The Villain Wants to Be Dumped

Ruite Everhart. He transmigrated into the character who was the protagonist’s political marriage partner, only to be killed by the protagonist later. The reason for his death was that, after the marriage, he became so desperate for affection that he eventually turned into a villain.
And of course, if you’ve transmigrated, avoiding a gruesome ending is the whole point.
However, because his family was the weaker one, Ruite couldn’t be the first to bring up breaking off the engagement. So he waited for the other side to initiate it.
According to the original story, on the day of the academy graduation, Chester sincerely and politely tells him that he truly doesn’t think things will work out and wants to annul the engagement.
Ruite planned to seize that moment and smoothly agree to the breakup.
Since they were going to annul it anyway, he even went along with everything the protagonist wanted, just to avoid causing any trouble.
“I heard House Callaway invited you. Please decline. Seeing you at the academy is more than enough.”
“Okay. I will.”
“……”
And then the long-awaited graduation day arrives. But what Ruite received wasn’t a breakup notice—it was a formal proposal of marriage. From Chester himself.
* * *
“Have you ever told anyone about the arrangement between our families?”
“No. Why are you asking all of a sudden?”
“This morning in the dorm cafeteria, your friend kept whispering while looking at me.”
Well, isn’t that just because you glared at me first?
“I’d prefer if you didn’t go around talking about an arrangement our families made on their own.”
“Just to be clear, Chester.”
“……”
“Don’t worry. I can keep my mouth shut. That’s a secret I’ll take to the grave, so you can relax.”
If rumors started spreading, Chester wouldn’t be the only one in trouble, but Ruite would be too. If word got out early that “the two families arranged a political marriage,” imagine all the gossip that would erupt once the annulment actually happened.
“……”
Chester’s brow furrowed even deeper. Ruite, not noticing his expression, nodded to himself. But soon, without saying a word, he turned coldly and walked away first.