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

Viscountess Bolellan stiffened for a moment, then slowly turned her gaze to Countess Bauer.

「Did you say I have these eyes…?」

I nodded at the voice that muttered that.

「Yes. You turned your sparkling eyes on the Royal Princess.」

The hatred that was converted would have been tremendous because she adored her.

I have never felt envy or jealousy toward anyone, so I don’t understand Viscountess Bolellan’s feelings at all. And since these bad feelings are the reason for committing crimes, I think it is a truly frightening thing.

「I say this because I know you at the time, and I think you are much more like Viscountess Bolellan than when you are playing the role of a lady’s role model imitating someone else.」

When I said this, Viscountess Bolellan’s gaze wandered. I suspect it was because she had some thoughts of her own.

For a while, a quiet time passed without anyone opening their mouths. During that time, the dishes, which had only been slightly eaten, were brought down by the maids. Then a new tea was served. Fragrant, fine black tea.

No one spoke, and the only sound in the room was that of Viscountess Bollelan adding jam to the tea.

A slight scent of sweetness wafted through the air, giving me a momentary sense of déjà vu. But I dismissed it as my imagination and simply watched Viscountess Bollelan’s movements.

「………But, what is that?」

After a silence that lasted for a while, Viscountess Bollelan muttered something like that. Then she snapped the teaspoon that had been stirring the cup for no reason.

「Yes. I used to be so naive that I think I genuinely admired Priscilla-sama as much as Riffy does.」

“I’ll admit that,” Viscountess Bolellan looks up.

「But that was a long time ago when I knew nothing. It’s natural that it’s totally different from what I am doing now. Because in the past, I didn’t know that Priscilla-sama and Raul-sama were being unfaithful. Just because I used to adore Priscilla-sama, so what? It doesn’t change the fact that Her Royal Highness and Raul-sama were unfaithful, does it? I will never turn a blind eye to it.」

She snickered. I don’t know whether that laugh is directed at me or at the two people who committed adultery.

Viscountess Bollelan stops sneering and comes to me with her gaze fixed on me. She then turned her probing gaze on me.

「Hey, I think you should be honest too, Miss Gracis. Don’t you feel sorry for yourself? Your fiancee was taken from you by a married person. Didn’t you want to get her back by any means necessary?」

I shook my head at the question.

「That’s a lie. It’s absolutely not true. The truth is that you hate Princess Priscilla, don’t you?」

“Of course she was,” Viscountess Bolellan says, but I have never really felt that way about the Royal Princess.

「If I use the word deprived, it’s not against the Royal Princess that I harbor ill will toward, but against my fiancée.」

My feelings toward the Princess are not hatred, although they are bad feelings, such as『troublesome』and『unpleaseant.』

There are times when I am angry. But it is only because of her insane behavior towards me and Myra-sama, not because she took my fiancée away from me.

「Why would anyone want to take back a piece of trash that never takes a clear line and needlessly hurts those around it?」

I don’t think Raul is worth directing that kind of enthusiasm at, and it’s so silly that I can’t even get my finger on it.

「You can’t tell such a blatant lie. You’ve been waiting for Raul for a long time, haven’t you? The fact that you haven’t called off the engagement is the best proof of that!!!」

She wouldn’t listen to me. No matter how much I tell her that there is another reason why I haven’t terminated the engagement, I am sure that Viscountess Bolellan will never understand me.

「Hey, help me out. I think their infidelity should be exposed. I need your help.」

「What do you want to do by revealing their infidelity?」

「I want to erase the Royal Princess from the royal family. I don’t want that defiled blood in the royal family.」

「…You want to get rid of Princess Priscilla for the sake of the royal family.」

「That’s right.」

I let out a sigh in my heart when Viscountess Bollelan answered firmly. It would’ve been a pity if she had reconsidered during that time of silence.

「Alia-onee-sama, please hold on there. How can you be so sure that Priscilla-sama and Raul-sama are unfaithful? You have no proof.」

Neither I nor Viscountess Bolellan could hide our surprise at that statement by Countess Bauer.

