50. Luxurious Mistress, The Greatest Villainess

The first reception was held at the old Viscount’s mansion. Having long been separated from his wife with no children, he often invited young noble men and women to banquets to alleviate his loneliness.d780cdfdce1f2f59

The nobles glanced at 94296b2cb6 me and Deon from 3957e49d33 time to time.0ad035cf7934c3fb

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They didn’t approach us easily. It wasn’t because they feared or respected us. They seemed to want to approach us but hesitated, cautious of the royal gaze.cce02c6db5eec2d3

Sudden lotteries 7a579e5744 and ambiguous e0fc5e9bb9 treatment. They were carefully 165aabf638 weighing their actions d61fffec87 under the watchful e947132920 eyes of the fefc0441e9 royal family.38af52afd302532d

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Then, a woman 6808855a87 descended the stairs. It was Isella.601374c918b959cc

As she 072f83928c entered the 582bf36974 hall, the 1015aba8bc surroundings quieted b586809d5d down. The violin 81ceab9769 melody being 73c3911f27 played sounded c25539151d louder and 4c0e6eeb74 more beautiful 17145fc788 amidst the 0e191c0243 eerie silence. She truly seemed to 8de4c2f6b9 be a woman who df762e7825 led high society.cd4f1dbece2c6062

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Ironically, she seemed edc746494b unaware of the 1f5ed54278 uneasy atmosphere. Or perhaps, 48d41a9529 due to b424150935 always experiencing 5bc3864702 such an a5462ae93a atmosphere, she 8d670b8ff7 was naturally a2fe849c1e at ease.c7e15101466f5830

She locked eyes with 6c20ddc1b0 Deon, who was not adf28d9046 easily approached by anyone, 48bd09597a and confidently approached.ee6e2af83a658d31

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“Hello, Duke… No, Your Highness. We met last time, didn’t we?”bc00161f0fca989e

“Yes, Isella Snowa.”5603a9d3c9555b8c

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She smiled faintly. Her smile resembled Elizabeth’s.f0bed21253a61c72

She no longer a7970b3a42 harbored enmity towards 7619b8ed93 Deon. No, she had 3406303688 no reason to.50a98286255c116d

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Because I’m still alive.5543756f0140bc20

Because her niece has not yet been born, and she has not been taken hostage to the Duke’s castle. There is no reason for her to betray the household and give that sword to Deon, nor is there a need to wield a knife against him.1723b18df0d78808

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Her eyes held the figure of a well-built man. Deon’s previously stern gaze had softened.8e912fedf34aaef9

They truly 89b19ccf9c made a e96e163882 well-suited pair.1aa302bf13328157

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If such a woman stood by Deon’s side, she wouldn’t look extravagant at all. Rather, she would seem fitting, as if she had gone to the right master. Without realizing it, I found myself clasping my necklace.99e826f44dc4ad79

Isella was wearing 910624682c a blue dress. It resembled the dress 1df6e1abf1 I had intended to a8bc779a68 wear for the first acbabddb5a time. The color 5e07357e08 was different, ca3519d882 but the 5c25f61f83 overall design d556e61074 was similar. The transparent sleeves revealed b0930128cf lace patterns, fitting her 8522482f8f as if it were 91822b1d54 tailored for her. The fit was impeccable. The madam at 690922f985 the dress shop afe37ba88d would have marveled 7f00e25727 at her.35b361f77940699f

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It was a 8a7102189e mermaid dress that a1a9619a3e showcased her beautiful 8dd3cf89e8 figure. She looked truly 7be2475474 like a mermaid.161ae250bc26f34c

With each step, a7ad855c07 the hem of fbd46c4262 her dress fluttered, c49f5ef871 revealing one leg.7cff5ed630bbf191

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“It must be nice.”934a43f75f140268

To obtain such 5035b06354 a beauty.4b3a96cc481c4302

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Unintentionally, my inner thoughts b3f34df2d7 slipped out.c4e8927c2848ebad

“What?”9100be3eee0d9b3e

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He asked. I remained silent, c4d916bb7c keeping my mouth 7008ed4c16 shut.988b91b403819ad6

Perhaps because of Isella’s first step, greetings towards him poured in afterwards, as if waiting. After telling him that I would be elsewhere for a while, I left.49e0d56a8c6e1be4

