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.ecfa704178fc736e

The nobles glanced at 4a06685e63 me and Deon from eeba88cdb1 time to time.7c6babd6282e6311

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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.c3384dc31d84f65f

Sudden lotteries ed0b0e87f7 and ambiguous 6ba7ba74bd treatment. They were carefully weighing fd5d9db983 their actions under the 2955f47495 watchful eyes of the 36e7af3357 royal family.6e41c2fbef795088

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Then, a c96c339314 woman descended 1131369495 the stairs. It was Isella.892bc2e15f09b29d

As she 6bee11c389 entered the f8bed0e2b4 hall, the 3e303bf27f surroundings quieted 6b122944e1 down. The violin melody 9d784aa84e being played sounded 8eaa7ce02b louder and more ad16d7889a beautiful amidst the 75ecc32831 eerie silence. She truly seemed 0f5be3c118 to be a 9163fd2b8a woman who led b904781286 high society.b3eeadded473c695

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Ironically, she de3418b3b0 seemed unaware ef78ef5393 of the 7779352039 uneasy atmosphere. Or perhaps, 992cee0bf1 due to 8f3b6953c3 always experiencing b8deeabd01 such an fd39bae182 atmosphere, she c8169c46cf was naturally a081479d22 at ease.db5bab18333bbfbf

She locked 51922a6a94 eyes with 818a63f90c Deon, who 194a326f20 was not a1ea3060a1 easily approached 316e347250 by anyone, 05f0ad0cdf and confidently 7b2c777c6b approached.c964a6a2d17724c7

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“Hello, Duke… No, Your Highness. We met last time, didn’t we?”5b8f775b5bdcc433

“Yes, Isella Snowa.”25dc476d40f94c7a

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She smiled faintly. Her smile resembled Elizabeth’s.52060edc44672320

She no longer c7f4f4927d harbored enmity towards f49bea2d68 Deon. No, she had no 2349414a39 reason to.f2b6c7ce6cd4f2dc

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Because I’m still alive.cba7739d98882e81

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.d24461791b67574e

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Her eyes held the figure of a well-built man. Deon’s previously stern gaze had softened.bfea0ae83aa2633e

They truly made 4315d6583b a well-suited pair.2cd47d93f6549117

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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.95cf33256558307d

Isella was 0c800302ec wearing a 91019f5161 blue dress. It resembled b18a0fdaab the dress b0270fef9e I had 7e09c2b28b intended to 991d77dd8d wear for d446a959fc the first 2566ca324b time. The color was different, 081085c794 but the overall design 1f6fa964e1 was similar. The transparent sleeves revealed 694a6ea202 lace patterns, fitting her 83ba7e0445 as if it were e9c2790f2b tailored for her. The fit was impeccable. The madam fbe2bb8256 at the 38caa86d21 dress shop 4d1d18cac0 would have 6830dabb6b marveled at fd0f69a833 her.3af8b77d32f44d95

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It was a mermaid 9a90d9c880 dress that showcased her 8c225ef44a beautiful figure. She looked truly like 8554198bf6 a mermaid.1f3b0283eefac827

With each step, c4cf6635e0 the hem of dc60c663c7 her dress fluttered, 681471ba15 revealing one leg.f6c4e2915a39ad38

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“It must be nice.”c30fff07d7cfe13b

To obtain 43bcf70cb8 such a ffdd2b3c30 beauty.720bd5bad8d38cc0

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Unintentionally, my inner thoughts 7188ebd5cc slipped out.206518dbefa584ed

“What?”13171324a872bf92

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He asked. I remained silent, keeping b580828676 my mouth shut.4b8f47e99353efb8

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.dd7d8777281e6815

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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.73783f79564c65a7

“Hello. It’s our first meeting. What family do you belong to?”e422ceb830121e73

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I looked up. She might have been 1a02429374 in her early twenties. She was a 5da3ef95d6 woman I had 73831591be never seen before.62be9afb3192de04

“I’m Leonie Sien.”8214cd864557aaec

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I put 39c00bef56 down my 9bbc6a9719 plate and bd1b83bcf5 answered.d91c8287c98b1b99

“Sien….”c73b16d726af19a7

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She mulled over a5fe06a732 my last name 609dc13a43 before turning her f893f4e43e head towards another 137b1823e0 lady next to 0f50d64127 her.c7633d3a7f8642fb

“Sien… Where is this from? Do you know?”327428a7cbed3bfe

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“I don’t know. It’s the first time I’ve heard it.”d0e171af8018a999

“I don’t know either.”3ce49cab905c85a5

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I could tell 1ba7cbd096 instinctively.867d45c5ed7d6dcf

She knows me. There’s no way she doesn’t.adff095549e36612

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However, it’s just a tactic to lower the nose of an ignorant woman who resides in the Duke’s realm7389561bd56497af

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.1590bcb2b879c2b3

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I smirked. She seemed even more aa2daec036 smug, perhaps thinking she 25cd3482d5 had no appropriate retort c640cdcd4c for my face that 762c45bca6 only smiled silently.2da3bab8582124db

Seeing the edge of 82913f404c my sleeve as I be79b33e24 reached for dessert, she c31fe2fd2f scoffed. Then she spoke.1d14887726f15d8a

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“A bracelet, huh. Hmm, quite…”ad014c6a8c3d54c8

