CHAPTER 79

"Ahahaha!"

His laughter made people in the cafe stare in surprise. actually, I've been getting attention since I messed up with the ladies earlier, but it would be different if a handsome man laughed at me, the influence I fell for and my worldview -became second- to me.

"Did everyone laugh?"

"Ahahaha, ah. . . . . I don't know how long it's been since I've laughed like this."

Killian kept wiping his eyes, fainting as if he had even shed tears from laughing. Fortunately, no more displeasure could be found in his face.

"When i heard rumors that my future wife was a bad girl, I thought my life was in disaster, but I didn't expect to be so relieved by her."

"That's why they say it's something you have to live for a long time to see."

"Do you agree that she was a bad woman?"

"Let's just say it's a difference of perspective."

Killian shook his shoulders again and finally calmed down and drank cold tea.

"As you've just heard earlier, the lower class of Count Sinclair's are desperate to put Lizzy down, and they feel anxious for not able to speak ill about Lizzy, so they spreading these ridiculous rumors. You might get stained with those rumors, too."

"The more famous and successful you are, you will suffer from such rumors. And don't worry too much. Such bad rumors will soon disappear."

Right now, Count Sinclair's family doing it because they don't know yet. But after seeing Lizzy, who walked sided with Cliff at the founding festival, they will realize what kind of defeat they have abandoned and regret it. They will shovel together and perish themselves.

"You are really. . . . .the more I know about you, the more amazing you are."

"Yes, me?"

"If it was someone else, she would have been angry at me or tried to harm Lizzy when she heard the same rumors earlier."

"Why?"

"Because i. . . . I love Lizzy."

Killian admitted his love for the first time to me. He didn't look distressed, but there was a bit of bitterness.

"That's quite different from the rumor those ladies were talking about earlier."

"Normal people don't care. They will think it's a problem itself that they acted in that way, that's worth to be rumored."

Then Killian smirked and shrugged.

"No, you didn't love me, so it didn't matter?"

He smiling, but somehow, it seemed more bitter than earlier. Did he think that he wasn't loved by a supporting character like me.

"Killian, I'm. . . . . "

I opened my mouth to try to comfort him somehow, but Killian didn't hear me and called the cafe staff to ask for the bill. It was probably a good thing. if I told him I loved him here, but it would be hard to handle it.

***

When I returned to the mansion after a pleasant outing, the atmosphere was still the same.

'Aren't the people from the clothing store not back yet?'

But it's pretty late for that. However, after hearing the word that servant whispered to Killian. Killian slightly hardened his face, took my arm, and headed for the Duchess's room. When we arrived there, the Duke, the Duchess, Cliff, and Lizzy were sitting together, creating a friendly atmosphere.

"I see. Everyone was here. We're just back."

Killian calmly greeted them, and the Duke, the duchess, Cliff, and Lizzy also welcomed us. However, I didn't miss the unpleasant look on the Duke and the duchess faces.

'What wrong with them?'

At the same time, as I questioned, I found something spectacular on the table. Killian said calmly, as if he had been watching it from the beginning.

"But why did you bring out the 'Light of Lorraine'?"

It was a necklace of seven large blue sapphires and hundreds of diamonds. I know where that necklace with the fancy name came from.

'Oh, that was the scene! the episode where the Duke and Duchess give Lizzy permission to carry the Duke's most valuable jewelry at the National Foundation Festival!'

'Light of Lorraine' has a long history and a great necklace. It was a symbolizes the Duke family. The fact that they give Lizzy permission to wear such a necklace during the founding festival was to show the people on the ball that the duke family already accepted Lizzy as a member of the Ludwig family That it meant if they insulted Her, it would be considered an insulted on the Ludwigs family. I just appreciated it much, but Killian's eyes were somewhat cold.

"Ahh, Lizzy decided to wear this necklace at the foundation festival that was being held soon."

Cliff seemed to already be aware of Killian's bad mood, but he didn't seem to care and responded in a cheerful voice.

"Is that so? Then what are you going to give Edith your daughter-in-law to wore?"

As Killian grinned and said, everyone was surprised, including me.

