The Villain Changed the Ending

075 Young Duchess

***[Annette, Mother]***

The tension of a new bride meeting her mother-in-law will be considerable.

Annette had no mother-in-law, but on the first day she entered the duchy, she too was so nervous that she stiffened like a wooden doll.

Catherine must have been more nervous than her, I heard that she even passed out when the butler greeted her.

Benno says it won’t be just tension, and smiles, asking to look forward to the meeting.

When I asked what was going on, he didn’t answer and just smiled.

‘If Benno smiles with such a soft face, is she a decent woman?’

Thanks to that, Annette felt a little more at ease.

In fact, it is not only the daughter-in-law who is getting married that is nervous.

The mother-in-law, who was to welcome the next hostess, was equally anxious.

‘It would be better if it was the bride of the one and only son.’

I couldn’t sleep the night before because I was nervous and worried about whether I would be able to get along with my daughter-in-law or what to do if I was a woman with a disrespectful temper for my mother-in-law.

Annette’s nerves are on the thin side, and others don’t know about it, but she doesn’t really fit the position of a duchess.

Without the help of Benno and his father-in-law, he would not have been able to achieve this position.

It was the same even after becoming the duchess.

Until Oscar became a duke, he was nervous every day, fearing that his son would be pushed out of the heir position.

Bernd did such a poor job.

It was only after Oscar became a duke and supported her that she felt happy.

‘He must be a good person.’

I hope you are the kind of woman where Oscar’s heart can rest.

Annette, worried and hopeful, stood inside the main entrance of the mansion.

All the servants, including the butler, went out to greet the new duchess.

However, Annette did not go out and waited inside.

Originally, all servants were only greeted by the head of the house.

It was the same with Annette, but in the case of Catherine, the Duchess, it wasn’t to that extent.

A case like today was an exception.

In the first place, the situation is abnormal.

It’s the first day a new bride comes in as a duchess, but there is no head of household, and Catherine doesn’t even live here.

I was going to stop by for a while like a guest and then leave.

In addition, the actual hostess in charge of housekeeping in the mansion is not the duchess, but herself as her mother-in-law.

Originally, Catherine would only become a duchess after learning about the family for several years, or decades at the latest, but the order was reversed.

If it starts in this way, there is a risk that Katrin will be left with an incomplete impression even if she later takes over all the household chores.

Concerned about that, Annette had all the servants greet the Duchess.

First impressions are the strongest.

Giving the impression that Annette and the head of the servants greet her politely at first will be of great help to Catherine later.

Fortunately, both the head butler and the head maid nodded in agreement that Annette’s opinion was correct.

If you have a shallow character, you might mistakenly accept this consideration and become arrogant, but if Benno’s judgment is to be believed, Catherine is not such a woman.

After waiting for a while, I saw a carriage through the wide open door.

It is a large wagon for a married couple.

It was expensive enough for even the royal family to stick out their tongues, and although the price was very high during production, the maintenance cost was also formidable.

From the exterior to the interior of the elegant carriage, a renowned craftsman was in charge of repairs.

Annette also rode once when she got married here.

‘I never had a chance to ride after that.’

If you had a good relationship with your husband, you would have had a chance to ride a few times while going together.

But not once, Bernd had ever taken her on that carriage.

‘Still, I miss it for some reason.’

Anyway, every woman who marries into this family gets to ride that carriage at least once.

All the brides from the previous generations, the brides from the previous generations, and the brides from before that all entered this place in that carriage.

It was one of the best courtesies a duke shows when welcoming a bride.

After entering the castle, Catherine also dressed up according to the duke’s custom, and rode the carriage again.

“…”

The carriage drew closer and a woman got out.

Annette took a light breath.

She is still too young to be called a woman, in a word she is just a girl.

The eyes rolled on their own.

‘Oh… It looks like a doll.’

I saw many beautiful women.

He is also told that he is beautiful, and he is not surprised by his tolerable beauty.

But the girl who got off the carriage was more beautiful and lovely than any woman he had ever seen.

Her skin is as white as expensive porcelain, and her hair glistening in the sunlight is like a thread made of melted gold.

It was a little far away, but even from here, the shadow cast over her face by her long eyelashes could be seen.

