Chapter 127
Undercover Infiltration Duchess
Approaching Black Shadow (1)
Edmond and Ezet returned to the north Palace after a seemingly cordial lake party.
She played in the boat until the afternoon, so she didnât have much free time till the dinner banquet. She didnât attend the banquet yesterday, but she canât miss it again today. She had to take a bath and change her clothes to avoid being late, but Ezet sat blankly in bed.
She wasnât exhausted. Should she say sheâs not energetic or motivated? Strangely disturbed, it was not unstable.
âWhatâs wrong with you? Milady.â
Edmond, who had already finished his bath and changed his clothes, asked anxiously to Ezet, who was still sitting in bed dressed.
âIf youâre feeling any discomfort, would you like to postpone attending the banquet?â
âWhat? No, itâs not. We missed it yesterday as well. We have to attend today.â
âYou donât have to feel so obligated. Didnât you go to the lake party? Instead of a dinner banquet.â
Edmond couldnât get on the boat. When he climbed on the boat with three women, the center of gravity was not right, and the ship seemed to turn over. Eventually, he had to go on unfortunate volunteer service to stand by the old Marchioness of Spencer.
He didnât want to be away from Ezet for a moment, but he couldnât be with her for the first time. If Ezet hadnât told him to stay put, Edmond would have contacted the mansion and ordered them to send a high-speed yacht with a horsepower engine.
âNo, I will attend the banquet. Iâm just⦠Somehow upset.â
âYou were upset. After all, because I wasnât thereâ¦â¦.â
âNo, itâs not.â
Ezet lamented as Edmond slipped by and pushed his hand around his shoulder, trying to put her arm around her shoulder.
âEdmond, did you really have nothing to do with my sister?â
ââ¦Suddenly, youâre asking some strange questions.â
They were a couple, and even if it was a contract marriage, they signed a marriage pledge and held a wedding. But thatâs it. In the first place, what Edmond needed was not a âpersonâ as his wife, but a âpaper,â so he didnât want anything from Erit herself. So, of course, he didnât
âIâm not interested in women other than you. And thatâs what Iâm going to keep doing.â
Normally, Edmondâs answer would have thrilled her. But now, Ezet could not be purely pleased with his words.
âThereâs a small white dome in the middle of the palace lake.â
âYes, Iâve seen it.â
âThereâs a rock⦠No, there was a mirror of truth made of mana stone.â
A tool to mask the truth from the lie. The Imperial treasure was used in the past in the court but failed to adequately respond to complicated human interests and eventually became a representative symbol as the lake of the court.
When Countess Harrington and Daniel asked for Edmondâs compatibility with Eritâs, Ezet could not forget the sparkling light that floated on the surface of the mirror.
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âI used that mirror to look at the compatibility between you and my sister, and it turned out that the relationship was 0%.â
âWell, I see.â
Edmond nodded in insignificance.
In the first place, Erit didnât fit Edmondâs personality itself. Edmond thought Erit was insane, and Erit was sick and tired of throwing up just thinking about Edmond.
It is natural that the relationship between Edmond, a control freak, and Erit, who is willing to risk her life for freedom, breaks down.
If Erit hadnât been cornered, she wouldnât have run away like that. Ezetâs usual sister would have destroyed the Duke by removing the gardenâs protective gear that seemed to mix Amazon and Savannah. In the sense that he ran away without hesitation, Erit realized later that he had already been pushed to the limit to lose.
âIt was an unfavorable marriage in the first place. I decided that there would be no problem since I did everything she asked for. It didnât matter if I had one.â
âIâm not saying thatâ¦â
Ezet hesitated a little and stroked the back of Edmondâs left hand. There was a wedding ring on his left ring finger.
âIâm using the name of âErit Jaxenâ right now.â
The fact that Edmond and Erit were not on good terms canât be argued about not even attending the wedding. But Eritâs replacement is different now.
âIt bothers me that such a number appeared in the mirror asking for the compatibility of the âDuke of Jaxenâ and the âDuchess of Jaxen.ââ
The Empress, Countess of Harrington, and Danielâs mouth were sealed. However, it is not an issue that will end there.
Ezet came up with the most fundamental problem when she saw it. Even if Edmond loved Ezet, not Erit, the Jaxen Duchess on paper was Erit, not Ezet.
âFirst of all, Iâm going to smash that mirror. So that it doesnât talk nonsense again.â
âNo, thatâs not the problem!â
Edmond grinned as Ezet slapped the back of his hand.
âDonât think too hard, Ezet, because youâre my wife at the banquet tonight.â
âWhat? What are you talking about? Iâve already introduced myself in her name.â
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âYou can make a story. It would be nice to make a good story, âMy sister sacrificed herself for me who is in a position to be sold out of debt.â Or you could use a tool to manipulate peopleâs memories. There will be some aftereffects, but the effects are clear.â
âI donât like that. I donât want to lie.â
Lies will be revealed someday. Even if itâs not shown, itâs not a pleasant thing to fool anyone.
Ezet was forced to feel guilty about Edmond the whole time while serving as her sisterâs substitute. Extending it to millions of people will only hurt her conscience.
She curled up with a somber look. Noticing that Ezet was genuinely depressed, Edmond refused to embrace her and stroked her small back still.