âMadam! You look really great with it!â
Irene shouted, looking at me in Madame Anteâs dress.
Whoo.
I couldnât help but admire myself in the mirror. The dress was so gorgeous and beautiful that my eyes almost popped out!
A dress made of silk a little darker than my light green eyes is an off-shoulder style that exposes my white shoulders.
But the chest part was amazing.
Because itâs decorated with flowers!
The decorations starting from the chest to the arms are in the shape of flowers and leaves, and were very colorful and elaborate enough to be seen at a glance from a distance.
Wearing a pearl earring with a purple ribbon here was a real bonus. It couldnât have looked so good on me.
âPretty.â
I said it with sincerity.
Then Irene added something.
âItâs not just pretty. Itâs really pretty! Itâs the best!â
Irene raised her thumb and said.
âIf they go to the ballroom, they will only see Madam. Really. I swear.â
âWhy do you swear for this?â
I laughed.
âOf course.â
At my words, Irene burst into laughter.
âBecause Madam is really amazing.â
I think she said it was great in a different way, but I pretended not to know.
After one more turn in front of the mirror, I picked up the shawl and was satisfied that there was nothing to fix. It was a shawl made of white fur.
âWhat about Sylvester?â
âHeâs probably waiting in the hall.â
âTsk. I thought he wouldnât come with me.â
Ireneâs eyes widened with my murmur.
âYes? What do you mean?â
She asked, startled.
âNo way, did you two have a fight? Really?â
If I said so here, Irene really seemed to faint with bubbles in her mouth.
So I shook my head in a hurry.
âNo. Itâs just that Sylvester was busy and I thought he wouldnât go with me.â
âAh, is that so? You didnât fight, right?â
âYeah.â
âPhew. Thatâs a relief.â
Irene sighed, wiping her forehead with the back of her hand.
âEven so, I heard that the Master was in a really bad mood, so I was wondering again.â
âBadmood?â
âYes. I heard his assistant get beaten again.â
âThereâs no day when he doesnât smash anything.â
I smiled and put the shawl around my shoulder. Irene hurriedly organized my hair.
âIâm in a bad mood too, so it must be half the same.â
ââ¦but still donât fight.â
âOkay, Iâll try.â
I smiled and picked up the fan.
âLetâs go now.â
âYes!â
Irene took the lead in opening the door, and I followed her down alone.
*****
Sylvester stood in the hall.
Today, he was wearing a navy blue uniform.
Well, it suits him so well that itâs not enough to say it suits him a hundred times.
I didnât want to admit it, but I had to admit it.
Sylvester is really handsome.
His gaze as he looked outside turned to me. I waved lightly at him.
âDid you wait for a long time?â
âYeah.â
âCanât you just say itâs not true?â
âI canât.â
Ah, this jerk.
I gritted my teeth and glanced at him.
âYouâre not going to treat me like this all day, are you?â
Sylvester stared at me instead of answering. I continued to talk.
âDo you want to brag about our fight?â
ââ¦.â
âIt seems like thereâs a rumor in the society that weâre getting divorced. Letâs add more fuel here?
Sylvesterâs expression only moved. He narrowed his forehead.
âHaa.â
He sighed and clicked his tongue.
âYou look so fine.â
He looked at me from head to toe.
âThatâs why Iâm more annoyed.â
Why are you annoyed when I look fine?
I raised my eyebrows.
âWhy? Did you feel so uncomfortable that you couldnât sleep?â
âHow did you know I couldnât sleep?â
Oh, I just said it because it looked a little bad under his eyes, but I got it right.
I shrugged my shoulders.
âJust because. Because your complexion looks bad.â
ââ¦.â
Sylvester tried to say something, but shut his mouth. He clicked his tongue again and sighed.
âOkay. Letâs stop fighting.â
Then he gives me his arm. It meant to hold his arms.
âItâs literally a short fight.â
I put my arms around him and said.
âIâm still angry, too.â
Sylvester looked dumbfounded, but he didnât say more.
