Duke's wife

Chapter 37

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When the door was closed and Grace left, cold silence fell inside the drawing room.

But the silence did not last long. After drinking the cold tea in one breath, Marianne nervously put down the teacup and shouted at Duke Alberton.

"Father, why did you just let go of that arrogant thing?"

"Then what should I have done?"

"You should've said something! You should've been on your topic and replied to that cheeky one! You should have admonished that arrogant girl who answered back to me, who would be the Crown Princess!"

Marianne, who shouted with her sincerely stuffy hand, stared at the Duke Alberton with a cool gaze. Then he briefly kicked his tongue and said,

"You're such a fool. The situation is different from before. Now that girl is Duchess Felix. It's the same as me or your mother. No, it's higher. No matter how cursed the monster is, Duke Felix is the emperor's cousin and that child is that man's wife, so we can't treat her like we used to."

"What to do about that? I... I'm the one who will be the Crown Princess! So, I'm a higher person than that arrogant being!"

".......You're still a 'person to be a Crown Princess' and not the Crown Princess. Until then, you too have to deal with that child."

Following the words of her father, the Duke of Alberton, and her mother, the Duchess of Alberton, Marianne put on a prickly expression and shut her mouth.

They thought she would die or go crazy within a month even if she had enough after getting married to a monster duke, but they were so annoyed to see her go around with such a happy face.

Her sister, who thought she had no magical ability and was incompetent compared to herself, dressed up in pretty dresses with gorgeous jewels and having loads of love after getting married, was also sick of it.

Even today, she wore a necklace made of hundreds of diamonds and pearls and a dress made of the finest silk of light sky blue.

'Besides, look at her smiling and bragging that it was given by her 'husband'.'

Indeed, it was such a twisted scene that it was hard for her to see with her eyes open.

Recalling that image again, Marianne kept fidgeting. Then Duke Alberton, who had been watching her, said in a cold voice to her.

"If you don't want her to do something like this again, hold on to your Crown Prince's heart first. When have you been engaged, then what have you done to make the Crown Prince loathsome when he sees you?"

Marianne's expression, who was already unhappy with Duke Alberton's reprimand, was distorted even more. She stared at Duke Alberton with her eyes wide open and shouted in an exasperated voice.

"....Ha! Father! You know how hard I've been trying. How can you say that? You know how cold-hearted and difficult your Highness is! Besides, he......!"

"Uh-huh."

Duke Alberton, who was casually staring at Marianne, who was screaming in rage, suddenly stopped her. Then he stared at his daughter with a cold gaze and said.

"Stop it, Marianne, do you know that there might be one or two ears around you?"

"... I'm sorry, father. I just couldn't control my emotions."

Marianne was startled and soon gave an apology to Duke Alberton with a timid look.

Duke Alberton softened his expression silently at the appearance. And the Duchess Alberton, who was restlessly listening to the conversation between those two, quickly went to her husband's side and said, touching his stiff shoulders.