I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 242

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Special Side Story. What Was Their Second Meeting Like?

Marine stood pressed against the wall, watching the splendid masquerade ball party with bored eyes.

No one was talking to her.

Her brother Marion was worried that she didn’t socialize with the young ladies before her debutante ball and only read books at home.

“My cute younger sibling. If you wear a mask, you can naturally socialize with the young ladies who had prejudices about you reading books. So go to the masquerade ball just once. Please, please?”

She had reluctantly attended the party due to Marion’s earnest request, but it was boring as expected.

‘I should stay quietly like a wallflower and then disappear.’

Shortly after Marine, wearing a rabbit mask, had hidden herself between the curtains, young ladies flocked in front of her and began whispering.

“Did you all hear that rumor?”

“What rumor?”

“They say some lady secretly infiltrated His Grace the Duke’s room. His Grace the Duke caught her and threw her out.”

“My goodness! Such a thing happened? Who on earth was that lady?”

Marine had been quiet from the beginning, but she stayed silent even more earnestly.

There’s a saying that novels can’t keep up with reality. To think there actually exists a lady who would do such a bold thing. So curious!

The lady who had first spoken paused for a beat, then lowered her voice and whispered.

“The one who did it was—”

“Young ladies! There you are!”

Because another lady suddenly interrupted, she couldn’t hear the rest.

Marine quickly covered her mouth, feeling like a regretful sigh might escape without her knowing.

“Lady Sains, what happened that has you in such a good mood?”

One lady asked grumpily.

“His Grace the Duke is coming here!”

“What? No way. His Grace the Duke is famous for disliking parties.”

“He’s coming because he has urgent matters to discuss with the Count who’s hosting the party.”

“My goodness, I need to go fix my makeup right now.”

“Me too!”

The young ladies disappeared to the powder room like the wind.

‘The Western Duke is coming?’

It was good that she had come to the masquerade ball party after hearing Marion’s words.

She got to hear interesting gossip and had the opportunity to see the Western Duke she had never seen before.

Marine peeked her head out slightly from behind the curtain. Where should she go to get a good look at the Western Duke?

That’s when it happened.

“Lady Schwentz?”

Marine unconsciously turned around and then thought ‘Oh no.’

By reacting to the name, she had ended up revealing that she was Lady Schwentz.

“Who are you?”

“It’s me. Gavium Norman.”

Gavium Norman was the son of Viscount Norman, Father’s close friend.

As he removed his butterfly mask and winked greasily, Marine forced an awkward smile and greeted him.

“Hello, Young Master Norman.”

“I heard you’ll be going up to the capital soon for your debutante ball?”

“Yes. I think so.”

“I should go there to congratulate you too.”

“What? Why?”

Marine asked with wide eyes.

There was no need for him to come all the way to the distant capital just to congratulate her on her debutante ball.

“Well… our fathers have such a close friendship.”

He too seemed to have nothing proper to say, making a poor excuse.

Marine didn’t want to continue the conversation with him any longer, so she decided to tell him the breaking news she had just heard.

“Young Master Norman. I heard the Western Duke is attending this party. All the Young Ladies have flocked over there. You’ve always respected His Grace, haven’t you? Now’s your chance to greet him.”

Young Master Norman asked with a surprised face.

“Is that true? His Grace never attends parties.”

“Exactly. Since such a person has appeared, wouldn’t today be the opportunity?”

“Indeed, Lady Schwentz is wise, unlike other Young Ladies. Then I should hurry and go greet His Grace.”

“Yes. Please go ahead.”

He was about to turn and leave when he looked at her again.

“But aren’t you going, Lady Schwentz?”

“I’m fine.”

As long as you disappear from my sight, I’ll give up on His Grace.

Marine smiled brightly and waved her hand as if telling him to hurry along.

“Indeed, you will make a wonderful wife.”

“What?”

So suddenly?

“Well then, I’ll be going.”

While Marine made a bewildered expression, Young Master Norman quickly moved forward.

The plan was canceled because of Young Master Norman. There wouldn’t be many opportunities to see the Western Duke, but she didn’t want to encounter Young Master Norman again.

Marine glanced toward where the crowd was gathering, then went out to the garden.

As she breathed the cool air deep into her lungs, a middle-aged noble couple passed by her, apparently returning from a walk.

Suddenly, the design of the scarf around the wife’s neck looked familiar.

Could that be the scarf she had retrieved?

