Chapter Thirty-Six
.Chapter Thirty-Six.
Then she gently held my hand and spoke with a hesitant, cat-like face: “Please forgive me just this once... it was because I was very happy about your coming...”
When she gently grabbed my hand with both her index fingers in a charming way, my heart melted.
I think if I were a man, I would have laughed like an idiot instead of getting really mad at her.
It is not called the flower of society for nothing.
However, she deliberately tried to reprimand Diane in a stern voice, fearing that her behavior would worsen: “Don’t say it like that, I won’t listen to you...”
However, I saw Diane looking up with a smile on her face as if to say, “I know she will forgive me.” The corners of my mouth rose... I failed in my attempt to show an angry face and said, “Okay... I will forgive you....”
I quickly tried to turn my face to the side to hide the smile that was about to appear, but it was already too late.
Diane was looking at me with a bright smile on her face as if she had already won.
In the end, the corners of my mouth relaxed and I sighed and smiled as if I couldn’t stop myself and said: “You are so smart... You know very well that I can’t get angry when you look at me like that.”
Diane wrinkled her nose and laughed: “This is one of my many charms.”
Then Diane hurriedly pulled me away.
Her voice was like an excited child: “Welcome back. I didn’t know you would come to visit me again so quickly. Let’s go to my room!”
I followed her with such a faint smile that I couldn't do anything but smile.
This was the first time I knew she had such a boyish side.
It was the first time I knew she was such a nice person.
She had a lot of fans.
She walked in front of me with lively steps, her red hair shaking... and a faint scent of flowers spread from her.
It would be nice to always live such a beautiful life.
The future she knew was too harsh for her.
“I discovered...this time, that Count Danube was the one who paid for the mining costs and owns the mine that your family, Diane, is trying to buy.”
“…It was the first time I knew this… I knew that he enjoyed gambling and that he loaned gambling money to various nobles to earn interest… He was someone who loaned money unfairly,” Diane muttered, placing her hand on her face and a worried look on her face.
I said with a frown: “Not only that, but it is said that he treats debtors very harshly. But I have never heard of this except from my father... It is a bit strange... If he had done something like this as a moneylender, rumors would have spread.”
Diane spoke carefully in those words: “It’s a rumor… I heard that he doesn’t even employ people as his middlemen and that he is generous when it comes to lending money… Of course, there is a high interest rate, but those who are addicted to gambling are not great people who care about such things… But I didn’t know that he was someone who played evil financial games at all.”
These words also made me wonder: “This is strange... It is impossible for my father to say something that is not true, and more importantly than anything else, his face when he talked about it looked really upset... My father does not usually look so cruel.”
At that time, Diane spoke up, thinking for a while and stammered: “Come to think of it… Gambling addicts… And his borrowers… These people were especially afraid of him. Even when they talked about him, if they saw him, they would leave in a hurry. I was a little surprised when I saw that.
On the surface, he doesn't seem like someone to be afraid of. Because he seems like a stately man...his reputation is not bad, except for some flaws.”
Suddenly I realized something: “Maybe he is very good at first as he lends them small sums of money in the gambling house, but they gradually become afraid, as he gradually lends them larger sums of money at higher interest rates to suffocate them….
I've heard of things like that happening.
Once upon a time, the eldest son of a family caused great harm to the main family due to gambling and borrowing and was isolated from it.
At that time, my father told his relatives that if they gambled and ended up like this, he would never help them. He threatened them to act quickly and if they did not, they would be removed immediately.”
Diane shuddered: “After hearing that, it seems reasonable. To overwhelm people is his way… Even the gift of underwear was scary and unpleasant….”
When I thought about that gift, I felt goosebumps running all over my body.
Just thinking about what he was imagining when he gave her flowy underwear as a gift made me feel sick to my stomach.
"The more you know, the more trash he appears to be. On top of that, he maintains his reputation and makes people fall for his trap. It's like he's weaving a spider's web and waiting for his victim. What kind of scary person he is..."
It was truly terrifying to imagine that Diane would marry such a person.
Diane murmured in pain with a dark expression on her face: : When I heard he loaned money to my family and dug in the mine for them I felt the same way...And I wonder if that’s why he has so much confidence in me doing this… But I can’t figure it out… Even if I oppose such a big contract without any evidence, my father won’t listen.”
We discussed the risks that may be hidden in this deal.
I talked to her about the idea that the discovery of mithril itself might be a lie, but it was dismissed because it had been thoroughly investigated.
I also had the opinion that the mine might bring huge benefit to Count Danube.
However, Diane rejected that hypothesis, saying that in this case, instead of taking out a high-interest loan they should have paid cash from their assets.
“So maybe his intention is to attack the cargo van?”
Diane tilted her head and said, “But our family will do its best to send a knight with the chariot to protect it... Not only will we be practically destroyed, but also the Count of Danube, who does not belong to an ancient family and has not yet been knighted, will destroy himself in this way... It is impossible.”
I was silent because my head hurt... Everything was vague.
Finally, he looked into Diane’s eyes, and I slowly opened my mouth: “Of course, we can’t really know the problem using this kind of superficial information.... The bottom line is whether the mine goods are real or not... We have to check each possibility individually... And we have to start with the most important part.”
Diane's face was cloudy. I said firmly while looking at her: “There is no way to know this except to go and see it yourself... Don't take me, but you must bear it... Your fate depends on this. You must bear this amount of effort.”
