The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

Seraphina sat alone in the carriage, her shoulders trembling with rage.

‘How could Gregory treat me like this?!’

She understood that he was on edge because of Larite.

After all, it was as if he had lost both the Viscount Ansi title and the Ansi Viscountcy.

Seraphina herself had faced various difficulties in high society after falling out with Larite.

Gregory had suffered an even greater blow than she had, so she thought it was inevitable that he would become somewhat neglectful of her.

But.

‘Even so, how could he treat me so coldly!’

An ice-cold voice fell from Seraphina’s lips.

“Let’s go to Gusto’s Town House.”

* * *

And so they arrived at Gusto’s Town House.

Seeing Seraphina suddenly barging in, the servants couldn’t hide their troubled expressions.

“Lady Lopez?”

“What brings you here…?”

And Seraphina noticed the subtly changed attitude of the servants.

Normally, they would have fawned over her as if ready to give her their very souls.

Now, though they maintained polite expressions on the surface, they were clearly keeping their distance from Seraphina.

Seraphina consciously drew a smile on her lips.

“Where is Gregory?”

She deliberately used Gregory’s pet name, showing off her close relationship with Gregory, the master of the townhouse.

But the servants still couldn’t shake their lukewarm attitude.

“He, he’s gone out.”

“Gregory… went out?”

He should know that I’m attending the Peony social gathering today.

In the past, he would have naturally come to pick me up…

‘He prioritized other schedules over me?’

A tiny crack appeared in Seraphina’s picture-perfect smile.

“He said he would be quite late today.”

“Then I’ll wait inside.”

“Pardon?”

Without waiting for an answer, Seraphina strode into the townhouse.

Having come and gone almost like it was her own home until now, she knew the structure of the manor like the back of her hand.

“L-Lady Lopez!”

A flustered servant called out to Seraphina.

Regardless, Seraphina slipped into the drawing room.

Settling comfortably on the sofa, she tilted her head and looked up at the servant.

“What is it?”

Seraphina’s smile deepened slightly.

Clearly, it was her characteristic gentle smile.

Yet strangely, it carried a chill.

“Surely you’re not thinking of throwing me out?”

“…”

The servant, who had been looking at Seraphina with complicated eyes, soon shook their head and stepped back.

“…How could that be.”

Seraphina spoke arrogantly as if she were the master of the house.

“I’d like some warm tea. Would that be possible?”

“Yes, understood.”

A moment later.

Refreshments and black tea were set on the table.

It was the brand of black tea that Seraphina usually enjoyed.

“…”

Only then did Seraphina’s mood soften a little.

At least Gregory still kept refreshments and tea prepared for Seraphina at the townhouse.

That fact was a great comfort.

‘Still.’

Seraphina, who had been enjoying the warm fragrance of black tea, sharpened her eyes.

‘I can’t let this matter slide.’

She couldn’t afford to lose Gregory too.

Absolutely not.

* * *

That evening.

Gregory, who returned home late, opened his eyes wide in surprise.

“Sera, what brings you here?”

“Just, it seems like we haven’t properly spent time together lately.”

Seraphina smiled prettily with her eyes.

“I stopped by to see your face after so long. How is it, aren’t you happy?”

Expecting Gregory to naturally welcome her with open arms.

But Gregory’s reaction was only lukewarm.

“Why are you being so dramatic?”

“…What?”

At the unexpected reaction, Seraphina blinked her eyes blankly.

“We saw each other at Gusto County too.”

Gregory, who had slumped onto the sofa, rubbed his face with irritated hands.

“Since we’ve met like this anyway, let me ask you one thing.”

“Ask what?”

“What do you think, Sera?”

Gregory, who had hesitated for a moment, continued with a sigh mixed in his words.

“…About Larite.”

Larite again?

Deep wrinkles formed between Seraphina’s brows.

“I thought Larite declared the broken engagement in a fit of anger, but unexpectedly, she’s been holding a grudge for quite a while.”

