The Impact Of The Villainess' Fake Marriage On The Ending

Chapter 21

"Lady Adeline! Come in!"

Lady Rosa, the host of the party, welcomed Adeline with a strikingly bright smile.

"Thank you for inviting me, Lady Rosa."

"Oh my, don't say that. That's what I'm going to say. Lady Adeline came and made my tea party shine brightly. You don't know how grateful I am."

Adeline gave a slightly embarrassed smile, then went inside the mansion.

It was less than a day after the martial arts competition, but too much had happened in the meantime.

Enoch allowed their marriage, and the story about Kael's splendid swordsmanship when defeating the Corrupted and Adeline wiping out the blood on his face became a huge tale and spread throughout the capital.

Because of that, all the ladies looked only at Adeline at the tea party that took place the next day.

"Ah. Is this my seat?"

"Yes. There are so many things I want to hear that I left this seat for you. Are you uncomfortable by any chance?"

"No. I'm not uncomfortable, Lady Rosa."

"That's a relief."

On top of that, her assigned seat was right next to Rosa, the host.

It was a seat that openly expressed intimacy and liking, and it also revealed her position in society.

Adeline sighed at this stressful situation.

'It wasn't like this until the ball. It wasn't such a big deal even when I spoke to the Grand Duke. I wonder if yesterday's incident was too much.'

When she tried to use her brain and make something up, not many people believed her, but the results of emptying her mind and moving as she wanted were enormous in many ways.

'Am I not good at acting... Gosh.'

Adeline shook her head gently.

"Lady Tien!"

"Ah, Lady Viatte."

"You don't know how much I wanted to see you today. Lady Rosa did something great today. You brought Lady Tien here."

"Ahh. Haha. Is that so?"

"The whole capital is talking only about His Grace the Grand Duke of Inver and Lady Tien."

When Adeline sat down, everyone began to speak to her, starting with Countess Viatte.

"I was there yesterday, too."

"Oh my! Lady Leah was there too?"

"Yes. I was even quite close to that nasty monster. So, I saw the scene where His Grace dealt with the Corrupted from up close."

"Oh my, oh my!"

"He was really amazing. To be honest, it was scary. He cut that huge, hideous monster, and I couldn't breathe."

"Dear heavens...

"At first, I thought I saw a lot of unsightly things, but I think that was the best spot."

"What do you mean?"

"Because I saw Lady Tien walking in big strides and wiping the blood off Grand Duke Inver's face from very close."

"Oh my!"

Adeline, the person concerned, kept her mouth shut without saying a word, but there was even more commotion around her.

Adeline listened to Lady Leah as if she were listening to someone else's story.

"I saw it very clearly. Lady Tien wiped His Grace's blood with a handkerchief, and His Grace smiled brightly the moment they spoke to each other."