Raising my Fiancè with Money - Chapter 7

Changed Atmosphere

TL: Jasmine

Chapter 2

Four days later, the day of the banquet came. The invitation came a month ago but the preparation period was short due to late confirmation.

Lilia, who got up at the break of dawn, began to get dressed with the help of her servants.

“This would be better for my headdress. The ribbon string should be a lighter color.”

Sitting in front of the mirror, Lilia made various requests to her employees.

The employees who had been dressing her in a familiar way stopped and then moved to the new order.

“I think it would be okay if my lips were a little darker.”

Lilia always insisted on being simple and light-faced and innocent.

But today’s makeup was quite different.

Her features are clear, and her tone is bright and light. After finishing her makeup, she changed her clothes for the last time.

Instead of a pale dress, she wore a navy blue dress with silver thread embroidery.

Every time she moved, the thread shined as if it was like a flowing milky way, the hem of the dress shone in silver.

The servants admired the elegant atmosphere like she was the queen of the night.

“You’re really beautiful.”

“Yes! You look like the main character!”

Lilia looked at herself in the mirror.

She only changed her makeup and clothes but she seemed to have changed into a different person.

She couldn’t completely erase the soft impression, but the change in her dressing method helped her lessen the softness.

Until now, she has always dressed according to the impression of being good.

It was because Richard had been telling her that the cute, clear feeling suits her.

But now she doesn’t have to.

It was also best to wear what she liked. Lilia left the bedroom and went down to the front door.

After she got into the carriage, she headed to the Imperial Palace with Frances and Malik.

The Imperial Palace was built in the center of the capital. Most of the roofs with different heights were colors of blue and white, so from a distance it seemed as if the waves were rushing.

Due to its enormous size, those who visited the Imperial Palace for the first time would be lost.

However, Lilia was accustomed to this scale and took the entrance procedure.

The carriage passing through the gates stopped in front of the banquet hall. Many carriages were already lined up like ants.

Lilia got out of the carriage with the help of Malik. The escort was unable to accompany them, so they decided to wait in a separate space.

“I’ll be waiting.”

Frances and Malik, neatly dressed for the banquet, straightened their backs.

With their greetings, Lilia entered the banquet hall. The banquet hall was full of unmarried love lives and spirituality. Every time she moved, she could feel people glancing around her.

The people who were talking stopped talking and looked at Lilia with surprised eyes. She went further inside, ignoring the attention that was directed at her.

“…..Lilia?”

Lilia turned her head to the voice from behind her. There stood a man with red hair and colorful costume. It was Richard.

“That’s right.”

Richard’s long-suspecting face changed to certainty. Taking a single step towards her, he stopped in front of Liliya.

“You’re so pretty today.”

Richard admired and looked down at her.

As she received his respectful gaze, her thin hair sprang up all over her body. It was as if she had become a product in front of a store.

If it had been before, she would have been purely happy to say that she was pretty…, but now what she felt was only unpleasant.

“Why didn’t you dress up like this?”

She had given up on her favorite things because of someone. Instead of answering, Lilia ignored him and walked forward.

“What’s wrong?”

Richard followed her in a hurry.

When he tried to grab her arm, Lilia struck his arm.

“Don’t touch me.”

“Are you still angry?”

At that time, Liliya’s gaze on him sank deeper when asked if she had anything on her heart. She thought he would say sorry to her when he met her.

As expected, she seemed to have rated Richard too high.

What did she want from this garbage?

“Are you serious?”

“I thought your anger would go away in a month. So I didn’t even call you on purpose.”

He said that he was considerate.

“You say that now? Rather, you should have come by yourself and apologized.”

“I told you then, too. It’s not the wind that flew.” (T/N: He is just normalising the situation of previous month)

“What the hell do you think I am?”

She thought she was speaking calmly, but her lips trembled. The waves of emotion that had been barely dormant for a month flooded in.

Salt water was sprinkled on her wounded heart.

“Let’s stop talking about it. You seem a little sensitive today.”

Lilia bit her lips as he tried to evade the conversation. She didn’t want to mingle with him anymore, but she still had something to say.

