The Male Leads Are Trapped in My House

‘What’s going on?’

At that moment, Knox, who happened to be passing by, spoke to me.

“Cherry, where are you going?”

“Kint Train Station. Someone I’ve been expecting is coming today, and I have to go greet them.”

“Someone you’ve been expecting?”

“Yeah, that’s right. When is Mr. Ludpershire leaving? Go quickly.”

“Even though I don’t know the reason, I’m less likely to listen to you when you’re so desperately asking, Miss Cherry.”

Knox smirked and shrugged his shoulders. It was a bit annoying. I could understand why Eden disliked him a bit.

“Oh, right. But, Miss Cherry, didn’t you say you weren’t hiding in Brunel Village?”

“I’m not exactly hiding, but I don’t want people to know about me.”

“I see.”

What? Why was he reacting like that?

Knox didn’t explain the reason for it. Instead, he reiterated my purpose for going to the train station.

“By the way, is the train running as usual?”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“I’ve heard that the people who were taking carriages to the capital turned back from Westmore Station due to road closures.”

Road closures from Westmore?

Between Benton and Brunel, there were a total of four stations: Benton, Westmore, Hondurff, and Kint (Brunel). Especially, Westmore was a place that everyone must pass through to get to Benton.

And they were closing the roads from there?

It felt ominous.

“I hadn’t heard that the trains had stopped running… I should go quickly and see for myself.”

After bidding farewell to Knox, I quickly visited the carriage rental office.

At the carriage rental office, I rented a four-wheeled carriage and got on. As I did, I saw a crowd gathered at the entrance of the rental office.

“What’s going on?”

I asked the coachman as I got on the carriage. He glanced at the entrance of the rental office and shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t know either.

“It seems that a coachman went to the capital but had to turn back. It looks like the situation there isn’t good. They say the roads are being controlled.”

I had heard this story from Knox as well.

Yikes! The coachman cracked his whip, and the wheels of the carriage slowly started rolling. I carefully observed the crowd gathered at the entrance of the rental office as I passed by.

“Luke, I think I have a fever.”

“Maybe you caught a cold from pushing yourself too hard.”

A middle-aged man, surrounded by people, sat weakly in a chair, his eyes closed.

With the sight of the people checking his fever, I left the rental office on the carriage.

The wheels of the carriage rolled uncontrollably over the uneven ground. The ride wasn’t comfortable.

Sitting in the carriage, I stared at the scenery outside and nervously bit my nails.

Something was off. There were still about ten days left until the world’s destruction, so why was I already feeling so uneasy?

And it wasn’t until I arrived at Kint Village that I understood the significant meaning behind Knox’s words, ‘Aren’t you hiding in the village?’

[Exclusive Report! Cherry Sinclair, Is the Reason for Her Disappearance Due to the Lancaster Family’s Heir, Eden Duncan Lancaster!?]

[Cherry Sinclair, Secret Meetings with Eden Duncan Lancaster in the Countryside Village…!? “Swan and Crow, Unexpected Combination” Society, Rocked by Shock…!]

[Cherry Sinclair’s Chosen Charm Points of Brunel Village…! A New Resort Discovered?!]

Damn what is this.

Why analyze the village’s charm? I came down here to survive! What kind of resort is this? I need to survive!

Furthermore, Knox is here too, yet only Eden’s mentioned. That was quite odd.

So, I considered whether Knox might have informed the newspaper, but it didn’t seem likely. Despite his unfriendly relationship and his sneaky demeanor, he wasn’t the kind of person to do something fatal.

‘It would be better if someone just openly caused an incident.’

Besides, surprisingly, due to the current scandal involving me and Eden, the virus monster incident seemed to have been completely buried.

No newspaper had covered the road closures in Westmore. All they talked about was me and Eden.

‘Someone seems to be intentionally trying to cover up the incident. Then, what’s the reason? What’s happening in Westmore? Why would they do this?’

At this point, it wouldn’t be surprising if other powerful figures were involved in this aside from the visibly sinister Marquis Kay. He probably didn’t commit such a grand scheme on his own.

