The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

At that sight of her bristling like a cat with its fur standing on end, Dietrich couldn’t hold back and burst into chuckling laughter.

“Fine, let’s go with that.”

“Ah, it’s true! Really a temporary friend! I’m Lady Claudius, do you think I make friends that easily?!”

“I said I got it, didn’t I?”

While casually soothing his indignant younger sister.

A smile never left Dietrich’s face throughout.

‘It’s been so long since I’ve seen Evangeline this happy.’

Basically, Evangeline had a personality with clear likes and dislikes.

If she really disliked someone, she wouldn’t even speak to them…

‘She said she spent the whole day with Lady Ansi.’

Though she’s grumbling about this and that with her mouth.

That itself is proof that Evangeline has taken a liking to Lady Ansi.

“More importantly, brother, about my dignity maintenance allowance.”

At his younger sister’s innocent voice that happened to reach him, Dietrich emerged from his brief contemplation.

“You’re not really going to touch my dignity maintenance allowance, are you?”

Evangeline glanced sideways at her brother with a sulky expression.

“I promised to go out and play with Lady Ansi tomorrow.”

“So?”

“I may look like this, but I’m the Empire’s only Lady, so I can’t ask Lady Ansi to pay. Right?”

“Ah, so you want the dignity maintenance allowance reduction to be forgotten?”

Dietrich shrugged his shoulders and replied mischievously.

“That depends on how you behave.”

Evangeline’s face fell.

“Ah, do you really have to be like this?!”

* * *

I stepped into the Ansi Viscount’s Townhouse with my arms full of rose bouquets.

“You’re back, Miss?”

Amy, who was greeting me, opened her eyes wide.

“My goodness, what are all these roses? They’re so pretty!”

“I received them as a gift. Could you put them in a vase?”

“I’ll do that.”

Amy, who was carefully receiving the bouquet, opened her mouth with a somewhat troubled expression.

“Oh right, Miss. A letter came from Gusto Youngshik a little while ago…”

Why is he suddenly appearing again?!

I grimaced with a start.

My mood, which had been as good as walking on clouds, plummeted in an instant.

“Just burn it.”

I shook my head firmly.

What’s the point of reading the letter?

It’ll only have a bad effect on my eyesight.

Then Amy nodded and was about to leave.

“Then I’ll understand that all the letters should be burned…”

“Wait a moment.”

I looked back at Amy with a puzzled expression.

“Letters, you said? Wasn’t it just one?”

“Huh? That can’t be right.”

Amy answered with an expression that said she was fed up.

“There are fifteen in total.”

“What?”

Fifteen letters?

I was shocked.

I had visited Lord Claudius’ Town House a little after lunchtime, and returned home in time for dinner.

That means.

The time I was away was no more than four or five hours at most.

Then…

‘He sent almost three letters per hour!’

What’s this about, why is he acting like this?

He’s not even a stalker, this is disgustingly creepy!

Just then, Amy let out a deep sigh and continued speaking.

“Moreover, the servant from Count Gusto’s House earnestly requested that you must send a reply.”

“He, he did?”

“Yes. Should I burn all the letters as you said?”

At that question, I frowned deeply but.

“…No.”

I ended up stopping Amy.

If he sent as many as fifteen letters, there might be some important business.

Well, I was careful to make the annulment letter and related documents flawless.

So Count Gusto’s House shouldn’t be able to find fault…

“I’ll check them first.”

“Understood. I put the letters on the dressing table in your bedroom.”

“Thank you.”

I nodded and headed to the bedroom.

I could see letters piled high on a silver tray placed on the dressing table.

‘What urgent business could this possibly be about…?’

I swallowed dry saliva and picked up one letter to unfold it.

A moment later.

“Ugh!”

I grimaced in disgust and crumpled up the letter, shoving it into the trash can.

And for good reason, the content of the letter was…

[What on earth are you thinking, Larite?

Come to your senses.

Who else but me would marry a woman like you?

Stop this now and politely apologize to Sera and me.

Then I’ll forgive you.

Our parents also said that if you just apologize, they’ll pretend the annulment never happened.]

It was this kind of nonsense!

There’s no need to look at the other letters.

They’re probably all the same content anyway!

No, from the beginning.

“I’m really disappointed, I’ll have to reconsider our engagement too.”

“I can’t maintain an engagement any longer with such an ungraceful woman!”

“I’m going to tell Father about this! Got it?!”

Who was it that said those things?

Why is he pathetically clinging when I did exactly what he asked for?

“Ugh, I worried for nothing.”

I let out a deep sigh and trudged into the bathroom.

Since I had to meet Lady Claudius from tomorrow morning, I planned to wash up and go to bed early.

At this time, I had no idea.

How pathetically Gregory would behave using that letter as an excuse.

* * *

The next morning.

As soon as the clock struck 9 AM, Lady Claudius came rushing to the Ansi Family Townhouse like a shot.

I politely welcomed Lady Claudius.

“Welcome, Lady Claudius.”

Since I had already seen her face once, I wasn’t as nervous today as I was yesterday.

“Ugh, another dreary dress today…”

Lady Claudius openly frowned as soon as she looked at my outfit, then pointed toward the carriage with her chin.

“Anyway, nice to see you. Shall we head out then?”

Huh?

For a moment, I narrowed my eyes and observed Lady Claudius carefully.

‘Somehow Lady Claudius looks a bit tired?’

Though she had perfectly concealed it with makeup skills that reached almost divine levels.

Looking closely, there were faint shadows under her eyes.

I casually asked Lady Claudius a question.

“Did you perhaps not sleep well last night?”

“M-me?”

Then Lady Claudius jumped up from her spot like a startled cat.

“How could that be?! That’s Lady Ansi’s imagination!”

“Ah, of course it is.”

I guess I was being a bit too sensitive.

Just as I was about to nod in understanding.

“There’s no way I stayed up all night from anticipating my outing with Lady Ansi…!”

Lady Claudius clenched both fists and cried out in a raised voice.

“…”

I stared at Lady Claudius blankly, desperately suppressing my lips that were twitching with laughter.

Then I forced a gentle smile.

I need to move past this as naturally as possible!

“Sh-shall we depart then?”

It’s also a friend’s job to prevent the other person from accumulating embarrassing memories.

Yes, absolutely.

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius looked utterly dejected and followed behind me with quick steps.

“Really. I slept soundly last night!”

“Yes, yes.”

“I didn’t stay up all night, I tell you!”

* * *

The carriage bearing the crest of sword and rose glided smoothly into Eleanore Street, where the most expensive shops in the empire were gathered.

“Dresses! We need to buy Lady Ansi dresses! And shoes, hats, and bags too!”

Lady Claudius’s eyes sparkled with a determined expression,

‘How… how much of my dignity maintenance allowance do I have left?’

I desperately calculated the dignity maintenance allowance allocated to me in my head.

Well, up to this point it was still fine.

Since Lady Claudius had expressed serious dissatisfaction with my attire from the beginning, I had expected we would go to a clothing store.

However.

After getting out of the carriage, I turned to Lady Claudius with a pale face, creaking like a rusty hinge.

“…Lady Claudius.”

“What?”

“It seems like there are no customers in the clothing store at all…”

Then Lady Claudius shrugged lightly.

“I rented out the whole place today. Is there some problem?”

“…”

I was silently horrified.

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