When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 52

The knights had to show their respect toward Laritte at Redra’s signal.

Laritte beckoned Redra, who stood behind her.

“Let’s finish this quickly.”
“Please wait a moment.”

Redra wanted to straighten out their discipline. She was going to set an example today even if she had to punish someone for that. They were the first to cross the line.

“I hope you’re alright……”
“It’s alright. I’m fine. So let’s just proceed. Can you ask them to finish?”

Laritte appreciated Redra’s concern. She herself just had a different understanding of the situation she was in.

“…..As you wish, Madam.”

Redra held out her sword from her waist. Sunlight reflected off the blade as she shouted.

“Raise your sword!”

The knights lined up, grumbling at Redra’s command.

“She’s telling us to raise our swords.”
“To an illegitimate girl? That’s too much.”

When they reluctantly took out their swords, a stout woman walked over the hill where the mansion was located. The keen sight of the knights helped recognize her.

“That’s the nanny. Why does she look so angry?”

Obviously, her anger was directed towards the knights.

Minutes passed as more knights started to notice her.

However, Laritte, who was standing on the podium, did not notice Ava standing behind her.

“Well, I guess that’s enough, right?”

Laritte uttered, and as she began to descend down the podium, the demeanor of the knights gradually changed.

Life in the mansion would be difficult for Laritte if she weren’t in the nanny’s surveillance. Ava took care of everything in the mansion, from food and clothing to maintaining the living spaces.

“Are you saying Lady Ava is on her side? How could this happen?!”

The knights were quick to understand.

Shouldn’t they greet the Duchess properly, then?

But Laritte had already left the podium without receiving any.

‘W-Wait a minute!’

The knights shouted in unison.

Laritte was still unaware.

Any other illegitimate child would’ve been scared to ignore or even face the annoyed expressions of the knights. If such an occurrence were to happen, they would usually keep their gaze at the knights until proper behavior was shown.

The knights started to panic.

What a strange woman!

Laritte was on her way back to the mansion when her eyes found Ava.

“What are you doing here?”
“What else, Madam? When you’re old, your hands and feet get numb when you stay still, so you exercise. Hoho.”

of that cold glare she was delivering

friendly smile of hers. She nodded to Ava and turned to the

face back to the field

“Ahem! Ahem!”

the knights

the said area with a

many flora and fauna, had now turned into a barren land. Only small hills, similar to those in a desert,

Ian expected to find

ride for days, yet there was no sight

went down, the weather became

it’s time to hit the

to take a

ordered him to proceed before getting off his

back his tired sigh. He took out a clean water bottle to drink water, while his mind slipped into a

supposed to be in this area since they came here following its footprints. But it seemed to have left this area already.

used to say otherwise.

a runaway, it always had a faint sense of reasoning.

hadn’t gone that far, had it?

Ian would have known it. In that

thoughts changed to her.

she doing now? He wanted to be able to contact

mansion every week, so I still have a few

Laritte. The knights shared a drink of whiskey with each other. If not, it would have been very difficult to beat the fierce cold of the night. One of

sip

out of his trance.

“Laritte?”
“Pardon?”

cut off the knight’s words, who had a

just said the

glossed over his

I meant….. I was worried if Laritte was safe.” “Ah, I see.” “You see, I don’t know what she’s been

realized he was speaking

dry response and

and saw a lamp tied with a string beside the wall of the tent. He

who chose to distance himself from Laritte. But he didn’t like the idea of

Don’t think about it, Ian

thoughts before lying down

passed as his eyes became

something flowery

Wake up. My sleepy husband.

his

he saw. It was the bed in

His golden eyes vividly gazed

she

Laritte from the dream

want to

realize it

to adapt to the

are finally starting to

— Ian?

dressed in a white

the hair strands away from his face

If that’s the case, you mustn’t get up today.

for words, Ian finally spoke.