Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

“I know maintaining dignity by keeping one’s back straight is a lady’s virtue, but…”

“Maintaining proper posture for over an hour is quite an ordeal.”

As soon as Sebastian disappeared, Natalie and Reina buried their faces on the table and let out shallow groans.

Natalie and Reina complained continuously, saying they felt like they might collapse at any moment.

In contrast, Evelyn and Daisy maintained their impeccable posture.

Evelyn was enjoying the refreshments placed before her, while Daisy was consumed by a strange anxiety, biting her lips.

‘Has she lost her memory?’

She observed Evelyn intently.

Feeling the piercing gaze, Evelyn turned her head toward Daisy.

“Have you tried the raspberry pie?”

“Oh my, thank you.”

When Daisy, whose eyes met hers, smiled brightly and offered a slice of pie, Evelyn beamed and moved the pie toward herself.

Then she took a bite of the pie.

Watching this scene, a slight twitch appeared at the corner of Daisy’s mouth.

‘She never used to easily accept food from others. Knowing what I might put in it, she’s eating it so readily?’

If she had known she would be this defenseless, she would have mixed in some poison.

Daisy, hit by belated regret, turned her head to hide her expression.

But then a glass bottle containing honey caught her eye.

‘Beltsha honey?’

* * *

At the same time Evelyn and Daisy were in the garden.

“What do you mean, Duke! Cancel the banquet!”

A resounding shout echoed through the meeting room.

At the mention of canceling the banquet, Count Muet slammed his hand on the desk and shot up from his seat.

“This is unacceptable!”

“Please calm down, Count Muet. Wasn’t this an accident with tremendous damage? So at times like this…”

“No matter what, skipping the banquet is impossible! This isn’t just any banquet – it’s one hosted by House of Count Heteus!”

Hans, Casian’s close aide, tried to restrain Count Muet, but he strongly objected and asked the other retainers for their opinions.

“Do you all think we should cancel the banquet too?”

“Cancel it? Should we eliminate a long-standing tradition just because of one accident?”

“I feel the same way! While the casualties are regrettable, the invitations sent out and costs invested are too enormous to just let go.”

“Since it was a scheduled banquet, let’s proceed as planned, Your Grace. Isn’t this an unavoidable situation?”

Those who were busy wounding others with their sharp tongues when disparaging other people’s daughters showed quick solidarity only at times like this.

Casian, who had been quietly observing the meeting, let out a soft chuckle.

‘They’re only eager to look after their own interests.’

The accident had occurred in one of the areas of the Southern Grain Belt, no less.

A natural disaster that struck without warning had caused numerous casualties.

Even now, the scene was nothing short of chaos, from bereaved families searching for bodies to those clearing the debris.

In a situation where even helping hands filled with mourning would not be enough, the retainers stubbornly voiced their opinions and revealed their greed.

“It seems you all view the Pican incident as merely a minor disturbance.”

“Th-that’s not it…”

“We were just…”

“Let’s take a break.”

Normally he would have composed his expression and somehow endured the meeting, but not wanting to hear even their excuses, he quickly left the meeting room.

“I’ll need to clean house sometime.”

Because he smiled brightly and pretended to listen, the retainers were now trying to climb over his head.

Casian muttered ominously and emitted sharp killing intent, then stopped walking briefly, lost in a thought that suddenly occurred to him.

“…Maybe I’ll go take a look.”

Taking a walk to clear his head didn’t seem like a bad choice either.

He needed to check if Evelyn was doing well.

Casian, who had been walking at a moderate pace, arrived at the garden around the time Sebastian declared a break.

“Du…!”

“Count Heteus!”

“Stop. I’m just going to stay quietly and leave, so don’t mind me.”

The employees who saw Casian were startled and tried to announce his arrival, but Casian stopped them.

Casian moved to a position where the ladies couldn’t see him and watched Evelyn with his arms crossed.

Her straight, upright back.

The white nape of her neck visible between her green hair.

Her brightly smiling face.

She was a woman he had always seen, yet she seemed new every time he looked at her.

