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“Hahaha, does Miss Enohater have a side like this?”
Reagan laughed out loud. Reagan admired this man who resembled Syrett a lot. Jeremy's stories about Syrett were also fun.
“Since she was little, she has been stubborn, and if she focuses on one thing, she only sees it. She doesn’t look at anything else.”
"Good."
“You have no idea how surprised I was when I heard that she was engaged to His Highness Duke Frecktwister. I thought Seret had fulfilled her dream.”
“Her dream?”
Regan asked in surprise at Jeremy's words.
“Seret has loved His Highness the Duke since she was a child. She was insisting that she did not love him, but just by looking at her face I knew that she loved him. What is the benefit of her insisting on denying it? It is clear to everyone.”
“So, Yuan is Miss Enohater’s first love.”
There was bitterness on Reagan's face. He felt as if a heavy blow had been dealt to him. He felt extremely envious of Yuan.
This wasn't the first thing Yuan had envied, but this was excessive envy.
To be Seret Enohater's first love.
How lucky is the man who won the title of first love for such a beautiful woman.
How would he feel if he had Seret's purest feelings? If those clear eyes looked at me, I would feel like I was able to paint the most beautiful painting.
“…But it seems that His Highness the Duke has someone else in his heart.”
Concern passed over Jeremy's face. Although he spoke negatively about Syrett in front of Reagan, he was concerned for her.
He overheard people's whispers. They were talking about the deep relationship between Duke Frecktwister and Miss Elliott, to the point of passion.
This rumor shocked Jeremy. He felt very sorry for his sister, wondering if this was why Seret insisted on breaking off the engagement.
"yuan?"
Reagan gave a questioning look.
“I heard he's in a deep relationship with Miss Elliot. There's no need to hide it.”
Jeremy smiled awkwardly. Jeremy thought it was normal for Regan, Yuan's friend and Lydia's cousin, not to speak frankly.
“Ah, this.”
Reagan laughed with an embarrassed face. Social circles were always abuzz with stories about Yuan and Lidya. Perhaps this was inevitable.
Yuan Freaktwister, the most eligible bachelor in the Iron Empire,
Lydia, the flower of society. What a fun topic to talk about.
When the two first appeared in society, it was rumored that Yuan and Lidya loved each other.
Since they spent their childhood together, and because Yuan, who usually didn't dance much, danced with Lidya often, it was not strange for such rumors to spread.
As time passed, when Yuan became engaged to a young woman from a rural noble family, the rumors surrounding them changed.
The rumor was that Yuan and Lydia were each other's first love, but that the Emperor opposed their relationship, and that Yuan engaged to the young country woman out of anger.
“You don't have to worry about that.”
Reagan rubbed his forehead with his finger and spoke.
“As Seret’s brother, I can’t help but be worried.”
Jeremy said with a frown.
He was the one who forced his sister, who wanted to break off the engagement, to stay, so he wasn't comfortable at all.
Jeremy felt suffocated, as if he had pushed his sister into misery.
“I understand. But Yuan will behave well.”
Regan swallowed the words he wanted to say.
He felt sorry for the man in front of him because he couldn't say more, but he had no other choice. Because he loved Lydia too.
“…Okay. I must trust His Highness the Duke.”
Jeremy smiled faintly.
Jeremy desperately wished that Yuan would respect Seret and keep his promise.
***
“What is its purpose?”
Seret muttered as she returned to the banquet hall.
The reason she would arrange such a thing...is it really a divorce?
I only plan to use it for one year and then return it quietly, so this is annoying. Seret sighed.
To complete a perfect divorce, she must not have any defect, even a small one. The assets will be divided through a lawsuit, so it will likely be a dirty fight.
The error must be entirely on the RMB. Only then can she beat the Frecktwister family's lawyers and get her share.
“I must not show any weakness.”
“Seret.”
How do I get rid of Jack?
Seret, who was thinking seriously, turned around when she heard Yuan's voice.
“Your Highness the Duke.”
Dealing with this man alone is exhausting. Seret looked at Yuan carefully.
“Looks like you just came back from somewhere.”
"I couldn't find Jeremy. I was looking for him."
“He is with His Highness the Grand Duke.”
“Grand Duke?”
For Jeremy to be with the Grand Duke is a good thing. Freegan won't try to scam Jeremy.
“That's reassuring.”
Seret muttered and turned to enter the banquet hall.
She grabbed the doorknob, but Yuan, behind her, grabbed the doorknob as if hugging her.
Siret's body stiffened when she felt Yuan close behind her. Yuan's voice tickled Seret's ear.
“I can't let miss open the door.”
Seret removed her hand from the doorknob and stepped aside.
“I'll give you a chance to be a gentleman.”
