Raising my Fiancè with Money

Chapter 39 Rebecca Evantheon

Lilia simply had breakfast with black tea, bread, and fruit. When she sat in front of the desk wearing only a light slip dress, an employee put down a box containing letters.

Checking the correspondence every morning was one of her routines. They poured out a lot every day, so she couldn’t handle it if she skipped a day. It ranged from letters asking about how she was doing to requests, but most of them were birthday parties, banquets, and invitations to gatherings.

Everyone was anxious to connect with Lilia even a little. Just because if they are considered close to the Blodens, their status will change. So they sent letters regardless of the status, but most of them were trash.

‘It may seem heartless, but Lilia was now disillusioned with creating relationships with people. It was because she noticed how people suddenly changed when they heard her name. Lilia smiled bitterly.

‘Is there anyone I can come up with now and make a pure friendship?’

In the past, she thought she wanted to be friends with someone she likes. But she knew well that she couldn’t do that now.

No matter whom she had a relationship w the ending was betrayal. Even Richard pretended to love her for money. Because that, Lilia was reluctant to be deeply involy with others.

Even if she could make a friend who really had intentions of a pure friendship, she would doubt them in the end.

Is it a real friendship between us or did you create a friendship for money?

She’d rather have a simple master-slave relationship. Their loyalty would be linked with money from the start. So, Lilia treated them differently from people who did not work for her.

The people inside Lilia’s borders were fami and employees. Everyone else existed outside.

However, these days, those borders were difficult to define. It was because of Karhan Evantheon. He hung vaguely on the fence Lilia made. It was not a master-slave relationship, but it was difficult to say that h was a friend.

It was a transactional relationship, but wher she saw him, she wanted to help him purely She didn’t know if it was because she saw him as a projection of herself from the past, or if it could be due to sympathy. However, i was clear that she did not want to stay away from him even if the deal was over.

“I don’t know what to define it as.”

Family, friends, employees, lovers…… First of all, he was a fake lover now. At first, she didn’t think much, but after she became conscious of it, the word lover felt strange fo no reason.

Lilia’s hand, who was classifying the letters, stopped for a while. A familiar name and pattern were engraved at the bottom of the envelope. It was sent by Karhan. Lilia opened the envelope and checked the letter paper.

[My parents want to see you. If you don’t mind, I’d like to invite you to the Duchy.]

Lilia put down the letter. Now it was her turn.

***

The day has come when she decided to visit the Duchy of Evantheon.

Lilia finished her decoration with a calm feeling. Instead, she focused hard on clothes, accessories, and shoes one by one. So that no one could ignore Lilia’s attire.

As she came down to the front door, she saw people with familiar blue and navy hair. It was Frances and Malek dressed more neatly than usual.

The carriage on which Lilia climbed crossed the large garden and exited the mansion. As she was thinking about this and that, Malek quietly told her,

“Madam, it’s the Duchy of Evantheon.”

“Already?”

Lilia came to her senses and looked out the window. It was a great garden, although smaller than the Bloden family’s, it gave a quiet and lonely feeling.

The wagon across the garden stopped. With the help of Malek, Lilia, who got off the wagon, slowly looked up.

The historic Evantheon Duchy came into view. The magnificent mansion held depth with the power of time. While looking at the building, Lilia found a man standing by the front door.

“Thank you for coming.”

When Karhan greeted her first, Lilia replied with a large bouquet of flowers,

“Thank you for inviting me.”

Karhan unexpectedly held a bouquet of flowers in his arms. It fit perfectly because it was a bouquet made according to his size. Karhan looked at the bouquet with very unfamiliar eyes. It seemed foreign, but he didn’t seem to dislike it.

“Flowers….it’s my first time receiving it.”

“It’s my first time giving a present to a man, too.”

Karhan was a little shaken by the words that it was her first time.

“When you came to my house last time, you gave me a bouquet of flowers. It’s in return.”

Karhan said thank you while fiddling with the bouquet.

“I’ll guide you, so please come in.”

Lilia followed Karhan inside. She climbed the stairs of the main hall and walked down the ‘hallway. The window in the hallway was small and narrow, so there was not much sunlight. Because of that, the interior was a little dark, and the wallpaper and decorations were also calmly colored.

