“You said you’d do it. A hug might make me feel better.”
It was like dealing with a child who, just because of their size, made a childish request. When I remained silent, he squinted his eyes.
“I almost had a headache…”
Charlotte exaggeratedly complained, pouting his lips again.
How powerful could the impact of a night of revelry be?
‘Is he doing this to save face in front of the Seberes soldiers?’
I also had such thoughts, but Charlotte was not as evil and clever as I thought.
Afraid that he might cause a bigger incident, I quickly grabbed his head and half-heartedly gave him a hug.
Then Charlotte’s lips touched my ear.
“Hehe.”
‘A simple guy…’
Charlotte quickly became cheerful, sticking close to my side.
Charlotte’s attitude, with no middle ground, even made me lose my composure.
The greed that had been clinging to my chest all along looked back and forth between me and Charlotte with narrowed eyes, but I casually ignored it.
After a commotion, the overseer of the Seberes mansion came out of the barrier.
“I apologize for keeping you waiting. The Duke says you can come in together.”
Luckily, I had anticipated that Charlotte’s entry might be restricted due to the closed nature of the place.
With the butler’s permission, we passed through the barrier at the main gate.
And then.
[EEK!]Suddenly, Greed shouted, causing a commotion as he hurriedly covered his mouth, but everyone just chuckled and passed it off.
‘What are you doing? What if they find out you’re a sinner?’
Then Greed whispered very softly into my ear.
[The moment you pass through that barrier, it feels like your body is burning in a stifling flame!]Hmm. It seemed quite painful, as Greed clung to me while whining.
‘Is it because of the purifying power of the Seberes family?’
The purifying power seemed to have a detrimental effect on the sinful Greed.
Fortunately, Greed didn’t whine any further once inside the barrier.
The atmosphere of the Seberes Abbey mansion was different from what I expected, especially for someone entering for the first time.
It could be called a space of pure white.
The building itself was mostly white, adorned with intricate patterns carved everywhere.
However, unless you looked closely, it wasn’t very noticeable, and overall, it exuded a neat and orderly atmosphere.
Moreover, what stood out was that the mansion itself seemed bright and dazzling as if bathed in sunlight.
It was completely different from the dark, sturdy, and sophisticated atmosphere of Ferdia’s mansion.
‘As expected of Seberes, one of the four major families.’
The subtle loneliness that permeated without being exposed suited the purifying Seberes.
But Charlotte’s impression differed from mine.
“They say the head is in a coma, but the family seems to be having difficulties.”
Charlotte, being preoccupied with his black sword, seemed uninterested in arts and architecture.
Regardless, as he absentmindedly admired the Seberes mansion, we arrived in front of the reception room, our destination.
“Lord Count Hiklmaier is waiting inside. Please come in.”
I stepped into the open door. Before long, sitting in the sunlit reception room, I saw the side profile of Felix Hiklmaier.
‘Don’t forget. This is the first time you’re talking to that man.’
Perhaps fearing a mistake, Felix turned his head as we entered.
“Welcome, Lady Ferdia. And… the uninvited guest?”
“Who’s the uninvited guest!”
An irritated Charlotte retorted with a snarl.
Felix chuckled quietly and shrugged his shoulders.
“Don’t take it so seriously, Second Duke of Ferdia, it’s just a joke.”
“Hmph.”
Charlotte snorted and sat on the sofa. Despite my warning glance, he avoided eye contact again.
‘Ugh, brought him for no reason.’
I thought I could control him because he was simple, but I hadn’t expected him to behave so poorly.
While I was feeling embarrassed, Felix spoke to me in a friendly manner.
“Is he a pet? What’s his name?”
“Black.”
“Black, huh…”
Greed, who had been trembling, suddenly poked his face into my arms when Felix gazed at him with curiosity.
“The fox is so cute!”
“Thank you, Count Hiklmaier.”
Why did he call me here?
Guessing his intentions, I picked up the teacup in front of me, causing Charlotte to panic.
“Milady, don’t drink. You never know what might be in it.”
Despite Charlotte’s blatant and impolite warning, I furrowed my brow indirectly cautioning him, but he paid no attention.
Sigh, he worries about everything.
After exhaling, I took a sip of the tea.
“Oh, Milady…!”
Charlotte looked at me in anxiety. But, of course, there was no poison in it.
Taking a breath, I immediately brought up the main topic.
“We’ve never had a conversation, yet you address me like this. What’s the reason?”
“Well, as I wrote in the letter, I want to establish a friendship with Lady Ferdia. You might not know, but having lived abroad for a long time, I don’t have many acquaintances in Somnia.”
“You haven’t heard of my reputation?”
My words carried a hint of sarcasm.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
