The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 50

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 50

At that moment, Olivier elegantly blinked his eyes toward Radis.

It was merely a greeting with his eyes, but Radis didn’t know what to do with herself.

Olivier, with his long hair tied back and bangs slightly lowered, was seriously attractive to the point of being overwhelming.

Eve spoke while watching such Radis with subtle eyes.

“Your Highness, this young lady is Miss Radis, the eldest daughter of House Tilrod.”

Olivier looked at Radis and gave a faint smile that was barely visible.

“Radis.”

Radis was dazed.

It was the first time her name had been called with such a beautiful voice.

Though it was her own name that she had heard countless times, when it flowed from between Olivier’s coral-colored lips and pearl-white teeth, it sounded completely different.

It was like the shortest poem.

Like hearing a song dedicated to fresh young love as crisp as early summer air, Radis was entranced.

“It’s a beautiful name that suits the young lady.”

Radis also tried to say something.

To say thank you, or perhaps something else… she had to say something.

However, she couldn’t say anything at all.

She could do nothing but gaze into his beautiful violet eyes that seemed like even fairies would kneel and offer flowers to.

“Ahem.”

Bernard Langer, the manager of Pelletier Bank Main Branch, cleared his throat slightly.

He too noticed that some strange current was flowing in the drawing room, but customer service was more important to him than reading the atmosphere.

“Lord Russel, what brings you here today…?”

“Ah, it’s nothing much. There was no need for the manager to come personally. I came to open a new account for Miss Radis here.”

“I cannot be negligent with Lord Russel’s affairs. I’ll assist you myself.”

Eve, who had been watching the awkwardly seated Radis and Olivier with pleased eyes, turned his head toward Bernard and spoke.

“There’s something to keep in mind. Currently, Miss Radis’s identity is being handled by me and the Russel Estate, not by her parents or House Tilrod, and it will continue to be so. I’d like you to keep that in mind for account management as well.”

“Yes, I understand what you mean.”

Soon an employee came with two copies of the contract.

Bernard placed them in front of Radis.

“Miss Radis, this one is for our bank’s records, and this one is the contract for you to keep.”

Though her mind was completely scattered due to Olivier’s sudden appearance, Radis quickly pulled herself together and tried hard to listen carefully to Bernard’s explanation.

“Once you open an account, you’ll be listed on Pelletier Bank’s customer registry within a few days. Provided your listing is confirmed, immediate withdrawals are possible at all branches…”

Meanwhile, Olivier, who had shattered Radis’s mental state, was watching Radis with a very relaxed attitude while drinking the tea that an employee had newly brought out.

What about Eve?

“Gasp…”

The employee who was setting down tea in front of Olivier and happened to see Lord Russel’s face had to purse his lips tightly to avoid screaming.

‘S-scary…!’

Because Lord Russel, wrapped in his black fur cloak, was laughing without making a sound.

It seemed like an ominous hallucination of ‘Kuhahahaha…’ could be heard from somewhere.

Though the atmosphere in the drawing room was strange like that, Radis was soon concentrating on filling out the contract.

Bernard, having finished his explanation, pointed to the blank space on the contract and said.

“You can sign here.”

“Hmm… By any chance.”

“Yes.”

“Could my family members withdraw my deposits on their own?”

“It’s not allowed in principle. Moreover, since Lord Russel has given us special instructions, we’ll be even more thorough. Basically, the principle is that the account holder must visit the branch in person for all transactions including deposit withdrawals, bill issuance, loans, etc. The documents that must be brought when a representative must unavoidably conduct business are listed here.”

“Ah…”

Was it because she had just recently heard from Eve to look at contracts carefully?

Radis quickly skimmed through the contract and asked Bernard about everything she was curious about.

Bernard initially treated Radis with a businesslike, restrained attitude, but originally he was someone who liked explaining various things since sales was his main job.

Moreover, his counterpart was a young lady the age of his granddaughter, which was rare to meet at the bank.

He couldn’t help but find her endearing.

He completely set aside the 3rd Prince and the Lord and became absorbed in conversation with Radis.

However, as Bernard and Radis’s conversation grew indefinitely long, the smile gradually disappeared from Eve’s lips.

“Ahem!”

When Eve cleared his throat quite loudly, Radis looked at him.

She could see Eve’s mouth moving as he said something.

“…?”

She couldn’t tell what Eve was saying, but judging roughly by intuition, it seemed like he was telling her to hurry up and finish.

Radis felt a bit regretful but signed the contract first.

