When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

 

If it becomes known that the Duchess attended the banquet, it would surely draw a great deal of attention.

 

But if the Duke would go alone without his wife, it would definitely bring up suspicion.

 

Ian was well aware of that fact.

 

In embarrassment, he started fiddling with his thigh.

 

“If you go by yourself and fail, then you’ll be in a tough position.”

 

But if she goes with him, even if Ian fails, Larrite could easily lie about losing the invitation and the situation would blow over.

 

Her eyebrows raised ever so slightly, that one couldn’t even notice.

 

‘It’s not that hard.’

 

‘Just ask me to come with you.’

 

But she didn’t offer a helping hand first.

 

She could have just said, “I will help you.”

 

But she couldn’t bring herself to do so for so many reasons.

 

Being the daughter of the ‘Count’ Brumayer, an invitation will naturally be sent to her. And, Rose would surely go and be present during the National Foundation Day Banquet as well.

 

Rose wouldn’t be Rose if she missed out on a party.

 

If that’s the case, they might even run into each other.

 

And if…Ian’s position is returned to him, then the person standing next to him can’t be Laritte.

 

It would be Rose as she was supposed to be the original Duchess after all.

 

No matter how much Laritte helps Ian, in the end it would only benefit Rose.

 

It’s true that Larrite decided to stop caring about people’s opinions, but that is a completely separate matter.

 

For the nobles, illegitimate children were more formidable than simple commoners.

 

Those who would even dare pretend that they were noble will be stomped and trampled on.

 

That was how she was brainwashed for 17 years.

 

Larrite couldn’t help but compare herself to Rose.

 

Even though it seemed that Ian did not know what Rose looked like, she couldn’t help it and that’s why she tried her best to avoid revealing anything about her identity when Ian asked anything.

 

She, in return, avoided asking questions about Ian, making her seem like a strange woman to him.

 

But that wasn’t the case, she was actually very curious about Ian.

 

“…..Okay. Then I’ll be heading back in the kitchen and you can sit here.”

 

Laritte stood up with a bowl in her hand. She turned her back before Ian could say anything.

 

“Hey.”

 

He bewilderingly called after Laritte.

 

But Laritte had already disappeared into the kitchen.

 

Ian’s face stiffened. Her face was definitely expressionless but it somehow looked as though she was depressed.

 

‘Was it an illusion?’

 

Anyway, if he succeeded in the plan, she would be the true Duchess. No one could help but envy her.

 

He thought she would be happy after he informed her of his plan, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

 

“……”

 

Ian’s gaze was fixated on the chair where Laritte had been sitting on a while ago.

 

***

 

There were a lot of things to be done in the villa.

 

As she busied herself with work, all the trivial thoughts left her mind.

 

First of all , she had to make sure that not too much of the snow would accumulate on the roof, even though the roof was strongly built and would not collapse, one still had to take precautions.

 

The villa, after all, was old and had not been maintained for a long time.

 

Secondly, the path leading to the front door had become frozen, making it very slippery and dangerous, especially when she goes to the storage to retrieve food.

 

On top of that, there are many other things to do but…

 

“I’m going to get some water for the bath.”

 

Early in the morning, Larttie stepped out of the villa wrapping herself in clothes made of fur.

 

Using both hands, she lifted the old wooden bucket. The sound of water dripping from the bottom of the bucket could be heard.

 

She would have to climb a mountain and look for a valley where water would be flowing so hard that it wouldn’t be frozen.

 

The distance was close, but since the bucket was small, she would have to go back and forth several times just to collect enough water to draw up a bath.

 

She could use the snow around the house instead, but it had a mixture of impurities.

 

Ian followed her.

 

“Let me do it this time.”

 

“I’m not letting a sick person go…”

 

“I can do things like this now.”

 

Truly, Ian’s health had improved impressively.

 

Once his body’s temperature came back to normal, he stopped having a fever and things like walking were not much of a problem to him anymore.

 

Laritte’s opinion, however, was different from Ian’s.

 

The bucket itself would be so heavy with the water that she thought he wouldn’t be able to carry it.

 

“……”

 

Laritte glared sharply at Ian’s abdominal region, but before she could say anything, Ian spoke.

