The Abandoned Baroness is one of the Black Knight’s favorites

"Who are you?"

Lilia looked at the intruder without hiding her mood.

Sofia opens her eyes to unforeseen developments in the shadow of the door.Why is Bianca here now?Only invitees attend the tea party.One maid for each person entering the salon.

But Beatrice said Bianca wasn't a maid, and she said she wasn't going to let her attend the tea party.And yet, it's usually impossible to enter a salon.Bianca today will no doubt not be invited by anyone.It looks like a maid if it's just a costume, but that's why I don't think Bianca can behave like a maid.Then we should not enter this salon.

"So, who cares!?More than that, I'm asking you what that means.... if you're talking about Sofia, withdraw. "

Bianca's voice is turning upside down.Still, I said the last words clearly.

Sofia felt like her body was completely cool and she was getting her temperature back from her toes.Without Gilbert, without Christina, without Carina, everyone else might have thought they were enemies somewhere.It was Bianca who just told me it wasn't.

I said I wanted to understand each other, but I gave up somewhere.For Bianca, it was Sofia's fault that her parents were acquitted.Still, Bianca might not think so, but she couldn't stop thinking about her blood-connected family.

"... aren't you some sort of maid?I wonder if it would be good if you could talk to me like that without even asking my husband. "

I'm not a maid.

Bianca's face is bright red.Lilia slapped the edge of the table on the side with a fan many times.

Then what?

I thought Sofia was bad.The Baron Lannish case, an incident that happened to Sofia.Everyone in this place knows the end of it.If Bianca were named, she would know that she was Sofia's cousin.

Beatrice is still staying at this mansion.I can't make you uncomfortable.With that excuse for herself, Sofia squeezed her fist tightly.

"─ ─...... that's..."

"It's not the clothes of the servants of the main house... I don't think there's anyone in your household who can protect you."

─ ─ ……

Lilia blames me in a nasty way.

But Bianca has always scolded and mocked Sofia.Sofia knows best that she's not the kind of person who can beat Lilia's blows.And yet, why don't you say it back?No, I can't say it back.What has changed so much was huge.

"Oh, or are you... perhaps the daughter of a criminal?"

I didn't want to see Bianca's face twisted to tears even now.

Sofia squeezed all the courage she could to open the door.

I consciously made a face that looked like nothing.Loneliness in Sofia's heart, wounds, carelessness, little joy.For now, I want no one to notice.

"─ ─ What is it?"

The moment the salon freezes. Until then, the people who were just chatting that they had nothing to do with it, and the people who were watching from afar without stopping Lilia, stopped moving perfectly.

"Ma'am..."

Whose sad voice is it?I appreciate your sympathy, but I don't want to break the expression you've worked so hard to make.Sofia dared to ignore the voice and looked slowly at the salon.She set her gaze on Lilia and smiled at her tutor over and over again.You're laughing, but you're not laughing, you're hunting someone down.

I never thought I'd wear such a smile and use it when I was at Baron Lannish's house.Bianca's pale face made her look even more cramped.But Sofia didn't see Bianca.As Marquis, I knew I shouldn't have seen it.

It's in front of the guests. You have to smile gently.

"Sorry to keep you waiting.Please, take a seat.Our servants will be here soon. "

"....."

Seeing Sofia, Lilia pulled her lips together.Sofia steps into the salon with a carefree gesture.

"Lilia-sama, is something wrong?Feel better? "

Lilia lay her eyes down to escape.

"Yeah, yeah... I'll take it off a little bit."

Too soon to feel ill, Lilia left the salon.Sophia throws her gaze at Bianca the next moment, as she shows it is now.Bianca shook her shoulders and ran away from the salon.

"─ ─...... Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to have tea time with you today."

Soon the servants of the Marquis of Forster will arrive and the tea party will be ready.The guests arrived at their seats and began to laugh calmly as if nothing had happened.

No, Sofia handled it as if nothing had happened.

For the first time, Sofia truncated someone at her own discretion.It was the right thing to do, but Sofia didn't want Gilbert to know.I clearly wanted to hide it.For the first time, I understand people's fear of being touched.

It was like a farewell to an innocent man.

"Thank you, ma'am... I'll tell her very hard later."

At the end of the tea party, Beatrice, who had finished the meeting, came nearby and whispered softly to Sofia.