He extended his arm diagonally in front of Rosé’s body. Once again, the Grand Duke gestured as if he wanted her to hold his arm.

Rosé held onto his arm with a startled expression and questioned.

“…..Yes?”

She had thought that the dress she was currently wearing was just rented from the store, but it seemed that was not the case.

Rosé blinked her eyes and stared at the Grand Duke. She was quite taken aback by his generosity.

“Don’t feel burdened. Buying that much is nothing.”

“But….”

She was overwhelmed. It seemed like there were more than twenty sets, how could she possibly accept all of this?

As Rosé trailed off and didn’t know what to do, the Grand Duke spoke.

“You’re not planning to reject a person’s good will, are you?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“I picked each and every one of them myself.”

“Aha…haha…..”

Rosé felt as if the Grand Duke was pressuring her. She awkwardly avoided his gaze.

“Or is it because you don’t like the gifts I give?”

Rosé, who had been glancing around, was startled by the Grand Duke’s words and responded.

“Of course not!”

“Then accept them.”

If she refused once more here…..

‘Wouldn’t I unintentionally offend the Grand Duke?’

The Grand Duke’s blue eyes glowed coolly. His slightly raised lips pressured Rosé further.

“Ye…yes….. Thank you.”

With no other choice, Rosé nodded and responded. Only then did the Grand Duke flash a satisfied smile.

‘Okay. Just accept it as a gift. Relax.’

She probably only had one dress to her name anyway, it was a good thing.

The carriage that had been shaking fiercely had gradually come to a stop. Rosé let go of the Grand Duke’s arm and looked out the window.

The temple was bustling, the festive atmosphere was intense.

“We’re here.”

“Shall we get off now?”

Rosé spoke in a quiet voice with calm eyes.

As the carriage of the Grand Duke stopped in front of the temple, the nobles all bowed down in respect.

“Grand Duke Artem?”

“Attending Count Wens’ wedding.”

“I thought he wouldn’t come.”

The relationship between the House of Count Wens and the House of Grand Duke Artem was almost hostile, so most people couldn’t hide their surprise.

The nobles focused their eyes on the Grand Duke Artem’s carriage. The elegantly dressed Grand Duke appeared first, followed by Rosé.

“My goodness.”

“The repudiated countess has come.”

“She’s no longer the countess now.”

“How dare she come here?”

“Did she come to make a scene at Count Wens’ wedding?”

“Hahaha. That would be something to see.”

The nobles murmured, looking at Rosé who had appeared with the Grand Duke.

As the surroundings became noisy, Tersia, Cedric, and Eric, who had been greeting the guests, also looked at Rosé.

“Oh my, what does she think this place is, coming here?”

Tersia glared at Rosé with an expression that she couldn’t believe it.

“Haah, she’s persistent.”

Cedric also sighed with a very troubled expression.

Among the three, the only one smiling was Eric.

‘I knew she would come crawling back.’

He found Rosé, who loudly left and came back in just three days, annoying, but he couldn’t hide the upward curl of his lips.

At that moment, Duke Dicar approached slowly.

“It seems we have an unwelcome guest.”

He furrowed his brows as if he wasn’t pleased with Rosé’s appearance, and his voice trailed off.

Today, the person who should have been the center of attention was none other than his daughter.

Of course, it wasn’t his real daughter, but a slave brought from the slums, but it was the day when the daughter of the Dicar family deserved to be the center of attention.

However, with the appearance of Rosé, Eric’s exwife, all the attention was focused on Rosé instead of Duke Dicar’s youngest daughter.

‘That vixen, she must have come with a plan.’

She was dressed as if she were the bride herself. Rosé’s appearance shone beautifully enough to compete with the bride.

“Do not worry, Your Grace. I will expel that girl immediately so you don’t need to worry.”

Tersia attempted to reassure the Duke with a subtle smile. However, Eric stood in front of Tersia.

“Just let it be. It’s a good day… there is nothing good about creating unnecessary disturbance.”

Sedric, annoyed at Eric’s attitude, left his seat first.

He would have usually scolded him, but he didn’t.

Eric glanced at Sedric mingling with the other nobles, and soon averted his gaze. He then looked towards Rosé and continued speaking.

“She won’t be able to create any disturbance. Seeing that she brought an equal partner, it seems she just intends to make her presence known.”

He couldn’t take his eyes off Rosé, escorted by the Grand Duke.

The radiant smile directed at the Grand Duke.

It was really Rosé’s smile that he was seeing after a long time.

Because she was always angry when she was with him.

Rosé’s expression, smiling with a clear expression, felt beautiful beyond adorable.

The Duke frowned at the look in Eric’s eyes.

‘I drove out the Countess because I disliked her to the point of feeling sick……’

But his eyes didn’t seem like that at all.