Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 334

Chapter 334

Elaina shut her eyes tightly, as if she hadn’t seen anything.

‘So, where was I?’

Right, the marriage contract.

The four annoying little brats.

‘Ugh, why did four boys of the same age have to be born at once?’

Wouldn’t it have been better if just one of them had been a girl?

But lamenting was pointless.

If she was going to face it eventually, it was better to crush it thoroughly at a young age.

She needed to make sure they didn’t even dare to consider marriage…

“Ella.”

At that moment, a shadow suddenly fell over her face, and she heard a familiar voice.

Looking up, she saw Luca standing there, naturally shading the sunlight, with a gentle smile.

His normally gentle eyes crinkled into an innocent expression, one that seemed incapable of harming even an ant.

Of course, Luca was a fearsome dragon who could crush humans like ants.

‘It’s so unfair…’

People thought Elaina was difficult just because of her raised eyebrows and sassy demeanor.

But no matter how bad-tempered she was, she could never match Luca’s level of ferocity.

‘But why do they think he’s an angel just by looking at his face?’

As she watched him with a sulky expression, he tapped her sunglasses and asked.

“What are you wearing?”

“I tried them out because it was too noisy, and they worked.”

The only thing she had gained from this trip was these sunglasses.

She had picked them up from a store, and when she tried them on, they helped her avoid reading others’ thoughts, as long as she didn’t look too closely.

“If these don’t work, I was thinking about using an eye mask, but this is better.”

“Well, we should call a craftsman right away to get something that fits you perfectly.”

Luca gently whispered as he fiddled with Elaina’s glasses.

‘Marriage… hmm…’

Since she was constantly thinking about marriage, it was natural for her to associate it with Luca, even though he was a dragon and not just any noble.

He was also the eldest son of the Valentine family.

“Luca, are you getting married?”

“……?”

Luca looked down at Elaina with a confused expression and asked.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“No… I was just wondering if you had any thoughts about marriage.”

“I’m nine years old.”

“They’re about that age too.”

Elaina pointed to the gloomy-looking young nobles huddled together in one spot.

Pretending not to notice, the young nobles’ shoulders flinched simultaneously as Elaina’s attention shifted toward them.

Luca looked back at them and asked.

“Did they propose?”

“No.”

Even if they’re obsessed with marriage, nobles wouldn’t propose so suddenly to someone they’ve just met.

Besides…

Elaina said with a hint of indifference.

“They’re kids. In fact, until a few years ago, they were called babies.”

It seemed that Elaina herself didn’t realize she was also a child. Meanwhile, another child who had been watching with a serious face spoke up.

“Kids are the most dangerous.”

“Huh?…”

“Adults consider conditions and test the waters before proposing. But kids are different. They just charge right in if they’re interested.”

“Charge right in?”

“They don’t know how to back down.”

The most troublesome ones were the naive youngsters who didn’t know the dangers of the world.

Hearing this, Elaina’s expression also became serious.

“Is that really how it is?”

“They’ll cry, cling, and throw tantrums if you refuse their marriage proposal.”

They wouldn’t listen even if you threatened them. You couldn’t just hit them or use tricks to get rid of them. Even someone as ruthless as Luca found it unsettling to destroy a noble family over a child’s mistake. The only remaining option was to use divine powers to escape from the situation.

He massaged his neck, looking frustrated, and said.

“So be careful, Ella. Once they get fixated, it’s hard to shake them off. It’s actually kinder to crush them thoroughly before they get any ideas.”

Luca glanced at the young nobles who were hesitating, looking for the right moment to escape.

“I’ve already done that…”

Elaina had already become a fine member of the Valentine family by putting the advice into practice before even receiving it.

“As expected of our Ella. You learn ten things from just one lesson.”

Luca said with a pleased smile as he patted her head.

But that wasn’t the issue.

Through her sunglasses, Elaina’s eyes narrowed.

“That sounds like it’s from personal experience.”

“…”

“It also seems like you’ve gone through it more than once.”

Luca stopped his hand mid-air, and after a brief silence, he tried to cover it up with a pretty smile.

But no matter how fresh and floral Luca’s smile appeared, Elaina, who had known him since birth, wasn’t about to be easily swayed.

“So in the end, it was Luca who got proposed to.”

“What…?”

When the charm failed, Luca rolled his eyes and trailed off.

“But can that really be considered a proposal?”

“There’s no reason it couldn’t be.”

“If we’re being technical, isn’t it just like a child rolling on the floor in front of a toy store, begging for a pretty doll? They clung to me with that exact kind of persistence.”

Elaina could understand the analogy Luca cynically added. She even found it quite relatable.

….Yet, it left her with an inexplicable discomfort.

‘Why…’

Why did she feel such a strong urge to refute that statement?

But she couldn’t bring herself to say something like.

‘They must have been sincere.’

She knew exactly how Luca would react—he would pretend to empathize while dismissing it with a vague understanding.

Somehow, an irritated tone slipped out of her.

“So, are you not getting married?”

“Marriage?”

Luca snorted.

Even though he was only nine years old, he had inherited the memories of dragons from previous generations. Despite having lived among humans all his life, whether human child or adult, none could be considered as objects of affection for him.