00:00What sustains a man is not just fragile tears, but also an empty reputation.
00:04Seeing that Jack wasn't saying anything more, Anna's pretty little face turned a bit pale.
00:08She could only lower her eyes and let Mary take her away.
00:11In the original text, my aggressive interrogation left Jack dissatisfied.
00:14Then, unintentionally, he revealed in front of everyone that he had already promised Anna he would let her into the family.
00:19I got furious and slapped Anna in front of everyone.
00:21Besides gaining a reputation as a jealous wife, I also made Jack resent me.
00:25Thus began my descent into the dark side.
00:27But now the situation has changed so easily just because I don't love Jack.
00:30It's clear that irrational love, besides making a person overly excited, also makes them stupid.
00:34In the garden of Jack's mansion, he stood before me with a guilty expression.
00:38Lucy, I was wrong about you in this story.
00:40Anna's mother saved me.
00:41And before she died, she entrusted Anna to me.
00:44How could I possibly disappoint the last wish of the one who saved me?
00:47But rest assured, in my heart there is only you.
00:49The only person I, Jack, will marry is you.
00:52I listened to everything patiently.
00:53Then I looked at the corner behind him.
00:55The moment my eyes passed over there, a corner of a white skirt disappeared behind the wall.
00:59Just like in the original text, while Jack was explaining himself to me, the protagonist listened to every word.
01:04It was just the typical cliché misunderstanding of a mindless dramatic romance.
01:07And given the protagonist's lack of a mouth, she would only be sad in silence.
01:11I really didn't want to be the villainous NPC in their clueless love story.
01:14So I walked past Jack, went over there, and pulled Anna out from behind the wall.
01:17At that very moment, the scene became awkward.
01:19Me, no, I was just passing by by chance.
01:21Anna's eyes turned red and, like a frightened doe, she shook her head, trying to explain to me and to...
01:26Jack.
01:27Jack became visibly nervous and even took an instinctive step towards her.
01:31I looked at Jack with a certain amount of disappointment.
01:32But Jack, I know you.
01:34I know you value gratitude and promises.
01:36But today is the day of his return to the capital.
01:38The whole city is watching you.
01:40And even the emperor paid special attention.
01:42This should be your moment of glory.
01:44But you brought her back like that, openly.
01:46If we weren't engaged, that would be fine.
01:48But we do.
01:49How do you expect the people and officials of the capital to view you?
01:52And how will they look at me?
01:53If you want to return a favor, there are many ways and times to do so.
01:56Did it really have to be right now?
01:58Perhaps the disappointment in my eyes was too great.
02:00Because Jack's face was turning pale.
02:02I shook my head and sighed softly.
02:04Furthermore, when we got engaged, Uncle Jack promised my father that the Jack family had an ancestral rule.
02:09The men in the Jack family only marry one woman in their lives, and they would never disappoint me.
02:14Saying this, I turned my eyes to Anna.
02:16But you knew that and still brought her back.
02:18Do you dare say you never felt anything for her at all?
02:20My words hit the nail on the head.
02:22Both of them widened their eyes, their pupils trembling.
02:25How could he not have felt anything?
02:26Jack fell into an enemy ambush on the border.
02:28It was Anna's mother who saved him.
02:30And it was Anna who took care of him day and night.
02:32The two had already developed feelings for each other in secret.
02:34But Jack was thinking about me, while at the same time he couldn't help falling in love with Anna.
02:37I was extremely conflicted.
02:39What should not have happened was that Anna's mother, already seriously injured and on the verge of death,
02:43To use the favor of having saved Jack to push that wrong feeling into the mud once and for all.
02:46The debt of gratitude became Jack's excuse for sinking deeper into despair.
02:49On one hand, he let himself be carried away and kept two people in his heart.
02:52On the other hand, he transformed his selfishness and suffering into aversion, projecting everything onto Anna.
02:57Lucy, listen to me.
02:58Jack still wanted to explain something, but I simply turned my back.
03:01Before leaving, I left one last sentence.
03:03Today is not the day to talk about that, but our marriage needs to be reconsidered by both of us.
03:08We'll talk another day.
03:09After that, I left without looking back.
03:11Late in the afternoon, in the carriage on the way home, the maid Mary indignantly massaged my shoulders.
03:15Miss Lucy, they treated you this way.
03:17How can you just let them pass?
03:19When did I say I was going to let them pass?
03:21Ultimately, today I acted in the best interests of our home at Duke Green.
03:24The mistake was Jack and Anna's.
03:25So, it is from them that I must draw the blame.
03:27Because I myself would attract fire to myself.
03:29Furthermore, if I had caused a scandal like in the original text and ruined the banquet
03:32Right then and there, I would have offended much more than just the mansion of the great general.
03:36Since it's not my fault, all I should do is maintain my composure and remove myself from this situation.
03:39Clean.
03:40I just don't know if, without me showing up to attract the fire, Jack and his little flower will be able to hold out.
03:44the consequences of recklessness.
03:45After all, today I've done everything I could to preserve my image and Jack's.
03:49But many people still noticed some details.
03:51And in the capital, what travels fastest is gossip.
03:53So, Miss Lucy, your marriage to General Jack isn't going to happen...
03:57Mary thought about my words for a moment and lowered her voice.
04:00I waved my hand.
04:01No problem.
04:02Marriage isn't just about promises; it also needs a shared destiny.
04:04Without a goal, all effort is useless.
04:07From the beginning, I wanted to break off the engagement with Jack.
04:09I don't want to become a pawn in his theatrical play with the protagonist.
04:12But our marriage involves the interests of two large families, so it's not that...
04:16Easy to cancel.
04:17Now that the protagonist has appeared, of course I'm going to take full advantage of it.
04:19The real problem is Jack.
04:21If I don't follow the original plot, throwing myself into it without caring about anything and serving as a sacrifice.
04:24Regarding his love for Anna, how will he manage to be with the beauty?
04:27As I expected, on the second day after the reception banquet, Jack's story...
04:31And Anna had already spread throughout the capital.
04:33The Jack family tradition has always been praised around the world.
04:36This time, they were incredibly embarrassed.
04:38There were even those who delivered memorials to the emperor during the night accusing Jack of misconduct.
04:42inappropriate.
04:43But what made them most anxious was the wedding between Jack and me.
04:46Uncle Jack personally brought Jack to our house to apologize to me and my parents.
04:50My father and Uncle Jack were old friends, so he couldn't humiliate him.
04:53But my father loves me even more.
04:54He accepted Uncle Jack's apology, but he put Jack and me's marriage on hold.
04:58Jack looked at me with a kind expression and spoke many words of regret in a soft tone.
05:02I simply replied coldly.
05:04Jack wanted to please me, so he put aside the issue with Anna for the time being and put her aside.
05:07to live outside the mansion of the great general.
05:09Jack started focusing only on me.
05:11Every day he sent gifts to my house and for several days in a row he came to invite me.
05:14to go out and stroll.
05:16I refused every time.
05:17Jack thought I was still angry with him and awkwardly said he would wait until my anger subsided.
05:20to spend.
05:20But I knew that with Anna around, Jack's heart would only grow further and further away.
05:24From me.
05:25And the conflict between me and them wouldn't end so easily.
05:27Like now.
05:28Barely seven days had passed since the reception banquet when I ran into Anna at the Hygiene store.
05:32again.
05:33I was in a private room upstairs choosing jewelry when I heard a commotion.
05:36down there.
05:37I was in a private room upstairs choosing the reception banquet and in the Hygiene store.
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