Didn't Plan to Become a Companion (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 42

Though I felt burdened by the matter and repeatedly insisted there was no need for her to do so, the Duchess firmly refused my refusal.

By now, I could hardly imagine my daily life without Countess Corghena. Ever since she came to serve as my maid, the engagement preparations had progressed with astonishing speed.

I would probably die without ever understanding the countless unnecessary formalities and ceremonies.

But that wasn’t all.

She was truly unrivaled in every aspect of high society.

She was also a woman from whom I still had much to learn—from her impeccable posture to her mastery of etiquette, down to the finest detail.

“I’m glad. Still, I’m worried whether visiting the palace today might be a burden for you.”

Of course, meeting the Emperor—who had tried to kill me and might try again—was naturally burdensome. But with Ricardo by my side, I felt I could somehow endure it.

“You’ll stay by my side, won’t you?”

“…That’s right.”

“Then I’m fine.”

He fell silent for a moment. A gentle light lingered at the corner of his lips, yet his eyes remained as cool and emotionless as the day we’d first met.

Only then did I realize the meaning behind Ricardo’s current behavior toward me. He was treating me thoroughly as his fiancée.

Like a perfectly courteous and skillful adult.

It didn’t take me long to understand that this was the clear boundary he had drawn.

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