Chapter 117

A Mess (3)

Maryen’s tea party was famous for inviting only a few people. Liliana had also been invited several times in the past, but Rowena had never been invited to one. Liliana always declined the invitation because Rowena was not invited.

Count Otis.

As Count Otis, he was one of the shadows’ surveillance targets. Illegal drugs. It seemed that they were secretly under investigation for distributing various illegal drugs.

It was hard to persuade Your Highness.

Cecil slowly got angry, saying he could never send her to such a dangerous place. Rowena managed to persuade him that she would grant him one wish a day until the wedding day.

How did she manage to get past Cecil’s first ploy to become a bedroom teacher?

I’ll think about it later.

Whatever the case may be, there was nothing to worry about, as Cecil won’t want anything very difficult in return. It was probably something like asking her to do naughty things in the bedroom.

While lost in thought, the carriage entered the Count of Otis’ estate. It was a place where only a few young people had been invited, so the number of carriages parked was only about eight at the most. Count Otis and his wife said they were away, so there must have been one or two of the count’s carriages left.

I’m not the last.

The prince’s fiancee was in trouble even if she arrived too early due to her dignity. Rowena got out of the carriage, giving a compliment to the coachman, who was narrowly timed.

“Lady Adelia, you came.”

Rowena felt a sense of change in the appearance of Maryen with an ever-kind face.

Maryen, even though she was the love of the Count’s family, looked down on Rowena and refused to accept her greetings.

“Of course. It’s my first time at this tea meeting, so I was looking forward to what kind of meeting it would be.”

At Rowena’s words, Maryen smiled with a subtle look. The sign was only a moment’s notice, but it was enough to give Rowena the impression that Maryen was with her.

“Please come inside.”

“Lady Adelia.”

“You’re here!”

Most of them were young ladies who were not very close because they had never hung out with Maryen’s group. However, they welcomed Rowena as if they were welcoming an old friend who had been away for a long time.

Rowena was able to sit down and have a conversation with them as ordinary young ladies do. They weren’t very close, but just knowing the flowing atmosphere of the capital was enough to join the conversation.

There’s nothing strange about it.

While talking for a while, refreshments came out. The ladies’ joyful voices were raised when colorful cakes and three kinds of black tea were served.

Rowena hesitated for a while in front of the food, but eventually hung out with other young ladies, eating cake and drinking a cup of black tea.

In fact, Rowena had taken a neutralizer before coming here to prepare for a poison attack. She heard that while most poisons are detoxified by wizards and healers, some can be fatal.

Hm?

It was when a young lady of a viscount was talking about jewels that were said to have come from the mines in the north. One of the maids who waited next to Rowena spilled her teacup on Rowena’s clothes.

“Ah?!”

“Lady Adelia! Are you okay?”

“I’m sorry!”

It wasn’t hot because it was a teacup, but the dress was badly stained. Rowena rose from her seat as if nothing had happened.

“It’s alright. Where’s the bathroom here?”

“My maid will guide you! I really don’t know what to do…”

Maryen, who repeatedly apologized in embarrassment, was seen staring at the maid who made a mistake. The maid was avoiding Maryen’s eyes and just apologizing to Rowena.

Rowena followed Edith and another maid of Lady Otis. She was guiding them from the drawing room to the far corridor.

The escort knights were standing at the other entrance of the drawing room…

Guards from each family stood outside the entrance in front of the reception room. All the people Rowena brought in were there, too.

On the other hand, the hallway guided by the count’s maid had to go through the side door of the drawing room. When the maid reached the end of the hallway, she turned the corner and opened the door of the large room.

“The room we passed by is a room for storage, so… The bathroom is in here.”

The maid stepped aside and said. Rowena’s maid took a step ahead and looked inside and went into the room. The room was furnished with a large bed, carpet, and several pieces of furniture.

The bathroom was inside the room. Rowena went into the bathroom with the maids, and the countess’ maids remained in the bedroom.

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