'Why is he doing this again?'

Is it because I don't want to lose to Cliff? But why do you have to bet on me? As much as I was embarrassed, I could see that the duke and the duchess were embarrassed too, but they were always relaxed and elegant, exchanging their gazes that they didn't know what to do with each other. Then, the Duchess managed to regain her smile and said.

"Why don't you choose Edith? Anything is fine."

"Oh, that's a good idea. Edith. How about that necklace?"

"Yes? me, that one?"

"It's Ludwig's treasure. You probably have a priority too. How about going out with that necklace on at the National Foundation Day?"

Why is he so upset? Killian, wake up! The person who will wear that necklace is Lizzy! as I stammered, Cliff's eyes grew fierce, and Lizzy looked flustered and almost tearful.

'We're going to get into a fight here. No, I mean, why did he make a fuss here?'

No matter how I thought about it, I couldn't go against the grain of the male and female leads.

I didn't want to wear such a huge necklace. It seemed that if I went out with it, I would get in a huge incident, whether it was stolen or lost.

"It's a very beautiful and precious jewelry, but I politely decline it this time. Besides, I think it would suit Lizzy better who has blue eyes than on me."

"But. . . . . "

"And i believe you have a keen sense of taste, you know well

that the dress we ordered today doesn't match with that

necklace "

Killian barely nodded, biting his molars tightly.

"Then let's go to the jewelry exhibition room now. Let's choose something that goes well with the dress you picked out today. Would that be all right, Mother?"

The duchess who surprised nodded her head with an awkward smile. Then Killian, putting his arm around my shoulder, stepped out of the Duchess's room and handed it to the jewelry room.

"Kil-Killian! wait a minute. Why are you so angry?"

I asked in a whisper as I looked around, and Killian stood tall, looking down at me.

"Aren't you angry?"

"Yes? Me. . . . .Why?"

You bought me expensive dresses, we matched our shoes and boots, we drank delicious tea together, played crackers together, and we had a good time. There's nothing that makes me angry?

"It's a tradition for those who become a daughters-in-law in our family to perform with 'Lorraine's Light' necklaces at their first event after marriage. It means that person became a member of the Ludwig family. However, they allowed Lizzy to wore the necklace first, when you were they official daughter in law and had never been allowed to wear it before. Can you imagine what the people will talk about on your back if Lizzy wore that necklace to the festival day?."

Ah, only then, I understand. I've never worn that necklace since I got married. However, at the official event where everyone in the duke family went together, Lizzy, who was not a real daughter-in-law or anything, wore that necklace before me and at the event. It was clear that people think she was treated like a worse daughter-in-law than Lizzy, who is just a guest of the family.

'But that's the idea of ​​someone who doesn't know anything.'

Even if it wasn't for that necklace, Lizzy would completely impress herself as a member of the Ludwig family at the founding festival. She will establish herself as Cliff's mate and an aide to the princess and will emerge as the goddess of society by pressing the nose of Sinclair family. So there's no point in me wearing that necklace with Lizzy standing next to me.

"Killian, I don't care about that."

"I thought you weren't that interested in managing your reputation, but that's a different matter!"

"Lizzy will soon marry Cliff. You know, I know, and everyone will know. The future duchess only put on that necklace a bit earlier, so what's the problem? Isn't it rude for me, the second daughter-in-law, to do it first?"

"Edith!"

Anyway, everyone will only talk about Lizzy during the founding festival. It would be more embarrassing to stand next to Lizzy with a necklace that seemed to give her a cramp just by wearing it around her neck.

"And about the dress you picked out for me today. The dress itself is already fancy, gorgeous, and pretty. I'd rather not wear such jewelry. You're a discerning person, so you know what I mean, right?"

Only then, Killian finally sighed and gave up arguing.

"I didn't know you were such a greedy person."

You're so generous that the woman who took Killian Ludwig isn't greedy."

Fortunately, the words he uttered as a blow of conversion seemed to have properly built up his pride. He suddenly said,'Ha, really.' I laughed out loud and laughed several times. The clown will be fired.