She Became My Friend’s Mother-In-Law - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79. Tira’s Scheme (2)

“Oh my, someone has collapsed!”

“Mr. Russ’s daughter has fainted!”

The sudden situation caused a stir in the banquet hall.

The string orchestra naturally stopped playing.

All eyes turned to one place at once.

Tira, held in Rainer’s arms, was slumped with a pale face.

“Ti, Tira!”

Naijel came running with a face white as a sheet.

Meanwhile, Rainer carefully laid Tira down on the floor.

Naijel brought his face close to the unconscious Tira.

“Child! Are you alright! Open your eyes! Please?”

“You’re too loud. Please be quiet.”

At that moment, Tira’s lips moved slightly.

Naijel’s shoulders trembled with a start.

“Ti, Tira?”

“Let me stay at the Duke’s Mansion like this. You can do that much, can’t you?”

After finishing her words, Tira weakly closed her eyes again.

‘Well, I’ll be…’

Just moments ago, he thought she had really fainted.

Who would have thought she was using such a cunning strategy.

Naijel cleared his throat and stood up from his position.

“I’m truly sorry. Duke, Duchess. She’s always been a frail child…”

“Let’s call a doctor first.”

Rainer spoke calmly.

His gaze looking down at Tira showed neither panic nor agitation.

There was only the minimum sense of responsibility toward a guest.

“It would be best to wrap up the banquet here. Let’s move the collapsed guest to a guest room to rest.”

“Yes! Your Grace!”

The maids hurriedly supported Tira.

“Oh dear, this is quite…”

Naijel restlessly followed the maids out of the banquet hall.

Behind them, the chaotic sounds of the banquet being hastily concluded continued.

Tira was still pretending to be unconscious with a pale face.

‘What on earth is she scheming? She could have at least told me beforehand.’

Naijel clicked his tongue while looking at Tira.

Whatever it was, he just hoped it wouldn’t interfere with his business.

But due to the surrounding attention, he couldn’t dare ask about her true intentions.

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‘What? What’s all this commotion?’

Meanwhile, Rosena, who was passing through the corridor, frowned at the disturbance happening in the distance.

Maids were hurriedly supporting an unconscious woman.

“Tira! Tira! Please come to your senses!”

She could hear a man standing nearby repeatedly calling the woman’s name.

‘Hmm?’

Rosena’s eyebrow slightly raised.

Though she hadn’t attended this banquet due to her house arrest.

Seeing such a commotion sparked her curiosity.

‘Ugh, if it weren’t for the Imperial order, I would have attended the banquet long ago.’

She felt it was a shame to miss such interesting entertainment.

However.

‘Well, I can just have the maids ask about it later.’

Now wasn’t the time to be distracted by other commotions.

Rosena hurriedly moved her steps.

Now that all attention in the Duke’s Mansion was focused on the banquet hall, this was her chance.

She planned to search through Elise’s suspicious desk once more.

‘Today’s plan is perfect.’

Rosena looked down at the teacup and teapot on the tray she was carrying.

The tea had been laced with sleeping pills.

The plan was to make Elise drink this, then search through her drawers while she was in deep sleep.

On the surface, she was seeking forgiveness from Elise in every way possible.

No one would suspect something like this.

Rosena stood in front of the door with a confident expression.

“Grandmother, I’ve brought tea—”

Just as she was about to open the door, she heard voices from inside.

“Margaret, it was noisy outside.”

“Yes, Dowager Duchess. It seems there was a commotion because that wench named Tira fainted.”

Rosena stopped short.

‘Tira? Isn’t that the name of the woman who collapsed earlier?’

She recalled the man desperately calling out the woman’s name.

But they were people she’d never seen before.

Why would the Dowager Duchess know that name?

Sensing this wasn’t an ordinary matter, Rosena pressed her ear close to the door.

“Hmph, fainting.”

Elise’s low and slow voice flowed through the door crack.

