The Sweet-Voiced Trueborn From The Black Forest Chapter 04
Watching their chosen fiancé humiliate me like this,
My parents didn’t defend me. Instead, they looked at Kael with shame.
“When that engagement was arranged, we had no idea what kind of child we were carrying.”
“Kael, rest assured. Our families are old friends. Of course, we’ll honor the alliance with our most beautiful daughter—the one who inherited the very best of us.”
“We’d sooner keep this ugly one at home forever than let her inflict herself on anyone else.”
My fingers clenched, but I stayed silent, offering no defense.
Because I didn’t want a fiancé this cruel anyway.
But Kael wasn’t done with me. He pressed closer.
“Uncle, Auntie, you’re too harsh.”
“With your excellent genes, your child can’t be that bad.”
“So I’m curious. What does she really look like?”
“Why not take off the mask and sunglasses for everyone? Today’s gathering is full of Silvermoon’s elite families.”
“Maybe someone here actually has a thing for ugliness. Might even make a good match.”
My parents exchanged an awkward look, too afraid to respond, too afraid to refuse.
As her biological parents, they had never even bothered to see my real face.
So at that moment, they were just as clueless as anyone else.
They feared that beneath my mask and sunglasses was not just my face, but the truth that would make them a laughingstock.
I stepped back, unaffected by Kael’s height advantage.
“Since the engagement is called off, my appearance is none of your concern.”
“I just got into Moren. I have my studies and my career ahead of me. I’m in no rush to marry.”
“And my future marriage is none of your business, outsider.”
Kael, probably never having been publicly defied like this before, narrowed his eyes dangerously, emanating a threatening aura.
The people around us stopped to murmur.
“These elite families have the best resources, but their kids who get into college are few and far between.”
“I heard this girl was raised by her grandmother in the Black Forest. Her parents never even looked after her.”
“Doesn’t matter what she looks like. Getting into the number one university, Moren, makes her a genius! That’s incredible!”
Hearing the praise, my parents’ expressions softened, and their lips even curled into a faint smile.
Only Vivian and Kael’s faces darkened.
Vivian sidled up to me, her fingers digging into my wrist like pincers.
“Runt, brains can only take you so far. A girl’s face is what opens doors.”
“If you really didn’t care, you wouldn’t be hiding behind all that.”
“Some top plastic surgeons are here today. Why not take off your mask and let everyone see your face?”
“We can have them do some adjustments for you, okay?”
Vivian’s words were sweet, but her hand was already flying toward my face.
I instinctively dodged, but that was exactly what she wanted.
“Ugly freak. Let’s wash that face and show everyone what you really are.”
She hissed her taunt in my ear, then used the momentum to fling me into the pool behind me.
The impact of hitting the water ripped away all my coverings.
I floundered, splashing and sinking.
Finally, I scrambled to the edge and pulled myself up, wiping the water from my face.
The entire scene went dead silent, broken only by gasps.