Chapter 202
“...I’m sorry.”
Lota flinched and apologized under the icy, sharp glare.
But the petty urge to jab back at Varia’s earlier remark still lingered within her.
“J-just now, the words... the Duchess said...”
Lota struggled to correct her tone as she had been chastised. Her pronunciation was choppy and dry, as though her mouth were filled with sand.
‘...She’s really something else.’
Leonia, watching from the side, clicked {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} her tongue.
Normally, someone would back down at least a little after being humiliated this blatantly.
But not Lota. Instead, she tried to use the fact that she had been scolded as a way to gain sympathy.
Thoroughly scolded, Lota didn’t even bother to hide her sorrow.
“It’s just... it seems the Duchess doesn’t care much for her birth family or the family her sister married into...”
To that, Varia responded with a soft smile.