A Cold-Hearted Prince Who Has Had 23 Engagements Broken off Is Manipulated by a Useless Young Lady From the Countryside - Chapter 11

A few days after the garden party.

Ophelia received a heartfelt letter and an apology gift from Caroline.

A beautiful dress, shoes, and a set of accessories.

It was a replacement for the dress that had been ruined by the mud.

The gift was nice, but Ophelia was happy about Caroline’s feelings.

After that, Caroline and Ophelia became friends.

They would occasionally visit each other’s houses for tea, or go out to town to enjoy shopping, and their friendship grew stronger.

For Ophelia, who grew up in the countryside with no entertainment, spending time with Caroline was very refreshing and enjoyable.

Just like Madame Nicola, Caroline was also captivated by Ophelia’s charm.

Caroline was originally the youngest child and had been spoiled, but at heart she was an obedient young lady.

The more she met, the more she became absorbed in Ophelia, and her love for her exploded every day.

So far so good.

Ophelia had made a friend who was an aristocrat.

The Bahnhof family had been happy up until this point, but…

One day, Caroline showed up with her brother to a shopping appointment.

“This is my brother, Robert. I thought I’d make you my bag carrier. Hehe.”

“Nice to meet you. Caroline always tells me stories about you.”

Smiling gently, he handed her a cute mini bouquet as a sign of acquaintance.

Robert was four years older than Caroline and was a kind older brother. He had a sturdier build than Adonis, warm brown hair and golden eyes.

He was a wonderful, tolerant man.

Everything he said and did was gentlemanly and gentle.

He had been taking care of his spoiled younger sister for a long time, so he was very used to dealing with women.

He was concerned about whether she was tired, thirsty, or hot, and was very considerate.

Unlike Adonis, he was so kind!

Unlike her brother back home, he was so considerate!

Ophelia whispered to Caroline.

“Caroline, you have such a sweet brother, I’m surprised you decided to get engaged to someone like Adonis.”

“I liked his face. And sometimes you eat too many sweet things and want something salty, right?”

For some reason, he agreed.

Caroline also seemed to have completely gotten over Adonis.

The three of them enjoyed shopping and eating together that day.

Robert praised the dresses and accessories that Ophelia tried on as cute.

Adonis always scolds her, so she was happy and embarrassed.

Caroline watched them with satisfaction, arms folded.

Soon Robert went to call for a carriage, and the two girls were left alone in the store.

Then Caroline started to ask.

“Hey, Ophelia. Are you already in a deep relationship with Lord Adonis?”

“Ha! Not at all. He always calls me useless and makes fun of me.”

“Did you get an engagement ring?”

“No way! I’ve never even gotten a single flower.”

Caroline nodded as if to say that she expected that.

“I thought so. Hey… Ophelia.”

Caroline took Ophelia’s hand with a serious look on her face.

Then she dropped a huge bombshell.

“Why don’t you break off your engagement with Lord Adonis and make him my brother?”

“What…!”

That’s right. Since that incident, Caroline had become a complete follower of Ophelia. And because she loved Ophelia so much, ‘I wish we could play together every day’, and then ‘I wish we were sisters…we could be together every day’, ‘Ha…!’ she came up with an idea.

…a way for them to become sisters.

Adonis has a good family background and looks, but his personality is terrible.

He might make Ophelia suffer too.

Just like how she used to be.

Robert always listens to her whims.

He’s always calm and kind.

He’s sure to cherish Ophelia too.

The more she thought about it, the more wonderful the idea seemed.

Living under the same roof as Ophelia…

Every day would be a sleepover. Every day would be a tea party.

Oh, just imagining it feels like a dream.

“Right? Right? Doesn’t it sound great?”

Caroline’s passionate presentation continues.

“So, even if you and my brother will share a bedroom after we get married, how about sharing my room during the engagement period?”

It seemed that she was determined to have a sleepover no matter what.

What did Caroline intend to do about her own marriage?

‘I do think that Robert is a kind, mature, and wonderful man… but’

Caroline’s carriage takes her to the Bahnhof mansion.

