Regardless of how foolish it sounded, due to having the foolish man as her external fiancé, she had safely and dramatically left a proper mark on the nobles of the Newton Empire as ‘Eris Vian.’

‘Now that he’s my fiancé, it’s advantageous in a way.’

Following her intentions, people around were already shooting envious glances at the portly man who had engaged a beauty out of his league. Even if Gathers were a viscount, his family had neither deep heritage nor significant reputation, making the envy burn even more.

Coveting and desiring the most valuable possessions of others was the nature of nobility.

Of course, Aris Vian was no exception.

‘Although it’s not a royal-sponsored ball, it’s not bad. It seems that they invited the leader of the noble faction.’

The scale was not entirely satisfying, but it was a refined gathering that inferior nobles could not casually attend.

With a melting eye-smile, Aris Vian gracefully moved with small steps.

She enjoyed the greedy and jealous glances of the nobles, feelings she hadn’t experienced in a while.

“Hmm, shall we get a little closer? I just realized that now she’s my fiancée, I should show more affection.”

“……. ”

Gathers playfully held Aris Vian’s hand with a sinister gaze.

Aris Vian, conscious of the surrounding eyes, lowered her gaze as if feeling embarrassed.

Internally, she sharpened her wit.

‘Climbing up without knowing the subject?’

Although Aris Vian was a princess of a fallen kingdom, the noble blood of the illustrious royal family flowed within her. Living as the woman of someone like Gathers Knochaff was out of the question.
‘Gathers may be a viscount, but he’s no different from an honorary noble with only a small territory.’

This implied that Gathers’s status did not contribute to her elevation.

‘If I’m going to aim for the title of Newton Empire’s viscountess…’

Arisvian smoothly pulled Gathers’s arm, changing the direction.

Then, she glanced towards the gathered nobles. Beyond the nobles enchanted by her beauty, she felt a slightly different gaze.

A vigilant noble observed her as if monitoring her.

‘Found it.’

As the vigilant noble approached, the brooch pattern became distinctly visible.

The family with a scorpion pattern engraved on it was unique within the empire.

‘Darhan Breedend!’

Arisvian, who already knew detailed information about Darhan through her investigation, felt confident.

Finally, standing in front of the nobles, Arisvian spoke without waiting for Gathers’s introduction.

Darhan preferred assertive women over submissive ones.

“Nice to meet you for the first time, Viscount Breedend. I’m Eris, a female of the Vian family.”

Arisvian greeted Darhan with a shy smile.

As a princess, the only person who could bring her wealth and power was Viscount Breedend in front of her.

Arisvian was confident in her beauty, and she had never failed in seduction before.

“Yes, Eris Vian. Nice to meet you.”

Arisvian hid a smile of satisfaction.

Arisvian was convinced.

As much as she had overcome hardships and trials, a flowery path would unfold before her.

It was truly a fair and just reward, wasn’t it?

Coincidentally, the music started. The grand melody seemed to celebrate a restart of a splendid life.