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

would he only come to show his children?

thoughts crossed her mind.

stared at the flower in her hand.

those thoughts saddened her. She wished

the stalk and petals, slowly

at her hand, the flower was

me, madam, I didn’t know that you didn’t like

no. It’s not like that.”

clear

she spent two

later when

“Laritte!”

side of the hall as he kept trudging the path, skipping his steps

see her for what felt like an eternity and had

to see her as soon as he finished his days of

even take a proper bite of his breakfast or

have you been?”

“Oh- oh, my.”

giggled into fits. The air

‘It’s exciting!’

don’t you two love each

Ian was a kind, but

other, but it was hard for either to

was a beauty whose smile was very rare.

thrilled maids, Laritte was cold.

get out of harm’s way. I am very grateful to him.”

“……Laritte?”

her mind during

she thought of being friends with him even if he made connection with a mistress about his

they had spent in the villa during the winter was enough to make her feel they were

But they weren’t.

giving her a roof to

hadn’t shown his face

eyebrows followed her as she moved to another

wrong? Did something happen to you

“Nothing has happened.”

that nothing was there.

didn’t break his

if

must be busy, so

“What– Laritte.”

as if running away

she passed by the flower

followed her

trial of escaping him grew quite difficult

but she could gain no more

front of a small stream

cool,

“Huff, huff…….”

the contrary, Ian was

keep up, the maids had stayed

up to stand beside Laritte, said. Awkwardness

wish to listen to your explanation.”

blazing eyes turned, glaring at

wouldn’t have followed me if I’d broken

spine, surprised at the threat she was

stepped back.

with her fingers, she said bluntly.

“It’s nothing.”

to stare down at the flowing stream.

was accompanied by colored rocks

head,