The Villainous Family Loves Me Too Much!

The tense situation had passed, but Priscilla found herself lying on a cold floor with no memory of how she had arrived there.

She couldn’t recall anything from the moment she entered the forest until now.

“W-Why am I here…?”

Dark flesh and wetness that she had never felt before in her life were gathered together and wrapped around her body.

“Such curiosity… You all want to know so much.”

Could it be… that vicious woman looking at her was the Crown Princess who was said to be so angelic?

The attitude of the Crown Princess, who treated her as if she were a slave, seemed quite different from the dignity of the nobility she was familiar with.

“Just as cocky as our Karena.”

However, the name that came out of her mouth was the name that had been raging over in her head all the way.

“The audacity of these people, always wanting to know.”

“Wha… Karena? Karena… Leblanc?”

Without realizing it, Priscilla reacted to the name, ‘Karena’.

At that moment, with a sharp snap, Priscilla’s face turned sharply in the opposite direction.

“How dare you speak of Her Highness the Crown Princess with such a lowly mouth?”

It was Colin who slapped Priscilla’s cheek, not Beatrice. It seemed she was genuinely upset on behalf of the Crown Princess, as she appeared to be her aid.

Damn, I got into a mess.

Priscilla inwardly cursed her situation while feeling pessimistic about her position.

“Hmph, a lowly mouth? Are Felosite nobles considered insignificant in the Empire?”

However, as soon as they heard the word ‘Felosite’, both Colin and Beatrice stopped their actions and exchanged glances.

Priscilla couldn’t understand the exact meaning of their actions, but she could sense that their reactions were related to the word ‘Felosite’.

And when Beatrice lifted Priscilla’s chin and smiled, she felt that she might have a chance to survive.

“You, it’s quite a waste to be used as food, am I right?”

* * *

The Barony Delfia fell rapidly.

Their double-dealing between the Empire and Felosite had been exposed, resulting in the loss of their noble status. All those with the name Delfia were stripped of their titles and banished to a remote village at the edge of the continent, where they built huts and lived out their days.

The Delfia Merchants was left without an owner, and I decided to buy it.

I wasn’t the only one interested in acquiring the Delfia guild; there were two other contenders. To secure the purchase, I needed both financial resources and the ability to run the Delfia Merchants effectively.

One of the reasons the Delfia Merchants specialized in was the wedding business.

“Why don’t we have you officiate our wedding?”

It was the Archduke’s suggestion. Officiating a wedding of this scale would be an impressive achievement.

Since we had to have a wedding anyway, why not go all the way?

So, I visited the bakery to meet with Nox. It was crowded, and I could barely find a seat.

“The wedding is next week, and we have nothing prepared – no dresses, no food. What should we do, Helen?”

However, the voice of a noble lady was heard from behind, crying and lamenting her situation to her maid.

“If I fail to marry into the Lloyd family this time, I won’t be able to afford Larry’s medicine anymore.”

It was the same blonde girl I had seen at Madame Huron’s dress shop.

“Don’t worry, my lady. I’ll do whatever it takes to make it work.”

The maid, still just a child, clenched her small fist tightly, but her words were unrealistic.

‘How can they manage everything by next week, especially with no experience?’

Then, a sudden thought crossed my mind. The primary target of the wedding business was unmarried noble ladies.

“Excuse me, young lady.”

I addressed the noble lady from behind, and she looked at me with surprise. She seemed worried that she had done something wrong.

“I unintentionally overheard your conversation, and I wondered if there’s anything I can help with.”

Looking at the splendid ornate decorations piled on my body, the young lady seemed to be thinking for a while, then shook her head.

“You don’t have to. I appreciate your words, but I have to take care of my own business.”

At the young lady’s words, the maid next to her stomped her feet in pity. It seemed that deep down he wanted her mistress to hold my hand.

If that’s the case, I just have no choice but to approach it another way.

“I was rude because I didn’t know the situation properly. I’m sorry. If you don’t mind, can I invite you to lunch tomorrow as an apology for the rudeness?”

The morning after meeting the blonde young lady, I expressed my opinion to Archduke Felosite and his family that it would be nice if the wedding could be delayed a bit.

Although my grandfather-in-law and mother-in-law seemed deeply disappointed, everyone agreed with my opinion that there was no need to attract attention with a lavish wedding during such difficult times due to the problems with Delfia Merchants.

“Otherwise, if she were like other noble girls, she’d be obsessed with dresses and jewelry. We’ve done well to find her as a daughter-in-law.”

“Hahaha. Yes, we should go to Count Kenoch’s estate together. That stubborn grandson is so unpleasant to look at, let’s just have you go alone, dear.”

The issue of revealing Felosite was still an unresolved conflict.

My grandfather was adamant, and the Archduke was stubborn.

‘What can I do when a fiery personality is a characteristic of this family.’

Even in such a situation, one thing they had in common was their full support for the business I was pursuing.

Both of them eagerly opened up the kitchen, dining room, and garden to host a noble lady who could potentially become my first customer.

“Welcome, Lady Litua.”

The blonde lady’s name was Alexi Litua.

She was the eldest daughter of Viscount Litua.

“I, I am honored to meet Her Imperial… No, I greet Your Highness the Princess, the glory of Castien.”

Alexi awkwardly bowed and greeted me with imperial etiquette. It seemed awkward, but her effort was charming.

“Oh, how did you learn that?”

When I asked, lady Litua blushed and lowered her head, perhaps because she was embarrassed.

“Marquis Lloyd taught me. He studied briefly in the Empire.”

“Very impressive. Do you have the qualities to become an excellent Marchioness?”

I led Alexi to the gazebo in the garden.

For lunch, Chef Phil had prepared a special menu in advance, and my grandfather had ordered a bunch of pink roses to celebrate my first guest, so the gazebo and table were dazzlingly colorfully decorate. to the point of being overwhelming.

“Oh my! It’s so beautiful, Your Highness!”

“If you wish, I’ll give it to you as a gift when you leave. Especially for you, Lady Litua.”

“Please call me Alexi, Your Highness.”

Thanks to that, we were able to start chatting with laughter like old friends.

At first, she seemed to have difficulty confessing her feelings, but soon Alexi began to reveal little by little about her situation.

Alexi’s father, Viscount Litua, was once one of the magicians of the Felosite palace and a well-respected magic tool engineer.

However, one day, he became addicted to gambling and squandered all his wealth on it, and now he is addicted to alcohol.

His wife, who suffered from depression due to her husband’s irresponsible behavior, died not long after, and Alexi’s younger brother Larry is also spending a lot of money on treatment for an incurable respiratory illness.

“So far, I’ve barely managed to make a living as a tutor, but the children I’ve been teaching are about to grow soon.”

As it was well maintained, it didn’t catch my eye immediately, but both the dress and the jewelry Alexi wore were old, and upon closer inspection, traces of time remained.

“But one day, Marquis Lloyd came to our family and asked for marriage.”

The sole heir of the most affluent and kind-hearted family among those Alexi worked for fell in love with her and proposed marriage, and even offered to pay for the wedding expenses.

“It seems that Marquis Lloyd really cares a lot about Alexi.”

“I’m so grateful.”

However, surprisingly, the problem was in Alexi’s family.