When getting off the carriage, Robert holds out his hand like a gentleman. And when she gets off the carriage… Robert kisses Ophelia’s hand.

While looking at Ophelia with a meaningful look in his eyes.

He even gave her a cute necklace, saying, “I made a matching one for Caroline, so please use it.”

…This was immediately reported to Mrs. Nicola by Mia, who was secretly observing while pretending to clean the entrance.

“What the hell!!” Mrs. Nicola could not hide her shock.

“He was giving her flirtatious looks! It made my heart skip a beat.” Mia’s face was red.

This was a serious situation.

“This is bad. If this continues, he might take that girl away from me.”

After all, Adonis had already had 23 broken engagements.

He was mentally immature, and had the emotional level of an 8-year-old.

There was no way he could seduce a woman.

The lady thought that it would have been better if Ophelia had been a calculating girl who chose a man based on looks and family background.

There was no way Adonis could win now.

He was not kind to Ophelia at all.

hey had been living together for months, but he had not given her a single present.

On the other hand, Robert was a strong man who had completed the three major quests of getting a bouquet, a necklace, and a kiss on the hand on their first meeting. He was definitely an expert in love.

She immediately called Adonis over and severely scolded him.

Adonis had been listening to his mother’s nagging, but the moment he heard the line, “Robert kissed Ophelia’s hand with a seductive look,” his face turned bitter. 

“Adonis, have you ever done anything for Ophelia?” 

“…Maybe not.” 

“Have you ever shown her kindness.” 

“…No.” 

“Have you ever given her a present or flowers?” 

“…No way.” 

“Have you ever said she was beautiful, cute, that you liked her, that you loved her?” 

“…No way.” 

“What if Ophelia falls in love with Robert!” 

Adonis was upset and lost his temper. 

“What? I don’t care about that! It’s none of my business who that loser likes!” 

He wasn’t interested in Ophelia, he wasn’t interested, he wasn’t interested… Adonis told himself. He wondered what Ophelia’s face looked like when he kissed her hand.

He imagined her blushing with joy and it irritated him.

He was also angry at himself for being bothered by it.

Just when he was in such a terrible mood, he bumped into Ophelia in the hallway.

Ophelia was holding a cute mini bouquet and a necklace in her hands.

“…That.”

“Yes? Oh, is this it? Isn’t it cute?”

Ophelia smiled and showed him the bouquet.

‘…For some reason, her smile really annoyed me.’

“You don’t have to show me. I’m not interested. Not in you either.”

Adonis said coldly, turned his face away and walked away.

“I’m sorry Caroline. But I don’t think it’s possible for me and Miss Ophelia.”

That night, while he was relaxing in the lounge of her house, drinking tea ‘Robert was drinking too’, she suddenly brought it up.

“Brother! Why? What don’t you like about her?”

“It’s not that, it’s just that Ophelia doesn’t have any interest in me at all.”

“How do you know that? You just met!”

Robert stammered.

“I… I know that.”

“That’s not true! It’ll definitely work out!”

Looking at Caroline, who was eager to get her brother and her best friend together, Robert sighed.

When he kissed her hand, he made a subtle move, but Ophelia’s response was “no.”

‘That… she must have someone she loves. But I’m glad you’ve made a good friend, Caroline.’

He was a brother who cared for his sister and looked at Caroline with a gentle gaze.

At the same time, Ophelia was looking at the stars on the balcony of her room.

he couldn’t get Adonis’ words out of her head and couldn’t sleep.

‘That’s because I’m not interested. Not even in you.’

These lines repeated over and over in her head.

She should have known.

She had said from the beginning that he had no intention of getting close to her. So there was no need to be upset. Or maybe she was expecting something.

As she was thinking about this, she suddenly smelled a familiar scent in the night breeze.

‘Huh… a bonfire?’

She looked in the direction of the bonfire smell and was startled.

Smoke was rising from the direction of the stables…?

“Mia! Demi! Something’s wrong at the stables! I’m heading off for a bit!”

Ophelia yelled through the door of Mia and Demi’s bedroom and ran out in her pajamas.