Raising my Fiancè with Money - Chapter 53

Love Beginner, Become a Master!

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TL: Jasmine

“…..Gasp!”

Vanessa was surprised and took a deep breath. It was an amount that she wasn’t guaranteed to earn even if she washed the dishes for the rest of her life.

Lilia, who saw Vanessa’s reaction, took a blank check out of her sleeve. After she wrote down the amount and signed it in a smooth handwriting, she held out the check.

“If you go to the bank, they will give you the money after ID verification. The down payment will not be deducted from the sales revenue.”

It was just like the money was freely given. Vanessa received the blank check, her heart was beating so fast that she felt like it was about to burst. Holding her pen again, Lilia set her terms one by one.

“I am not going to set a specific production period because I am not making the work. Instead, the contract period is three years, and you cannot accept other requests without prior agreement.”

Vanessa nodded blankly. Lilia even explained the distribution of profits from the work and the

exhibition. Lilia smiled very sweetly, perhaps saying everything that came to mind right away.

“I can coordinate everything, so tell me anytime.”

“….. What if I don’t draw during the contract period?”

Vanessa made a tearful face. She received a lot of money, but it was unclear whether she could draw a picture that would satisfy Lilia.

“It’s okay. We can keep this picture then.”

Lilia pointed to Vanessa’s charcoal painting and said,

“It’s a temporary contract, but if you’ve made a decision, sign it at the bottom.”

Lilia pointed at the part where she wrote her name with her fingertips. Vanessa continued to exhale deeply. It was such an unconventional proposal to the point where she wondered if this was all a dream.

However, Vanessa closed her eyes and wrote down her name because she had nothing to lose.

Lilia, who picked up the contract, smiled very satisfied like a hunter who captured their prey.

“I hurriedly prepared an Atelier while writing the contract. It’s almost done. Do you want to go see it with me?” (T/N: Atelier- a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.)

When Lilia got up from her seat, Vanessa also sprang up. She walked after Lilia.

Passing through the busy downtown area and a street lined with neat shops. Compared to the usual streets she frequented, the passers-bys’ appearances here were different. It was obvious that they were dressed neatly and worked hard. But no one was as cute as Lilia.

(PR: RIGHT)

Lilia entered a street full of art galleries and ateliers. They entered the largest and most sophisticated building among them.

On the first floor, there was a drawing room that sold paintings, and when she went up to the second floor, an atelier that was wide enough to run around in appeared.

Vanessa looked around the room like a country mouse who had never been to a city before.

“Where is my seat? Can I draw it in the corner?”

“You can draw wherever you want. Because you are going to use this room alone.”

“Me alone…?”

This wide and nice atelier? When Vanessa opened her mouth, Lilia nodded and said,

“If you need anything, bring it from the studio downstairs. The upper floor is a resting area. It’s all for you, so use it however you want.”

Vanessa froze at those tremendous remarks and just stared blankly. The wealth that all this will give her in just an hour or two…..

Vanessa looked at Lilia with a little fear. She didn’t think Lilia was a scammer…. What the hell was this? Eventually, Vanessa couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked,

“What do you do for a living… May I ask?”

She was confident that she would not be surprised even if she was the owner of the building. Even if she owned about ten buildings. And Lilia replied, a little shy,

“I haven’t started anything yet…….”

Are you saying you’re unemployed…?

“My family is the Bloden’s.”

Vanessa was surprised and fell down.

Karhan started preparing to go out after a long time. It was the day he was supposed to meet Lilia after a long time. Lilia always made the appointments, but these days, there had been no invite to meet. The news was so trifling that Tession urged him to send a letter.

Karhan also had the courage to ask her to meet first, but before he could, Lilia sent a letter.

(Do you have time tomorrow?]

Karhan replied that he has time without even thinking about it. After washing thoroughly from head to toe, he opened the closet. Usually, he wore whatever he put his hands on, but today he was more cautious.

Tession, who was standing behind, smiled happily. The hanger was perfect, so no matter what he wore, it was perfect. In particular, perhaps because the hideous energy eased, his handsome face seemed to shine even more. Even Tession, who had been with him for years, wondered if Karhan ever had this type of face.

“What about clothes like this?”

It was a shirt with no buttons on the top, so it naturally exposed up to the collarbone. Besides, it was a little small for his body, so it seemed to fit his body perfectly. Karhan, who usually liked to wear a shirt with a wide chest, made a subtle expression.

“It’s revealing…..”

“This isn’t even revealing.”

Tession insisted that the strengths should be highlighted. Karhan thought for a while about what his strengths were and decided to follow his opinion.

After putting on the clothes, it was revealed that he has a muscular body. It was awkward, so he was thinking about changing to another outfit, but Tession applauded.

“Miss Bloden will like it too.”

At that, Karhan decided to go out as he was. His heart pounded until he got on the wagon after all the preparations were completed.

