A Painting of the Villainess as a Young Lady

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

As she was finally allowed to take a breather, Violet schooled her features and adjusted her demeanor.

Roen said, “But if you just stay still in one place, people will continue to flock around you. It might be better to just dance another song to get out of it naturally, right?”

“You and your close friend resemble each other very much.”

“What does that mean?”

“Your schemes are obvious—that’s what I mean.”

“Haha, I won’t deny it.”

Though she flung words filled with vitriol at him, Violet did not reject Roen. As he took her thin, slender hand, which was not so different from Roen’s own hands, Violet sighed loud enough for Roen to hear.

Roen was a man who gave off the refreshing atmosphere of springtime. If Aileen was like a flower, then Roen was the beautiful and gentle bud of spring.

He was unlike Rajaden. Roen was, with his platinum blond hair, like a soft spring flower, and with his green eyes, like verdant sprouts reaching high.

No matter how many worms he might be hiding inside of him, on the outside at least, Roen looked like a very tender and affectionate man.

With the brother and sister dancing together now, it was quite different from any other. The woman looked colder than the winter, while the man looked softer than the buds of spring.

The atmosphere between these two people was evidently conflicting, and yet also harmonious.

“They’re siblings, but...”

“Ahh, maybe it’s because they’re siblings.”

“Oh my god, Lord Roen...”

A needless misunderstanding sprouted up, though Violet didn’t particularly care.

The women who had crushes on Roen gave Violet ferocious glares. Violet pretended that she didn’t notice any of them.

Why were they giving her that kind of look when she’s just dancing with her older brother?

“You’re dancing well, huh.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Well, you kept trying to step on Rajaden’s feet earlier, so I thought that you actually forgot how to dance.”

“You’re right, I did forget. Aren’t you just reading into things too much?”

“Read, you say. How many years do you think I’ve been watching you?”

“Many years, as far as I know. With contempt.”

“Ouch, do you really have to hit a sore spot like that? Still, should I say that it’s a relief that I wasn’t your partner for the first dance?”

“Hmm.”

“Hmm? Vee, you kinda sound ominous... Vee?”

In the end, he got caught by all the people who wanted to approach him. He got surrounded in no time.

* * *

“Here you are.”

“...Ducal Lady.”

“You’re the one who asked me to be your partner, but then you disappeared on me just like that. I wasn’t expecting that.”

“Ah. A dream?”

“Goodness. Are you drunk?”

Aldin waved a hand in the air absent-mindedly. He did have a few drinks, but not enough to intoxicate him entirely.

So this meant that Violet really was in front of him now.

“Why, here.”

“Well, a certain someone disappeared without even telling me anything, so I came to find him.”

“......”

“I’m half serious here. The other half of me is looking for a place to rest because I’m tired though.”

“...Ah.”

“If it wasn’t an invitation from a member of the Imperial Family, I would have refused.”

Violet smiled softly.

Her way of alleviating mental exhaustion was due rest.

Fortunately, there were only a few people out here on the balconies.

“What were you doing while you were here?”

“I was looking at the moon.”

“The moon? Ahh.”

As Aldin said that, Violet directed her eyes to the sky. The moon was distinctly round and bright, as luminous as a chandelier. Thanks to the absence of clouds, arrays of stars decorated the evening expanse, glimmering like intricate jewels.

“If you don’t mind, may I have this dance?”

“H-Huh?”

Oh, Aldin wished that the stupid sound that had just come out from his lips wasn’t actually from him.

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