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Chapter 18 • ────── ✦ ────── • A Snake The mansion was in a state of absolute frenzy upon her return. As Monica stepped through the entrance, she was amazed by the sheer volume of decorations and lanterns filling the garden. She had known the Mollets were wealthy, but the scale of this display was beyond anything she had imagined. “Oh, Miss Monica!” Hans the gardener greeted her with a look of relief. He had taken her packages and stacked them safely behind his work

Chapter 17 • ────── ✦ ────── • We'll Meet Again In the end, Monica left the boutique carrying four outfits, though in reality Louis was holding the boxes. By the time Monica regained her senses, she was already seated in a coffee house at the corner of the commercial street. She glared at Louis, who sat across from her. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. “My love, if you keep glaring like that—” “Louis, what’s in the bundle beside you?” “…A beautiful purple dress I bo

Chapter 16 • ────── ✦ ────── • Only to You Monica insisted on simply taking the money, but Louis maintained that such a thing was out of the question. “To send a lady away with mere cash would be improper.” “Why?” “It wounds my pride.” “But this was Garcia’s doing.” “Regardless, my pride remains at stake.” Monica had already resolved not to follow Garcia anywhere to buy clothes, regardless of whether he offered to pay. Louis, however, proved to be a formidabl

Chapter 15 • ────── ✦ ────── • Saturday's Arrangement “My wardrobe?” Riella’s face still hazy with sleep. Mrs Oran offered a bright smile. “The Mistress instructed me to help Miss Monica choose one of the dresses you sorted out last year.” Mrs Oran, perfectly dressed, stood in stark contrast to Riella, who sat in her nightclothes, clearly just risen from bed. Riella looked between Mrs Oran and Monica as explained how Lady Mollet had finally given in to Martinel

Chapter 14 • ────── ✦ ────── • Martinel Martinel was a good child. He was so considerate that Monica felt a twinge of shame for not expecting much from a boy raised in such a wealthy household. He deliberately walked in the shade to keep her cool and even handed her a fan. “You look hot, Teacher.” Just as he called Mrs. Mollet ‘madam’, Martinel addressed Monica as ‘teacher’ with the same politeness, even though he knew she was not officially his governess. Martinel w

Chapter 13 • ────── ✦ ────── • The Dull and Gloomy Physician Monica rolled up the sleeves of her forest-green dress, a garment more suited to a grandmother than a young woman. The heat left her no choice. She considered the long, heavy skirt before folding the waistline twice and securing it with pins. Exposing her calves made the temperature slightly more bearable. Still, the sweat would not stop. Fanning herself with one hand, she went to meet Martinel’s physician, a y

Chapter 12 • ────── ✦ ────── • When are You Free? In any case, since she had come this far, she couldn't simply go back. Monica pulled her fist from Garcia's hand and held her palm out flat. It was a silent demand for him to pay for her ruined dress and ribbon. “I spent my entire life savings on those.” Garcia raised his dark golden brows. “What kind of thoughtless young lady spends her entire life savings on a bit of ribbon?” “…I’d been saving up for it!”

Chapter 11 • ────── ✦ ────── • Pay Me Back! Monica glared at him again. Are you actually asking me that? Whether he understood the look or not, Garcia let out a short, hollow laugh and reached out his hand. “Hey, I asked if you were alright.” Monica couldn't find the words. In her heart, she wanted to leap up and grab the collar of this suspicious man who was looking down at her with such a doubtful face. “Just get up for now.” She truly didn't want

Chapter 10 • ────── ✦ ────── • Garcia Even after seeing him twice, he was definitely someone she knew. Louis. The man from the harbour who had guided her to the station when she first arrived in the city. “Um, Louis? Don’t you remember me? You showed me the way at the harbour two days ago…” “...Showed you the way?” There was none of the previous kindness to be found in him. The man glared at her with his blue eyes, looking fierce. “Yes, you did. Back then…”

Chapter 9 • ────── ✦ ────── • Is That You? Despite going to bed early, Monica spent the night with her eyes wide open. It wasn’t because the bed was uncomfortable. In fact, it was the coziest and most comfortable bed she had ever slept in during her twenty-odd years of life. But she found it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. In the end, she rose, while still fatigued, and washed herself again in the bathroom. She turned the tap on and waited a moment before warm water

