IELNDMH - Chapter 28 < A Disturbing Tryst >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
An hour later, the official banquet schedule ended, and the guests freely gathered here and there in the mansion and chatted with their close friends.
Although the members of each group were different, there was only one topic of conversation. It was about the Twins Grand Duke and his wife.
"The two seem to be hotter than when they were newlyweds?"
The table is located in the center of the 3rd-floor lobby. The women gathered there were chatting about the same topic.
"Your Highness the Grand Duke has always been cold to you. But when I saw it today... The two of you have completely switched sides?"
"That's right! Our Viscount doesn't even look at me anymore. I'm dying to know what the secret is!"
It was around that time when the women were giggling and laughing. A disturbing secret meeting was taking place in the guest room at the end of the hallway. The main characters were Camilla and her lover Henry.
Camilla was lying on the bed in Henry's arms. Then she suddenly sat up and shouted irritably.
"What a bigot! I'm so angry, Henry!"
Then Henry stood up, following Camilla, flipping his hair like an autumn wheat field. Perhaps because he was familiar with Camilla's hot-tempered personality, he didn't even seem the slightest bit surprised. He just gently hugged Camilla's back and kissed her cheek.
"Camilla, don't worry too much. I'm with you."
Camilla seemed to have calmed down a little from his kiss and let out a long breath.
"The problem is that you are too naive, Henry."
"Haha, me? I wonder how Lobelia will react if she finds out about our relationship and hears about it."
Camilla's thin arched eyebrows furrowed nervously at Henry's indifferent words.
obelia? Why are you talking about that girl again?"
Camilla had had Henry in her heart for quite some time, ever since she was a girl. However, her father's family was poor enough to barely maintain her baronetcy.
As a result, the miserable feeling she felt when her Henry was taken away by Lobelia, her old friend and daughter of the Count of Bart.
Even thinking about it now, she felt unbearable anger. Of course, soon after, she married another man and took the position of mistress of the Count's family. But even after that, the fire in Henry's heart that spread towards her did not go out easily.
She is the Countess's hostess, the Queen of society, and the Grand Duchess's only maid. After she had gained so much from the title, she decided to finally approach Henry.
As expected, was Henry and herself a match made in heaven?
At that time, Lobelia's parents, who had been her strong supporters, passed away. Now, all she has is the bloodline of Count Bart's family, and Lobelia is a naive girl who doesn't know anything about the world.
She convinced Henry that she had more to offer than that girl, and from then on, everything went her way. Rebecca, until that foolish archduchess changes her mind.
Because of Rebecca's change of heart, Camilla is now unable to obtain any information that would be helpful to Henry.
It was from then on that her heart began to fluctuate uncontrollably. Anxiety about losing her beloved snob Henry, jealousy towards Lobelia, and... With hatred towards Grand Duchess Rebecca.
Henry, perhaps aware of Camilla's feelings, was silent for a long time, lost in thought. Then he finally muttered softly as if he was talking to himself. Recently...
"Something has changed in Lobelia."
Lobelia's name was heard again. Camilla's voice became even louder.
"Henry! Why do you keep talking about Lobelia in front of me?"
"Camilla, that's...."
"I guess she noticed something between us! Does that matter? I rather hope that tactless Lobelia finds out about our relationship sooner. Aren't you?"
Henry calmly shook his head without even looking at Camilla.
"Nothing good will come of getting caught already. And I'm just saying that Lobelia has changed a lot."
"..."
"I don't think she takes good care of my parents like she used to. And somehow, it seems like she's being cold to me..."
"Henry!"
Camilla eventually couldn't hold back and shouted irritably. Henry's beautiful face, boyish smile, and even a snobbish desire for power. She loved everything about Henry, but it was disgusting to hear his voice mentioning Lobelia.
From her childhood until now, Lobelia has been a presence that stimulates her sense of inferiority just by her presence.
"How can you talk about Lobelia in front of me? How can you be so indifferent!"
As I gritted my teeth and argued, Henry made an aggrieved expression.
"But Camilla, it's not like we haven't been talking about Lobelia all along!"
"That's when we badmouthed that stupid bitch!"
Camilla's face was already a mixture of anxiety and anger. Henry eventually sighed deeply and turned around. Camilla, who was even more disappointed by his appearance, eventually said her goodbyes first.
"I am... I'll go first."
But even as Camilla made her way out, Henry didn't catch her. Camilla leaned against the closed door and muttered her curse quietly.
"You bastard."
Grand Duchess Rebecca and her lover Henry. That moment when she suddenly gritted her teeth in a situation where no one was doing what she wanted. A light shadow fell over Camilla's light blue silk shoes.
"... Who is it?"
Along with those questions, she remembered the time she had made crazy love with Henry a little while ago. At the same time, Camilla felt the blood draining from her entire body. That was when she slowly lifted her head up, scared.
