Raising my Fiancè with Money - Chapter 37

To Satisfy Your Desires

Stella bit her fingernails. She belatedly checked her broken nails and got annoyed.

“Trim it well…….”

Stella said as she called in an employee to get her nails trimmed again. In the meantime, she licked her lips anxiously after hearing that Karhan was meeting with Lilia.

She wasn’t relieved even when the Duchess of Evantheon said she would handle it… Until the engagement ceremony was held, it could be overturned at any time. She was even more anxious because the opponent was Lilia Bloden, who had a similar upbringing to her.

“As expected, I should warn the girl.”

Stella had a temperament that once she made a decision, she had to take action right away. When the employee finished trimming her nails, Stella got up from her seat.

“Let’s go to the Bloden mansion.”

Stella, who was in a hurry to head out, got into the carriage and headed for the Bloden mansion. How long was it going to run? Then, the wagon stopped.

“This is the entrance to the Blodon mansion.”

Guards stood in front of the huge gate. She hadn’t expressed her intentions for a visit in advance, so they didn’t open the gate. Rather, the guards seemed suspicious when they saw a carriage stamped with the seal of the Delotta family.

“Tell Lilia Bloden. Stella Delotta is here.”

When Stella shouted proudly, one of the guards said.

“I’ll announce your arrival. Please wait a moment.”

“It could take a while,” the guard said. Stella waited in the carriage. After a long time, Stella, whose patience had reached its limit, burst into anger.

“Are you sure they went to ask for permission?”

When Stella burst out on purpose, the remaining guards said,

“They took a shortcut, so please wait a little longer.”

“Is there any shortcut to going inside?”

Stella got off the wagon and tried to argue. At that time, a guard came running on a horse from far away.

“They want you to enter.”

The solid gate smoothly opened. Finally, the carriage from the Delotta family entered the site of the Bloden mansion. The wagon ran along a line of large trees on both sides. It was neat, but toned down for a garden.

“There’s nothing much.”

Stella said, filled with pride, commenting that her garden is better. Everyone praised Bloden’s mansion for its excellent presentation, but rumors seemed to have been inflated.

After moving forward for a long time, she could see an arched entrance made of wooden vines and white marble. Lena, the maid who followed Stella, said with a very surprised face when she saw the sign,

“……It looks like a garden from here.”

Stella forgot that she was in the carriage and jumped up.

“Are you crazy?”

Asking what she had just seen, Stella turned her face towards the window. The scenery outside the window was endless. Well-groomed shrubs were arranged at a certain height.

All kinds of flowers bloomed in harmony on all sides, and waterways were placed parallel to each side of the road. Fountains located at regular intervals were enormous. It was the size and shape of a central plaza, not a general mansion.

When she lifted her eyes, she saw a huge dome made of glass. It was a greenhouse garden known as ‘The End of Luxury’. Stella’s house also owned one, but it wasn’t that big.

“Stop for a second.”

Stella, who was staring at the garden blankly, shouted. Stella, telling them not to follow her because she would take a quick look, then got off the wagon and started walking in the garden.

Stella was briefly mesmerized by the beautiful scenery. She seemed to have entered a painting. So far, she had thought that Delotta’s mansion was the best aside from the Imperial Palace. However, the Bloden mansion completely destroyed Stella’s assumption.

Stella, who was looking around in a hurry, walked deeper and deeper. She couldn’t stand Lilia Bloden being superior to her. ‘If I wasn’t superior, I thought I would be relieved if we were at least similar. For now, I’ll keep my eyes open and make the Delotta mansion the same,’ Stella thought.

“I hired a new gardener and yet… What flower is that?”

Stella saw the nameless flower. The crimson petals with slightly curled ends fluttered in the wind. She really liked the unknown flower that resembled the color of her eyes. Besides, it was so fragrant that she seemed to like it better than the perfume she was wearing.

Stella picked the flower without worrying. She took out a handkerchief, wrapped the flower, and put them in her bag. She was going to show the gardener the flowers and ask him to change the garden. Stella, who was looking around the garden for a long time, suddenly thought she had come too far.

“…..Where am I?”

The direction could not be determined because there were flowers and trees everywhere. Stella began to look around.

“Is there anyone there?!”

Stella shouted into the air.

“Lena!!!”

But no answer came back. Stella tightly bit her lips. As she did this, she realized she had ended up in distress in someone else’s garden. She had no choice but to walk blindly. Anyway, in the end, it was inside the mansion, so she thought a road would appear as she walked.

She walked and walked for a long time. It was hot and her feet were sore because of her shoes, and she was unable to walk anymore. Stella fell half way down on the spot and got annoyed.

“Why did you build such a big house…!”

The opponent of resentment was Lilia Bloden. Now, while she was at a loss for what to do, a firecracker broke out in the air.

Not too far away, a red light scattered with a popping sound. When she got up and walked toward it, there was a wagon without a lid. She thought that she had lived.

“Are you lost?”

