Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 8. Goodbye

"I'm sorry! Not that I meant to play Uncle. But, Louis..." Elona looked at Louis. The man seems to still be in disbelief that Elona actually came to his house and ended his engagement.

"Louis, he.." Elona's speech stopped. What's he supposed to say? That Louis already loved someone else and not himself? But that's Louis's right. He has the right to love anyone.

"Tell me, son. Uncle won't be mad at you" Raul said.

"It turns out I was wrong all along, Uncle. I forced my will into this engagement. Louis.he never loved me..."

Elona finally finished her sentence. The girl thinks that if she blames Louis for liking Kiara, Elona fears that Raul will defend her and continue the engagement.

Stefan was not satisfied.

"Why are you the one who should apologize when he's wrong?" Stefan asked exasperatedly as he pointed towards Louis.

Then a second later, he revealed everything, including what happened at school. Stefan doesn't care about Elona's warnings anymore.

Raul digested what Elona and Stefan had just said. He looked towards his son. "Is that right, Louis?"

"Uh. I..."

"The answer is right! Did you never want this engagement?!"

Raul looks emotional. The shame towards his two best friend's children was seething from within his body. Especially when Louis nodded his head.

"Why do you just shut up!! Are you intentionally, so that I may be ashamed before the daughter of my late best friend?!!" Raul breaks the table in front of Louis.

Stefan's lips lifted and showed a smile. He seemed content to see Louis being yelled at like that by his own father.

"But, I..."

"I apologize to Elona now!!"

Raul's shout made Elona very surprised. "Uncle, come on, I'm fine. Anyways..."

"What's? Any more mistakes my son made with you?"

"Actually, the wrong one is Uncle." Elona looked at Raul.

"Me?"

Raul scrunched his forehead. Stefan turned to look at Elona.

"Uncle never tried to listen to what Louis wanted."

"....."

Raul speaks a thousand languages. All this time, he felt that all the decisions he took were the best for his family. Elona is a good girl and comes from a good family. Moreover, the girl liked her son sincerely. Then what else? Was he wrong all this time?

"I was wrong, Uncle..." Elona continued. "I used to whine to be betrothed to Louis. But, he could have refused, had he been given the chance."

Raul nodded in his chair. His eyes looked at Elona and Louis alternately.

"All right," said Raul. "Louis. What do you want? Now I'll listen."

"I'm..." Louis breathed. The man looked at Elona. She did not expect that Elona did not blame her for her attitude all along.

"I followed this engagement only because of Dad's wishes. I'm not sure how I feel. I don't want to get married because of an arranged marriage."

Three sentences that had been buried so far finally succeeded Louis said. During this time, his father dominated all the conversations and decisions that Louis took. It became even more so when her mother was gone.

Louis understood that it was all his father did because he wanted to defend the marquess title he got from the hard work and trust of his best friend Edward Locke. Who wouldn't want to keep his status in the aristocratic ranks of this country?

Louis did everything his father did. Studying, practicing swordsmanship, making a network of fellow noble children, and getting engaged to Elona Locke.

Louis was tired. Usually, his mother became his escape to lean on. But now her mother is gone. The fatigue that Louis felt could only be harbored all this time, and several times he vented on Elona, in a way angry and indifferent to the girl.

Elona Locke's always carefree and vibrant nature makes Louis feel uncomfortable. Elona has no parents, but why is she so happy? Elona's shout was interpreted by Louis as hypocrisy.

Elona, who always tried to do something for him, was only judged as looking for his attention. Louis was fed up with all the behavior of Elona who never showed such sadness.

Then, in the midst of all the disgust, Kiara entered into her life with a calm personality, making Louis remember her graceful and calm mother. No wonder Louis was more interested in Kiara than Elona.

"Uncle Raul, I don't want to be hostile to your family. I hope Uncle can understand Louis' wishes, and our family can still be friends."

