“The duke doesn’t seem to care much about his girls either.”
She was trying to woo the imperial family.
In particular, the empress
The Empress rolled her eyes, pretending not to know.
“Madam, what are you talking about?”
“The human heart is unavoidable to feelings, and no matter how much she is his daughter, it seems that hatred is also unavoidable. That’s what I meant.”
The empress was modest.
“Oh, ma’am. You’d better refrain from speculating.”
“But Your Majesty, how could the Duke of Hillington be so indifferent in the treatment of his daughters?”
Following the lady’s gaze, people’s eyes turned to the Hillington twins.
One had a remarkably cold impression, and the other had a cute atmosphere around her that made you smile just by looking at it.
One thing that was clear was that both the twins were strikingly beautiful, and their father, the Duke of Hillington, stood next to them.
People noticed one thing .
Doesn’t it seem like he isn’t even looking at his first daughter ?
He was talking to his second daughter from time to time.
It was clear discrimination.
“Who is fairer than the Duke of Hillington? But if he treats someone like that, there’s no reason why I can’t say what I think…….”
The woman’s words would have continued if she hadn’t heard a bang!
‘……!’
At that moment, people felt the coolness passing through their spine.
It was as if a huge monster appeared and put a sword against their neck.
Looking back, there was a man with murderous aura surrounding him, Gabriel von Belkius, Duke of Belkius.
He smiled gracefully. No.He smiled, but it was weirdly creepy.
“You’d better learn to watch your mouth.”
“Y, Your Grace,Duke of Belkius… ?”
The lady looked like she was about to faint.
The Empress, Dejia, who had a setback in proceeding as planned, also had a rotten expression.
“Duke! What rudeness in front of His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty now… … .”
“It seems that the lady -in- waiting mistakenly thinks that she is the Empress or His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What, what?”
There was no one here who didn’t know that what the lady said was what the empress was going to say after all.
But what does he mean by that attitude?
The empress twitched her lips at the deceitful rudeness. Is he now pressuring my person? He seems to be full of pride after killing people on the battlefield!
Gabriel was glaring at the lady, but the energy clearly stabbed the empress’s skin.
But it was in front of everyone. So, the empress had no choice but to put up with it.
“Unless otherwise.”
Gabriel smiled as if he were mad, and said with a smirk.
“In front of my eyes.”
Gabriel stared at each one with his murderous, mad eyes.
“There is no way you can curse the family of my beloved fiancée.”
His words and eyes seemed to be saying
If there’s someone who makes a mistake.
I’m going to remember to make you suffer until you beg for your life.
“As you all know, I have a very dirty personality. I wouldn’t have been given the nickname of a ghost duke if I wasn’t crazy enough.”
So, it would be best for you to be careful with your mouth.
The lady, who understood the harsh warning, stumbled faintly with her blue face.
The empress’s glance prevented her from opening her mouth again. Because it looked like her neck was going to be cut off!
How much time has already passed.
“Roseriel of Hillington, Hildea of Hillington.”
Finally, the supreme priest’s call rang.
Together with Rosé, I climbed up the stairs where the supreme priest was waiting.
It felt like the back of my head was being pierced.
In particular, the eyes of the black-haired woman standing next to Gabriel were stinging.
‘Is it Princess Rafia?’
I pretended not to know and finally stood in front of the supreme priest, and made eye contact with Chris.
I blinked my eyes, pretending not to know, and he smiled faintly. I looked at him and took a deep breath.
‘Isn’t this a pretty important scene in the original?’
Among the plot lines of <Young-ae is Sweet> that I know, there was a scene in which congratulatory remarks were being announced.
But there was only one child from the Hillington family and it was Rosé. There was no mention of twins.
Rosé’s announcement of congratulatory remark <It will bloom brilliantly> changes the eyes of those who have been watching.
‘Especially.’
The eyes of the empress and the princess, who were in the position of the villain in the original work, change to that point of view.
From a young girl that can be removed at any time to a powerful hindrance.
Now at this moment, the mouth of the supreme priest opened and his solemn voice rang through the hall.
People’s eyes were also focused on me and Rosé at the same time.
<It will bloom splendidly>.
When Rosé’s salutation was recited, sighs flowed throughout the hall.