Chapter 14 • ────── ✦ ────── • Like A Magnet Since the Demiosis household wasn't entirely a pro-imperial faction, but neither had it ever fallen out of the emperor’s favour, him being drafted to the front lines and then charged with treason were both extremely suspicious. Why was the Demiosis household accused of treason, when he was on the battlefield for four years? If, in this life as well, and Ikali were to go to war and then returned, the emperor might have hi

Chapter 13 • ────── ✦ ────── • Preparations to Attend the Salon “Honestly, I wonder who you take after, getting so dazzled by a face like that!” “Oh, so you think Ikali's handsome, too, Anna?” Psyche's face flushed like an apple. Anna found it both cute and amusing that Psyche how openly Psyche showed her feelings. In the end, Anna burst into laughter. “My goodness, I have eyes, too. I’m sure plenty of other ladies are eyeing the position of the young lord’s wife.

Chapter 12 • ────── ✦ ────── • A Lovesick Teenager “I was a little nervous, but I specially asked the head chef. He agreed right away.” “You get nervous too, Anna?” “Goodness, looks like you’re not gloomy anymore. You're even teasing me now.” Anna didn't leave until Psyche had finished the ice cream. Psyche handed the empty plate to Anna. “You don’t have to worry so much about what people in the duke’s household think. The royal family may have sold me off, but I

Chapter 11 • ────── ✦ ────── • Both In the Past and Now He wasn't hurt by the sudden change in their attitude. Yes, because they weren't mine to begin with. The expensive clothes, the watches, the jewelry, the clean spacious room, even my parents’ love. None of it was ever mine from the start. Since it wasn't his to begin with, there was no reason to feel wronged for having it taken away, or to be disappointed in the couple who had so easily flipped their attit

Chapter 10 • ────── ✦ ────── • No One in This World Will Love Me Warren's clear, grey-blue eyes filled with sorrow, and the surrounding noblewomen looked genuinely heartbroken. Unconsciously, everyone wished for Psyche to accept Warren’s proposal. It was only an invitation to a salon, so why was the wife of a lowly murderer acting so busy? Warren Demiosis, who could offer such a kind smile to the wife of the man who had crippled him, must surely be an angel in human form

Chapter 6 • ────── ✦ ────── • The Ritual “My lady, are you here?” “Yes, Anne. I'm here.” Delcia closed the book she was reading, placed it back and left the library. “What's the matter?” “A guest has come looking for you, my lady.” “.....A guest looking for me?” “Yes. A lady named Vienna Terrium is waiting in the drawing room.” Delcia looked down at the back of her hand, it was emitting a bright light. Her face flushed as she quickly followed Anne. Vianna

Chapter 5 • ────── ✦ ────── • Foolish Love Vianna sighed as Delcia came to her and told her she’d gotten her family's permission. Honestly, Vianna hadn’t expected that at all, so she’d been feeling a little relieved up until now. But seeing Delcia stand there so boldly made her chest feel heavy. She had no idea how she had received permission from her family, but even the mirror that reflects only the truth was silent, so Vianna had to consider that she indeed had receiv

Chapter 4 • ────── ✦ ────── • Guilt and Self-criticism “A part of your body?” Delcia nodded. “If you mean a part of your body...” Count Ferdo trailed off and looked at his daughter. Delcia swallowed hard, she had deliberately been vague about mentioning the heart directly, they would definitely object. Apparently, that only made them more curious. Pondering what to replace it with, her mind raced through a list of body parts that aren’t life-threatening. “Y

Chapter 8 • ────── ✦ ────── • I Know My Place Dinner was very delicious. Madam Mollet asked Monica various things and shared the circumstances of the mansion. She mentioned that Mr. Mollet was difficult to see because he frequently travelled between the capital and La Spezia for work, and that the estate was at its most beautiful during the summer. Even while having dinner, Monica kept glancing at Riella. Riella handled her spoon with elegance expected of a noble young

Chapter 7 • ────── ✦ ────── • Gentle Daughter Madam Mollet had been consistently kind and gentle. Even when she frowned at Riella, a smile never left her lips. But, for the first time, genuine bewilderment appeared on her face. At the same time, her gaze shifted to Monica’s hand. “Monica?” Monica felt that gaze clearly, yet calmly bent down and gathered the torn pieces of the letter from the floor. If Madam Mollet’s gaze had been a spear, Monica would have been pier