss Tiarozety that time, you know?”

“Yes, of course.”

Seirin grinned as I replied reluctantly.

Then she asked, glancing at the cufflink I picked up.

“If it wasn’t Gregory, were you going to give it to Lord Lexion?”

“Oh, no. I just saw it for a second.”

Surprised, I put my cufflinks on the shelves and pretended.

It felt like my heart was going to be revealed to her.

Seirin smiled as if my reaction was bland.

“I see. I won’t ask you any more, so relax, Miss Tiarozety.”

With those words, Seirin asked to wrap the tie.

I looked at the cufflink I had put down for a long time and moved forward.

I was about to go back, but Daisy whispered in my ear from behind.

“Lady, that’s what you meant to give to the Duke, right?”

“It’s not like that.”

“What do you mean… it has the Duke written all over it.“

Daisy grunted awkwardly.

She continued as I blinked.

“Miss Seirin is a little strange, too. I don’t understand why she keeps trying to tie up the lady with the Prince.”

“Shh, she can hear you.”

Daisy looked sullen as I interrupted lightly.

“I’m upset that the princess seems to be keeping an eye on you since she came.”

“Thank you. But I’m really okay.”

“I see.”

Daisy replied dejectedly.

After a while, the Princess called me.

“Miss Tiarozety, shall we go now?”

“Yes!”

I quickly answered and moved closer to Seirin.

It wasn’t until long after getting in the carriage that Daisy came out of the store.

And when we broke up with Seirin and arrived at the castle, Daisy held out a small box.

“Here.”

“This is…”

“I want to be presumptuously nosy because the lady keeps being dishonest.”

Daisy’s box was engraved with the trademark of the tie specialty store earlier.

The stuff inside was obvious even without opening it.

I said, sweeping the box with a hesitant touch.

“Thank you, Daisy.”

“I’m always on your side. Never give up.”

Daisy spoke confidently and clenched her fists.