THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 10. A New Meeting, Part II

Chapter 10. A New Meeting, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

‘It was thanks to you that I was able to see Mielle’s distorted face.’

The little girl’s joyful smile was enough to make Sarah blush.

If Aria had just been a cute child in the past, she was now a little girl of elegance and grace. She had become very dignified, and all of that had happened within a few months.

Sarah, who stared briefly at Aria drinking tea gracefully, asked again about a subject she had mentioned previously, “I’m planning to host a tea party in a few days. It’ll be a very small tea party where only my acquaintances will be invited.”

“I see.”

“My father received a valuable tea set as a present and gave it to me.” Sarah smiled softly as she continued, “So, if Miss Aria were to be free, why don’t you come and participate?”

Aria pretended to be surprised and opened her eyes wide.

“How could I?” Aria covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head, causing Sarah to try and persuade the little, poor Aria by saying that she was more than qualified.

“I want to boast about the lovely Miss Aria to my acquaintances.”

Aria knew why Sarah was so insistent on having her come to the tea party. It was probably due to all of the baseless rumors that had spread, which she knew very well since they were rumors that had accompanied her in the past and up to now.

The whore’s daughter was so jealous of the count’s daughter, and she was behaving evilly every day. She smelled bad and had the bad temper of her mother. That thief-like bitch was trying to ruin the family of Count Roscent. Due to those reasons, poor Mielle would spend her nights in tears.

Those were the rumors. In fact, they had been close to reality since that had been her condition before she had returned to the past.

Except for the part about Mielle, Aria couldn’t deny any of the other rumors. Since all of those were acts that only the witch who had pushed Mielle down the stairs and put poison in her tea could do.

Now, she had no intention of committing such acts of first-degree evil, not unless she were to pretend to be noble and honorable on the outside while using underhanded methods like Mielle. No, she meant to do it, but it was necessary that she put those rumors to rest at this point, before the evil woman wearing the saint’s mask could inflate the rumors any further.

“Well… It’s a bit embarrassing, but can I join?”

Sarah rejoiced at Aria’s shy reply, and her cheeks blushed. In fact, it wasn’t necessary for her to participate in Sarah’s tea party to quell the rumors since Sarah’s personal connections weren’t much to look at, nor did her acquaintances have much influence to begin with.

However, it was better to make a lot of good memories with Sarah before she became the marquise since she needed to be much closer to her. She was also curious about how young noble ladies played.

“Of course! I’m certain that everyone will sincerely welcome the pretty Lady Aria.”

“Thank you, Lady Sarah.”

Sarah, thinking that she should start introducing her new friend to the other young ladies, went back flushed with excitement.

‘How could she be so kind and naive? There is a degree to what one could believe. “There is no smoke without fire.”‘