I’m The Real Daughter, But I Don’t Want To Go Back To The Duke’s Estate - Chapter 71

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Why do I have to live like this?

Why should I have to bow down first to a lowly commoner girl who wouldn’t have even dared to look me straight in the eye originally!

The marquis’s daughter felt her insides boiling with rage.

But just then.

“Welcome, both young ladies!”

The hotel manager came running out with a beaming smile on his face.

The marquis’s daughter’s gaze became even colder.

When I first entered the party, he didn’t even come out to see me?

Is he discriminating between people or what!

However, the manager, completely oblivious to the marquis’s daughter’s discomfort, simply bowed his head quickly to the two young ladies.

“Thank you so much for attending our party and gracing us with your presence.”

In fact, the manager was truly grateful.

The ‘biological daughter of the Lusert Ducal Family’ who was receiving intense attention in high society.

Lady Milena was making her first public appearance, and that place was the Rexler Hotel.

There couldn’t be a better opportunity than this to enjoy the promotional effects!

“Not at all. We’re the ones who are grateful for being invited to such a precious occasion.”

Cecilia answered gracefully.

Milena looked at Cecilia with admiring eyes.

How can she speak so fluently?

I’m already dying from the burden of just enduring people’s gazes.

But then.

People began to murmur quietly.

A moment later, the person appearing from far away was…

‘The, the First Prince?!’

It was the First Prince, Benjamin.

While Milena inwardly cringed.

Everyone politely paid their respects to the First Prince.

“We greet His Highness the First Prince.”

“We see His Highness the First Prince.”

Despite people’s greetings, the First Prince’s interest seemed to be elsewhere.

You could tell just by watching him look around and then immediately approach the Lusert family.

“Count of Lusert!”

“Ah, Your Highness the First Prince.”

Count of Lusert bowed his head slightly.

The First Prince smiled brightly and struck up a conversation.

“Duchess, and young master, it’s really been a long time. Lady Cecilia, have you been well too?”

The First Prince, who had greeted everyone warmly, looked intently at Milena.

A deep smile appeared on his lips.

“I met Lady Milena at the Imperial Palace the other day. It was very pleasant.”

Excuse me, I wasn’t pleased though?

But she couldn’t say that.

Milena put on the smile that any proper lady should wear.

“I’m also pleased to see you again.”

“Come to think of it, how was the book you borrowed that time?”

“I enjoyed it throughout my reading.”

It was a blatant lie.

Milena had immediately handed the book over to Cecilia as soon as she borrowed it.

Though in that process, Cecilia had said.

“This looks like it would be helpful for you to read too?”

…and subtly forced her to read, which made things a bit difficult.

Anyway, Milena hoped the conversation would end here, but the First Prince was very persistent.

“That’s fortunate. Then please visit again as my guest next time.”

I don’t want to.

Milena put strength into her lips that were about to twist as they pleased.

“Um, I wonder if it wouldn’t be a burden to Your Highness the First Prince.”

“Not at all. Lady Milena is always welcome.”

The First Prince’s smile deepened a little more.

“I was very disappointed that we couldn’t have a long conversation that time because of Rudrick. I’d like to have a longer conversation next time.”

Ah, please stop talking to me!

She wanted to somehow cut off the conversation appropriately, but the First Prince persistently kept talking to her.

At this moment, what bothered Milena was.

‘Wait, Cecilia is standing right next to me! Are you blind? Huh?!’

Yet the First Prince kept talking only to her endlessly.

He had only given Cecilia a ceremonial greeting and barely even looked at her.

‘What if Cecilia gets offended by this?’

Milena anxiously glanced at Cecilia from the corner of her eye.

And she stiffened her shoulders with a start.

Cecilia was looking at the First Prince with an unpleasant gaze.

‘What, what is it? Is she upset because he keeps talking only to me?!’

Though for that to be the case, that look was somehow… closer to disgust than jealousy.

At least it was fortunate that Cecilia’s resentment wasn’t directed at her.

‘Right, let’s think positively.’

Milena tried her best to think positively.

‘In a way, at least that two-timing guy isn’t talking to Cecilia, right?’

Honestly, she didn’t want the First Prince approaching Cecilia either.

Just as Milena was continuing her lackluster conversation with the First Prince.

“Wait, what’s that carriage?”

“That emblem is…”

Suddenly the surroundings began to stir.

Milena’s eyes widened as she unconsciously turned her gaze that way.

‘That’s the Magic Tower’s emblem!’

A luxurious carriage had stopped in the garden in front of the hotel.

The person who emerged from it was a middle-aged man dressed in a long robe with delicately embroidered patterns.

He wore a monocle and had neatly combed hair mixed with gray here and there.

His appearance looked quite meticulous.

And.

“It’s the Lord of the Magic Tower?”

“My goodness, there are really many distinguished guests attending this party.”

“Indeed. It’s surprising that people we don’t usually see are attending.”

The surroundings became noisy once again.

Meanwhile, Milena couldn’t hide her surprised expression.

‘What, the Lord of the Magic Tower is attending this kind of social event?’

That was understandable, since the Lord of the Magic Tower usually rarely showed himself in public.

It was the same during the ‘Magic Tower’s ointment’ incident that occurred at the Lusert Ducal Family before.

Even though he sent a polite handwritten apology letter, he didn’t personally visit Lusert to apologize.

In fact, since he had done his part by severely punishing Sara, Lusert didn’t make an issue of it anymore.

“Dustin, Lord of the Magic Tower, greets His Highness the First Prince and the House of Lusert.”

Dustin, who had approached them, politely paid his respects.

The Duke smiled gently and returned the greeting to Dustin.

“It’s been a long time, Lord of the Magic Tower.”

“That’s right. Has it been almost 3 years?”

Somehow it felt like they were strangely familiar with each other…?

Milena quietly observed the two men.

Perhaps sensing Milena’s gaze, the Duke glanced back at her.

“Why are you staring so intently?”

“Oh, I’m sorry if I was being rude.”

Milena answered carefully.

“It just seemed like you two have some kind of relationship.”

“Ah, I haven’t told you yet.”

The Count of Lusert let out a hearty laugh.

“The Lord of the Magic Tower has very deep ties with our Lusert Ducal Family.”

“With our family?”

“Yes. Lusert sometimes provides scholarships to outstanding students. And the Lord of the Magic Tower…”

The Duke glanced sideways at Dustin and finished proudly.

“He was a scholarship student directly sponsored by your grandfather, the previous Duke.”

Huh?

At the same time, Milena felt a strong sense of unease.

And for good reason, when the Duke said ‘the Lord of the Magic Tower was a scholarship student sponsored by the previous Duke.’

The expression that had flashed across the Lord of the Magic Tower’s face…

‘He looked extremely displeased.’

It was right at that moment when Milena couldn’t hide her suspicious expression.

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