The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 74.2

Chapter 74.2

He could feel his heart beating fast at that moment.

“It’s not empty words. I always thought the Lady was cool.”

“What…?”

He wanted to tell her that he wasn’t just saying it.

He wondered if he was being honest for no reason, but since he had decided to do it, he wanted it to be delivered properly.

He looked straight into her eyes and continued, “Though it’s unfortunate that I have to use a plain and unsophisticated term like ‘cool’.”

He had some concerns before coming here, and he thought he might show it when he met her.

However, their meeting today was not as expected.

Contrary to his worries, Yuria made his concerns disappear.

‘I was unexpectedly encouraged.’

From the moment they first met at the funeral, until now.

She always made him feel at ease in ways he hadn’t thought of.

“I’ve said something similar to the Lady’s mother before.”

“You said you admired me?”

“Yes.”

Sometimes, she tended to perceive his words as him being ‘kind to everyone’.

He felt a little sad and frustrated that she didn’t know that her words and actions had a terrible effect on his heart.

He wasn’t like this with anyone else.

His feelings weren’t like that.

“I… I don’t say things like this to anyone else.”

“I didn’t think that.”

Yuria didn’t respond as appropriately as before. He could feel embarrassment, a little bit of pride, and a mix of emotions on her blushing face.

“Thank you.”

A plain answer. But he could feel that his sincerity reached her.

He thought it was futile, but he was glad he said it.

‘Ah. She’s pretty.’

Yuria’s big eyes curved.

‘My sincerity made her smile.’

The same was true of Yuria, who was exhausted due to work.

Seeing her bright smile, Crown Prince Enoch even forgot that he had been nervous and anxious until now.

He felt like he would never forget that smile.

After finishing his conversation with Yuria, Crown Prince Enoch returned to the imperial palace and asserted to the administrator, “Postpone the negotiations with the priest.”

“Sorry?”

Viscount Conrad was perplexed. But he soon nodded and put his decision into practice.

Even if the crown prince didn’t tell him, there was a reason for that.

“Whew.”

The priests still had a period of treatment remaining.

It would be fine for a few months.

‘If we develop the medicine before that period ends, I won’t have to negotiate on ridiculous terms.’

Crown Prince Enoch’s eyes shone.

Since Yuria stepped forward like this, he had to do his best too.

It was a way of repaying the person who had chosen him as her partner.

***

Though everyone liked the cosmetics recently launched in Yunette, the massage oil in particular caused a hot reaction right away.

People showed particular interest in the fact that it had ‘pregnant women’ among the important targets.

And that part of the sales was donated.

“It’s great to have cosmetics for pregnant women. Though people say that pregnancy is hard, nothing specific has ever been made for pregnant women, has it?”

Leornen, a famous craftsman who was the daughter of mages, contacted me through my mother to thank me.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen a percentage being donated while selling something.”

She was also pregnant.

She wanted to be of help to Yunette and offered to collaborate with the brand.

‘It’s good to continue this momentum.’

A collaboration with the great craftsman Leornen would help promote the cream for stretch marks and at the same time improve the brand’s image.

“How about selling cosmetics in craftsman-made containers? Of course, I can’t make a lot, but a small amount could be sold as a limited edition.”

A small amount wouldn’t be a big help to sales, but the person collaborating with me would be the craftsman Leornen.

No matter how much Yunette was making the social world buzz on its own, if it was an opportunity to raise awareness a little more, I couldn’t help but seize it.

Also, if I bundled the limited edition with other cosmetics as a package, wouldn’t it be an opportunity to get attention for cosmetics that are effective but are relatively marginalized?

Of course, the new product, the massage oil, would also become more popular.

I smiled as I accepted Leornen’s suggestion.

At the same time, the plans for a limited-edition package began to intensify in my mind.

***

“Haven’t you tried it yet? Since Princess Vivian’s long-awaited return to the social world…”

“My skin definitely changed when I used the cosmetics recommended by Yunette. My skin isn’t flaky anymore.”

“I decided I would never again use cosmetics with lead or dangerous ingredients.”

Lilika felt that the center of the social circle was becoming someone other than herself.