‘Really… Oscar never said a word about being that beautiful.’

Ever since I was young, I was a little worried because I wasn’t interested in women, but it seems that my fiancée was so beautiful that I didn’t pay attention to other women.

‘If it’s such a pretty child, even I would fall in love with it.’

Catherine was greeted by the servants with a dignified appearance for her age.

Her movements were graceful and her technique seemed perfect.

It must have been thanks to the education of the wives he sent to him in addition to the etiquette he learned from a young age in the marquis family.

‘Looks like he worked really hard.’

satisfied

If you can do that at that age, you can look forward to it in the future.

‘I’ll make a good pair with Oscar.’

However, it seems that the doll is really moving.

It felt like I was looking at a living doll, which made me feel strange.

Katrin turns and climbs the stairs.

Since Annette is far above her, he has not yet met her gaze.

Raising one’s head upward is usually unbeautiful and disrespectful, so aristocratic women do not behave like that.

Thanks to that, I had enough time to observe.

Looking quietly at the young bride, Annette inwardly admired a little.

‘You know the movements that make you look beautiful.’

From one to ten, such as the way you move your hands, the tilt of your shoulders or face, move at an angle that makes you look most beautiful to others.

If you don’t look like you’re doing it on purpose, it must be a habit you’ve been accustomed to since childhood.

‘I’ve never met Marquis Petrie, but.’

It will not be her education.

The Marquis was an elegant person, but she did not act like that.

‘I’m sure he wasn’t even a tutor, so who did he learn from?’

I was a little curious.

Catherine did not see Annette’s face until she climbed the stairs and passed the entrance of the mansion.

He kept his head straight and lowered his gaze slightly as he walked.

Noticing that Katrin’s fingertips, which had looked relaxed just a moment ago, were trembling, Annette smiled.

‘As expected, he’s nervous.’

By the time you enter the doorway, you should raise your gaze a little and make eye contact, but Katrin has passed that distance.

He seems to be at a loss for what to do, even raising his gaze on a gloomy street.

If you go up the stairs, the distance from there to Annette is short.

Catherine arrived in front of Annette with her gaze lowered.

However, despite her doll-like appearance, her heart was unexpectedly strong, so she pretended not to know her mistake and bowed down.

It seemed as if he had intended to do so from the beginning.

Benno and the head maid, who had come inside at some point, were also looking at Katrin with gentle eyes.

They, too, would have noticed Katrin’s mistake right away.

But the atmosphere between the two is good.

It seems to have liked it.

‘There’s a bit of a shameless corner, and I think this kid will do really well.’

Annette laughed quietly inwardly.

As Katrin lowered herself deeply, her dress swelled gracefully like a bell.

Bowing is also beautiful.

The lack of experience will have to be filled from now on, and from appearance to manners and courage, there is nothing to criticize.

From a young age, he sent letters to Oscar and behaved unexpectedly, but I couldn’t find anything like that anywhere.

Oscar got a really nice wife.

“Welcome, Catherine.”

“Thank you for the hospitality… Mother.”

I think I was a bit shy when I called her mother.

cute.

Thinking so, Katrin lifted her body, which had been lowered deeply, and slightly raised her gaze.

“…”

oh?

It’s strange.

Katrin, who had been speaking normally until a moment ago, suddenly stiffened and turned into a doll.

Katrin’s eyes widened and were staring at her as if they had been driven through nails.

“Catherine?”

“…”

For a moment, Katrin really looked like a doll.

A young lady-in-waiting from the marquess’ house quietly stood behind Katrin and poked her finger in Cook’s back.

Only then did Catherine move her mouth as if the magic had finally been lifted.

“I’m sorry, mother.”

“It must have been difficult moving a long distance. I was also very tired when I first got married, so I almost passed out when I first met my father-in-law. Let’s go to your room and rest.”

Katrin said no, but it was a long trip in midsummer.

You may have eaten the heat, and it’s good to let your body rest.

Receiving Annette’s glance, Benno came to her side.

“Ma’am, don’t worry, I’ll see you again at dinner.”

Catherine glanced up at Annette several times, then lowered and looked up again as she headed toward the room.

It wouldn’t have looked good from the user’s side.

Katrin was really savvy and only rolled her eyes slightly to look at her.

