You Said I Was a Persecuted, Terminally Ill Grand Duchess? - Chapter 65

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Chapter 65

 

The curtain opened.

 

“!”

 

Jenos involuntarily drew in a sharp breath.

 

He couldn’t even begin to fathom what words to say.

 

Thump, thump, thump.

 

Along with his heartbeat.

 

The strange feeling that time was flowing slowly.

 

His eyes were filled with only one person.

 

“Mm…”

 

Skin as white as first snow.

 

Cheeks mysteriously flushed with a rosy pink.

 

And as always, those enchanting… ruby-like sparkling eyes.

 

Rene happened to be wearing a blue-violet dress that perfectly resembled the color of Jenos’s eyes.

 

“Is it too much?”

 

Rene had a slightly nervous expression.

 

Perhaps she seemed quite embarrassed.

 

The gentle chandelier light followed along her delicate facial features.

 

Following her silver hair that rippled like moonlight on water.

 

Following the silk dress, flowing down, down.

 

“Oh my goodness!”

 

George clapped his chubby hands together and made a fuss.

 

“How can you be so beautiful! You’re like a goddess who tore through a masterpiece painting! This is what they call a painting-ripper?!”

 

“Exactly! You’re totally a hydrangea fairy, Lady Rene! Let’s buy this right now.”

 

“Y-yes…”

 

When even Katarina, who had been covering her mouth and sobbing continuously, joined George’s gushing, Rene’s face became noticeably gaunt.

 

‘Hmm.’

 

While gushing, George very professionally glanced sideways at the Duke who had been quiet since earlier, his eyes sparkling.

 

The Duke didn’t show much change in expression, but his ears and nape were burning bright red.

 

“Oh my. Your husband should say something too.”

 

Jenos flinched at George’s subtly pushing comment and abruptly stood up from his seat.

 

Everyone’s attention focused on him due to his sudden action.

 

“Ahem.”

 

The man’s rigidly stiff expression was coldly frozen.

 

To someone unaware of the situation, it would have been an intimidating presence.

 

“Why, why?”

 

Flustered Rene asked, stuttering slightly.

 

A face like a startled rabbit.

 

Jenos unconsciously turned his head away sharply.

 

Strangely, it was difficult to look at her right now.

 

“…Bread.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I’ll go buy bread.”

 

In the end, without even knowing what he was saying.

 

Jenos hurriedly left the place.

 

“What was that all of a sudden…”

 

The bewilderment belonged solely to those left behind.

 

* * *

 

How many hours had passed like that?

 

“Haaaah…”

 

I could tell without looking in the mirror.

 

That my face right now must have dark circles heavily shadowing it!

 

“Katarina. I can’t look at any more. Please, let’s see yours now. I’m done. Please stop…”

 

I pleaded with Katarina, half in tears.

 

This was the thirteenth dress I had changed into.

 

The Duke’s judgment to bolt from his seat early on had been correct.

 

‘That bastard Jenos. He definitely knew this would happen and escaped by himself.’

 

The Duke I knew was definitely not someone who would volunteer to be an errand boy.

 

Damn it… I should have followed him then.

 

I thought we’d look at three or four dresses at most, me too!

 

At this point, all the fancy dresses looked the same to me.

 

Perhaps finally noticing my haggard eyes, Katarina pouted her lips.

 

“We haven’t even seen half of them yet?”

 

“This is enough. Are you planning to open a boutique branch in the Northern Region?”

 

“Hehe. Alright. Then I’ll go try on a few I’ve been eyeing too!”

 

Looking reluctant, Katarina pointed at several dresses in the catalog with her finger.

 

I nodded with lifeless eyes.

 

And as soon as Katarina disappeared behind the curtain, I urgently whispered to George.

 

“I’ll step out for a moment. Where are my clothes?”

 

“Your Highness can go as you are now. Payment has already been completed.”

 

“What? By whom?”

 

“Ohoho. Who else could it be? Your one and only hus-band!”

 

George emphasized ‘husband’ particularly and laughed while covering his mouth.

 

He wasn’t even my husband, yet somehow hearts seemed to be floating in that cheesy pronunciation.

 

‘Just let it slide for now.’

 

That’s not what’s important right now!

 

At this point, my blood sugar had dropped and I had no energy left.

 

Well, it was actually better since I didn’t have to go through the trouble of changing clothes.