“Our wedding…”

She was trying to bring up the idea of delaying the wedding, but there was a great stir of people around her.

It was because someone entered the banquet hall.

“He is the Evantheon, isn’t he?”

A person nearby muttered.

Richard turned his head first, and Lilia looked at the entrance with a furrowing eyebrow. He was far away and his face was hard to see, but his head was bigger compared to others.

For some reason, she was familiar with it, so Lilia narrowed her eyes.

‘I haven’t met you, so it’s an illusion, right?’

Lilia knew a little about the Evantheon.

He was so famous that rumors were often heard.

Karhan Evantheon, he was the second son of the family of the historic Duke of Evantheon.

He had been veiled so far as she could see and suddenly he became the heir last year.

It caused an uproar.

There were all kinds of rumors about him, who took the position after pushing away his eldest brother, who was the heir.

A killer on the battlefield without shedding blood or tears.

His personality is very dirty, and he kicked out his brother because of ambition….

Most were negative rumors.

In any case, the Duke’s successor was Karhan Evantheon. People were very interested in Karhan Evantheon.

However, there was no clear record until he became the successor.

It had been a long time since he attended the banquet, so people’s curiosity eventually grew.

It was not long before everyone around began to talk about the Evantheon’s young Duke.

“Hasn’t it been a long time since the successor attended the banquet? I can’t see the aide who was always there.”

“I know, right. It was difficult to approach because of the aide, but I have to go to say hello this time.”

“I won’t go. I’m scared.”

“Oh, his personality is a little bit…..I’ve heard rumors that it’s true.”

Lilia listened to the conversations of the people around her and thought about it for a moment. She had never seen Evantheon’s young duke in person, but she could roughly imagine it.

Going with the terrifying rumors that he was a killer, he seemed to be a very scary person. After a while, Lilia tried to talk about the wedding again.

But in the meantime, other aristocrats came this way.

“Long time no see, Mr. Tersian!”

She thought the faces that greeted her were somehow familiar, but they were followers of Richard.

They glanced at Lilia and asked carefully.

“Miss Bloden…..”

Lilia looked at the man who called her name, he looked surprised when he called out to her. Even her fiance, Richard, was surprised, so the reaction was not strange.

“Oh, I’m sorry. The atmosphere has changed a lot…..”

The usual Lilia was calm and had a gentle impression. Young lady, sweet and gentle, who laughs even at jokes but today she was like a different person.

It was the first time Lilia was expressionless without a smile.

In addition, the clothes and make-up changed drastically, so it was unfamiliar.

Previously, her presence was dim like the background, but now she has caught the attention of others as if she is the main character.

“My fiance is beautiful.”

Richard glanced at Liliya with a proud smile. It was as if she had become his ornament, so Lilia felt bad.

Before she knew it, many people gathered around. Richard was full of celebrities in the capital society who wanted to mix a word with themselves in the capital society.

Lilia thought she’d leave for now.

This wasn’t an atmosphere for the two to fight over the wedding. As Lilia was about to step back, a young man looked at Richard and asked.

“… I don’t know if I’m rushing you, but I wonder when you’ll be able to give me a definite answer to what I asked you before.”

Then a young man, who was standing next to him, immediately answered the words.

“I heard you’d rent a villa. When is it possible?”

“I’d like to reserve a dressing room. If you could lend me your name….”

Everyone began to push their demands like a water trap. Richard smiled leisurely and listened to them.

“I’ll do it for you soon, so wait a little longer.”

Richard put his hand on Lilia’s shoulder and whispered as if it were natural.

“Yes, you heard that, right?”

Lilia knew the meaning of that phrase. He meant to ask her to do them their favor. Until now, she wanted to help him, so she solved everything quickly.

It was not a burden to her at all.

But it wasn’t her duty anymore.

“Why should I?”

When Lilia asked back without a look, Richard was embarrassed. He never expected such an answer.

“How does it benefit me if I do?”

“Benefit? I said I’d lend it, so of course….”

“Then you can listen to them yourself.”

Lilia cut it off cold and she whispered at the hardened heart.

“You have to keep your own words. Isn’t it?”