It Was Definitely a Contract in My Favor – CH 23

From the moment she arrived at the dressmaker, Olivia realized that her plan and Winston's were different. Swept up in a play that proceeded without even a chance to coordinate their lines, she barely came to her senses and found herself already standing before him, wearing a pretty dress.

“It suits you well. Though there seem to be a lot of buttons.”

Winston said, placing his hand on the numerous buttons at her back. Olivia warned him with her eyes, but he answered with his eyes as well. That he was merely doing what he ought to do.

“Oh my, His Highness the Grand Duke making such a joke……”

The exclamation of a noble lady outside reached Olivia through the thick curtain. Though a separate room had been prepared for honored guests, the space was divided only by thick curtains hanging on the walls for convenience. It meant that conversations…