There were murmurs, “So that’s why when I see Rosé Young-ae…”
Yes, no matter how you look at it, Rosé is adorable. And it was a fitting statement for her.
And after that.
Chris’ low, sunken eyes looked back at me, reflecting like a mirror.
<There is no fixed destiny>
When my congratulatory words came out through Chris’ mouth.
“…….”
There was a chill silence in the hall. I smiled inwardly at the prepared situation, which was the opposite of Rosé.
My heart throbbed when one of the aristocrats in the crowd shouted, “She doesn’t have a fixed destiny, what does that mean? That one is dead?”
‘Yeah, you could think that way.’
I stood up resolutely.
I didn’t want to show weakness and fright, and I don’t think my words were the reason for my mother’s death .
‘I healed the injured bird and made Gabriel’s heart beat again. The trees and flowers that soar in the garden are all growing with my power. So my words are not ominous.’
Soon, when Rosé and I held each other’s hands and descended from the stairs, the announcement of the congratulatory words of all the nobles was over.
The stinging gazes of the nobles wherever I walked felt like arrows.
Still, no one seemed to come up and argue in person.
“Everyone is cowardly. Sister, don’t listen to such words.”
Hearing Rose’s grumble, I saw Gabriel approaching this way.
Just then, the emperor said that the announcement of the congratulatory speech was over, and from then on, the atmosphere began to relax .
Rosé asked.
“On the first day, we’re going to play and eat, and on the second day, we’re going to dance, right? Then that means official debut date is on the second day.”
“It’s like that. So, Rosé, tomorrow you’ll be with Gabriel.”
“Oh, that’s a limited edition chocolate from Rosamille Central Square! Hey, I’m going to eat it before it’s gone. Bye!”
“…….”
In the meantime, Rose grabbed her skirt and ran off.
Left alone behind her, I couldn’t hide my absurd gaze and opened my mouth, then came to my senses and stood up.
Seriously, after this banquet, let’s go home and I’ll see you there , Rosériel!
I quickly looked around.
Dad was talking among the high-ranking nobles with cold faces.
It was the same around me.
There were some aristocrats who seemed to want to talk to me somehow.
‘Not all of them.’
The problem was that I could see quite a few young girls my age who were staring at me with eyes containing envy and jealousy.
I smiled bitterly.
‘And here, I thought that I would not be able to receive good attention as a partner of the war hero.’
At the same time, Rosé, who ran to eat chocolate, was caught by the approaching ladies and started talking with a clumsy expression.
The ladies, who were influenced by Rosé’s witty rhetoric, started talking in a rather pleasant atmosphere, as if they had forgotten who they were supporting.
‘I’ll be fine as long as I’m careful.’
As soon as I thought that.
“You’re Hildea?”
I heard someone calling me.
The elegant, bizarrely sensual voice seemed to have a chewy texture.
Why? It felt like I knew who called me without even looking back.
Even though this would be the first time we had a direct conversation.
‘……Certainly.’
As I turned slowly, I saw a pair of blue eyes looking languidly through the fan.
My heart went cold.
‘Rafia, the wicked woman who drives Rosériel into a corner .’
In the original story, the princess was not a significant character.
Was it because the story flows without much conflict between Gabriel and Rosériel?
‘But seeing it in person, it’s an atmosphere that you can’t just ignore.’
The petals adorned between her dark hair and the jewels on her long, white neck, shone gracefully.
And not only because of the make-up, but the wildly slanted eyes showed a clear hostility to me.
‘Now, what should I do?’
I came out preparing to protect Rosé somehow, but it was very sad that the villain’s aggro was immediately drawn to me.
Among the villains, the princess, who is the final boss, is expected to step forward now.
‘Does she want to argue here?’
Yes maybe that’s why the princess and the young girls around her are looking at me like that.
“Nice to meet you, Princess.”
I slowly lifted my skirt up and lowered my head, following the etiquette.
“Hildea of Hillington,greets you, the noble little moon of the Empire.”
“…… .”
For a moment, the princess didn’t say anything.
She just glanced at me from head to toe with her squinted eyes.
It was disrespectful to stand without accepting the greeting even though I said hello.
Because it was like saying.
I won’t respect you.
You don’t deserve to talk to me.
The princess’s curved eyes once again intertwined with mine. Her eyes seemed to say so.
Now how would you react.
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