Yeoju's First Love Was Taken Away 1
Wilhelm, sitting across the table, looked anxious.
It was quite awkward, considering he had only become engaged to his fiancée last week.
"Thank you for coming all the way here, Karina."
In response to Wilhelm's words, I said it as if it were no big deal.
And he remained silent. The silence continued until the teacups were placed in front of us and the people at the surrounding tables changed.
Finally, I couldn't bear it and asked first.
"So, why did you call me here?"
At my question, Wilhelm lifted his head. His red eyes, which were looking at me, were filled with determination.
"Actually, I called you here to confess something."
We had been dating for over two years. And not long ago, we had ended our long relationship and even made a formal engagement.
If it was something important, shouldn't he have told me before the engagement?
"There was something I couldn't do no matter how hard I tried."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I tried to forget her, but it wasn't easy."
I opened and closed my mouth at the words that came from my fiancé's mouth.
He didn't mention the name of the woman he was referring to, but I had a good idea who it was.
The protagonist of this world, and your first love.
"Are you talking about the Duchess of Gloucester?"
"Be precise, Wilhelm. She married the Duke of Gloucester and became the Duchess, so she is of higher rank than you."
My remark made Wilhelm's face stiffen. But I didn't care.
What bothered me more was the sudden mention of her name.
Sure enough, the bad feeling was not wrong.
"Sure enough, you can't replace Titi."
An absurd statement came out of Wilhelm's mouth. Who was supposed to replace whom?
I had never, not once, tried to replace Tatiana.
I clenched my hands to suppress my anger. I was curious to hear what that arrogant man would say next.
My indifferent reaction distorted Wilhelm's face.
What kind of response did he expect from me?
I said, with a cold and angry tone, to my fiancé who suddenly called me out to confess that he couldn't forget his first love.
"Why did you bring this up after the engagement? If you had told me a few weeks ago, it would have been much easier to end the relationship."
"I still want to get married."
You love Tatiana, but you want to marry me?
"Anyway, it won't be easy for you to find another man now. I'm confident I can give you whatever you want. Except for my heart, of course."
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to do that."
"Think about it, Karina."
At this point, there was no reason for me to listen to such low-level talk.
"If we get married, you'll be saying that you'll become Tatiana's lover, right? Under the name of our family?"
Wilhelm was the second son of the Hunt Marquess family.
Our engagement was arranged by my father, who valued his excellent sword skills.
He was supposed to become a son-in-law to our family.
But he shamelessly confessed to me that he wanted to become Tatiana's lover under the name of our family.
"I won't disappoint you in any other way. After all, it's a political marriage, isn't it? I think you can understand this much. I won't mind if you take another man as your lover……"
Was he really such a despicable man?
I tried to give him the most contemptuous smile I could.
"I'm sorry, but I can't accept such an absurd situation. The Duke of Gloucester would think the same."
I meant that if he did anything foolish, I would immediately inform the Duke of Gloucester about her affair.
Did he understand my meaning? Wilhelm's face crumpled instantly.
"It's not a good idea to threaten Titi."
"Does Tatiana know about this? The Tatiana I know is neither frivolous enough to have a lover nor a foolish woman."
"Titi doesn't know. It's just a one-sided affection……"
"So, you're saying you'll marry me on your own terms and become a lover without the other person's consent?"
My sarcastic words made Wilhelm shut up.
I stood up without a word. I picked up the now cold teacup in front of me.
And I poured it over his neatly blue hair.
His beautiful face, which had just realized the situation, distorted horribly.
"Our engagement is null and void. I'll send the details about the compensation to the Hunt Marquess family."
My cold words made him step back. I opened the door and walked out without hesitation.
It wasn't a difficult task.
After all, Wilhelm wasn't the first man like this.
Still, I thought this time would be different.
But my trust was betrayed like this.
Thinking of Tatiana made my head hurt.
The mastermind behind all this and the protagonist of this world.
I wondered if this would repeat until I died.
This world had been rotten for a long time.
A reverse harem game set in an academy in a fantasy world.
It was a quite popular dating simulation game where you could romance multiple male characters.
You choose options and raise affection levels to see the endings.
In this game, I was possessed by Karina Pioneira, a friend of the female protagonist, Tatiana.
While the character description said that Tatiana, who claimed to have an ordinary appearance, was wealthier and prettier, the reality was different.
Tatiana, with her silver hair and blue eyes, was truly as beautiful as a fairy. It would be ridiculous to call such a girl ordinary.
Anyway, during the original story, I lived without any particular incidents.
My role was just a supporting character to make Tatiana stand out, nothing more and nothing less.
I studied and played moderately at the academy. The problem was with love.
My love life had a serious issue.
My first boyfriend was Daniel, the Duke of Malphiron, with whom I was engaged.
He was handsome, well-mannered, and had a good personality, unsurprisingly making him one of the male leads.
'I think it will be difficult for us to get married this way.'
So when he said that to me, I knew what was going to happen.
This game would revolve around Daniel if he was chosen.
Since I had no deep affection for Daniel and no intention to change the original story, I readily agreed to the annulment of our engagement.
'Karina. I hope this won't shake our friendship.'
I comforted Tatiana, who was holding my hand and sobbing, and wished them well, which ended the original story.
I thought that was the end of my involvement with the original story.
My father, who was left alone, wanted to introduce me to a new partner.
'Pleased to meet you, Miss Karina.'
My second fiancé was Raymond Cassel, the next head of the magic tower, introduced by my mother, who was the current head. This handsome man with his luxurious pink hair was, of course, one of the male leads in the original story.
I didn't pay much attention to this fact. Tatiana would probably be living happily with my ex-fiancé, Daniel.
Our meeting began, and surprisingly, this relationship also ended due to Tatiana.
'The owner of my heart was Tatiana.'
I was slightly annoyed by Raymond's passionate confession. I pointed out to him that Tatiana already had a boyfriend, but he didn't care.
The next day, Tatiana appeared with an innocent smile and complained to me about how clingy Raymond was.
'Have I made you uncomfortable?'
This time, I decided to understand her.
Since Tatiana was the female protagonist, she had the fate of continuously attracting male leads even if she did nothing.
'I know it's not your fault. Don't worry, Titi.'
After sending her away with relief, I changed my mind. It was clear that Tatiana would continue to be troubled by men until the end of the original story.
And all the handsome and successful men in this world were potential male leads.
I wrote a letter and sent it home.
[Since this is the case, I will have free love during my time at the academy. Please don't introduce me to any more men.]
Fortunately, my father respected my opinion.
And I tried to socialize with men who were at the level of extras. I pretended not to, but I was tired of the events centered around Tatiana.
Then I fell in love with the eldest son of an ordinary baron.
He was a straightforward man who didn't care about the prestige of my family or the fact that I was Tatiana's best friend.
We had a real relationship.
He brought me down to earth from the floating state I had been in, unable to settle into this world.
I thought he could overcome the opposition from my family.
One day, he confessed to me.
"I'm sorry, Karina. I'm actually swayed by Tatiana."
That day, I realized that this world was wrong.