But the maid seems to have noticed that something was wrong even though she couldn’t see it.

I was shaking my head.

For a while, I was busy preparing to greet Katrin.

Thinking that it was just finished, I felt tired belatedly.

After resting for a while, Annette moved to Catherine’s room.

We have to share a little about today’s dinner, and we have to coordinate a few opinions.

The dinner we had together today was also a practice for later.

He would have to teach them little by little how to organize a duke’s dinner.

‘I’m sorry you must be tired.’

Catherine’s stay is short, even if it seems long.

You have to save time.

Annette’s steps spontaneously sped up.

‘Anyway, why was that kid so surprised when he saw me?’

Was there something strange about his face?

While I was tilting my head at the thought of something strange, I met the head maid.

“Good. I was on my way to Catherine’s room. I’m going with the maid. Let’s say goodbye today.”

“Yes, goddamn.”

The maid follows and smiles.

“He was elegant, beautiful, and really cute.”

“Yeah, I never thought that she was such a pretty person as a doll, but I was also surprised.”

“I remembered the day the godfather first came. On that day, everyone in the house, including me, was surprised. They said that such a beautiful woman is your wife.”

“Oh, by the way, you’ve grown a lot too.”

“I’m serious, ma’am.”

As they walked through a casual conversation, they began to see Katrin’s room farther down the hallway.

Catherine’s room is the bedroom of the head couple.

It was also where Oscar’s room was until he became the head of the family.

Oscar wanted Annette to keep using the room, but she refused.

The head wife’s room belongs to the Duchess.

It was a place that one should not occupy even if there was no hostess.

Bad for anyone coming in later.

Since Oscar officially married Catherine, the interior of the room has been constantly changed.

As time goes by, Catherine will change it to her own taste, but for now, it was as Annette had decorated it.

‘I changed it to suit a young woman’s heart, but I don’t know what it will be like.’

I hope you like her.

In the hallway, several servants stood at some distance from the room.

It was waiting for Katrin to come whenever she called.

But it’s exceptionally far away.

The maid hurriedly approached and asked the servants.

“Why are you standing so far away? What if I’m late for my wife’s call?”

“…”

The servants met each other’s eyes and smiled slightly.

“Your wife is very excited… She is talking to the lady-in-waiting at the door. I can hear a little noise, so I’m trying not to get too close.”

Come to think of it, the attendant who opened the door was also smiling from a distance.

The users don’t know why, but they seem happy.

‘But I have to pay attention to this kind of thing…’

Annette quietly approached the door.

As I approached the door, I heard a small voice through the crack in the thick door.

“My God! Did you see? Did you see? Didn’t you? Oscar is wearing a dress.”

“I’ve heard that word a hundred times already.”

“Isn’t it really beautiful? I think I fell in love again. I almost asked you to marry me on the spot.”

“I think I’ve heard that one hundred and fifty times.”

“So much the same thing! I cried like my eyes would collapse because Oscar-nim wasn’t here, but suddenly my heart comes alive.”

“Baby, no, madam, you know? That’s not Mr. Oscar, it’s your mother.”

“You’re talking stupid, Anne. Of course I know. But… Anne, have you seen it? Oscar is wearing a dress…”

“I think I’ve heard it two hundred times now. That’s it.”

“Oscar, I want to meet you soon. When will you be back?”

“I think I’ve heard that a thousand times in this short time.”

“Anne, where is Oscar going?”

“Do you like the duke that much?”

“Of course. Even if I split my heart into a hundred parts, all of them contain Oscar-sama.”

“I know that, but… Ma’am, if even your face looks like Mrs. Oscar, you’re in trouble.”

“But have you seen it? Didn’t you? It looks the same. Oscar-sama’s dress…”

The same conversation is repeated round and round.

But both seemed to be having fun.

The lady-in-waiting also seemed tired of talking, but her voice jumped out.

‘is it. Does my face look that much like Oscar to that kid?’

As a child, Oscar looked just like him.

However, as I grew up, more and more people in the duchy said that I resembled my grandfather.

I heard a lot of people say that at banquets.

The current duke is said to resemble the former duke.

Little by little, the image of himself is being erased from Oscar.

It is natural for men and women.

But sometimes I felt sad.