There was a hint of amusement in it.

“It’s a transparent scheme. But it’s entertaining.”

“What should we do?”

“First, have the family doctor keep her staying at the Duke’s Mansion for the time being.”

Elise’s voice was without hesitation.

“We can keep her here for several days easily. Since she’s weak and needs rest, what can that lowly thing say about it.”

“Understood, Dowager Duchess.”

“And find out what method that wench plans to use to seduce that lowly thing.”

Rosena almost dropped the tray.

So, that woman had entered this house with ulterior motives from the beginning.

And the Dowager Duchess knew this and was planning to use it?

Completely unaware of the presence outside, Elise and Margaret continued their conversation.

“But Dowager Duchess. Will the Duke just leave that woman alone?”

“Leak the story to the press. When people’s attention gathers, that lowly thing won’t be able to carelessly throw out his guest.”

Listea was a nation of gentlemen.

If rumors spread that he had thrown out a woman who fainted in his house before she recovered.

Rainer’s reputation would obviously plummet to the ground in an instant.

“Well, if that lowly thing digs his own grave, that would be grateful too.”

Elise smiled viciously.

Whether she kept that vulgar woman by Rainer’s side.

Or made him into a man with no qualifications as a gentleman and tarnished him.

Whatever happened, she was in an advantageous position now.

“When the time is right, call that woman to my room. I think I can give some help to that vulgar thing.”

“Understood, Dowager Duchess. I’ll take my leave now.”

The sound of Margaret getting up from her seat could be heard.

Rosena hurriedly fled the corridor as if running.

“Phew….”

After turning the corner, she caught her breath and organized her thoughts.

‘So, what the Dowager Duchess is plotting right now….’

Isn’t she trying to shake the relationship between the Duke and Cecilia by using another woman?

But would the Duke really fall for it?

From what she had observed so far, it seemed like Cecilia was the only woman for the Duke.

But Elise wasn’t someone to be taken lightly either.

“Rosena? What are you doing here?”

Rosena’s shoulders flinched at the sudden voice.

When she turned her head, Cecilia was walking toward her.

“Ah! Well, just! I couldn’t sleep at night, so I thought I’d have some tea.”

“By yourself? Without asking a maid?”

“It’s fine. Everyone’s busy because of the banquet, so why go that far.”

Rosena showing such consideration?

Cecilia narrowed her eyes and tilted her head.

But she was already mentally exhausted from the commotion at the banquet hall.

She didn’t have time to worry deeply about Rosena too.

Besides, whatever Rosena was doing now didn’t seem like it would be much of a threat.

“Fine, go and rest.”

“Uh, y-yeah. Good night.”

Rosena hurriedly turned around.

No, she was about to.

“You know….”

She hesitated and turned her head back again.

“What’s wrong?”

“Uh, well….”

Rosena’s mind raced quickly.

Should she tell her what she just overheard?

To be careful of the woman who entered the Duke’s mansion today?

Certainly, they now had a common enemy in Elise.

It seemed like she could at least give this much of a warning.

‘No. I can’t trust her either, it’s all the same.’

Rosena shook her head inwardly.

And if she openly sided with Cecilia and Elise’s scheme succeeded?

Then it would truly be irreversible.

After all, Elise was still at the top of House of Hays.

Cecilia was nothing more than a side character placed beneath her.

“N-no! I should go see Jeremy before bed! I’ll be going now!”

Rosena walked away, leaving behind a puzzled Cecilia.

For now, she would watch this situation unfold.

She planned to play both sides appropriately between the two.

‘I’ll take the hand of whichever side becomes certain.’

Whether it’s the Dowager Duchess or Cecilia.

There was only one thing important to Rosena.

Someone who would guarantee her current safety.

And someone who would willingly serve as a stepping stone until she eventually became the Duchess, and even further, the Dowager Duchess of the Duke’s mansion.

He was someone who would gladly serve as a stepping stone.

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