This Time, To The Believed Path
Confirmations
Windelyn felt embarrassed and annoyed.
He was upset that from the beginning he could not give a good topic to Leana.
He was also ashamed that those who had been his chatmates long ago were trying to bring down the Marchioness.
Their attitude made him sick and his mood went down.
How could he have been talking to them all this time and only realized their other faces.
Windelyn was disappointed in himself.
Seeing how Leana's expression turned cold, he put down his cup and looked annoyed at them.
"You're all stop–"
"Daughter Windelyn!"
Windelyn stopped and turned to look at Elyn who had just come.
Elyn gasped for a moment and then acted like her usual self. Awesome and full of ambition.
"I'm sorry for my delay, Princess Windelyn. I've been trying to arrive as soon as possible."
He did not expect Elyn to attend the tea party held by the Empress.
He thought that Elyn would not be able to come to the party because she had to take care of her father, Baron Puosca, whose condition was deteriorating.
In addition, the House of Baron Puosca takes five days to reach the Capital.
No. gabe. Baron Puosca loved his youngest daughter very much. He could have gotten permission from the Baron to come here.
Windelyn felt an oddity in the people around her recently, but she wished it was just her feelings.
He dismissed all his strange thoughts and refocused on Elyn.
"No problem. How is Baron Puosca? Is it okay to leave him?"
"No need to worry, princess. I asked my brother to take good care of him."
"Is that so?"
Windeliyn clenched her hands.
The indifference Elyn gave worsened her strange feelings.
"In addition, princess! I fought here to meet the Marquis! Did you invite him to this party?"
Elyn continued to voice out her thoughts without caring about the surroundings. He might not realize how the other nobles were paying attention to his current attitude.
They are even still standing.
Was Elyn who was blinded by her ambition planning to speak at length under such conditions?
"Miss Elyn, are you planning to continue speaking in this condition?"
"Geez, that's right too! Then I will join with–oh?There seems to be a face I have never seen before."
Elyn looked at Leana who was sitting beside Windelyn, the place she used to live.
He looked towards those who were sitting at one table with Windelyn and they were just looking at him worriedly.
"Daughter Windelyn, there doesn't seem to be a chair for me to sit on..."
"Sorry Elyn, I did not expect that you would come today because you had to take care of Baron Puosca. Waiter, bring a chair for Miss Elyn."
A servant near them nodded and went to take a seat.
"It's my fault for not being able to tell you. By the way, who is this lady sitting next to you?"
Windelyn glanced at Leana for a moment before looking back at Elyn.
Windelyn decides not to ruin Leana's life with Forde and will console the heartbroken Elyn if she is willing to understand then retreat.
"Marchioness, introduce this girl is my friend and my lady-in-waiting Elyn Puosca."
Elyn smiled gently at Leana who was slightly jolted from nervousness.
Elyn froze and her face turned pale.
"What?"
His smile turned stiff and his eyes trembled in shock.
Leana who was a little nervous woke up and re-introduced herself.
"It's good to see you, Miss Puosca. I'm Leana Grandall."
Elyn froze and her face turned pale.
"What?"
His smile turned stiff and his eyes trembled in shock.
"What a joke is this, it's not funny at all!"
With a slight tremble, Elyn approached Leana and roughly pulled her arm.
"You dare lie like that! Aren't you ashamed?!
Windelyn was shocked when Elyn suddenly acted aggressively towards Leana.
She thought Elyn would be hurt, but she never imagined that she would behave like that.
"There is no word that the Marquis is married!
"Elyn!"
Elyn, who was too focused on Leana, forgot about Windelyn's presence beside her and continued her angry outburst.
"Hah I know! You must be trying to seduce the Marquis, right?! Basic don't know yourself! There's no way the Marquis would want a woman like you!"
Elyn tightened the grip of her hand so that Leana could feel her fingernails tearing at her.
As Leana made an expression of pain, the side of her eye caught a thin thread that ordinary people could not see.
He immediately turned to the point where two Alphiella shadows were watching him.
The two were preparing to forcibly separate Elyn from Leana but she immediately shook her head slowly to signal them not to interfere.
When he made sure the two were calm again, he focused on Elyn.
"Miss Elyn, I'm not lying. I'm right to be married to Forde and be part of Grandall-"
"DON'T YOU SAY HIS NAME IS A LIAR!!"
Elyn's shout now attracted the attention of many invited guests.
"No news of that! There ain't! You guys are like that, right?!"
Elyn turned to the girls who were at the table with Leana.
They look hesitant but then help Elyn.
"Really! We don't know at all!"
"It looks like Miss Leana is the sister of Miss Diana of the Wordlock family..."
"Diana Wordlock's... Huh! So you're Leana Wordlock, a pathetic woman who just shut herself up in her room."
Elyn looked back at Leana with a condescending smile.
"Obviously you're lying! I know you're just a guy who likes to shut himself up! There's no way someone like you would attract the Marquis's attention!"
Elyn pushed Leana violently to the point of being thrown away from them, as if separating herself from the others.
It made her feel like a dirty woman among them.
"Get out of here! A person like you who can only fantasize about being the wife of Marquis Grandall does not deserve to be here!"
Leana was silent by herself.
