The Duke’s Villainous Daughter is Depressed

Chapter 5

I was still dumbfounded even after I reached my room. Nevertheless, I immediately fell asleep after I laid on the bed because of that tiring night stroll. The last thing that replayed on my mind before I drifted off to sleep was my husband running away.

When Lari came to wake me up, my mood was down again, but I pretended to be fine. My morning went smoothly as I washed my face and got breakfast.

“Lari. I think I saw my husband yesterday.”

“Pardon? Prince Shuert?”

“So his name is Shuert……… but then, he ran away as soon as he saw me.”

“Oh. He’s not fond of people.”

I suppose so, too. Because of the curse of the wizard, he lived as a monster during the day since he was young that perhaps he hadn’t had a choice but to hide in the shadows and got no one to talk to.

I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be a monster myself and having to walk around in contrast to the standard time for everyone else. I might as well just curled up inside the room.

It seems that sleeping has reached its limits now.

In the end, I was obsessed with meaningless thoughts for a long time, so I went out looking for Lari with the idea of just staying with her.

What would have happened if Lari’s not here?

No matter how much I cleaned and cleaned this palace up, it always looks dirty. Only this room was regularly cleaned.

Still, this is a royal palace, so that means the budget was already set every year.

I don’t know who’s managing this palace’s budget, but let us find that person and perhaps let Irene Song take care of some of the management.

“……Ah, no, it’s too bothersome.”

Ugh.

To manage this palace, it seemed that one year to sort out and study all the stuff was too short. No matter how hard one says that I have nothing to do right now, it would be impossible for a lowly staff to become the CEO of a conglomerate overnight. It’s too much for me to handle now.

Eventually, Elle shook her head and made a compromise with reality, moving toward the familiar garden.

“You know that I’m here for you, right? I’m staying with Lady Elle forever.…!”

“Yes, thank you.”

But Elle knows. At least with Lari here, it wouldn’t feel lonely, but she would never get away from the idea that she was just an outsider.

‘Loneliness’ and ‘understanding’ were two separate things.