How to Survive as the Wife of the Monster Duke - Chapter 224

“The Bilften woman is said to have attended Countess Dannet’s tea party.”

It was Amid von Leon who received the report. It was unknown what had happened at the tea party, which was called an event for forbidden men. However, there was no way he could not have guessed what happened between Viscountess Moena and Ilyin in the Duchess of Leon.

As proof, Viscount Moena, who entered her room, said that she jumped out shortly thereafter. That expression was very nice to see.

Amid nodded his head slightly.

“So what about Viscountess Moena?”

She said, “She says she missed the tea party this time.”

The tea party will be held now. The second tea party that the woman from the Bilften family attended was attended by Amid, who secretly sent a message to Viscountess Moena, who was supposed to go there.

That Viscountess Moena, too, must have known at least that she married Viscount Moena through the influence of the Loen family. But she probably didn’t know that she would stop by Roenga herself.

“Are you coming here?”

“Yes. It looks like she will be arriving soon.”

The Leon family knight who escorted Amid responded steadily. He was curious about what the second boy, who seemed to be using his head for some reason, was doing, but he wasn’t stupid enough to show it on his face.

“Hmm.”

Amid sat down in his chair. He had been a long-time socialite. He knew all about how to isolate a person in society.

Besides, don’t you know about that woman’s past? No, to be precise, Viscount Moena, who knew about the woman’s past, was coming this way.

“You don’t have to treat them politely.”

Ilyin got up from her seat. Through the window, looking down, she saw an unmarked carriage approaching. It was Viscountess Moena who got off the carriage.

Ilyin understood Aden’s implication.

“So, people from Delrose are moving.”

“Yes.”

Aden reassured her with a warm touch, encircling her eyes with his comforting hand. Like in the dream, his warm presence spread through Ilyin’s body. Unlike back then, she wasn’t trembling.

“Becoming somewhat like the townsfolk.”

Delrose, their “town,” wouldn’t have an issue exterminating the Terri Tribe to protect themselves. Ilyin burst into a clear laugh at his words.

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“A woman from Biflten attended Countess Danette’s tea party.”

Amid von Leon received the report. We didn’t know what happened at Goldsouth’s banquet. However, considering Amid’s position in the Duke’s household, it wasn’t hard to guess what had transpired between Moena and Ilyin.

As evidence, Moena, who had entered the room, left shortly after. Her expression was quite something.

Amid nodded slightly.

“So, what about Moena?”

“She was absent from this tea party.”

The tea party was likely underway at the moment. This was the second tea party that that woman from Biflten had attended. Amid had secretly sent someone to keep an eye on Moena, who should have originally gone there.

Moena herself probably knew to some extent that she had married into the Leon  household due to Lord Leon’s influence. But she probably wouldn’t have expected to visit the Loen household in person.

“Is she coming this way?”

“Yes. She should be arriving shortly.”

A knight from the Leon household, who was escorting Amid, answered diligently. He wondered what the second son of the Loen family was up to, as he rarely saw him think about things, but he wasn’t foolish enough to show it on his face.

“Hmm.”

Amid sprawled in his chair. He had observed high society for a long time. If he knew anything, it was how to isolate a person from society.

Furthermore, he knew about that woman’s past. Or, more accurately, Moena, who knew that woman’s past, was headed this way.

“You don’t need to receive her like a prisoner.”

He rose from his seat. Beyond the window he had been staring at, an unmarked carriage was approaching. The one getting out of the carriage was Moena, the Lady of Moena.

Countess Danette’s tea party was once again being held. Ilyin was invited as “Lady Ilyin of Biflten.” It was a bit uncomfortable, but without the approval of the royal family, she couldn’t be officially recognized as the Duchess of Biflten, so she couldn’t refuse the invitation.

Moreover, she had thought that there might be benefits to Biflten’s entry into high society, so she restrained herself from refusing.

Fortunately, the incident that occurred between the Biflten Duke’s household and the knights at the entrance of the royal palace hadn’t yet spread widely as a rumor.

The knight associated with the royal palace wouldn’t recklessly spread rumors if he didn’t want to appear foolish in the Duke’s household. But rumors were slowly spreading among the nobles with connections to the royal family.

There were two rumors:

The Duke of Biflten was denied entry to the battlefield.

The Duke of Biflten abruptly stopped entering the royal palace and turned away.

The truth between these two contradictory rumors was known to only a very small group of people. Before the rumors reached even Lady Danette’s small social circle, Moena, the Lady of Moena, who was more excited than anyone else to talk about the matter, was in Amid von Leon’s room.

“Hel… Hello.”

It was her first time seeing a high-ranking noble up close. Lady Moena hid her trembling hands.

Amid von Leon didn’t get up from his seat; he received her instead. This was the first time he had laid eyes on Moena, whose name had been passed around by the lower class.

He had never been particularly inclined to socialize with lower-status women. Even though he was quite interested in the discreet relationships within high society, he didn’t extend his hand to the serving maids.

“You came.”

Even if that woman, Ilyin, who was said to have the ability of foresight, hadn’t come from Biflten’s Duke household, he wouldn’t have faced a situation like this.

“It seems like you put your hands in every possible place.”

Amused, Amid leaned back in his chair and spoke.

“This is a situation I’ve never faced before, meeting someone directly.”