She accepted our greetings with a smile and sat at the seat reserved for the royal family. At the same time, the music started playing and the party began.
For some reason, the Queen Dowager was looking at the mystery woman Berne-sama brought, who was currently engrossed in a conversation.
Suddenly, the mysterious woman began to move. Apparently, she was called by the Queen Dowager. When she was in the vicinity of where the Queen Dowager was sitting, all of us had already forgotten our own conversations and perked our ears to listen to theirs.
“The Duke of Armelia’s daughter, Iris Lana Armelia. I have been looking forward to the day I finally meet you. And thus, I have invited you to today’s party.”
When we heard the Queen Dowager’s words, a shock ran through us. As I thought, she was the eldest child of the Duke of Armelia, “the woman” involved in that event…