After a half an hour, the Duke went back to me. Kasama niya si Baron Nallon at ang babaeng anak nito.
"Nice to meet you Duchess," bati ng Baron.
"Nice to meet you too Baron Nallon, you look radiant today!" bati ko.
Hinalikan ng Duke ang aking noo at ngumiti lang ako sa kaniya.
Hindi ko mapigilan na lumingon sa anak ng Baron na kanina pa ako binibigyan ng masasamang tingin.
"Nice to meet you Lady Jeanne!" masigla kong bati.
Hindi niya ako sinagot kaya tumawa ako sa katarayan niya.
"I'm sorry Duchess my daughter's not in the mood right now,"
I gave an 'Oh!' look at ngumiti nalang.
Madaming pinag-usapan sina Duke at ang Baron tungkol nangyaring digmaan noong nakaraan.
Wala naman akong pake sa pinagsasabi nila kaya kumain na lang ako.
"You know? A lady shouldn't eat that much," suway sa akin ni Lady Jeanne.
I rapidly blinked my eyes at her remark. Nilagay ko nalang sa platito ang kinainan kong cupcake.
Habang pinupunasan ang kamay ay tinanong ko siya.
"And why is that my lady?"
Umirap siya.
"Didn't you read books? To maintain the body of a lady you should eat less! To satisfy one man's needs!"
Biglang natigil sina Duke at ang Baron.
Tinaas ko ang isang kilay ko.
"You see, I'm not born to satisfy anyone, my lady. So why follow some crappy girly books?" I teased her.
Napanganga siya.
"I'm not a child Duchess Vilchez. Kaya h'wag mo akong matrato na parang bata!"
"But you haven't even celebrated your coming of age yet," I pouted to tease her more.
"Vena." banta ng Duke sa akin.
Tumawa ang Baron at kita ko ang pagpupuyos na galit ni Lady Jeanne.
Well, I'm just being honest!
"That's why you rejected my proposal! Because you chose this trash! Really? A waitress from a beer house?" galit na sabi ni Lady Jeanne at tumayo na ito.
Nakuha niya ang attention ng ilan kaya kinabahan na ako. Para sa kaniya.
"Jeanne!" suway ni Baron Nallon.
Taas baba ang dibdib nito dahil sa galit! Bubugahan na ata ako ng apoy!
"Baron Nallon," tawag ni Duke.
Takot na lumingon ito sa Duke.
"Y-yes Duke?"
Tumayo ang asawa ko inalalayan din ako.
"We promised to close this matter, to not cause any troubles in the future." parang banta ang sinabi nito.
"I will fix this matter, this'll never happen again," yumuko ito.
Lumapit ako sa asawa ko. I snaked my arms into his arms at tsaka sumandal sa mga braso nito.
"Lady Jeanne, I think you know already why I rejected your proposal,"
Suminghap ang babae at tumango nalang. Maybe there's a reason right? Bakit niya pa ako pinagbintangan?
Hindi na namin tinapos ang party at umalis na sa venue.
"Okay ba? Am I doing good pretending as your wife?" tanong ko habang hinuhubad ang gloves na suot ko.
"You caused trouble, so no." he looks disappointed.
His handsome face made a tired expression.
Ngumuso ako at tinignan nalang ang tanawin sa labas ng karwahe.
Maybe I should be good next time!
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Fake Wife of the Duke
RomanceLife is full of surprises and mysteries. Sometimes you just need to go with the flow and see where it leads you. Giving up something special to you would be the most difficult thing to do but for Venna, she doesn't hesitate. For her man, she would...
