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“Ah, no! Is there even evidence that our daughter did this?”
Now the Countess finally raised her voice.
But still not willing to admit her mistake, the Countess began to force her voice higher and higher.
“There’s no evidence, evidence! What do I know? Maybe that stain is not because of our daughter but because Her Highness wasn’t careful enough?”
Then, a familiar voice calmly resonated in her ear again.
“I am the witness.”
The boy from before stepped forward. He wore a faint smile, but his attitude was resolute.
“I can assure you, with the pride of the Cxia Royal Family, that it was the Count’s daughter, not Lady Reina.”
It seemed that the Countess had really called him ‘Your Highness’. Cxia was a friendly nation with undeniable power, even mentioned a few times in the original.
“You surely won’t doubt my words, will you?”
If it had been Korea, the testimony of a boy who was no more than an elementary school student would certainly have had no effect.
But here, in a strict caste society, anything was possible simply by virtue of being a prince.
And as if to prove that, the Countess staggered with a lost expression.
Suddenly, the bitterness struck at the thought that if I or any other common child had said the same thing, she would have not blinked an eye.
“I’ll also testify.”
With Esmeralda joining in, the Countess surrendered. The Countess roughly dragged her daughter by the arm and stood her in front of me.
“You! I told you not to behave rudely. Apologize to the Lady now!”
“He, heaaah! Mom, I hate you!”
In the end, the young lady burst into tears.
Being still a child, she found it hard to make an insincere apology.
A wave of fatigue washed over me. I didn’t think I would have to go this far to get an apology.
No, I never thought I would be involved in such a troublesome incident.
I would have been greatly successful if I had just enjoyed some snacks in a corner, built up a good relationship with Esmeralda, and then went home.
“It’s okay, an apology or anything. Your daughter seems to have reflected enough.”
Ah, what a noble life I am living. I, an adult, will let it go.
I left the spot without hesitation, but the murmuring behind me was heard.
“She really is spineless. Even in front of adults.”
“There is something believable about this.”
“Wasn’t it true that when Lady Lamira fell, that child slightly pushed her?”
“Is that so? No, which noble lady, not even a common child, falls so grandly?”
It was absolutely absurd.
“No, am I the Lady of the original work? Relying on backing, pushing people around.”
But if I went back and confronted them, I would only hear worse things.
If I just become independent, I won’t see them again. There was no need to waste energy unnecessarily.
“It’s okay, Lady Reina? What will you do about the shoes?”
Esmeralda, who appeared beside me again, comforted me.
“Yes, I’m fine. I regret the shoes, but what can I do?”
Esmeralda’s worried face did not seem fake, but…
“By the way, Lady Esmeralda, you also saw Lady Lamira push me.”
She waited until the very last moment, even though she had seen it.
The original Esmeralda would never have done that.
It could be thought that she was afraid to come forward in a conflict because she was young, but the Esmeralda who stood in front of the adults was only confident.
Esmeralda, realizing my intentions, bit her lips awkwardly.
“I wanted to come forward earlier……”
Esmeralda hesitated again.
“I, I’m sorry, Lady Reina. Was I too late? I’m really sorry.”
Esmeralda’s face, twisted with guilt, looked too sincere to be acting.
At this age, it was impossible to show such passionate acting.
I decided to let it go.
“It’s okay. Thank you for standing up for me. It must have been a difficult thing to do.”
But Esmeralda still seemed uneasy.
Biting her lower lip for a while, Esmeralda, who clasped her hands together, painfully opened her mouth again.
“I truly wanted to help. Really… I’m sorry, Your Highness Reina.”
They say you can’t break an old habit; indeed, his weakness for beauty was never fixed.
“Yes. I understand. I believe in your sincerity.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Well done.”
The Marquis Majine approached Esmeralda while Reina momentarily left her seat.
With a confused expression, biting her lip, Esmeralda painfully opened her mouth.
“But… Your Highness Reina seemed to be in great trouble. Wouldn’t it have been better if you had stepped in earlier?”
“It’s done.”
Marquis Majine sharply cut off his daughter’s words.
“You don’t need to worry unnecessarily, didn’t I tell you? There’s a purpose to everything, so you just have to follow without question.”
Esmeralda shook her head.
“Yes…”
Marquis Majine’s eyes followed Reina’s figure as she returned from the restroom.
It was to be expected that a commoner would attract such controversy.
Originally, he intended to send Esmeralda right away if anything happened, but he changed his mind after seeing Reina’s response.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
