Raising my Fiancè with Money

Chapter 95: Lilia Bloden Grabbed Him By a Leash!

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She had instigated the talk with Stella, but Lilia didn’t expect it to go this way.
All this time, they didn’t know that she was dating Karhan, but after entering with him this time, they were sure now.

The others began to whisper.
Perhaps the scene they were witnessing was enough to make them chatter so.
It was a conjecture so far anyway.
When Lilia proposed a contract relationship with Karhan, she thought the rumors would be a little dirty, but she didn’t think anyone would insult her to her face.….

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Shouldn’t you at least apologize to the victim, Lady Dellota?”

It seemed she hadn’t heard the details from Stella.
Lilia smiled faintly.
Then the Countess flinched.
It was when Lilia, who was ready to respond, and was opening her mouth—

“It’s unpleasant.”

Lilia and Countess looked at Stella at the same time.
Unexpectedly, it was Stella who spoke first.

“She stole a man? From me?”

Stella, who turned and faced the Countess, raised her head.
The Countess closed her mouth at the cold gaze.
Stella shot back, expressing her displeasure,

“Don’t speculate.
Lilia Bloden just picked up what I threw away.”

Lilia’s brow narrowed slightly.
But she decided it would be better not to step in.

“B-but…… You didn’t say that…….”

The bewildered Countess stuttered.
Stella looked down on her with her chin up.

“Were we close enough to talk about that?”

“…….”

“Don’t spread false rumors.”

It was a perfect line.
The Countess’ face, which stood on Stella’s side and criticized Lilia, turned red.
She was very embarrassed, so she turned her body and went towards the terrace.

“What the.
She’s acting like she’s taking my side.”

Stella shook her fan with indignation.
It seemed like she was trying to shake off the lingering scent that woman had left behind.

Stella was a very proud person.
The Countess’ comment just now made Stella into a poor woman abandoned by a man.
With Stella’s personality, she had to be the one to throw it away even if she was told she was mean.
Lilia stared at Stella.

“What are you looking at so much?”

Stella said feistily.
Still, her tone was much softer than when she was dealing with The Countess.
Stella murmured as she folded the wide open fan,

“Don’t get me wrong.
I didn’t mean to help you.”

“I know.
It’s just funny that a stalker says that.”

“Oh, really…!”

Stella shot a hasty look at Lilia.
Lilia raised and lowered her eyebrows lightly.
She lowered her voice, and the people around them went away, so there was no one to listen to them.

Still anxious, Stella led her further inside.
Stella, who had stuck to the wall, spoke to her with ease.

“It’s good that you don’t speak obscenities.”

Karhan and Stella were not engaged, but rumors circulated that they were dating.
Stella acted as if she was dating him, so the engagement was almost certain.

But if Stella had told them that she broke up with him first, Lilia and Karhan would not be criticized.
There was no reason to use the stigma caused by the rumors..

Of course, they began dating before the engagement breakup announcement with Richard, but thanks to the last banquet incident, everyone knew that Richard wouldn’t let go even if Lilia asked for the breakup.

‘I don’t like a situation where Karhan was abandoned, but…….’

Still, it was better than the rumors that Karhan kicked Stella first.
Their reputation was barely recovering, and there was no reason to pour cold water on it.
However, now that the two have actually stopped dating! Even if Lilia argues, they won’t believe it…….
As Lilia was silent, Stella grumbled.

“I have my own reputation.”

In fact, she wondered if Stella had any lingering feelings for Karhan, but she didn’t seem to have any feelings.
It seems that she chose Karhan simply because she wanted to be a duchess.

Stella, standing next to her, glanced at Lilia.
Stella didn’t leave her seat, although she could have gone off to do some other business.

“Why don’t you go see all those friends?”

As Lilia snapped, Stella murmured, smoothing her long blue hair.

“……I’m tired of dealing with them, so I’m going to take a break.”

Stella’s eyes caught Lilia’s dress.
Every time she moved, flowers seemed to bloom on the hem of her dress that fluttered.
Asked Lilia, feeling the gaze,

“What? Are you going to copy me again?”

“When did I copy you……?!”

Stella blew up.
What had happened so far passed through her mind, but Lilia answered mildly,

“It was painted by an artist I know.”

“Good workmanship.”

“Do you want me to introduce you?”

Stella looked at Lilia with a look of puzzlement.
Lilia gave a capitalist smile.
She’ll have to tell Vanessa later.  If it’s Stella, even if it’s a large sum of money, she’ll gladly accept it.

Lilia and Stella had a more normal conversation than they thought.
They always quarreled first and responded later, but when Stella’s attitude changed, Lilia seemed to have become complacent.
This would never have been possible before.

While the two of them were doing this, the ladies who were wandering nearby flocked and talked to them.
Everyone looked excited as if they had just entered society.

“Lady Bloden, your dress is so pretty!”

“What made you think of drawing on a dress?”

Lilia answered softly with a gentle smile.
She needed to look good to future guests.
When Lilia, who had always smiled without presence, changed, everyone was surprised and actively asked questions.

