Tangled By Fate

Chapter 437: HER THOUGHTS

“...You love her, don’t you? Is it because her personality is similar to Lady Jannette?”

There was an odd silence in the room. Catherine could sense the cold wind blowing that gave her chills. She looked around but didn’t find all the windows open, enough to drop the temperature of the room.

“You developed your feelings for her so quickly that you couldn’t stop them when you realized it. So, now you admire her more. You are forcing yourself to respect her as your friend’s wife.”

“You said enough,” Ironin interrupted her. “Focus on your work.”

Catherine was stunned by his attitude.

“Did you think I would just let it go like that? How can you be so nonchalant about this? What if Ver finds out? Do you know what disaster it will bring?”

She didn’t want to raise her voice. However, she couldn’t help it.

.....

“Lower your voice,” Ironin demanded in a cold voice. “It was you who picked up the topic. If you don’t say anything, no one will learn anything.”

Catherine looked at him in disbelief. “It’s unbelievable that you are not opposing my claim. Are you just agreeing with the fact that I discovered?”

Ironin slightly creased his eyebrows. “I will neither deny nor agree with you. You have the right to think whatever you want. And I have the right to admire whoever I want.

“Just because I admire someone doesn’t mean I fall in love with them. But if I try to oppose it, you will try to push your theory on me. You are like those women who always seek trouble.”

Catherine paused. ‘It’s true if he disagrees, I will think that he’s lying. Should I just believe that he doesn’t have any romantic feelings toward Veronica?’

She pondered hard but was unable to come up with an answer.

‘But that cannot be right. I have seen the portrait with my very own eyes. It was more vivid and eye-catching than any portrait that was painted by him. Although I didn’t see his wife portrayed that was done by him, I’m pretty sure he cares for Ver more than he says.’

Although she thought that way, for a man like him to cheat on his wife was unbelievable.

Even so, she couldn’t get rid of the idea.

Ironin was always quiet and never shared his thoughts with anyone. Moreover, he was sincere.

If he liked someone, he would take it seriously and sincerely. He would definitely want to marry the girl. Just like he married Lady Jannette.

It was the very reason that it was unbelievable that he would fall for Veronica.

If anyone heard her thoughts, they would brush her thoughts due to her absurd idea.

At first, Catherine also thought the same. She thought that her life lacked drama since she broke up with Vincent.

Later, the idea kept bugging her until she lost her sleep. She kept going to Ironin’s office and stared at the portrait.

The more she looked at it, the more she was convinced that he liked her.

After coming back, she dealt with Vincent. She was exhausted.

Later, she couldn’t spend time with Veronica. She had nothing else to do. That’s when this absurd thought kept coming to her and bothered her.

Today, she couldn’t hold back anymore. She had to tell Ironin about her suspicions.

She was expecting some reaction but he was as cold and distant as ever.

When he shared his logic, she found it believable.

She couldn’t retort. Thus, she became silent.

Although her lips were sealed, her mind wasn’t.

She tried to recall how Ironin behaved around Veronica.

Not long after, Ovior came back after feeding his pet animals. The yellow chick was sleeping on his head and the little tortoise was in his hands.

After staring at him for a couple of seconds, Catherine looked away.

‘I can never get used to this site,’ she thought.

“Catherine, how are you doing?” Ovior asked.

Catherine replied, “I’m doing better. Thanks for having me back. I hope I didn’t give you all too much trouble because of my personal reasons.”

Ovior sat on his chair and then placed the tortoise on the table. After that, he took a document.

“No, you didn’t,” he replied. “Now you know why I don’t get involved in any relationship.”

Catherine’s back stiffened. Soon, she nodded. “You are right. A relationship is bothersome. It’s good to stay single and enjoy my youth.”

“You have learned well, haven’t you?” Ovior remarked.

Soon, he changed into a demonic boss and demanded, “Finish your work by tonight.”

“Yes!” Catherine looked at her table and gulped.

‘So much to finish within a day!’ She freaked out.

———

Veronica was rolling on the bed. Her mind was unsettled.

Arthur was reading a book, sitting beside her. Noticing her movements, he closed his book and turned toward her.

“What’s wrong?” he inquired. “What are you thinking that you cannot keep your calmness?”

“What else?” she replied, “I’m thinking about the Queen and her desire to harm you.”

“You are with me and thinking of another person? Now you’re making me jealous,” Arthur commented.

He reached out and grabbed her ankle before dragging her close to him. He circled his arms around her and then picked on her cheek.

“The Queen isn’t a person worthy of your thoughts,” he remarked. “But since you still thought about her, I’m curious what you’re thinking.”

Veronica shared her thoughts, “I was thinking that she was quite foolish. She knows the very reason why her son died. She cannot even differentiate right from wrong.

“How can she be a queen of a kingdom? Furthermore, she wants to go against you, the most powerful person in the kingdom.”

She paused and then looked at him.

“You are a magician, Arthur. If you want you can just snap your finger and make her disappear. It’s not like you are a reasonable person or you care what other people have to say about you. So then, why are you going through so much drama? This isn’t like you.”

At her evaluation of his character, Arthur smirked.

“My princess is so wise that I can’t help but be amazed,” He commented. “I understand your thoughts. Indeed, I’m capable of that kind of trick. It’s nothing compared to what I have to do inside the ring to have a match with Ovior.

“However, when it comes to the Royal Family I have to be careful. You already know about our peace treaty. We cannot unnecessarily attack them and so can’t they.

“But then I could attack the Crown Prince because it was right. We were having a match. Killing people there was a normal occurrence. No one could blame me for what I did.

“The Crown Prince’s crime was so big that even the king couldn’t point his fingers at me. Not even the aristocrats could say anything about it. Some of them even felt relieved.

“As for the Queen, she could only boil in anger. I want this day to come. And I’ve been preparing for this day for a long time. I have enough proof to take her down. But it won’t be fun.

“I want her to dance like a rat. I will let her think that she won but actually she won nothing. It will be quite a sight to see her reaction when she finds out everything.”

While talking, he held her hands and rubbed them to keep them warm.

After he was done explaining, he asked her, “Are you scared of your husband now? I’m evil, aren’t I?”

“As long as you stay with me and let me stand beside you, I think you’re the sweetest evil,” Veronica replied.

Arthur chuckled. “Do you think I’m sweet?”

“Yes, I do.”

“What part do you think is sweet about me?”

“The fact that you are good to me. It makes everything about you the best.”

“Is that so? What about my little ancestor? When you suck it, do you think it is sweet too?”

Veronica suddenly realized that their conversation was going off the line.

Her heart skipped a bit when she realized what he meant. Her face flushed instantly in embarrassment.

She pushed his chest with full force.

“What are you talking about? Why would I think something like that is sweet?” she retorted with a red face.

Arthur said in a hoarse voice, “Why not? You just said everything about me is sweet. Aren’t I good to you? Doesn’t that mean everything about me is sweet?”

Veronica felt her ears burning.

“I meant your personality, not your body.”

She didn’t want him to misunderstand her and then tease her for that in the future.

Arthur stated, “How can you say it like that? I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Since you mean ‘everything’, then it IS everything.”

.....

He whispered in her ear, “Princess, it has been a while since you sucked me like it is the most delicious thing in the world. Why don’t you test it today and tell me if it is sweet or not?”