Even if we have that special connection, he could have just pretended to be sad once Eve died.
In the original story, Arentine did not show any form of sadness at Eve’s death.
Rather, there was a scene where the nobles murmured that the Crown Prince seemed to be delighted with the death of his younger sister.
It’s not surprising considering Eve’s deeds, but he’s still a very cold-hearted older brother.
And he is my one and only brother.
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‘Come to think of it, I have never been blessed with my family here either.’
Before I came inside this novel, even when I was living in the real world, I always had no family.
My parents died when I was very young, and I went back and forth between relatives’ houses and later went to an orphanage to live.
Considering those days, I think it’s a little better to live here as a Princess and enjoy the luxury of living.
Still, if I had to come inside a book, I would have preferred to live in a normal household, not as a noble or Imperial family, as long as I could live happily in an ordinary family.
And I don’t think I’ve caused any particular harm to others.….
To become a villain who is hated by her family and is about to die is just a little too much.
While I was immersed in my thoughts, suddenly something was wrapped around me.
As I turned around due to surprise, I saw the black robe that the Grand Duke was wearing, now hanging on my shoulder.
The Grand Duke, who took off his robe and put it on my shoulder, spoke in an indifferent tone when our eyes met.
“If you wear such thin clothes in the middle of winter, you will get sick.”
What I’m wearing now was an evening dress that is normally worn during a Ball.
It was a dress that exposed both arms, but I did not feel the cold when I was in the ballroom.
However, inside this music room, the air was a little bit chilly. And wearing his outer coat made me feel much warmer.
“It’s warm. Thank you so much, Grand Duke.”
“Terrence.”
I looked back to see what he meant, and the Grand Duke added in a calm voice.
“Call me Terrence. How long are you going to call your fiancé by his title?”
Oh, so that was his name.
I always kept thinking that he was the Grand Duke, so I forgot his real name. Yeah, since he was my fiancé, I’d better call him by his name.
“Thank you, Terrence.”
The Grand Duke, no, Terrence turned his gaze back to the window.
I couldn’t see it in detail, but at first glance, it looked like there was a wrinkle on his forehead.
Did I do something wrong?
But Terrence remained silent, staring only at the window.
This guy is hard to please.
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I’m just glad that it’s a contract marriage. How hard is it for a woman to become this man’s wife?
It was when I was complaining like that.
Tap. Tap.
At that moment, faint footsteps were heard outside the door.
The source of the sound was coming from the hallway.
Someone was approaching this way as they passed through the quiet hallway.
We approached the door without time to discuss our plan.
Terrence gently opened the door silently.
Through the gap in the slightly opened door, I could see the back of the maid walking down the hallway.
A maid walked to Diane’s room with a tray of medicine bowls on it.
It was the same scene that I’ve seen on the foresight.
As soon as I saw it, tension spread through my back.
Scenes I had seen as illusions were repeated in my head.
After the maid who brought the medicine bowl goes out, the criminal inside gets a suspicious powder on the medicine.
Then Diane, who was in the bedroom, comes out and drinks the medicine.
The first thing was for us to break in just before Diane took her medicine to catch the culprit and gather the evidence.
The maid with the medicine bowl opened the door leading to Diane’s inner room and went inside.
While I and Terrence peered into the hallway through the crack in the door and waited, holding our breath.
After a while, the maid who entered the room came out with an empty tray.
The maid turned around the hallway and disappeared.
And a few seconds passed in tension.
“Now.”
At this point, the criminal must have called Lady Diane.
I glanced at Terrence, thinking the same thing, and immediately opened the door and went inside.
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Passing through the small living room, I opened the drawing-room door immediately.
As expected, as soon as the door opened, the criminal maid and Diane were together inside her room.
“Lady Diane.”
Diane, who was holding the medicine bowl, heard Terrence’s voice and raised her head in shock.
“Brother Terrence?”
“Lady Diane, you can’t drink that!”
“What….?”
While Diane sat idly, unaware of the situation, Terrence quickly approached and took the bowl from her hand.
A moment of despair passed by in a blink of an eye.
Looking back, it was a life-changing thing, but it passed in an instant and only figured out once the situation was over….
That was the case with Diane.
It wasn’t until Diane came to her senses that she realized that her cousin, Terrence, had grabbed her wrist and stole the bowl of medicine.