Chapter 7 (2/2)

Unaware of how much I would get hounded by others about marriage, even in this world, I drowned in my own anger.

I barely peeled off Thomas from my side and since I didn’t want to face more guys like him, I hastened my pace.

Of course, since today was May Day, the streets were packed with people.

I tried my best to walk as fast as I could to avoid them.

But then, I collided with a large man who abruptly appeared out of nowhere.

He remained on his feet unaffected while I got flung backward.

“Ouch!”

Even though I fell towards the ground, people continued to walk past me.

I hurried to pick the scattered herbs back into my basket. If they got stepped on and crushed, it would have been bad news.

First a carriage, now a person.

There must be black ominous clouds following me today.

Dark clouds suddenly blocked the sun shining above me.

A little too late, I realized that it was the shadow of the man who I bumped into.

The man offered a hand toward me.

In front of my nose was a dark-patent-leather-gloved hand, twice the size of my own hand.

“Are you alright, My Lady?”

His deep sonorous voice was rather pleasant to my ears.

My eardrums were ringing due to his voice.

A lovely voice it was, but I needed to stay level-headed.

Along with a strange voice and the fact that he called me a lady, he was definitely not from around here.

Noticing the shiny toe caps of his dress shoes, I’m fairly certain that he must come from a wealthy family.

‘Getting off on the wrong foot with someone like him would definitely cause some trouble.’

With my own drabby looks, it would have been a grave mistake to tangle myself with someone like him, but with Judith’s beauty, she had no problem doing so.