No matter how much she had lost her memory, Evelyn was still aristocratic.

She had a distinctive aura, as if no one could carelessly damage her worth.

It was while he was looking at Evelyn’s profile as if appreciating a work of art.

“Who is that lady?”

Suddenly, a woman caught Casian’s attention.

“That’s Baroness Muet.”

“Count Muet’s daughter?”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

Casian’s eyes narrowed at the response from Pabel, the captain of the Valhalla knights.

“Have you tried the raspberry pie?”

A gentle voice.

A face full of goodwill.

Though she certainly seemed kind and good-natured, somehow an unsettling aura could be felt.

In this inexplicable situation, Casian observed Daisy carefully.

“Oh my, thank you.”

Evelyn moved the pie to her own plate as if responding to the kindness.

As Evelyn bit into the pie, a subtle crack appeared in Daisy’s expression.

At that moment, Casian witnessed it.

The murderous intent rippling in Daisy’s eyes.

‘Something worthless has entered.’

She seemed to turn her head to compose her expression, but even so, her ugly true feelings couldn’t be hidden.

Just as he was pondering how to deal with Daisy, her gaze changed eerily.

‘What is she doing?’

Daisy, who had spotted the glass bottle containing honey, secretly brought the honey bottle toward herself and was mixing honey into the milk tea.

It seemed like normal behavior on the surface, but something felt off.

‘It looks like ordinary tea though…’

Why was it bothering him?

No, should he call it unpleasant?

Just as Casian was caught up in these inexplicable emotions, Daisy offered the milk tea to Evelyn.

“Please try the milk tea too. It’s absolutely wonderful when enjoyed together.”

“Thank you for looking after me!”

Evelyn, who had been eating pie, accepted the cup without a trace of suspicion.

At that moment, Casian had an intuition.

Eyes full of hostility and a smile filled with glee.

The way she secretly added honey and the act of offering that tea.

The meaning was clear.

‘The Princess must have an allergy.’

Intense murderous intent toward someone was contained in that milk tea.

Casian, who belatedly realized the truth, looked at Evelyn urgently.

“Not at all. Please drink it quickly.”

Evelyn was holding the cup at Daisy’s urging.

The moment he saw Evelyn about to bring the cup to her lips, time flowed slowly for Casian.

He had definitely intended to stay still, but his body reacted first.

“Excuse me. I’ll wet my throat for a moment.”

Without realizing it, Casian snatched Evelyn’s teacup and downed the tea in one gulp.

Then he looked down at Daisy and set down the empty teacup.

“If it’s alright, may I join you?”

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‘Why is the Count here?’

Daisy’s brow furrowed mercilessly at Casian’s intervention.

At this time, he should definitely have been in the Meeting Room.

“If it’s alright, may I join you?”

Despite his gentle voice, the eyes looking down were sharp.

While the flustered Daisy could only gape, the other Princesses brightened at his appearance.

“Oh my, Count?”

“What brings you here?”

Casian’s gaze finally turned to the other Princesses.

“I stopped by briefly while passing through. Would it be alright to join you?”

“Of course!”

“Please sit comfortably!”

Natalie and Reina, who had been burying their faces in the table, jumped up as if nothing had happened and greeted him with bright smiles.

“Then excuse me.”

As Pabel quickly brought a chair, Casian sat down next to Evelyn.

Evelyn, who had been held in Casian’s embrace, seemed not to have expected his appearance and wore a surprised expression as she followed his movements with her gaze.

“How did you come here?”

“I stopped by to rest for a moment.”

“Ah, I see. You came at a good time, he— mmph!”

Evelyn tried to say something to Casian, but he quickly put a scone in her mouth and changed the subject.

“The scones look delicious. Please, everyone eat.”

“Yes, yes! Of course! The Chef from House of Count Heteus is so skilled!”

“The scones are really delicious as you said, Count~ How wonderful it would be to eat something this savory every day!”

Everyone welcomed him, but only one person.

Only Daisy looked over Casian with a rigidly frozen face.

‘Does he know something?’

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