They will just meet for a while then she’ll take the ring. It won’t take long, so she’ll be back soon.
“Shall we prepare a carriage?”
“Oh, that’s all right.”
If she takes the Duke’s carriage, the knight will find out her destination. So the solution was for her to take a public carriage.
“Then take me to the place where I can ride a public carriage.”
“Yes……”
Perhaps the problem is that these servants overprotect her. Everyone seemed to have caught Ragnar’s bad habit.
Eventually, Christa took the Duke’s carriage to the place where she could rent a public carriage. As she headed towards Palmaril mansion, she kept looking back to see if anyone was following her.
***
It’s been a long time since she came back home. That doesn’t mean she feels nostalgic nor comfortable.
“Christa!”
Eva opens the door and runs out. Her welcoming look still feels strange to her.
“What on earth did you do that you didn’t even contact us? How could you do this!”
Then, she started nagging with a sharp voice. Every time she did this, she felt intimidated.
Her aunt Eva was always difficult to deal with. Eva widens her eyes and gets angry whenever she sees Christa. A useless insectivore, a monstrous girl, a rat who dumps other people’s property. It was her daily life to put on a ghostly face and put her cheeks up.
When she was young, she was afraid of her aunt’s strong hands, but now she was just uncomfortable. So she can’t get used to Eva being so kind toward her.
“Oh, look at me. It’s because I’m so upset. More than that, come on in. Oh, my God, Christa, you really look like a rich person in that outfit.”
“How have you been?”
Then Eva’s face frowned.
“No way! After you left like that, we…….”
Just when she thought Eva had finally returned to her familiar appearance, Eva took a pause. Christa tilted her head.
“Oh, nothing. I’m not going to talk about that today. Come on, let’s go in.”
It gives her goosebumps to see her cross her arms with hers and be friendly.
Nancy, the maid, opened the gate. They headed for the drawing room. As she walked down the hall, Christa asked.
“So my mother’s ring…….”
But Eva spits out in a nervous tone.
“Oh, my, do you think I’m going to steal it?”
“N, no.”
As expected, it was not easy to talk to Eva. An awkward silence ensued between them.
After entering the drawing room, Eva kept glancing at the door. As if waiting for someone.
Then the door opened with a squeak. Christa looked back reflexively and froze on the spot.
“Oh, my! Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
Eva got up in a hurry and bowed gracefully, bending her knees. Sebastian, Andrei, and Elio the Crown Prince entered side by side. The prince’s aide followed, and there was an escorting knight outside the door.
“What the hell is this…….”
“Oh, Christa.”
From the way she parted with Andrei last time, it was natural for them not to be on good terms. However, her cousin waved at her as if he was not humiliated that day, and as if he was really glad.
Christa’s fingertips trembled. What on earth is this combination?
Sebastian coughs and grins servilely.
“Hmm, hmm. Christa. Today we are gathering to tell you a very good story.”
They are simply out of their minds. What on earth was there for her to talk about with them? She could hear none of her uncle’s words.
Meanwhile, Elio naturally sits opposite Christa.
Nancy dragged a trolley and put the teacups down. She remembered the tea the Crown Prince offered her last time, making her feel nauseous. Eilio grinned kindly and offered her tea.
“Long time no see.”
“…….”
“Don’t be too wary of this. I called you like this today to make a good suggestion.”
The head of Palmaril nods madly and smiles with joy.
‘A suggestion….’
Behind Elio, his aide pulls out a document and hands it to him. The parchment was stamped with the seal of the imperial family.
“I suggest you be my mistress.”
“……mistress?”
For a moment she doubted her ears.
“Of course, I will accord you enough privileges. I will award the rights to the marshlands of West Riverhead in the South to the head of Palmaril.”
The Riverhead Wetland is said to have fertile soil around the Riverhead River, which flows along the capital. It was a rich estate thanks to its fertile land and natural climatic conditions. It was a land of numerous conflicts due to numerous people wanting to occupy it.
