When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 26

There were many orphans who found shelter in the Dukedom and served the Duke of Reinhardt.

There was also a maid who used to steal to fill her stomach before she joined the Duke.

Even the Counts of the Empire couldn’t find such unconventional employees.

Be kind to our hard-working servants!

This was the creed of Selena, Ian’s mother, whenever she found out that some of the Duke’s family members were criticizing them.

But, Redra Reikla……

“You were the one who took care of the maids who suffered the most, weren’t you, Count Reikla?”

That’s why it seemed unexpected for her to oppose it.

“And besides, Laritte was the one who saved my life.”

Even Redra couldn’t deny it.

It was fine for an employee to have a humble origin. It didn’t matter if they were an orphan or a criminal since they are now faithful to the Duke with all their heart.

However, it was unusual for an illegitimate child to sit beside the Duke of Reinhardt.

It was obvious that if she gave birth to a child with the Duke, bad rumors would start to haunt them for generations.

“But, an illegitimate girl cannot be a Duchess. You know that, don’t you, Captain……? There must be plenty of other ways to compensate her, aren’t there?”

Ian was the only one to whom she was loyal and for whom she could sacrifice her life.

However, this time, she was opposing him.

The family of Count Reikla was closely related to the Duke. And thus, they had served under the Duke’s command for hundreds of years.

But, this time, Count Reikla could not follow Ian’s decision.

Besides, that illegitimate woman must have had a hard time being the bride of Ian, she thought.

A Duchess’s life was not only about eating well in a mansion. A Duchess had to have the utmost will to fight.

“……..”

Ian’s eyes coldly gazed at her, but he was not angry. Soon, he stepped past her.

“I allow you to leave my Knighthood. So that you wouldn’t have to be criticized anywhere.”

The family of Count Reikla was rich enough to stand on its own feet thanks to the Duke.

Anyway, her Captain never hastened to set his mind.

a respectful man and live a

fingers along her hair, making it a mess, she spoke to him from behind.

I’ll be following you in the carriage, so please go

had

you, Count Reikla.”

shook her head at

galloped his

Redra saluted to him inwardly.

a good person, she

smaller until it completely disappeared on the distant field.

***

Ha, Haa!

her face moistened with her tears. Her sore eyes

alone inside the

“Ah, please…..”

She muttered helplessly.

that she was thrown

her left shoulder throbbing horribly. She didn’t even have the strength

about her after they had dislocated her arm.

“Hmmn.”

her head against the wall of the carriage, she

its wheels went over a few rocks. Well, Laritte was not that agitated by

her life’s single thread was becoming

a woman who had to pay for a terrible sin she didn’t commit.

sorry

the carriage came to a stop. The knights had left for

of Reinhardt

boy shouted outside

Laritte’s free arm tried to push the door open. But the

She cried out.

a newspaper, boy.”

stopped when he heard the words coming

the paper through the crack. How much do you need?” “2-gil,

her arms and took out the emergency money from inside her undergarment.

laughed at

was obvious that Ian had given her his mother’s

received the newspaper, read the title that was written in a

at the Imperial Palace and

Duke. You made a

the newspaper tightly, she read the

of the Duke was printed.

Ian Reinhardt.

“It’s…..Ian.”

got his name.

at the paper, her heart mixed with

finally relieved to learn that he had cleared the charges against him safely.

as she was