The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 86.2

Chapter 86.2

“…”

“I think there’s a reason why people don’t like me… Maybe it’s because I’m an idiot. I’m not sure why.”

Starting with that, Lilica began to tell her story.

He was bound to feel embarrassed if a girl whom he wasn’t even close with suddenly started doing this, and before he knew it, Jacob was already immersed in her.

Maybe it was because she was so pretty. So much so that he remembered that he wanted to keep saying hi even after meeting her as a child.

‘I mean, that’s true, but…’

It was probably because the dimples that had been shyly digging into Lilika’s cheeks had disappeared.

“Now that I think about it, I remembered you from time to time.”

“What…?”

“Although I like fancy banquets and the status of being the duke’s daughter… I feel more comfortable now, sitting here peacefully on the grass.”

Lilika added, embarrassed, that she had never said this to anyone else.

“I was suddenly embarrassed. I’m sorry. I don’t usually say this kind of thing…”

Was she saying that she told him something she had never told anyone else?

Like he was special?

“I’m the most cunning person in the world. I wasn’t raised with kindness. It’s not like I was born because I wanted to… I also wanted to go to the duchy…”

Lilika’s eyes seemed to be wet.

“Funny, isn’t it? Even though I’m also a child of the duke… because my mother is a pr*stitute…”

Just sitting in the open land at this moment was like a scene in a painting.

A girl who shone like a fairy, a gentle lady who fell into this world wrongly. Jacob couldn’t understand how Lilika could be treated like that.

“What? Why did they…”

“… I guess I’m lacking in many aspects.”

“That’s impossible. I guess they don’t know anything. If only you were full of vanity.”

Jacob babbled, cursing at them without even knowing their faces or names.

Lilika was bewildered by the sudden rise of his voice and grinned. The dimples that had been attracting Jacob’s attention reappeared and disappeared again.

But something was different.

Although she smiled brightly, there was some kind of sadness mixed in.

“Thank you. For being angry in my place.”

“What did I do…”

“In any case, was the food I brought good?”

She looked obviously embarrassed for some reason.

Even he, who had no tact, noticed that it was an attempt to change the topic.

But Jacob, who had become more understanding than before due to a series of events, decided to let it go.

“Well… It’s worth eating.”

Despite the fact that it was food that was difficult for Jacob to access, and the fact that he ate a lot because he was an adult male, Lilika also ate surprisingly well. She was similar to him.

“You eat surprisingly well for what you look like.”

It didn’t suit Lilika’s slender body.

The type that doesn’t gain weight compared to what they eat… was what he was thinking, but Lilika tilted her head.

“Well, I’m not really on a diet… and you usually can’t eat well in front of uncomfortable people.”

It was a blatant lie.

Lilika was always controlling her diet. If she gained even a little weight, she would starve all day.

But Jacob didn’t know that and felt sorry for her. She grinned as she noticed that.

“I’m thirsty. Unfortunately, I ran out of something to drink. Will you let me take a sip?”

Just when he was thinking it was funny for him to ‘dare’ feel sorry for her, Lilika took the tea she had poured for him, and her lips touched the part where he had put his mouth.

“It’s sweet, isn’t it?”

“Y-yes…”

“I like it.”

“What?”

Lilika’s eyes curved pleasantly.

“This tea, I like it.”

While Jacob was dazed, Lilika got up from her seat.

“I only came to say hello today. I’ll come back next time.”

It was exactly as she had been told by the members of the Red River clan before coming here.

‘It’s true that he has a tendency to lose his temper, and he can’t control his abilities because his emotions are shaking.’

Capturing a child who didn’t receive kindness or gratitude from the people around him… It was nothing for Lilika, who used to receive support from the social world.

“E-excuse me.”

Lilika never looked back. Not even as she felt his gaze following her and heard him mumbling.