Dangerous Fiancee

Chapter 48

"Right. Did you hear about it? It's Marquis Chester that the bride really loves. I hear their relationship grew deeper at the tea party that Mrs. Chester hosted recently. It looks like the rumors coming out of the social circles in the north is true."

"Wasn't it all past history? Such a precious and beautiful lady can choose any bridegroom she wants, right? I hear her father Duke Kling is very dedicated to his daughter."

"I'm a little worried. I've heard rumors that the relationship between the emperor and the bride is very bad. I wonder if the emperor has taken her against her will."

"Anyway, Marquis Chester must be very upset because the emperor took her forcibly. It's like 'You do all the work and somebody else gets the credit,' right?"

"I'm just disgusted by the way these higher-ups act despicably all the time. Who knows if the bride is secretly plotting with the marquis to use the emperor?"

Besides, more speculations and rumors continued to spread from mouth to mouth. As she was born and raised in the north, there was relatively little information about her. Accordingly, most of the rumors were overwhelmingly groundless speculations about her. And the rumors drew more interest when the alleged trouble between the emperor and the bride was added, as Marianne had wished.

"Will the emperor attend the banquet today?"

"Well, Marquis Chester will come too. Won't he feel uncomfortable if he bumps into Ober?"

People at the Elior Mansion was no exception. As it was a place where the protagonist of the gossip stayed, there was even more speculation among the people there.

Maids and servants who carried the flowers that they had placed in the back garden of the main building gossiped about the party to be held today. Their main topic was about the participants, especially the rumored protagonists.

"But this is a banquet, plus a ball that happens on the eve of the engagement ceremony. His Majesty is also the main character. Won'the come? I hope he comes so I can see his face. You know, he is really handsome."

"Oh, don't you know he's visited here twice? Haven't you seen him before? Tough luck, man."

"What is the point of him coming here? He always has a big quarrel with her and goes away. I just wish he stayed overnight and dined and walked with her."

"Whew! How unfortunate our new owner's destiny is!"

That had lots of implications. While they were walking side by side, they didn't gossip anymore. Though they didn't know in it detail, they noticed that Marianne was not on good terms with the emperor.

The maid with a yellow vengeful flower pot in hand quickly changed the topic.

"I've seen the marquis before. He is my type of man. There's something dangerous and enchanting about him. I can't describe it well enough. He's like a handsome wild animal."

"What did you say? Your type? What about the marquis's type? Are you ignoring it?"

"Hey, wash your eyes. As for a man's appearance, our emperor is the handsomest. Look at his brilliant golden hair, and blue eyes like Lake Lonen. I wish I could drown in it. When I first saw him, I thought something like a picture or a statue was moving around."

"Tut, tut. You don't know how to size up a man. When it comes to talking about men, a kind-hearted man is the best. Our emperor is too cold-hearted, so I'm scared. But it looks like the marquis is very kind-hearted, isn't he? According to the participants, he was kind at the tea party and he was rumored to be kind-hearted in the social circles in the north, too."