To You, So Noble and Vulgar (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 214

Charlotte stared blankly at the young noblewomen casting unkind glances her way.

“It must be difficult, isn’t it? Things are so different now compared to when you were an imperial princess. You look like you’re struggling—I’m worried.”

“Are you adjusting well? Back then, servants attended to you from the moment you opened your eyes until you fell asleep, but now… that’s not the case anymore, is it?”

“I’ve heard the Blenwit family’s situation has gotten quite bad. Can I help at all? I could send over some extra food.”

“Oh, that’s a good idea! I’ll send you some jewelry I no longer use. It’ll be more valuable than that hairpin. If you don’t like it, you can always sell it for living expenses.”

Charlotte calmly accepted the attacks disguised as concern.

She’d anticipated something like this might happen the moment she decided to attend Ariana’s birthday party.

Ariana, the party’s hostess, couldn’t possibly watch over Charlotte all day, and the White family had no obligation to protect her.

‘It’s only natural they hate me.’

Camelia had looked down upon Dongryeong. Even though Dongryeong had changed its name to the Stella Kingdom, the nobles seated in their places were still those who remembered Camelia.

It was the Whites’ magnanimity that had welcomed the Blenwit family—once imperial royalty of Camelia—without hesitation; those who distrusted and tried to push her away weren’t necessarily in the wrong.

She could easily retort to every word the noblewomen said, but her position as the fallen empire’s princess made her cautious.

Afraid that any misstep might bring shame upon the White family who had taken her in, Charlotte quietly let their barbs wash over her.

—“What’s the point of living like this…”

She recalled words her mother, Ethis, had murmured a few days ago.

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