Feeling like my son is not my son, but just a duke, feeling like I’m going away.

Even though I knew it wasn’t, I naturally felt sad that way.

‘But in the eyes of that child.’

He is very similar to Oscar.

A smile formed on his lips involuntarily.

Annette quietly turned away.

The maid is standing a little further away and smiling.

As Annette moved away from the room and approached, the head maid whispered softly.

“Your wife really likes the Duke.”

“I know.”

“To see the dame in the duke’s dress… I thought I was going to die after imagining it for a second.”

The maid covered her mouth and suppressed laughter.

The workers around me laughed silently.

“The duke and his wife seem to be on good terms, I’m really glad.”

Listening to the maid’s words, Annette quietly nodded.

Everyone in the mansion has seen the feud between himself and Bernd.

That’s why Catherine, who likes Oscar, seems so dear to them.

It was the same in Annette’s eyes.

“I was going to talk a little about dinner today, but I’ll put it off until tomorrow. I’d rather make dinner light and somewhat informal.”

After saying that, Annette gave a small smile.

When I recalled seeing Oscar in the dress, I laughed involuntarily.

***[Heroine Oscar]***

On Earth, I felt stronger that I was sacrificing my daily life for the company rather than for my own life.

My time every day becomes a cogwheel of the company, used for a while, then wears out, and then squeezes time out of my body again to become a disposable part of the company.

That also doesn’t matter at all.

However, as much as I work here, the results will be for me and my precious people.

I was very happy about that.

I feel like I am doing something really important, something that is absolutely necessary.

The people working under me would be in a really vicious black company.

‘Still, it’s somehow difficult to be alone away from home for a long time.’

It was like that in my previous life, but I seem to have a short relationship with my family.

In this world, even if he is on the decent side, he is almost isolated from his father and has no siblings.

Maybe that’s why I feel a little anxious when I’m away from home.

I feel anxious because I feel like my family will disappear even right now.

“…”

I looked up at the stars in the night sky, sighed, and turned my gaze to the dimly lit room.

Today, on the way to another manor, I stopped at an inn in a small village.

It’s not a luxury accommodation that I usually use, but it’s a clean place in its own way.

However, the candle smelled a little and gave me a headache.

I had to reduce the number of candles and stick my face out the window whenever I could.

If other people see that it’s okay, it’s because I’m sensitive.

Perhaps because of life on Earth, they are not well adapted to this early period.

In the duke’s mansion, high-quality items were used, so I didn’t know about it at all during normal times.

After getting rid of the candle smell for a while, I sat down at a table by the window.

There were several letters from the ducal family on the table.

‘First, Benno’s report.’

Although he continues to move, he continues to hear news from the dukedom’s home.

My movement is continuously reported to the main family through the management who moves together, and the management there reports to me again.

Benno’s report stated that Katrin had arrived safely and that the meeting with her mother had gone well.

Responses from users are also very favorable.

She is said to be a perfect and lovely wife.

‘Perfect, that’s kind of strange.’

Considering Katrin’s behavior, this phrase is somehow odd.

‘furthermore.’

I saw a pile of letters on the table, tied up with pretty cords.

There was a bunch of beautiful envelopes that you could tell at a glance that they were written by a woman.

All from Catherine.

one bottle per day.

Since I can’t use the servants of the marquis family, I suppress it and only have one a day.

When Benno sent me news, he bundled it up and sent it.

When I opened and read them one by one, most of them said that I wanted to see them, and once in a while, it was written that it was so strange that there was no duke in the duke’s family.

And that my mother is very similar to me.

‘I already know that I said it looked like I was wearing a dress.’

Benno has already reported.

Both the servant and the mother seemed to laugh a lot when they heard that.

‘It’s nice that it’s well received, but I think the direction is a bit odd.’

After reading Catherine’s letter, I lay down on the bed.

To the point of bringing that letter to me at work, Katrin really seems to be loved by everyone.

I was worried that I would be called the lady of eccentricity and the wife of eccentricity, but I let go.

“…”

this is the last one

When this work is over, return to the dukedom.

Mother and young lady waiting.

‘to home.’

For some reason, it feels like something warm is building up in my heart.

I placed the last letter I read on my chest and closed my eyes.

I think I will have a good dream today.