Chapter 87

Ezet’s grandmother was also in bed all the time since she collapsed in a fit of vertigo. When she was in pain, she was in pain, but when the seizure calmed down, she was surprisingly bright. But three days before her death, she couldn’t pass the food to a strange extent and died.

‘Marchioness Spencer… I hope you are ok.’

She had a completely different appearance and personality from her grandmother, but maybe it’s because she met her for the first time. Ezet’s face turned pale after her memory of her grandmother’s deterioration.

“Edmond, to Marchioness Spencer…”

“We’ll visit her tomorrow. It’ll only bother her if you go now.”

“Well, yes. First of all, stability is the best.”

It wasn’t until Edmond promised to visit her in hospital tomorrow that Ezet was barely breathing.

Marchioness Spencer was a strict and self-managed person. Maybe she sent Daniel because she thought it was okay. She was worried in advance, so there was nothing to help. As he turned his head in relief, she saw Daniel approaching her.

“The Duchess of Jaxen.”

“…Count Spencer.”

When the two of them were together, they called their names, but they would have to call their last names formally in these places. However, she knew for the first time that he was a count.

Ezet greeted with courtesy.

“It’s my first official greeting. It’s Erit Jaxen.”

“Erit… oh, I see.”

Daniel, who only noticed that Maria, the name she used in the grand theatre, was an alias, smiled bitterly. Evidently, she was worried that she had been sent that way and had not been bullied by Edmond.

To tell you the truth, she was bullied, but it was shameful enough to spring to mind. Ezet pretended not to know anything and avoided eye contact.

Prince Philip, who was watching the two people with conflicting eyes, ran in and intervened.

“Daniel is surprised, too, isn’t he?”

“What?”

“I’m surprised, too. I thought Daniel was dating because he flirted a lot, but she was someone else’s wife!”

Daniel and Ezet were embarrassed and voiced at the same time by the out-of-the-box bomb remarks.

“Your Royal Highness, what do you mean, flirt?”

“No way!”

The two shouted at the same time, then quickly cleared their faces and lowered their voices.

“I never did that.”

“But you two were in the back garden together. It says in the book that men and women are in a dreary place where no one comes, and that’s what they’re trying to do.”

“Philip!”

Surprised, Daniel forgot that the Crown Prince should not be called by his first name in public and called by name. The Crown Prince’s bomb remarks and embarrassed Daniel’s appearance were buzzing around.

“The Count of Spencer and the Duchess of Jaxen?”

“This is the first time that the Duchess of Jaxen has shown her face to the head of the church…”

“I can’t believe she was in the back garden.”

“But you saw it earlier. The Duchess of Jaxen had dirt on the end of her skirt.”

“Right, that was a little weird.”

“No matter how long you wear a dress, it doesn’t get dirty in a well-maintained central garden. If the soil is buried, it must be…”

“Oh, well, really, in the back garden?”

Daniel, who suddenly appeared with Marchioness Spencer, was ostensibly introduced as her only grandson. Still, since no one knew about his childhood, rumors circulated that he might have been an illegitimate child.

Of course, those who fell in love with Daniel’s beautiful appearance and friendly attitude soon died it down, calling it a dirty rumor undermining him.

However, the Prince, the main character of the banquet, caused a great stir when a beautiful young man with a veiled past and the Duchess of Jaxen, who was a mystery, first showed her face together.

“Philip, what are you talking about? Don’t say rude things to Count Spencer and Duchess Jaxen.”

“But Mama, I really saw it!”

“Huh.”

“I was going to study flowers with Daniel this afternoon.”

No one said it because it was a trivial happening that was embarrassing to make headlines, but all the nobles in the banquet hall knew that the Crown Prince suddenly disappeared and the Palace turned upside down.

The Empress and other maids searched the palace like a mouse, eventually forcing the emperor to search for the guards. The Crown Prince returned quickly and simply went out to the aid and came back, so no further disturbances were made, and it quickly cleared up.

However, the Crown Prince, who had been in the back garden, claimed to have witnessed Count Spencer and Duchess Jaxen secretly meeting in the rear garden.

Something was bothering them to think of it as a simple prank by a child. The crumpled hem of the Duchess Jaxen and the skirt with dirt on it made a strong impression. Although she was now dressed in a scented, colorful dress, no one ignored her before she changed, as she was wearing an outfit that did not fit her position.