Don't Be Kind Rashly (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 153

The hunting tournament was entertaining enough, but the tale of the Emperor and Lady Plache, who announced their engagement on the day the tournament ended, was far more intriguing.

Nobles who had deliberately used summer retreats as an excuse to settle in Bellua just to catch a glimpse of the two learned the latest news faster than anyone else.

“Duke Negret is absolutely furious. That man really ought to watch his blood pressure.”

“Oh dear, who cares? I must go prepare a gift for Her Majesty, our new Empress. But speaking of that—have you heard the news about House Alanka being thrown into complete chaos?”

“What a pitiful young lady. The Duchess surely wanted to make her daughter Empress, but they say the girl confessed despite fainting five times.”

“So her marriage prospects are utterly ruined now.”

“Still, you should be careful saying such things. It’s not as if the young lady did it on purpose.”

The lobby of the Vueting Hotel was noisy again today. Once the Alanka ducal family vacated the fourth and fifth floors for the funeral and departed, those rooms would quickly be redecorated and filled with new guests.

Jane Telot, an inspector who had deliberately taken her meal in her room to avoid the noisy crowd, stared at her aunt—who had just returned from her maternal relatives and was, in Jane’s personal opinion, not only exhausting and fussy but downright unbearable.

“Well, I didn’t find it entertaining at all.”

“To be honest, aren’t we distant relatives by now?”

“It seems they don’t think so over there.”

“It’s because Aunt has always been so good at managing the cadet branches. Honestly, she’s just being friendly and offering delicious food with genuine care—if the main line did the same, everyone would naturally follow, but since they don’t, they’re making Aunt suffer.”

Lady Godier, who had returned to the hotel to eat separately because she had to spend the entire day over there, shook her head.

“They say the family might not produce an Empress after all, and because of that, he’s been furious all morning.”

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