The Villain's Wife

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After the dinner ended, everyone except Jennie and Lisa went back to the cabin to rest.

"You should visit Luxembourg when you have the time." Duchess Esther mused. "I am sure you will love it."

"We would love to. However, we are currently very busy right now. As you know, my wife just recently branched out in Asia and we are also busy with our upcoming wedding ceremony."

"A wedding?" Mikaela looked at Jennie.

"You guys are already married, right?" Eliza who was sitting next to her sister asked.

Jennie smiled in response. "We are. This is just a ceremony. I would really love it if everyone could come." All throughout their visit, Jennie did not sense any animosity from everyone. In fact, she had genuinely enjoyed the dinner and felt the warmth from the Duke and his family. It was something that she never felt as she grew up.

For Jennie, inviting them to a wedding is just like honoring her grandfather's roots. Something that she never had the time to do before.

"Really? That's great! Mother... I will go ahead and take care of everyone's schedule." Mikaela rose from her seat and left the living room without waiting for anyone to utter a word.

"Forgive her. She's always like that." The Grand Duke shook his head and smiled. "We would love to come to your wedding. Allow us to contact you after a few days to confirm. We still need to fix our schedules." He added and gestured Eliza to follow her sister, leaving the Duke and the Duchess alone with the couple.

"Thank you," Jennie uttered.

Shaking his head, the Duke eyed the fireplace in front of them, "I should be the one thanking you. To be honest, I already knew who you are the moment my wife informed me that you were occupying the cabin next to our house." He shifted his gaze at Jennie before looking at his wife. "I was not expecting that you will agree to meet us."

"So you did not intend to invite us for dinner?" Jennie asked.

Her words surprised the Duke. "You are smart." He laughed. "But yes, that is right. I would not want to embarrass myself in front of my children."

"What made you change your mind?" Lisa interjected.

"Me," Esther answered. "I was the one who insisted on having dinner with everyone. I mean... we expected a rejection. But when Jisoo said that you agreed to join us... I - we were pleasantly surprised."

"We expected that you dislike us," the Duke added. "You can't really blame me for thinking such things, right?"

"Dislike is a strong word. It was more like... indifference. I have never met anyone from my grandfather's family, therefore, I never cared about them or any of you before." Jennie decided to be honest. This was a fact. She does not hate them, she was only indifferent towards these people mainly because she doesn't know anyone of them.

A flash of amusement can be seen in the Duke's eyes. He gave her a warm smile, "Your honesty is refreshing. I have never met anyone who told me that they feel nothing towards my family." he ended his statement with a low chuckle.

"She is? Right?" the Duchess concured. "She is Lilian's granddaughter, instead."

The lighthearted conversation continued. It was something that both Jennie and Lisa seldom have when they were in Korea. They drunk and laughed as they discussed some details of the wedding, unaware of what is coming...

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"So you are planning to visit Switzerland too?" the Duke asked.

"Yes, we are planning to do it before going back to Korea." Jennie nodded. "The wedding is coming up and we are planning to spend some time in Europe to complete everything then go back to Korea for our businesses"