Chapter 97

Chapter 97

Everything proceeded swiftly, as though it had been waiting for this moment.

The Gaffer house sent a list of goods they demanded, along with Ines's bridal dowry.

The demands were so numerous that, were the list to be unrolled in full, it would be about as tall as a grown man.

Preparing so much would surely take a month or two, the Gaffer house wrote in a one-sided letter, setting the new Marchioness's arrival for two months hence.

The letter, which ordered all preparations completed within a month, or two at the longest, showed no respect or courtesy whatsoever toward Ines, who was to become the Marchioness.

And from that day on, imperial palace guards began standing watch in front of Count Greenwood's residence.

The reason given was that the unfortunate incident involving Lady Greenwood had yet to be resolved, and so security was being strengthened.

At a…