That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 116
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Chapter 116
Why is this man showing me such kindness all of a sudden?
“Alright.”
Though I found it strange, there was no reason to refuse a dance invitation from Nigella, who was both my superior and a close relative.
As we stepped onto the dance floor, people appropriately made way for us. The music changed as well.
“Aren’t you bored standing alone against the wall like that?”
“What can I do? The Countess made a mistake with the invitations.”
After one turn, Nigella asked again.
“Even this uncle didn’t realize that Belladonna had only invited mothers and daughters or fathers and daughters to the party.”
“I see.”
“You must have been quite troubled.”
“Yes. After all, I don’t have a mother.”
“No, Tulia.”
‘No?’
We moved apart once more, then came back together.
“Rather than not having a mother or father.”
“Yes?”
“It’s closer to being abandoned.”
“Ah, yes.”
That’s right, of course.
‘I wondered why he was saying something nice for once.’
Whether he knew my expression was souring or not, Nigella skillfully spun once more before speaking again.
“Don’t worry about it too much. High society is naturally cold, and since you’ve seized power through various means…”
“Yes, yes.”
“Envy and jealousy naturally follow.”
“Still, shouldn’t there be no envy and jealousy among relatives?”
At my words, Nigella momentarily furrowed his brow.
However, the sequence of the dance was merciless.
We had to take the steps that separated us two more times before we could hold hands again and whisper our conversation.
“Hmm. That’s true. Even though you have no parents, you have me, your great uncle.”
In that brief moment, Nigella seemed to have decided what would be more beneficial.
“And you also have Sandra, your younger sibling whom you must protect, don’t you?”
For now, maintaining a harmonious relationship with me on the surface.
“Don’t worry too much about Belladonna’s behavior today… Ah!”
Whoosh!
At that moment.
I was literally thrown away by Nigella, lost my footing, and fell onto the dance floor.
“Sandra!”
But despite committing the insane act of throwing away his dance partner, Nigella only called his daughter’s name and hurriedly moved toward her.
Looking in that direction while sprawled on the floor, I saw that Sandra had also fallen, apparently having tangled her steps.
Though she looked much better off than me, of course.
“Ah, Father. My ankle hurts. Waaah.”
“Let me see!”
Perhaps because both Frazier young ladies had fallen to the floor, the music stopped entirely.
People were also surprised and murmuring.
‘Wow. Everyone around me must have seen it.’
Nigella throwing me away.
The long hair that Adel and the other maids had done their best to style today was disheveled. The jeweled headband that had been attached was also sliding down and dangling.
As I tried to get up, I grimaced at the pain I suddenly felt.
It wasn’t good – I seemed to have badly sprained my ankle.
Before a servant could approach, beautiful shoes stopped in front of me.
“Really, that man. When it comes to his daughter, he rushes in barefoot like that.”
It was Belladonna Mertung.
She covered her cheek with one hand and let out a troubled sigh.
“Anyway, proper men are so serious about their daughters’ affairs. How can you even stop them?”
Well, that’s true.
She seemed to want to criticize Assis Marquis Frazier, and if it was about criticizing that man, I wanted to enthusiastically join in.
If that man had just sent proper child support in the first place, Tulia wouldn’t have suffered like that.
And I wouldn’t have suffered like that either.
“Come. Take my hand and get up, Lady Tulia. I see you’ve injured your ankle.”
As I took Belladonna Mertung’s hand and stood up, my eyes turned toward her waist.
‘Seeing it up close, this dress is even more incredible.’
That expensive dress had a beautiful belt attached, with a large green diamond sparkling at the center.
It looked like a large, ripe green grape glistening in the sunlight. Among all the jewelry Belladonna wore today, it seemed to be the most expensive precious artifact.
How could a diamond be the size of a baby’s fist?
‘Nigella really has good connections. Where did he get something like that?’
My pure admiration was brief.
“Ugh!”
As Belladonna helped me up and simultaneously pulled her hand away, I, with my sprained ankle, had no choice but to sway again.
“Oh my!”
It was good that she hurriedly caught me. The problem was that in this small commotion, I ended up stepping on her dress hem.
“Goodness, the Countess’s dress…”
“It’s ruined. What should we do? What a waste!”
“Wasn’t it a season’s new item? Such a shame.”
“Will she have it mended and put it up for the charity banquet this year? There would be quite a few people wanting to buy it…”
“Actually, I’m rather tempted by it myself.”
Even I, the granddaughter of Grand Duke Frazier, had admired Belladonna’s dress and jewelry, so the wives of ordinary retainers reacted even more strongly, if not less.
“Thank you, Countess. I’ll compensate you for the dress.”
“Oh my. Lady Tulia. There’s no need for that. This dress is so expensive that I don’t even know how much the repair costs will be, so it’s awkward to charge you.”
“No.”
‘Damn. My emergency fund and allowance money will all be wiped out.’
While I was swallowing tears inside, Belladonna Mertung spoke.
“The dress is really fine…”
Her gaze glanced down toward our feet.
Crunch.
At the same time, Belladonna Mertung’s shoe made a sound as if stepping on some kind of stone.
“Could you pick up that diamond for me?”
Following her gaze downward, my eyes reflexively widened.
‘Is this woman really crazy?’
What Belladonna Mertung was stepping on was indeed a stone, but a very expensive stone.
That is, the baby-fist-sized green diamond that I had seen earlier and couldn’t help but admire!
Shouldn’t something like that be treasured and cherished?
Even if she weren’t a duchess, but even an empress, I think she would live carefully treasuring a green diamond that large.
A precious and expensive diamond that even in most kingdoms, only a queen could wear.
Well, anyway, it’s not my jewelry, so the price aside.
But to step on it with her foot and ask me to pick it up?
‘Ha.’
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
The moment I bow my waist before her now, all the numerous victories I had achieved against Belladonna today would become meaningless.
After all, people only remember the final victor.
‘It was Nigella who threw me under the bus though.’
But even if I threw a tantrum saying that Nigella should be the one to pick it up since he came out with the excuse of being a loving father, I would only end up looking foolish.
Calling a servant to pick it up?
Since I had constantly emphasized that this was my territory, calling a servant to bow and pick it up would also be admitting my defeat.
And in a very childish manner at that.
‘She’s certainly no ordinary mistress.’
Belladonna Mertung pressed down on the jewelry even more firmly as she asked.
“Lady Tulia, do you dislike it?”
At that moment.
A massive shadow intervened between us.
I swear, except for Grandfather, I had never seen such a large man before.
Neither as Han Ina, nor as Tulia.
That large man didn’t hesitate and bent his waist to pick up the diamond that Belladonna had been stepping on.
The moment he straightened up completely and our eyes met.
There was only one thought in my mind.
‘…Why did such rumors spread?’
The rumor that Tulia wasn’t the Marquis’s biological daughter.
If you actually saw us, anyone would quickly realize it was a false rumor.
Clean silver hair.
Darkly sunken light green eyes.
Above all, that ice-cold gaze.
Belladonna Mertung’s trembling voice rang in my ears.
“A-Marquis Aster Frazier?”
Marquis Aster Frazier.
Incomparably more striking than the game’s illustration, he who had an atmosphere exactly like Tulia’s was looking down at me.
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