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.

not going to see her until the

he only come to show his children?

thoughts crossed her mind.

the flower in her

her. She wished he’d think of her.

fingers curled up around the stalk and petals, slowly

her hand, the flower was already ruined, leaving him in utter

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

It’s not like that.”

do her best for ten minutes to clear

that, she spent two days. Alone.

was three days later when Ian finally came to her.

“Laritte!”

hall as he kept

her for what felt

soon as he finished his

proper bite of his breakfast or

how have you been?”

“Oh- oh, my.”

into fits. The air

‘It’s exciting!’

don’t you two love each other?’

the employees, Ian was a kind, but

but it was

whose smile was

thrilled maids,

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

“……Laritte?”

moulding her mind during the three days she

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

the winter was enough to make her feel they were

But they weren’t.

had ended with giving her a roof to stay in.

shown his face these past three days.

her as she moved

something happen to you these days?”

“Nothing has happened.”

problem was that nothing was there.

break

fix it….anything, only if

Duke must be busy, so he should

“What– Laritte.”

as if running away from him.

by the flower beds

Ian followed her

grew quite

became red and her breathing became faster, but she could

in front of a small

stream was cool,

“Huff, huff…….”

the contrary, Ian was fine.

to keep up, the maids had stayed behind.

stand beside Laritte, said. Awkwardness

to listen to

turned, glaring at

wouldn’t have followed me if I’d broken those……”

down her spine, surprised at the threat

he stepped

with her fingers, she said

“It’s nothing.”

stare down at the flowing stream.

white foamy transparent water was accompanied by colored rocks and small

head, as if