The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 79
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Chapter 79
Watching Larite, Gregory suddenly realized something.
When dealing with Gregory, Larite had always cowered and watched his mood.
…She had never once looked at him with such eyes.
‘No, that can’t be.’
Gregory bit his lips until they bled.
‘Larite has no one but me!’
Thus, Gregory persistently followed Larite’s retreating figure.
He happened to notice the Duke stepping away momentarily.
Larite, left alone, moved toward the sparsely populated window area.
‘Now’s my chance.’
Gregory moved urgently.
He intended to at least try talking to Larite somehow.
Whether to persuade her or entice her.
He had to use any means necessary to hold onto Larite again.
“…”
But as soon as she spotted Gregory, Larite showed disgust and tried to move elsewhere.
The emotion reflected in her pink eyes was none other than…
Deep revulsion.
‘How dare you, of all people?!’
Gregory’s eyes widened.
His steps grew faster and faster.
Just as the distance closed enough that he might reach Larite at any moment.
“Huh.”
Gregory gasped for breath.
The Duke had suddenly appeared and inserted himself between Gregory and Larite.
The Duke casually glanced back.
Gregory unconsciously stiffened his shoulders.
And for good reason, as those blue eyes were fixed precisely on Gregory.
“…”
“…”
It was merely a quiet stare, yet…
…What was this suffocating pressure?
The Duke casually moved his body, blocking Larite from Gregory’s view.
Then he escorted Larite away from the spot.
‘Damn it!’
Left alone, Gregory was seized by the urge to scream like a madman.
Larit Ansi.
A childhood friend he’d known since they were young.
His former fiancée who had been nothing but a foolish, drab girl who only knew how to follow behind him.
He had thought Larite would always remain in the palm of his hand…
‘Why?!’
Why had she suddenly departed to some unreachably distant place?!
As Gregory struggled to control his emotions, seething with rage.
A noblewoman approached and spoke to him.
“Excuse me, Gusto Youngshik?”
“…”
Gregory turned around with a twisted expression.
The oblivious noblewoman gently asked her question.
“Didn’t you come with Lady Lopez today? It seems like it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Lady Lopez.”
“How would I know that?!”
Gregory snapped sharply and stormed off in a huff.
The noblewoman left behind was simply dumbfounded.
“My, why is he suddenly so sensitive? He always used to come with Lady Lopez.”
“He’s been staring only at Lady Ansi this whole time, hasn’t he?”
Another noblewoman clicked her tongue disapprovingly.
“He should have treated her well when they were engaged.”
“Exactly. I don’t see what good it does him to act like that now.”
The noblewomen chatted among themselves.
“Speaking of which, haven’t we not been seeing Lady Lopez lately?”
“Well, today is the university end-of-term party, so it’s not really Lady Lopez’s place to be here.”
“It’s strange that she’s barely been seen anywhere else either, not just today.”
“That’s true. She usually made sure to show her face at any famous event…”
While the noblewomen gathered to chat.
Gregory, overwhelmed by a sense of defeat, strode out of the banquet hall.
“How dare you flaunt yourself with the Duke right in front of me?”
Madness flickered in Gregory’s eyes.
“Just wait and see, Larite. You think I’ll let you go?”
His vowing voice was chilling.
* * *
At that moment.
Seraphina sat crouched in her room at the shared residence, gnawing at her lips.
‘What on earth is this?’
Ever since the argument with the Princess at the Imperial Curia.
Seraphina had been experiencing something very unpleasant.
That was…
“We’re sorry, Lady Lopez.”
“Our establishment finds it difficult to serve Lady Lopez…”
She was being banned from all establishments related to Claudius.
‘How can they do this to me!’
Seraphina simply could not believe the current reality.
She was high society’s most pure lily.
She had never once been rejected anywhere.
She had received everyone’s attention, and everyone was eager to receive even a fragment of her smile.
But what?
They’re rejecting me?!
Seraphina trembled with rising fury.
However, there was an even bigger problem.
‘If this continues… I’ll really become an outcast in high society.’
Art galleries, concerts, exhibitions, and so on.
All the events Seraphina was banned from were extremely popular in high society.
Not participating in those events would make it difficult to join conversations.
Moreover, Seraphina was one of the most popular figures in high society.
Naturally, she had to be sensitive to trends.
‘That bitch Larite shows her face at all sorts of events with Lord Claudius without fail. But I…!’
Seraphina was truly going mad.
And that wasn’t all?
Gregory now put Seraphina on the back burner and was only chasing after Larite.
There were places she could attend because she was with Gregory!
‘This is really annoying!’
Seraphina thought of Gregory and other gentlemen she could call upon, then quickly gave up.
They were all worthless.
Gregory was the most decent among them, which was why she had been going around with him…
After sighing heavily for a while, she looked down at the invitation in her hand with lifeless, darkened eyes.
Over the past week, Seraphina had received only three invitations at most.
Even then, two of them had nothing to do with High Society.
…In the past, invitations used to fly in constantly, making it difficult to even reply to each one…
‘Then… this is the only invitation I have left.’
It was a dinner invitation.
Two days later, several ladies would gather at an Exclusive Restaurant to socialize.
At least she had been to this restaurant a few times before.
Besides, it wasn’t a place connected to Claudius, so they wouldn’t specifically block Seraphina.
‘Good.’
Seraphina sprang up from her seat.
It was a social event after a long time.
She planned to pay maximum attention to her dress, jewelry, and shoes so as not to be outdone by anyone.
* * *
The next day.
I visited Lord Claudius’ Town House after a long time.
Lady Claudius had invited me to have tea together.
“Lari!”
Lady Claudius, who was sitting in the Drawing Room, showed me a mischievous smile as soon as she saw me.
“I heard about it. You finally wore earrings yesterday, didn’t you?”
“…How on earth did you know that?”
“I have my ways of hearing everything.”
Well, if it’s Lady Claudius, she would be able to hear High Society news as easily as looking at her palm.
I shook my head and sat across from Lady Claudius.
Lady Claudius continued with a giggling smile.
“Yesterday, my brother and Lari were so affectionate together, I heard.”
“…”
“How was it? My brother is quite useful, isn’t he?”
Just useful?
Recalling how Lord Claudius had blocked Gregory yesterday, I felt warmth spreading deep in my chest.
But that’s not what I came here to talk about today.
As I narrowed my eyes and looked at Lady Claudius,
“What, what is it.”
Lady Claudius looked back at me with a guilty expression.
“Why are you looking at me with that expression?”
“Evangeline, you made a request to Lord Claudius about me, didn’t you?”
“Ugh.”
Lady Claudius flinched and stiffened her shoulders.
I let out a deep sigh.
“I told you so many times. Lord Claudius is a busy person, so we shouldn’t carelessly take up his time.”
“No, that’s…”
“Not knowing that, I… do you know how sorry I felt after hearing about it?”
“Still, though.”
Lady Claudius, who had been glancing at me, pouted her lips and muttered.
“I didn’t like seeing Gusto Youngshik hovering around Lari.”
“Then you should have at least told me in advance.”
“But then you would have refused, wouldn’t you?”
“…”
She hit the nail on the head.
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