Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 175

“This town is so different now,” Leena said softly. Her silver hair shone as she turned her head, dark eyes looking at everything around her.

Even though she looked a little tired, she was still very beautiful. People walking by in McLaine Manor all stopped to look at her.

Her only friend with her, a maid, looked very worried. But Leena, her boss, seemed calm.

“Lady, are you sure you’ll be alright? What if something goes wrong…?”

“I’m fine. He can’t have forgotten me yet.”

“Even after you broke off the engagement like that…?”

“We argued because of what happened. I know his pride was hurt. But I am sure. He can’t forget me.”

When Leena said this so strongly, the maid didn’t ask anything else.

Leena also sensed the maid’s disbelief, but she was truly confident.

She remembered it very clearly. *I don’t want to lose the memories with Logan in this beautiful, calm place. Those young, happy moments in my heart.* She remembered pretending to cry. She remembered Logan looking at her with so many feelings in his eyes. She thought that he argued with her so strongly when they broke up because he loved her very much. That’s what Leena believed.

“Look at me again. Do I look like I am suffering?”

“Yes, Lady. Your makeup and clothes are perfect, just as you planned.”

Even the old dress she wore to make people feel sorry for her looked beautiful because of her. It looked like she had chosen it on purpose to be old-fashioned and pretty.

Even the maid thought Leena was very pretty.

“Yes. I will get McLaine back, and I will fix my family.”

She was so confident, it didn’t even seem too much.

Of course, whether it would really go as she intended was another matter.

“Yes, Lady,” the maid said, but her voice didn’t sound very sure.

It was clear the maid didn’t really believe it.

But it didn’t matter to Leena. *Even if I can’t fix my family, it would be even better to become important in this family.*

Leena thought this and made her face look sad again.

From now on, she promised herself to act perfectly until she got what she wanted.

“Who is it?”

“It’s the Lord’s former fiancée, Leena Wolves…”

“No, I know the name, but why is that woman here?”

“She says she has something to tell the Lord.”

“Huh?”

A situation that brought a hollow laugh.

Logan remembered the rumors he had heard about the Wolves family recently.

Their family had given all their money to the royal family. Their important title was taken away. They lost their land. They were almost sent away to a faraway, unimportant place.

Thinking about why the oldest daughter of a family in such trouble would come to see him, Logan knew it wouldn’t be good news.

“Forget it. Dwayne, you can talk to her and just send her away.”

“She says she won’t return until she meets the Lord ‘in person.’”

“What?”

“We can’t just force a noble person like that to leave, can we? I’m worried that if we use force, people will talk.”

“It’s like fighting silly demands with more silly demands. Hmm…”

That’s what Logan said, but he knew Dwayne was right. He didn’t want to cause any trouble when he was so busy.

“Okay. I’ll go see her for a moment. I’ll hear what she wants to say.”

He thought he could just ignore any foolish things she said.

Feeling relaxed, Logan went to meet his old fiancée.

When the door to the room opened, Logan saw the people waiting inside stand up quickly.

Among them, the woman in the middle was the most striking.

He thought, *Leena…*

Her silver hair shone, long enough to reach her waist.

Her skin was pale and clear, and her eyes were as black as dark stones.

Even now, her face was so beautiful it made people admire her.

Even though she looked tired and her face was a little dark, she was still so beautiful that people wanted to protect her and hold her close.

Her beauty was so strong that even a simple, colorless dress looked bright on her. It was like she had a spell that made everyone look at her.

‘If you don’t know what she really is.’

As Logan smiled and moved forward, Leena, who saw him, bowed politely.

“It’s been a while, Lord Logan,” she said.

Her black eyes looked sad, but she moved confidently.

She looked like someone to feel sorry for, but she still held herself like a noble lady.

Logan wondered if she was really sad or just acting. But either way, she was very good at it, and Logan nodded without thinking.

“Yes. It’s been a while, Lady. But what brings you here? I don’t think there would be a reason for you to come such a long way.”

Her black eyes moved quickly for a moment when he spoke, as if he was telling her to leave. But she answered right away, without pausing.

“I came to say sorry for being rude before, and to start a new friendship between our families, McLaine and Wolves.”

“Hmm, a new relationship. Wouldn’t it have been better for ‘Baron’ Kairon Wolves to come in person to say such things?”

He was reminding her of their family’s shame, but again, she answered quickly, as if she was ready for it.

“My father worked too hard to fix our family, and he got sick and fell down. So, I told him not to come himself. I came instead. I hope you can be kind and understand.”

Yes. Logan knew Baron Wolves wouldn’t want to lower himself to an old friend, or his friend’s son.

Logan understood that.

“Oh, that’s too bad. But…”

Logan didn’t want to talk for too long. He decided to be more direct.

“McLaine doesn’t need help from Wolves, even if we don’t ask for it. I think you know that very well.”

“Yes. Of course, I know.”

“Then tell me the conditions.”

“Yes?”

“You didn’t come here with nothing to offer, just to say these things, did you?”

Could it be that she hadn’t expected him to get straight to the point?

“Ah… Yes, yes. That’s right.”

Her black eyes looked unsure for a moment, and then she started to quickly say the words she had practiced.

“As you know, we Wolves have spent a lot of money to fix our family. But we are still good at business. We…”

“Please keep it short, Lady. I’m a bit busy.”

“…I think the ‘friends’ that Wolves has made over many years as traders are more valuable than just money and things.”

“Hmm. But you don’t even have enough money to use those great friends, do you? The Wolves family now.”

Liina’s words were like punches, each one hitting Logan hard.

