The Temptation of Marielle Clarac by Haruka Momo

Author:Haruka Momo [MOMO, HARUKA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2020-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Lord Simeon took me straight home that night, and left without giving me an opportunity to ask any questions.

My mind was full to the brim with details I could make neither head nor tail of. It reached a point where I could hardly make sense of anything anymore.

At the very least, Lord Simeon was safe. Being able to confirm that gave me endless joy and reassurance.

Still, though I’d only seen it for a moment, I couldn’t stop thinking about the dead body. I didn’t sleep a wink until my cat came into my bed in the middle of the night to soothe me with its body heat and soft purring.

This left me yawning repeatedly the next day. After breakfast I quite wanted to go back to bed, but I waited in case Lord Simeon contacted me. Just as I hoped, a carriage bearing the royal coat of arms arrived during the morning. It had been sent from the palace under the pretext of an invitation to tea from Princess Henriette. I assumed it had actually been arranged by Prince Severin, but I brought a present for his sister just in case.

The carriage dropped me off in a different location than I was used to, and I was led along an unfamiliar passage. When I arrived at the room, master and servant were present as expected.

“Miss Marielle,” His Highness began, glaring at me with an imposing stance and a frightening expression. “I assume you know why I’ve summoned you.”

Lord Adrien, who had been summoned as well, recoiled and blanched at the prince’s anger.

I replied, “To finally explain what’s going on, yes? I’m expecting a proper account this time.”

“Before that, don’t you have something to say to me?”

“Are you quite certain it’s all right for me to say it? Well, if you insist. You are a liar, Your Highness. How dare you deceive me like that!”

“What!? You’re the liar!”

When I finally gave voice to the resentment I’d been holding onto since the night before, the prince erupted in a crash of thunder. But I was not scared. I’m the one who’s angry at him! I lifted my chin haughtily.

“It was only two days ago,” he raged. “The day before yesterday! Have you forgotten your vow to me? Don’t start concocting any problematic plans, don’t poke your nose into anything dangerous, and just behave sensibly. That was my order, was it not? You solemnly swore, on your father’s honor and Simeon’s. And yet, no sooner had you said those words than—”

“I obeyed your order to the letter. If an entirely baseless suspicion has been cast on the one I love, then working to clear his name is a matter of course. It’s the duty of his fiancée, in fact. What about that is problematic? In what way is it not the most sensible course of action in the world? Of course, being sensible, I also know better than to do anything reckless like trying to capture the criminal myself. What I had in mind was not dangerous at all—just information gathering, nothing more.

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