Stella looked suspicious, but soon joined the conversation.
Later, the ladies also sneaked up and greeted her too.
They had a lot of ulterior motives.
No matter what anyone says, Lilia and Stella were the richest ladies in the banquet hall.

Lilia suddenly wondered if Karhan was doing well.
As soon as she turned her head to find him, she could see someone entering the banquet hall.
It was Richard.

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After deciding to act separately from Lilia, Karhan dealt with the nobles alone.
Having conversation with strangers was still difficult, but he calmly accepted the conversation, recalling Lilia’s face.

He was also entertained by the many high-quality stories, and Karhan helped keep the conversation going by adding little things here and there because he recognized what they were talking about.

“The Lord knows a lot of things.”

Those who thought he was an ignorant swordsman saw Karhan differently.
It was said that he had been rolling on the battlefield for a long time, but they admired that the successor of the Duke was unique.
The results of his hard work while taking the successor class was finally revealed.

Karhan looked aside to be praised.
But he was sullen when he realized Lilia wasn’t there.
Karhan’s eyes drooped, and the people surrounding him paused.
A lost puppy came to everyone’s mind.

“I’ll be away for a second.”

Everyone was disappointed but nodded at Karhan’s words.
Karhan went straight out to find Lilia.
They didn’t decide when to meet, so he thought it would be okay to go to Lilia now.

Karhan looked around.
It was difficult to find Lilia because the place was so wide and crowded.
Then Karhan found a table lined with champagne.
He saw Lilia’s favorite bottle.

Karhan, who came up with an excuse to go to Lilia, picked up a glass.
As he went to find Lilia again, noblemen, who were looking from afar, flocked around him.

“Lord Evantheon.”

The well-dressed noblemen spoke to Karhan.
Karhan, who was worried about how to refuse because he was busy, thought he would give him a moment.
As Lilia intentionally moved away, it would have been nice to make friends with them.
Then Lilia might compliment him later.

“Are you interested in horseback riding?”

“There’s a forest I’ve seen, and it’s a perfect place to hunt…….”

Karhan listened to them calmly.
The polite and upright manner caused a stir among the young people.
When they heard the rumors, they thought that Karhan had no class, but in reality, isn’t he so different?

Everyone was trying to say one more thing, but there was a man who couldn’t make eye contact with Karhan.
Karhan looked at him silently.
The man with his shoulders hunched up worked up some courage and opened his mouth,

“The…….
Lord, do you remember me? I’ve seen you once before.”

Karhan didn’t know who he was, but he nodded.
Then the man looked remarkably relieved.
As if he had never looked shrunken, he quickly entered the conversation.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like you to tell me an anecdote from the battlefield.”

Karhan paused at his request.
Karhan, who received everyone’s attention at once, told his story for the first time.

“The battlefield where I was…….”

Karhan calmly told the truth without exaggeration.
It was a short story, but at the end of Karhan’s words, everyone had admiring eyes.
The noblemen who grew up preciously in the capital often fantasized about the war itself.
Like admiring a hero.

Karhan felt his story was somehow consumed like a hero’s story, making his mouth bitter.
But he didn’t want to talk about the horrors of the war.
Earlier, a man who couldn’t even make eye contact with Karhan spoke to him secretly,

“The last time I saw you, I shouldn’t have avoided you.”

He said he didn’t expect Karhan to be so gentlemanly, and he said compliments.
At that, Karhan finally realized where he had seen the man.
Lilia had been in a wagon accident before, and he was the owner of the carriage.

Of course, Karhan arrived late at the scene and heard the details from Lilia.
Then this man ran away in a hurry as soon as Karhan came.
As Karhan blinked, the man talked eagerly.

“I was so embarrassed at the time…….
I don’t know what Lady Bloden might have said, but I was actually the victim…….”

He confessed his feelings, saying that he was innocent.
He brought it up because he wanted Karhan to understand his injustice and say a word to Lilia because he seemed to communicate well.

Karhan listened silently, and he stayed excitedly chattering.
The man said it in a twist because he thought Karhan would go against Lilia, but it was a tone that secretly criticized Lilia.
The man who didn’t see Karhan’s expression gradually subside eventually crossed the line.

“I thought the guards were brought in from the back alley.
Bloden’s eyes are…….”

Crack! Then he heard something cracking.
The startled man stopped talking.
A thick glass was seen to have been shattered and fallen to the floor.
The glass that Karhan was holding was broken.

Karhan looked down at his palms with no expression.
Fortunately, there was no cuts, but the alcohol in the glass soaked his sleeves.
It also stained the cuff button Lilia had given him.

Karhan frowned.
In the ferocious atmosphere, the man swallowed his breath.
Karhan, with his face expressionless and holding broken glass, looked like a demon.

“……I need to wash up.”

The words were scarier than the warnings.
The hardened man hiccuped.
Karhan glanced at him and turned away in silence.

As soon as he insulted Lilia, Karhan’s attitude suddenly changed, and the noblemen were silent for a while.
They quickly realized that a lot of rumors about Karhan weren’t just lies.

He’s still a crazy dog, and Lilia Blodden grabbed him by the leash.…!

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