Bernard elegantly bowed his head and extended his hand.

“Then Miss Radis, welcome to becoming a customer of our Pelletier Bank.”

Radis took that hand and shook it vigorously.

“Thank you for explaining everything so kindly!”

Bernard, who had tried to kiss Radis’s hand as he always did with ladies, burst into pleasant laughter when Radis shook hands instead.

Eve shook his head back and forth, and Olivier smiled gently.

Eve suddenly jumped up from his seat.

“Oh right! I wanted to make a deposit into Miss Radis’s account.”

“Ah, that’s…”

“Beeeernard! I should do that myself, right?”

Eve shouted while dragging Bernard away.

“Your Highness 3rd Prince, I’ll be away for a moment!”

The door slammed shut.

At Eve’s transparently obvious behavior, Radis had no choice but to rub her face dry, unable to bear the embarrassment.

“I apologize.”

At the sudden apology, Radis looked at Olivier in surprise.

“It seems I’ve been a disturbance.”

Though it was absurd, he really seemed to be sorry.

Radis could only stare blankly at him as he apologized with a truly apologetic tone while slightly lowering his eyes.

Though this would be the third time Olivier was seeing Radis, this was only the second time for Radis.

Since that night of the banquet held at Lord Russel’s estate.

Her first impression of Olivier that remained with her was too intense and beautiful.

If it hadn’t been for Eve, Radis would have treasured that brief encounter forever as a fragment of a beautiful dream.

So she had also harbored doubts about her own memory.

Wondering if she had viewed him too idealistically because she had been mentally cornered that day.

However, the Olivier she met again was still beautiful.

Looking at him wearing light-colored formal wear that suited his silver hair well, it seemed like her eyes, which had been dim because of the black-clad Eve, brightened instantly.

‘Brightened, my foot!’

Radis squeezed her eyes shut, then opened them again and straightened her back.

“Your Highness 3rd Prince, that’s not the case. A disturbance, you say.”

It was a voice she produced with all her might to sound solemn in order to maintain courtesy and formality.

But Olivier, hearing those words… laughed.

His eye shape containing amethyst-like pupils filled with moisture curved gently, and his enchanting red lips held a bright smile.

‘Good heavens.’

Radis was stunned.

When Olivier had entered the drawing room earlier.

Radis, who had been sitting in a chair facing the direction where the entrance was visible, had been able to clearly see him entering the drawing room by chance.

Olivier, who had been entering the room under Bernard’s guidance, was like a glass doll as Eve had said.

The gaze emanating from his violet eyes was extremely cold, and no warmth could be found in his expression either.

He had definitely been like that.

‘Eve Russel, you were right.’

On the night of the banquet, Eve had said this after seeing the smile Olivier showed to Radis.

That he felt something different.

It really seemed to be true.

‘But why?’

For Radis, it was something she couldn’t understand at all.

“I knew it would be rude.”

She could see his glistening red lips moving slightly.

“When I heard that Lord Russel had come here, I thought you would be here too.”

His lips glistening.

His pretty eyes also glistening.

“Then I found myself unable to spare any thought for maintaining dignity.”

She could feel her shoulders, which had been tensely held upright, gradually relaxing bit by bit.

Her reason was crying out violently that this couldn’t be happening, that this wasn’t some romance novel Yurhee used to enjoy, and that the 3rd Prince of the Empire couldn’t possibly be showing interest in someone like her.

However, Olivier’s voice was too sweet to listen to reason’s cries.

Radis couldn’t endure it any longer.

“Your Highness, it’s not… not rude at all.”

She sat with both hands placed on her knees like a knight listening to her lord’s commands, but her face was gradually turning reddish.

“I, I too… am… seeing Your Highness again… hap, hap, hap…”

She wanted to say she was happy.

But both Radis’s head and tongue were violently refusing to say those words.

Her head was insisting that it would be better to fight alone against all the monsters in the forest, including Arachne, rather than say those words, while her tongue was stiffening to avoid uttering them.

“It’s, it’s an honor…!”

The moment she blurted out those words, her mind went blank.

What exactly was supposed to be an honor?

“Hehe.”

At the sudden sound of laughter, Radis looked up at Olivier in surprise.

He was laughing while lightly covering his mouth with his hand.

His laughter sounded like diamonds rolling on a golden tray.

‘Gasp.’

At that beautiful laughter, Radis couldn’t even make a sound as she squeezed her entire lungs to exhale a rough breath before freezing like a stone.

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