The carriage swiftly changed its course.
“Uh, ugh.”
Today, the carriage seemed to be particularly more jolting. Rosé swayed haphazardly, unable to keep her balance.
‘Did the Grand Duke really have to rush this much? Isn’t this a bit too much?’
Looking out of the window, Rosé felt as if she was on a highspeed train.
Of course, compared to a comfortable highspeed train, the carriage’s jolting was out of this world.
“Ugh, ah!”
In her effort to maintain balance, Rosé’s body leaned towards the Grand Duke Artem. Unexpectedly falling into the Grand Duke’s arms, Rosé quickly sat upright, quite startled.
“Ah. My, apologies. Today, I’m, having trouble, keeping my balance.”
As she said this, Rosé still couldn’t find her balance within the jolting carriage, shaking back and forth like a paper doll.
In contrast, Grand Duke Artem looked extremely calm. There was such a distinct difference between him and Rosé that if anyone saw them, they might mistake that they were sitting in different places.
The Grand Duke extended his hand obliquely in front of Rosé. Perhaps because he subtly steadied her, the shaking of Rosé’s body noticeably decreased.
However, that was not enough. Despite the Duke’s gentlemanly hand, Rosé still swayed back and forth.
Rosé grasped the Grand Duke’s arm wrapped around her like a seatbelt with both hands.
As soon as Rosé’s body made contact, the Grand Duke flinched, but Rosé, who was quite out of it, didn’t notice his reaction.
“Haah, thank you.”
Rosé finally took a breath and gave her thanks.
The Grand Duke, whose eyes had been wide open, turned his head to look out the window as soon as his eyes met Rosé’s.
“What’s with this…”
The sensation of touch on his arm was strangely stimulating. The Duke unknowingly touched his redhot earlobe with his free hand.
‘There’s just about an hour left.’
Unlike the flustered Grand Duke, Rosé’s mind was filled with nothing but thoughts of the wedding.
The thought of having to get ready from head to toe made her anxious.
“Will we be able to finish preparations in time?”
“Of course.”
In contrast to Rosé, Grand Duke Artem seemed quite relaxed.
The carriage running several times faster than usual was all thanks to the magic Grand Duke Artem had cast.
He had cast magic during the process of stopping the carriage halfway and changing its destination without Rosé noticing.
‘There’s no need to worry about travel time…’
The carriage came to a sudden stop with a loud friction sound, without any indication.
Squeak!
“Kyaa!”
Her body momentarily lifted and leaned forward. Feeling like she was riding a roller coaster without a seat belt, Rosé’s heart shrank with fear.
Had it not been for the Grand Duke, Rosé would undoubtedly have been tumbling around inside the carriage.
“We’ve arrived.”
The Duke quickly exited the carriage after donning his robe again, and then he led Rosé, who had followed him out, into a fancylooking shop.
“Welcome.”
Rosé lifted her large hat slightly and spoke urgently.
“Can you finish preparations in 30 minutes?”
“30 minutes? What style do you want?”
“I’d like recommendations for hair, makeup, and dress.”
The one who responded to the staff’s words was not Rosé, but Grand Duke Artem.
The staff member smiled with a capitalist grin and replied.
“Customer, I’m sorry but we only do hair and makeup here. And 30 minutes is impossible. You have to allow at least 2 hours. Also, makeup is not possible without reservation.”
“Ah……”
Disappointment flooded Rosé’s face, who had been full of anticipation. Rosé whispered while tugging at the Duke’s sleeve.
“I guess we came too quickly. There’s nothing we can do.”
It can’t be helped if it’s not possible.
However, unlike Rosé who seemed ready to give up and leave, the Duke showed no signs of leaving the shop.
Grand Duke Artem pulled back the hood of his robe and revealed his face.
“Oh, oh my.”
“Isn’t that Grand Duke Artem?”
When he revealed his hidden beauty, the previously cold atmosphere suddenly turned around.
The staff members who were just showing capitalist smiles with blank faces were admiring the Duke’s face as if they were dumbfounded at the sight of him.
However, that was only for a moment, and their faces were soon filled with fear.
“We’ll be killed if we say we can’t, right?”
“He wouldn’t… would he?”
“Do you know who Grand Duke Artem is! He is definitely that kind of person.”
They whispered in low voices, unable to hide their anxiety.
“I have to go to my exhusband’s wedding.”
Rosé removed the hat that was obscuring her face and declared loudly. The store, previously filled with chattering, now focused its attention on Rosé.
“Mrs. Wence?”
The employees recognized Rosé’s face instantly. The workers, who had their mouths wide open in surprise, smacked the back of the employee who uttered “Mrs. Wence.”
“Hush, be careful with your words!”
“Gulp!”
She, too, thought that she had misspoke and quickly covered her mouth.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
