The End Of The Special Contract Marriage (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 84
The noble ladies invited today were the wives of the Duke Vandermir’s vassals. Perhaps that was why they were all fussing over the Duchess, trying desperately to please her.
“Duchess, where did you get those gloves? The lace is so delicate and elegant—it suits you perfectly.”
“How is it that you always manage to wear such refined things? No matter how hard I try, I can never match your taste.”
“Oh my, darling, of course you can’t. How could any of us ever compare to the Duchess, even at our very best?”
“The Duchess was simply born different from us. Even wearing the same thing, she looks far more stylish and beautiful.”
Artificial laughter erupted from every corner.
Aracila silently sipped her tea, observing the scene. The noblewomen didn’t even glance in her direction, completely ignoring her.
It was obvious they were deliberately treating her as if she didn’t exist, refusing to speak to her.
Indeed, this was a common form of social cruelty.
They invited someone only to seat them there and act as though they were invisible, aiming to erode their self-worth.
Fortunately, Aracila was not someone with the fragile spirit typical of most nobles. Having long been treated as an oddity, she could easily brush off something like this.
Still, being forced to sit through such dull and tiresome chatter was quite a burden.
“By the way, I heard that Lady Vandermir recently achieved great success in her business ventures?”
After chattering away for a while about matters only they understood, the noblewomen suddenly turned their attention toward Aracila. She answered a beat late.
“…Ah, yes.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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