I Don't Need the Grand Duke's Regret - Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Translator: effe
The maid sensed the butler’s face and backed away again. Everyone knew that they would have to stay out of the butler’s eyes if they wanted to work in this mansion for long.
‘I’ll have to re-educate her.’
Paolo, the butler, followed his master, while watching the maid who had dared to step in the master’s shadow.
It’s been 20 years since he had worked in the Black Castle’s mansion. He was tired of most things, but he was not used to protecting the young and beautiful master.
The master was so beautiful that even the maids were thrilled even knowing that they should not dare to look at him.
Hitting his dusted black garb with a glove, his shoulder was so dignified that there was no other expression befitting it. He boasted perfect proportions, along with his straight legs and straight lines tapering down from his shoulders to his waist.
The shadow alone was beautiful enough to enchant women, and even his appearance was unmatched in beauty.
His jet-black hair, resembling that of the former Duke, gently rustled even in the fierce wind, and beneath it, purple eyes gleamed.
A harmonious appearance with clear features. He was a perfect man, except that his tightly closed lips rarely opened, and his face was often cold.
It was understandable that the Emperor was anxious to keep his nephew by his side. Sometimes beauty becomes power.
And because of that power, the man had been struggling all winter.
The Emperor cherished his nephew, the Duke. He cared for him and also kept him in check. As evidence of his love and hatred, the Emperor gave his nephew a small gift.
An unwanted arranged marriage.
“Nonsense again.”
However, the arranged marriage did not go smoothly. Not because the main people of the marriage refused, but because an unavoidable disaster occurred.
The bride went missing.
The owner of the Black Castle, the cold and beautiful Grand Duke Ricardo Vittore, was now searching for one person every day.
His fiancee, Princess Mirabel Etienette.
It was not for the sentimental reason of finding a loved one that Ricardo set up a search team to find the princess.
He has never seen the princess. All he knew was that she was a beauty with blonde hair resembling the sun and blue eyes like the sea.
Even if it was an engagement, there was no ceremony other than the signing of the papers. It was because Segolinde, Princess Mirabel’s motherland, was a good two months’ travel from Renato.
And that excessive distance became the root of this trouble.
“Maybe Master doesn’t have to step forward now?”
Paolo spoke cautiously, glancing sideways at the carriage behind Ricardo. If Ricardo had done this much, it meant that he showed enough sincerity from his side as well.
It’s been 15 days since Princess Mirabel had an unfortunate accident on her way to Renato to marry Ricardo.
Heavy snowfall was the cause. Unlike Segolinde, the Arcangelo Empire had a severe cold that took up half of the year. Renato, the border area, was especially notorious for the intense cold.
In Renato, blizzards were so severe and common that even heavy snowfall was not considered snowing. However, Segolinde was a country with a mild climate, so as soon as they crossed the border, the princess and her party were helpless in a snow storm.
Of course, they also made their own preparations to prepare for Arcangelo’s winter. However, even so, it was preparation done to Segolinde’s standards.
The wheels of the carriages were too thin, the horses were weak, and the coachmen and guards fainted in the cold.
In the end, the princess and her party were helpless in the blizzard. Their bodies were all found along with the wreckage of the carriage, but only one, Princess Mirabel, was not found.
This led Ricardo to search for the princess.
Just like the engagement, this was also to comply with imperial order. If it wasn’t for the imperial order, there would be no reason for Ricardo to wander in the snowy mountains every day.
“I’m tired.”
The butler quickly examined the master’s face hearing the low muttering that sounded like talking to himself.
His face showed no change in expression. The high nose and perfect profile. It was as if he knew for sure that he would return today with an empty carriage.
The butler quietly swallowed his sigh and lowered his head. He guessed it from the slight rattling of the carriage when returning to the mansion.
“I will prepare the bath.”
“No, wait.”
Ricardo, who had been glancing at Paolo, opened his mouth as he watched the carriage pull away. He turned toward the carriage before Paolo could ask what was going on.
Ricardo, who held the carriage rather violently enough to make a rattling sound, looked around. The servants who lined up to greet their master had already gone to their work and took their place.
By Ricardo’s side were only Paolo, the butler, and Missus Catarina, the chief maid.
“Open it.”
Ricardo, who had been looking at Paolo, looked troubled for a moment before ordering Missus Catarina.
Missus Catarina exchanged glances with the butler at the master’s brief command. However, despite his employees looking like they wanted an explanation, Ricardo did not add anything special.
“Missus, open it.”
“Yes, Master.”
Missus Catarina, who knew the master’s temper, did not say anything unless she had to say it. She bowed her head and approached the carriage.
The curtains were drawn over the window, so she couldn’t see what was inside.
However, both Paolo and Missus Catarina knew that there was ‘someone’ in this carriage.
This carriage was specially gifted by the Emperor to greet Princess Mirabel. That’s why it was full of bright and colorful decorations that didn’t match the dark gray Renato.
Even the inside of the carriage was so beautifully crafted that the maids competed to be in charge of cleaning it.
A carriage exclusively for Princess Mirabel.
That there was a person in that carriage, and that the Grand Duke, who went to find Princess Mirabel, returned with someone in it meant only one thing.
That he found Princess Mirabel.
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