She opened her eyes 44191229d1 narrow in her red 4de46c8719 dress. One corner of 1d0ba1402e her mouth tilted 48d5aac36d up in a bfd5389715 sneer.98e33925f41a7e05

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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?”80de885068ea6e42

The young ladies 72e4ec4ef2 around us struggled 60faef914b to contain their b9e8e3af4c laughter at her 28e966498c words.f7972c011b36d9ae

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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.4eb46ed600125615

Even the people around, who weren’t interested in the conversation, glanced at my bracelet curiously.e25e7ed444bea57a

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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.”10add5e6f41c065e

She chuckled.8364cd4cf9c4f594

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I understood her.f5fd06ef9f5bca88

The second daughter of 2ede0993d1 the Meridia family. One of the 0827c51737 families that had 1da8bb0c5a sent a marriage def405d6bd proposal to Deon 3d404a14e3 early on.cb0653144462a48c

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Was there such significance?1857170fa77d3b69

I understood why 8f7ea2aa48 everyone was fixated 7e9fb17d90 on bracelets.18f64983e2ed8771

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I looked 65926002b3 at my 469ebaff2a bracelet. Perhaps because of 2415742f0e the bright lights 8c96486b9c in the banquet 0f616f6e34 hall, the worn-out 3ed8459c64 parts stood out 7d2cf85a74 even more. Leonie barely managed 26ebd609f3 to obtain this 8e32a345be gem. She always carried ff58cd53c5 around the necklace 74c5c2d180 she had dismantled. It might be the 9b46ea48aa only gem I have. The Baron of Sien 4e1d3a5745 was truly poor.b3db41c3eda6d97f

To live comfortably for c955cead48 a few more months, 17308907ec I needed to become 5343996768 more arrogant. It was 1857ec9ba7 better to ebbeeb832d become a 7d8706a709 wicked woman d4310f09b4 rather than 168f25cb20 a dignified 6c36239a75 woman suited 5fee4301e7 to him.3fd6c17ebeb0199a

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Especially if fate 3faab8a3f8 would befall the 558004faeb blade.feb0e17e6d205d92

“It’s a little… understandable. It looks like something a child made, doesn’t it?”d75f5cbda2784f5e

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The lady 0771431519 next to d1ac630c10 me interjected.85dced34809ace3c

“Did you receive it as a gift from your nephew?”4c566a8997d276bc

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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.501583689220f0c8

“No. My brother is still unmarried.”eb0e2a915910820a

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I chuckled c53d2ac64f at them.a3650fb8122cb4e6

“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?”97dc43404e4d7b09

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“I don’t think so.”53a1e268160310d0

I chuckled 4233462afe again and 2b5e8a59dd added.c91d1bcc8ddc3de5

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“It was a gift from Deon. He made it himself. Personally.”94adacf63baf7ee3

“Oh my.”8169af67a61b8726

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Sighs of 852be60f15 amazement were efd2114485 heard everywhere. It seemed that c314593975 more attention was 7e5bdcf8d1 focused on my e5398c63c8 bracelet than when 0bbb836ac2 I complained about daaabee4bb it.6930305398ecfd2c

“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.”a1c69ab0dbbe9b0a

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“But why… did you use such low-quality gems? The transparency is too low.”ff1f897780c38b6b

“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…?”69920cf6e57d2fcb

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“Maybe he started with cheap gems to practice making bracelets. He’ll probably make a proper bracelet later.”5ba65f6513df4e3f

They chattered 8f2700ebc4 away, adding 72675ae3fb flesh to c633a08668 the bone be63813c16 and nodding 690777bb28 their heads 612d0e2802 continuously.8fb91aa09a92d6c5

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“How romantic.”4835d3774472b141

“Can I take a closer look?”16ca07e8d0494b6f

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I extended 31df77fe57 my wrist 3d27e55791 with the 367c6a6597 bracelet.d9a747f403fa939d

People quickly 82242e8694 gathered around 2076bf06a1 me. Even those who pretended c4663a6bf4 not to be interested 6a28590c0d turned their heads to 56d57e3e03 peek.2da20f54d06e0fb5

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“It has the Baron’s emblem on it. So this is… probably the Sien Baron’s pattern, right?”89ce3a15955ca9f4

“Yes. That’s correct.”4b91adca6a61e2a9

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“I almost made a mistake. I was about to call His Highness’s item a commoner’s item.”ab31ef42f2bcb30e

“Some have already made mistakes.”a64cbb9b8b02188e

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She murmured, glancing behind her. Meridia’s cheeks flushed.ee41761c71cafeeb

I fidgeted b6ebf89dd9 with the d8dd81ad09 bracelet. Then I sighed d2ffed2a8d deeply, as if 6c8b832501 finding it difficult c8d4cfebdc to recall that f72fa4afcb incident.76f842d6d01dc8c0

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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.”af8d1f2db3e1e99f

“Really? I didn’t know he had such qualities.”ed4c251d41d84c2d

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“He stayed up all night for me. Just to fulfill my request.”525cb90262259b3f

“He stayed up all night?”35168e7ecb468ee3

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The lady f194e8f3df fanned herself.1c89f7d1714c7088

“Yes. That’s right.”6019a01c18c974e1

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It was e8dc4aad0e true that b30f7ebbce he stayed 6c31700624 up all 9c24bc18c6 night because af893d532d of me. I remembered Deon 718d5c82fc reading romance novels b4dc88eb05 late into the 950e87f4f7 night.5de5c7126cabcfa7

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