Lady Devil - Chapter 54

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She replied unenthusiastically and stood facing the shelf. Soon, she raised her arms like willow branches and began rummaging through the jars lined up in a row. Griselda silently gazed at Sieglinde’s profile as she checked inside the jars without complaint. Truly….

It was a sculpted nose bridge. Her cheeks, lightly made up to appear healthy, were quite beautiful even to another woman like herself. Her hair covering was nowhere to be seen, and her long, loose golden hair seemed to emit a pleasant fragrance. It was mesmerizing.

How can all the women of the Central region be so uniformly beautiful? Griselda stared at the eyebrows that looked as if drawn one by one with a brush, reminded of the duchess. In contrast, the cook’s expression was fierce, as if saying she couldn’t bear to watch this vulgar behavior. She openly frowned.

Sieglinde calmly opened her lips.

“If the child is precious, you should start showing some improvement now. Everyone keeps quiet, but didn’t you have a seizure just a few days ago?”

“Sieglinde…!”

“That, in my opinion, is because of the young lord.”

“Can’t you shut your mouth?”

The cook who had been listening suddenly shouted. Due to the volume of her voice, attention from the surroundings focused on the three of them. Sieglinde didn’t seem to care at all, not even raising an eyebrow. She only thinly pursed her lips, devoid of emotion.

Griselda, scanning the area, stood next to Sieglinde, blocking the pouring gazes with her back. The looks coming from near the cauldron hurt more than any thorns.

“You really have no fear. What are you trying to do?”

Griselda whispered softly.

“You shouldn’t speak carelessly when you don’t know anything.”

“Can’t I even speak…? It’s not like I’m making things up.”

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