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.

see her until the

come

crossed her

stared at the flower in

saddened her. She wished

stalk and petals, slowly crushing the

at her hand, the flower was

I didn’t know that you didn’t like pansies……Please forgive me,

not like

best for ten minutes to clear up the gardener’s misunderstanding and to calm him

she spent two days.

days later when Ian finally came

“Laritte!”

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

see her for what

her as soon as he finished his days

of his breakfast

have you been?”

“Oh- oh, my.”

into fits. The air in the room felt

‘It’s exciting!’

you two love

the employees, Ian was a kind, but distant

loved each other, but it was hard for either

a beauty whose smile was very rare.

the thrilled maids, Laritte was

Duke, I could get out of harm’s way. I am very

“……Laritte?”

mind during the

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

had spent in the villa during the winter

But they weren’t.

favor had ended with giving her a

he hadn’t shown his face these past three days.

followed her as she moved to another place.

Did something happen

“Nothing has happened.”

that nothing was there.

didn’t break his promise.

fix it….anything, only if you speak to me, Laritte.”

Duke must be busy, so he

“What– Laritte.”

as if running

the flower

followed her closely.

trial of escaping him grew quite difficult for

became red and her breathing became faster, but she

she stopped in front of a small

water of the stream was cool, very opposite to Laritte’s hot

“Huff, huff…….”

the contrary, Ian was fine.

up, the maids had stayed behind.

beside Laritte, said. Awkwardness clad in his

listen

turned, glaring at his long legs.

me if I’d broken those……”

spine, surprised at the threat she

he stepped

temples with her fingers, she said bluntly.

“It’s nothing.”

to stare down at

was accompanied by colored

shook his head,