My Insolent Shadow (22 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 42

After sending her back with an assurance that she was fine, I stepped into the rest room and was enveloped by silence.

Perhaps because it was on a different floor, even the previously loud music now sounded hushed compared to outside.

Turning the golden faucet, warm water flowed out gently with the clear, refreshing sound of a mountain stream.

Leaning against that sound for a moment, I gazed blankly into the empty air.

Only then did it suddenly occur to me that Hael was probably strolling down the promenade with another young lady.

Hael might even be planning to become engaged to her.

As Young Master had said, they truly made a well-suited pair.

From now on, Hael would no longer be a commoner but a noble proudly bearing the title of viscount or higher.

In that beautiful picture, I was the only one who needed to disappear.

Since this was bound to happen someday, perhaps it was better that it came sooner rather than later.

Though I understood this fact, accepting it now still left a rather bitter taste in my heart.

Yuriciel, whose mood had swiftly soured, rubbed the hem of her elegant dress.

As if trying to erase today’s misfortune—and her own memories—along with it.

An unsightly water stain spread across the fine fabric of the dress.

At first, she wondered if it was acceptable to soil such an expensive dress, but then realized she would never wear something like this again—making even that concern seem foolish.

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