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In one corner, there was plenty of food. I browsed the desserts and picked out some snacks to eat. As I picked up a biscuit I hadn’t seen before, I heard the voice of a stranger nearby.de6c6c7f144b6c3f

“Hello. It’s our first meeting. What family do you belong to?”35b0233d4d6c1cb0

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I looked up. She might da1cd2770d have been a8427e9d64 in her ba73dc204c early twenties. She was 9d030e7613 a woman 5d66226304 I had d818989d1d never seen 6b9b67b686 before.8989800062ee986b

“I’m Leonie Sien.”40f81ceedd617fcf

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I put down 4e3c0f50b9 my plate and 9d6d9057e1 answered.724186586951e653

“Sien….”470fa40d584d5fb0

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She mulled over my 28a74865bc last name before turning b9b46a6884 her head towards another 85a69811aa lady next to her.1a5351d65e83bdb5

“Sien… Where is this from? Do you know?”13e13795cfe6c468

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“I don’t know. It’s the first time I’ve heard it.”6c6a2e64a4cf817d

“I don’t know either.”5c909f9f6d00933b

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I could 167cbe17ca tell instinctively.5cd558b3562d2460

She knows me. There’s no way she doesn’t.2f0dcb04585259c6

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However, it’s just a tactic to lower the nose of an ignorant woman who resides in the Duke’s realm1f1b0f2afff7db4a

Threats to life? Hardly. The most difficult thing this precious young lady has faced in her life is missing a reserved dress or catching a cold. She’s not worthy of being my opponent.59433cde5d34ea0e

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I smirked. She seemed even 173e5f687b more smug, perhaps fe4a9b9614 thinking she had 9db5704770 no appropriate retort ffdea25340 for my face a7dc206680 that only smiled 0b04020110 silently.3dac1e03aadd950f

Seeing the edge of e56cc98473 my sleeve as I d757bdf22d reached for dessert, she 168ac20a61 scoffed. Then she spoke.4001e62a18c2e4da

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“A bracelet, huh. Hmm, quite…”3fb7a51abf9c6585

She opened her eyes 14b79a9200 narrow in her red 9ef970ed02 dress. One corner of her 6e2277e497 mouth tilted up in 96d1e4623d a sneer.4a53d31ed240a0a7

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“It’s vintage. Where did you get it? A commoner’s shop stall? Or an aristocrat’s hometown store? If not, did you go to the night market on a holiday?”3af28af39590e7eb

The young ladies 18b73c64c0 around us struggled 841e47a6fe to contain their 366fbd11cb laughter at her a8869a99db words.5da9cd4a4f6ddf19

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She’s even talking about her hometown. It seems she knows even where the Baron of Sien resides in the countryside.949ff3e6011e7fe9

Even the people around, who weren’t interested in the conversation, glanced at my bracelet curiously.03ee7f294f09b669

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“I guess you didn’t buy me a bracelet. Well, that’s understandable. Giving and receiving bracelets among lovers in the empire is a promise of marriage. It may have faded now, but as a member of the esteemed Hwang family, you may still value such an antiquated tradition. Of course.”cf0b9530c73e6e50

She chuckled.ff73782a10b5d5de

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I understood her.5b879edd0eaad5f7

The second daughter of 48b31c6c29 the Meridia family. One of c716fdbbc2 the families 66c0fbee02 that had 9e257ed027 sent a 08aaaa0dd5 marriage proposal 21c962e662 to Deon bcaf9d2694 early on.993f47b0bba41afa

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Was there ab5e681259 such significance?830669099edec578

I understood why everyone 250000cd31 was fixated on bracelets.d7df05add85dc3a5

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I looked 4480cd8888 at my 4fe0fd3729 bracelet. Perhaps because 438983ccc0 of the cf3d6b3f7b bright lights 73420c2400 in the f1df05ae3b banquet hall, c3b4c9fe49 the worn-out 697ecc8ef5 parts stood 230c81990d out even 9fb1c79503 more. Leonie barely 696fbc1b32 managed to a3322c1b97 obtain this e40e6298cb gem. She always carried 8494fe4e97 around the necklace f4807af884 she had dismantled. It might e6d2df7ea6 be the 4d2f5ce886 only gem fa8e8d022c I have. The Baron of Sien 23adc4b820 was truly poor.60ffe8c8ed53fcd5

