The Male Lead’s Father Refuses to Break Off Our Engagement

Chapter 27

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4. Marquis Noah siblings.

Throughout the small and large disturbances of Julia Adelhard in the manor, Count Venion continued to send people to the Adelhard.

The Count changed his target from Cassis to Evelia when Cassis refused to meet him.

Of course, Evelia sent them back immediately without meeting the people from the Venion family. There was no reason for her to meet them.

It was the Venion family who was disappointed.

Evelia further instructed the head of the Duke’s family to send them back without any need to report them if anyone visits her in the future.

But today, Laura, who had been assigned to take care of her until Annie arrived, came to her.

“Young lady.”

At that time, Evelia was taking a walk in the garden with Ruth who was excited as if he had eaten a lot of chocolate the past few days.

“What’s happen?”

“The Countess of Venion has come to visit.”

Evelia hardened her face. She ordered them to send the Venion people back if they came to visit, but if Countess Venion came to visit in person, the story would be different.

Maybe that’s why Laura was in trouble.

“Lady Evelia?”

Ruth, who didn’t know the adults’ circumstances, was also nervous as he saw Evelia’s face hardened as soon as she heard the name. A small hand gripped her sleeve tightly.

Evelia dismissed the child by gently clasping the back of his hand.

“I have no business with her, so please send her back. If Countess Venion visits in the future, don’t let me know and send her back.”

However, Laura hesitated without thinking of going back and whispered in Evelia’s ear.

“The Countess has threatened that if you don’t come, she won’t send your maid.”

“You said she wouldn’t send Annie?”

“Yes.”

Evelia took a moment to organize her thoughts. Are you going to give up Annie or not?

‘Hah…’

After a moment’s deliberation, she gently released Ruth’s hand.

“Young master, I’m going to meet the guest for a while.”

Feeling uneasy, Ruth clung to her side.

“Can I not go with you?”

“I’ll be right back. When I get back, I’ll teach you how to make bracelets out of shamrocks. In the meantime, will you do it with the nanny?”

“Let’s go, young master.”

As the nanny joined in, Ruth helplessly let go of Evelia’s sleeve.

“… Yes.”

“Then I’ll be back soon.”

Evelia stroked Ruth’s hair once before heading to the drawing room. In the drawing room, there was screaming.

“I am her mother! Why can’t I see her?”

“Calm down. You’d better not forget that this is Duke Adelhard’s residence.”

“Are you threatening me now? You’re only a mere butler?”

It seemed that she was about to pretend to be noble. Evelia snorted inwardly and went inside.

“Who is my mother?”

“You!”

“Young lady.”

Evelia gestured to the butler, who was looking at her with a worried face, to leave, then sat down on the sofa.

“There is no need to serve refreshments. She’ll be back soon.”

“… All right.”

The butler bowed politely and went out.

Countess Venion couldn’t control her anger and glared at Evelia.

“What a poor way to treat a guest!”

“Don’t they call uninvited guests as guests these days?”

“What are you saying!”

Countess Venion, who had raised her hand involuntarily, lowered it. She giggled and clicked her tongue as she sat across from Evelia.

Evelia asked, purposely pretending to look at her fingernails.

“So what are you doing?”

“Are you trying to cut ties with Venion from now on? Duke Adelhard said that you wouldn’t invite us to the wedding and wouldn’t give a dowry!”

“Yes, that is what I intend to do.”

“Did you forget that it was the Count who pushed this marriage?”

“But it is me who is marrying the Duke. When I get married, I will be Evelia Adelhard, so there is no need to keep a relationship with the Venion family.”

“What?”

“You hated the idea of me carrying Venion’s name anyway.”

Not wanting to say anything more, Evelia got up from her seat.

“Then, I think I’ve said everything, so I’ll leave. I hope you never come again. And since I agreed to meet you as you requested, you’d better let Annie go.”

Evelia turned away from Countess Venion and tried to leave the drawing room. If it weren’t for the voice of Countess Venion, who came from behind her.

“Your mother!”

Countess Venion shouted in outrage.

“Remember that we saved your mother’s life!”

Evelia stopped for a moment. She was the result of her body reacting, not her will. So, it seemed that the body of the original ‘Evelia’ had reacted.

‘Because Evelia loved her mother terribly.’

But why is Countess Venion bringing up the story of Evelia’s mother? The answer was obvious.

Evelia’s face hardened as she looked back at Countess Venion. Seeing this, Countess was startled for a moment.

“Are you threatening me right now? You’re going to grab my mother’s lifeline?”

“Wh-who said that? I’m telling you to think about repaying the favor!”

No matter how I thought about it, it only sounded like a threat.

However, if there was one thing that Countess Venion overlooked it was that what was now inside Evelia’s body was not the original ‘Evelia’.

Originally, Evelia would have trembled at this point and begged for mercy from the Countess.

However, Evelia today is different. Instead of shaking, she got angry.

‘How dare you touch her mother?’

If you touch her, it means you mess with me, you shouldn’t mess with her family.

Even though Evelia’s mother wasn’t her real mother, she was angry because she still had ‘Evelia’ feelings. No, she was angry that she had touched her family.

It also annoyed me that my family was my weakness.

Evelia sternly declared to the Countess.

“Go back immediately.”

“Evelia!”

“And if you ever try to do something to my mother, then I really won’t stand still.”

Evelia opened the door and went out and said firmly to the butler who was waiting outside.

“The guest will leave. Please guide her.”

“Yes.”

“Evelia!”

“Oh, by the way”

Evelia turned around holding the door.

“You should definitely send Annie.”

Then, she leisurely left the drawing room.

“You really!

The Countess’s voice continued to be heard behind her, but this time she didn’t look back.

‘I can’t stay still.’

Although she made a threat, they would not remain silent due to the personality of Count Venion that she had seen so far.

He really could have taken Evelia’s mother and blackmailed her.

He was a man who even threatened Duke Adelhard. I wonder if he is afraid of Evelia, whom he thought was beneath his feet, and so he avoids her.

‘I should meet Samuel.’

Evelia was about to go out, but then she remembered Ruth. She told Ruth to wait, as she was sure to come soon.

The naive child would have been waiting for her, trusting her words. She couldn’t disappoint the child’s expectations.

Evelia moved to the garden. Ruth meanwhile picked ten shamrocks.

As soon as he spotted Evelia walking in the distance, Ruth carefully grabbed the shamrock and ran to her.

“Lady Evelia!”

“I’m sorry, I’m a little late, aren’t I?”

“No, you’re not, you came so fast, and more than that, look at this!”

The child raised both hands high in the sky.

“Did I do well?”

Evelia smiled at the child who wanted to get praise.

“Yes, well done!”

“Then are you going to teach me how to make bracelets?”

I wanted to meet Samuel as soon as possible, but a promise was a promise. Evelia sat down with Ruth at a table on one side of the garden.

“Yes, I will teach you.”

It was a bracelet made by cutting a shamrock stem in half and inserting another shamrock into it. Ruth was able to make enough.

“I’ll give Lady Evelia what I made!”

Ruth placed a flower bracelet on Evelia’s white arm.

“Then I will give mine to young master.”

Evelia gave Ruth a bracelet and left the child in the care of the nanny as an excuse to take a nap. She then packed up her coat and went out.

Her destination was, of course, the shabby bar she went to last time.