I Abandoned My Engagement Because My Sister is a Tragic Heroine, but Somehow I Became Entangled with a Righteous Prince, Volume 1 by Fuyutsuki Koki

Author:Fuyutsuki Koki [Ryeo-Han, Yu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2024-07-31T00:00:00+00:00

“Ooh, hello there, Jill. So good you came, just as he said you would. Come on in.”

Carol seemed to be expecting me. Her mother and father both welcomed me into their home with wide grins on their faces. After paying my respects to them, I entered Carol’s room.

“Last time we spoke was at the graduation ceremony from the Royal Academy. Have you already spoken with the esteemed Lord Jade?”

“Not yet. Are you on a first name basis with the duke?” That was another surprise; Carol seemed to have quite a close relationship with the duke, since she referred to him by name. As this thought came to mind, a knock resounded from the door.

“May I come in?”

“Come on in, Lord Jade.”

It was Duke Berklein. I’d had my doubts when the letter requested that I meet him here, but here he was…

“Wh-what, pray tell, is Duke Berklein doing here?”

“Lord Jade has helped our house a great deal, Jill. That’s why whenever he has business in the royal capital, we always give him a warm welcome at Almer Manor. And since you would be in town today as well, he asked if he could borrow our house, so of course, we obliged.”

“There you have it. Sorry I startled you.”

I didn’t know the circumstances, but Carol’s family seemed to be terribly indebted to Duke Berklein.

“Carol, so sorry to do this barely after I’ve entered your room, but could you give me and Jill some privacy?”

“Aww, what a pity… But I will graciously obey, Lord Jade.”

“Thank you. Tell your father I will thank him in turn later.”

“Yes, my lord! I will go tell him that straight away!”

Duke Berklein had only just entered the room and he’d already sent Carol away.

Carol should’ve been ashamed of the vulgar expression on her face. Though I had to admit, a glance from Duke Berklein was enough to make any lady hot and bothered.

She obediently left the room, leaving me alone with Duke Berklein.

“May I sit beside you?”

“Y-yes, my lord.”

When he smiled at me with his perfect white teeth, I forgot to breathe. I never knew such beauty existed.

“Ah, right, being from the country, I often borrow the house of Baron Almer or any of my other acolytes for my own private use. The Berklein house has many friends among the nobility, and this family in particular is happy to obey me, so I feel quite at home here.”

“R-really, my lord?”

I didn’t understand what Baron Almer being an “ackolite” meant, but it seemed the two houses were very friendly. He was also friendly with many other noble houses, though he didn’t associate with House Westoria. Oh, how jealous I was.

But if he went through the trouble of borrowing Carol’s room so that he and I could be alone… Duke Berklein surely had a personal interest in me.

“Jill, you are so beautiful.”

“Huh?!”

“Oh—er, forgive me. I didn’t mean to say that out loud.”

He called me beautiful. Duke Berklein called me beautiful.

My heart was all aflutter.

“D-Duke Berklein?”

“Won’t you call me Jade? Please…I need it.

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