What Kevrant wanted was obviously the reputation of the Witlo family, and the only person who could bring him that reputation was Britney, the real princess.

“The Duke of Green must have chosen Lisi unexpectedly because he doesn’t know that Lisi has a humble lineage. He must have been curious about the woman rumored to be the flower of the Witlo family.”

No matter how she thought about it, Britney felt as if Lisi had taken her place.

“Britney.”

Britney was jolted out of her thoughts by Lisi’s call.

“You don’t say much. Are you uncomfortable?”

The tone was one of concern, but the eyes were not.

“No, why would I be uncomfortable? When I open my mouth, it’s not very good for you.”

Britney warned.

The one who answered was not Britney, but Zen.

“Why would my younger sister be bad for my new sister if she opens her mouth? I thought you were a sister who cared for her sibling. You must be holding a weakness of my new sister, right?”

Britney regretted it. She was so annoyed that she said something she shouldn’t have.

Zen and Nella, as well as Wallas and Nathan, cast their cold gazes at Britney. They were sending her a look that said, ‘Go ahead, blabber about our Iris.’

In this place, she realized that no matter how much she talked about Lisi, there was no one who would side with Britney.

“No, it was just… a joke.”

“I see. It’s not very funny.”

Britney had never felt such humiliation in her life.

Zen and Nella returned to their affectionate expressions and were discussing the dress to be worn at the wedding with Lisi.

‘It should have been my place!’

Being called ‘new sister’ by Zen, getting advice about dresses from Nella, and being respected by Wallas and Nathan, who were revered by the knights.

Everything should have been hers.

‘Iris, you stole mine again! You always do this!’

Britney swallowed the tears welling up in her eyes due to her anger, and glared at her halfeaten plate.

‘That’s right, you can have that miserable Duchess of Green position. Because I will become the empress.’

Iobet, the crown prince of the Gabizar Empire, has not yet appointed an empress for some reason. A good family’s empress was a necessary existence for the future emperor, the crown prince.

Most princes chose a family to marry before they turned 20 and relied on the power of that family to aim for the position of crown prince.

Iobet had held out so far with his outstanding talent and virtue alone, but recently, it has become quite dangerous, and he has been looking for a woman from a family to be empress.

To Britney’s knowledge, the Duke’s family, although not very powerful, the Duke of Witlo was in the spotlight.

‘Once I become the empress, I will definitely pay back this humiliation today. To Zeresien and to Nellanics. To all of you.’

+++

As breakfast was coming to an end, Kevrant came to the dining room.

Britney straightened her posture and managed her expression, but Kevrant, without even a glance at her, strode towards Lisi.

“Lisi.”

Kevrant, standing next to Lisi, bent over and lightly kissed Lisi’s cheek.

At that sight, Britney’s face turned red and then pale.

“Are you finished eating?”

“We’re almost done. Don’t you eat breakfast?”

“I had a sandwich while dealing with the documents. After eating, go out with me.”

“Hey, brother. We’re here, too.”

Zen waved her hand and caught Kevrant’s attention. Only then did Kevrant, turning to Zen, give a small smile.

“Zen, Duchess Janel. I apologize. My wife was shining so much that I couldn’t see my surroundings.”

“Uh.”

Nella made a shocked expression.

Zen, Wallas, and Nathan looked as if they were about to throw up any second.

And Britney couldn’t believe the situation before her eyes.

‘Is he crazy? Is this really Kevrant Green?’

He had acted like this when he came to the Duke’s house to propose to Iris last time, but she thought that was an attitude he had made up in order to marry Iris.

She had thought that she wouldn’t look at Iris, who had been embroiled in the rumor of an affair with Duke Hutchis, as kindly as she had seen at the party.

“Look at that, it’s always like this.”

Zen spoke as if she was tired of it.

‘Always like that… Does he always act like that to Iris? That’s impossible.’

Moreover, Kevrant was ignoring Brittany, who was sitting right next to Lissy.

‘No, it’s better not to stand out. That’s not the Duke Green I know.’

Thinking that, Lissy pointed to Brittany and said.

“Kev, this is my sister, Brittany.”

“Ah.”

Even though Lissy introduced her on purpose, Kevrant only said that one word. There was no eye contact, no slight nod of greeting.

His gaze, which had briefly lingered on Brittany, returned to Lissy as if he regretted even that short time.

‘How can he be so rude!’

Without regard for Brittany’s feelings, Kevrant said to Lissy.

“Lissy, let’s finish the meal quickly. There’s a place I want to go with you.”

“Where is it?”

“It’s a secret.”

“Hmm… well….”

Lissy looked at Zen and Nella.

Nella was staring at the other side as if she didn’t want to see ‘that disgusting spectacle’, and Zen was waving her hand as if she wanted them to leave quickly.

Lissy stood up with a smile.

“I’ll go ahead.”

As Lissy left, Zen said to Nella.

“See, I told you so?”

“I had no idea the Duke Green would say such things… it’s awful.”

“Right, sometimes I get goosebumps all over my body. The captain says he’s so restless, wanting to run to the Duchess even while working.”

Nathan chimed in.

Brittany sat uncomfortably.

There was no one in the place who cared for Brittany. She wanted to leave this place, but she couldn’t go without saying anything, so she was wondering how to leave naturally.

She wanted to cry.

‘Why do I have to put up with this? Iris, what did you say to these people? Why are they all treating me like this?’

If they were to lash out at Lissy for why she did such a thing, she could have made Lissy a liar by denying that such a thing ever happened.

But they didn’t criticize Brittany at all.

Brittany knew that indifference was scarier than harassment.

As it was the first time she had experienced this, she did not know how to respond.

In the end, Brittany was able to leave the hellish restaurant only after Zen first said, “Let’s stand up.”