Betrayed by My Fiancé, I Changed My Role from a Viscount’s Daughter to a Lady-in-Waiting to the Quee

Chapter 31.2

Ryniel's Perspective

Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV

Marshallie Gracis. As the first lady-in-waiting to the Queen of the Kingdom of Gran, her impression is unbalanced. That is the only word I can use to describe her.

Four years younger than me at 29, she has the appearance of a young girl, but her words and actions betray that first. I am amazed at her bravery and quick thinking, which are the result of many years of walking around in the palace, which is ridiculed as a devil’s cave, but that is only a small part of her.

The rumors I had heard while serving as deputy commander of 4th Unit, she was the very definition of an evil woman.

I had heard many bad rumors about her, such as that she was a witch who was manipulating the then Crown Princess, Myra-sama, from the shadows, that she was jealous of the Second Prince’s wife, Priscilla-sama, and harassed her, that she didn’t agree to end the engagement even though her fiance didn’t like it, and that she fired maids whom she didn’t like.

But what about the reality?

She’s the one who has brought up the Queen who is now a force to be reckoned with. The harassment against Priscilla-sama is just common sense behavior. They just think she was being disrespectful because she’s not dealing with them.

As for the dissolution of the engagement, I was most surprised. It wasn’t her who disagreed, but the man who was my subordinate at the time. To be honest, I was stunned. When my colleagues teased him,「You’re in a disaster, huh. You have the worst fiancée.」When he was teased, he only laughed in an annoyed manner and didn’t deny any of it. I was even more surprised because he was a person who had never had any problems with me, except for an occasional comment or action that made no sense to me, the second in command. It isn’t surprising that I found out the truth and turned this man into an object of disgust. He is the kind of man who does nothing to protect his fiancée, whom he should cherish, and even humiliates her to raise his own stock in the organization.

The maid’s story, upon closer examination, was also a story that deserved to be fired.

The maid who was fired hadn’t only abandoned her work, but had committed criminal acts such as entering her room without permission, vandalizing it, and stealing and selling her personal belongings. The reason for this was retaliation for the harassment of Priscilla-sama. It is understandable that the key to her private room is now strictly controlled because of this.

Her expression is like a mask she wears as the queen’s lady-in-waiting in the royal palace. An ironclad mask that isn’t driven by emotion. Even when she smiles, she is the model of an aristocrat lady.

The first time I saw her, I was so impressed with the way she changed her expression in front of people I knew well that I couldn’t believe she was the same person, it was such a shock that I almost mistook it for a pair of glasses that no longer fit. As we worked together, I felt a strange sense of accomplishment when I could turn those emotional eyes on myself. I can understand why the Commander would make fun of her.

And today. I saw her new face again.

Casual pick-up lines are unnoticeable. Treat them as women and they get upset. When you compliment them, they are offended. And they feel guilty about it.

She’s now the result of the men who were close to her during the crucial period for her to hatch from a girl to a woman, and who should’ve treated her like a woman, but neglected to do so. I, by the way, have never treated her as a woman at all until Her Royal Highness asked me to escort her. She is an adult in terms of age, but immature as a woman.

If I thought she was paranoid and troublesome, I soon learned that the strategy was easier than I thought. Just pamper her by appealing to her conscience. There was no need to use indirect seduction. She’s a typical good-natured female type who will easily bond with you once she is in your pocket. They are easy prey for honey traps.

She is completely unaware of this, and it was my complete mistake to lecture her, even though I had repeatedly told her it was a date like that. But one has to understand that I had to do it. I can’t help but feel that she misunderstood something strange when I gave her a commemorative gift as a genuine favor, a gift for what she said was a first date.

I recall talking about her with a very interesting person who was introduced to me at a jewelry store I was taken to.

『She’s a good-natured person who can’t say no when she’s asked to do something. She have the ability to do so, which makes her even worse. She’s really just a normal girl. She have someone to protect her. She thinks she have to be strong, and before she knew it, she thinks she’s strong, but that’s not true. Missy is just acting strong.』

Then he pleaded with me, bowing his head, as we met for the first time.

『Hey, do me a favor, brother. Help Missy out.』

Yes, I’ll help her.

If she needs my help, let’s pledge to do my best to help her.

But I am sorry.

I am one of those who forces her to be strong.