 

“There is no use glaring at me like that.”

 

He wouldn’t back down even if she went ahead and poked his wound to make him rest because now he can easily either block or prevent her from doing so.

 

jacket you had turned into rags, so I

 

so it doesn’t

 

of course, having a body that excels and feeling cold are two

 

“……”

 

Laritte did not know

 

say, she turned her head around, walked

did not know where the valley was, and it seemed as if she wanted to leave fast so that he wouldn’t

 

Hold on

 

after her in

 

was winter but it was not snowing at that time. Each breath released produced a white cloud that flew towards the sky.

 

the old doorknob, he opened

 

he found her, he couldn’t

 

of course trying her best to run, however, since snow had covered

 

step she took, her feet sank deeper into the snow, one could easily tell just how much snow piled up yesterday night while

 

to that, her speed was similar to that

 

Ian followed her.

 

was easily able to catch up to

 

let out a light

a relaxed manner, making sure to stay 5 steps behind

 

on snow made a unique

 

the sound of footprints other than

 

she glared at Ian and picked

 

you fall over, you’ll

 

cold… so don’t…follow

 

told you,

 

through the valley began to grow

 

remained the same while Laritte was

 

came to a stop,

 

saw her

 

are not angry,

 

“Why would I be?”

 

anything to say back to her

 

I followed you and

 

be that bashful

 

Ian standing there not knowing what to do, Larrite let out a

 

will just hang the

 

but only the water flowing near the rock

 

had to hang the bucket on a

 

with the bucket full of water, so compared

 

bucket, Ian intended to steal the bucket from her and carry

 

back, and then at the water, he noticed

 

feet in the ice cold water and reached for the tree

 

checking if the branch was strong and sturdy, she hung the bucket then jumped

 

to do is to wait for the bucket to

 

Splash!

 

Laritte’s attention. As she turned her eyes to

 

tell me he fell into the

 

so many times not to come

 

when their eyes met, she noticed him standing there

 

“……”

 

“……”

 

long silence hovered

 

smaller than carp fish

 

able

 

“You…”

 

“……”

 

think he was some kind of

 

bears Larrite had only seen in books. She tried

 

He murmured awkwardly.

 

just caught

 

“Well done….I guess?”

 

did it end with a

 

her head and looked at the fish, no matter how she looked at it, the fish were smaller than her

 

to find such tiny fish? Is it because he’s a

 

he looked funny carrying two

 

was actually the first time ever that he had caught fish using his own bare

wanted to provide something both

 

because she was sharing her

 

 

to come

 

offer a helping hand

 

said, "I

 

she couldn’t bring herself to

 

her. And, Rose would surely go and be present during the National Foundation

 

if she

 

the case, they might

 

returned to him, then the person standing next

 

as she was supposed to

 

Ian, in the end

 

stop caring about people’s opinions, but that is

 

nobles, illegitimate children were

 

that they were

 

was how she was brainwashed

 

but compare herself to

 

that Ian did not know what Rose looked like, she couldn't help it and that's why she tried her best to avoid revealing anything about her identity when Ian asked

 

return, avoided asking questions about Ian, making her

 

the case, she was actually

 

Then I'll be heading back in the kitchen and

 

stood up with a bowl in her hand. She turned her

 

"Hey."

 

called

 

had already disappeared into the

 

stiffened. Her face was definitely expressionless but it somehow looked as though she was

 

'Was it an illusion?'


 

if he succeeded in the plan, she would be the true Duchess. No one could help

 

after he informed her of his

 

"......"

 

where Laritte had been

 

***

 

a lot of things to be done in the

 

she busied herself with work, all the trivial thoughts left her

 

make sure that not too much of the snow would accumulate on the roof, even though the roof was strongly built and would not collapse, one still had to take

 

old and had not been

 

the path leading to the front door had become frozen, making it very slippery and dangerous,

 

are many other things to do

 

to get some water for

 

out of the villa

 

hands, she lifted the old wooden bucket. The sound of water dripping from the bottom of the bucket

 

look for a valley where water would be flowing so hard

 

the bucket was small, she would have to go back and forth several times

 

the snow around the house instead, but it

 

Ian followed her.

 

do it this

 

letting a sick person

 

things like

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