Missing Cinderella

Chapter 23

'Then what about me?'

What am I? How can you do this without consulting me about it? We haven't terminated the contract yet. When I asked you for the contract termination, you acted as if you don't want to terminate it and there was even no proper arrangement in this relationship. So how... how could you propose to someone else before you even finished our contract? How can you disregard people like this?

'No, was I even a person to that man?'

Was I just an object of convenience and not a person? Was he just treating me as some consumable thing that he could conveniently throw away when I am no longer useful to him?

Siella felt that she had been humiliated like never before. She was dizzy with shock that she even forgot to breathe for a moment. In the last five years that she had been with him, she naturally knew that he was indifferent towards her and not a good person to depend on. So she knew that when the time came, he would be the one ending their contract without any regrets.

It was alright. Because this was a relationship that started with mutual agreement and consent. She understood that he was always busy and tired. She tried her best not to resent him for leaving her alone inside the mansion and never going back. However, the result of all that effort was what happening right now.

'Like a real fool, I didn't know anything....'

A laugh came out.

All this time, the only person who had been faithful by their contract, the only person who tried to keep their initial person was none other than her foolish self. That means that there was no need to try to sneak out of the mansion in the first place. Even if she didn't try that hard, Eschert would have gotten rid of her sooner and later, and she didn't even know that.

Anyway, Eschert would eventually break his engagement with her to marry Camella and kicked her out of the mansion....

'No.'

There's no guarantee that he will let her get out safely. Siella recalled the enormous amount of property Eschert had given her in exchange of her agreement on the contract. She can't assure that she Eschert wouldn't try to take back the things he had given her even when he didn't stay faithful to the contract.

All her trust in him had been completely collapsed. She had no idea what he would do next. Siella couldn't help but doubt him. She had no faith that everything he threatened her with would not happen.

"You are already Nocturm's person. So don't even joke about leaving here."

"Duke...."

"Because from this moment on, I don't ever want to hear those words ever again."

Siella turned away with a wry smile. She had no intention of wanting to play as a villain who interfered with the main leads creating such a heartbreaking scene.

Nothing had changed. It doesn't change anything even when she found out that Eschert actually meant to kick her out and put Camellia in her place. After all, she had already decided to leave this huge mansion, this disgusting place that devoured her five years.

Siella stayed here with the belief that this was the only place she could defend herself from Kyle all this time. But since the trust had been broken, Siella realized in a painful way that this place was no longer safe for her, so she had no reason to stay here anymore to endure the humiliating contempt of people.

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"I personally saw that the attendant took the letter and left the mansion!" Edwin said with a flushed face.