The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 106

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Chapter 106

At that moment.

Seraphina looked at the man before her with sparkling eyes.

“Is, is that really true?”

So excited was she that Seraphina’s voice trembled faintly, unable to contain her emotions.

“You’ll take me as your partner to the charity party?”

The man, Isaac, nodded with an elegant smile.

“Yes. Of course, Lady Lopez would have to give her permission.”

Of course I’ll give permission!

Suppressing the urge to shout this, Seraphina deliberately nodded gracefully.

“I’m truly delighted that you would say such a thing.”

Seraphina then gently blushed both her cheeks a rosy red.

“I’d love to go with you.”

“Thank you. And if possible, I’d like Lady Lopez’s help with this charity party… would that be possible?”

In an instant, Seraphina’s eyes flashed like a hawk’s.

But as soon as Isaac turned his gaze to Seraphina, that look vanished without a trace.

Seraphina, wearing her usual gentle expression, asked back in the softest voice possible.

“My help? What aspect are you referring to?”

Isaac then looked somewhat embarrassed and scratched his cheek.

“Actually, I’ve been given the role of hosting this charity party, though I’m hardly qualified…”

…Hosting the charity party?

A ladder to reach high-ranking people was right before her eyes.

If she could just climb that ladder, Seraphina’s reputation would soar in an instant.

Gulp.

Dry saliva went down Seraphina’s throat.

At the same time, Isaac smiled awkwardly.

“Being a man and a priest stationed at the Temple, I’m rather clumsy at party preparations.”

“Ah…”

“But isn’t Lady Lopez praised as the lily of High Society?”

Having opened with this, Isaac subtly gauged Seraphina’s reaction.

“You must have experience attending various social parties, so if it wouldn’t be presumptuous, could I ask for your help?”

Upon hearing this proposal, Seraphina was so happy she nearly fainted.

‘My goodness, then I’d practically be in the host’s role!’

Of course, she had been steadily recovering her reputation in High Society by showing her closeness with Isaac, but she still needed that decisive blow.

That golden opportunity was now being offered to Seraphina.

‘I absolutely must seize this!’

Seraphina, filled with joy, was about to nod eagerly when she suddenly came to her senses.

‘No, I mustn’t act too obviously.’

To build her friendship with High Priest Evans, Seraphina had truly put in painstaking effort.

She had devoted far more energy to this than the image management she’d done before other gentlemen.

‘That’s right, how hard did I work to create this innocent and virtuous image.’

She couldn’t ruin it with one careless mistake.

So this time too, she had to show a modest appearance with no hint of greed.

So that the High Priest would trust Seraphina even more.

And continue to offer such good opportunities in the future.

“First of all, I’m truly happy and grateful that High Priest Evans trusts me enough to entrust this to me.”

With this judgment, Seraphina humbly lowered her eyes, pretending to be modest.

“But… may I really help?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’m worried that my inexperience might cause trouble for High Priest Evans…”

Suddenly Seraphina’s eyes widened.

‘Huh?’

A faint smile had flickered across Isaac’s face.

It was a sharp sneer.

But when she blinked, that smile quickly disappeared.

“Of course.”

The kind Isaac that Seraphina knew well was standing before her.

“If not Lady Lopez, who else could I trust?”

…I must have seen it wrong, right?

Momentarily bewildered, Seraphina forcibly suppressed the unease creeping down her spine.

‘Right, High Priest Evans has no reason to act that way toward me.’

At the same time, a shy smile spread across Seraphina’s beautiful face.

“Then… I’ll do my humble best.”

“Thank you, I’m counting only on Lady Lopez.”

Isaac answered affectionately.

“Really, if it weren’t for Lady Lopez, I would have been in great trouble.”

Seraphina shrugged her shoulders lightly, pretending to be embarrassed.

“When you say such things, it really makes my shoulders feel heavy…”

Watching Seraphina laugh cheerfully, Isaac inwardly let out a short scoff.

‘How ridiculous.’

It was blatant mockery.

‘Really, pretending to be innocent.’

When she desperately clutches at any opportunity to be in the spotlight.

That vulgar sight of her crafting an innocent face while pretending to know nothing.

‘Well, I do like her because of that greed.’

A woman who had spent her entire life clinging to others.

Enormous vanity and greed that didn’t match her station.

And the inferiority complex she tried hard to hide deep in her heart.

If he just stimulated those emotions a little…

‘I can control and manipulate her at will.’

Seraphina, who was once praised as the most pure lily of High Society.

But from a certain point on, she had been gradually falling from grace in High Society.

The reason she could establish herself in High Society once again was entirely thanks to Isaac.

Which meant.

The only lifeline Seraphina had left was Isaac alone.

If only to avoid being humiliated in High Society again.

Seraphina would somehow cooperate with Isaac and strive to share in his radiance.

…The more help she received from Isaac, the more so.

That’s why Isaac had allowed Seraphina to flaunt her friendship with him in High Society.

He had even subtly supported Seraphina.

The more Seraphina shined.

The more influence she had in High Society…

‘The more useful that woman will be when I use her later.’

Isaac looked Seraphina up and down as if eyeing delicious prey.

That gaze was sinisterly inappropriate for a priest serving the goddess.

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A few days later.

News spread that the Imperial Curia would be hosting a charity party.

It was a party hosted directly by the Imperial Curia every year-end, an event to collect donations and help those in need.

“…I never expected to receive an invitation to the charity party myself.”

I looked down at the invitation in my hand with a somewhat bewildered expression.

“Well, it’s probably meant as reconciliation, don’t you think?”

Lady Claudius, who was sitting close beside me, shrugged her shoulders.

“This time, Gusto Youngshik… that damned bastard pulled off a marriage fraud scheme.”

Lady Claudius ground her teeth and began aggressively chewing her cookie as if it were Gregory himself.

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

Was it just my imagination that the sound seemed rather menacing…?

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius continued speaking while munching on her cookie.

“And our family supported Lady Ansi’s innocence.”

“Ah, I’m truly grateful for that part.”

“No, I wasn’t looking for thanks.”

Lady Claudius waved her hand dismissively.

“That incident made things somewhat awkward between the Claudius Estate and the Imperial Curia, so they’re probably trying to restore relations with this opportunity.”

“I see.”

“At the same time, by inviting Lady Ansi, who was the victim of this incident, they’re expressing their willingness to reconcile to this extent.”

Lady Claudius took a sip of warm tea to cleanse her palate and added smugly.

“Well, they can’t ignore the practical aspects either. The amount our family donates at the annual charity party is considerable. They probably think it would be a shame to lose that, right?”

Well, even I would find it regrettable to lose such an enormous amount.

Understanding, I nodded my head.

Clink.

Just then, Lady Claudius set down her teacup and furrowed her brow.

“However, I’m concerned that the person in charge of organizing this charity party is Lady Lopez.”

“I know. Of all people, it had to be Seraphina…”

Both my expression and Lady Claudius’s darkened in unison.

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