Not Knowing The Betrayal Of That Day

disguised as a man more than that.”

“Yeah, it wasn’t long after the war ended, but the liver eating bastards showed up.
My dog ​​also needs to rest for a while, so I have no choice but to move.”

The Marquis got up from the sofa and walked over to the desk.
On her desk were papers pertaining to an incident she was recently reported to.
Among them, there was a report about a building with beautiful vines that bloomed over the bricks.

As the Marquis sat down on her desk, the man came over and handed her a cigar.
There was a strong, pungent smell from the lit cigar.
The Marquis muttered as she took a deep draw of it.

“You do pretty things.
How dare you do it without my permission on my land?”

That’s why stupid things don’t have the ability to learn.

The smoke that the Marquis exhaled floated up into the air.
Next to that woman, the man laughed loudly.

“Lee, you look like a villain now.”

* * *

“Let go of this! You bastards!”

Ferdale continued to swear.
Even so, the knights who bound his limbs didn’t seem to care at all.
It was obvious that they were ignoring him.

“Since when has he been the owner of this place! You f*cking bastards! Call that bastard right now! Call him!”

Ferdale tried to hold out as much as possible by using all kinds of powers, but it was impossible for him, who usually went to the gambling house, to deal with the knight.
In the end, he was dragged out by the knights like a piece of paper.

Mogen, who was waiting for Ferdale outside, looked at him with a pathetic expression.

“Take him quickly and lock him up.”

She pointed the knights to the spire of the castle’s outskirts.
It was a place that would become Ferdale’s residence from now on.
In fact, it was only a ‘residence’ in name, but in reality, it was almost like a prison.
Because of this, Ferdale noticed this and struggled, not wanting to go.

“Damn it, I’m going to make you all regret it! Try me! Try and treat me like this, I’m the Young Lord of Jutert! Do you think the nobles will stay still?!”

“So if you had been quiet, none of this would have happened.
What are you doing? Take him quickly.”

As soon as Mogen instructed, the waiting knights moved again.
Ferdale gritted his teeth as he stared at Mogen as he moved away. Bastard b*tch, I’ll mess you up.

* * *

As soon as the news of Hert’s return came, Tessa was dragged in front of the mirror by Janet’s hand.
Janet was overjoyed with excitement, for whatever reason.

“Hey, why all of a sudden…”

“Tessa, don’t worry.
I’ll make you pretty! Jin, did you bring it?”

At Janet’s question, her exclusive maid behind her nodded her head.
There were several dresses on the long hanger, which the maid brought.
These were the clothes that Janet had instructed the employees to bring.

Tessa was embarrassed by Janet for bringing her this dress and that.

“Janet, wait a minute.
What is this…”

“You can’t just go and do nothing.
Stay still, Tessa.
Because I’ll make you look pretty.
Just trust me.
Can’t you trust me?”

“No, it’s not that…”

“I will make you so pretty that anyone will fall in love at first sight.
They will never not fall in love with you.
Come on, straighten your back! Look straight ahead.”

Janet crouched down and scolded Tessa for covering her body.
Then she turned to Mani for help.
At Janet’s instructions, Mani looked at Tessa for a moment, then she came closer and she corrected Tessa’s posture.

Tessa asked Mani if ​she’s really going to do this, and she nodded slightly.

“Madam, trust Madam Vellodem.
It’s not a loss for you.”

“Even so, I…”

Tessa looked into the mirror in front of her.
There was still an ugly and tacky woman in that reflection.
Tessa shook her head.
She was grateful for Janet’s favor, but this wasn’t it.
How could she dress up when she was in this situation?

Above all, he…

“…It’s useless to do this.”

Tessa lowered her head.

What is the point of wearing expensive clothes, jewels, and powders? She was shabby and a mess from the start.
This, too, was something that only someone who was suited to it could do.
For an orphan like her, who was born with nothing, it was nothing more than an act of resentment.

Previously, Tessa turned her gaze away as if she hated seeing herself.

There was a time when Tessa thought she was pretty.
The children of the orphanage often complimented Tessa that she was as pretty as a fairy, and when she went out by chance, it was common to hear that she was a beautiful girl on the street.
But now she knew that those compliments were just empty words.

‘I was too young back then.
I was so naive… Actually, I’m not good looking.’

Coming here, Tessa realized.
She was a frog in a well and that there really were many more pretty girls than her.

The Lord’s wives were all beautiful and elegant.
Moreover, their gestures and etiquette were as natural as their breathing, and just seeing them drink tea was like seeing a goddess in a painting.
Even the maids who worked for them knew better manners than Tessa.
And they also had better looks.

Tessa naturally had to think of herself as the ugliest of them all.
Her ginger-colored hair, something she was once proud of, seemed tacky, and her olive-colored eyes looked dull.
She was nothing but a crude woman in this place.