Chapter 44 (1/2)
Raising My Fiancé With Money
Chapter 44
Richard and Stella
TL: Jasmine
“Oh, right. It’s a present.”
Lilia held out a small paper bag in her hand.
“What?”
“Check it out for yourself.”
Heinley, who received the paper bag, pulled out a box. When he untied the ribbon and opened the lid, there was a pen with navy feathers on a silver stick.
“I bought it because I thought of you while passing by. Of course, you’re probably using something more expensive and better than this, but I think it suits you…..”
As she talked, the explanation got longer and longer. Heinley said, covering the lid of the box,
“Expensive doesn’t mean it’s great.”
Perhaps because he felt that his tone was blunt, Heinley closed his lips tightly. Soon after he coughed, out, he rubbed the lid of the box with his finger.
“I had to buy a new one……. I’ll use it well.”
Lilia watched him carefully put in the flag point pen. Heinley, who even tied the ribbon perfectly, spoke in a softer voice.
“If you haven’t had dinner yet, let’s eat together.”
Lilia nodded.
My brother and I, who felt far away, seemed to have gotten a little closer.
-End of Chapter 6
Chapter 7
A few days ago, Richard went to the noble meeting as usual. With his appearance, attention was focused, and countless people surrounded Richard and flattered him.
Richard enjoyed the meeting as if he were the main character. While laughing and talking, he heard unpleasant words.
– Did you see the tabloid?
(T/N: sorry I forgot to add this note in the last chapter where this word was used, tabloid means a newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet, typically popular in style and dominated by sensational stories.)
– I saw it. I heard they’re breaking off their engagement.
– Did the Young Lord Tersian do something wrong? The Bloden Young lady is nice.
Richard was concerned about those who were whispering about him. Then there were people who secretly stabbed him.
(T/N: not literal stab but provoke kind of thing)
– I don’t see the Young lady Bloden these days…..
He pretended to be worried about what’s going on and tried to ask if the rumor was true. Richard responded skillfully after fixing his expression
– She said she wanted to spend time preparing for the upcoming wedding.
– I see. I was worried because of the rumors.
– I saw the tabloid too. After all, it doesn’t do well to deal with gossip articles and scandals.
He said he was going to sue, and Richard made excuses and bluffs.
And today Richard attended a dinner. It was an event held irregularly by high-ranking aristocrats to build friendship. Before entering the dinner hall, Duchess Evantheon called him,
– I heard that Young Lady Bloden is breaking up with you.
It was the first time someone asked openly. The opponent was the Duchess, but Richard expressed his unpleasant feelings.
– It’s a false rumour. I didn’t know that the noble Duchess would believe such rumors.
– Is that so? I heard it from her.
At the moment, Richard couldn’t say anything. Then she tilted her head and whispered softly like the wind,
– I hope you can wrap it up soon.
Richard clenched his fists under the subtle pressure to break the engagement. He didn’t know Lilia would go so far as approaching the Duchess of Evantheon.
Richard, who returned home after dinner, took off his coat. His patience had reached its limit and he could no longer stay waiting and trusting only his father.
Still, there was no response from Lilia’s side. All the letters sent were ignored, and even if he tried to meet her, he failed repeatedly. At this rate, it was really only a matter of time.
He wished he could figure out a weakness of Karhan Evanteon. He paid quite a bit of money for information, but the trail went cold because it was so veiled.
Nervous, Richard went back and forth from the room. After hanging around for a long time, he stopped.
“Stella Delotta….”
It was a name that suddenly came to mind. There was nothing that involved her, but he had heard the news through someone else.
He heard that Stella was on her way to form a relationship with Karhan Evantheon. However, considering the Duchess’ attitude this time, it was highly likely that the engagement talks had already been broken.
“She is definitely not the type to stay still either.”
He met her several times at the banquet, so he roughly knew what she was like. She was a woman of great ambition. He suddenly remembered the people who were gossiping that Stella was already pretending to be the duchess.
Richard smiled as if he had a good idea. With a moderately plausible proposal, Richard thought he should dig up Karhan’s weaknesses through her.
The employees bowed their heads with their backs attached to the wall. Broken glass was rolling at her feet, but no one was able to move and clean it. Lina, who serves Stella closest, was far away.
Stella, who messed up the room, breathed heavily. No matter what she did, her anger did not go away. This morning, the Duchess of Evantheon visited the Delotta mansion. Stella was very excited because it was the first time the Duchess came first.
When she finally met the Duchess with anticipation, she quietly wondered if she was trying to set an engagement date. However, what came back was a story that hit like a bolt out of the blue.
– I want us to act as though the engagement talks had never happened.
– W, What was that……?