Madam and the Stable Keeper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 118

“Your name is Edith, right?”

Patricia asked in a flat, even tone. Her calmness, rather than soothing, made Count Gerturk tense.

“If you’re referring to the fourth wife of Viscount Portrion, who received a marriage proposal from Viscount Lexion, then yes.”

“The official wedding hasn’t taken place yet, I believe.”

“That is correct.”

Patricia carefully reread the newspaper she had tossed onto the table.

It clearly stated that the child Edith brought with her was undeniably of Lexion blood.

‘After going to such lengths to hide it, now they’re suddenly revealing the heir—could this be an attempt to garner sympathy by exploiting Gilbert’s blunder, making it seem they had no choice but to conceal a premarital pregnancy?’

In the Empire, nobles conceiving a child before marriage was never something to boast about.

Yet Gilbert, that foolish fool, had recklessly gone all the way to their estate and tried to murder them both, leaving Edith no option but to give birth in secret on Lexion lands—which now made it impossible to criticize her for the premarital birth.

They couldn’t have foreseen this situation, yet they announced the birth as if they’d been waiting for it.

Whoever was behind this clearly had a sharp mind, and that irritated her.

‘Viscount Lexion proposed during the gladiatorial tournament, and they’ve already produced a legitimate heir—it would be impossible to stir trouble now.’

Patricia knew well that lashing out recklessly at Edith would only bring backlash upon herself.

Thus, the best approach was to apologize for her brother’s actions and pretend to acknowledge Edith’s status within high society to get closer to her.

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