The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 94
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Chapter 94
My vision went dark.
As something warm and moist touched my eyes, my body, which had been stiff from sitting all day, softened just a little.
“How does it feel?”
“Good.”
“Right, warm compresses are really nice. Larit did this for me a few times too, and it definitely seems to relieve fatigue. This time, well…”
Evangeline chattered on and on.
Dietrich, who had been hesitating for a moment, opened his mouth.
“So, how is Lady Ansi doing?”
At that question, Evangeline looked down at her brother with eyes full of interest.
And rightfully so.
‘Both brother and Larit are curious about each other’s well-being!’
Maybe this ‘Project: Becoming Family with Larite’ isn’t entirely unrealistic after all?
Evangeline, who had been quietly laughing, quickly answered.
“Of course she’s fine. I’m keeping her by my side, feeding her delicious food, showing her beautiful scenery, and letting her rest well.”
“Really? Well done.”
Dietrich smiled faintly.
He knew how much mental anguish Larite had suffered due to the marriage issue with Count Gusto’s House.
‘Though when I saw her from afar recently, her complexion did seem much better…’
Right at that moment.
Evangeline dropped a bombshell.
“You know what? Larit was worried about you, brother.”
Dietrich shot up from his seat.
“Lady Ansi was?”
Plop.
The wet towel fell from his face.
Evangeline, who had been looking down at the wet towel with narrowed eyes, asked slyly.
“Oh my, are you that happy that Larit is worried about you?”
“It’s not like that…!”
Even the way they both immediately denied things first was exactly alike.
‘They say people who like each other start to resemble each other…’
Evangeline smiled brightly as she stared intently at her brother.
Dietrich, feeling inexplicably guilty, furrowed his brow.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Just thinking that I can see right through you too, brother~”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Dietrich played dumb while his face turned red.
Evangeline looked at her brother with an incredulous expression.
“Brother, if you’re going to make excuses, at least don’t make it so obvious.”
“What?”
Evangeline teasingly tapped her cheek with her index finger.
“Your face is really red.”
“…!”
Dietrich, startled, silently moved his lips without making a sound.
‘Oh goodness, that fool…’
Meanwhile, Evangeline, who no longer wanted to engage in such a wasteful argument, shrugged her shoulders and changed the subject.
“Anyway. She said you seem too busy lately, and asked if you weren’t overworking yourself?”
“…I see.”
Dietrich answered as calmly as possible.
But there was nothing he could do about his heart beating on its own.
He straightened his back, pretending to be even more nonchalant.
Evangeline asked again.
“Since Larit came all the way down to Lord Claudius’ Domain, how about you show your face at least once?”
“I’d like to do that too, but I have too much work…”
“Oh, really. At this rate, you’ll spend your whole life just working until you die!”
Evangeline scolded him as if she was frustrated to death, then let out a deep sigh.
“That’s why I keep saying I’ll help you a little.”
When she first came down to Lord Claudius’ Domain.
Evangeline had tried to take on some of her brother’s workload.
Of course, the part she could help with would be very minimal, but it would still be better than doing nothing at all.
But Dietrich had refused.
“Lady Ansi came to Lord Claudius’ Domain to have fun.”
“Huh? Still, helping out a little bit…”
“It’s fine. We must treat our guest well.”
Dietrich shook his head and smiled with his eyes.
“You just focus on making sure Lady Ansi can stay as comfortably as possible.”
Dietrich’s eyes turned cold as he finished speaking.
“…It seems like Lady Ansi had quite a hard time mentally because of Gusto Youngshik.”
Evangeline glared at her brother with dissatisfaction.
What good was it to care about Larite from behind the scenes.
When in reality, he couldn’t even approach Larite!
‘Really, it would be fine if he were a little more proactive.’
Evangeline, who had been shaking her head internally, opened her mouth.
“By the way, tomorrow Larit and I are planning to visit the Hall of the Sun and Hall of the Moon.”
If the Townhouse in Jedo had the Hall of the Stars, the main castle of the Ducal House had the Hall of the Sun and Hall of the Moon.
The Hall of the Moon was a place where various precious artworks were displayed, like the Hall of the Stars.
The Hall of the Sun was a place where artworks with deep connections to House of Claudius were specially selected and kept.
“Come if you’re interested. Got it?”
Evangeline, who had driven her final point home, walked gracefully toward the door as if she had finished all her business.
Click.
The door closed.
“Ha…”
Dietrich, who had been staring blankly at the closed door, soon let out a hollow laugh.
If he hadn’t known about it, that would be one thing, but now that he knew, how could he not go?
“…”
Dietrich looked at the pile of documents on his desk with determined eyes.
He planned to somehow get through all those documents by tomorrow morning.
* * *
The next morning.
“Larit, hurry up!”
Lady Claudius urged me on while barely touching her breakfast.
‘Why is she rushing me like this?’
I became a little puzzled.
If anything, I was the one interested in art, while Lady Claudius only knew the basic knowledge required for a lady’s education.
As far as I knew, she wasn’t particularly interested in art…
“The Hall of the Moon is a place where artworks are displayed, similar to the Hall of the Stars, and the Hall of the Sun is where artworks related to the Ducal House are collected.”
Wow.
I was impressed internally.
To think they had a separate collection of artworks related to the Ducal House.
Well, there were several artists among them who became famous after receiving commissions from House of Claudius.
“Especially in the Hall of the Sun, there’s a portrait room that houses portraits of the direct family lineage…”
Lady Claudius, who had moved close beside me, chattered away with her explanations.
My eyes instantly lit up.
“Then are there portraits of you and Lord Claudius as well?”
“Well, yes?”
My goodness, the Claudius siblings’ childhood!
I reflexively glanced down at Lady Claudius with a sidelong look.
The most brilliant rose of High Society, the villainess from the original story who was described as having beauty that ranked among the finest in Jedo.
‘Well… the term “original story” doesn’t really mean anything anymore.’
The arrogant and haughty villainess described in the original was nowhere to be found.
Instead, she seemed prim and proud, but like a cat that follows people well…
‘Who dared call our Lady Claudius a villainess?’
As I was inwardly fuming with inexplicable irritation,
Lady Claudius looked at me with wide, innocent eyes.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“It’s nothing.”
I shook my head as if it were nothing at all.
But my heart was already swelling like a balloon with anticipation.
‘I mean, really.’
If the two siblings are this stunningly beautiful now, how adorable, pretty, and lovely must they have been as children?
A moment later.
“Oh my goodness, Evangeline…”
I covered my mouth with both hands.
“Of course Evangeline is incredibly beautiful now too, but as a child, you truly looked like an angel…”
“Well, I am rather pretty.”
Lady Claudius smiled with her eyes, grinning.
But even seeing her gild her own face like that, I felt no resistance whatsoever.
‘Well, Lady Claudius has every right to be that confident.’
That’s how much I found myself thinking!
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