As I said, we had a short fight.
*****
Sylvester in the carriage stares at Ophelia sitting opposite him.
Todayâs Ophelia was so beautiful.
She was always beautiful, but she is especially more beautiful today.
Maybe it was because she was wearing a dress that matched her eye color so well. Or maybe it was because of the makeup that gave her more strength than usual.
Sylvester thought so but had to admit that there was actually a filter over his own eyes.
A filter that makes Ophelia look prettier.
âDamn it.â
Sylvester cried out abusive language and removed his gaze from Ophelia.
But at the same time, he kept looking at Ophelia, which was driving him crazy.
So he chose to close his eyes.
Endure it.
Endure it.
He shouldnât like Ophelia moreâ.
He repeated it like that.
It was then.
âBy the way, Honey.â
Ophelia, who had been silent all along, spoke to him.
Sylvester replied without opening his closed eyes.
âHm, why.â
âI had a little fight with Fleur the day before yesterday.â
âWhat?â
Sylvester finally opened his eyes. And he looked at Ophelia.
âHow come? Why?â
âNo, I went to buy a dress, but Fleur followed me. Then they asked why Madame Ante guide the Duchess to the drawing-room and didnât do the same thing to her.â
âSo?â
âI just said something because it seemed a bit presumptuous after listening to it.â
âThat word must have struck a bone.â
âYes, correct.â
Ophelia frowned and said.
âThatâs why.â
âHm.â
âHow likely is His Highness to get mad at me today?â
Sylvester laughed in vain.
âDo you have to ask me that? I think you know the answer better.â
He think itâs going to be 100%, right?
Tsk.
Ophelia bit her lips and muttered.
âWhat if we donât dance together.â
At that time, Sylvester narrowed his eyes.
âYeah. Thatâs what I was going to ask.â
âAbout what?â
âWhy are you trying to dance with the damn Crown Prince for the first dance?â
Where did he hear the information?
Well, since she spoke to the Grand Duchess and Fleur, it must have been enough for the information to leak out.
Ophelia replied, pulling her chin.
âWhat do you mean? Itâs all part of a plan to seduce the Crown Prince. And the purpose is to screw Fleur.â
âThatâs why.â
Sylvester slowly opened his mouth, breathing heavily as if he would hold back his anger.
âI told you to stop seducing him.â
Ophelia shrugged her shoulders up.
âI told you I wouldnât listen to that, right?â
Sylvesterâs mouth hardened.
âYou donât want to lose to me, do you?â
âAnd you? Canât you lose to me at least once?â
Sylvesterâs mouth opened.
Ophelia quickly intercepted before he could speak.
âDo you think Iâm doing this because I like it? Itâs because for you too.â
Itâs true.
She must get close to Callian to a certain extent so that she can stop Callian from trying to kill Sylvester later.
Thatâs why I said this.
âOphelia.â
Sylvesterâs voice was too cold.
âDonât say youâre doing something for me.â
And it was scary.
âBecause I really donât want to hear it.â
So Ophelia swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
No, why is he so cold all of a sudden?
She swept her arm with the chilly atmosphere.
Sylvester looked straight at Ophelia and said.
âEven if you keep fighting with me, I wonât back down.â
âThatâs.â
But Ophelia didnât want to back down either. She answered, raising her chin.
âItâs the same for me.â
âOphelia.â
âI will never bend over to you either.â
Sylvester glared.
âThen itâs a fight to decide who loses first.â
âDefinitely not me, so itâs you.â
In Opheliaâs answer, Sylvester closed his eyes tightly.
Then, he breathed hard to hold back his anger.
Ophelia turned her eyes out of the window, leaving Sylvester behind.
Somehow, she was disappointed.
Iâve done everything you told me to do and Iâve been worrying about your future!
Sylvester is so mean.
So Ophelia kept looking out the window, ignoring Sylvesterâs gaze.
Hng.
Iâm serious this time, too.
Thatâs what I thought.