When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 26

There were many orphans who found shelter in the Dukedom and served the Duke of Reinhardt.

There was also a maid who used to steal to fill her stomach before she joined the Duke.

Even the Counts of the Empire couldn’t find such unconventional employees.

Be kind to our hard-working servants!

This was the creed of Selena, Ian’s mother, whenever she found out that some of the Duke’s family members were criticizing them.

But, Redra Reikla……

“You were the one who took care of the maids who suffered the most, weren’t you, Count Reikla?”

That’s why it seemed unexpected for her to oppose it.

“And besides, Laritte was the one who saved my life.”

Even Redra couldn’t deny it.

It was fine for an employee to have a humble origin. It didn’t matter if they were an orphan or a criminal since they are now faithful to the Duke with all their heart.

However, it was unusual for an illegitimate child to sit beside the Duke of Reinhardt.

It was obvious that if she gave birth to a child with the Duke, bad rumors would start to haunt them for generations.

“But, an illegitimate girl cannot be a Duchess. You know that, don’t you, Captain……? There must be plenty of other ways to compensate her, aren’t there?”

Ian was the only one to whom she was loyal and for whom she could sacrifice her life.

However, this time, she was opposing him.

The family of Count Reikla was closely related to the Duke. And thus, they had served under the Duke’s command for hundreds of years.

But, this time, Count Reikla could not follow Ian’s decision.

Besides, that illegitimate woman must have had a hard time being the bride of Ian, she thought.

A Duchess’s life was not only about eating well in a mansion. A Duchess had to have the utmost will to fight.

“……..”

Ian’s eyes coldly gazed at her, but he was not angry. Soon, he stepped past her.

“I allow you to leave my Knighthood. So that you wouldn’t have to be criticized anywhere.”

The family of Count Reikla was rich enough to stand on its own feet thanks to the Duke.

Anyway, her Captain never hastened to set his mind.

to a respectful man and live a peaceful life

fingers along her hair, making it a

you in the carriage,

had to give

you, Count

shook her head at him.

he galloped his horse across the street.

her sigh, Redra saluted to

Duchess was a good person, she thought.

smaller until it completely disappeared on

***

Ha, Haa!

up from her sleep, her face moistened with her tears. Her sore eyes slowly gazed at

alone inside the Brumayer’s carriage.

“Ah, please…..”

She muttered helplessly.

that she was thrown into

throbbing horribly. She didn’t

servants cared about her after they had dislocated her

“Hmmn.”

head against the wall of the carriage, she stroked her left

went over a few rocks. Well, Laritte was not that agitated by the fact that her sister didn’t send a good

felt like her life’s

Brumayer, a woman who had to pay

couldn’t feel sorry for

carriage came to a stop. The knights had left for a while to prepare before

Duke of Reinhardt has returned alive!”

newspaper boy shouted outside of

to push the

She cried out.

a

stopped when he heard the words coming out of

crack. How

from inside her undergarment. This wasn’t touched when they took off the

laughed at herself.

the dress was taken away. She thought it was obvious that Ian

the title that was written in

up at the Imperial Palace

made

newspaper tightly, she read the article.

of the

Ian Reinhardt.

“It’s…..Ian.”

finally got

gazed at the paper, her heart mixed with various emotions.

finally relieved to learn that he had cleared the charges against

as she was