Chapter 31
Chapter 31
In Escass, there is no tradition of exchanging money or expensive gifts before a wedding. Instead, there’s a custom that feels rather strange by Idina’s standards: the bride must stay at the groom’s residence for a few days before the wedding.
This practice is rooted in Escass’s strong cultural aversion to divorce—it’s meant to encourage couples to carefully consider their commitment before marriage. Still, Idina couldn’t help but feel curious. Why was it always the bride who had to go to the groom’s house?
In addition, while they merely advised her to be cautious with her words, it was common during this period for couples preparing to marry to sleep together and even have children. In fact, it was often encouraged.
Particularly for alpha and omega pairs, not having a child during this time could raise suspicions of discord between them.
As a result, the original purpose of the tradition had been completely diluted—forgotten, distorted, and replaced by something else entirely.
In any case, unable to resist the weight of societal expectations and the pressure from her mother and father, Idina was filled with anxiety as she headed to the Lilles mansion.
Although the Duke and Duchess of Bride never explicitly told her to have a child, Idina was deeply unsettled.
Even if her parents hadn’t emphasized it, there was no telling what the Lilles family might expect.
What if Lilles touches me?
Even if Idina didn’t want it… Lilles might.
He could easily get Idina pregnant if he wanted to as an alpha. But that wasn’t the development Idina wanted.
She wanted to bite him if he dared touch her before they were married—but she wasn’t sure that bastard would back off just because of that.
No, he wouldn’t. Definitely not.
Which meant she had to find a way to protect herself.
The problem was, the Lilles estate was far too close to the Bride mansion.
Before she had enough time to think carefully, the servant’s voice was heard from outside.
<Miss, we have arrived at Lilles.>
<…….>
Idina, who wanted to delay her journey as much as possible, did not answer at first. Then a curious voice was heard from outside.
<Lady?>
<Hm….>
Idina answered in a voice full of trepidation the second time. Then the carriage door opened from outside.
As she got out of the carriage holding the hand of the vassal who had been sent to greet her, a magnificent Lilles family mansion came into view.
Of course, it was not as big as the imperial one, but it was a splendid mansion with many spires. It was the Lilles family’s mansion.
Idina looked up at it, and then, urged by the vassal, she walked through the gate. It seemed that the Lord of Lilles would not come out to greet her.
Usually, when a fiancé stopped by the mansion, it would be perfectly normal and common sense to greet her from the carriage. However, he simply ignored such an obligation.
Seriously, he was an annoyance to Idina from head to toe. She didn’t want to be so welcomed here, but it was annoying to be completely ignored like this. Was he ignoring the Bride family, the second-in-command of the empire?
That was the kind of thought that came to mind. Idina secretly pouted as she entered the mansion. Only then did the Lord of Lilles reveal his rough appearance, his hands in his pants.
Idina greeted him first.
<I greet the Lord of Lilles.>
She greeted him in her own noble and elegant way, but Lilles laughed at Idina for being so formal.
<Do we really need to be this polite to each other, Idina?>
He then rudely put his arm around Idina’s shoulder. It was quite annoying, but she held it in.
On the other hand, Lilles seemed to be happy that his fiancée Idina had come to his house, and became somewhat talkative.
<You’re finally an adult? You were this much of a brat when you were little.>
He tapped her waist with the heel of his hand, as if he really wanted to emphasize the word brat.
Idina couldn’t even remember when she had been a brat who wasn’t even 100 centimeters tall, but she was upset by his teasing. Idina reacted sharply.
<Have you forgotten that you were a kid when I was a kid?>
Idina and Lilles were the same age.
So the way he was talking was off-putting. When she was under 100 centimeters tall, he would have been the same.
<……But you have low intelligence.>
<What?>
No matter what, she couldn’t stand being put down like this by Lilles. Just looking at their grades at the Academy, it was a very accurate fact that Idina was more intelligent than him.
<……Aren’t you the one with low intelligence?>
He only had other women in his head.
Of course, they say that more than 90 percent of men only had 3 sets of things in their head. Firstly, s*x and women. Secondly, s*x and women. Lastly s*x and women.
Lilles was seriously only had those 3 thoughts.
Idina knew terribly well how perverted he was and how shamelessly he showed it. So it was very clear that it was not she who would be called unintelligent, but Lilles.
Idina shook his hand off her shoulder, afraid that she might catch the germs. It was honestly dirty. It was even worse because he might have just touched another woman’s br*asts.
Why on earth did the Bride family get her engaged to this guy?