Raul did not think that Elona could be this wise and very forgiving. It was regrettable enough that the girl could not be made a son-in-law.

"Well, if that's your decision."

Elona looked at Raul and Louis. He managed to maintain a forgiving look, while his heart smiled triumphantly. Raul just does not know that all Elona did so that in the future there will be no problems related to Louis or the Vandyke family.

Elona could have made Louis reviled by his father, but if Elona did that, it would only make Louis revenge on him and eliminate the character of Elona Locke.

This way the Vandyke family will owe me a debt of gratitude. New allies~

No, I'm not sneaky! One of Louis himself who often dumped Elona! It's just an act of revenge, that's all!

"But still, Louis, apologize to Elona."

Elona stops her delusion and refocuses on the problem. Raul looked at Louis, who finally got up from his seat and bowed his head slightly in front of Stefan and Elona. "I'm sorry for all my mistakes..."

"That's it. We're friends." Yeah." Elona reached out, and Louis shook her with a smile, "Yes."

*****

"Are you sure of your decision?"

The wind blew in the rose garden of the late Lady Lilia Vandyke, Louis' mother, when her son asked Elona like that.

At this time, Louis was accompanying Elona to look at the rose garden in her residence, while her father and Stefan were talking about political matters in the living room.

"What do you mean?" Elona asked back.

"Your decision to end our engagement."

Elona looked at Louis deeply. His body that used to be aligned with her, was now becoming taller and dashing. His handsome fashion reminds Elona that how much he was chasing Louis just by passing him by, when his late father invited him to visit the Vandyke residence when he was a child.

"I'm sure. Besides, you're also tormented, right, if I'm around you?" answer Elona.

"I-i"

"Louis," Elona interrupts Louis' words and performs curtsy, bending his knees slightly and bowing his head in honor.

"I'm sorry for all my childish behavior. I've always made you difficult and can never be a fiancee you can be proud of.

Now, go after what you want. I've freed you from me..."

Louis looked at Elona with a look like he did not accept Elona's recent apology.

"You don't know how I feel. So, don't be so pretentious!"

Elona is surprised when Louis returns with a ketus, then goes back into the house and leaves Elona alone in the rose garden.

Elona looked at Louis's back, which was getting farther and farther away. In the past, when Louis left her, Elona always tried to chase after him and equalize his steps on Louis' side.

But now all that is over. Louis leaves without Elona trying to catch up with him. The girl only smiled faintly and realized the fact that this might just be the last time she saw Louis for good.

Goodbye, my first love...

*****

Two weeks have passed since the breakup of the engagement at Vandyke's residence. Stefan decides to stop Elona's school and bring the tutor home.

In addition to his own sister who asked for this, Stefan also felt that if Elona returned to school, then his sister would face things that could make him more depressed. The only way is to give Elona an education at home.

After all, rather than being called a school, the place has always served as a gathering place for noble children to socialize and network alone, rather than a place to learn.

Elona filled her spare time by continuing to exercise in order to manage the body, under the strict supervision of Iris and Sir William. But the results were seen, in two months, Elona managed to lose fat as much as 3 kilograms. Now, the scale board shows the number 70 kg.

"Mai, don't forget to put my corset on properly and appropriately. Don't let any skin gelambir left when I become thinner later." message Elona to Mai one morning before practicing stamina with the soldiers.

"Well, Miss!" sahut Mai enthusiastic.

Elona felt a long peace that he did not get. There is no more stubbornness for fear of making Louis angry, no more heartache when seeing Louis close to Kiara. As long as Elona is at home, her mind and body are always on a positive path.

But the peace did not last long.

One day, Elona was crossing Stefan's study when she overheard a conversation between her brother and his secretary, Ryndall.

"Are you sure about your report?" ask Stefan.

"Related, Sir! It has been three months that the city of Armelin has experienced a significant reduction in tax revenues."

Decreased tax revenue? The armelin?

Is this the event that would make the Locke family bankrupt?

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