Chapter 47

Chapter 47

“Isn’t she a really great woman?”

At that moment, Elizabeth’s voice came from behind.

Instead of turning her head, she waited for Elizabeth to come to her side. She put her hand on Chloe’s shoulder and whispered.

“She was constantly chattering. She talked so much that my ears hurt. Besides, it’s better if she’s saying the right thing, it’s not. Are there people who say that it suddenly smells like snow and that it will snow? Oh my gosh…! It’s such a bright day. It only increases people’s anxiety. I can’t. Next time, I won’t invite her.”

Elizabeth clicked her tongue and continued. She seemed to be very angry.

“Is that all? She doesn’t even have a face. She goes wherever she goes, asking for the exact same thing? She was begging people to come. Inviting people because the Count’s sick, but in fact, I know that’s an excuse! The Count is not sick at all. It’s just snowing, so he was just lying lazy. I’ve heard it from the Count’s doctor. I really doubt the Count’s eyes. No, it’s not. Haha, since they were married with a 16-year age gap, he had no choice but to accept the shortcomings… Even so, isn’t that level of difference too much? Do you think so too, Chloe?”

Eric said it would snow as well. Was it really going to snow?

At the thought, she glanced out of the window and saw that the sun was still shining, declaring that it couldn’t be.

Even after that, Elizabeth’s complaints did not stop. She finally found fault with all the wives, one by one, and began to gossip. Chloe was very tired just from listening to her though she couldn’t just ignore Elizabeth, the host’s words, so she continued the conversation by giving rough answers.

“Right, and I heard that Mrs. Beverly Corzan was preparing for divorce. Marquis Cozan cheated on her or something. Beverly decides to divorce him for that reason. Men’s flirting is literally a perforce, so just leave it alone, it will pass!”

Elizabeth giggled.

However, Chloe couldn’t bear to agree.

Cheating?! How could he have cheated on his one and only wife? That shouldn’t have happened.

Thinking so, she vowed to refute it.

“That,”

Chloe cleared her muffled voice and spoke again.

“I think cheating is something that shouldn’t happen. Marriage is the result of mutual love, so how do you turn your eyes away from the one you love? I think that is morally deserving of condemnation.”

“Love?”

Elizabeth burst out laughing.

“Chloe. Are you talking about love now?”

She spoke in a louder voice, and the eyes of the people in the hall focused on Chloe and Elizabeth.

“Aren’t you in a marriage far from true love? Look… You married the Marquis for money, and the Marquis married you for the title. It is well known that there is no marital relationship between the two! But, you say love? Chloe, isn’t that hypocritical?”

She could feel the heat rising on her face, something that the other wives would easily notice. Meanwhile, each of the wives spread their fans and were busy covering their smiling lips.

As she was shocked to the point where her breath stopped, Chloe unable to capture her expression. Elizabeth lifted her chin with a face full of superiority.

“After all, marriage is just a transaction between each other, that is, a business. How many of them are married for love? None! There won’t be! Chloe, so why don’t you face reality? I feel so sorry for you.”

Her words said she felt sorry for Chloe, but her face had a terrible sense of superiority. She seemed to be thinking that Chloe was thinking of taking her place. Chloe felt helpless defeat, but she couldn’t show it in a place like this.

Instead of expressing embarrassment, she decided to take on a confident attitude.

“My husband and I made a reasonable deal. My husband and I both benefited from that. Still, when I say love, I mean a feeling that is based on a certain amount of care and respect. In this regard, it is true that my husband and I love each other… My husband respects me, and I care for him.”

Of course, this is a lie–the divorce was finalized just a few days ago–no one here knew what happened that day, so her words seemed to be facts.

This time Elizabeth’s face was red. Chloe added her words to nail her point.

“In addition, my husband and I are far from ever cheating. As you all know, my husband is only focusing on research, and I am busy supervising the employees. There is no such thing as free time. I think cheating is a kind of entertainment enjoyed by those who are bored with nothing to do, so I want to tell you that my husband and I will never do that. Would this be enough to answer the Princess’ question?”

Elizabeth suddenly interrupted the conversation by saying that she had a headache, and she left. Chloe felt herself triumph over defeat, but at the same time, she could sense disappointment. It was because everything she said was a lie.

She was a liar.

…Yes. She was a hypocrite, as her mother said. She told lies to avoid immediate embarrassment. This was a very shameful thing, and it was also an immoral one. Therefore, Chloe felt ashamed of herself, so she thought that she did not want to be in this place any longer.

At that, she rose up from her seat.

After she went to the terrace to get some air, she was about to show a nuance that she would go back.

“Chloe!”

However, Elizabeth, who had disappeared, returned. She had a somewhat triumphant face, so Chloe wondered why.

The reason soon came to light.

“Come on, say hello. This is Mrs. Abigail Leon.”

If it was Leon, it was the family of Gatsby, who had a fistfight with Eric the other day.

‘I wonder. Does that noble Rolpf cry when she’s underneath?’

She remembered the vile words Gatsby uttered.

Chloe frowned unknowingly. Because of that, Gatsby Leon was asked to pay a large sum of money as a penalty. Furthermore, he was criticized by people, so she never imagined that Gatsby’s wife, Abigail Leon, would be present.

However, Abigail was here and greeted her! Surprisingly!

“Hello, my name is Abigail Leon, Madam.”

Abigail smiled and walked over to Chloe. She then asked for a handshake, which Chloe refused because she didn’t have an empty hand.

It was bound to be. A handshake was something that could only be done between close friends though she and Abigail were not friends at all, and they were not even friendly. Actually, she didn’t even want to be friends.

Abigail didn’t even complain about Chloe’s rejection because she felt it was an obvious thing to do. Instead, she exchanged glances with Elizabeth, who looked a little cryptic.

Chloe focused on them.

“Come to think of it…”

Elizabeth began to rush.

“There is a child who commutes to Abigail’s mansion and works as a maid or something.”

“Yes, that’s right. Though I found out that the child was also in charge of another mansion.”

“I heard that it was Marquisate Aslan?”

Saying so, Abigail and Elizabeth looked into each other’s eyes before Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Chloe, you’re really a cunning one, aren’t you?”

Chloe swallowed a breath. Noticing her surprise, Elizabeth uttered, raising her voice loudly.

“How can you be so tight-lipped about divorce with the Marquis? Are you not on good terms? She said they only hear sounds of fighting every day!”

“That’s right. She said there is not a single day without a fight. When I heard about it, my heart ached. I didn’t know they’d get along so badly.”

Her eyelids trembled. She was terrified. It was not just because of the fact that there was a rat in the house that communicated what was happening inside to the outside. All she had to do was go back to the mansion, punish the maid and drive her out.

The bigger reason she was terrified was the fact that her own lie was exposed to all the world!

She had publicly stated that she and Eric were on good terms and had no quarrels, so she received the envy of many wives… Nonetheless, what could be more disgraceful than this when it soon turned out to be a lie!

Chloe’s shoulders trembled, and Elizabeth and Abigail began to ridicule her.

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