Elio was not officially married yet, but was engaged to the daughter of the southern lord. So he proposed to her a position as a mistress.
As a mistress, the child born between the them could not inherit. In other words, the child will have no right to inheritance. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Crown Prince to hand over the right to the wetlands to Palmaril rather than to Christa.
“Look at this, Christa. What a great suggestion!”
Sebastian’s eyes are full of joy. That’s the right of the Riverhead Wetlands. It is more valuable than what Argonod promised. This is a story that is enough to drive the greedy couple crazy.
But Christa didn’t even consider such an offer. Didn’t he consider her an eyesore in the first place for interfering with the political marriage of the princess and the Duke of Argonod? His sudden proposal was simply inexplicable.
“I’m sorry, but I am already engaged to the Duke of Argonod.”
Christa looked at the floor and replied.
“It can happen that marriages are destroyed as many times as they come and go. Think about it a little bit more.”
But Elio didn’t seem to mind at all. That’s why Christa had to come up with her trump card.
“And I’m pregnant with his child.”
Then the four faces were strangely distorted. It was a face holding back laughter. Suddenly, a cool sensation touched her spine like cold ice.
They were family members who knew Christa’s physical condition. The information must have flown to the prince’s ears.
“Yes, Christa. This is all because we think of you.”
Sebastian’s voice is watery. With tears in her eyes, Eva says the same thing.
“Oh, b*by, you poor thing. I don’t know what the Duke of Argonod said to you, but it’s all a lie.”
“There’s no way that a defective product that can’t even produce an heir becomes the hostess of Argonod. Do you think that makes sense?”
What suddenly came to mind at that time was her marriage to Count Pasquier. She has been constantly abused throughout her marriage for being infertile. The word useless defect was the word she heard most from Count Pasquier at the time. Her heart pounded.
Sebastian persuaded her in a determined voice like an understanding uncle.
“What can’t the playboy Duke say now to grill you and boil you? However, a man is not interested in a field that cannot sow seeds.”
They will just meet for a while then she’ll take the ring. It won’t take long, so she’ll be back soon.
“Shall we prepare a carriage?”
“Oh, that’s all right.”
If she takes the Duke’s carriage, the knight will find out her destination. So the solution was for her to take a public carriage.
“Then take me to the place where I can ride a public carriage.”
“Yes……”
Perhaps the problem is that these servants overprotect her. Everyone seemed to have caught Ragnar’s bad habit.
Eventually, Christa took the Duke’s carriage to the place where she could rent a public carriage. As she headed towards Palmaril mansion, she kept looking back to see if anyone was following her.
***
It’s been a long time since she came back home. That doesn’t mean she feels nostalgic nor comfortable.
“Christa!”
Eva opens the door and runs out. Her welcoming look still feels strange to her.
“What on earth did you do that you didn’t even contact us? How could you do this!”
Then, she started nagging with a sharp voice. Every time she did this, she felt intimidated.
Her aunt Eva was always difficult to deal with. Eva widens her eyes and gets angry whenever she sees Christa. A useless insectivore, a monstrous girl, a rat who dumps other people’s property. It was her daily life to put on a ghostly face and put her cheeks up.
When she was young, she was afraid of her aunt’s strong hands, but now she was just uncomfortable. So she can’t get used to Eva being so kind toward her.
“Oh, look at me. It’s because I’m so upset. More than that, come on in. Oh, my God, Christa, you really look like a rich person in that outfit.”
“How have you been?”
Then Eva’s face frowned.
“No way! After you left like that, we…….”
Just when she thought Eva had finally returned to her familiar appearance, Eva took a pause. Christa tilted her head.
“Oh, nothing. I’m not going to talk about that today. Come on, let’s go in.”
It gives her goosebumps to see her cross her arms with hers and be friendly.
Nancy, the maid, opened the gate. They headed for the drawing room. As she walked down the hall, Christa asked.
“So my mother’s ring…….”
But Eva spits out in a nervous tone.
