The Villainess That Went Back in Time Wishes to Annul Her Engagement

One Shot

"What?" You flinch at the deep voice the male has, fidgeting with your long sleeves as you tried to brave yourself.

"I-i said I want to break off our engagement." You straighten your back as you look at your fiance in the eyes, praying he doesn't see the pain behind your pupils.

"Why so suddenly?" The male still has his usual calm demeanor, calming your heart as you were comforted with his usual persona.

"I don't love you anymore. My feelings for you are gone." You said in a faux casual tone, as if you're talking about the weather and not breaking off your engagement with the man you love.

"Why so sudden? You didn't say anything a month ago." He countered your words, eyebrows furrow at your slight indifference.

"Well, feelings change. I don't like you anymore." You looked away with aloofness, acting like you don't care about this male in front of you.

"Our engagement can't be broken off that easily. You know our parents aren't going to comply just because you want to. Our companies are merging into one and it's too late to go back." His reasonable voice made you panic, you have to find a way to make him annul the engagement. Then you have an idea.

"I don't love you anymore. I love someone else and I know for a fact that you don't like me so for our sake, let's break it off." You pat yourself on the back at your smart reasoning, though your heart hurts to lie like this, it's better for him to go and get together with his love. You know with enough persuading, you could convince your parents to let go of the engagement, you are the princess of city A after all.

The male's grip on the pen was strong enough to snapped it in half, staring at you with shock and anger in his face. He stood up from his chair, taking long strides to your form. He took your hands in his own, looking at your face only to see nonchalant in your eyes.

"Who is it? I need to meet them to see if they're compatible with you." His grip tighten on you when you tried to pull away, pulling you in his arms as he stroke your hair. He sighed as you struggle in his arms, looking down at your shorter frame. "I know one usually has affairs and such which is perfectly fine if that's what you want. And if you really like them, then I could arrange a place for you to meet secretly so there's no scandal but you're still going to marry me. I'm the only one who can be your husband."

You gripped his shirt tightly at his words, heart pained and filled with anger at this man. The audacity of him suggesting that you could have an affair with someone else while being married to him is exactly what he did to you in your last life. You are not going to take that passively.

"You bastard! Can't a girl just be with the man she loves without problem?! Let me go already!" You are blinded by anger and pain to notice the male's erratic heartbeat or the dark look in his eyes. You tried to pushed off the male from you, only to find his arms around you tighten.

"Who is this man? How could he get you to love him under my nose? Or could it be he threaten you to say these things?" He muttered as he kept you close to him, not wanting to let you go and leave him for someone else. The one time he has someone he loves and who loves him back, this bullshit happen. "Tell me, did he threaten you for money? For fame? Just say the word and I'll take care of him, you don't have to worry. Just don't cancel the engagement." He stroke your hair as your struggling started to cease, his heart beating in nervousness and anxiousness for your answer.

"You asshole. Just let me go already." You didn't even realize when you had started crying but you are, you tried desperately hide it from him and failing miserably. "I don't want to be with you. I hate you." You uttered the biggest lie that you could conjure up, your heart beating in pain inside your chest. A few seconds past between you, feeling like you're stuck as time freeze.