 

I roughly nodded and hurriedly left the boutique.

 

The dress with all its lace and frills was cumbersome, but it couldn’t stop my steps.

 

Honestly, my mind had been filled with thoughts of salt bread for a while now.

 

‘How could I trust the Duke.’

 

That excuse about going to buy bread was probably one hundred percent fake!

 

My destination was the bakery next to the boutique. I quickened my pace.

 

But…

 

“Oh my, young lady. I’m sorry. The salt bread is already sold out.”

 

“What did you say!”

 

My suspicion had become reality.

 

Only a few hours had passed, yet the bread display case was already completely empty.

 

‘My world just collapsed…’

 

As I trudged out of the bakery like a person who had lost their country.

 

“Kyahaha!”

 

I heard a child’s bright laughter and looked up to see an ice cream vendor in front of the fountain.

 

A man clearly wearing foreign clothing was teasing a child with his flashy hand movements.

 

‘…Turkiye ice cream?’

 

No, I’ve been noticing since the salt bread earlier… this world really has all sorts of things?

 

‘Very interesting!’

 

I got in line behind the child as if enchanted.

 

He must have been quite professional, as most people near the fountain had ice cream cones in their hands.

 

“Hello! Um, one strawberry flavor please.”

 

“Yes! Just a moment.”

 

The merchant who answered with somewhat slurred pronunciation grinned mischievously.

 

Then he began scooping up ice cream that stretched like sticky rice cake from the container.

 

“Here you go.”

 

“Thank y…”

 

“You thought I would, didn’t you?”

 

Heh heh heh!

 

The merchant with a mischievous smile suddenly pulled back the cone he had been offering.

 

“Huh?”

 

As I looked confused, he spun the metal rod in the air with an even more playful look in his eyes.

 

“Oh… Ooh…”

 

Why is he so fast?!

 

With this body whose reflexes approached zero, all I could do was grab at empty air a few times.

 

Actually, even following it with my eyes was a bit overwhelming…!

 

“Okay, now I’ll really give it to you.”

 

“Yes, ah!”

 

“You fell for it again?”

 

“…”

 

This is actually getting annoying?

 

After that, the merchant kept repeating the motion of bringing the cone ice cream at the end of the rod right up to my nose before whisking it away again.

 

My head was spinning from all that dazzling movement.

 

Then I heard a sharp voice from behind.

 

“Oh my goodness. Who do we have here? If it isn’t the pest from our house!”

 

What?

 

Are there bugs on this clean street too?

 

However, street hygiene issues couldn’t interfere with my obsession with ice cream.

 

“…Are you ignoring me right now?!”

 

Tap!

 

I was startled by the sharp touch that suddenly landed on my shoulder.

 

I immediately turned around to look.

 

A doll-like young lady with silver hair stood there fuming.

 

Despite her angry expression, her clear light blue eyes sparkled like jewels.

 

“Hey! Why are you ignoring me?”

 

What. She’s cute.

 

No, that’s not what’s important here.

 

‘I really don’t know this person.’

 

There’s no way I wouldn’t remember such a cute girl!

 

“…Who are you?”

 

When I asked back in bewilderment, the young lady’s face turned even redder.

 

* * *

 

“Has she really gone crazy.”

 

Ha!

 

The girl who had grabbed Rene’s shoulder, Bianca, could only snort in disbelief at the unbelievable situation.

 

Meanwhile, Rene just kept blinking as if she knew nothing.

 

“Did you lose your memory from the shock of going to the Northern Region? Hm?”

 

As Bianca tilted her head with an angelic face, her dazzling silver hair swayed along with her tilting head.

 

Her silver hair was exactly like Rene’s in front of her.

 

In a way, it was only natural.

 

The girl’s full name was ‘Bianca Blanche’.

 

She was Rene’s half-sister.

 

However, unlike Rene who was the daughter of a maid, being the youngest daughter born to a legitimate wife was as different as heaven and earth.

 

Most importantly, most of the direct lineage of the Blanc Family had silver hair and blue eyes.

 

In contrast, Rene was an illegitimate child with red eyes that had never appeared before in the family.

 

Something about bringing misfortune to the family since ancient times?

 

Of course, even Bianca knew that was nonsense.

 

Nevertheless, she brushed it off casually.

 

Rather, it was nice because it put her mind at ease.

 

Wasn’t it the perfect excuse for tormenting someone?

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