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

along her hair, making it a mess, she spoke to

right, Captain! I’ll be following you in the carriage, so please

she had

you, Count Reikla.”

quickly shook her

galloped his horse across the street.

Redra

person, she thought. But she,

completely disappeared on the

***

Ha, Haa!

moistened with her tears. Her

alone inside

“Ah, please…..”

She muttered helplessly.

left that she was

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

of the servants cared about her

“Hmmn.”

of the carriage, she

carriage was so poor that it shook every time its wheels went over a few rocks. Well, Laritte was not that agitated by the

she felt like her life’s single thread was becoming

a woman who had to pay for a terrible

sorry

knights had left for a while to

The Duke of Reinhardt has

shouted outside of the

free arm tried to push the door

She cried out.

me a newspaper,

stopped when he heard the words coming out

paper through the crack. How

money from inside her undergarment. This wasn’t touched when they took off the

laughed at herself.

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

title that was written in a large print.

Ghostly Duke shows up at the Imperial Palace and clears his

You made a

newspaper tightly, she read

name of the Duke was printed.

Ian Reinhardt.

“It’s…..Ian.”

finally got his

blankly gazed at the paper, her heart mixed with various emotions.

relieved to learn that he

knights came back as she was reading.