The Male Lead’s Villainess Fiancée

Inaromancenovelcalled“TheSecretLoversoftheAcademy”themaleleadwouldoftentormenthisfiancée–butwait,whydidshecrossintothisworldtobecomehisfiancée,thevillainess,insteadoftheheroine?LouiseSweeneyfoundtheperfectsolutiontoescapethemisfortuneofbeingthevillainess:“YourHighness,Ijustwanttotellyouthatwedon’thavetobetiedwithourengagement.Weweren’tevenofficiallyengaged,right?”Butwhatwaswrongwiththemalelead’sreaction?Tohersuggestion,hereplied“Butourengagementwasn’tfalse,don’tyouagree?”