I Plan to Repay Kindness with Enmity (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 34

I finished preparing to go to the princess’s palace and came down to the first floor. Jenny slipped white lace gloves onto my hands.

“I went around every shop until I found the prettiest pair! With these, you won’t lose to any other young lady!”

‘Jenny, this isn’t a beauty contest.’

Seeing Jenny’s solemn yet excited face, brimming with both anticipation and nervousness, I couldn’t bring myself to say it aloud.

Although I had taken over managing the Count’s household in Hubert’s absence, I’d always kept my distance from high society.

Because Madam Emern had insisted that, as a former maid, I lacked proper decorum, I’d countless times received invitations but never attended.

Watching Madam Emern and Aris leave, dressed to the nines, had become my everyday routine while I stayed behind to look after the house.

At first, invitations arrived out of curiosity and goodwill toward me, but their number gradually dwindled until eventually, not even one came in a month.

Conversely, Aris’s letters kept increasing day by day.

Given that situation, I could understand why Jenny was so thrilled about the flurry of invitations lately.

“A tea party hosted by none other than the princess herself! The tea must be unimaginably fragrant, and the pastries surely sweet!”

“If they’re good, I’ll bring some back for you.”

“Huh? No, no! You don’t have to do that on my account!”

I grinned at the adorable sight of Jenny waving her hands frantically.

“As the princess herself said, we’re practically family—surely she wouldn’t begrudge us a single pastry.”

Read full content of this chapter on r e d c a t t y . c o m