Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 299

After the formal meeting between Ariadne and Marquis Valdesar, rumors swiftly spread throughout San Carlo that Countess de Mare had accepted the role of chaperone to Princess Bianca.

“I should go and stop her… No, is it already too late? Has that damn Rubina already made it known? I should go consult with Countess Marquez…”

Such was the reaction of Marchioness Chibo—meddlesome yet kind-hearted. But the irascible Countess Marquez responded quite differently:

“That girl—has she lost her mind? Even if Queen Dowager Adelaida, mother of His Majesty the King, were to return from the dead, there’d be no way to rescue her from Rubina’s wrath.”

San Carlo’s general reaction was not much different from Countess Marquez’s. After all, everyone had witnessed, heard about, and even personally experienced Duchess Rubina’s foul temperament for over twenty years.

– “She must be insane. Definitely lost her senses.”

– “But Countess de Mare always pulled off those strange, uncanny schemes, right? She must have some way to survive—otherwise, she wouldn’t have done it.”

– “There’s only one thing I can think of: push Duchess Rubina aside and take her place as mistress.”

– “Ah.”

Though such behavior hardly befitted “the girl who sees truth,” “the saint of Lambouyé Orphanage,” or “mother of the poor,” it certainly made sense—if that was truly her intention, then Rubina wouldn’t be so frightening. Conversely, unless she was aiming for exactly that, there would be no escaping Rubina’s fury.

– “Besides that, is there any clever solution? If you’ve got one, speak up.”

– “…I don’t think so.”

Even Julia de Valdesar, Ariadne’s closest friend, was equally powerless. Upon hearing the news, Julia’s only comment was:

“Wow.”

What to do? As a good friend, she really ought to go over, hug Ariadne, and cry with her—but somehow, it felt like that would be crossing a line. Yet simply standing by and watching felt uncomfortable too. So Julia just kept repeating:

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