“Can you get that sca-, scarf up there in the tree?”

“Scarf?”

“Yes. A noble entrusted it to our mom for mending. It was so pretty that I wanted to look at it for just a moment before putting it back, but the wind stole it away. I need to put it back before Mom gets angry…”

Seeing that it had safely returned to its original Master, the Children probably weren’t scolded. That’s a relief.

Looking at the Scarf, she remembered the ‘Passerby’ who had saved her.

She had inquired about those who had passed through that area that day, but couldn’t find anyone.

The great Knight who was skilled enough to catch her when she fell from the Tree had also hidden his identity well.

“Will I be able to meet him again? I really want to thank him properly.”

Putting her regretful feelings aside, Marine slowly strolled through the Garden.

The Garden, softly bathed in moonlight, wasn’t too dark and was perfect for a walk.

Marine took out Hard Candy from her Pouch and put it in her mouth.

Delicious.

The Hard Candy made directly by the Family House’s Cook was larger than regular Hard Candy, making it fun to dissolve and eat.

Marine was walking slowly while eating the Hard Candy when she failed to notice a Stone and fell down with a crash.

“Gack.”

But the Hard Candy got stuck in her throat just like that.

Marine clutched her throat and tried somehow to get the Hard Candy out, but it was firmly lodged in her windpipe.

Gradually she couldn’t breathe, and her vision became blurry.

Was she going to die like this? She had barely escaped the crisis of freezing to death in the Tree before, and now she was going to die from Candy stuck in her throat?

Why did these things keep happening?

It was as if a cruel fate kept pushing her toward death.

Tears welled up in her eyes. She didn’t want to die like this.

Marine lowered her head and tried her best to somehow get the Hard Candy out.

“Gack. Gack. Gack…”

Then, someone hugged her from behind and lifted her solar plexus.

With the strong force that lifted her body halfway into the air, the Hard Candy shot out of her mouth and rolled across the Floor.

“Cough. Cough. Cough.”

Coughs burst out endlessly along with tears.

Marine sat down on the Floor and continued coughing while looking up.

Crow? A Man with Black Hair wearing a Crow Mask was looking down at her. His pitch-black eyes held a cold light.

“Than, cough. Thank, cough…”

“I’ll consider the thanks as given.”

As he turned around coldly, Marine hurriedly grabbed the hem of his Pants.

“Re, cough. ward, cough…”

“Not necessary.”

Marine looked up at him with eyes full of tears.

“Your, cough. name, cough…”

“Passerby.”

The Man shook his Pants to coldly shake off her hand and left.

Passerby? Is saving people while passing by trendy these days? That can’t be.

Marine stared blankly at the Man’s retreating figure and then jumped up.

Could he possibly be the same person as that Passerby who saved her before? If so, he had saved her life twice.

Marine clutched her aching throat and ran in the direction he had gone.

Last time and this time too, her throat hurt so she couldn’t properly express her gratitude. She didn’t know who it was, so she couldn’t even thank him properly.

This time, she absolutely had to give proper thanks and show her appreciation.

Meanwhile, Gerald, who had been watching the Rabbit Lady running toward the direction he had left from behind, quietly walked in the opposite direction.

He had planned to rest briefly in the garden away from people, but a sound that irritated his ears reached him. Even though he had lowered his hearing to normal human standards as much as possible, the fact that he could still hear it suggested it was quite a dangerous situation.

Following the sound, he found the Rabbit Lady clutching her throat and gasping. The Rabbit Lady looked like she might stop breathing at any moment.

He wanted to avoid contact with others as much as possible, but he couldn’t just watch someone die before his eyes.

When he embraced the Rabbit Lady from behind and pressed hard on her solar plexus, whatever had been stuck in her throat flew out and rolled across the floor.

Candy?

Had she nearly died from candy stuck in her throat?

Was she young? Was she still eating such large candy?

As he looked down at her with pitying eyes, the Rabbit Lady tried hard to express her gratitude even though she could barely speak properly.

Suddenly, he remembered the lady who had fallen from the tree not long ago. That lady had also tried to thank him with a hoarse voice.

Surely it wasn’t the same person? Had he coincidentally encountered and saved the same person twice?

It was an absurd situation. Even if it were true, he absolutely refused such coincidences.

Gerald quickly walked in the completely opposite direction from the Rabbit Lady, so he would never encounter her again.

(Special Side Story Complete)

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