“Regina, what’s that?”

“Oh, look at my mind. I pretend to clean it up.”

“That, by any chance… is it a letter from Prince 1?”

Regina secretly smiled while pretending to clean up the unanswered letter from Boronico.

There was a small commotion among the young youths who had just turned 20.

Regina was holding a tea party almost every day among the young eunuchs before the debutante ball held at the palace.
It was a time when rumors were spreading that a young lady who had not yet formally debuted in society had caught the eye of Crown Prince Boronico.

At first, it felt uncomfortable, as if she was carrying the prince’s favor on her back and telling lies.

However, as if to alleviate Regina’s anxiety, Crown Prince Boronico was quite proactive.

“Is it true that you, Lady Regina, have been granted the dress, shoes, and all the accessories for the debutante ball by the Crown Prince?”

“I heard a rumor that the two of you attend the music salon in the capital every week. Is there anything more these days?”

The rumors spread quickly and widely.

Crown Prince Boronico did not bother to deliver letters discreetly, and even if there were exaggerated or untrue facts circulating, he did not react.

Regina was the same.

“I’m embarrassed. I can only say that sometimes rumors spread differently when people interact with good friendship.”

The scandal with Crown Prince Boronico was a blessing for Regina.

Her mother, Priscilla, originally the daughter of a merchant family, was subtly looked down upon in social circles.

However, as soon as the Crown Prince became involved with her daughter, invitations to tea parties poured in from noble families whose noses were once high.

Naturally, speculation circulated that Regina Pelieres would be the most prominent debutante at the upcoming palace debutante ball.

In short, Regina’s value was skyrocketing with Crown Prince Boronico on her side.

Her father, Count Pelieres, was also managing to overcome the difficult times during Yuvan’s absence.

It was also thanks to the reputation of Boronico.

“At this rate, Lady Ariesta may be on the verge of breaking off the engagement.”

“Oh, strictly speaking, isn’t it not a ‘breakup’? They haven’t even had an engagement ceremony, right?”

“They say true love comes late. Maybe they’re not meant for each other.”

Regina tried to pick up something by thinking that she would like to drink something sweet like juice rather than tasteless tea.

‘Ariesta Grand Duchess.’

When Igor Yuphris became the emperor, the position of the Northern Grand Duke he held was succeeded by the current Grand Duke of Dreertor.

Ariesta was the illegitimate daughter of that Grand Duke, and she quickly became the heroine of life reversal from a young lady of the count to a grand duchess.

For a very brief moment, Regina thought that Ariesta Grand Duchess’s situation was somewhat similar to hers and chuckled.

She, too, was a commoner who had become the heroine of a life reversal, just like Ariesta.

“From the perspective of Grand Duchess Ariesta, wasn’t Crown Prince a late-arriving true love? Originally, Your Highness, the princess was.”

As soon as the story of the fallen prince came up, the atmosphere at the tea party became heavy.

Regina brightened her eyes at the welcome story and straightened her posture.
“Is there something between Grand Duchess Ariesta and the Fallen Prince?”

“The two were originally engaged. For a very long time. They got along well.”

“So what happened? As soon as the prince became like that, Grand Duchess Ariesta.”

The young lady, who likes to gossip, lowered her voice and whispered.

“Going for a get-well visit and then screaming in horror, running away from the mansion is a famous story.”

A sigh of sympathy and a creaking laughter. Regina was excited about the news she was hearing for the first time, but she tried hard not to show it.

“And then, it spread as a rumor that the Grand Duchess became the fiancée of Prince Boronico, who is said to be his cousin. But in reality, it was all false. Maybe the true love of Crown Prince was someone else.”

Celestina, who sat quietly as if she didn’t want to gossip, opened her mouth, squinting her eyes as if measuring Regina.

“Regina, didn’t you say you first met him at the marriage celebration party of ‘that’ black mansion? Prince Boronico, right?”

The mysterious wedding party held at the black mansion was an event where only selected people could attend, so Regina raised her nose.

Celestina, the duchess, also attended as an imperial close associate, but it was heard that the duke hesitated to take his daughter to the rugged Roxxenhart.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Was the Fallen Prince really so sinister? What about the Fallen Princess, who is Regina’s cousin?”

Regina put down the teacup she pretended to be sipping and confidently spoke.

“The Fallen Prince.”