His face reflected in the window looked so excited that it was unfamiliar to him. In fact, he couldn’t even sleep well last night. It was because his head was full of thoughts (Lilia).

The last time he met Lilia. Karhan was drunk for the first time in his life. He thought he definitely drank less than Lilia, but his head got more and more dizzy, and his words kept slowing down. Then, he came to reveal all the secrets he had not divulged until now.

It must have been boring, but Lilia listened quietly. He liked it, so Karhan talked about himself heavily. But since that day, he has not been contacted by Lilia. He thought about whether he had made a mistake for a few days.

Karhan stared at the window. The passing scenery was blurred, and Lilia’s face was dimly reflected. Before parting ways that day, Karhan took off his coat and gave it to Lilia. Seeing Lilia who was cold, his body moved automatically.

Due to the big difference in size, Lilia looked up at him wrapped in the large coat. While drunk, he thought that Lilia in his coat was cute.

As he recalled the scene again, his heart beat faster. Karhan took a medicine container out of his pocket and swallowed two pills.

“No way, is your heart okay?”

Tession, sitting across from him, asked anxiously Tession, who confirmed Karhan’s red cheeks, said with a serious face.

“I think you should get tested again soon.”

Karhan nodded slowly. But after taking the medicine, he felt a little more calm.

Karhan, who slowly exhaled, leaned against the seat. He was immersed in thoughts again, remembering what he couldn’t say last time.

Taking advantage of the alcohol, he tried to tell Lilia the truth about the successor’s issue. But he couldn’t say it in the end. It can’t be hidden forever, so he was going to tell Lilia the truth sooner or later.

Will she get angry, asking how he deceived her so far? What if her sweet eyes change coldly? Whenever he thought about it, he became depressed.

Arriving near the meeting place, Karhan headed to the tea house. Since he came out early because he had nothing to do anyway, he was going to spend time reading books.

It was warm, so he sat on the terrace of the tea house and started reading. Then a man passing by the street stopped. Feeling the explicit gaze, Karhan slowly raised his head.

“No way, aren’t you the Young Duke of Evantheon?”

The man spoke with a very welcoming face. But Karhan didn’t know who he was.

After introducing himself as the eldest son of a Viscount, the man began to pretend to be friendly. It was amazing to see him talking hard. It was really rare for someone to talk to him without hesitation. It was worth wearing the clothes recommended by Tession.

“It seems that reading is a hobby for the Young Duke, You were reading it very seriously, so I was thinking about whether to talk to you or not.”

Karhan didn’t know what to say, so he nodded once. Then the man took the opportunity to talk naturally

“What kind of book do you read….”

Karhan showed the cover of the book without saying a word.

[Love Beginner, Become a Master!)

The face of the man who was shamelessly smiling turned into embarrassment. The man, who had been looking at the cover for a long time as if he couldn’t believe it, slowly looked up at Karhan.

“It’s… It’s a great book. I think I saw it at a bookstore.”

The man was embarrassed and said anything that came to mind. Then Karhan’s expression became softer. The man, who was staring at his face blankly, thought it was an opportunity, so he sat in the opposite seat.

“When I saw you at the banquet last time, I wanted to talk to you even for a moment.”

Watching the self-invited young lord, who explicitly expressed his desire to build friendship, Tession wondered what to do.

If it had been before, a man with such a clear purpose would have been removed from the line of sight. But now Karhan was different from before, so it was not right for him to be too nosy.

Karhan looked at the man silently. It was a very favorable attitude towards him. He didn’t even know that a person could get close. Wouldn’t Lilia compliment him if he told her that he made a friend for the first time?

Karhan listened to the man with the corners of his mouth fixed as he was about to smile at the thought. He was just listening unilaterally, but he was worried about how to continue the conversation.

– I keep the conversation going by asking about what the other person just said. If the other person says, ‘I met my friend yesterday,’I ask back, ‘With a friend?’ Then, the conversation often leads naturally to the other person again.

Suddenly, what Lilia said before came to mind. Karhan thought it was time to use the dialogue he had learned from Lilia. The man told Karhan a social story

“A few days ago, I went to a banquet at the house of Marquis Langston.”

Karhan responded as he learned from Lilia.

“Went?”

(T/N: in Korean the sentence structure is different so the word “went” that is:

C 4 /C was placed in the end and Karhan just repeated the last word)

“…… The Count’s Young Lady, who had not been to a banquet for a long time, appeared.”

“Appeared?”

“Unlike rumors…….”

“Rumors?”

When Karhan asked back in a heavy voice, the man paused for a moment. It wasn’t long before he cried and apologized.

“….I’m sorry.”

The man apologized for interrupting his reading and left immediately. Karhan, who was looking at his retreating back that was as fast as the wind, blinked.

“Isn’t this….”

It was his first chance to make a friend….. What went wrong, Karhan didn’t know.