I Picked Up the Trash Others Threw Away - Chapter 5.1

Chapter 5.1

“I’ve even signed the marriage agreement, but how do you plan to inform the two families about this?”

“Let’s take it one step at a time. First, don’t you think our narrative needs to be made slowly to lessen any suspicion? You just need to gamble the way I told you for now. You’ll probably make more money than you do now.”

“If you have any other hidden intentions…”

“That’s what I have to say to you. Don’t think about running away. I’ll make sure you regret it.”

I thought that if he ran away, I would follow him to the end like a top who is obsessed with a bottom in a BL novel. I couldn’t give up, so I was going to get him at some time or other.

Saying this, it seemed that the genre of this novel had changed for a while, but it was indeed a romance fantasy.

It was just that man, not me, who was running away.

And as for the narrative, it was just a story that people needed to hear anyway, so we just had to get it right.

Our first meeting at a gambling venue in a back alley was indecent, but it becomes interesting when you change it to ‘a man and a woman who met like fate while running away late at night’.

Two people who fell in love at first sight in an alley somewhere in the capital square. If we make it like this, people will enjoy it as if they had read a fateful romance.

Although they didn’t know that the two of us went crazy in a back alley and signed a contract marriage under the pretext of gambling. But they didn’t need to know that.

“You’ll spread the word. When you’re gambling and talking to people, throw the bait, say you might get married soon.”

“The back alley is the fastest place for rumors to spread. The problem is that bad rumors are also mixed with them.”

“If you just throw some bait, people will spice it up and spread it, and that’s enough.”

“Just in case, can’t I meet other women in the meantime?”

Wasn’t that obvious?

I looked at Trish with a dumbfounded expression without realizing it. He scratched his head while smacking his lips.

“I mean, isn’t it a little hard to keep me from meeting women when it’s a marriage of appearances?”

“Who said what? You can meet them to your heart’s content after we get married. But until then, the rumors should be real, so people will believe us.”

“Okay, okay. I got it. I also need money to meet a woman. I’ll earn it the way the Lady has told me in the meantime.”

Trish rolled his fingers and made a money-shaped gesture, winking at me and smiling.

Looking at the trashy side of him that didn’t have a hint of regret until the end was rather reassuring.

Even if he wasn’t comparable to the male lead, he was described as a handsome man in the original work. If Trish decided to flirt with me, I might fall for him.

It was inevitable. I was also attracted to a pretty face.

Besides, seeing such a handsome face in front of me after looking at hundreds of people with normal or ugly faces, it was only natural that I didn’t have any immunity.

I purposefully coughed loudly and got up from my seat.

I didn’t want to be caught with my mouth blankly open while looking at Trish’s smile.

“We have finished our business, so I’ll go back now. Though something like that won’t happen, if you have something to tell me, please write to me at this address.”

I was the daughter of a poor baron who had no money to employ servants, but Trish was the second son of a fairly wealthy count, so even if we get married, the two families will face problems due to our different positions.

Perhaps Count Malekiah’s family would show a repulsive attitude.

Even if he was a child they excluded, they would want him to marry a young lady as respectable as their family. But then he went and chose the daughter of a poor baron?

Considering the money they had to give to the baron’s family for the marriage, wouldn’t they rather leave their son as a bachelor? I also had such worries.

On the other hand, my parents, who were crazy about money, would be happy that I was getting tied with the count’s family and would try to steal the money somehow.

They were the ones who were crazy about money, so I already expected it. Even though I didn’t want to give a penny to the parents who tried to sell their daughter.

I planned to enter the count’s family and cut ties with the Delphonie family after getting married, and I was going to ignore the fact that a right amount of funds would be passed to the baron.

So that even if I get divorced later, they won’t hold on to me.

Now, the scenario was complete.

As expected, it was hard to know whether or not I would be able to safely secure the contract marriage.