My Second Engagement: Loved by the Duke’s Son and Thanked for My Healing Magic ~ My Selfish Sister Took My Fiancé, but Gave Him Back Because She Didn’t Want Him Anymore~ - Episode 24

The woman noticed me first and gave me a polite nod.

Right now, I was dressed in a way that made me look like a servant of the duke’s mansion.

To avoid any disrespect, I bowed deeply and acted like I was welcoming a guest.

Julite-sama was still inside the carriage and hadn’t noticed me yet, so I quickly slipped into the mansion through the back.

I took off my work clothes, used healing magic on myself to clean up, and changed into a more elegant outfit.

After hurrying through all of that, I went to the grand hall at the front entrance to welcome Julite-sama and the guests.

“Welcome home, Master!”

“Welcome home, Julite-sama.”

“Haha, Reina, I’m happy that you’re here to welcome me too.”

The woman and a man, who seemed to be her bodyguard, entered the mansion a little later.

As soon as they stepped inside, all the servants lowered their heads even deeper.

“Welcome, Princess Maria.”

“Huh!?”

The person I had treated for injuries and tried to help overcome her fear of men… was actually the princess!?

Who could have expected that?

Julite-sama had disguised himself as Juju with magic, so the princess must have come here for a different reason.

“It has been a while, everyone at the duke’s mansion. …And this is my first time seeing you.”

Princess Maria stepped closer to me.

“I-It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Reina Falrune, and I am Julite Gress-sama’s fiancée.”

“Nice to meet you. So, you are the fiancée I have heard rumors about. Oh…?”

Just like at the healing center, Princess Maria seemed to be observing something carefully.

“I apologize. I have done something very rude.”

She suddenly bowed her head to me.

She hadn’t done anything strange, so I was confused by her apology.

What was going on?

“Please, lift your head. Someone like me does not deserve a bow from a royal princess.”

“No, that’s not true. Fufu… This is quite a discovery.”

“Huh?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

After saying that, the princess returned to stand near her bodyguard.

“Today, I came to spend time with the gentlemen serving the duke’s mansion.”

“Then Thomas, the gardener, might be a good match for your purpose.”

“Thank you, Julite. Ah… If you have time, I would like Reina-sama to join us too.”

“Me?”

“Yes. Being surrounded only by men makes me feel a little uneasy…”

She had always been afraid of men and could barely hold a conversation with them.

Maybe she was trying to overcome her fear by talking to the men at the duke’s mansion.

“I understand. I will accompany you.”

“Fufu, thank you.”

Princess Maria bowed again, her red hair flowing with the movement.

When she looked up, her pink eyes sparkled, making her seem even more charming.

Her smile felt so warm and familiar, as if we had met before.

But I had only seen her at the healing center.

Besides, due to certain circumstances, Princess Maria had never shown her face in public since childhood.

Almost no one even knew what she looked like.

Also, the only people in the royal palace who knew about my healing magic were King Belfred and First Prince Sanadim.

So, she should be meeting Reina for the first time.

With many questions in my mind, I followed Princess Maria as she had requested.