"Did you have a good time, Camilla?"
Camilla's expression became even more thoughtful as she heard her voice.
"Your... Highness?"
She didn't want to believe it, but it was definitely her. Grand Duchess, Rebecca Twins. She was leisurely crossing her arms and looking around as if observing herself.
'How long have you been here? No way...?'
Oh, no. She may have just happened to be passing by.
Camilla continued to look at Rebecca's eyes while wiping dry needles.
"This is a place where guests don't come often... Are you lost?"
Camilla tried to smile, controlling the quivering corners of her mouth. Then Rebecca's mouth curved into a soft line.
"It can't be. I've been following you from the beginning because I have something to tell you."
"Yes? Well, then it couldn't be...."
Rebecca nodded her head leisurely.
"That's right. I saw everything, even going into the room with Count Henry Bart."
Camilla fluttered her eyelashes secretly. However, no matter where you are, you can overcome urgent difficulties just by removing the hour hand well. That was one of the lessons Camilla learned on her way up to this point.
Camilla slowly opened her mouth, trying to disguise her composure.
"That's not it, Your Highness."
"..."
"I'm telling you because I think you might misunderstand something, but Count Bart and I have actually been close friends since childhood...."
The sound of snoring briefly passed through her ears.
"Why are people who know everything like this, Camilla?"
"... Yes?"
"Do you really think I didn't know about the relationship between the two of you until now?"
A soft yet menacing voice. Camilla's body gradually became as hard as a rock.
"Camilla, I now know everything about your relationship with Lord Henry."
"Your Highness, that is really a misunderstanding...."
"Even that you went on a honeymoon with Lord Henry during this holiday."
"...!"
"What if your husband finds out about this?"
A huge ripple appeared in Camilla's eyes. She tried her best to bite her nails, not even noticing that her lower jaw was shaking.
"There's no way my husband would believe His Highness's words without proof!"
"Proof?"
The corners of Rebecca's lips curled up gently.
"Are you afraid that I might tell this to your husband without any proof?"
"Well, then...."
"There is already enough evidence. I've had someone for you ever since you sent me a letter saying you arrived in Loveyshire."
"Your Highness! How could it be so... Ugh!"
Rebecca's smile disappeared for a moment and she roughly pulled Camilla's collar. It was at that time that Camilla's eyes opened wide as if they were torn apart by the distance she had become closer to in an instant.
"Then why did our Countess go to such lengths to embarrass me?"
"Well, that's a misunderstanding! I told you I didn't mean to, it was just a slip of the tongue!"
Watching Camilla spit out her hasty excuses, Rebecca snorted at her.
"I'm not interested in your trivial intentions. What's important to me is..."
"...."
"It's just that your actions really, really hurt my feelings."
Camilla's whole body began to tremble under Rebecca's harsh gaze.
"I gathered evidence to fire you, but I didn't know it would be used like this."
"...."
"Now it's up to you whether I want to use that evidence or not."
"Well, what should I do..."
"First of all, you shouldn't dare attack me like you did today."
Rebecca sneered coldly.
"Unless you want to be driven away penniless by your husband and abandoned by Lord Henry."
"......!"
Camilla could not bear to speak due to her shock. Seeing her like that, Rebecca did not hide her pitiful expression.
"Camilla, I am not the kind of person who suffers things so innocently."
Eventually, Rebecca released her hand from her collar and patted Camilla's shoulder.
"If you are going to attack me again, you will have to be prepared to lose everything you have and everything you will have in the future."
Rebecca's gaze, sharp as an ice pick, fell on Camilla once again.
"So it would be best not to draw my attention from now on."
A warning as cold as frost. Camilla's lower jaw was shaking and she immediately lowered her head as if she had lost her fighting spirit.
"Ah, I understand, Your Highness...."
Rebecca, who was looking down at Camilla, soon left without saying goodbye. A chilling warning and complete disregard. Camilla lowered her head and cried at the humiliation she had experienced for the first time in her life.
'How did it happen...? How on earth did I end up in this situation?'
While lamenting her situation, she suddenly turned her head and glared at the door she had left through a moment ago. He must have heard him arguing with someone, but Henry hadn't even shown his nose. It was clear that he was distancing himself from her diminishing usefulness. Henry was that kind of person. He is a man who whispered about his eternal love until the night before, and the next day he proposed to Lobelia, saying that he would become the son-in-law of the wealthy Count Bart.
Camilla's hysteria reached its peak when she finally remembered Lobelia's innocent face.
"That damn Lobelia, Lobelia!"
Camilla stamped her feet nervously. And she was at that moment just as much as Lobelia, maybe even more...
She became desperate to kill Grand Duchess Rebecca, who had made her like this.
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