The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 119

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Chapter 119

As befitting the highest-end brand occupying the most prominent spot on the first floor of the department store, people were lined up in a long queue in front, but.

“Welcome, Lady Claudius.”

“We’ve been waiting for you.”

Having made a reservation in advance, the employee politely welcomed Lady Claudius.

We were immediately guided to the VIP room in the back.

What greeted us there was.

“Ta-da, couple bracelets!”

Lady Claudius smiled brightly at me.

Below the cascading rose gold chains, heart-shaped pendants split in half were hanging.

The pendants were pink and blue respectively, apparently modeled after mine and Lady Claudius’s eye colors.

“Look at this, when you fit the shapes together like this…”

When the split parts were matched and assembled, the pendant immediately transformed into a heart shape.

Showing it off, Lady Claudius declared proudly.

“I personally commissioned this while thinking of Larit.”

…Lady Claudius, for me?

I stared down at the bracelet in a daze.

Lady Claudius raised her chin again as if asking for praise.

“This is the only one of its kind in the world, you know?”

Commemorating friendship and sharing items together…

I carefully reached out my hand toward the bracelet.

Clink.

The golden chain and pendant collided, making a clinking sound.

I became deeply immersed in emotion.

Even though I had resolved to no longer live under Seraphina’s shadow.

In my mind now, the past days when I served as her maid came back vividly.

Days I never wanted to experience again or return to.

‘Yes, friendship… this is what it was.’

A relationship where you genuinely care for, look out for, and respect each other.

Not one where one side unilaterally accommodates the other, but a relationship with equal standing.

Because I finally seemed to understand what true friendship was like through Lady Claudius…

I slowly lifted my head.

Lady Claudius had become completely tense and was looking at me.

“How is it, do you like it?”

“Of course, I’m really happy.”

I smiled brightly.

“Thank you, Evangeline.”

Only then did Lady Claudius’s face show relief as she grabbed my wrist.

“Hold out your hand. I’ll put the bracelet on for you.”

The bracelet jingled on my wrist.

Its sparkling appearance was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes.

As I carefully caressed the bracelet, worried it might get scratched, I opened my mouth at a sudden realization.

“Um, the festival is tomorrow, isn’t it?”

“Why do you ask?”

“I was thinking we should exchange bracelets then.”

“Oh, what does it matter?”

Lady Claudius looked at the bracelet on my wrist with a pleased expression.

Then she suddenly extended her wrist toward me.

“Put the bracelet on me too.”

I put the bracelet on Lady Claudius’s wrist.

Lady Claudius jingled the bracelet for no reason, looking back and forth between her wrist and mine.

A smile never left Lady Claudius’s lips throughout.

At the same time, I made up my mind.

“Evangeline.”

“Why are you calling me?”

Lady Claudius, distracted by examining the bracelet, answered my question absentmindedly.

“About this bracelet, I’ll pay for half the price.”

Then Lady Claudius suddenly lifted her head.

“What did you say?”

I smiled sweetly.

“I want to give Evangeline something too.”

I had been thinking of giving Lady Claudius a gift from the beginning.

However, since Lady Claudius’s tastes were so refined, I couldn’t readily prepare one.

Wouldn’t it be troublesome if I chose something myself and she didn’t like it?

Of course, Lady Claudius wasn’t the type to show such feelings, but I still wanted to give her a gift she would be completely satisfied with.

So I was planning to buy something for her while we walked around together today…

‘This actually worked out well.’

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius became serious after hearing my answer.

“It’s not necessary. Larit became my friend, didn’t you?”

“That’s the same for Evangeline too.”

When I asked back like that, Lady Claudius, at a loss for words, pressed her lips together.

I gently coaxed Lady Claudius again.

“If it’s a friendship bracelet, it’s right for each of us to give it to the other as a gift. Right?”

“No, I want to pay for everything myself…”

“I heard that each person paying and giving to the other has meaning in that process.”

At that moment.

Lady Claudius’s shoulders, who had been stubborn, trembled slightly.

“It means our friendship should never change forever?”

Honestly, I don’t know whether such a superstition exists or not.

I just heard that sometimes ladies commemorate friendship by preparing matching items.

Honestly, friendship bracelets themselves are an outdated trend.

It seems our Lady Claudius wanted to try everything that was popular among friends. How cute.

“It means our friendship should never change… forever?”

Lady Claudius asked back with a half-interested expression.

“Yes. So Evangeline buys me one of these bracelets, and I buy Evangeline one too. How about it?”

“Still, making Larit pay for something…”

“I want to share a long, long friendship with Evangeline. Okay?”

I drove the point home like that.

After thinking for a moment, Lady Claudius soon turned her head away primly.

“Well, if Larit insists on it…”

But seeing how the corners of her lips were secretly curving upward, she was just saying that.

Her mood seemed to be at its peak, right?

As evidence, Lady Claudius’s steps as she walked outside were very light.

“Where shall we go now? Is there anything else you want?”

Lady Claudius turned to look at me and asked.

I shook my head and asked back.

“Could we possibly stop by men’s clothing or men’s accessories stores?”

“Why, are you going to give your brother a gift?”

“Yes. I received earrings as a gift before, and he helped with the Gusto Estate matter, and also…”

As I counted on my fingers and listed the things Lord Claudius had done for me, I suddenly blushed.

“…I feel like we’re at a relationship stage where I can give you gifts now.”

Since it seemed like I had only been receiving things from Lord Claudius all this time, I really wanted to take this opportunity to give him something.

“Oh my.”

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius grumbled sourly after hearing my words.

“Don’t you feel sorry for people who don’t have boyfriends?”

Oh, was she perhaps displeased?

I cautiously watched Lady Claudius’s expression.

“But, Evangeline said she supports the relationship between Lord Claudius and me…”

“Ah, who said I don’t support it? I do, I do support it!”

Lady Claudius grumbled and grabbed my wrist.

“I’m just annoyed that I have to give up Larit to my brother!”

Hmm.

I smiled with a troubled expression.

To say she’s giving me up, objectively speaking, I spend much more time with Lady Claudius, don’t I?

In fact, Lord Claudius was such a busy person that there were limits to the time he could spare…

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius stopped grumbling around that point and looked up at me.

“So, do you have something in mind?”

“Actually, I don’t know much about men’s items. I’m planning to look around at various things.”

“Hmm, alright. Let’s go then.”

Lady Claudius and I headed to the men’s clothing section.

Jackets, shirts, cravats, and so on.

All sorts of items dazzled my eyes.

‘Cravats are probably a bit… inexpensive?’

Of course, Harrison Department Store only carried luxury brands, and all the items were of good quality.

Since I had received so much help until now, I wanted to give him something as expensive and nice as possible.

Having mentally crossed out cravats, I touched a men’s coat that a mannequin was wearing.

‘Something like this would be nice too…’

The problem was that to buy formal wear, I needed to know his body measurements in advance.

‘Body measurements.’

Suddenly, Lord Claudius’s sculpture-like body came to mind.

His smooth jawline, and below that, his elegantly extended neckline.

Under his shirt with its stiffly raised collar, there were surely broad shoulders and a firm chest…

‘Aaaah!’

My face suddenly heated up, and I hung my head low.

Am I, am I really a pervert?!

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