Raising my Fiancè with Money

Chapter 93: Summer

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After Lilia became seriously ill, she was unable to do anything for several days.
It was because her family was in flames and had been begging her to take a break.
Then, she was caught working secretly with the lamp on at night and got in a lot of trouble.
In the end, she was forced to rest.

After about four days of rest, she recovered completely.
Fortunately, the flu, which was prevalent in the mansion, was also being wrapped up.
After the short break, Lilia moved in earnest.

There was a mountain of work that had to be taken care of regarding the hot spring.
She bought all the land near her, and recruited famous architects to make a design together.
After making a rough draft, she reviewed the documents submitted by the subordinates.
Since Lilia was in charge of all the final payments, even if she had two bodies it wouldn’t be enough.

She was so busy that she didn’t have time to meet Karhan, but she thought it was a relief.
She thought that her heart would flutter a lot if she saw him now.
She wanted to distance herself for a while and pull herself together.

“Miss.”

Lilia, who was checking the documents, looked up.
Malek handed over the paper he was holding.

“As you said, this is the final choice.”

Lilia checked Malek’s paper.
A man’s identity was written on the paper.
In addition to basic information such as identity and name, he kept detailed records of who he was with and what he did.

“That’s nice.
Tell him I’ll meet him.”

At Lilia’s words, Malek left the office straight away.
Lilia tapped the paper with her fingers.
From the time she was born with the name Bloden, Lilia was entangled with all kinds of scammers.
There was a variety of people, ranging from flattering sneaky solicitors to outright scammers.

Recently, it had calmed down because she had not been engaged in outside activities, but since news of the hot spring broke out, swindlers have flocked from all over the country with a variety of tricks.
If it were like the past she would have sent them back relentlessly, but this time she didn’t.

After Lilia had Malek meet the scammers in person, he picked a few good ones.
She was about to meet the last survivor of the strict screening process.

A while later, Malek said he was ready.
Lilia got up and headed for the parlour.
There was a con artist sitting in a decent outfit.
She would have been repulsed if he put too much luxury goods around him, but he was keeping the proper line as a merchant until the end.

“It’s an honor to meet you.”

The swindler smiled broadly.
Lilia smiled lightly and sat down.

“I heard that the hot spring burst this time.
Congratulations.”

First of all, the man paid her a compliment and gradually brought out his purpose in a way that was not burdensome.
The conversation naturally flowed, perhaps because he was a good talker.

He expressed his intention to combine the business he knew in connection with the hot spring.
The systematic and detailed explanation showed that he had been investigating and elaborated for a long time.

Lilia added expertise by pretending to know something and explaining it in detail as soon as she knew it.
It was so plausible that anyone who had never done business would proceed further.
In addition, he bragged about his acquaintances with famous people.
He was seen trying to consolidate his identity.

‘As expected, you’re a con artist out of all the con artists.’

Lilia decided this wasn’t too bad.

“That’s nice.”

When Lilia gave a positive answer, the man’s face lit up.
As the man opened his mouth to drive the point home, Lilia asked,

“So, once the deal is made, are you planning to smuggle it?”

“……What?”

“There is a record of you buying illegal merchant ships a month ago.”

The swindler was greatly embarrassed.
He didn’t even manage his facial expression and became stiff.

“You were born in a foreign country, but I’m sure your status is fake…….
Are you going to leave for your home country after a long break here?”

The color faded from the man’s face.
Throughout the conversation, he was not silent about where he came from.
After living in the empire for half a life, everyone believed he was an imperial citizen.

“Well, that’s….”

The man who had already been caught by Lilia stuttered his words.
He knew that it was extremely unlikely that he would escape from the Bloden mansion safely if he ran away like this.

He caught sight of Lilia with his trembling pupils.
As the man was about to beg, Lilia, who was sitting languidly, slowly tilted her head and suggested,

“How about playing in bigger waters instead of doing this here?”

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Chapter 14

Summer came in full swing, and the capital city was buzzing with excitement.
It was because there were rumors that a summer banquet was being held at the Imperial Palace.

After receiving an invitation directly from the Empress, Lilia expressed her intention to attend the banquet.
Karhan hesitated whether or not to go, so she persuaded him to go.

This was the time to show people the different Karhan.
It was a golden opportunity to remove bad rumors and raise his reputation.
Everyone will do their best to come, but Karhan will be the protagonist of the Imperial Palace banquet.

