The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 193

Agnes looked at the two silent people.

When Agnes was a 17-year-old imperial princess, Patricia Julius, nearing forty, was the most influential noblewoman in high society.

She had transformed Ronald Julius from a wastrel into a respectable man, and after her husband passed away early, she admirably managed the family and its domain alongside her heir, earning the respect of maids and praise from nobles alike as the epitome of a noble lady.

More than thirty years had passed since then; now Agnes was a noblewoman in her fifties, and Patricia an elderly lady in her seventies.

Both had withdrawn from society and lived quietly, yet each had faced trials in their lives.

Agnes, married to Duke Pearl, ruler of the Northern Duchy, lost her husband without an heir and had spent over thirty years in the harsh North, upholding the name of Duchess Pearl.

Though countless people coveted the North and sought her hand, the fact that she had governed the North and lived peacefully there meant she had endured with remarkable strength.

More than twenty years ago, Patricia quietly retired from high society under the pretense of convalescence and moved to a villa shortly after arranging her son’s—today’s Marquis—marriage.

Years later, people learned that Patricia had actually left the Julius household quietly due to a conflict with her son.

She had concealed the discord externally, remaining silent for the sake of her family and domain.

Even after Patricia left and the Marquis began acting recklessly, the Marquis family’s reputation did not easily decline.

This was thanks to the three people left behind by the Marchioness—Head Maid Olga Hurst, Head Butler Jim, and personal physician Alvin Lorenson—who had dedicated themselves to upholding House Julius.

Though Antonio and Matilda occasionally caused trouble, they never dared treat those three lightly, knowing they stood under the late matriarch’s revered legacy.

Moreover, the culture of “discreet maids” established by Patricia had preserved the Julius Marquisate’s decent public image.

As a result, the family’s dignity had not fallen too far.

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