Although I decided to strike as the heroine of the story, my conscience was working overtime.
In the original work, the first meeting between Roslita and Cassian was her saving Cassian when he was about to die.
I decided to ignore him several times, but I couldn't shake the thought that he might die if I looked away from him.
So I made extensive preparations before the original work began.
Fortunately, it was not difficult to reconcile the two timings, as they met in the original work during a summer vacation trip with my parents.
'However, I didn't want to interfere, so, unlike the original version, I didn't bring him to the hut I was staying at with my parents.'
I rented a shabby cabin in the woods temporarily using my carefully saved pocket money and took the injured Cassian there.
I even matched Ms.
Wilhelmina's hair color by always wearing a light purple wig, and deliberately used the nickname Velma!
I even wore a mask pretending to have a cold to avoid being recognized.
There's no way he could recognize me, right?
"What's wrong, Rose?
Is the meat not good?"
It's because of you, because you suggest this!
“…Maybe we should change the chef.”
“Why are you trying to take the poor chef's job?”
“It is also my duty to make my beloved fiancée’s mouth happy.”
Oh, right.
There is no way..
This guy just wants to harass me.
I approached the meal more aggressively than usual to prevent the skilled chef from encountering bad luck.
Cassian's lips became curved as he looked at me.
Seriously…
How annoying!
After that, the Empress pleaded with the Emperor for several days, and even went on a hunger strike, saying that the Third Prince was still too young.
But the Emperor had no intention of sending Cassian, and the younger prince than the Third Prince was only 12 years old, so there was no other choice..
‘This is what happens when you disobey the Emperor’s order by exerting pressure on others.’
Well, in her own way, she raised the issue of improving relations with the kingdom.
Thanks to this, the Empress was reluctantly preparing for the marriage of the third prince in order to reap what she sowed.
However, because the third prince grew up more like a greenhouse flower than the first prince, Charlie
“I heard that the princess of the kingdom is very beautiful?
And they say that the kingdom has many wonderful things, so I'm really looking forward to it.
Don't be tempted that I will get married earlier than my older brothers, okay?”
He went off saying such things, which further frustrated the Empress.
Perhaps, to relieve this pressure, the Empress spent national funds such as water on the national marriage of the third prince.
Naturally, some of these details also reached Cassian's office and mine...
“How nice of the Empress to provide us with this information so easily.”
My boss, who would not miss such an opportunity, was enthusiastically collecting data.
Perhaps because the Empress does not realize that she is digging her own grave...
I spent my days focused on work while feeling little sympathy for the Empress's future.
While preparations for the Third Prince's royal marriage were in full swing like that...
I ended up confronting her...
Mrs.
Wilhelmina Lopez, who returned earlier than expected due to the national news about the third prince's marriage.
That day, I was completely exhausted.
It was because the Emperor - that crazy bastard (I only thought about this to myf because my life is precious) - had thrown more work at Cassian as if out of revenge...
Rich father and son, both are truly unfruitful.
However, because of that, I had no choice but to spend a busy day moving back and forth between the Winter Palace and the Sun Palace where the Emperor and other administrators resided, with my legs, hands, and head all occupied..
And while I was deserted, barely able to avoid a stumbling gait, I heard a voice as beautiful as a melody...
“Would you mind stopping by for a moment?”
After hearing only low, work-weary sounds except Cassian's voice for the past few days, my ears became more alert when hearing this high-pitched, refreshing voice.
When I turned around, I saw a woman with beautifully curly light purple hair flowing down.
Eyes slightly raised, a mole in the middle of her cheek
Add to that those pale gray eyes and beautiful appearance that generally looks like a cat..
No doubt about it.
This is Lady Wilhelmina!
I spoke to her with practical tact,
"What's the matter, Mrs.
Wilhelmina?
Have you lost your way?"
"...I lost my way!
As if that could happen to me!"
Mrs.
Wilhelmina shouted, but not very loudly for some reason.
“Unlike you, I brought a special lady-in-waiting with me!
