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A noble serves the kingdom, they don’t work for money. This was the absolute, unspoken rule of the aristocratic world. However, Jeanne de Toulouse, the eldest daughter of the venerable Toulouse count family, was different. She’d worked as a tutor for Young Master Mael, the son of His Majesty’s mistress, for two years. One day, books written by Enlightenment thinkers, known for disrupting the…- 1.4 K • May 1, '25
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WBWB | Chapter 57
"..." "Come back with me." Had I heard correctly? Was I dreaming? I felt breathless, as if I might faint. "Wife… wife?" "Yes." "You’ve… you’ve seen the state of my home, right? My family is ruined. I can’t offer you a dowry that would satisfy a Duke.” "I don’t need a dowry.” “If you marry me, you’ll be ridiculed by the other nobles for marrying beneath your status. And not only that, but I… my family name will effectively cease to exist with my…-
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WBWB | Chapter 56
“When I ascend to the throne, I want to offer you…” "..." "...the position of Maîtresse-en-titre." His words froze me in place. "Please stay by my side, always." A shiver ran down my entire body. I stared at the Crown Prince, speechless. It was as if scales had fallen from my eyes. “Did you truly not know? That I’ve loved you for a long time?” The boy I knew seemed to have transformed into a completely unfamiliar man. “I’ve loved you since the first moment I saw…-
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WBWB | Chapter 55
My mother and sister were speechless at the sight of the royal gifts. The second box I opened contained something even more astonishing. My sister silently stared at the contents of the box for a long moment, then looked at me. I looked back at her, her expression clearly asking, 'What's your relationship with him?' "I know what you're thinking… but it's a misunderstanding." It was understandable that they would be suspicious. “He must have felt guilty about my exile. He probably wanted to…-
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WBWB | Chapter 54
Why had someone from the palace come all this way to personally escort me in a royal carriage, when simply delivering the pardon would have sufficed? And why had the Crown Prince, whom I had never met, sent the carriage? “His Majesty, after the mourning period, has appointed Prince Mael as the new Crown Prince.” It was because Young Master Mael had become ‘His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince.’ “Therefore… His Royal Highness eagerly awaits the day he can be reunited with you…-
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WBWB | Chapter 53
"What is it?" The maid, unable to speak, tugged at my hand. "What's wrong? I'm in the middle of a lesson." The maid shook her head. “The royal palace! Someone from the palace is here and asking for you!” At her words, I felt the blood drain from my face. “Me? Why? For what reason?” My first thought was that it might be someone sent by the Princess. I had been worried that she might retaliate against my family in Franc after returning to the capital. "Just come!" Urged by…-
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WBWB | Chapter 52
'Let's see how far she goes.' However, the reason Baldr tolerated the Princess's antics was because she was, after all, a temporary guest. She was royalty, an envoy sent by the King. The King was nominally his liege lord, so it wouldn't be wise to antagonize him. Baldr endured, indulging the Princess's every whim, pushing his patience to its limits. He accompanied her on walks, hunts, and tea parties. None of it brought him any pleasure, only a growing sense of irritation, because everything the…-
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WBWB | Chapter 51
The Duke suddenly launched into a litany of complaints about the Princess. His words felt like proof that he wasn't under her spell yet. The fact that this made me happy proved I was undeniably mad. He was walking so fast that I could barely keep up, but then he stopped abruptly. "I heard you went into the Princess's room and stayed for a while. What did you two talk about?" He then looked at me. "What did the Princess say to you?" I hesitated for a moment, then confessed the truth. "Her…-
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WBWB | Chapter 50
I couldn’t say anything in response to the Princess's words. “Was I too blunt? Or are you perhaps hesitant because you harbor feelings for the Duke? If it’s the latter, it would be better for me to be his wife than some other woman. I’m not the type to be consumed by anger and jealousy after losing my husband to a mistress. Why don’t we share the Duke? And you can share my lovers as well. We’ll be good friends.” As I listened to her words, I realized. 'Those rumors are all…-
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WBWB | Chapter 49
"..." Just looking at her face, I couldn't believe this was the woman at the center of all those scandals. I even wondered if I had somehow misunderstood. She observed me carefully, her impossibly slender arms and hands resting on her lap. “You’re the Toulouse woman, exiled from the court, who was tutoring Duchess Ventadour’s son? I hear you’re now tutoring the Duke of Skadi’s adopted daughter.” “Yes, Your Highness.” “But how did you come to hold such an important…-
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