With a sorrowful expression, Liina bit her lip and bowed deeply once more.

“That’s why I’ve come to ask for your help, Master Logan. Please, for the sake of our past, help my family just this once.”

How much of that desperate emotional display is genuine?

Logan, realizing that every one of Liina’s actions felt like a performance, chuckled unconsciously.

‘She is still clever. But her emotions seem fake.’

He couldn’t know, and he didn’t particularly want to.

“Did you come all this way just to say that? I understand your new land you just got is on the opposite side of here. Why not ask someone nearby?”

At those words, tears streamed down Liina’s face.

She hastily wiped away the tears, as if surprised herself.

“…Oh, I’m sorry. I got a little too emotional.”

Liina saw Logan hesitate. Inside, she smiled while continuing to speak with a mournful tone.

“No one in this country will help my family because we are enemies of the MacLane family. Master Logan, please think about helping us again.”

Seeing the trembling in his red eyes grow stronger, Liina’s eyes narrowed slightly.

‘I’m sure of it. This man hasn’t given up on me.’

However.

‘Ugh, your tears give me the creeps, you woman.’

It was true that Logan wavered, but the reason was the opposite of what Liina expected.

A beautiful woman’s tears.

It was certainly an effective weapon, but the target was currently the worst possible.

Logan unconsciously rubbed his arm, where goosebumps had risen, and sighed softly.

“We just broke up, right? And we settled everything with money?”

“Just proving that would be a great help to our Wolves. Please.”

Liina’s face looked as pitiful as if she would burst into tears again at any moment.

‘At this rate, anyone would think I’m the villain.’

He wanted to get rid of that face that kept bringing back nightmarish memories from his past life.

“But, I wonder if that would really help our MacLane?”

Family versus family. Matters between nobles were ultimately explained by profit, and he was saying they should quit since there was no profit to be gained.

‘I see. It won’t be easy, huh? But if I bring up marriage right away, I’ll seem too cheap. I can’t do that.’

Liina brought out another trick.

“Our Wolves are confident that we can bring great profits to MacLane by selling MacLane’s specialties to the world through our connections.”

At those words, Logan’s eyes changed.

“Hmm?”

This was a bit unexpected.

He was planning to ignore and send her back if she just offered a bribe.

“Specialties? Let’s hear more.”

“Aren’t MacLane’s new weapons, which proved their worth in the civil war, MacLane’s specialties? If you entrust them to our Wolves, we guarantee at least 30 times the profit of the original cost.”

“Huh…?”

“We believe that only our Wolves family, with a distribution network spanning the entire eastern continent, not limited to the kingdom but also extending to the small kingdom alliance in the east and the empire in the west, can do this.”

‘So that’s what it is.’

Logan’s interest vanished instantly.

“Let’s pretend I didn’t hear that. Farewell, Princess Liina.”

He was about to get up quickly when…

“Master Logan! Please, listen to me for the sake of our past connection!”

Liina, who had rushed to him, knelt down.

Past connection?

Only anger came to mind, and he sighed in disbelief.

But as if she had taken it completely differently, Liina continued quickly.

“Especially that bomb that you can use only once and can’t copy, even if you see it. If you consider it a valuable product and sell it, we are confident that the MacLane territory could become one of the wealthiest in the world, not just the kingdom. Please, think about it again!”

Her expression looked genuinely earnest.

But Logan’s answer was the same.

“Princess, MacLane is not selling its weapons.”

He replied coldly and turned away when…

‘Good. I’ve made as many general proposals as I can at this point. It’s time to properly…’

With a determined expression, Liina blocked Logan’s path again.

“If you don’t like that, I have a better offer.”

“Yes?”

“I will marry you, Master Logan. With that, the two families will gain perfect trust and mutual benefits. What do you say?”

A confident expression.

The face that looked as if tears would fall at any moment just a while ago had disappeared, and Logan was dumbfounded by the expression that seemed to be sure that he would not refuse her offer.

“You seem to be mistaken about something…”

“Yes?”

“That’s a worse condition than before. It’s not appealing at all. Why would I marry you, Princess?”

At that firm answer, Liina’s confident face crumbled.

“Th, that can’t be… Ah! If it’s because of what happened before, I, I apologize. The Douglas family pressured me, and I couldn’t help it! If you want, I can show you the documents we exchanged back then!”

At that sudden and unnecessary explanation, Logan could only chuckle.

“If you have nothing more to say, then I’ll be going. Have a safe trip back, Princess.”

At those words, Liina’s expression completely froze.

Then, just as Logan was about to open the door…

“W, wait a moment! Master Logan!”

Liina’s voice, raised a tone higher, echoed again.

‘She’s persistent, this woman.’

A sigh escaped him involuntarily.

“Master Logan. Did you really not love me?”

“…What?”

At the unexpected question, Logan turned around with a bewildered expression.

“I, if it’s because of your fiancée, I, I don’t mind being a concubine. If only you want me, Master Logan, I can do anything.”

At the mournful expression and tearful voice that followed, he could only respond with an impolite burst of laughter.

“Puhahaha!”

Again with the tears?

You really are something.

“Hahaha. Ah, I’m sorry about that. Haha. No. Ah. Hmm. Hmm. I’m really sorry, but I’m saying this in case there’s any misunderstanding. I have absolutely no interest in you, Princess.”

“No, that, that can’t be…”

“It seems there was a big misunderstanding between us. I won’t be able to see you off for long. Have a safe trip, Princess.”

Logan opened the door and bowed politely.

Liina stared at him for a long time, then bit her lip and had no choice but to leave the reception room as if fleeing.