The man who was driving the wagon saw Stella and asked her first. Stella’s pride was hurt, but she desperately needed help more than anyone else.

“Yes.”

“Get in.”

Stella, who got on the wagon, found a person sitting opposite her. Stella asked a woman dressed as an employee.

“Fireworks just went off. What are they?”

When asked if they had fireworks in broad daylight, the woman answered.

“It’s a distress signal. I was just lost too…… So I fired it up.”

“You mean there are frequent troubles?”

When Stella was embarrassed, the man sitting in the horse’s seat opened his mouth.

“I’m going around the garden to pick up lost employees. If someone lights up firecrackers, I’ll go find them.”

Stella’s head went blank for a moment. She couldn’t estimate how wide the mansion was. Stella, who had no energy to be annoyed, was delivered to the front door of the mansion exhausted. When she got off the wagon, Lena, who arrived first, approached Stella in tears.

“My Lady, are you okay? I thought you were in danger.”

Stella was angry at the moment.

“The mansion is so big that it….”

“Are you here?”

When a familiar voice came in, Stella looked up. Lilia was standing in the center of the front door.

“I was thinking of sending someone because you didn’t come even after a long wait.”

Stella clenched her fist. She suffered like this, and now it was annoying to see her calm face.

“The garden was unnecessarily large.”

Lilia gently admitted to the pointed tone.

“I expanded it without much thought and it became like this.”

Originally, the site of the Bloden mansion was not this wide. Since Lilia was born, the land near the house has been expanded at a bargain price, and it has expanded beyond control. She thought she wouldn’t be able to leave the house if she increased it further, so she stopped.

“What’s the reason you came out of the blue?”

“I heard you’re meeting the Little Duke Evantheon. When I asked him directly, he acknowledged it!”

Stella immediately shouted with a triumphant face. Unlike the imperial banquet, there was now evidence. Lilia Bloden would no longer be able to back out.

“That’s right.”

Stella was confused for a moment when Lilia gently admitted. It wasn’t long before Stella began to argue with her face distorted.

“You said you were nothing at the last banquet. Don’t you think you’re shameless?”

Lilia stared at Stella and asked.

“What’s the relationship between the Delotta Young lady and the Young Duke?”

“I’m going to be his fiancée soon.”

“That means you’re still a stranger.”

“What do you mean, stranger? We are……!”

Stella was speechless for a moment. Marriage talk was going back and forth between the families, but there has been no contact between Karhan and Stella yet.

Stella was obsessed with Karhan because she was anxious about it. Bribey an employee, secure his schedule, and follow him under the guise of coincidence.….

She tried to make a point of contact, if it was even a little bit. It was because she thought it would work out somehow if they made a lot of meetings. Stella did not doubt that she could be the only woman who could change Karhan. Stella changed the subject because she couldn’t find a clear answer to the question.

“Y, you have a fiancé!”

“I guess you didn’t see the tabloid. There’s an article saying I’m going to break up our engagement.”

What did she mean by break the engagement? Stella was taken aback for a moment. There was no one who didn’t know that Lilia was hung up on Richard.

“Whenever I die and can’t live, love is so insignificant.”

When Stella said sarcastically, Lilia didn’t say anything. She read the emotions that were on Lilia’s face, and decided to fight back at her.

“Why? Did the Tersion Young Lord cheat on you? If you truly love someone, shouldn’t you carry that with you?”

Lilia’s expression gradually disappeared.

Lilia asked back quietly.

“Then do you love the Little Duke?”

Stella was speechless for a moment. To be honest, Stella didn’t love Karhan. Rather, she was often scared because she didn’t know what he was thinking.

Nevertheless, Stella was confident that she could tame him. Changing a villain was the heroine’s job after all.

“What’s important about that? It’s a political marriage.”

Stella chose her ambition instead of love. She never thought it was bad. What’s wrong with the desire to be more perfect than she was now?

In addition, Stella had already learned the sweetness of power. Whenever she heard that the engagement story was going back and forth in the aristocracy, she enjoyed the feeling of superiority as if she had already become the duchess. However, if she could not get engaged with Karhan, everything would be ruined.

Stella straightened her back and shoulders. And she said it proudly,

“I’m going to be a duchess.”

As long as Lilia was there, Stella would be in second place forever. No matter how much Lilia robbed and trampled on what she had, the gap did not narrow. Karhan Evantheon was her last chance to get ahead of Lilia.

“And the Duchess of Evantheon is on my side.”

Karhan obeyed the word of the Duchess unconditionally. If it didn’t work out, Stella was going to control Karhan through the Duchess.

“If it comes to this, I will formally protest to the Duchess and crack down on the Young Duke.”

When Stella’s finished talking, Lilia loosened her arms. There was a chill over her expressionless face.

Lilia recalled Karhan, who was embarrassed. It was still vivid to see him jumping into the terrace very urgently to avoid Stella. She could tell how much he had suffered without regard. Lilia raised one corner of her mouth.

“You’ve been so mean to people to satisfy your desires.”