Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

 

“Probably at the Count’s mansion…”

 

“Are you certain?”

 

“…I’ll go and check for myself.”

 

“Please do, Hans.”

 

If by any chance Evelyn’s guess was correct, Daisy would have deceived the knights’ eyes and ventured out.

 

She would hire blonde women similar to herself as maids to confuse the knights’ surveillance network and slip out among them.

 

While the Heteus knights were checking the maids’ movements one by one, making escape at night impossible, it was the perfect situation for contacting someone.

 

It was when Evelyn was continuing her deduction based on the hint obtained from the coffee house.

 

“Baroness Muet is missing!”

 

Hans, who had returned from Count Muet’s mansion, urgently reported the fact.

 

* * *

 

At the same time.

 

“We have arrived.”

 

Upon hearing the coachman’s voice, Daisy put on her robe and got out of the carriage.

 

After handing over the fare, she told him to wait here and then headed toward a manor, avoiding people’s eyes.

 

“Who is it! At such a late hour… Huh. Please wait a moment.”

 

At the repeated knocking sounds, a servant inside came out irritably, but upon confirming her face, his expression suddenly hardened.

 

The servant hurriedly returned inside the manor.

 

Shortly after, the startled master of the house came rushing out.

 

“Why did you come here! Leave immediately!”

 

“Uncle… Please help me.”

 

Despite the man’s cold treatment, Daisy made a pitiful expression and grabbed his arm.

 

Transparent tears rolled down her pale face.

 

“How did you even find this place, Daisy! As far as I know, you’re confined, no. Just go!”

 

“Uncle…”

 

Normally he would have offered a handkerchief and told her not to cry, but the man was resolute.

 

“Don’t bring trouble to our house and get out!”

 

Along with his heartless words, the man roughly shook off Daisy’s hand.

 

Daisy, who had collapsed onto the ground with a thud, hung her head and shed tears.

 

“How can even you treat me like this, Uncle! I’m your blood relative!”

 

“Hah? Blood relative?”

 

At this, the man burst into derisive laughter as if incredulous.

 

“Looking at how things are turning out now, you should know well too! Such a big incident has erupted that it could shake the very existence of our family! Is this something to cover up just because we’re blood relatives?”

 

“But Uncle!”

 

“Handle what happened in your household yourself. Don’t drag our family into it unnecessarily.”

 

Bang! The door slammed shut violently.

 

As if he would no longer allow her entry.

 

“Lady, you must go now.”

 

Daisy, who had been sitting like a faithful wife waiting for her husband’s return, only came to her senses when the coachman called her.

 

Belated sorrow washed over her.

 

“H-how can Uncle treat me so coldly?”

 

He used to cherish her more than his own children…

 

[Don’t bring trouble to our house and get out!]

 

Along with the cold order to leave, contempt had returned.

 

Sometimes one might engage in dishonest acts to maintain power, so she couldn’t understand why she had become an object of contempt.

 

“Why should I receive such cold treatment?”

 

Daisy, whose body was trembling, stood up with the coachman’s support.

 

“This is all because of that woman. If only that woman hadn’t existed, I wouldn’t have fallen!”

 

An intense gleam flashed in her sunken eyes. After venting her resentment with a gloomy face, Daisy only turned away with determined eyes when the dawn chill penetrated to her bones.

 

“I need to meet Count Heteus.”

 

* * *

 

“Is she insane.”

 

Late at night. The man who read the letter tilted his head with a crooked smile.

 

It was because someone he hadn’t been in contact with had not only sent correspondence but made an absurd proposal.

 

Starting with warm greetings, Daisy had shared details about Evelyn’s private life, then blatantly spoke ill of Evelyn before finally sending what amounted to a marriage proposal asking how about pure herself instead of the promiscuous Evelyn.

 

“Beyond audacious, she’s utterly arrogant.”

 

Crunch. The parchment in his hand was mercilessly crumpled.

 

“Not content with portraying Evelyn as an immoral woman, she even proposes marriage.”

 

There were many who approached with petty schemes, but this was the second time someone had proposed a contract while disparaging Evelyn.

 

“I suppose my reputation has declined. What do you think?”

 

The man burst into a sneer and turned his head.

 

The woman who had suddenly appeared months ago, demanding a contract with Evelyn at stake.

 

The ivory-blonde woman stopped selecting a book from the bookshelf and slowly turned around.

