TVTLQ - Chapter 63
The Villainess Wants To Live Quietly
It is impossible not to encounter Estelle Montrose at least once in your life.
In fact, I had already seen her face from afar at the banquet, and even if not, there was a high possibility of running into her somewhere by chance.
No matter how much I decide to deviate from the original work and live quietly, that is an impossible dream unless one side completely disappears.
"Nice to meet you! I wanted to meet you. If I had known that the Young Lady was coming to my house today, I wouldn't have made an appointment in the morning."
But I didn't expect to meet in this way.
Estelle ran towards me with strides as narrow as her small body, and immediately grabbed my hand and started chattering.
It was a friendly gesture, like meeting a close friend you haven't seen for a long time.
My heart was pounding, my heart was pounding ominously.
"Oh, I...."
While I was distracted, I saw a brown-haired knight following behind her.
Although he was not a person in Rosenia's memories, I could recognize who he was at a glance.
Derek Gardner.
The brown-haired man next to Estelle must be Derek, her escort knight and one of the male lead candidates in the original.
Wearing the knightly uniform of the Duke of Montrose, he was tall and looked very strong. The face beneath the dark brown hair had a neat yet slightly naive appearance.
While I was quickly observing him, our eyes met. For a moment, I was overcome with a creepy feeling.
Despite his friendly appearance, the way he looked at me was very cold. But soon the expression disappeared from his face, as if what I was feeling was an illusion.
His gaze passed me and turned to Estelle. With a smile on his face.
I swallowed my saliva.
'... I guess unrequited love is already in progress here.'
Derek was a person who fell in love with the heroine from the moment he came to the Duke of Montrose's residence.
As a result, his love is not reciprocated.
'Whoa.'
I sighed deeply inside.
The relationship between Rosenia and Estelle originally began at Estelle's birthday banquet.
When Rosenia found out that the Crown Prince had attended her birthday banquet, she went without an invitation and caused a scene. But I didn't go to Estelle's birthday banquet, and I didn't make a fuss about the Crown Prince prince, saying that he was my man.
We don't have any ill will.
Remembering that fact, I gently removed Estelle's hand that was holding me. Estelle's eyes widened as I pushed her away.
I greeted her in a very polite manner, being careful not to offend anyone.
"Nice to see you. This is Rosenia of Pierre."
"Oh my goodness."
Estelle's pretty eyes shined brightly. The wavy, messy pink hair reminded me of sweet cotton candy. In reality, it seemed to smell as sweet as sticky honey.
Is this the female lead's default setting?
It was definitely an appearance that would attract the attention of male leads.
Her hot gaze was burdensome.
I didn't really want to mix things up, but I added a word out of courtesy.
"Nice to meet you too."
"Really? Good! I guess Young Lady felt the same way as me. Oh, can I call you Rosenia?"
"Yes. As you wish."
"Wow. I'm so happy."
Estelle liked it too much. It felt strange.
Of course, in the original work, it was Rosenia who first had a negative impact on the relationship between the two people.
But that doesn't mean Estelle had a crush on Rosenia, does it?
As I couldn't find an appropriate response and started laughing heartlessly, fortunately, Estelle started talking on her own.
"I wanted to see Rosenia and talk to you during the Festival banquet, but I was disappointed that I couldn't. But I went out today and when I came back, Rozenia was there!"
"Ah... Is that so?"
"Yes! You were with Duke Altemir that day, right? Lord Icarus Mage Tower is also with you."
The moment Estelle picked out the names of the male leads and said them, I almost cleared my throat without realizing it.
I was afraid of this, so I tried not to get involved with male leads until now.I felt the need to actively convince her that I was harmless in her dating business.
At the same time, let her know I have no relationship with the male leads.
"To say we were together... I just ran into him briefly while passing by.”
"Was it something like that? But it seemed like the Duke was helping Rosenia."
How can you tell me that the Duke helped me?
In reality, Icarus, whom I remembered from the day I broke into the basement, approached me and Calix joined him.
As if that wasn't enough, the two got into a pointless war of nerves for no reason.
"... I think the Duke helped me when I was suffering from anemia for a while because I wasn't feeling well yet."
I made an excuse that it was because I was sick.
Although I suddenly became a sickly daughter, there was no excuse to explain the situation at the time other than that she was sick.
"So you came home early that day? Oh my goodness. Are you feeling okay now?"
"Yes. Still a lot... No, I think I still need more treatment."
I was about to say it was okay, but quickly changed my words. I said it was getting better for no reason, but it got strangely entangled. It might not happen, but I hoped that Estelle would never want to interact with me any further than this.
Estelle lowered her eyelashes sadly.
"I feel bad to hear that Rosenia was very sick. Shall I introduce you to a good doctor? If you tell your father, he will be able to bring you the best doctor in the empire."
"No, not to the extent of going that far."
"Hmm, it looks like Rosenia is accepting help too?"
What?
For a moment. I raised my head, wondering if I had heard wrong. Estelle, who made eye contact, tilted her head and smiled lovingly.
"I really want to become friends with Rosenia. When I host a tea party, Rosenia attends, and conversely, I also visit Rosenia's tea party. But you can't do that if Rosenia is sick, right?"
If that's the plan, it would be nice to be labeled as being in recuperation for the rest of my life.
"If the Princess invites me, I have to attend even if I feel a little sick. How could I refuse the Princess's invitation?"
"Really? I promised."
"Yes, of course."
Yeah, that's just lip service.
And to be honest, I didn't think Estelle would actually send me an invitation. No way with that greedy personality.
"Rosenia, it's all over."
"What?"
Just then Blanc came out of the room. Without missing the opportunity, I spoke quickly.
"Unfortunately, I think the conversation should end here. I think I should go back now."
"Ugh, don't you even drink a cup of tea?"
"I came today as Blanc's guardian. Although it was brief, I was glad to have a conversation with the Princess."
"If you say it that way, I can't help it. See you later then."
"Yes."
I bowed my head slightly, took Blanc, and walked down the hallway.
The thought of wanting to get out of there as quickly as possible made me walk faster.
When I rode the carriage and left Montrose's territory, I finally realized.
The fact that Estelle, who pretended to be so friendly to me, did not allow me to call her by her name.
***
After the unpleasant meeting with Estelle, I was quite nervous, but contrary to my worries, nothing special happened.
Was I too sensitive?
Well, even in the original, the loach that clouded the entire puddle was Rosenia, not Estelle.
If I just stay quiet, maybe everyone will reach a happy ending.
Thanks to this, I was able to focus on my work with peace of mind. I cleaned up the work I had done and reviewed the reports piled up at the top while I was away.
A few days after such a busy day.
"It's been a while, Vice President."
Mr. Dominic visited the top later than expected.
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