Chapter 62
Samuel and Catherine get closer. Catherine whispered.
Samuel held the woman’s cheek carefully and lowered his head. Right before the lips touch.
“……!”
He ripped off the woman’s purple mask. Evelia, no, the face of the woman pretending to be Evelia was revealed to the world.
People’s attention was focused on the woman.
Evelia approached the two people with her shoes clicking. Then she picked up the mask that had fallen on the floor.
“We meet again.”
She grinned at the pink-haired woman, Catherine.
“You…!”
Catherine, who sensed that the opponent was Evelia, acted evilly.
“I am the real Evelia Venion!”
“Really?”
Evelia took off the wig Catherine was wearing. The pink wig fell to the floor, revealing her red hair.
Evelia whispered in Catherine’s ear.
“If you’re going to impersonate, you should have done it properly.”
“Hah! How dare you! So, what would Duke Adelhard think if he found out you were here? Wouldn’t they be suspicious of your intentions?”
“Ah, the Duke. well.”
Evelia winked and Cassis released the spell. His iconic black hair and red eyes were revealed to the world.
Catherine’s eyes wavered. It was a moment when it became clear to everyone that the Evelia next to Cassis was the ‘real Evelia’.
*****
[Evelia Venion reveals her innocence!]
The next day, a correction appeared in the next most prestigious newspaper after the Trevisi.
The article stated that the scandal that had been rattling the social circles was not actually Evelia, but someone impersonating her.
It was also revealed in detail that the person who instigated it was Count Venion.
‘That’s not the end.’
Cassis said in this report that Evelia had been treated unfairly by Venion, and to protest against it, the Adelhard family issued a statement saying that they would cut ties with Venion in the future.
It was a statement issued by the Adelhard family and not anywhere else. From now on, the Venion family will not be able to show their face in social circles.
“It’s a good thing.”
Annie, who was glancing at the newspaper next to Evelia, muttered. Evelia agreed, carefully folding the newspaper.
“I know.”
“So, Count Venion can’t harass the young lady from now on?”
“We’ll have to wait and see.”
Contrary to her answer, Evelia was skeptical.
‘He’ll do something.’
In the original, Count Venion poisoned Ruth’s nanny and tried to kill Ruth as well. It seemed unlikely that he would give up on the Adelhard family because of this incident.
It would have been nice to completely exterminate the Venion family this time, but all that was done this time was to isolate them from the social world.
“Anyway, it’s already fall.”
Laura, who was putting flowers in a vase, looked out the window. As she said, the season was already heading toward fall. The sky beyond the terrace was high and blue.
Annie chattered excitedly.
“It’s a wedding soon.”
“I see.”
“Because we fixed it in advance, the wedding will be peaceful.”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
Evelia smiled as she looked at the cloudless sky.
It was a pleasant day.
*****
Madame Olette came to the Adelhard mansion to sew a wedding dress. The lightly stitched dress was beautiful in its own right.
The maids were impressed when they saw the dress that Madame Olette’s employees brought in.
“So pretty.”
“I wish I could wear a dress like that.”
One of the employees explained with pride.
“It’s still only the size of the basting, so it will be much prettier when completed. Sprinkle pearl powder here and decorate it with jewels….”
Evelia was startled, interrupted her and asked.
“Jewelry?”
“Yes? Ah yes. Of course….”
The maids also seemed as surprised as Evelia.
“Of course you should wear jewelry.”
“But there’s no need for that….”
Madame Olette smiled as if she knew what Evelia was worried about.
“You don’t need to worry. The Duke has already told me to make the Lady’s wedding dress perfectly, no matter how much it costs.”
“The Duke?”
“Yes, so don’t worry and try it on. I have been waiting for this day for several days. The day you try on my dress!”
Evelia left herself to Madame Olette’s staff without saying anything more.
When I changed into my wedding dress and came out, Madame Olette clapped loudly.
“Bravo, bravo! Oh my, it’s more perfect than I thought. I need to shorten the waist further. How can you have such a perfect body?”
Evelia smiled awkwardly and just looked down at Madame Olette basting with a pin.
After the basting was complete, Evelia served refreshments to Madame Olette and the staff.
“Anyway, you got into big trouble this time. I didn’t think you were the type of person to do that, but it’s an impersonation.”
Evelia just laughed.
“But I’m glad it was resolved quickly.”
“I think so. Oh, by any chance, didn’t my story come out?”
Madame Olette was familiar with rumors as she dealt with high-ranking nobles.
So Evelia wanted to hear whether her story had come or gone from her.
“Do not worry. Everyone feels sorry for Lady. Actually, which is true. How do you know who else might be impersonating you?”
“That’s right.”
“More than that, everyone is more interested in the young lady. The lady needs to hold a tea party or a party quickly.”
“Haha, I’m still busy preparing for the wedding. I plan to open it later when I have time.”
We were enjoying refreshments while chatting briefly.
“Now that I think about it, young lady. How did you meet the Duke?”
Madame Olette suddenly asked.
“Last time I saw it in the newspaper, it said it was a love marriage.”
“Oh, yes, that’s right.”
But Evelia had nothing to say. Although the public talked about it as a ‘Love Marriage’, I had never discussed it with Cassis in particular.
‘It would be better not to talk about it at all than to just vaguely explain it.’
Evelia bowed her head shyly.
“I’m still a little embarrassed to talk. I’ll tell you later.”
“Oh my goodness. So, I’m looking forward to it even more.”
Madame Olette looked curious, but did not ask any more questions.
*****
Evelia went to see Cassis after finishing dinner that night. Cassis was no longer surprised by her appearance, as he had become accustomed to her coming.
He didn’t even ask what was going on. He simply expertly escorted her and sat her down on the sofa.
Not only that, he had a maid prepare tea. Since she had come to talk calmly today, Evelia didn’t bother to stop him.
Only after the maid who poured the tea backed out of the room did Evelia get to the point.
“You mean us? It’s a love marriage, right?”
Cassis coughed for a moment.
“That is… What do you mean?”
“No, I mean.”
Evelia realized that she had left out too much explanation and added.
“I meant that outwardly, we’re known as a love marriage, right?”
“Ah.”
Cassis nodded as if he finally understood.
“Yes, that’s right. Logan told the newspaper so.”
Evelia also read that article and knew about it. If you just read the newspaper article, Evelia and Cassis seemed like the love of the century.
In fact, if you just look at the combination, it’s the same. A meeting between the Count’s illegitimate daughter and the Duke. Moreover, Cassis even cut off ties with Venion for Evelia’s sake.
“Is there something wrong?”
“There is. We haven’t decided how we met.”
“…….”
Cassis tilted his head to the side as if wondering what the problem was.
“It’s a big problem. Once I start socializing in earnest, people will start asking about my love story and the Duke.”
“Such rude…”
“I can’t say it’s rude. It’s something that can easily be said between close friends. So, we need to decide on our story.”
Cassis nodded.
“Please participate more actively in the conversation.”
“Okay.”
Evelia narrowed her eyes, looked at him pointedly, and then sighed.
“Okay. First of all, could you please give me a pen and paper?”
Evelia grabbed the quill that Cassis brought from the desk and began drawing on paper.
I dunno why but the “Please participate more actively in the conversation” made me laugh😆