Published at 23rd of November 2022 10:00 am

Chapter 23

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The Duke's Grandmother, who looked at Evelyn's silence with disgust, soon got on the wagon and disappeared.

Locked up, Evelyn headed straight to Polina Kindergarten.

As I looked far away at the brightly lit kindergarten, my heart ached.

Bianca is probably the last child to go home from Polina Kindergarten.

The children of other wealthy families have escorts and wagons, but Evelyn couldn't afford it.

After a while, Bianca sprang out and jumped into Evelyn's arms.

"Mom!"

"Bibi, how are you?"

Evelyn held Bianca in her arms and patted her back.

Bianca kept digging into Evelyn's arms and clasped her collar.

Like I never wanted to get away from my mother.

"Bibbi?"

Feeling a little strange, Evelyn squinted.

Bianca, who would normally walk out of her arms and chatter, was strangely quiet today.

But then Bianca let go of the Evelyn grip.

"How are you today, mom?"

At the question, Evelyn nodded reflexively.

"It was fine."

It wasn't delightful to argue with the Duke's Grandmother.

Still, the reason why I could answer "it was okay" was that I could not bear the insult to myself this time.

'But....'

But I was glad Bianca wasn't around.

Evelyn thought so without realizing it.

Meanwhile, Bianca grinned when she heard Evelyn's answer.

"I see. Let's go home now."

"Oh, yeah."

Evelyn rose from her seat in a daze.

After greeting the teacher, the mother and daughter held their hands tightly and began to walk side by side.

One by one, gas lamps lit up as if stars were rising inside the darkened sidewalk.

Evelyn asks a question to the child.

"What did you do today?"

"That's......."

Bianca hesitated for a moment.

Her face looked as if she had something to say, but Bianca shook her head gently.

"Yes, I played with my friends."

"With friends?"

"Yes."

Even with a calm voice, I felt a strange sense of incompatibility.

But then, Bianca threw a question at Evelyn.

"So, have you thought about it?"

"Thinking?"

"You know, investment?"

Facing the child's innocent face, Evelyn hesitated for a moment.

But the answer was already set.

Evelyn answered with a sigh.

"......the offer, I think I'll take it."

This time, I met the Duke of Neidhart's Grandmother again, and my heart hardened.

Evelyn is now just the owner of a small coffee house that raises her daughter alone.

And if she stays in that position, she will continue to be ignored by people.

Even so, Evelyn herself was a problem to Bianca.

If your mother is ignored, the disregard will be transferred to Bianca.

If you take a position as a businessman, there will be a lot less people ignoring you.'

You'll see a smile on people's faces, even if they talk behind your back.

Social success and richness have that effect.

The same thing wouldn't happen if I saw the face of the Duke's Grandmother in the future.

At least it'll be harder to act recklessly than it is now.

'And you can be a little confident in front of Lay.......'

Evelyn, who thought so, quickly lost her mind.

Didn't she proudly say to the Duke's Grandmother earlier, "I have no interest in Islay?"

To keep that word, I had to restrain my interest in Islay.

Evelyn tried to put on a brave face and opened her mouth.

"I'll spend less time with Bibi, but I'll try to make up for it as much as I can."...."

"It's okay."

At that time, Bianca answered unequivocally.

Evelyn's eyes are a little bigger.

"As I said before, I like doing what you want to do."

"...... Bibi."

"I'm all grown up now, too."

Bianca shrugged her shoulders like a sore thumb.

Such a child was so lovely that Evelyn unwittingly hung a smile around her mouth.

"Thank you for saying so."

Evelyn patted the child's head gently.

"But to mom, I want Bibi to grow up as late as possible."

What does this mean?

Bianca's eyes are round, as if to ask.

To such a child, Evelyn replied kindly.

"Because she wants to be with Bibi as long as she can."

Bianca stared up at Evelyn at the awkward words.

Keeping pace with the child's slow pace, Evelyn kindly continued.

"I'm so happy that Bibi is growing up, studying hard, and becoming an adult."

Under her support, if Bianca lives the life she wants.

On Evelyn's face imagining it, joy and sorrow crossed.

"Later, if Bibi meets a good person and marries him...... I would be a little lonely."

"I'm not married and I'm going to live with my mom!"

Bianca resists and clings to Evelyn.

Looking at that look of hate, Evelyn burst into laughter.

The mother and daughter went home talking about Dorandoran.

That's how the day ends, late at night.

Looking down at the sound of Bianca asleep, Evelyn suddenly realized.

Bianca did not answer the question 'How are you today.?

'I'm the only one who has this much private relationship with the Duke of Neidhart.'

As soon as Evelyn was told she had accepted the offer, Islay immediately summoned Emma.

With that much support, it was a positive thing for the top of Sutherland.....

'I mean, personally, it's very uncomfortable.'

Emma complained briefly to herself.

When Emma shuddered lightly.

Click, I heard the door open.

Emma hurriedly got up from her seat and said hello.

"Emma Sutherland greet the Duke Neidhart."

"Mrs. Sutherland, have a seat."

With a strangely softened voice, Emma, who was keeping an eye on Islay, stopped being surprised.

"Oh, was the Duke the one who could laugh like that?'

Islay had a beaming smile all over his face.

It was the first smile I've seen in seven years since Islay and Emma had known each other.

To Emma, swallowing her dry saliva, Islay quickly opened her mouth.

"So, Eve accepted the offer?"

