# 47
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“Isn’t she a really great woman?”
At that moment, Elizabeth's voice came from behind.
Instead of turning her head, she waited until Elizabeth came to her side. She put her hand on Chloe's shoulder and whispered.
"She was talkative all the time. She talked so much that my ears hurt. Besides, it would be better if she was saying the right thing, but she didn't. Is someone saying that suddenly it smells like snow and it's going to snow? Oh, my God! It's a very bright day. It makes people more anxious. I can't stand it. Next time, I won't invite her."
Elizabeth clicked her tongue and went on. She looked very angry.
"Is that all? She doesn't even have a face. She goes wherever she goes, asking for exactly the same thing? She was ing people to come. She's calling them because the Count is sick, but really, I know that's just an excuse! The Count isn't sick at all. It's just snowing, so he's been lying down lazy. I heard it from the Count's doctor. I really doubt the Count's eyes are healthy. No, it's not like that. Haha, since they were married 16 years apart, he had no choice but to accept the flaws... with So, isn't that a big difference, do you think so too, Chloe?
Eric said it would snow too. Will it really snow?
At this thought, she looked out the window and saw that the sun was still shining, so she declared that it could not be so.
Even after that, Elizabeth's complaints did not stop. She started criticizing all the wives one by one and started gossiping. Chloe was too tired just to listen to her, but she couldn't ignore what Elizabeth, the landlady, said, so she continued talking with short answers.
“That's right, and I heard that Mrs. Beverly Corzan was preparing for a divorce. Marquis Corzan cheated on her or something like that. Beverly decided to divorce him for that reason. Flirting with men is inevitable, so leave him alone, it will go away!”
Elizabeth laughed.
But Chloe couldn't bear to agree.
betrayal?! How is it possible for him to cheat on his only wife? This is what should have happened.
After I thought so, I vowed to refute it.
“Which-Which,”
Chloe cleared her muffled voice and spoke again.
“I believe that infidelity is something that should not happen. Marriage is the result of mutual love, so how can one turn away from the one they love? I believe this matter deserves moral condemnation.”
"love?"
Elizabeth burst out laughing.
"Chloe. Are you talking about love now?"
She spoke louder, and the eyes of the people in the hall turned to Chloe and Elizabeth.
"Aren't you living in a marriage that is far from true love? Listen... you married the Marquis for money, and the Marquis married you for the title. It is known that there is no marital relationship between you! But you say love? Chloe, isn't this hypocrisy?"
She felt the heat of the sun rising on her face, something the other wives would easily notice. Meanwhile, each wife was spreading her hand fan and busily covering her smiling lips.
Elizabeth was so shocked that she almost lost her breath, and Chloe couldn't catch her expression. Elizabeth raised her chin with an air of superiority.
"In the end, marriage is just a deal between two people, that is, it is a business. How many of them marry for love? No one! And there will never be! Chloe, why don't you face reality? I feel so sorry for you."
Her words sounded like she felt sorry for Chloe, but her face held a terrible feeling of superiority. She seemed to think Chloe was thinking of taking her place. Chloe felt crushingly defeated, but she couldn't show it in a place like this.
Instead of expressing embarrassment, she decided to take a confident stance.
“My husband and I have reached a reasonable agreement, and we have both benefited from it. However, when I say love, I mean a feeling based on a measure of care and respect. In this regard, it is true that my husband and I love each other... My husband respects me, and I care about him.”
Of course, that was a lie – the divorce had only taken place a few days ago – no one here knew what had happened that day, so her words seemed like facts.
This time Elizabeth's face turned red. Khloe added her own words to emphasize her point.
"Besides, my husband and I are far from cheating. As you all know, my husband is busy with scientific research, and I am busy supervising the staff. We don't have any free time. I think cheating is a kind of entertainment that bored people enjoy, so I would like to assure you that my husband and I will never do that. Is that enough to answer the princess's question?"
Elizabeth suddenly interrupted the conversation, saying she had a headache, and then left. Chloe felt triumphant over defeat, but at the same time she felt disappointment. The reason is that everything she said was a lie.
She was lying.
Yes, she was a hypocrite, her mother said. She was lying to avoid immediate embarrassment. This was extremely shameful, even immoral. So, feeling ashamed of herf, Chloe decided she didn't want to stay in this place anymore.
With that, she got up from her seat.
After she went to the balcony to get some air, she was about to show a hint that she would come back.
"renal!"
But Elizabeth, who had disappeared, returned. Her face looked a little triumphant, and Chloe wondered why.
The reason soon became clear.
“Come on, say hello. This is Mrs. Abigail Lyon.”
If it was Leon who did it, it was Gatsby's family, who had a fist fight with Eric the other day.
“I wonder, does Noble Rolf cry when she's down?”
She remembered the obscene words Gatsby had uttered.
Chloe frowned unconsciously. For this reason, Gatsby Lyon was asked to pay a large sum of money as a fine. Moreover, he was being criticized by people, so she never imagined that Gatsby's wife, Abigail Lyon, would be present.
But Abigail was here and welcomed! What a surprise!
“Hello, my name is Abigail Lyon, ma’am.”
Abigail smiled and walked over to Chloe. She then asked her to shake her hand, but Chloe refused because she did not have an empty hand.
This was expected. Handshakes are usually only practiced between close friends, even though her relationship with Abigail was not friendly at all, or even a friendship. In fact, she didn't even want to be friends.
Abigail didn't even complain about Chloe's rejection because she felt like it was a no-brainer. Instead, she exchanged glances with Elizabeth, who seemed a little mysterious.
Chloe focused on them.
“When I think about it...”
Elizabeth began to fuss.
“There is a little girl who goes to Abigail’s palace every day and works as a maid or something.”
“Yes, that's true. Although I discovered that the maid was also in charge of another palace.”
“I heard it was Marquis Aslan?”
After saying that, Abigail and Elizabeth looked into each other's eyes before Elizabeth's eyes narrowed slightly.
“Chloe, you're really crafty, aren't you?”
Chloe swallowed deeply. Elizabeth noticed her surprise, so she raised her voice loudly and said.
“How can you keep silent about your divorce from the Marquis? Is your relationship tense? She said they only hear the sounds of quarreling every day!”
“That's right. She said not a day goes by without a fight. When I heard that, my heart hurt. I didn't know they would get along so badly.”
Her eyelids trembled. She was terrified. It was not just the presence of a mouse in the house that transmitted what was happening inside to the outside. All she had to do was return to the palace, punish the maid, and send her away.
The biggest reason that made her terrified was that her lie was exposed in front of the whole world!
She publicly stated that she and Eric were on good terms and had no disagreements, so she earned the envy of many wives… However, what could be more disgraceful than this when it quickly turned out to be a lie!
Chloe's shoulders shook, and Elizabeth and Abigail began to mock her.