Chapter 7
“Ah……!” Perhaps because I got up suddenly, I saw stars for a moment.
Rona immediately caught me as I stumbled. “Milady, are you sure you’re okay? I could inform Madam that Milady is still…”
“No.” I shook my head and continued my steps toward the mirror. “Rona, draw a bath for me. I want to wash up a bit.” I spoke in a solemn voice like a warrior preparing to enter the battlefield.
“Yes, I’ll heat up the bathwater.”
After Rona left the room, I walked barefoot in front of the dressing table. The face reflected in the mirror was quite familiar. I stared at that face. Excluding the overflowing confusion, the bright green eyes were quite beautiful.
Madame Louise gave the highest recognition for Selena’s appearance. The shining golden brown hair draped smoothly around the waist. The flawless skin and the reasonably voluptuous body were enough to be confident. Although a bit of a mysterious aura exuded due to the after-effects of the nightmare, overall, she was not bad. No, she looked pretty good.
I shook my head. Since I saw Amoide every day, it was natural that my standard of beauty had increased significantly without realizing it. Once, I unconsciously agreed as I overheard the maids whispering with each other.
[Since I often see the duke’s face, when I look at the other men, all of them look like squids.]
(t/n: Koreans usually call the ugly looking people as squids. Why? Well, maybe you can watch the video clip of a doctor explaining about it in running man ep 291. One thing is for sure, squids are delicious.)
The maid then told the other maids as she was about to cry. After getting the long-awaited vacation, she went on a date with her lover, but she felt that her lover had become really ugly. She saw the duke’s face every day and her eyes got used to his beautiful face, so she lamented that she did not know what she should do.
Yeah, so did I. I grew accustomed to my husband’s magnificent look and became oblivious towards my own dazzling beauty. Well, more than anything, I really loved looking at Amoide’s face. As I briefly thought about having to give birth to his child that would surely inherit his exceptionally good looks, my face heated up.
Although his series of “get lost” attacks made me forget about it at one point, I still didn’t hate Amoide. I could understand his situation well. Who in the world would like a woman that was pushed by his mother to give birth to his child?
So, unless I suddenly went mad one day and killed Amoide, it was obvious that this was probably a very deep misunderstanding. Someone whom I didn’t know must’ve framed me. I had to resolve this injustice.
At least, as long as I recognized this fact, the future could be different. Yes, indeed…and in order to do that, I needed enough authority to get my hands on everything that happened within this mansion.
Rona was almost finished doing my hair with a few hair accessories after brushing my severely disheveled long hair. I looked more decent after I changed into a new dress. Thanks to the light makeup, my dull face looked lively.
I stood up from my seat after carefully checking my reflection in the mirror and said in a solemn voice. “Rona, from now on, everything regarding my husband will be under my control.”
“Yes?” Rona tilted her head as if she had misheard something.
“I’ll take care of Amoide’s health myself. That’s what I’ll tell mother.”
Rona’s eyes opened wide when she understood what I meant. “Will Madam allow it?”
Rona asked anxiously, but I nodded with a solemn face. Just wait and see. I’ll survive and get out of here safely. With this precious neck attached to my body, it’s time to take action according to the plan that I’ve come up with for the past two weeks.
“Now, let’s go.” I got up from my seat and opened the door bravely like a knight in shining armor.
*****
“I heard that you collapsed.” Camilla asked without a hint of concern in her voice.
“Yes.” And I answered plainly.
Camilla clicked her tongue and frowned in disapproval at my answer. “If you’re weak…….”
“I heard that mother was looking for me.” I asked Camilla, pretending I didn’t hear that.
“Yes, I did.”
“Is there anything…”
“Anything happened? I’m just trying to see whether a weak and frail woman can bear a successor for our family or not.” I wasn’t worried about you at all. The meaning in Camilla’s words was not hidden, but revealed openly. “My son is already sickly. If you become sick and collapse too, then the successor will…….”
“I just felt a bit dizzy. I’m healthy.” I cut off her words before she started nagging.
“…you felt dizzy?” Camilla asked again while taking off her back, which had been leaning leisurely against the sofa. “Dizzy? How did you feel? Huh? Don’t you crave something sour?” While asking, Camilla’s eyes were glistening more than ever.
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