The Yandere Villainess’s Past Life Was That of a Lonely Woman. After Reflecting and Stopping Her Stalking of Her Fiancé, He Somehow Started Approaching Her Instead. - Chapter 12

Unlike the villainess Lycoris, I have no hobby of tailing or spying on my fiancé.
And truthfully, I don’t even like Lucius that much as a love interest.
That’s why I thought it best to dissolve the engagement peacefully and grow distant from him. I had no intention of publicly condemning him for cheating with the heroine.

Because, to be honest, it’s just a hassle. I don’t want to drag out some tedious love triangle.
And if I try to play the victim of a fiancé’s betrayal, Lycoris’s past misdeeds are far too many to be overlooked.
If I claimed, “Cheating is the worst!” and he retorted, “You drove me to it with your stalking,” we’d be in a mud-slinging mess.
The heroine would no doubt butt in as well. Just imagining all of our parents getting dragged into that fight gives me stomach pains.

Before it comes to that, I want to cleanly erase the love triangle. That’s why I sought an annulment.
There was also a calculating thought that, by generously accepting Lucius and the heroine’s relationship, perhaps it might offset my past stalking behavior.

However—now of all times, Lucius suddenly starts making advances on me, and everything has turned absurd.
When I was near him, I let myself get swept up by his handsome face, but now that I’m away from the academy, my feelings for my fiancé have cooled considerably.

Even if I’m the “cursed girl,” he accepted homemade lunches from a cute junior despite already having a fiancée.
Even if I’m the “cursed girl,” he rejected and shoved away the homemade lunch from his actual fiancée.
Even if I’m the “cursed girl,” when his fiancée fainted and was left in the infirmary, he didn’t even come to visit.
And yet, despite hating me that much, he suddenly hugs me and kisses me in front of the whole academy.

Of course, the cheating heroine discovered that scene, got furious, and punished him.

“Calling off the engagement should’ve cut off both the death flags and my ties with them…”

So why kiss me now, when he hated me so much before?
Maybe, compared to the old Lycoris, I look more radiant now. But the truth is, I’m gloomy and spiteful by nature.
If he likes bright, cheerful women, then the heroine is perfect for him. Or was he really just cheating after all?

“If that’s the case, then he really has nothing going for him except his looks…”

Honestly, I’m a little irritated that Lucius is pursuing me without even apologizing for shoving me away.
I can’t understand what goes on in the head of a beautiful man. Does he think he’s forgiven just because he’s handsome?
Judging by his actions alone, he’s the worst. Yet because of his looks, I end up forgiving him just a little.

But the one Lucius is so desperately chasing isn’t me—it’s some illusionary girl he alone sees.
If I get carried away by his mistake, only to be disappointed later, the one left hurt will be me.

“…I’ll just pretend today was like being bitten by a dog and forget it.”

I touch my lips softly.
It’s sad that I can’t decide if it’s a good memory or the worst one. Damn his good looks—that’s the real problem.

After all, in this world full of countless men, he happens to be one of the few chosen “capture targets.”
Even though I smugly told myself, ‘He’s not really my type anyway,’ the moment he leaned in close, I still found my heart racing against my will. That’s how strikingly handsome he is.

But I refuse to lose. I won’t let myself be defeated by his face.
If I were to fall for Lucius here, we wouldn’t just be entering a mudslinging match—it’d be diving headfirst into a sea of mud, with a swarm of mudskippers setting up residence.

The heroine had a perfect view of the kiss scene, but I beg of her—please keep the lover’s quarrel between just the two of you.
And if possible, by the time we meet again, I hope Lucius has gone back to being the man who despises Lycoris.

As I rubbed my sore backside from the fall, I prayed to God.