I Plan to Repay Kindness with Enmity (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 43

“I usually don’t believe rumors, but this time, there isn’t even a hint of exaggeration. No leading actress from any theater troupe could possibly be as beautiful as you, my lady.”

“Oh dear, Madam, you’re making me blush.”

Aris covered her lips with her fan. As she lowered her lovely eyes, the young nobles watching her let out sighs of admiration.

With her gentle demeanor and beauty, Aris was as skilled as any expert at enchanting others.

“Oh my! Lady Dorencia! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you. You’ve been hiding away all this time! I was starting to worry you might be unwell.”

“Unwell? Not at all. Thank you for the bouquet of roses you sent me recently. I’ve placed them in the prettiest vase in my room.”

“I’m relieved to hear you’re in good health. Now then, tell me—what delightful thing have you been up to all by yourself?”

“If only I had something worth boasting about, but unfortunately, I don’t.”

Aris stuck out her tongue playfully with a soft “tut.”

“Something honorable has happened to the Lorenst household, the very house I’m at odds with, so I was told not to cause any trouble. While staying indoors, I caught up on all the reading I’d been putting off.”

Calling it ‘reading’ after throwing such a secret party—anyone hearing this might think I forbade her from attending.

Sure enough—

“Goodness, was that the reason? How could a refined lady like you ever cause trouble?”

Aris glanced at me as if feigning ignorance. The stares of the nobles trailing behind her made my cheeks burn.

Aris, displaying her social graces to perfection, was the most dazzling flower at this gathering.

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