Chapter 61 (1/2)
Translator: Wawaa
Editor: WilsonWilson
It worked.
Shortly after, Prince Sidhar began to show his interest in Lara. At first, he sent his aides. They gave all sorts of excuses to meet Lara, such as holding a commemoration party and celebration party. Lara returned all of their invitations without reading them.
“I don’t like this stuff because it’s lame.”
It was such an insincere refusal that anyone could tell she was not interested in the Prince.
Whenever she happened to see the Prince from afar, Lara took Demian’s hand and leisurely left the place. When the Prince showed any interest, she visibly expressed her disgust, turned her back, and disappeared in a carriage with other men.
Eunice and Ximena also did not just sit still. They spread the word secretly in society.
“Why would a Prince go after a merchant’s daughter? It doesn’t look good. It’s disgraceful.”
“That’s all because of Thousand Gold Isadora. I’m sure everyone thinks so. Who doesn’t know about Bailey lottery these days?”
“I guess money is good after all.”
Of course, the rumor did not cause Prince Sidhar to give up on Lara.
A few days later, a letter from Prince Sidhar arrived at Lara’s house with a carriage. The white carriage that the royal family rode was full of red flowers.
“Milady, what’s this?”
“He must be in a hurry.”
Lara looked at the carriage with cold eyes. The royal attendant approached her in an elegant manner and handed her the letter. As she could not just tear up and throw away the letter sent by the royal family, she stood there and insincerely cut open the envelope. Then, after scanning through the content, she called the attendant who was about to leave.
“Stop there.”
“Pardon?”
“Go and tell the Prince. My apologies but I can’t accept his invitation.”
The attendant looked at Lara as if she just said something that did not make sense. There had never been such a case where a royal invitation was declined like this. This was highly impolite. Moreover, Lara just abandoned her name as a Bailey not too long ago, so she was a commoner in terms of status.
“Milady, it may be presumptuous of me to say this but…”
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“It is presumptuous, so don’t say it.”
“Pardon?”
“Go ahead and tell him. The daughter of Isadora is already invited by Princess Sonnet, so she cannot obey the Prince’s call.”
It was a clever excuse. If she accepts Prince Sidhar’s invitation now, she will be breaking her promise to the Princess, so she’s politely declining the Prince.
‘Is that how it works?’
While the attendant wandered with a puzzled face, Lara—who was staring at the carriage—reached out to Konny.
“Give me a handkerchief.”
“What’s with all these flowers? My lady is allergic to pollen… Oh my God, look at how red her nose has become!”
She did not have any allergies. She probably won’t even have any problems rolling naked on a flower bed. But Lara buried her nose in the handkerchief and rubbed it hard on purpose. Then, she sneezed loudly and showed her red nose.
“As you can see, I’m allergic. Take that carriage back.”
“Huh…”
“I really hate flowers.”
The attendant had no choice but to return to the palace.
After the flowers, Lara was showered with gifts. A very famous dress designer from the capital visited Lara. She said she would make Lara the most gorgeous autumn dress in Hautean. She even said something ridiculous like how the Prince’s bright blonde hair and Lara’s clear scarlet eyes would look great together.
“Why should I wear the dress you made?”
“There will be a party welcoming the saintesses soon. It’s a large-scale party hosted by the royal family. You have been invited, haven’t you, milady?”
“I see. I’m not going.”
“Pardon?”
“Did you know that the fake saintess used to call my friend a bimbo without a mom when she attended the academy?”
“W-what?”
“I didn’t study theology hard, but I don’t think God would have chosen someone like that. I might grab her hair if we happen to meet at the banquet.”
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“Pardon? Well, I mean.”