Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Chapter 15

I want my lady to be happy. I think she is the one who should be happy.

At least I can tell you that she is a very good master to you.

There was a little admiration in Jonas's voice.

Marsha wondered why, but no time was given to continue the conversation because the figures of Iona and Leroy were getting closer from afar.

'It hasn't been long since they left for a walk, so why did they come back already?'

Thinking that Marsha left Jonas behind and hurriedly approached Iona.

My lady, the hat

It was blown into the lake by the wind.

I think I need to rearrange your hair. Come on, get inside the carriage. Gentlemen, please wait outside for a while.

The wind was strong, and her hair, which Marsha had put so much effort into, was already disheveled.

Marsha hurriedly led Iona to the carriage, and she obediently followed Marsha.

Jonas, who was watching them, soon turned his eyes to his master.

Leroy was staring at the spot where Iona disappeared with a serious expression from a little distance away.

Jonas asked, sneaking closer to him.

What did she talk about that makes you look so frightened?

Jonas.

"Yes?"

If a woman proposes to marry you and offers to give you all her possessions in return, how should a man react to this?

Jonas was a little taken aback by the absurd assumption.

Of course, he had enough brains to read the context, so he could easily guess that what Leroy just said was a real situation. Aside from the fact that that doesn't make any sense at all.

Did Dame Iona say that?

Jonas asked in a bewildered voice.

Leroy only nodded briefly.

Jonas' reaction was not much different from what Leroy had shown earlier. UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

Jonas continued as if Iona was being ridiculous.

Why?

I dont know either.

Leroy did not bother to explain that she had declared that she would become the head of the household, because it was already strange enough that she offered to hand over all of her personal property to him.

It was also a fact that only he knew that Iona was in a relationship with the crown prince, so he didn't expect a proper answer in the first place.

"Actually, isn't it a bit crazy?"

Jonas, who had been suffering for a long time, suddenly asked.

He shook his head roughly, adding evidence to his question.

Iona, who was watching Jonas getting away from them, suggested a compromise after a while.

Then lets head back to town. But first you go, I will reach there in no time.

Is there a need to move separately in such a cumbersome way?

'Why is she reluctant to be with me when she even offered to give all her money to this marriage?'

"I'm going to visit a place that wouldn't be appropriate for the Duke to accompany me."

Iona's explanation did not make Leroy feel any better. This was because she had been saying from the beginning that she was going to end the meeting with him early and that she was going somewhere else.

Leroy looked at her blankly and said.

Okay, I guess my distrust of you is deepening.

I don't mean to do anything that will harm the duke.

If you dont intend to make a secret out of it, tell me the truth. Where is your destination?

In the end, it was Iona who took a step back. Iona answered, swallowing her troubled sigh.

Im thinking of going to Pasha Street.

'Did I just hear correctly? Is there any possibility that it could have been another word with a similar pronunciation?'

Pasha Street, it was a street of pleasure and entertainment that everyone knew.

It was an overly unconventional location to head to right after the meeting with your soon-to-be husband.

Thanks to her earlier suggestions, Leroy thought there would be no more surprises to her, but he was completely mistaken.

Leroy asked with a hint of hope.

Are there any wholesome places I don't know about?

It was only then that Iona realized that it was a misleading remark and spat out a small exclamation.

"Ah."

Perhaps she wanted to give the impression of being as sound as possible, so she straightened her back and stood upright. She said as if to reassure him.

Don't worry. I'm not going to meet a man. There is a woman I want to meet there.

Of course, her answer did not reassure Leroy in the slightest.

***

Iona's father, Hayden Modrov, was a man who had no corner to an objectively positive evaluation. Selfishness and opportunism were also problems, but above all, he had a poor view of marriage.

Even before marriage, he sowed many intrigues, and even after becoming married, he did not stop living a dissolute life.

He still met a lot of women and, perhaps understandably, had many out-of-wedlocks.

Iona could bet her all that she wasn't the only Modrov family's hidden illegitimate child.

This was Hayden, who continued to make mistresses even when the Countess was alive. After his wife's death, it was only natural that his behavior became more outspoken.

Even now, Hayden had a lover that everyone knew.

Iona was on her way to meet her.

If you are uncomfortable, you can wait outside.