Are you suggesting that I, Miss Lopez, bring with me a special lady-in-waiting who has not properly learned the geography of the palace?”
I smiled sweetly when I heard those words.
This made Wilhelmina's face become even redder from embarrassment.
"A-And...!
Unlike you, I've been visiting the palace since my childhood!
There's no way I wouldn't know that!"
“I see, lady.”
I deliberately took a step closer to Lady Wilhelmina.
“I just thought that you might be having difficulties since I heard that you came back after a long time, and since you are such a kind person, I hope you will be generous about my shortcomings.”
I told her with the biggest business smile on my face.
At this, the young woman's face transformed
'How can she be so nice?'
“They said you shouldn't be underestimated!
You know my face even though you've never seen it before, which is great.
You!
So you're also trying to keep me under control?!”
She's honest too...
I kept my smile a little longer and shook my head at those words.
“I want to keep you under control?
I don’t know what you mean.
How could I not recognize the young lady from the ancient Lopez ducal family?”
I spoke to her while placing my hand on my chest as if I was paying her respect.
“If I didn’t know this, how could I dare to call myf an assistant to His Highness the Second Prince?
And...”
“And?”
“I just thought, who else could be so beautiful and have beautiful light purple hair but you, ma’am.”
Hearing these sweet words spoken as if they were driving a nail, the young woman's face became even redder.
“You!
Don’t think you can get away with everything just because your face is pretty!
I, I!
I won’t give up!”
Then she turned around as if to escape and walked towards the Palace of Dawn, where the Third Prince was staying.
Watching her, I couldn't stop the corners of my mouth from curling up.
Wow, Velma, Velma.
How can you be simpler and more beautiful than I thought!
In the original work, Wilhelmina certainly played a lot of bad pranks.
But Wilhelmina was rather shy deep down and didn't have enough courage to really cause big trouble.
In fact, during the original sequence, fans took to calling the parts where Wilhelmina was behaving badly the healing parts
It was just a few slaps, pouring some juice, and chatting in social circles.
Compared to the evil deeds committed by the temple and the Empress, it was just child's play...
It got to the point where it wasn't clear whether she was obsessed with Cassian or Roita.
'Velma craves affection.'
In the original, Velma ends up getting used by the Empress while trying to intimidate Roita in a really simple way...
This was actually just an ordinary level of bullying, but when it escalated dramatically in the hands of the Empress and led to her being locked up in a convent, there was even a general opinion that the author had gone too far.
Wilhelmina really wanted to make Roslita feel a little uncomfortable.
It was about the level of me stopping now and picking a little fight..
However, before leaving for the monastery, Wilhelmina looked for Roita, not Cassian, and said this...
“I'm sorry, really sorry.
I know apologizing won't fix things, but… I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to put you in such danger.”
She apologized while shedding tears, and even said that there was no need to accept her apology.
Even the original Roita felt sorry for Wilhelmina.
'Because Duke Lopez's family didn't even try to save her.'
Although it was said that she was raised as a noblewoman, Velma was not actually raised that way.
She had four older brothers, and everyone around her, including her father, was only interested in their own interests.
Since her childhood, no one cared much about this lonely little sister.
Lopez's ducal family saw her as a mere tool for a successful political marriage, and thus considered the young woman who had ruined her social reputation by clinging to Cassian uess.
Since she fell in love with Cassian and pursued him, her political marriage into the imperial family, especially with Prince Charlie, has become worthless.
So they willingly used their daughter as a shield for the Empress for power.
‘This young lady is honest and kind.’
In fact, this is why I deliberately disguised myf as Lady Wilhelmina as a child.
She thought it wouldn't be bad if she achieved her goal this time.
but….
A big problem has arisen...
'Cassian now, unlike the original Cassian, is capable but has become a demon.'
To recommend this man to such a soft young woman...?
It's like m
You demons ask me to give him my girlfriend!
I let out a big sigh..
For now, I have to shower Wilhelmina with compliments whenever I see her.
I must take good care of her so that she does not fall into the Empress's plans.
Damn the original story!