Seret said, looking at Yuan.
“It's an honor.”
Yuan gently raised his lips and opened the door.
Seret entered the banquet hall with light steps.
Seret stopped walking when she was about to return to the ladies she was talking to.
Where she saw Jack looking around as if searching for someone.
Is he looking for me? It seemed so, and Seret quickly turned around.
Her eyes met Yuan's eyes immediately.
Seret approached Yuan and put her arm around his. Yuan looked at Seret with a surprised face.
'What are you looking at? I'm not doing this because I want to.'
Seret grumbled inwardly at Yuan's expression.
She hated linking her arm with Yuan as if they were intimate more than anything, but being harassed by Jack and being in an awkward situation was worse.
If she stayed next to Yuan, Jack wouldn't be able to get close easily.
She didn't want any unnecessary misunderstandings. She had to avoid people talking about her because of an inappropriate incident. For a perfect divorce.
“Can I stay next to Your Highness the Duke until we leave?”
She felt that if she stayed attached to Yuan, Jack wouldn't be able to get close.
Because of Seret's request, Yuan calmly looked at her face with a deadpan expression. There were question marks in his eyes.
“If you don't want to, I'll go to Jeremy.”
If Yuan refuses, there is Jeremy. It didn't matter who, Jeremy or Yuan, as long as he could stop Jack from harassing her.
“It's okay. Stay by my side, Seret.”
Yuan placed his hand on Seret's hand that was on his arm. His large hand held hers tightly, as if encircling her.
Although his nature was cold, his hand was warmer than anyone else's. Seret had a complicated smile on her face at this contrast. I wish he was as warm to me as his hand is.
“You were here then, Miss Enohater.”
At that moment, Lydia approached the two with a smiling face. Jack was next to Lydia.
Jack's behavior seemed completely inappropriate, grinning slyly as he examined Seret up and down.
“Miss Elliot.”
Seret raised her lips as she straightened her back.
“It's good to see you two getting along.”
Lydia's smile was bright. While hiding a twisted heart under this bright smile.
Seret wished that Lydia's smile would fade further, so she leaned her head slightly on Yuan's arm.
“Maybe because we are about to get married. Yuan is smiling well these days.”
Sometimes, I wonder if he's crazy. Siririth smiled and looked at Yuan.
They met their gazes. Seret smiled slightly as she saw Yuan's surprised face.
"Is this correct?"
Lydia's smile faded slightly. Syrett didn't miss that fleeting moment.
“Who is this gentleman?”
Seret asked Lydia, pointing at Jack.
“I'm Jack Clark.”
Jack introduced himself before Lydia could answer.
Yuan's oblivious eyes turned to Jack. Even if he didn't show it on his face, he seemed to consider Jack an impolite person.
“You seem to have a special relationship with Miss Elliot. Pleased to meet you. I am Seret Enohater.”
Seret deliberately acted indifferently. Seret smiled innocently, portraying Lydia and Jack as if they had a special relationship.
“A special relationship! How could I be with this lowly man...”
Lydia exploded in anger. It seems that she got angry because Seret made Jack look like her special relationship in front of Yuan. Despite that. To describe someone as lowly while standing in front of her.
“lowly…”
Jack's face, who had suddenly become a 'low man', stiffened as he stood quietly.
“It's not that… I'm sorry, Mr. Clarke. It was just a slip of the tongue, please don't misunderstand.”
Lydia spoke to Jack with a smile, then looked at Seret.
Her lips were smiling, but her eyes were truly fierce. Lidya turned her gaze to Yuan and started speaking again.
"Mr. Clark and I are not in any kind of relationship. I met him at Mrs. Hoyer's salon. Mr. Clark is a poet. Mrs. Hoyer has a deep appreciation for literature, you see."
Lidya seriously justified Yuan. Yuan nodded at Lydia's words and extended his hand to Jack.
“I am Yuan Freaktwister.”
“Your Highness, it is an honor.”
Jack shook Yuan's hand respectfully. Jack, who had bowed in greeting, straightened up and turned his gaze to Seret.
“Miss Enohater, would you do me the honor of kissing your hand? Your dazzling blonde hair is like sunlight.”
Other than in the context of romantic relationships, the back of the hand is sometimes kissed when offering compliments. But Jack's intention seemed clearly impure to anyone.
Whether he thinks it's not clear, or he's not afraid. It was strange for Jack to act like this with Yuan standing next to him.
At that moment, Yuan spoke in an indifferent tone.
“You can't.”
At Yuan's words, Seret looked at him. A faint anger flashed in his gray eyes.
“I am not generous enough to allow another man's lips to touch my fiancée's body. Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable.”
Yuan's cold voice continued.