The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 136

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Chapter 136

Isaac glared at Dietrich with fierce eyes.

However, Dietrich showed no signs of being intimidated at all.

Rather.

“If you have nothing more to say, I think it would be best to end our conversation here.”

Without even obtaining Isaac’s consent, he arbitrarily terminated the conversation.

“It wouldn’t do to ruin other people’s enjoyable time because of our trivial dispute.”

At those words, Isaac suddenly came to his senses and looked around.

At first, it seemed only the Empress, who was right beside them, had been watching their conversation with interest.

But now all the nobles and even the diplomatic mission’s gazes were focused in their direction.

“What’s all this commotion about?”

“It seems Lord Claudius and High Priest Evans are having a dispute regarding the childcare foundation…”

That meant.

Everyone had witnessed Isaac being rejected by Dietrich.

And also.

“But telling Claudius not to establish a foundation?”

“That seems a bit… overstepping authority, don’t you think?”

“No matter how great the Imperial Curia’s authority may be, they don’t have the right to interfere with whatever business a noble family conducts, do they?”

“Claudius is the family that represents the Empire’s nobility…”

The nobles’ gazes directed at him were not particularly kind.

Isaac’s heart sank for a moment.

That was right.

This incident could be seen as the Imperial Curia arbitrarily interfering with a noble family’s affairs and ordering them around.

To the proud nobles, the Imperial Curia’s meddling would not be very welcome.

Moreover, if they acted so arrogantly toward the great noble House of Claudius.

How would they behave toward the other nobles below them?

‘Did he calculate all of this and deliberately speak loudly enough for everyone to hear?’

Isaac gritted his teeth and turned around.

Dietrich met his gaze with a composed expression.

‘This can’t be…!’

His refined face flushed red with embarrassment.

Isaac, who had been hesitating and backing away, finally fled from the scene.

The nobles’ cold gazes persistently followed Isaac’s retreating figure.

* * *

Late at night when stars were twinkling in the sky.

The banquet finally came to an end.

“Phew, I thought I was going to die from nervousness.”

On the way to the carriage.

Lady Claudius stretched like a cat and muttered with relief.

“You really worked hard, Evangeline.”

I comforted Lady Claudius.

Lady Claudius shrugged her shoulders proudly.

“Did only I work hard? Larit worked hard too.”

Then she added a comment as if doing a favor.

“Well… Her Brother worked hard too.”

“At least wet your lips before you lie.”

“Ah, was it that obvious?”

Lady Claudius stuck out her tongue and shrugged her shoulders.

“But this time was quite unexpected.”

“What was?”

“You openly rejected High Priest Evans’ proposal.”

I agreed with that too.

Usually, considering the Imperial Curia’s reputation, he would have quietly rejected it somewhere people couldn’t see.

I glanced up at Lord Claudius’s profile.

‘How should I put it, Lord Claudius seems particularly sharp toward High Priest Evans?’

No matter how much bad blood had accumulated with the Viscount Evans family.

The usual Lord Claudius wouldn’t have drawn such a clear line…

“Anyway, you shouldn’t carelessly get on Her Brother’s bad side.”

Lady Claudius shook her head again.

“He secretly holds grudges for a long time, you know?”

“Holds grudges?”

Curious, I casually asked Lady Claudius a question.

‘Did something happen between Lord Claudius and High Priest Evans?’

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius, who had been looking at me blankly,

“There’s just, something like that.”

She answered like that and smiled mischievously.

I was a bit puzzled, but soon understood.

Well, it was true that the Viscount Evans family had been acting like thugs all this time.

Lord Claudius was human too, so it might have been difficult for him to act graciously with accumulated resentment.

“Speaking of which, about High Priest Evans.”

Just then, Lady Claudius continued with an excited voice.

“His face was completely rotten, wasn’t it?”

“Please, speak more nicely.”

“What’s wrong with it? It’s just us here.”

Lord Claudius cautioned her, but Lady Claudius didn’t bat an eye.

“I saw later that Lord Evans was really angry at the High Priest.”

Lady Claudius covered her mouth and giggled wickedly.

“How frustrated must he be? He spent money to get him the High Priest position, but he keeps getting blocked by Her Brother.”

“Evangeline, you should still maintain some courtesy.”

“My goodness. When the person who actually gave the Viscount Evans family a blow says that, it sounds even more annoying, you know?”

Lady Claudius turned around and grinned at Lord Claudius.

“I’m in a good mood! Since I was with Larit during the day today, let Her Brother escort Larit home.”

Then Lord Claudius’s face brightened considerably.

“What’s gotten into you?”

“Well, it’s a reward for flattening the High Priest’s nose today. It was really satisfying, wasn’t it?”

Lady Claudius playfully winked at us.

“I’ll borrow an imperial carriage and go, so Her Brother and Larit can go home together intimately.”

So Lady Claudius left first.

Lord Claudius and I took the Claudius carriage toward the Ansi Family Townhouse.

“This banquet was truly wonderful.”

“It’s thanks to Her Majesty the Empress and Lady Claudius’s efforts.”

Having habitually uttered modest words, I suddenly recalled something Lord Claudius had said before.

“Still, I’d like to say there’s no need to humble yourself too much.”

“Lady Ansi has many wonderful qualities, after all.”

Rolling my eyes, I casually added a comment.

“Well… I did put in some effort too.”

At those words, Lord Claudius’s eyes widened, and then.

“Haha!”

He burst into brief laughter.

Feeling my face grow warm somehow, I glared at Lord Claudius without malice.

“Even if it’s amusing, that’s going too far. Laughing so loudly is too much, isn’t it?”

“No, it’s not that. It’s just….”

Lord Claudius stopped laughing and looked down at me with warm eyes.

“If it were the old Larit, you would have inevitably said that what you did was nothing special.”

His gentle voice tickled my ears.

“Now… I’m happy to see you acknowledging your own achievements.”

That affectionate tone and the blue eyes looking at me seemed so happy.

All I had done was stop hesitating to praise myself.

Facing this man who was even happier than I was….

“….”

I felt somehow speechless.

“I heard that you also successfully led the negotiations, Lord Claudius. That’s truly amazing.”

“Well, it was a deal that benefited Claudius as well.”

Lord Claudius shrugged his shoulders lightly.

Honestly, his skill was truly admirable.

To secure a trade port from Rosvern and have all the trade from that port handled by House of Claudius.

Even though I may not look it, I had received education as an heir to a family, so I couldn’t help but know.

Even considering the taxes paid to the Imperial Court, the profits would be enormous.

‘Moreover… he even satisfied His Majesty the Emperor.’

Although it was limited to trade, I heard that the Imperial Court was satisfied with securing another ice-free port.

Until now, an ice-free port in the North had been the Empire’s long-cherished wish.

Just then, the carriage slowed down.

Lord Claudius, who looked out the window, narrowed his eyes.

“Ah, we’ve arrived.”

The carriage had arrived at the Ansi Viscount’s Townhouse.

‘It doesn’t feel like we talked for very long, but it’s already time to part….’

My mood suddenly dropped.

“Let’s go.”

Lord Claudius extended his hand to me.

As I walked outside with his escort, I found myself muttering without realizing it.

“It’s a bit disappointing.”

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