This Time, I Became the Fiance of a Duke’s Daughter. But She is Rumored to have Bad Personality, and Ten Years Older

Jared and Olivier were at the Duke of Alway's house the day after Tobias and Konrat's visit. It was already past noon, but suddenly I thought it was annoying to push it, so I just sent the letter to this hour.

"I've been waiting, Olivier, Jared. Well done."

It was the Duke himself who welcomed me.

"I was honestly surprised to hear about Konrat. I'm having a headache, too."

Jared and the others can only have an ambiguous grin on the harald that makes them laugh bitterly. Anyway, the contort thinker is the thinker. I want to support you, but he also has a position, and more importantly, it should be difficult to marry Wahash's daughter, the head of Vault Yifer.

"Come on, it's hot out there. Let's go inside the mansion. I also have cold tea."

That's what prompted Jared and the others to go inside the mansion.

It was cool in the reception room where they let me through for the first time. They seem to be changing places to invite people depending on the season. The sun is not good but cool instead. Just right for summer.

As soon as the drink was brought, the Duke opened his mouth.

"I'd also like to talk about Konrat, but before I do - I think one thing the other day was really hard. Once again, I apologize for getting into the adult situation."

"No, I appreciate it because I was able to judge Annette as a result"

"Help me if you say so. By the way, did you hear what happened to Annette Padge after that?

"No, I don't."

I know he was imprisoned, but I don't know what happened after that. I'm not even interested anymore. Suffer till death, and if it decayed, that would have been fine.

"I wasn't sure if I should tell you, but I'm going to tell you because I might hear it sooner or later. Annette tried to kill herself in prison."

"- Really?"

"He hit his head against the wall, bit his wrist, and wanted to die anyway. It's not a fatal wound, but it seems to have been repeated several times."

Needless to say, I guess I couldn't stand life in prison. Because it's about that woman, it shouldn't mean that she regrets her sins.

It was hilarious, such as when the culprit who made my mother commit suicide tried to commit suicide. I can't help but hope it breaks as it is.

It's just a little bit - when I think about Claire and Rex, my chest hurts.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, no problem. Thank you for your concern, Olivier."

"I'm sorry, shouldn't I have told you?

"I'm glad I could ask. I could tell she was definitely paying for her sins."

When I tell them I don't care, I get a reassuring look at them both.

But Harald makes a face like that at first.

"Sometimes it's hard to say. She received a plea from Annette's mother because of this suicide attempt. I'm going to punish you, I'm going to imprison you, so get me out of jail."

"Father, no way..."

"Don't worry, the appeal won't come true. He was involved in the death of the former court magician, Lord Liz Murphy, and was part of the effort to plunge the Duke's house, the Baron's house, free to plead but pointless."

Olivier is visibly relieved by his father's words.

"I want you to be careful, just in case, but it's not like you have any possibility of coming into contact with Jared. If you, Lord Liz's son, say forgive me, the story will get complicated, and sometimes it will be taken into account."

"I won't do that. It might have been different if that woman had tried to atone for her sins earlier, but now it's too late."

Unless you've been guilty and trying to atone for your mother Liz for a long time, like my stepmother, Karina Daum. But Annette kept saying she wasn't bad until the end. You can't forgive me for being put in jail and trying to commit suicide, etc.

Annette's dead, enough to think about if I should forgive her for the first time.

If Annette were to beg forgiveness in the first place, it would still not move Jared's heart if she was petitioned by her family. Even if Claire and Rex asked me to, I can't.

It was the cause of my mother's death, and she even tried to kill Olivier, including my father and stepmother, and my brother. How can I forgive you?

"I have a favor to ask you"

"Say it."

"Tell Annette's mother. If you show up in front of me and do something that begs my daughter's forgiveness, I don't know if I can restrain myself."

"- Okay. I promise I'll tell you."

"Thank you."

To Jared, whom I thank, the Duke continues.

He said the enforcement of the sentences of Marquis Listener and Viscount Padge was decided a week later. Apparently the Marquis is quiet in acknowledging his defeat, but the Viscount is making a crazy noise about wanting to help somehow.

I'm scared because I want to protect my life while I try to take it. The clean listener Marquis is better yet.

Jared, like Annette, is not going to do anything, even though she is told to be careful because there may be contact from both houses that have been destroyed.

"I can't believe it. If he's the winner, I'm dead, and I'm sorry the Duke's house isn't."

I agree. I regret being a loser, I ask for help, and my family learns from it, but if my position is the other way around, I shouldn't care about the person I fell into.

This is why I hate nobility. I know that not all nobles are evil men, but people who are still named nobles cannot help but think that they are arrogant.

Jared, who could no longer escape from the aristocratic community, swore that he would never be the same.