His eyes were watching his surroundings, the reactions of the guests were mixed and he started to get dizzy from having to choose his next course of action.
Windelyn looked at Leana worriedly.
But before he could get close to Leana, his steps stopped when someone came to Leana.
"What empty mouth did you say to my wife?"
"Ford!"
Everyone instantly froze and turned pale.
Everyone in the place was shocked when they saw the figure of the Marquis Grandall suddenly present among them.
Meanwhile Elyn blushed and acted clumsy from embarrassment.
"Ma-Marquis Grandall, yes..."
"..."
Forde stared intently at everyone before him furiously.
His eyes then caught the figure of Windelyn who was not far from them.
"Daughter, why can my wife be treated like this?"
Windelyn gathered her courage and put away Elyn in front of her. He approached Forde with a calm and graceful attitude.
"I'm sorry, Marquis. I don't mean to put the Marchioness in this kind of situation."
"I don't question that. I asked what makes my wife like this?"
Windelyn closed her mouth tightly. He was still confused to explain the situation from where because everything happened so quickly that it could not be controlled.
"Marquist! That woman has deceived you!
"Miss Elyn!!"
Windelyn immediately stopped Elyn from trying to get close to Forde.
"Huh? Whatchu mean?"
"Don't listen to his appeal, Marquis! I believe this woman has malicious intentions. He even claimed to be your wife!"
"..."
"That woman can't be your wife, 'kan Marquis-"
"Leana is my legal wife."
"Eh?"
Elyn stopped and turned pale.
His eyes glared until those who saw him became afraid.
"M-Marquis, I know you're a good man, but you don't have to help that woman..."
Forde was upset and hugged Leana tightly.
Elyn was getting pale.
"J-ford...!"
The nervous and embarrassed Leana looked at the furious Forde. He could feel it from the temperature of his heated hands.
"If you don't believe it, I'll prove it."
"Mah, Marquis...?"
Forde pulled Leana's face at him and fused their lips very deeply.
Those who saw him were shocked by the sight before them and Elyn was already so pale that her body trembled.
After a while, Forde removed Leana and buried her head into her chest.
Her hands support Leana's body leas due to the kiss they did.
"It's enough, isn't it? I hope you don't approach my wife anymore."
"Wait on! Marquis, listen to me!"
Forde lifts Leana's body and walks away from the increasingly hysterical Elyn.
A desperate Elyn expressed her feelings.
"Marquist! I have loved you for a long time! Long before she showed up!"
As Forde stalled, Elyn felt hope re-emerging for her.
"I fell in love with you on the day of your coronation! You are so dashing and brave, I felt at that moment you were the life partner I was looking for!"
Elyn slowly stepped forward trying to approach Forde slowly.
Wishing his words could reach the man of his dreams.
"My love is sincere to you so please open your eyes from the woman's seduction!"
Elyn's smile grew wider and her hand almost grabbed Forde.
But before his fingers could touch him, Forde stared at Elyn so sharply that he felt a dagger had pierced his chest.
That cold gaze was extremely frightening like something that was not of this world.
"You loved me a long time ago? Ha! Don't joke."
Forde turned her body and then looked at Leana affectionately.
He kissed Leana's head gently as if he was taking care of something very precious.
The gaze he had never seen instantly made Elyn lose her hope.
"I was once, but from both of us, I was the first to fall in love with my wife. Long before you even put your heart to me."
"No... Maybe...."
"Once again I remind you not to approach my wife, nor do I. Let's get that."
Forde left Elyn limp and stared at the ground in despair.
"What's this about? who would dare make a scene here?"
The empress who had just come immediately asked resolutely to all the people who were in that place. But no one dared to open their voice.
The Empress stared at the figure of the Marquis who carried his wife in his arms. Putting on a horrible face was like wanting to kill someone.
"Marquis Grandall."
"His Majesty the Empress. I'll bring my wife back, so we'll excuse you first."
Without waiting for the Empress' reply, she gave a brief greeting and walked away from the place with quick steps.
The empress turned to Windelyn who then bowed to her.
"Princess Windelyn."
"I'm sorry, Mother Empress. It seems like my lady-in-waiting has been acting over the line and messed up His Majesty's party. I'll get over this mess soon."
The empress breathed a heavy sigh.
"Then immediately handle it. And I hope you can be better at choosing a friend, Princess Windelyn."
"I understand, Mother Empress."
Hearing the conversation, Elyn turned her head angrily to Windelyn.
"Daughter Windelyn! Why don't you help me?! Am I not your friend?! We even share a name-"
"Miss Puosca."
Elyn froze as a cold tone she had never heard came out of Windelyn's mouth.
Because he had never seen Windelyn's angry figure, he was shocked.
"You've crossed the line. From today on, I'll remove you from my lady-in-waiting so there's no need to come to the palace except for the Baron's business."
"What a-Daughter Windelyn! Princess!!"
Windelyn left the place without looking back at Elyn who was crying hysterically.
It was a pity that their friendship had to end like this.
The invited guests who were there immediately distanced themselves from Elyn to avoid her loud voice.
The empress sighed and turned to enter the palace.
"This party's gone awry. Stop right now and take the guests out."
"Okay, Your Majesty!"
And so the tea party held by the Empress became a mess and Elyn who acted there became a hot topic of conversation in social circles for some time.