My Dear Husband, Let's Keep It Business-Like! ~Countess Anastasia, Raised in The Downtown, Won't Give Up Her Way~ - Episode 15

“Your Excellency, a person claiming to be a messenger from the Hamilton family has come to visit. They request that you return to your residence immediately…”

While I was discussing the results of our respective research with my friends from school at the usual salon, the owner of the salon hurriedly came to call me.

I’ve never been called back to the mansion like this before.

Did that woman do something?

I had told you not to do anything so unnecessary… *tch* I prepare to go home.

A few weeks after marrying Anastasia.

I had started to think that maybe I should acknowledge Anastasia a little, seeing her diligently studying without doing unnecessary things and showing signs of getting along with the servants, but perhaps I was overestimating her.

“Are you okay, Eugene? I mean, you’re newlyweds, but aren’t you neglecting your wife a bit too much?”

“We know that there are various issues with that marriage, but disregarding the wife herself is a completely different matter, isn’t it?”

Compared to the bad friends who were having vulgar conversations over drinks before the wedding, these friends express very good opinions.

Once, when my grandfather told me to “choose your friends wisely,” I remembered my youthful insistence that “since we are all graduates of the same academy, we should cultivate friendships without discrimination,” and let out a small sigh.

“The voice of my grandfather saying, ‘Eugene, broaden your horizons,’ also echoes in my ears.”

Am I not seeing something?

When Eugene hurriedly returned to the count’s residence, he found Marie standing in front of the mansion, her face pale and looking extremely flustered.

“What’s wrong? Did that woman do something?!”

When Eugene, who had gotten off the carriage, rushed over, Marie, with a pale face, shook her head vigorously from side to side.

“Madam, you haven’t done anything!! The Fairfanville Duke’s daughter came suddenly and without warning. She said she came to visit her beloved sister, but judging by your demeanor, it doesn’t seem like that at all…”

The daughter of the Duke of Fairfanville?

It’s not strange for a younger sister to visit her older sister, but I think Anastasia probably wasn’t treated very well in the duke’s family.

She is the daughter of someone who eloped and tarnished the family name. For nobles who value their own honor above all else, she is not someone who would be welcomed with open arms.

However, the Fairfanville Duke’s daughter I know is a beautiful and graceful lady, a true mirror of a noblewoman. It is also possible that Anastasia, being in a difficult position within the duke’s family, was the only one who stood by such a step-sister.

Come to think of it, I heard that among the invitations to tea parties from other families, there was also a letter from the Fairfanville Duke’s family saying they wanted to meet Anastasia and inviting her to their tea party.

I thought it was too early to interact with other families, so I instructed everyone to decline, but that might have caused them to worry.

Well, I did end up saying some harsh words on our wedding night…

Honestly, I do feel a bit guilty.

With that guilt helping, I at least tried to have dinner together…

“Until just now, Sebas and Michel were by her side, but the Fairfanville Duchess asked for privacy, so now it’s just the two of them in the reception room.”

I see, I might be the only one who can enter that room in that condition.

“Understood. Anyway, let’s go check it out.”

I handed my coat to Marie and headed straight to the reception room, where Sebastian and Michelle were waiting by the door.

“I heard the story from Marie. Please explain the situation in detail.”

“I apologize. The Duchess of Fairfanville visited us suddenly without any prior notice. Since there was no appointment, I asked her to leave for today, but she said it was strange that she couldn’t meet freely as she is the lady’s sister, and asked if there was some reason she couldn’t be met. So, I sent someone to urgently call you back, but before that, the lady said she would handle it herself…”

Hmm.

Just hearing this story, it seems like the Fairfanville Duke’s daughter visited out of concern for her sister, but why are the servants so worried?

My attitude towards Anastasia in front of the servants shouldn’t be strange, and there shouldn’t be anything to worry about if they overhear.

Indeed, the act of forcefully intruding into someone else’s home is not commendable, but it might be that he was just that worried about his sister.

Could it be that my attitude towards that noble lady was bad?

He talks back to me like that, so it’s entirely possible.

“Did that woman do something disrespectful to the duke’s daughter?”

When I asked that, Sebas and Michelle, along with Marie who had been chasing from behind, looked horrified.

What? Did I say something strange?