Grand Duke's Beloved Granddaughter

The meal took place as usual. However, if there was something different from usual, it was that Daniel’s mood seemed much more unpleasant than before. Even though her goal wasn’t to annoy him, it made her feel good to see him displeased. In that feeling, she briefly wondered if she was being too mean, but she decided not to worry about that. She even died because of Daniel, so what’s this big deal? Because she trained hard today, the meal seemed to be more delicious than usual. After a long-awaited meal, she quickly returned to her room. Although there was a liberal arts class by Viscountess Maynard after the meal, she was able to spare some time.

 

“Belle!”

 

As she waited in the hallway for a while, Elliot approached her bedroom.

 

“What about the list I mentioned earlier?”

 

“Here it is.”

 

Elliot gave her the papers that he was holding. She took the document from him and took a quick look inside. It was a document containing personal information of many people.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Even if it’s no big deal. Let me know if you need anything more. And don’t try to do anything alone. Because you have me, your father, the Grand Duke, and your aunt.”

 

Elliot shared his concerns with her. She, too, had grown to a certain degree and, unless she had a direct argument with Daniel, she did not intend to attack him carelessly. Sometimes, she didn’t know if it’s just a bit of a nuisance like today.

 

“And I don’t know what happened this morning, but please refrain from getting involved with your uncle. Because nothing good comes out of nothing.”

 

Daniel, perhaps reading what she was thinking, gave her advice. She felt awkward for no reason, so she nodded awkwardly.

 

“Huh. I will do that.”

 

“Okay, okay. See you later then.”

 

Daniel disappeared into the hallway again for morning class. She watched his back and soon entered the bedroom.

 

“What is that?”

 

Anita, who followed her into the bedroom, asked with her eyes wide.

 

“Yes. It’s no big deal.”

 

She shook her head and answered. Then he climbed onto the chair in front of the desk and opened the documents. The documents recorded in detail the impressions, names, affiliations, roles, etc. of the people working here. It was so detailed and easy to understand that it was difficult to guess that it had been prepared in just two days. She was quite surprised and looked at the document.

 

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

 

She couldn’t help but let out a soft exclamation. There must have been no time, so she was wondering how they managed to organize it so neatly. No. Now was not the time to just admire. She read the people listed in the document one by one. All people who were close to Daniel or who frequently interacted with him were included in this document. Even at a rough count, there were over forty people. She slowly looked through the list. Since she didn’t have much time, she just skimmed through their main roles and tasks. She was suspicious of all the people listed here, but even if they were immediately acquainted with Daniel, not all of them could be considered Daniel’s people.  In the first place, Daniel was a member of the Grand Duchy of Crichton. He had grown up here for a long time, and as the younger brother of the Grand Duke Crichton, he had visited this mansion, so there must have been more than one or two people who had become close friends with him. However, no matter how much I searched through the documents, there was no one who had the role of receiving or sending letters. If her mother had continued to send letters to the Grand Duchy of Crichton, she would undoubtedly have been split in two directions. One was that the letter was stolen before it could be delivered to the department in charge, or the letter was stolen from a higher authority than the one that manages the letter. One way or another she had to find someone in a convenient position to write the numbers so that letters would not reach the Grand Duke Crichton. It would have been nice to check it out herself, but she didn’t think Daniel would stay still if he knew she was digging for such information. At least Daniel, who was more powerful than her, could have organized everything.

 

“Little girl, if you keep doing this, you’ll be late for class. If you’re not busy, wouldn’t it be better to just leave?”

 

Anita, looking at the time and stamping her feet impatiently, encouraged her to move. Only then did she stop scanning the documents and looked up to check the time. The time was past nine o’clock.

 

“Okay, I’ll go.”

 

She carefully packed the documents, put them in a drawer, and locked it with a key. And she hung the key on the pendant necklace. This was to ensure that even if someone wanted to retrieve the documents, they could not be opened using common methods.

 

“Let’s go.”

 

After confirming that the key was securely attached to the necklace, she moved right away. 

Viscountess Maynard had already arrived in the simple drawing room on the third floor.

 

“Hello, Viscountess Maynard.”

 

She greeted her as she had learned from her.

 

“Thank you for welcoming us, Lady.”

 

Viscountess Maynard also saw her and greeted her politely.

