My Unrequited Love Is an Absolute Secret - Chapter 111

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Side Story 6

The day of the Price Welfare Foundation’s summer performance announcement had arrived.
It was also a historic day—Harry’s debut into high society.
“There’s no need to be so nervous. I’ll stay right beside you the whole time.”
As they drove toward the venue, Aemerus took her hand and spoke reassuringly.
Her hand had grown quite cold from anxiety.
“Okay.”
“If you don’t like it today, you don’t have to go again.”
“How can you say that?”
Harry let out a hollow laugh.
Aemerus seemed genuinely sincere, but…
Since she planned to continue living in the United States, social activities were inevitable.
The real problem was that she’d never imagined she’d be socializing with the upper echelons of society.
“The people who receive invitations from the Price couple are relatively well-mannered. They won’t devour you alive, so don’t worry.”
“Wow, that’s certainly reassuring. Thank you so much, Albert.”
“Think nothing of it.”
Harry and Albert exchanged jokes and giggled like old friends who’d known each other for years.
One thing that had changed was that Aemerus no longer felt jealous of his older brother.
‘She said the person she loves is me.’
Harry’s heartfelt confession from a few days ago had settled firmly in his heart.
She could joke with his brother and laugh together, but that was all.
He was the one privileged to kiss her, not his brother.
As he took pride in that fact and massaged her cold hand to ease her tension,
“We’re almost there.”
Albert said, gazing out the window.
Just as he said, a massive gate made of iron bars came into view.
“Phew, this is really it.”
Aemerus laughed as he watched Harry take a deep breath to steel herself.
“Calm down. We still have further to go.”
“Further from here?”
“It would be troublesome if you were already overwhelmed.”
Albert was teasing her with a chuckle when
the car gradually slowed and came to a complete stop.
“We’ll be stopping briefly. It appears the security checkpoint is experiencing some delays.”
The driver turned back to apologize.
“This is the first time I’ve seen something like this…”
Albert muttered with a puzzled tone, tilting his head curiously.
It didn’t seem to be a common occurrence.
After waiting a moment, the car began moving slowly again.
They soon discovered the cause of the congestion.
“No one can treat us this way! Not even if they’re the Price Couple!”
“Bring the Price Couple here! I’ll tell them to their faces!”
Albert informed them in a flat voice after seeing a couple causing a commotion outside the car.
“The Morgan Couple.”
“The Morgan Couple? You mean the ‘Morgan Foundation’?”
“Yes. Don’t look at them. Try not to make eye contact.”
Heeding Albert’s warning, Harry hurriedly averted her gaze.
Looking at Aemerus’s exceptionally handsome face today, her composure naturally steadied.
“I’ve heard rumors they’re practically bankrupt. That’s probably why they act like people with nothing to lose.”
The Price family wouldn’t be so easy to push around, though.
Having overheard Albert’s quiet murmur, the tension she’d barely managed to release became wasted effort.
The Morgan Couple’s desperate cries kept grating on Harry’s nerves.
‘People who look so respectable actually abused a child.’
If she hadn’t seen the news about the Morgan Foundation, she would have thought they were genuinely wronged victims suffering unjust treatment.
“Harry, are you alright?”
“Yeah…”
That answer was truly honest.
It was simply somewhat uncomfortable being in the same space as such people.
Fortunately, additional security personnel who arrived shortly after resolved the situation.
Whatever warning they’d received, the Morgan Couple quietly left, and the blocked road opened.
“Are you part of the Huntington Couple’s party?”
“Yes. Two sons and one companion.”
It seemed the Huntington Couple’s car ahead had already completed inspection, so they passed through smoothly.
After passing through the gates and driving another ten minutes by car, they finally arrived at the Price Estate.
“Wow!”
The Price Estate looked like a medieval castle straight out of a movie.
Harry, who had inadvertently gasped in admiration, hastily covered her mouth with her hand.
“Was I just being too unsophisticated?”
The Huntington brothers burst into laughter simultaneously at her question.
“It’s fine. Anyone who sees the Price Estate reacts that way.”
“Then I’m relieved…”
Harry fanned her flushed, embarrassed face with her hand.
Aemerus, who had exited the car first, extended his hand toward Harry and spoke.
“The estate also has a greenhouse and a pond.”