 

“It’s best to stay still for now.”

 

“Even when Bell’s name is being dragged through the mud?”

 

Unable to contain his displeasure, the man pressured the woman with his intimidating tone, but she remained unfazed and answered calmly.

 

“Yes.”

 

A heavy silence descended.

 

The surroundings were so quiet that even the smallest breath could be heard loudly.

 

“Then when can I take her?”

 

Breaking the silence, the man replied irritably.

 

The woman pulled out a book and looked at him with an indifferent expression.

 

“When the time comes.”

 

Dissatisfied with the answer, the man kicked his chair and approached the woman.

 

“Remember this. The only reason I took you in is because we share the same goal.”

 

“….”

 

“Don’t pull any tricks and just focus on getting Bell out safely, Cecilia.”

 

Leaving his growling warning, he passed by her and left the place.

 

As the man disappeared with a thunderous sound, Cecilia gazed at where he had stood and murmured softly.

 

“Don’t worry. In this life, I’ll save her even if it costs me my life.”

 

* * *

 

The next day.

 

“We have transferred Baroness Muet.”

 

Punishment was handed down for Daisy, who had violated the detention order.

 

She would remain in Heteus Underground Prison until the nobility trial.

 

Casian had imprisoned her in the underground prison, judging there was a risk of flight.

 

“Good work.”

 

Seeing his face, more haggard than before, I handed Casian some fruit.

 

Casian bit into the apple pierced by the fork and buried his face in my shoulder, making a groaning sound.

 

“The incidents never cease. It’s hard enough just focusing on the banquet.”

 

“It can’t be helped. But since things have come to this, wouldn’t it be better to completely replace the forces eating away at the South?”

 

“Replace them?”

 

Casian’s expression hardened at my words.

 

“What if someone gets seriously hurt in the process?”

 

Casian sat up and asked meaningfully.

 

“It can’t be helped. If you want to gather honey, you must be prepared to get stung by bees.”

 

“Even if that person is someone special?”

 

Though I felt somewhat uneasy, I answered firmly.

 

“Yes.”

 

A few seconds of silence fell. Casian, who had been staring intently into my eyes, was the first to look away.

 

“…That makes sense.”

 

Casian nodded slowly and suddenly asked a question.

 

“My lady, do you remember anything?”

 

Why is he suddenly asking that?

 

Things would be fine continuing as they are, wouldn’t they?

 

“Memories? Hmm, if you’re talking about the past, I’m not sure.”

 

“I see. If I were to….”

 

Just as Casian was about to say something, Hans, who had been waiting outside, suddenly made his presence known.

 

“Your Grace, it’s Hans.”

 

After knocking and waiting for an answer, Casian gave permission to enter.

 

Hans entered and bowed his head.

 

“The Dowager requests your attendance at lunch.”

 

“Lunch, not dinner? That means she wants us to come right now.”

 

“…Yes. She says she’ll wait until you come. What should we do?”

 

Casian frowned at the sudden summons.

 

Seeing Hans in distress, I quickly spoke up.

 

“I’ll go!”

 

“My lady.”

 

“It’s the first time the three of us will eat together. So we should go.”

 

We can’t ignore our elder indefinitely. When I sent him that look, Casian reluctantly agreed and ran his hand over his face.

 

“Understood.”

 

After that, with Mary and Rose’s help tidying my dress, I entered the dining room escorted by Casian.

 

Then an irritated voice flew at me.

 

“You’re not a slug, yet you move so sluggishly.”

 

Christina, seated at the head of the table, spoke while fluttering her fan.

 

Having grown accustomed to her manner of speaking, I politely clasped my hands and bowed at the waist.

 

“I apologize, Mother.”

 

“Both of you, sit down.”

 

With permission granted, Casian and I sat down side by side.

 

Dishes as lavish as a banquet were laid out in abundance.

 

Starting with roast goose stuffed with herbs, dried fruits, nuts, and garlic, special occasion foods appeared one after another.

 

Though there were many mouth-watering dishes, I couldn’t touch any of them.

 

Why?

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

Because an uncomfortable silence had settled over the dining table.

 

No sound could be heard except the clinking of utensils.

 

‘I’m going to get indigestion at this rate.’

 

Even swallowing water felt like an ordeal.

 

Just as I was about to blurt out anything to break the awkward atmosphere, Christina asked leisurely while carving the roast goose.

 

“When will you hold the ceremony?”

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