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.

to get married to a respectful man and live

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

Captain! I’ll be following you in

end, she had to give

you, Count

her head at

not long before he galloped his horse across the street.

sigh, Redra

was a good person, she thought. But she,

grew smaller until it completely

***

Ha, Haa!

with her tears. Her sore eyes

was alone inside

“Ah, please…..”

She muttered helplessly.

that she

feel her left shoulder throbbing horribly. She didn’t

cared about her

“Hmmn.”

leaning her head against the wall of the carriage, she stroked her

that it shook every time its wheels went over a few rocks. Well, Laritte was not that

life’s single thread was

to pay for a terrible sin she

couldn’t feel sorry for herself

a stop. The knights had left for a while

The Duke of Reinhardt

shouted outside

tried to push the

She cried out.

a newspaper, boy.”

when he heard the words coming

the paper through the crack. How much do you need?”

inside her undergarment. This wasn’t touched when they took

at

thought it was obvious that Ian had given her his mother’s dress because he thought

who received the newspaper, read the title that

Ghostly Duke shows up at the Imperial

made a nice

tightly, she read

of the Duke was

Ian Reinhardt.

“It’s…..Ian.”

finally got his name.

gazed at the paper, her heart mixed with various

that he had cleared the charges against him safely.

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