I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 24

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 24

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The next day, Marine was lost in thought as she looked at the dress spread out on her bed.

The navy blue dress made of stiff fabric looked utterly shabby and pitiful.

Since the sleeve of her light pink dress for public appearances had torn, this shabby dress was all she had to wear.

Just as she was sighing about this situation.

Knock knock. After the knocking sound, Yulia’s gentle voice could be heard.

“It’s Yulia.”

“Come in.”

Marine put on a gown over her nightclothes and greeted Yulia.

Yulia looked at the shabby navy blue dress on the bed, then hurriedly showed her the light pink dress she was holding.

“Marine. I’ve finished mending the sleeve.”

“What? Already?”

“Yes, here.”

Marine looked at the dress Yulia handed her with a surprised expression.

The torn sleeve area had been perfectly mended with intricate flower embroidery. It had even been washed, as the stains on the hem were completely gone.

“Yulia, this is really amazing.”

Marine gasped in admiration.

“It’s nothing special.”

Yulia spoke shyly, but judging by her reddened eyes, it seemed she had stayed up all night mending without sleep.

“Thank you so much. I was just worrying about not having a dress to wear.”

“I’m happy as long as Marine is pleased.”

Yulia’s eyes sparkled with joy as she smiled bashfully.

“But you really have good handiwork. Where did you learn this?”

“I’ve always liked embroidery, so I tried various things with fabric scraps.”

“Wow! It’s really excellent.”

At Marine’s continued praise, Yulia didn’t know what to do with herself and changed the subject.

“I’ve brought breakfast to Roanna’s room.”

“Okay. Thank you. Oh, wait a moment.”

Marine took out 10 silver from her coin purse and held it out to Yulia.

Yulia waved her hands frantically with a flustered expression.

“I didn’t do this expecting anything like this.”

“I know, Yulia. I’ve already received enough of your kindness. But I want to pay this money for your skill.”

“My skill?”

Yulia’s red eyes wavered as if confused.

“Yes. I really like this sleeve embroidery. Will you accept it?”

“…Thank you.”

Yulia held back tears that seemed about to burst forth and carefully accepted the 10 silver.

It was quite a lot of money for mending work. This was the first time someone had told her she had skill while even paying her money.

Once again, Yulia’s loyalty toward Marine grew tremendously.

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Marine entered the reception room, then was so startled she closed the door again.

Oliver, who was standing beside her, watched her with his usual smiling face.

“Oliver, what’s inside there?”

Marine pointed at the door with wide eyes.

“Yes.”

“You’re saying I need to go in there?”

“Yes. Since the maids who insulted you and Roanna are people of the Duke’s Castle, Duke sent this as an apology.”

“That’s supposed to mean that? I was just expecting to buy one dress from a dressing room.”

She had been there in the office yesterday too. The Duke had clearly only called Oliver and said just one word: ‘Dressing room.’

But she couldn’t understand how that got interpreted into such a long sentence.

“You remember I was there too, right?”

“Of course.”

Oliver smiled innocently.

“Since winter is approaching, he said to get something warm made. Roanna too.”

“The Duke said that too?”

“Yes.”

Oliver answered with a bright smile.

“I told you I was there.”

“Roanna has arrived. Shall we go in?”

Oliver, who had greeted Roanna with his eyes, pretended not to hear her words and changed the subject.

Roanna and Yulia, who had escorted her, stood there blankly with confused expressions.

“Marine.”

“Mom.”

“What’s going on?”

Roanna whispered while glancing at Oliver.

Marine silently examined the dress Roanna was wearing. The brown dress sleeves were quite worn, and the fabric was badly damaged.

Most importantly, it was a very thin summer dress.

“Oliver was right.”

Oliver, who was standing behind them, smiled silently.

“Mom, we need to buy dresses.”

“Dresses?”

Roanna tilted her head and asked back.

“Yes. Duke owes me a debt, and this time he told me to spend freely. Let’s spend until Duke’s fortune is completely ruined.”

Marine straightened her shoulders and spoke confidently.

“Cough.”

Oliver, who was listening from behind, breathed roughly, but she pretended not to notice.

Since Marine had decided to accept it, she planned to accept it properly and repay the favor.

“Let’s go in.”

Oliver, who smiled lightly, led the way and opened both doors of the reception room wide.

The guest reception room was luxuriously decorated to match the atmosphere of the Duke’s Castle.

In the center, at the tea table, a woman could be seen sitting and savoring tea.

Behind her, numerous mannequins were all wearing beautiful dresses.

Marine looked at the row of mannequins with slightly overwhelmed eyes. She had just closed the door earlier, surprised by that large quantity of dresses.

She had thought she would just buy one dress from a dressing room. Having the entire dressing room moved to the Duke’s Castle was an unexpected development.

Oliver led the group to the tea table and introduced the woman.

“This is Idre Smill, designer of Bloria Dress Shop.”

“Hello. I’m Idre Smill.”

Idre, who had put down her teacup, stood up from her seat and greeted them calmly.

Around the neck of her white dress was a black pearl necklace wrapped twice and hanging down long.

Idre, with brown hair and blue eyes, was a supporting character who appeared in the novel and later worked as the Female Protagonist’s exclusive designer.

Meeting another character from the novel, her inner sense of familiarity grew tremendously.

“Hello. My name is Marine.”

When Marine greeted them warmly, Roanna, who was standing beside her, also introduced herself.

“Hello. I’m Roanna.”

Idre looked at the two women and tried her best to maintain a composed expression.

The Bloria Dress Shop she operated was a small dressing room.

The only designer on staff was herself, the shop’s owner.

Since she didn’t follow trends and designed dresses herself, Noble Ladies who were busy chasing fashion didn’t visit often.

In short, it was a place ready to go out of business at any moment.

But then her last chance had arrived. She’d received contact from House Vines, the wealthiest in the Empire.

There was only one condition: keep your mouth shut.

The Duke, who had been staying indoors due to his injuries, wanted a dress designer?

The moment this rumor spread, the Western Social Circle would be turned upside down.

Naturally, discretion had to be a condition, and she could easily comply with such terms.

In return, the compensation was tremendous.

“I trust you’ll be discreet. Whether it’s dozens or hundreds of dresses, it doesn’t matter, so please prepare everything you two want. Shoes and accessories to match as well. If you don’t select several pieces, I’ll order all the dresses you brought and everything in the catalog.”

Idre restrained her rising smile as she looked at the two women.

The middle-aged woman was thin and sickly-looking, but had the appearance of someone who would have been called a beauty in her youth.

The young woman was also on the thin side, but was a cute beauty with striking pale green eyes.

“Well then, I’ll excuse myself to give you ladies some privacy. Miss Marine.”

“Yes.”

Oliver approached Marine and whispered quietly.

“Rest until the afternoon, and just come by during his sleeping hours.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Marine also whispered while glancing around at the others.

She knew how dangerous the imagination could run when telling an adult woman to visit late at night.

When Oliver closed the door and left, the women in the reception room exchanged awkward glances.

Yulia quickly cleared away the empty teacups.

“I, I’ll go get some tea and refreshments.”

Yulia’s face flushed red as she stammered again in front of strangers.

“Thank you.”

At Marine’s warm gaze, Yulia quickly nodded and left.

Idre put on a commercial smile as she looked at the two women.

“I’d like to take measurements. Which of you would like to go first?”

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