Crasis stared out the window with a face full of resentment.
While her heart churned with furyā
Clang.
A maid carefully placed a tray down on the floor.
Though she was already being extremely cautious, the tray still made a soft metallic sound as it touched the ground.
Already seething with anger, Crasis had been dying for someone to take it out on.
At the sound, she instantly stood up and grabbed the maid by the collar.
āYou heard the whole thing, didnāt you?ā
āWere you just laughing at me?ā
Faced with these baseless accusations, the maid was utterly terrified.
Seeing herself about to meet the same miserable fate as her colleague from a few days ago, her brain went into overdriveāand she miraculously found the one lifeline before Crasis exploded!
āMiss Crasisā¦ā
āUm⦠Young Master Renis is hereā¦ā
Upon hearing thisā
Crasis, who just moments ago had been ready to unleash her fury, instantly changed expressions.
āHeās here?ā
āWhere is he?ā
Crasis asked urgently.
Led by the maid, Crasis finally came face to face with her white moonlight.
āWhy did you come?ā
āDidnāt I tell you not to come to my house so casually?ā
āWhat if someone sees youā¦ā
Seeing Renis, Crasis was both delighted and upset.
Before she could finish her sentenceā
Renis kissed her.
āSorry, I just missed you too much.ā
The two embraced tightly.
After a long moment of passion, Crasis reluctantly let go of Renis.
āIām sorry.ā
āMy uncle screwed everything up.ā
āNow that Ron kid has something on us.ā
āWe canāt make a move on him directly anymore.ā
Upon hearing this, a flicker of disappointment appeared on Renisās face.
āI see. Well, if thatās how it is, thereās nothing we can do.ā
Seeing how indifferent Renis seemed, Crasis immediately furrowed her brows.
āHuh?ā
āIām about to marry Ron, you know!ā
āEven if I donāt sleep with him, arenāt you the least bit jealous?!ā
Faced with her question, Renis’s expression changed.
Realizing he had said the wrong thing, he quickly tried to soothe her:
āOf course Iām jealous, baby!ā
āHe actually dares to steal my place as the groom!ā
āRight now, I wish I could grab my sword and storm over to kill that damned Ron!ā
āItās just⦠sigh!ā
Hearing Renisās passionate declaration, Crasis blushed, deeply moved.
With a hint of hope, she pressed him further:
āJust what?ā
āItās just that now he has dirt on your family!ā
āIf I take another step forward, what will happen to your familyās reputationāand your own name, my darling?ā
āSo, for youā¦ā
āIām willing to give up the title, even if it breaks my heart.ā
āAs long as we truly love each other, thatās all that matters!ā
Renis forced out a few tears.
Seeing his pitiful expressionālike he was making some grand sacrificeāCrasisās heart ached.
āMy poor Renisā¦ā
She gently stroked his cheek, feeling tender and protective.
The one thing she could never resist was that silver tongue of his!
At that moment, she finally gave in a little.
āSighā¦ā
āItās not like I absolutely need to keep my virginity or the engagement title.ā
āItās justā¦ā
āItās just I canāt swallow this humiliation!ā
Hearing that, Renis frowned in confusion.
āCanāt swallow it?ā
āWhat humiliation?ā
In response to his question, Crasis reluctantly described everything Ron had “done” to herāexaggerating the events heavily.
Ronās actions toward her were blown completely out of proportion, while all the parts where she was in the wrong were conveniently omitted.
Listening to her twisted version of events, Renis clenched his fists.
āThat bastard Ron⦠how dare he treat my woman like that!ā
āUnforgivable!ā
Seeing Renis enraged on her behalf, Crasis was once again touched.
āNo, forget it.ā
āWe wonāt stoop to his level.ā
āItās not that I donāt want revengeāitās that I canāt!ā
Crasis said with a look of frustration.
Renisās eyesācold and snake-likeāsuddenly sparkled with cunning.
āI might have a way⦠to let you turn the tables.ā
He leaned close to Crasis and whispered his plan in her ear.
The next dayā
Crasisās attitude made a complete 180.
She no longer screamed or protested about calling off the engagement.
Instead, she calmly accepted the familyās arrangements.
Jon, though surprised, was simply relieved that Crasis had stopped causing trouble.
The next day, the Phinip family proactively sent someone to discuss the marriage proposal.
To everyoneās surprise, the negotiations went incredibly smoothly, and both families were unusually harmonious.
The wedding was immediately scheduled for two weeks later!
Just like that, thanks to the binding blood pact between the families, Ron ended up marrying a āDragon Queenā tier brideācompletely for free.
Before long, the day of the wedding arrived.
Amid the guestsā blessings, Ron and Crasis stepped onto the red carpet leading to the wedding ceremony.
Standing before the priestā
Ron was dressed in a sharp white suit.
His skin was like snow porcelain, and his perfectly sculpted features looked like they were carved by a master.
Already handsome to begin with, Ron in formal attire made countless young ladies swoonāthey screamed and wished they could drag him into their bedrooms!
Crasis wore a snow-white wedding dress.
Already blessed with stunning looks, she now appeared breathtakingābeautiful to the point of suffocating.
As Ron looked at Crasis in her gown, memories from the original Ronās mind began to surge uncontrollably.
“Ron!”
“When I grow up, I want to be your bride!”
In his memoriesā
Little Crasis had once been a clingy little shadow.
No matter where Ron went, Crasis followed him closely.
After all, it was a childhood engagement.
Both families had arranged for Ron and Crasis to be close from a young age, and their relationship had developed just as expectedāvery close.
Unfortunately, everything changed after the magical aptitude test.
At first, even after Ron was found to have zero magic affinity, Crasis still stayed by his side.
But over timeāMaybe it was adolescence.
Maybe she simply couldnāt stand the way others mocked and looked down on Ron.
Crasis began to distance herself.
Eventually, under the pursuit of the school heartthrob, Renisā
Crasis completely changed.
The clingy little girl who once shouted, āMarry me when I grow up!ā became the woman who now wanted him dead more than anyone.
As these memories played in his mind, Ron sighed deeply.
This⦠this is human nature.
In the face of absolute gain, so-called innocent love and pure feelings are just utter bullshit!
After witnessing someone like Crasis firsthand, Ron completely lost any romantic illusions.
āMr. Ron,ā
āWhether in wealth or in poverty,ā
āIn sickness or in health,ā
āDo you take her to be your lawfully wedded wife?ā
Faced with the priestās solemn questionā
Ron calmly told a lie.
āI do.ā
Crasis might be gorgeous, and Ron was, in fact, a certified pervert when it came to beautiful womenā
But his brain wasnāt ruled by his lower half.
He felt absolutely nothing for a venomous, scheming woman like her.
Even the original Ron had only ever seen Crasis as a younger sister.
Feeling the subtle disdain and contempt in Ronās gazeā
Crasis instantly burned with rage!