After deciding to attend the banquet, she wondered whether to enter with Karhan.
Lilia had yet to break up her engagement.

However, it would have been better to enter together because the reputation of Richard has completely collapsed, and rumors that she is dating Karhan have spread.
If she acts separately for no reason, there will be all kinds of speculation.
And it was inevitable that it would go into the ear of the Duchess Evantheon.

Lilia and Karhan started practicing after receiving the invitation.
How to communicate to strangers, manners to be observed in banquet halls, and facial expression management.
They were attending the ball called the Flower of the Banquet.
The two of them decided to dance together.

“…… You’ve never danced?”

Karhan nodded slowly.

“It’s okay because there is still time left.
And once you learn it, you get used to it.”

Lilia thought that Karhan would learn dance as quickly as any other study.
And she danced with him lightly…….
Lilia declared with a very serious face,

“Let’s start special training today.”

It was the same Karhan who learned everything quickly, but his dance didn’t improve at all.
He memorized all the movements and beats but couldn’t continue smoothly.
The stiff, awkward gesture made her laugh.
Later, Karhan stepped on his feet so many times that he volunteered to dance barefoot.

Lilia spent two or three hours a day practicing intensively.
As they practiced hard, they got to the point where even if they showed it in front of other people, it wouldn’t make them laugh.

And on the eve of the banquet, Vanessa gave her a special gift.
She drew a picture on the dress to be worn at the banquet.
When Vanessa suggested it, Lilia accepted it because she thought it would be purely fun, but the finished product was a piece of work.

At the bottom of the dress, delicate flowers were painted as if a flower field had spread out.
She thought she was only drawing big and unconventional pictures, but as expected a genius is different.

At last the day of the banquet came.
The well-dressed family got into the carriage first.
Lilia said she was going to the banquet, so everyone decided to attend.

“We’ll ride separately.”

When the family asked her to ride together, Lilia drew a line.

“The two of us have a story to tell.”

Karhan was already very nervous, and she didn’t want to put any more pressure on him here.

As she got into the carriage with her family separated, Lilia took a light look at Karhan sitting across from her.
His hair was neatly trimmed, wearing a bright burgandy colored lotus suit that fit his body perfectly..
There was always a voice in the back of her head saying that he was handsome, but when he decided to decorate it, it really shined.

‘If you stand silently at the banquet hall, they might think you’re a statue.’

Lilia admired his appearance.
Lilia, who was looking at Karhan as if she was possessed, opened her mouth.

“You’re wearing a cuff button, aren’t you?”

She thought there was a strangely familiar cuff on the sleeve, but it was a gift from Lilia from before.
As Lilia recognized, Karhan lowered his eyes shyly.

“I thought you’d feel reassured if I wore it.….”

Karhan smiled softly, fiddling with the cuff buttons.
The carriage running towards the Imperial Palace finally stopped.
It was late in the afternoon, but it was still bright because the sun was staying out during longer periods of time.

First, Count Bloden and his wife stepped out of the carriage.
Heinley followed, wearing new silver-rimmed glasses.
Lilia, the last to get out of the carriage, looked up at Karhan before entering the banquet hall.

Karhan held Lilia’s hand with a slightly trembling hand.
After a brief glance, the two folded their arms.
She felt tension in her body.
It was only then that she realized that she, too, was nervous.

It’s been a long time since she had attended such a large banquet.
Like it or not, she had no choice but to meet people who were inevitably antagonistic.
There were already good people in her eyes who would be hard at work for her.

Just in time, the music from inside the banquet hall stopped.
The Bloden couple and Heinley entered first.

“Let’s go in.”

With Lilia’s whisper, the two stepped into the banquet hall.
The banquet hall was dazzlingly spectacular.
There was a large crowd of people in the vast space.
For a moment, there was so much silence that she couldn’t even hear a breath.
Everyone was watching Lilia and Karhan.

As she felt the pressure of watchful eyes, Lilia glanced around the banquet hall.
She saw some familiar faces.
And Lilia’s gaze stopped in one place.
When their eyes met, Stella turned her head first.

‘Do you want to pretend you don’t know?’

She wasn’t on good terms anyway, so she was going to pretend anyway.
Stella glanced at Lilia again as she tried to look the other way.
It seemed as if she was conscious of Lilia while pretending not to be.

‘…..What’s wrong with her?’

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