Chapter 76
When Liv attended the banquet the next day, the first thing she sensed was the changed atmosphere. Of course, high society had never been friendly to Liv. But while people had just avoided her until recently, perhaps conscious of Emmett, now they were looking at Liv with contempt like before.
‘It seems the rumors have spread.’
Liv’s face became indifferent after confirming the faces of people whispering about her. It was expected that Deborah would spread rumors using Gert and her relationship. And those people probably don’t really believe the rumors. Looking closely, Deborah’s group was mixed among the whispering people. They were probably just spreading false rumors to show that they couldn’t accept Liv.
Of course, if these rumors spread, they could really change something. For example, Emmett might break off the engagement with Liv due to the scandals surrounding her... Liv knew that Emmett, feeling guilty towards her, wouldn’t do that, but other nobles in this banquet hall might believe they would break up and treat her lightly.
Among the nobles who were making a fuss as if they had heard some great scandal about Liv, Gert had a triumphant face. He was too dull to even realize that Deborah was using him.
As Liv looked around, she spotted Deborah in the middle of her usual group. Deborah was looking at Liv, pretending to be innocent.
‘Should I just leave her behaving like that?’
Liv had always believed that she couldn’t change anything with her power. She thought it was natural for people to dislike her. That’s why she didn’t try to change anything even when she was openly bullied in high society. Although the gods expressed anger towards those who treated her carelessly, Liv only stopped the gods and didn’t think about removing the cause of the bullying.
However, staying still might not be the only answer. Hadn’t Liv already changed her position by courageously entering the sacred ground in the Lartman Duchy? Liv recalled what Hildegard, who couldn’t come here due to rain ritual preparations, had told her.
-Sister, if someone mentions bad rumors about you when you go to the banquet this time, don’t endure it but respond.
-Then people will look down on me even more.
-No, it’s different from before.