The Black-haired Noblewoman, Who Disguised Herself, Seems To Have Been Doted On While Serving As The Caretaker For The Duke Who Dislikes Women - Episode 32

When Lady Bracey said that, the master replied in a low, quiet voice.

“I have no obligation to take such comments from you. I hired this child after seeing and judging for myself. Your way of judging people solely based on their background seems unchanged, but I don’t welcome your interference.”

Recently, I’ve come to understand my husband a lot better. When he’s calm and relaxed, or when he’s busy and tired, his tone of voice and way of speaking are different.

The voice just now is one I rarely hear. It’s the kind of voice you use when you’re quite seriously offended.

It seems that even Lady Bracey noticed the change in her husband right away. She quickly changed the subject.

“Oh, it’s not like I’m only looking at your background… If I’ve offended you, I’m sorry. I was just genuinely worried about you, Lord Lloyd. But I suppose that was unnecessary. Hehe. You’re the head of the Harrington Duke family after all. You must have thought it through thoroughly without needing my suggestions. …Now, come this way. I’d like you to join me for tea. Since we’ve finally had the chance to see each other. I also have a tart from the neighboring country that

Saying that, Lady Bracey, with her perfectly curled golden hair, strode over to the table. The master sighed again. Then, as if his body were heavy, he slowly stood up and headed to the low table where the young lady was, sitting down on the sofa. At that moment, I brought the prepared tea tray to the two of them.

“Excuse me…”

“Well… Lord Lloyd…! What on earth happened to your arm!?”

Just as I was about to place the tea, Lady Bracey exclaimed. It seems she hadn’t noticed my master’s cast until now. He was sitting at the desk, with a large stack of documents in front of him, so she probably couldn’t see him from her position. I gently set the cup on the table.

“It’s not that big of a deal. You don’t need to worry about it. …Thank you, Michelle.”

My husband, with a stern expression, replied to Lady Bracey, and then, with a somewhat softer face, thanked me for serving the tea.

“Because… that’s just…! Are you saying you have a broken bone, Lord Lloyd? How did this happen? Did you fall off your horse during a long ride?”

I don’t know if it was on the way back from a long ride, but the fact is that the fall was caused by me. It’s so awkward. Holding the tray, I stepped back from the scene, feeling apologetic once again.

My husband is answering in an extremely calm manner.

“Well, if you call it a fall, then it’s a fall. There was a little accident while passing through the forest. That’s all. More importantly, what brings you here today? I’ve made it clear to you time and again. The day I respond to your feelings will never come. If you have no business here, then please don’t come anymore.”

While the gentleman is talking, the young lady remains silent. I have my back to them, tidying up in the pantry, so I can’t see their expressions.

When the lord’s words trailed off, Lady Bracey quietly asked.

“…in the forest… When does this story take place? That is…”

“Well, I don’t clearly remember, but it was around the beginning of last month.”

“…last month…”

The young lady murmured softly. Then, without any pause, I heard a faint sound of footsteps approaching me, and feeling an ominous premonition, I cautiously turned around.

The figure of Lady Bracey, the Marquis’s daughter, was approaching. From behind her, the master called out with a puzzled expression.

“Lady Bracey? What’s wrong?”

“Wasn’t it you? The cause of Lord Lloyd’s injury.”

“……”

With my husband behind me, the fiery red eyes of the Bracey Marquis’s daughter, who stood facing me in the corner of the room, were filled with anger and hatred. I felt a fear as if my heart had been grasped tightly. The young lady, looking down at me and pointing at my chest with her closed fan, had an overwhelming presence.

“Confess. You harmed that person’s body, didn’t you? What happened? What exactly did you do?”

The corners of his eyebrows were rising more and more. Judging that he had no intention of backing down until I answered, I spoke honestly.

“As you say, it is indeed true. In that forest, I stumbled and collapsed, and by chance, your horse… You avoided me, and in the process, you fell and injured yourself. I wanted to make amends for that, which is why I am working here. I hope to be of some service to you…”

“Ho ho ho ho ho ho!”

As I was desperately explaining the situation, suddenly, the Marquis Bracey’s daughter’s maniacal laughter echoed through the room.

“As I thought, it was just as I suspected! Lord Lloyd, this little girl intentionally injured you. She infiltrated this ducal residence just to get close to you. Didn’t I tell you? It’s the kind of thing a lowly girl would think of. No matter what happens to your precious body, all she cared about was fulfilling her filthy ambition of getting close to the head of the Harrington ducal family. She’s a lowly, presumptuous child!”

While facing this way, she suddenly started to rant.