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She lies to her maid Reyna under the pretense of a counseling job and goes to the duke's mansion.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"While everyone at the imperial palace praises Lady Violeta Hernandez for her beauty and compassion and compares her to the princess, the princess hears this and becomes furious, questioning Violeta's ex-lover to take revenge on her. A week later, Violeta receives a letter from her brother Lucas and a sudden summons from Leopold Otero von Bern. 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YOU LOOK STRANGELY ALIKE.\n\nTHAT MUST BE WHY HER HIGHNESS ADORES LADY HERNANDEZ SO MUCH.\nISN'T IT HUMAN NATURE TO BE DRAWN TO BEAUTIFUL THINGS?\nIT'D BE WEIRD NOT TO LIKE SOMEONE AS PRETTY AS VIOLETA.\n\nOH MY, I'M SO JEALOUS! I ENVY YOU, LADY HERNANDEZ.\nSINCE HER HIGHNESS FAVORS YOU SO MUCH!\nIMPERIAL PALACE GARDENS\n\nHONESTLY, ISN'T LADY HERNANDEZ THE TRUE BEAUTY OF THE EMPIRE?\n\nHER BEAUTY GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT HER CHARACTER IS ALSO EXTRAORDINARY.\nJUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WHEN THE PRINCESS CUT OFF A MAID'S HAIR BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LIKE HOW SHE COMBED IT,\nTHEY SAY IT WAS LADY HERNANDEZ WHO COMFORTED THE MAID AND GAVE HER MONEY FOR A WIG.\nTHE CONTRAST IS ALMOST EMBARRASSING, CONSIDERING THE EMPEROR AND BARON HERNANDEZ ARE OLD FRIENDS.\nIF YOU DIDN'T KNOW BETTER, YOU'D THINK LADY HERNANDEZ WAS THE REAL PRINCESS.\n\nHONESTLY, JUDGING BY BOTH LOOKS AND CHARACTER, IT'S TRUE THAT LADY HERNANDEZ IS MORE PRINCESS-LIKE THAN THE PRINCESS HERSELF.\nHOW INSOLENT...\nHOW DARE THEY... COMPARE ME TO A MERE BARON'S DAUGHTER?!\n\nCOMPARED TO THE HUMILIATION I SUFFERED BACK THEN,\nSTEALING HER MEN IS NOTHING!\nYOU'RE REALLY DONE WITH VIOLETA, RIGHT?\n\nUGH!\nO-OF COURSE.\nSHE'S BEEN SO BUSY TRYING TO PAY OFF HER DEBTS LATELY THAT SHE'S BARELY EVER HOME.\nDID YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO HER HOUSE?\nAH, NO, JUST... I WENT THERE TO GET MY GIFTS BACK, AND...\nSO THAT MEANS SHE ISN'T SEEING ANYONE NEW EITHER, RIGHT?\nI... SUPPOSE SO?\n\nHAND OVER INFORMATION ON YOUR COMPANY. I NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING BEFORE I INVEST.\n...Y-YES! YOUR HIGHNESS!\nEVERY SINGLE THING YOU EVER GAVE YOUR HEART TO WILL END UP CRAWLING BENEATH MY FEET.\n\nCOMPARED TO THE HUMILIATION I FELT BACK THEN, THIS IS NOTHING.\n\nONE WEEK LATER\n\nOH MY! THE SOUP IS GOING TO BURN, LADY VIOLETA!\n\nGOODNESS! IT'S COMPLETELY BOILED DOWN.\nWHY HAVE YOU BEEN ZONING OUT SO MUCH LATELY?\nTELL ME, MY LADY! IS SOMETHING WRONG?\n\nNO, IT'S NOTHING... I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT LUCAS.\nHOW CAN I POSSIBLY TELL HER THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT BECOMING THE DUKE'S MISTRESS?!\nOH, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS.\nTA-DA! YOUNG MASTER FINALLY SENT A LETTER.\n\nAH, REALLY?\nto my beloved sister, you must have been very worried since you hadn't heard from me in a while.\nan unexpected situation arose, so i couldn't write until it was resolved.\n\neverything has been taken care of now, so you don't need to worry too much.\ngraduation isn't far off now. i'll become an officer soon so that you don't have to suffer anymore.\nplease stay healthy and take care. i will drop by bern during this summer break. -sincerely, lucas\n\nTHANK GOODNESS!\nAN UNEXPECTED SITUATION?\nWHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED THAT KEPT HIM FROM WRITING?\nWHO KNOWS... HE SAID HE'S COMING FOR SUMMER BREAK, SO I'LL ASK HIM THEN.\nAH, THERE'S ONE MORE PIECE OF MAIL.\n\nQUITE A LOT OF LETTERS TODAY...\nLEOPOLD OTERO VON BERN\n\nIS THIS CRAZY MAN OUT OF HIS MIND...?!\nWHY ON EARTH WOULD HE WRITE HIS REAL NAME SO OPENLY IN THE SENDER SECTION!\nARE YOU GOING TO READ THAT LATER?\nUH, YEAH. I'M GOING TO FINISH THE REST OF THE HOUSEHOLD CHORES FIRST.\n\nPLEASE USE A PSEUDONYM IF YOU EVER NEED TO CONTACT ME.\n\nSINCE YOU SAID YOU'D HIDE MY IDENTITY, NO ONE MUST FIND OUT ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.\nEVEN AFTER I EXPLICITLY ASKED HIM!\nHE REALLY IS A MAN WITHOUT AN OUNCE OF CONSIDERATION.\n\ni've had a carriage prepared, so pack your bags and come to the duke's mansion immediately. make up your own excuse to tell your family.\nWHAT IS THIS...\n\nI NEVER EXPECTED TO BE SUMMONED SO SUDDENLY LIKE THIS.\n\nI RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR AN INFIDELITY CONSULTATION,\nBUT SINCE THE CLIENT'S HOUSE IS FAR AWAY, I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO STAY THERE FOR A FEW DAYS.\n\nI SEE. HAVE A SAFE TRIP, MY LADY.\nMY HEART FEELS SO HEAVY LYING TO REYNA.\n\nBUT WELL, IT'S NOT ENTIRELY A LIE.\nI JUST DIDN'T TELL HER WHO THE CLIENT IS.\nTHINK OF ME AS YOUR CLIENT.\n\nA CLIENT WHO PAYS VERY WELL, AT THAT.\nRIGHT. THIS TIME IS NO DIFFERENT.\nIT'S JUST THAT THE CLIENT CHANGED FROM NOBLE LADIES TO THE DUKE.\nLET'S HELP THE DUKE BREAK OFF HIS ENGAGEMENT AND GET AWAY FROM HIM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!\n\nOH NO!\n\nTRYING TO LEAVE EVIDENCE OF AN AFFAIR ALREADY?\n\nHOW PASSIONATE, VIOLETA.","bubble_count":79,"pages_count":30,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"While everyone at the imperial palace praises Lady Violeta Hernandez for her beauty and compassion and compares her to the princess, the princess hears this and becomes furious, questioning Violeta's ex-lover to take revenge on her.","spoiler_summary":"While everyone at the imperial palace praises Lady Violeta Hernandez for her beauty and compassion and compares her to the princess, the princess hears this and becomes furious, questioning Violeta's ex-lover to take revenge on her. A week later, Violeta receives a letter from her brother Lucas and a sudden summons from Leopold Otero von Bern. 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