When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 36

At around 9 in the morning, her eyelids slowly opened. As she sat up, tangled silver locks flowed down to cover part of her face.

“Are you awake, madam? Do you want me to prepare your breakfast?”

Just as Alice opened the window next to Laritte, a cool spring breeze touched the tip of her nose.

“The scent of flowers…….”

Laritte murmured blankly.

“It smells nice, doesn’t it, ma’am? I will comb your hair for you!”

The Duchy of Reinhardt was also known for the full bloom of the flower Crocus during the months of spring.

In particular, a village in the duchy was named Crocus. Perfume manufactured from that village was also one of the popular products in the society.

The fragrance of those flowers usually reached everywhere in Reinhardt’s estate in spring.

This mansion was no exception.

Laritte asked.

“What about Ian?”

“Oh-uh, don’t ask me!”

Shivering, Irene replied, stopping at her work of changing the vase.

“As far as I know, the Duke has been working since early in the morning. Do you want me to inform him?”

He said he’d see her.

Laritte shook her head.

She didn’t want to interrupt him.

If he said he’d come to see her, he would when he was free.

“If madam doesn’t have anything to do today, how about we watch the knights train?”

“Or you can call someone over to shop at the mansion, madam. I’ll go to the street and get the catalogue.”

There could have been a lot of things for Laritte to do after waking up.

Cleaning, washing dishes, or repetitive chores.

But she wouldn’t have to do those anymore.

It felt new and foreign to set a schedule for enjoyment.

Laritte saw employees of the Reinhardt household smiling at her wherever she went.

“Madam!”

“Madam.”

“Have a nice day, ma’am.”

A gardener, picking up flowers, said when she was passing through the garden at sunset.

“Madam, you’re looking very pretty like the pansy today.”

“Thank you……”

He held out a purple pansy flower towards Laritte which she took.

Ian still didn’t visit her.

going to see her until the

would he only come to show his

crossed her

stared at the flower in her hand.

saddened her. She wished he’d think of

curled up around the stalk and

peered at her hand, the flower was already

madam, I didn’t know that you didn’t

It’s not like that.”

had to do her best for ten minutes to clear up the gardener’s misunderstanding and

like that, she spent two days.

later when

“Laritte!”

name from the far side of the hall as he kept trudging the path, skipping

her for what felt like an eternity

see her as soon as he finished his days of work.

of his

how have you been?”

“Oh- oh, my.”

into fits. The air in the room

‘It’s exciting!’

you two

the employees, Ian was a kind,

loved each other, but it was hard for either

she was a beauty whose smile was very rare.

maids, Laritte was cold.

could get out of harm’s way. I

“……Laritte?”

during the three days she spent

of being friends with him even if he made connection with a mistress

in the villa during the winter was enough to make her feel

But they weren’t.

had ended with giving her a roof to stay

why he hadn’t shown his face

eyes with frowning eyebrows followed her as she moved to

something happen to

“Nothing has happened.”

was that nothing

didn’t break his promise.

it….anything, only if

so he should get going now.”

“What– Laritte.”

walked away, as if running away from

she passed by the flower beds and crossed the

Ian followed her closely.

trial of escaping him grew quite difficult

faster, but she could gain no more

front of a small stream flowing through

cool, very opposite to Laritte’s hot skin.

“Huff, huff…….”

the contrary, Ian was fine.

up, the maids had

walking up to stand beside Laritte, said. Awkwardness

really wish to listen to

eyes turned, glaring at

wouldn’t have followed me if I’d broken

at

stepped back.

her fingers, she said bluntly.

“It’s nothing.”

stare down at the

was accompanied

his head, as if defeated.