Zack forcibly dragged along my father, who was throwing a tantrum saying he didn't want to be separated from me, to go home. Then, my father came incognito many times to the shop to visit me.
Every time he came, people were leaving the store like it was something they should not watch. Well, since he would buy many things, it was good but…
It would be good if Zack could buy something too since he is a hindrance to the store.
As expected, the muscle idiot was not thoughtful.
Due to father's firm request, my hairstyle was a lady's style vertical roll like one year ago. "Julitan, your curls are the cutest".
On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, my dedicated maids appeared in my room crying "We are glad you are okay" many times over.
Furthermore, looking at the remaining scar on my forehead, they covered it with such a thick layer of foundation.
I understand their excuse but not the heavy makeup!
Perhaps they wanted to be protected from the harsh treatments of my step mother in the mansion. It seems my younger step brother Chris revealed his real nature this one year. Because my father was not here and I had disappeared, he could do as he pleased.
I was told he was busy while having secret affairs with various ladies in the mansion. With young maids too. Even though it was good those maids and my maids were on bad terms from the start.
It was said that since Chris would become the Duke, his lovers were living on the mansion as his mistresses. At that time, he was making my maids work hard. Well.
That is why. They were so glad to see me again. They wanted me to be more beautiful than anyone else for today's coming of age ceremony… The long-awaited power of the vertical curl was not half-hearted! The power of spring was amazing…
It was good my elder sisters arranged a neat and plain black dress beforehand.
If not, what would I be wearing? I heard I would have worn a frilly pink dress.
"What's this?"
Was the dress fashion so bad after one year?
The maids vaguely told me about it.
It was the style the Crown Prince's fiancee was trying to popularize…
How many flowers does Meg have in her head. I am sure she said something like "I will make a trend! Everyone will be surprised by my good fashion sense". If I was to wear that dress, I would look like a piglet.
Don't, don't tell me, do the ladies do a piggy dance in the evening parties? It is possible.
Thinking about the expected meeting with Meg from now, I headed to the royal palace while being escorted by Zack.
Today's Zack was good looking in his formal military uniform, if he didn't talk.
"Why is Zack with this woman!"
As soon as I entered the hall, that woman and Thomas, the Prime Minister eldest son, came together like piranhas. The Prime Minister is a Viscount. He purchased the lower aristocratic rank thanks to his abilities. In the future, I don't think Thomas will held the position of Prime Minister like his father…
"Miss Julia. How insane for you, an offender, to turn up before the royal family shamelessly!"
Yes, Thomas was such a guy. He came to pick a fight with me because my school grades were better.
"Older sister!! Why, why are you here!? Even though you eloped with a man! Since then, you switched to Zack!"
Eh, was I supposed to have eloped with a man? Although you said to father that I ran away, afraid of my painful execution, that is, having my engagement cancelled??
"Chris! You bastard! It is rude toward Julisama!"
I received his protection without delay. Thanks to his big back, I didn't have to look at them… My heart throbbed at Zack, being conscious of his new speech and conduct…
I thought I would be fine looking at them, but it was not good at all. It was difficult to control myself from the overflowing anger and anxiety at that time.
"Zack. What on earth happened? As expected, was it too painful to stay with me because of my marriage with Gil? Don't worry, although I will marry Gil, just like before, I will love everyone equally"
"Ah, I understand, Meg. You are always the gentle girl whose heart is pure and beautiful like a goddess. You love us equally. I too, will protect Meg from all her enemies when I'll become Prime Minister"
"Of course. Our cute Meg. Even if you will be the Queen, we will always love you together. Our Meg will be a wonderful Queen, more than anyone else, and will have the support of Duke Lediz"
With a bright red face, she looked up at Thomas and Chris touching her cheeks with both hands. And then looked up at Zack next…
(Excellent, Zack. Through skill muscle!)
…Isn't it a declaration of adultery before marriage? Pure? Isn't it the conduct of a bitch?
Hey, you people around me, realize her play!
As long as Zack was around the corner, they could not strike me.
Everyone around me were cunningly lending their ears this way. Their eyes were wandering around here.
Eh, the young ladies had many piglets.
The participants of today's coming of age ceremony were almost all upper aristocrats, above Count. And here and there Baroness and Viscount…
"Julisama!"
Only the ladies who were not wearing fluffy pastel colored dresses in this hall were my friends. I am sure my friends who joined the conversation were the previous fiancees of Thomas and Chris, but I wonder how the negotiation went.
Well, in the case of Chris, my step mother took the negotiation with a convenient Marquis' daughter. Father ignored it. Thomas proposed to a willing Count's daughter although the royal family didn't allow it. Thomas, by the time he enrolled school, started talking actively to daughters of Count rank and above.
Even if Thomas was an elite ikemen with glasses, in the end, everyone had a fiancé since child age. There was not so many ladies he could choose. A lot of girls wanted to love freely during their school days.
I wonder why the Prime Minister didn't look for a marriage partner for Thomas when he was a child… Because rivalry between factions occurred before, did he plan to find a partner at a more suitable time? It was possible. The father of Thomas was an ambitious man too.