Fortunately, I was on a break, so I had a pass to go to recreation... so it wasn't strange if I traveled.
Diane closed her mouth in surprise at my words.
Then she hesitated to say something to me, and after a little hesitation, she asked in a confused voice: “This is my problem... Why did you end up like this because of me... I did not do anything for you.”
When I heard that, I also thought I was really weird.
But even if… I was willing to go through all this trouble, I didn't want to see Diane dragged into that hellish house and die.
So I said something appropriate: “If something like this happened to me and that horrible man was targeting me...I think you would do the same to me.”
Suddenly Diane covered her face with both hands.
“Diane?”
When I called her name in confusion, she muttered: “I'm just sorry... I just... suddenly... became very upset about the matter....”
Then she spoke in a shaky voice while still covering her face: “...Carmela...One day, I will definitely return this favor to you..”
Diane, who had repeatedly promised and sworn to me, lowered her hand and revealed her tearful eyes.
She took my hand and spoke with a trembling voice: “…I will do my best for you and me as much as you help me…I will not be afraid of him.. Thank you very much…Carmela.”
He patted her with a pitiful face: “Are you okay… This bastard can never hurt you… We can do it… If it doesn’t work, then I…….”
I hesitated for a moment, then made up my mind and spoke firmly.
“I will do whatever it takes to keep him away from you. At least I can hide you too… I have this level of ability.”
Diane finally smiled with her wet face.
“Yes… I believe so.”
Then she spoke with a firm face: “If you can get at least some evidence, that’s good….
As long as I'm sure I'm not doing something stupid, I'll do everything I can to save myself… I'll go to my father's office and steal the documents related to the contract, and in the last case, if it really doesn't work out, I'll hide the family seal.
If I made a mistake in a big matter like this, my father wouldn't be the only one in trouble, right? I will also suffer great humiliation from the Count of Danube, and my subsidiary family will also be greatly affected.
Of course, I will be severely reprimanded and put under surveillance, but that would be better than getting involved with the Count of Danube. “.
I was a little surprised by her resolve.
I can't believe she has such an ability.
No, maybe it was because I trusted her and gave her a boost of confidence and in return for my trust in her, she tries hard.
I smiled with a confident face to comfort her: “Great… I will tell you what I did first. I asked my maid to extract information from the servants of the Count of the Danube.
I don't know where the Count of the Danube designs his clothes, but most likely his clothes designer carries secrets and rumours.
So I'm thinking of looking there too.
I am quietly and secretly planning to request a poetry meeting with Lady Lydia as well.
“After that, I will go and see the astrologer myself... Please find out what you can calmly without exaggeration.”
After I finished speaking, Diane got very excited and suggested that she go out with me, saying that she couldn't leave me like that.
When I asked her if she was sick as she said before, she said that her headache disappeared when she saw my face as if the sun was coming out of it.
It was no longer possible for me to object to her words, so I agreed.
So I ended up sharing the rest of the day with her in a schedule she made herself that I never liked, but she liked.
Of course, Diane had no doubt that I would enjoy it too.
She was already choosing her eighth dress at the sewing house.
While I would look at the fabric from time to time, it was enough to literally exhaust my mind.
The shape of the rich, gathered, spreading, disheveled skirt must have had an effect on me to sleep.
Resembling the shape of a blooming morning glory, it soothes the eye and soothes my mind.
“Oh my god, are you listening... Carmela?”
“Ah… yes, sure!”
I barely came to my senses from Diane's screaming.
I was in a daze as Diane continued to wrap the fabric over her body.
What kind of impudence is this? I caught my breath and came back to my senses.
“What about this cloth? Isn't it wonderful? “It is fabric dyed with just one or two drops of the purple dye found in shells picked from the darkest depths of the ocean… It is said that Mayan weavers wove one garment a day.”
I could barely comprehend her words in my mind. Her words went in one ear and out the other.
My interest was slowly running out and I said, “Wow, this is amazing.”
She smiled happily, as if my words comforted her, and told the clothing store owner that she would buy this fabric.
“Make me a pair of clothes with this… It would be really fun if we could dress up like twins and go out.”
I suddenly remembered the situation when Diane and I went to the party dressed as a couple, and I became dizzy.
It will be on everyone's lips at least once.
Whether the situation will be good or bad.
It was hard to get that much attention.
But with those sparkling eyes, “We look like a couple quite alike, don't we?”
I didn't have the courage to stop Diane, who was excited.
She was giving back in her own way.
If I stop her from doing this, she will act like an abandoned puppy and ask me what I don't like.
In fact, my hobbies don't match much with hers.
My favorite hobbies were usually things that grandmothers hated, like embroidery, reading books, or writing poetry.
“This time, let's go to the jewelry store!”
It is said that high-quality Karen Sea pearls have arrived in the capital this time.. Doesn’t the exotic pearl have a very romantic shape?”
Diane seemed to have tempered her anger by dragging me to a clothing store, a tea shop, a flower shop, a jewelry shop, and a tailor today.
How on earth is she so well versed in all the services and all the precious fabrics, flowers and jewelery in the capital?.
I finally remembered… The reason I didn't think about becoming her friend before was because we pretty much had little in common.
Of course she was a nice person, but her tastes were completely different from mine.
How can one enjoy a schedule as stressful as childbirth? It is absolutely amazing.
I would also wander around the markets to pick out my supplies, but only when there was a reason to spruce up, like preparing outfits for banquets or preparing for my wedding.
I turned my head, wanting to run away from her for a moment.
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