The Evantheon mansion, which felt solemn and heavy, was the opposite of the bright and eye-catching Bloden mansion. Walking, through a very quiet hallway, Lilia asked,

“What about Tession?”

“…..He’s working in my room.”

Karhan, who answered a beat late, continued,

“And my father is out because he has urgent business. I think you’ll only see my mother today.”

Karhan apologized for not telling her in advance. She thought it would be a little too much to deal with the ducal couple alone at the same time, so she thought it was better.

As he was walking in the hallway, he stopped in front of a room. Karhan said, putting his hand on the doorknob,

“My mother is waiting here.”

His voice was stiff as if he were nervous. Rather, it felt strange because it was stiffer than when he came to the Bloden mansion. Looking at the closed door for a while, Lilia slowly exhaled. She was nervous to meet the Duchess.

In fact, she was in a position that she could not be welcomed. It was like coming to break the engagement just before it took place.

”I don’t think she will slap me in the face for seducing her good son……

What if she hands over a bundle of money and tells her to break up with him? Then should she say no because she already has enough? Lilia wrote a novel in her head. Anyway, it was too late to go back.

“I’m going in.”

When Karhan turned the doorknob, the inside of the drawing room was revealed. A woman sat in the center of the neatly arranged drawing room. She was an elegant woman with dark brown hair.

Lilia could tell that she was the Duchess of Evantheon without anyone telling her. Overall, she didn’t recognize her, but if she ooked at her traits individually, there are a ot of similarities to Karhan. As she looked quickly, she made eye contact with her.

Welcome.”

As if she had waited very long, the Duchess tood up with a big smile. She came straight Lilia.

Was it hard to get here?”

was very favorable to ask gently. Lilia linked at the unexpected hospitality.

If it weren’t for the cheeks, I think she’d have aptized me with tea…….

– she being nice to her because he’s next to er? Otherwise, she couldn’t think of any eason to be so good to her. It was strange, ut Lilia accepted it without showing it.

Thanks to you, I was able to arrive omfortably. This is our first greeting, I’m lia Bloden.”

ve heard about you. I’m Rebecca wantheon.”

ebecca quickly looked through Lilia. Her utfit was not colorful, but it was only worn th the finest quality from head to toe.

Er gaze briefly stayed at Lilia’s diamond ecklace. It was a necklace that was eviously sold at the highest price ever at

auction. After confirming Lilia’s value, the rners of her mouth widened into a bigger nile.

et’s sit here.”

hen Rebecca recommended a seat, Lilia topposite. However, even though eryone sat down, Karhan stood tall. eling strange, Lilia looked up at Karhan.

t down, too.”

ly then did Karhan sit down.

it because he is nervous?”

nsidering that, he looked a little different m usual. Lilia gaze was drawn from -han and she stared at the table. There he high-quality refreshments on the table. -as obvious that they cared about teacups

dishes.

a put an elongated box down on the table.

grained wooden box was adorned with bons of velvet and gold thread.

small, but it’s in return for the invitation.”

en Rebecca showed interest in the box, opened her mouth,

a wine produced by my family, and it’s in exactly 100 years this year since it was de. I was originally planning to deliver it to imperial family, but wanted to give it to neone more important.”

ecca’s smile deepened at Lilia’s words. It an immeasurable gift. Rebecca mmended tea after telling the employee eep the gift well.

ard that you two are dating.”

ecca, holding a teacup, looked at Lilia

tly.

w did you meet him?”

1 in love at first sight at the banquet.”

ecca’s eyes narrowed when she gave an Jer that she had fretted over several 5. They were eyes that were focused on suring her authenticity. For her, she I have needed to find out if this onship was true. In order to welcome she had to let Stella go, the best fish nad caught

seemed to have a hard time being

ved. Lilia turned her head toward an. At that time, Karhan carefully ned out toward Lilia.

ngertips were shaking a little. Lilia diately grabbed his hand. Fingers dug

by little and intertwined. His pulse bounding from their clasped hands. It eating so loudly that it flowed to her

arm……’

nerves headed to the hand. Karhan’s remained with Lilia’s palm wrapped 4. Come to think of it, they had crossed so far, but never held hands. It felt Even though it was a contractual nship, it felt like they were really