TRCR 143

Alicia stared blankly out the carriage window.

The carriage had already left Irencia and was passing through the gates of the Johannes duchy.

‘I should have brought Arthur…….’

Alicia wanted to show Arthur to Rebecca.

She wanted her to touch his handsome nose and soft, dandelion-fluff hair.

She wanted to boast about her son—someone anyone would love.

She wanted confirmation that the life Rebecca had discarded was in fact brilliant, that Rebecca had been wrong and she had been right.

“Sniff…….”

Alicia closed the window curtain and swallowed her sobs in the silent carriage.

Contrary to her wishes, Alicia had to admit in the end that Rebecca had been right.

Even at a glance, the Johannes duchy appeared far wealthier than Irencia.

But Alicia’s despair wasn’t because Rebecca lived better than she did.

Even after giving birth, Alicia’s position in the count’s mansion hadn’t improved.

Octavio doted on Arthur as…