Damn it. I just need to find out who wrote the article. Even if he begs and knock on Happy House’s doors after the apocalypse, I will never open the door to him.

‘Anyway, this is a big deal. To have my whereabouts exposed like this just before the end… everything is ruined!’

Just thinking about journalists flocking to Brunel Village made me gloomy. Instead of chasing Eden and Knox to the capital, people were now coming to Brunel Village.

‘What should I do, Harrison? I’m truly screwed.’

I should discuss this matter with Harrison once he arrives.

So, I stood at Kint Train Station, waiting for Harrison.

* * *

At that time, in a social club located in the capital city of Benton.

People gathered in the salon, chatting away.

The talk of the town for the whole day had been Cherry and Eden, who had caused quite a commotion in the capital.

“Did you see the newspaper? Cherry Sinclair and the Lancaster heir? They don’t match at all.”

“The Lancasters is an aristocrat among nobles.”

Due to Eden’s unconventional actions and coarse behavior, the opinion of the nobility about him wasn’t very favorable. However, regardless, his lineage was still esteemed among the nobles. After all, nobles valued lineage above all else.

Moreover, if it was Eden Duncan Lancaster, even among the aristocratic elites, he was considered a unicorn. Meeting him was like catching a star from the sky. And even if he happened to meet a woman, he wouldn’t give her a second glance.

There was a time when his sexual preferences had even been questioned due to that.

The aristocratic elites gathered together, carrying their gossip columns, and once again put Cherry’s story on the chopping block.

“Even if it’s the Sinclair family, aren’t they still commoners? Cherry Sinclair has nothing but money, a mere bourgeois. How did she capture a Lancaster?”

“That’s right. Eden Duncan Lancaster is supposed to prioritize skills and abilities over a person’s status, right…?”

“But Cherry Sinclair doesn’t have any abilities. Isn’t she just basking in the small glory of the Sinclair Chairman and Harrison Howard?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Aurora, who had briefly visited the restroom, quietly overheard their conversation from outside the door.

Entering the salon like this would only worsen her mood. After all, the topic was about her brother.

“Lancaster is an aristocrat among nobles.”

Even someone like Aurora, who had an uncertain background, was adopted into the prestigious Lancaster family.

Just hearing the gossip about Cherry Sinclair’s reputation was enough to understand how much these people would talk behind her back. She didn’t seem to fit in with the Lancaster family.

Aurora, who was planning to return home without entering the salon, stopped in her tracks at the voice that followed.

“Could it be that Lancaster was also ashamed of Sinclair and such a scandal, so he went down to the countryside to avoid the prying eyes of the people?”

“It’s possible. Who knows? Where is Brunel, anyway?”

“There’s also a story going around that the two of them are setting up a new home in some abandoned house.”

“Are they just fooling around?”

“Seriously, in an abandoned house? The Sinclair family? Given Cherry Sinclair’s personality, that’s absolutely impossible.”

“True. Then, the only answer is that Lancaster is just playing around with Sinclair, right?”

My brother is with Cherry Sinclair…?

Even without that, Aurora had found it strange that Eden had suddenly gone to some unknown village.

She didn’t have a special interest in Cherry Sinclair, but when she considered the various opinions, it seemed Cherry wasn’t such a good person.

However, Aurora was already tired of people’s prejudice and preconceptions due to her own situation. That’s why she didn’t want to evaluate Cherry based on the same standards as others.

‘I should hurry and go down to Brunel.’

She had already secretly booked a train ticket without her father’s knowledge.

In the end, Aurora left the building without entering the salon. But then,

Crash!

A loud noise echoed from somewhere. It sounded as if the building was collapsing.

“What is that…?”

With a puzzled expression, Aurora turned her head toward the direction of the sound. The sign that read ‘Bluewine Street’ was seen flying away.

It wasn’t as if a gust of wind had blown the sign off or rolled it away. It looked more like someone had forcefully sent it flying.

Ahhhh!

People suddenly screamed and rushed out of a nearby alleyway.