It sounded strangely impatient, mixed with anticipation and excitement.

Emma nodded her head carefully.

"Yes, I just got a call yesterday."

"So what happens?"

"First of all, we have to draw up a contract."

At that answer, there was joy in the face of Islay.

"May I have a look at what the contract is about?"

I knew that would come out.

Emma handed over the documents she had brought instead of answering.

Islay scrutinized the contents of the document.

Meanwhile, his eyes suddenly tapered.

"Well, if you terminate your contract in the middle of......."

"In that case, we're going to have to pay the penalty for what we've invested so far."

Emma answered calmly.

At that word, Islay became a complex look.

He opened his mouth in a suspicious voice.

"But isn't it possible Eve doesn't want a contract even halfway through?"

"Yes, but this provision is not for the Duke. It is for the top of Sutherland."

Emma answered firmly.

Because Emma had no intention of compromising with Islay on this.

"I've been helped by the Duke, and I want to give Eve a good opportunity."

Emma added calmly.

"Nevertheless, I can't pretend to know the interests of the top."

"......Is that so?"

"Yes, I've decided to invest in this business because I've decided not to be Eve's friend, Emma, but as a top Sutherland state."

There was no compromise in the voice, soft but drawing a line.

"So you can't leave that provision out."

"I see what you mean."

Islay was convinced by that remark.

He and Emma's positions were similar and different.

Emma was the owner of the top, unlike Islay, who could handle financial damage without a hitch.

In that situation, investing in Evelyn itself was quite an adventure for Emma.

Because one of the most important things in business was stability.

'If Eve finds out that I was involved in this investment.......'

I bet Evelyn's trying to back out.

That's why Emma, for emotional reasons, tried to prevent business problems from occurring.

Islay looked at the contract once again.

The capital is paid for by the Duke of Neidhart, or, to be exact, by the private property of Islay.

The top company decided to supply manpower and take charge of other management.

Only after being convinced that it was a neat contract without a clause did Islay stick out the papers.

"I think we can proceed with the contract."

"I see. Thank you for your hospitality."

"No, rather, the top of Sutherland has been a great help to me."

Answering that, Islay grinned with his eyes.

I meant it. It gave me a chance to approach Evelyn again, and it's a waste of precious people.

After all the conversation was over, Emma lifted herself.

"Then I'm going to step aside."

"Oh, then I'll escort you."

Surprised, Emma shook her head in a hurry.

"No, I'm not. How could I have escorted the Duke......."

"Don't say no, I've been greatly helped by your wife, and this is a given."

It was a completely different attitude from the usual cold-hearted attitude.

By opening the door by hand, Emma was puzzled.

Taking her to the wagon, Islay was quite sociable and talked about this and that.

The quaint way of speaking, to the point where Emma had every doubt.

'Is this the Duke?'

With that question, when Emma glanced sideways at Islay.

I heard a loud noise.

"Oh, Mom, I told you I didn't like it!"

"Why don't I say hello to the Duke?"

It was the voice of a very angry child, and the voice of a woman throwing tantrums at such a child.

"Who the hell is he to be so self-indulgent in Neidhart's townhouse?'

Emma became a little bit curious.

Apparently, the people around them can't stop the women either.

"Oh, my, Duke?"

At the same time, a high-toned female voice called Islay.

At that moment, Islay's face became icy.

Looking at his expression, Emma thought unconsciously.

'The Duke is right.'

The gentle appearance of Islay was just an exception to himself.

But regardless of Islay's fierce expression, the woman was walking toward them.

It was a woman who was as beautiful as a doll, but gave a ferocious impression somewhere.

Under the sun, red cilantro fluttered splendidly.

The delicate embroidered dress was so extravagant that it looked more like a party than a daily one.

After a while, the light brown eyes curled as they looked at the dewray.

"Marion Eaton meets Duke Neidhart."

Marion Eaton.

As soon as Emma heard the name, she noticed who that beautiful woman was.

A woman who married Islay's sixth cousin, Baroness Pierre Eaton, and took the name of Baroness Eaton.

"Eaton is Neidhart's side..."....'

It was also understandable that the guards did not dare to stop them.

And.......

'Lady Marion, who showed considerable interest in the Duke.'

Marion, as beautiful as a rose, was an exceptionally beautiful lady in the institutional community.

Despite her Korean-American status, she caught the eyes of social men.

But there was only one person Marion couldn't seduce, it was Islay.

At the time, Islay was refusing to marry all women, but Marion was puffed up with hope that "I would be the only one who would be different."

And Islay shattered that hope.

"I have no intention of marrying anyone but Evelyn."

Rejected by Islay, Marion gritted her teeth at the fact that she had been pushed out by a commoner girl.

But that didn't miss the marriageable age.

So instead of pheasants, she married Pierre, Islay's sixth cousin.

Marion smiled brightly and opened her mouth.

"In fact, it's been a long time since Nicholas and I saw the Duke."

What am I supposed to do?

Islay's face looked sour and his head just bobbed.

But Marion continued with a firm word.

"So I heard you're back from your Imperial tour, so I stopped by to say hello."

"Is that so?"

Without even a polite 'thank you' comment, Islay replied with a blunt face.

In fact, from the point of view of Islay, he endured a lot of things that he didn't ask, "So are we supposed to greet each other in a friendly way?"

The Eaton Viscounts, clinging to the Duke's Grandmother, were a thorn in the eye of Islay.

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