「What have you been listening to all this time, Riffy!」

「Is that necklace evidence of infidelity? It can’t be, because this…」

「Shut up. You really are a stupid girl. You are being deceived. Don’t talk nonsense!」

Countess Bauer’s body trembled at the rebuke from Viscountess Bolellan, who grew angry.

「But, that is…!!」

「Silence!!!」

A dry “slap” sound echoed through the room.

「Ahh… ah.」

Countess Bauer has a look on her face as if she doesn’t know what has happened to her. But as she looks at herself, her cheeks become red and swollen.

「If you open your mouth any more, I’ll hit you in the opposite cheek with this next time.」

Countess Bauer is frightened and begins to tremble at the fan she holds up for all to see.

「You don’t want to end up like the lowlifes in that jewelry store, do you? You’ll do as I tell you. Fine.」

Countess Bauer was horrified when the fan was thrust at her, and she nodded silently, trembling.

「…the jewelry store servants, you mean…」

「Yes, that’s right. I believe it was an employee of the jewelry store that repaired this necklace. I once went all the way to a commoner’s town, and because the lowlifes didn’t follow my instructions, I struck them down with a fan. They deserved it, didn’t they?」

That’s what they dismisses. Make no mistake, about that Karie. Complaints start spilling out of Viscountess Bolellan’s mouth one after another.

「They are all so useless. Why can’t they do what I tell them to do? If shd had just followed the straight and narrow, I wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble…」

I can almost hear the sound of teeth grinding.

「Hey, Miss Gracis. You have the power to do exactly what I say, don’t you? I don’t want to be bothered by useless people anymore. I beg you me. Let us then join forces to bring down the hammer on the two who have committed adultery!」

She repeats the same phrases over and over again:『For the royalty,』『It’s your duty,』『Let me help you avenge yourself,』and『I’m in your side.』But no matter how many times she pleaded with me, I never shook my head at Viscountess Bolellan’s request.

She became more and more frustrated and stood up as if she had lost her patience and turned her fan to Countess Bauer, who was crouching with her hand on her cheek.

「Okay, then. Let’s do this. If you refuse my invitation, I’ll ask Riffy to take your place.」

Countess Bauer looked up, startled by the line.

「If Miss Gracis won’t cooperate, I’ll give up on exposing their infidelity this time. So I’m going to let Riffy, who is originally suspected of the lost jewelry, take the blame for this, and I’ll continue to gather as much evidence of their infidelity as possible. And even if it takes a long time, I’m definitely going to make those two feel the pain.」

“Yes, that would be great.” Viscountess Bolellan is satisfied with what she has said. However, it was Countess Bauer who’s not so convinced.

「That, that…! Why are you asking me to be a sinner, Onee-sama…?」

「Yes. Aren’t you glad you’re here? You can be of service to me.」

Without a trace of guilt, Viscountess Bolellan said it all with a smile on her face.

「What is it? Are you unhappy? Are you so reluctant to sacrifice yourself for me?」

Why does Viscountess Bolellan mistreat Countess Bauer so much, when such a thing would be natural?

「If you hate it so much, why don’t you try to persuade Miss Gracis instead of me? If you succeed in convincing her, she will be killing two birds with one stone by saving both Riffy and me.」

“What will you do?” Countess Bauer is only dismayed when Viscountess Bolellan asked.

「Hey, Miss Gracis. I want you to think about it a little more. Your answer will change Riffy’s future. This girl was just used by me and is really innocent, but thanks to Miss Gracis’ lack of cooperation with me, she is being dropped as a sinner. Don’t you feel sorry for her?」

I look at Viscountess Bolellan with contempt, but she cower her shoulders without paying attention.

「I don’t care either way. Sooner or later, infidelity is never going to be out in the open.」

“Ufufu,” and Viscountess Bolellan laughed cheerfully and got up from her chair.

「I’ll give you until the evening. In the meantime, take your time, think about it, and get back to me.」

Then, she spread a fan in front of her mouth, raised the edge of her mouth, and said in a mousy tone.

「I look forward to your good response, Marsha-san.」

Viscountess Bollelan, who had begun to imitate the Princess again, left the room in a good mood.