Eventually, the Female Lead Ran Away (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 71

Margaret stood by the window, watching the carriage carrying Belus grow smaller in the distance. Just then, the governess approached and spoke.

“The steward said His Grace summoned him because of the bourgeois guest he invited to the last party.”

“Oh, did Father get angry?”

The governess shook her head.

“No. He merely instructed him on what needed to be taught, without raising his voice excessively.”

It was a lie. The steward had only told her why Duke Verrain summoned Belus; he never mentioned whether His Grace raised his voice or not.

Moreover, the governess, who had worked in this mansion since before Margaret was born, knew Duke Verrain’s temperament all too well.

‘He surely scolded him severely.’

She concealed the truth from the tender-hearted Margaret to spare her feelings, though she secretly felt relieved.

Belus was a man in need of discipline—his arrogance wasn’t ordinary arrogance at all.

‘His unusual politeness toward the young lady today must be due to the Duke’s reprimand.’

Unaware that she was mistaken, the governess smiled faintly and contentedly.

“Well… yes…”

Margaret still didn’t turn away from the window, even though the carriage had vanished from sight.

The weather was gloomy, as if snow might fall at any moment.

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