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.

he not going to see her until the

come to show his children?

crossed

flower

those thoughts saddened her. She wished he’d think of her.

the stalk and petals, slowly

the flower was already ruined, leaving him in

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

not

for ten minutes to clear up the

spent two

was three days later when Ian finally came to her.

“Laritte!”

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

see her for what felt like

as he finished his days of

didn’t even take a proper bite of his

how have you been?”

“Oh- oh, my.”

air in the room felt relaxing.

‘It’s exciting!’

don’t you two love

Ian was a kind,

each other, but it was hard for either to

she was a beauty whose smile was very rare.

the thrilled maids, Laritte was

thanks to His Grace, the Duke, I could get out of harm’s way. I am very

“……Laritte?”

her mind during the three days she spent alone.

friends with him even if he

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

But they weren’t.

ended with giving her a roof

he hadn’t shown his face these past three

eyes with frowning eyebrows followed her

something happen to

“Nothing has happened.”

was that nothing

didn’t break

only if you

busy, so he should get

“What– Laritte.”

as if

front door, she passed by the flower

followed her

him grew quite difficult for

became red and her breathing became faster, but she could gain

stopped in front of a small stream flowing through the

stream was cool, very

“Huff, huff…….”

contrary, Ian

to keep up, the maids

Laritte, said. Awkwardness clad in his

wish to listen to

blazing eyes turned, glaring at his long

followed me if I’d

went down her spine, surprised at the threat she was

stepped

with her

“It’s nothing.”

she chose to stare down

was accompanied by colored rocks and small fishes.

head,