The Precious Sister of The Villainous Grand Duke

ltr ”>She hadn’t changed much from what I remembered about her.

 

The pale brown skin tone, the blue eyes like the summer sky, and the small, round face gave the impression of a maiden. 

 

“I did hear from Charlotte.
You helped her, didn’t you?”

 

Dona Euclid didn’t show any hostility towards me contrary to my expectations.
I looked at her with a good-natured countenance and bit my lips tightly. 

 

“My sister seemed to have misunderstood Charl’s story.
Please don’t mind it too much, Princess.”

 

“Dona, what are you saying? Charl definitely said so.
That she lost the holy relic.”

 

“Yes, but she didn’t say that this young lady blackmailed her.” 

 

“Charl is very kind so would she actually tell the true story? It’s obvious as this is what Lagrange’s do.”

 

Dorothea raised her upper lips and made invidious remarks like a person with close ties to the Euclid family. 

 

“Princess, you should return Charl’s necklace while I’m being nice –” 

 

“What are you going to do if it isn’t returned?” 

 

I wasn’t the one who responded to the thorny threats made against me.
I turned around, startled at the long shadow that fell over my head.

 

“D-Duke.”

 

“Your Grace.”

 

“What?”

 

“I just came back from officially receiving the approval to succeed as the Grand Duke.
Get my title right, Dorothea Hilbert.”

 

Like me, Dietrich shouldn’t have encountered a noble from the capital, however, he called her name and ordered her with one of his hands inside one of his pockets. 

 

Dorothea’s face lost color in an instant.

 

Dietrich wasn’t even particularly threatening, but she looked back at her younger sister while trembling in fear.”

 

“Duke, I was just about to apologize for the mistake my younger sister has done to the princess.” 

 

“If you don’t want to see one of your son’s arms fly in the next round, don’t interfere.”

 

“You insolent!”

 

Dona Euclid, as if shocked by Dietrich’s words, burst into forced laughter. 

 

He placed a hand on my shoulder completely ignoring her reaction. 

 

“Countess, I remember telling you to finish your words.” 

 

“The first one who made a mistake was your sister, isn’t that right? Your Grace?”

 

Dorothea cried as if she couldn’t bear the situation wherein she had to use formal speech when speaking to Dietrich. 

 

“Everyone already knows that Miss Charlotte’s necklace was stolen.”

 

“Are we talking about that damn necklace again?”

 

Dietrich ground his teeth in annoyance.

 

“That’s right! Why are you northerners coveting the holy relic of the sun god Hera?” 

 

‘A holy relic that doesn’t even look like a star, it’d be better to throw it away.’

 

I made up my mind to buy and sell any holy relics of Hera that I chanced upon. 

 

“A necklace blessed by a southern god is akin to rubbish with no meaning in Lagrange.”

 

“If that is so, then why?”

 

“Annissa only helped Charlotte Vallandia who was in need.”

 

Everyone was staggered at Dietrich’s words.

 

“That’s a lie, right?”

 

“To say that Lagrange helps others, isn’t that ridiculous?”

 

At this point, I was wondering if I was being bullied throughout the whole country.

 

What’s the point of having power and wealth?

 

When people detest us this much.

 

I got a little sad and tightly held Dietrich’s hand who was standing beside me.
He held my hand and squeezed, then he glanced at the other side. 

 

“Charlotte Vallandia.”

 

At the sudden call of her name, Charlotte, who stood a short distance from Dietrich, was startled and turned to look at us. 

 

It was as if she just came down from dancing, her flushed cheeks were lovely.

 

“….Oh, um? Are you calling me?”

 

“That’s right.
You explain.”

 

However, Dietrich’s eyes looking at her were not only indifferent, but they were also chilly. 

 

“I don’t know why you’re angry at me.” 

 

She shrugged her shoulders with a slightly embarrassed smile. 

 

‘When will their romance start?’

 

“Aren’t you the cause of this problem?”

 

Dietrich pressed her again when she didn’t answer.
Perhaps feeling sorry for Charlotte being cornered, the people came to defend her.

 

“Why are you angry at Charlotte, Your Grace? She is the saint who will be the salvation of the North.”

 

I was taken aback by the woman’s words and glanced at Dietrich’s countenance.
For the desolate North meant Dietrich himself. 

 

‘It was also an opportunity for Dietrich to fall in love with Charl.’

 

“Salvation?”

 

But he just smiled crookedly, finding it absurd. 

 

“I don’t need your salvation or whatever, so tell them whether Anissa really extorted your necklace or not, Vallandia.” 

 

In truth, I had never told Dietrich the details of how I came into possession of Charlotte’s necklace.

 

‘What if I did steal the necklace? What’s the point of you doing that?’ 

 

Without loosening the grip he had on my hand, he added. 

 

“Anissa is not the kind of girl who would covet your necklace for no reason.”

 

“B-but…”

 

At Dietrich’s firm words, Charlotte hesitated and crammed her lips together.
After a while, she finally opened her mouth.