Gregory glanced at Seraphina.

“But still… surely Larite couldn’t have forgotten me.”

“…That’s.”

“She’s just a little sulky, but she’ll come back to me someday, right? Right?”

Even to his urgent question, Seraphina didn’t answer.

No, she couldn’t answer.

She just stared at Gregory with an ice-cold expression.

“Sera?”

Gregory called Seraphina with a suspicious voice.

“Ah.”

Only then did Seraphina snap back to her senses and gave Gregory a charming look.

“Gregory, I’m a bit hurt.”

Seraphina playfully scolded Gregory again.

“We’re meeting after so long, but are you going to keep talking about Larite like that?”

“…”

Gregory looked at such Seraphina with quite calculating eyes.

There was a time when he would have fallen head over heels for Seraphina’s sweet words and affectionate glances like that.

But now.

‘Sera… is of no help to me whatsoever.’

Of course, it was true that he had felt secretly proud while going around with Seraphina.

Along with Lady Claudius, Seraphina was the most eye-catching lady in current high society.

She had a pretty face, lovely mannerisms, and a gentle way of speaking.

She was basically the type of person who naturally attracted favorable attention from the opposite sex.

But that was all.

‘If things continue like this… I’ll really be completely ruined.’

Unable to overcome his anxiety, Gregory clenched his molars tightly.

Although the Gusto Estate held a higher position than the Ansi Viscountcy, Gregory was strictly speaking the second son.

He could not inherit the title.

For Gregory to survive somehow…

‘I must hold onto Larite by any means necessary.’

But what was the reality?

The small but valuable Ansi Viscountcy.

The position of Viscount Ansi.

…And even Larite herself.

While he had been distracted by Seraphina, wasn’t he on the verge of losing all of those things?

Moreover, Larite had recently become dazzlingly beautiful, unlike before.

Beautiful enough that several young nobles were secretly taking notice of her.

With his insides twisting in frustration, Gregory abruptly stood up from his seat.

“It’s getting late, Sera.”

Seraphina looked up at Gregory with a bewildered expression.

“Gregory?”

“Let’s head back now. I’m tired and need to rest.”

Leaving Seraphina in the drawing room like that, Gregory strode out briskly.

“Gregory!”

Seraphina, who had jumped up from her seat, called out to Gregory urgently.

But Gregory didn’t even look back.

“You really…!”

Left alone, Seraphina’s face twisted into a menacing expression.

* * *

It was nearly midnight when Seraphina finally arrived in front of the shared townhouse where she was staying.

“…”

Seraphina looked at the building with sunken eyes.

In fact, being able to live with an independent townhouse in Jedo was itself a kind of privilege.

One had to be wealthy enough to afford Jedo’s expensive land prices, and the cost was so enormous that most nobles couldn’t even dream of it.

So when poor nobles had no choice but to stay in Jedo for extended periods, they mainly used shared townhouses.

‘How tiresome.’

Seraphina belonged to this category.

Still, since it was a building where nobles lived together, it was kept clean and well-maintained.

But there was no way she could be satisfied, having just been at Gusto’s luxurious townhouse until moments ago.

This place, which required a long carriage ride even from Central District where nobles’ townhouses were mainly concentrated.

‘When will I ever be able to escape from this cheap shared townhouse?’

Seraphina’s eyes sharpened with intensity.

Larite.

Gregory.

Until now, with the help of these two people, she had managed to act as the most notable lady in high society.

But every time she set foot in this place, she couldn’t help but feel it.

The difference between a lady of the hollow Lopez Family, which didn’t even have a tiny territory.

…And the sole Lady of House Claudius.

‘I hate this so much.’

Seraphina gritted her teeth as she entered the townhouse.

Her deep green eyes, which the young nobles of high society praised as being ‘like the finest emeralds,’ were now sharp with menacing killing intent.

Bang!

The door slammed shut loudly under her rough handling.

The surroundings fell silent.

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