I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 53

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 53

Damn, this single phrase contained the meaning ‘there’s no chance for her to meet the good person he mentioned.’

“Please just call me by my name instead of Young Duke. And I apologize.”

Zeromian, who understood immediately, looked apologetic as if he thought he had made a mistake.

Marine waved her free hand that wasn’t caught by the Duke as if it was fine.

Zeromian, who stared intently at that hand, turned his arrow back to the Duke.

“An engagement without an engagement ring?”

For the first time, a slight crack appeared in the Duke’s expression as he dealt with Zeromian coldly throughout.

Marine smiled awkwardly and hid her hand behind her back.

“Did you get permission from Lady Marine’s mother?”

The Duke’s cracked expression changed to look even more bewildered this time.

Reading the answer from that expression, Zeromian snorted.

“See? What kind of engagement is this with someone who doesn’t even know such procedures?”

“I got permission myself.”

Marine found the Duke’s reaction more interesting and looked at him instead.

Then Zeromian crossed his arms in front of his chest and clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk. Rather than getting engaged to such an inconsiderate fellow, how about becoming my disciple instead?”

“Pardon?”

“I’ll give you anything you need.”

“Kay.”

At the Duke’s call, Kay suddenly appeared from somewhere and bowed before him.

“Yes.”

“Throw that thing outside.”

Kay nodded slightly as his answer and approached Zeromian.

“Kay. Didn’t I tell you not to appear while startling me like that?”

Zeromian scolded Kay with a serious expression.

“That’s my job though.”

Kay answered in a voice that showed no impact at all.

“What kind of job involves startling people?”

“My job is to follow Duke’s orders. Please leave. I’ll escort you politely.”

“Interpreting those words, it means if I don’t leave when you escort me politely, you’ll drag me out, right?”

“…”

When Kay stayed quiet as an affirmative answer, Zeromian irritably swept his long silver hair back.

“Don’t touch me. I’ll leave on my own.”

Kay stepped back slightly.

“You, we’ll talk again…”

As soon as Zeromian started speaking toward Marine, Kay cut him off.

“Let’s go.”

He even blocked Zeromian’s gaze toward Marine.

Zeromian swept his silk gown back and turned to leave.

The office became quiet as if a storm had swept through.

The Duke hesitated before opening his mouth.

“…I’ll buy a ring tomorrow.”

As if his head hurt from the commotion Zeromian caused, he pressed his temple with his finger.

Ah, a ring. Even she hadn’t thought of a ring.

Because it wasn’t a real engagement.

“It’s fine. It’s a fake engagement anyway. You bought me plenty of jewelry along with the dress last time. I can wear one of those.”

Marine answered nonchalantly.

“No. A jewelry store owner will come tomorrow.”

“Yes, understood.”

Marine answered immediately. When the boss says to do it, you do it.

“But.”

“Yes?”

Marine took her gaze off her still-held wrist and looked at the Duke.

“Since when have you been close with that guy?”

“That guy?”

Marine tilted her head and asked back, not knowing who he was referring to.

“Are we close with Zeromian?”

“We?”

The Duke’s furrowed brows openly displayed his displeasure.

“Well, when Zeromian was Zero, he did often keep me company in conversation.”

“Conversation companion?”

The Duke’s expression as he repeated her words was as cold as the northern wind.

Marine’s light green eyes trembled faintly.

What did she say wrong?

The Duke keeps nitpicking her words, but that must be her imagination, right?

“I occasionally met him when I was choosing books to read to Duke in the library.”

“Occasionally? How often?”

“Um, once or twice a week?”

Marine spoke honestly.

“That often?”

“Is that a lot?”

Marine stared at him with an expression asking what he meant.

“Then is it little?”

The Duke also raised one eyebrow sharply as if asking what nonsense she was talking about.

“Did I do something wrong to Duke?”

“Are you deflecting now?”

At the Duke’s sharp rebuke, Marine gaped in bewilderment.

No, why are you acting like this? Really.

“Thinking about it, Duke’s words seem right. It was a lot. But when will you let go of my hand?”

Marine decided to just accept this situation. She felt that if she agreed quickly, she could end this inexplicable interrogation.

The Duke only then seemed to realize he had been holding her wrist the whole time and quietly let go.

Marine hurriedly reclaimed her wrist and rubbed it.

You worked hard, wrist.

“Then, shall I read the report now?”

“Yes.”

Though his tone was still somewhat displeased, Marine didn’t know the reason, so she started her work.

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“Duke, Lady Marine. The jewelry store owner has arrived.”

Sebastian, who knocked and entered, announced the jewelry store owner’s visit at the reception room door.

“Let him in.”

A thin, 50-year-old man with protruding lips entered and immediately greeted them politely.

“It’s an honor. Duke, and fiancée. I am Yoreli Hackers, the Empire’s finest gem appraiser, gem craftsman, and jewelry store owner, paying my respects.”

“It’s been a while.”

Yoreri finished his long greeting and smiled proudly with sparkling eyes.

“It’s an honor for our family house that you remember us.”

“Let’s proceed quickly.”

“Yes. Understood.”

When he clapped his hands, his employees came in one after another carrying bags.

“I’ve carefully selected and brought 100 premium jeweled rings. Your fiancée may not know, but our jewelry store has a 300-year tradition of…”

“I’d like to focus.”

“Yes.”

Yoreri quickly shut his mouth.

Marine was somewhat overwhelmed looking at the jewelry that displayed such beautiful brilliance it was almost blinding.

Until her family house fell to ruin, she too had grown up in an affluent noble house. However, this was the first time she had seen so many jeweled rings all at once.

“Do any catch your fancy?”

At the Duke’s question, Marine took a deep breath.

If until now she had talked about engagement in front of familiar people, now she had to act lovesick in front of an outsider.

Marine lightly clenched both fists, brought them to her face, and tilted her head slightly.

“Will our handsome Duke help me? There are too many jewelry pieces, I can’t choose.”

At Marine’s aegyo attack, the reception room momentarily fell silent.

Marine’s pupils trembled restlessly.

She could see Butler Sebastian turning toward the door with his shoulders shaking.

This isn’t right, is it? Really not right? Did I go too far?

Marine quietly lowered her hands and deeply bowed her reddened face.

“Ahem. I’d like to help since I’m handsome, but the circumstances aren’t favorable.”

The Duke covered his mouth and suppressed his laughter.

Marine’s earlobes turned red.

“Yoreri. If you were to recommend a ring similar to my fiancée’s eye color?”

Yoreri, who had been momentarily dazed by Marine’s aegyo, quickly came to his senses.

Money! Money is coming. Get your head straight.

“I’ll find one right away.”

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