……I proposed to the wrong person. You were not the one I desired.”
Viscountess Claris Sievert, having been proposed to, faced Oscar Garudbild at the duke’s residence, where she was met with these words and a cold gaze. It appears that Oscar intended to propose to Claris’ sister-in-law, Iberin, known in the social circles as the “Fairy of Spring” for her delicate beauty, and not to Claris.
───As I thought, there’s nowhere that would accept me……
Born the only daughter of the Sievert Viscount family, Claris was oppressed by her stepfamily who took over the viscountcy after her parents’ death. With her engagement to Oscar broken, Claris had nowhere to return to.
She contemplated whether to work in a brothel or enter a convent.
As she was about to leave the duke’s residence, a knight approached her.