The completed dresses were delivered to the mansion the day before.
Lilia’s dress was a yellowishbrown satin embroidered dress. Instead of puffing up the hem too much, the lace and ribbon decorations were minimized to prevent the delicate Lilia from being buried in the clothes.
On the other hand, Liz’s dress was a silk dress in light yellow. Although not as elegantly spread as Lilia’s, the naturally falling lines were perfect for her short and voluptuous figure.
In any case, both dresses were very beautiful.
The mother called her daughters to her dressing room, wanting to see them in their dresses. There, Liz and Lilia took turns turning around in their freshly made, hotoffthepress dresses.
“You look lovely. But why is Liz’s dress more vivid? Lilia is the protagonist. If Lilia’s dress looks duller than her sister’s, what will people say?”
The mother scolded Liz, as if it were her fault. Lilia, not knowing what to do, defended her sister.
“No, I asked for it. They said there was only enough light yellow fabric for one dress. I don’t care about the color.”
“Good Lilia, I don’t know why in our house the younger sister is like the elder and the elder like the younger. Liz, did you stay still? Did you keep quiet because your sister gave in?”
“Mother, I…”
Liz tried to say something.
“No, my sister said several times that it was fine.”
This time, Lilia stood up for Liz again, almost crying.
“But I felt so uncomfortable. Actually, since my sister’s accident, her frail body has been pitiful. So I thought wearing a bright dress might make her feel better. So I forced it on her. It’s all my fault, Mother.”
Lilia finally burst into tears. The mother’s eyes reddened, and the other maids wiped their eyes.
The only ones without tears were Liz and Mirabel.
“That’s right. I didn’t know your deep thoughts and was shortsighted. Forgive me. I’m sorry to our eldest daughter for misunderstanding.”
Liz was forgiven without saying a word. Should this be called efficient or not?
“Mother… sob.”
Lilia jumped into her mother’s open arms. The mother had spread her arms wide enough for both daughters, but unfortunately, only Lilia embraced her.
Liz had no intention of embracing those arms.
(This is a time divider.)
“Madam, you’re too much. How could you not even listen to Miss?”
Mirabel poured out her complaints as soon as she entered the room. Now the positions had changed, and it was Liz who had to comfort Mirabel.
“What’s the big deal. It’s good that the misunderstanding has been resolved.”
“Yes, the misunderstanding has been resolved. But my affection for Miss Lilia has only increased. Does this make sense? There has never been such a thing in the past. Pouring more love on the adopted daughter than the biological daughter?”
“The adopted daughter is so lovely, isn’t she? Honestly, I would take care of a daughter like Lilia more than a daughter like me.”
“Miss!”
Mirabel did not like Liz’s habitual selfdeprecation.
She should be more precious than herself. My Miss should be the best.
Seeing Monica, Lilia’s attendant, who couldn’t even squeak before, become spirited recently, Mirabel felt hollowed out.
“So you should also be a little gentle with the Madam…”
“Be gentle? After living as husband and wife for twenty years now? My mother must not be surprised. She might faint.”
“……”
“But is Lilia still without a partner?”
“No. Found one.”
“Really? Who? How did you find them?”
Liz opened her eyes wide and asked at the unexpected news.
In fact, Mirabel was in a slightly worse mood because of that.
“The Madam asked one of the fiancés she was going to introduce to Miss recently. The eldest son of the Bert family.”
“The eldest son of the Bert family? You mean Bert the Viscount? Wow, Mother put in some effort.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
Mirabel said, beating her chest.
“He was by far the best among the fiancés to be introduced. A person without any flaws in terms of status, appearance, or personality, why give him to Miss Lilia as a partner?”
“Well, that’s probably…”
Because of Mother’s dignity, our house won’t match her with just any man because she’s illegitimate… is what she probably wants to say.
“Anyway, the marriage between the Miss and that Viscount Bert has gone down the drain.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not sorry at all.”
I am so sorry, I could go crazy… is what Mirabel wanted to say, but she barely held back.
Liz thought, pretending not to know Mirabel’s regret.
‘Viscount Bert……. It’s going more or less according to the original?’
In Liz’s memory, Viscount Bert was supposed to visit the Marquess’s house later on as Liz’s fiancé and fall in love with Lilia at first sight, not now.
Well, it’s good for me if it’s sooner.
Kind Lilia, no matter what she really thinks, will treat Viscount Bert kindly, and Viscount Bert, who is not only good but also beautiful, will fall for Lilia and visit the Marquess’s house every day. And Kain will…
Be bothered by the two affectionate people and realize his feelings for Lilia.
Jealousy is, after all, the best tool for realizing love.
Liz looked forward to it. She hoped that the two would fall in love as soon as possible.
And that they would fall out of her life as well.
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.”