 

“Isn’t it too late for me to keep you waiting?”

 

She asked apologetically, and Viscountess Maynard shook her head with a satisfied smile on her face.

 

“No. I too have just arrived. Now that I think about it, you have completely mastered etiquette. It was very natural and elegant.”

 

She smiled contentedly and sat down opposite Viscountess Maynard.

 

“By the way, ma’am. Can I ask you something?”

 

Before starting class, she gave Viscountess Maynard her fortune. Viscountess Maynard smiled and nodded her head.

 

“As much as you want. What would you be curious about?”

 

“If a letter arrives at the mansion, how will it be delivered to me?”

 

As she asked, Viscountess Maynard tilted her head for a moment.

 

“Why are you curious about that?”

 

“Oh, just. I will be sending and receiving letters here as well, but I was wondering how to deliver them.”

 

“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry about it. You can just forward her letter to her maid.”

 

“…yes.”

 

She had asked in hopes of getting a hint, but it seemed unlikely that she would be able to hear more details about the process through Viscountess Maynard. The liberal arts education proceeded as boringly as usual. She listened to her class with as much concentration as she could muster. Since she was going to take a test once a week, she had no choice but to stay focused.

 

“Okay then, I’ll end today’s class here. As I always say, you need to organize and review what you learned today so that it will remain deep in your memory.”

 

“Yes, ma’am. I’ll keep that in mind.”

 

After her greetings, Viscountess Maynard left her drawing-room. This afternoon was relatively leisurely. She sat down on the sofa and laid my body back. I felt like history was all jumbled up in her head.

 

“I’m having lunch with you today.”

 

While she was closing her eyes and calming her mind, Kalina spoke to her. They decided to have lunch today at a restaurant instead of a restaurant. She quickly got up from her seat.

 

* * *

 

The weather was warm, so it was a perfect day to eat outside. My mother was already there for sponsorship. The sight of her mother in her patronage, beautifully decorated with flowers, was just like seeing an angel. It wasn’t just her impressions. Because she heard from Brian that her mom was very popular in the past.

 

“Mom!”

 

It felt good to finally be able to spend time alone with her mother, so she quickly ran to her mother. And then she was held in her mother’s arms. Her mother opened her hands to welcome me and then she hugged her tightly. Her mother smelled like flowers.

 

“Belle, did you study well?”

 

Her mother hugged her tightly and then released her from her arms again and asked while stroking her cheek with one of her hands.

 

“Just… I’m working hard.”

 

“I’m glad. “You must be so busy training and studying from early in the morning without even waking up, so what can I do out of pity?”

 

“No. I’m doing it because I like it, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

 

After speaking, she smiled softly. Her mother’s gentle smile never got old. She was pampered by her mother like a child and was held in her arms again. The warmth she felt from her mother seemed to warm her heart as well. She suddenly broke away from her mother and looked straight at her mother.

 

“Mom. Isn’t Mom curious about her letter? Where on earth did so many letters go? Not everything is lost. If the letter still hasn’t been delivered, something must have happened.”

 

She thought that the person who would be the most curious of all was her mother, but her mother did not seem to be particularly concerned about the matter. Rather, she felt a little embarrassed because she felt like she was the only one who knew she was involved with Daniel.

 

“I’m curious.”

 

Mom, who answered briefly, raised her head and looked at the mansion.

 

“But I don’t want to check.”

 

“…”

 

“With Belle’s help, Mom met her grandfather again. Mom is satisfied with that. I don’t want to find out for nothing.”

 

Mom said in a slightly sad voice. She felt like she could fully understand her mother’s feelings. She would be quite shocked if she checked and found out that someone had intentionally interrupted the meeting between her mother and Grand Duke Crichton. Moreover, unlike her, who was a stranger to the people here, most people knew her mother. So, if someone had intended it, it was most likely someone her mom knew. So it seemed like she didn’t want to look for it. After understanding her mother’s feelings, she also began to understand Grand Duke Crichton’s feelings a little. His feelings were probably not much different from those of her mother. 

 

She took a deep breath for a moment and then smiled as if nothing had happened.

 

“Belle, sit down now. You have to eat.”

 

When she seemed to agree silently, she suggested that her mother sit down. She continued to look at her mom sitting in my seat and smiling with a relaxed face.

 

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