“Oh, my, do you think I’m going to steal it?”
“N, no.”
As expected, it was not easy to talk to Eva. An awkward silence ensued between them.
After entering the drawing room, Eva kept glancing at the door. As if waiting for someone.
Then the door opened with a squeak. Christa looked back reflexively and froze on the spot.
“Oh, my! Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
Eva got up in a hurry and bowed gracefully, bending her knees. Sebastian, Andrei, and Elio the Crown Prince entered side by side. The prince’s aide followed, and there was an escorting knight outside the door.
“What the hell is this…….”
“Oh, Christa.”
From the way she parted with Andrei last time, it was natural for them not to be on good terms. However, her cousin waved at her as if he was not humiliated that day, and as if he was really glad.
Christa’s fingertips trembled. What on earth is this combination?
Sebastian coughs and grins servilely.
“Hmm, hmm. Christa. Today we are gathering to tell you a very good story.”
They are simply out of their minds. What on earth was there for her to talk about with them? She could hear none of her uncle’s words.
Meanwhile, Elio naturally sits opposite Christa.
Nancy dragged a trolley and put the teacups down. She remembered the tea the Crown Prince offered her last time, making her feel nauseous. Eilio grinned kindly and offered her tea.
“Long time no see.”
“…….”
“Don’t be too wary of this. I called you like this today to make a good suggestion.”
The head of Palmaril nods madly and smiles with joy.
‘A suggestion….’
Behind Elio, his aide pulls out a document and hands it to him. The parchment was stamped with the seal of the imperial family.
“I suggest you be my mistress.”
“……mistress?”
For a moment she doubted her ears.
“Of course, I will accord you enough privileges. I will award the rights to the marshlands of West Riverhead in the South to the head of Palmaril.”
The Riverhead Wetland is said to have fertile soil around the Riverhead River, which flows along the capital. It was a rich estate thanks to its fertile land and natural climatic conditions. It was a land of numerous conflicts due to numerous people wanting to occupy it.
Elio was not officially married yet, but was engaged to the daughter of the southern lord. So he proposed to her a position as a mistress.
As a mistress, the child born between the them could not inherit. In other words, the child will have no right to inheritance. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Crown Prince to hand over the right to the wetlands to Palmaril rather than to Christa.
“Look at this, Christa. What a great suggestion!”
Sebastian’s eyes are full of joy. That’s the right of the Riverhead Wetlands. It is more valuable than what Argonod promised. This is a story that is enough to drive the greedy couple crazy.
But Christa didn’t even consider such an offer. Didn’t he consider her an eyesore in the first place for interfering with the political marriage of the princess and the Duke of Argonod? His sudden proposal was simply inexplicable.
“I’m sorry, but I am already engaged to the Duke of Argonod.”
Christa looked at the floor and replied.
“It can happen that marriages are destroyed as many times as they come and go. Think about it a little bit more.”
But Elio didn’t seem to mind at all. That’s why Christa had to come up with her trump card.
“And I’m pregnant with his child.”
Then the four faces were strangely distorted. It was a face holding back laughter. Suddenly, a cool sensation touched her spine like cold ice.
They were family members who knew Christa’s physical condition. The information must have flown to the prince’s ears.
“Yes, Christa. This is all because we think of you.”
Sebastian’s voice is watery. With tears in her eyes, Eva says the same thing.
“Oh, b*by, you poor thing. I don’t know what the Duke of Argonod said to you, but it’s all a lie.”
“There’s no way that a defective product that can’t even produce an heir becomes the hostess of Argonod. Do you think that makes sense?”
What suddenly came to mind at that time was her marriage to Count Pasquier. She has been constantly abused throughout her marriage for being infertile. The word useless defect was the word she heard most from Count Pasquier at the time. Her heart pounded.
Sebastian persuaded her in a determined voice like an understanding uncle.
“What can’t the playboy Duke say now to grill you and boil you? However, a man is not interested in a field that cannot sow seeds.”
