The villainess reverses the hourglass

Chapter 13. A New Meeting, Part V

The miracle of the hourglass would never happen again, so eternal death would meet them. Aria, desperately imagining the end of the brother and sister pair of the Roscent family, calmed her stirred mind and body.

Moments later, the carriage arrived at a boutique that commoners visited often. It

was an old and lonely place, where those who could afford the wares would visit

frequently.

When Aria had announced her destination, the carriage driver and Jessie had stared at her, blinking as if they had misheard her. But, there was no mistake that this was the destination she wanted to go to. It was a boutique that dealt with middling clothes.

In order to part with the image of the cruel bitch, she couldn't be extravagant On the contrary, it was better to show humility and frugality for the time being. It was clear that the rumors would spiral uncontrollably if she were to walk around in luxury. After all, her clothes had been burned.

The aim was to erase the rumors. From time to time, a noble needed to wear

shabby clothes and stand before the public to shut the mouths of the people and

make them reconsider their assessments of her personality and behavior.

"Oh, my! Contrary to rumors, it isn't Mielle, but rather, Aria who is poor. Look at that

shabby outfit"

"She's finally realized her position. It looks great on her."

"Count Roscent must have been tired. Things have resolved well."

Even though Aria had risen in status, if people were to see Aria wear such clothes, it would help those who had criticized her to realize that the rumors were wrong. Of course, new rumors might arise about how she was neglected by the count, but all of that was done in order to remove her image as a wicked woman. It was clear that acting to that extreme would be effective to quell the rumors. She was only considering doing it for a short while, so she would be able to wear fancy clothes later on

'For instance, am supposed to appear in a very elegant and gracious dress at a debutante bail. Then, wouldn't everyone be surprised?

In order for her to enjoy her distant future, she needed to bear the present with some patience.

It was also good to show those actions to the count Thanks to her, the count would make a handsome profit, so he would be infuriated to see the poor attire of his benefactor. If she offered a confession of regret, saying that she was sorry for playing such a dangerous game, with tears in her eyes, he could sympathetically cry alongside his benefactor

Since she was very excited with anticipation, her lips dried up. After Aria moistened her pink lips with her red tongue, she passed through the somewhat shabby entrance of the boutique

"Welcome"

The owner, who was about to greet his valuable customer, dropped the bread he was eating. Seeing the three people appear with a young girl in the middle made him realize that she was definitely a noblewoman.

After quickly wiping away the oil from the bread off his own clothes, he hurriedly

greeted Aria with an affectionate face. If he were to make a mistake against a

noblewoman, he would live a life full of pain for the rest of his life.

"These... May be insignificant, trifling items, but please look around slowly."

Aria didn't care about the owner's greeting, but looked around the store. The store was filled with a wide variety of items, from shabby and ugly clothes to decent dresses