To live 841fa9a393 comfortably for ac71ab2631 a few 3da3223728 more months, 571ac9685c I needed ca122864e0 to become cb8b22f762 more arrogant. It was better d4fc632e11 to become a cfd9d5f316 wicked woman rather 0d244a54ed than a dignified aa20518522 woman suited to 99028bc387 him.017f4b87c36b7dac

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Especially if fate would 3f0ea1f01e befall the blade.852af6082bcf7f81

“It’s a little… understandable. It looks like something a child made, doesn’t it?”c193e8b9c0939a0f

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The lady e13fcb2d37 next to 159a743c18 me interjected.68592e94288816b0

“Did you receive it as a gift from your nephew?”8887cab6f1efb3ba

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I couldn’t tell if her purpose was to cover up my weak and crude bracelet or to mock me further. Her expression behind the fan was difficult to read.bcccce512bd24ac9

“No. My brother is still unmarried.”f70ba78d2ba34e03

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I chuckled c0185b4086 at them.1caa97f6ce223e3f

“Oh, really. He must be quite old to still be unmarried… Then did you really buy it at the night market, as Miss Meridia said?”f17f47548aa061e9

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“I don’t think so.”8df37ef283f32aef

I chuckled again 6cce8acfce and added.288932eed3858330

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“It was a gift from Deon. He made it himself. Personally.”2c2b695c93669841

“Oh my.”e6ac7a58d2d7872f

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Sighs of amazement ba1833eb05 were heard everywhere. It seemed cbd144f7d5 that more 35a8b9b4ae attention was bdd378b13e focused on d5d9033c27 my bracelet 5ba9210581 than when 4846571b7f I complained 25044ad7e7 about it.3759a2bb067bbebe

“It makes sense why it looks sloppy. I thought it was made by a novice who was trying to make something. So, Your Highness made it himself.”84acb5b5fc103f5b

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“But why… did you use such low-quality gems? The transparency is too low.”6d0d77f2036fafd2

“Men who wield swords have poor taste. Were you deceived by a merchant? Our men at home do the same. They always get fooled by cheap jewelry. They always fall for exaggerated speeches about silk and jewels. Don’t they bring back three times the original price…?”c87120b0e4357b9d

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“Maybe he started with cheap gems to practice making bracelets. He’ll probably make a proper bracelet later.”67a981b417b9a28b

They chattered deb8a6dcf7 away, adding 6204742f98 flesh to 468d8a2f32 the bone 84f92c2223 and nodding c370ad3561 their heads dcb1181085 continuously.947cb229b34d145c

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“How romantic.”72651c2cb19a0fda

“Can I take a closer look?”98315cb6f4a9da55

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I extended my wrist d04b895caf with the bracelet.652404d9ad7d0c99

People quickly gathered d9a1d5e8ac around me. Even those who pretended c11d8b0e9b not to be interested 62c17a5b77 turned their heads to ce23e2fab6 peek.75508705d890b606

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“It has the Baron’s emblem on it. So this is… probably the Sien Baron’s pattern, right?”b972896c5727f0c3

“Yes. That’s correct.”ffa910b04a185b63

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“I almost made a mistake. I was about to call His Highness’s item a commoner’s item.”20c9a4157f771e7f

“Some have already made mistakes.”9a74f3b6dc204a55

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She murmured, glancing behind her. Meridia’s cheeks flushed.15390c7d3e5e06e3

I fidgeted 060c640cce with the 61425ab8b6 bracelet. Then I sighed deeply, e4787eadaa as if finding it 5b7746cb81 difficult to recall that db2bd77237 incident.50226a166a54cfab

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“It was so pitiful to see him make it. He’s someone who hasn’t even been stabbed by a sword on the battlefield, but seeing him get pricked by a needle was refreshing.”fb09f08f657ad52b

“Really? I didn’t know he had such qualities.”9502d2d9d8066054

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“He stayed up all night for me. Just to fulfill my request.”ecf1bbe3ffb3a7ee

“He stayed up all night?”659a69c47387d987

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The lady de0062672d fanned herself.cd23574b0cf55338

“Yes. That’s right.”4a232e4f120844ae

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It was true c89b58a3e5 that he stayed 85bfe815ab up all night 5c3bc751a7 because of me. I remembered Deon 7dd788025e reading romance novels ca72b72acc late into the 06d0369538 night.ed5c195cdec9dd42

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