My Discarded Fiancé Returned (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 43

The capital’s finest jeweler couldn’t stop marveling at the gemstones brought from Astel.

Although Duke Astel himself, who had given them, mentioned them indifferently as if they were nothing, the jeweler claimed such high-quality gems were hard to find even in the Empire.

“Then, since I’ve finished writing the instructions, please take a look.”

Serena gave Anna a glance, and she carefully checked the jeweler’s instructions before nodding.

“I’ll see you out.”

Serena, who was already too tired to get up from her seat, nodded again at Anna’s words and gave the jeweler a courteous nod.

“It’s truly, truly… beautiful!”

Laura, seemingly tireless, sparkled with delight as she gasped in admiration.

“I’ve seen my mother’s jewels several times, but they’re completely different from yours, Lady Astel. And… I never realized master jewelers could be so meticulous.”

Serena had thought meeting the jeweler would be simple.

When making her dress, Madame Hailey and her assistants had come to take measurements of her entire body, as well as for hats, gloves, and fans, and then spent ages comparing thick sample books of fabrics against her natural skin tone—leaving her no time to rest at all.

“Yeah, I didn’t know that either.”

She’d planned to just hand over the gems and tell them to handle everything themselves, but apparently, meeting the Empire’s best always left her exhausted.

The jeweler kept marveling over the gems Serena had brought, showed her various design sketches, and took notes while holding each gem against the back of his hand.

“Thanks to you, Lady Astel, I’ve seen so many precious things today. I’m truly grateful.”

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