I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 89

Chapter 86: I Don’t Want to Let Go Any Longer

The two of them tumbled straight into the palace courtyard’s bushes, crashing into the branches and leaves, and finally landed heavily on the ground with a loud thud.

Charlotte was tightly held in Roy’s arms and had barely been injured, only falling out of his grasp with the last impact.

Everything spun around her.

She had lost her high heels somewhere, and her delicate skin was scratched by sharp branches, leaving a few bloody marks.

Charlotte couldn’t care less about the pain; she hurriedly got up and looked for Roy in the darkness.

“Roy! Are you okay? Roy!”

Following the faint lights, Charlotte finally spotted Roy’s figure.

But before she could rejoice, her heart dropped icy cold as she looked at the motionless figure lying on the ground.

“Ro…y?”

“Are you alright?”

He lay there quietly, not showing any signs of recovering.

Charlotte was so scared that she sobered up significantly and rushed to check on Roy’s condition.

It was all her fault.

If something truly happened to him because of her…

In the end, all she left him was that spoiled, petulant attitude, while he had rushed in without hesitation to save her!

Just thinking about it made waves of self-reproach drown her reason; she didn’t care about treating his injuries or calling for help.

“Roy, please don’t scare me!” Charlotte knelt beside Roy, her voice stained with sorrow, and tears streamed down like broken pearls.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that! I really didn’t mean it!”

“It doesn’t matter who you’re with; please, don’t die!”

“If you wake up, I will do anything for you…”

The girl was lost in her sadness, but she never expected Roy’s eyes to suddenly snap open.

Those eyes were still quite bright.

“Anything?” Roy smiled playfully.

Charlotte was stunned for a full two seconds before incredulously saying, “You… you’re not dead?!”

“Looks like I’m perfectly fine. It was only about ten meters; for Steel Backbone, it’s nothing.” Roy waved it off casually.

It might be hard to say for other Extraordinary Beings, but with Iron Blood‘s Steel Backbone defensive ability maxed out, even though that fall hurt him bad enough to nearly take his breath away, it wasn’t lethal.

Of course, if Charlotte had fallen down alone, it might not have been that simple.

“You idiot! I called you and you didn’t respond!” Charlotte immediately yelled, raising her fist as if she wanted to hit him.

Roy instinctively dodged, but the movement wounded his injury, and he winced in pain.

Great, he was definitely bruised on his back.

“I saved your life, so don’t be so fierce,” Roy said, sitting up and teasing her casually.

Hearing this, Charlotte instantly dropped her small fist, biting her lip with a guilty expression, and her eyes welled up again.

If Roy hadn’t been an Extraordinary Being, that fall could have really been irreversible.

“I’m sorry, really sorry…” The girl lowered her head, tears spilling out uncontrollably, her originally delicate features now resembling a little crying cat.

Under the dim lights, the sight of the rosy-cheeked girl appeared petite and helpless.

Roy hadn’t expected Charlotte to suddenly burst into tears and was at a loss, both intrigued and amused: “What’s wrong? I’m perfectly fine, so why are you crying?”

Roy gently hugged Charlotte, took out a handkerchief, and carefully wiped her face, giving her a good round of comforting.

The more gentle he was, the guiltier Charlotte felt, yet this tenderness was incredibly hard to resist.

Charlotte obediently leaned against Roy’s warm embrace, slowly stopping her tears under his coaxing.

Seeing Charlotte’s mood settle, Roy finally found the chance to clear up the earlier misunderstanding.

“You have to believe me, I really don’t know that girl, and I didn’t assault her; she was the one who assaulted me.”

“…Huh?” Charlotte stopped crying, tilting her head, a bit confused by Roy’s words.

“Of course, I know about such things.”

“You know?” Now it was Roy’s turn to be baffled.

“How could I ever think of you as that kind of terrible person?!” Charlotte explained, excited.

“Then why were you angry just now?” Roy asked, perplexed.

“I was angry because…” Charlotte started but choked on her words, finding it difficult to express.

Now she finally understood everything.

She had misunderstood that Roy was being led astray by a scheming woman and was brooding about it! Roy was completely innocent!

In the end, it was all her fault!

Charlotte, feeling unbearably ashamed, lowered her head and fell silent.

“If you don’t want to say it, then forget it.” Roy didn’t pry any further, thinking that being drunk and sulking wasn’t unreasonable.

Moreover, after believing something bad had happened to him, the genuine concern and anxiety Charlotte showed meant everything to him. That was all that mattered.

However, just as Roy was about to get up, Charlotte grabbed his hand.

The girl lifted her head, closed her eyes, and with a flushed face, mustered all her strength to shout.

“I was angry because I thought you were going to be taken away by that scheming woman!”

“What?!”

“I thought you were being lured away by a scheming woman, unable to extricate yourself from her charms and forgetting me, so that’s why I…”

Before Charlotte could finish, Roy burst into uncontrollable laughter.

This motion re-agitated the injury on his back, making him cry and laugh at the same time.

“What are you laughing at…” Charlotte’s cheeks flushed hotly as she glared at him, feeling wronged like a little cat.

“Seriously, listen to what you’re saying. Me, forgetting you because of a scheming woman? No way!”

Come to think of it, it made sense. Charlotte had always trusted him; how could she mistakenly think of him as a pervert who assaulted women?

In the end, Charlotte was just sulking from jealousy while drunk!

Roy finally managed to stop laughing, pinning Charlotte’s delicate shoulders, and gazed straight into her eyes.

Charlotte shrank back, inexplicably nervous, her heart racing wildly.

Under the starry sky, Roy looked at her seriously, his voice as gentle as the evening breeze: “Don’t think that way; you are the Lionheart Princess. In my heart, those superficial beauties are nothing compared to a single strand of your hair.”

That gentle and steadfast smile shone brighter than the starry sky, capturing her entire attention.

Ah, why—why are you so gentle?

The softer words soothed the turmoil in Charlotte’s heart.

Roy had always been sincere towards her; she just had been lost in her sense of superiority as a princess, never facing this fact, waiting foolishly for him to take the initiative.

In this world, there were no perfect protagonists like in knight stories.

But for her, the most perfect knight was right in front of her.

She didn’t want to let go any longer.

【Lionheart · Reversal Progress】: 30%

【Current Reversal Node: Lionheart】

【Charlotte Reinhardt】: Favorability +1000 (Active Interest)

【Reward】: Reversal Point +1, Total Reversal Points: 4

Charlotte took a deep breath, lifted her head, trembled lips parting, staring at Roy, and gathered her courage to ask, “Roy, will you be my knight?”