“Really? Can we see those too?”
“I’m not sure if those areas will be open today.”
Harry felt slightly disappointed but didn’t show it.
Albert, who got out of the car last, let out a chuckle.
“This is a golden opportunity. If I make a good impression today, the Prices might invite us again, don’t you think?”
Knowing there was a reward to be gained, Harry felt her motivation surge.
“Everything alright?”
The Huntington Couple, who were in the car ahead, checked on them.
“Yes.”
“And Lili is fine too?”
“More than fine.”
“Good then. Let’s go.”
Harry walked behind the Huntington Couple as they led the way.
Albert and Aemerus walked on either side of her, as if escorting a prisoner.
Yet Harry found the situation less thrilling than amusing—it reminded her of a criminal being transported, and she had to suppress her laughter.
“Welcome. Mr. Huntington, Mrs. Huntington.”
The Price Couple appeared to greet their guests.
“Wow…”
Harry, who had only seen these people on television, let out a quiet exclamation upon meeting them in person.
Only Aemerus, whose attention was entirely on her, heard it and smiled softly.
“Thank you for inviting us today.”
“Not at all. By the way, who is this…?”
The Prices’ gaze turned toward Harry.
Her presence among the Huntington family must have seemed rather out of place to them.
Sheryl introduced her with a warm smile.
“She’s going to be my daughter-in-law. Lili, say hello.”
At the word “daughter-in-law,” Harry flinched slightly.
‘It’s not exactly wrong, though.’
Hadn’t this happened before she and Aemerus started dating?
People kept mistaking them for boyfriend and girlfriend so often that eventually she grew tired of correcting them, and then they actually did start dating.
Harry recalled the past with a wry smile before introducing herself.
“Hello, I’m Harry Lee. Lili is just a nickname people use for me. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“What a delightful coincidence—my daughter’s nickname is Lili too. It’s wonderful to meet you.”
Mrs. Price shook Harry’s hand and then spoke to Albert.
“Congratulations on taking such a beautiful young lady as your wife.”
Albert and Aemerus both cleared their throats simultaneously.
At their reaction, Mrs. Price looked bewildered.
“Lili is my fiancée.”
“Oh my.”
At Aemerus’s words, Mrs. Price covered her mouth with her hand.
“Unfortunately, I’ve been devoted to serving the nation all this time, so I haven’t had the opportunity to court such a beautiful young lady.”
What could have been an awkward situation was smoothly handled by Albert’s quick wit.
Mrs. Price then met Harry’s eyes and spoke.
“I apologize for my rudeness.”
“Please don’t worry about it. Think nothing of it.”
I hadn’t expected her to apologize, so I was inwardly surprised.
“Thank you for saying that. I truly envy you, Mrs. Huntington. I do hope my son finds a good woman too.”
Mrs. Price let out a soft sigh.
Sheryl responded with hearty agreement.
It seemed that parents with sons all shared similar sentiments.
“Perhaps he might find his destined match right here.”
Mrs. Price said this while wishing Albert good fortune.
The conversation ended there, brief as it was.
It was unavoidable—there were many others waiting in line to greet the Price couple.
“Even the Price couple, for all their prominence, seem to be just as troubled by their son as we are.”
James joked as we moved toward the garden where our seats were arranged.
“From now on, I’ll try to be more confident and act more foolishly.”
At Albert’s quip, I struggled to suppress my laughter.
Seeing me bite my lip and shake my shoulders, Aemerus asked.
“Are you alright?”
“Oh, yes. We only just greeted each other.”
The presentation hadn’t even begun yet.
But Aemerus didn’t relax his expression and gripped my hand tightly.
“Don’t leave my side.”
“I’m fine though….”
Now that I thought about it, Aemerus seemed more nervous than I was.
I simply let him continue holding my hand.
“Here’s our table.”
Round tables in the garden had the names of guests written on them respectively.
The Huntington couple confirmed that their table was close to the Price couple’s and nodded with satisfaction.
“Sheryl! It’s been so long. My goodness, who is this? Isn’t this Albert?”
“Mr. James, it’s an honor to meet you.”
But there was no time to sit down.
People came from all directions to greet us, and I found myself frantically introducing myself as well.
“Everyone, say hello. This is my daughter-in-law.”
“Ha ha, hello everyone.”
The dizzying feeling of having become the Huntington family’s daughter-in-law, with no way out, was an added bonus.

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