Stop Coming On to Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 149

I didn’t ask her anything in return; I just stared at her intently.

She had been waiting for my retort, and when I remained silent, she spoke slightly flustered.

“The honor of House Kaidel is directly tied to the honor of the Imperial Family….”

Evelyn kept droning on in an extremely dignified voice, but I simply let it go in one ear and out the other.

When I thought of Grand Duke Clemento, whom I’d met earlier, strangely enough, I couldn’t hear a thing.

Apparently, people shrink like that when they reach ninety-seven. At any rate, isn’t it fortunate that someone in the Imperial Family lives so long?

“Miss Roar? Are you listening? Could it be… you’re daydreaming?”

“So, the young ladies here have joined forces to steal another woman’s husband, isn’t that right? See, it can be said simply in just one sentence.”

“What—what did you say? Who— who would do something so disgraceful…!”

I nodded vigorously, as if to say, “Exactly.” The young ladies looked utterly flustered, as though I’d hurled the worst insults at them.

“Just hearing it spoken aloud is truly disgraceful. Ugh!”

“Ha! As expected—your standards are so low, there’s no reasoning with you!”

Just then, Keril cut in.

“Didn’t I tell you she’s no ordinary woman? She’s the kind who doesn’t even blink when whipped by the Palace Guard Captain.”

I looked at Keril with a touch of pity. Was this really the new group that had just joined in?

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