Count Maginay watched with interest as Lady Lamira scolded, looking at the retreating figure of young Douglas, chattering away.
She was a woman who knew one thing but not two.
Only thinking of pulling the party’s star, she couldn’t think of becoming the party’s star herself. A stupid woman who doesn’t know how to properly command people, just perfect for being used.
Just the woman Count Maginay had been looking for.
Count Maginay quickly approached Lady Lamira.
“Oh, my Lady. Your face is flushed red. Has something bad happened?”
Lady Lamira trembled in surprise.
“Ah, no. It’s, it’s just a little hot.”
Count Maginay discreetly caught a cold drink from a passing servant’s tray and handed it to Lady Lamira.
“You don’t need to be so surprised.”
“Th, thank you.”
Startled, Lady Lamira took the drink and took a sip.
“This.”
Count Maginay gestured towards a diamond necklace that was peeking out of her sleeve as she scolded.
“I’ve seen it all.”
“Pfft–! Cough, excuse me?”
Nearly spitting out her drink, Lady Lamira began to cough.
“Is that not Lady Aneri’s necklace?”
“Wh, what.”
Lady Lamira quickly stuffed the necklace deep into her sleeve.
“Of course, a cultured person like my Lady wouldn’t have taken it without permission.”
Count Maginay skillfully led the conversation, hiding his intentions. It was clear he would arouse suspicion if he abruptly joined Lady Lamira’s cause without any special reason for doing so.
Besides, his daughter was one of the party’s organizers, and it would only look strange if he offered to help ruin such a party.
“So, so it is. I, I just happened to find it and tried to return it……”
Count Maginay feigned surprise and covered his mouth with his hand.
“Oh dear, you happened to find it? The necklace that was fine wouldn’t have just fallen, and… Could someone have stolen it?”
He didn’t forget to sneak a glance at the commoner children gathered there. Fortunately, Lady Lamira took the bait.
“Yes, yes. Some commoner child stole it from Lady Aneri in the blink of an eye! Their hand was so fast. If I hadn’t seen it, the necklace would have been lost forever.”
“My goodness! How could this happen? Why didn’t you immediately reprimand them on the spot?”
Count Maginay’s exaggerated reaction made Lady Lamira flinch.
“I, I was just too flustered……”
“Where is the child now? We need to confront them and make them pay.”
As the matter escalated, Lady Lamira began to feel slightly overwhelmed.
“It’s that child.”
Lady Lamira pointed to Ana with trembling fingers, but quickly grabbed Count Maginay, who was rushing towards Ana.
“But, but there’s no evidence.”
“Evidence?”
Count Maginay still cast an eye over Lady Lamira’s bulging sleeve.
“Certainly, in this state, it seems as if Lady Lamira is the thief?”
“Ah……”
Naïvely, Lady Lamira’s complexion turned pale. She was indeed a transparent young lady.
“I can’t turn a blind eye and ignore it in good conscience either……”
Count Maginay tilted his head slightly and smiled.
“How about this?”
The two began to whisper, and unfortunately, they were not keeneared enough to notice the stifled breaths from behind the curtain.
(This is a time marker.)
Leaning against the terrace glass door, Kirian quietly listened to the noise of the party flowing in through the window.
“I need to be close to that child.”
“Ah……. that might be a bit difficult……. The teacher in charge of the child is very strict.”
“You must be close. Otherwise, it’s likely to be discovered no matter how we move it with magic.”
“Yes……. I’ll try.”
Listening to the conversation, Kirian couldn’t help but smirk. He had to immediately bite his tongue due to his mother’s presence bustling around the party hall, however.
As soon as the conversation ended, Kirian got up without hesitation.
The Duke of Majine did agree. It would be enough to sabotage the schemes that Lady Lamira was hatching, but justice had to be served properly.
Even though he was in a situation where he could not escape the shadow like a rat, he was confident that he wouldn’t be caught if he was careful.
Kirian, who opened the terrace door just a crack, waited for the sound he wanted to hear beyond the curtain.
Soon, a cheerful tinkling sound was heard.
The sound of a glass shaking and scratching on a silver tray as it followed the servant’s footsteps.
In an instant, Kirian caught the servant on the terrace. With one hand, he took the silver tray without making a sound, and with the other hand, he struck the servant’s neck.
The servant collapsed slowly, groaning.
Worried that he might have left a trace, Kirian paused to assess the situation outside, but fortunately, his mother was still busy showing off Reina to several ladies.
His father cleared his throat for a moment, but there was no other reaction.
Kirian quickly stripped off the servant’s uniform and changed into it.
Taking advantage of a moment when no one was around the terrace, Kirian infiltrated the banquet hall.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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