I Became the Affair Partner of a Trash Duke — Chapter 1

I ABSOLUTELY CAN'T... LET THEM LABEL ME A HOMEWRECKER.

DON'T WORRY.

NO ONE WILL EVER FIND OUT.

YOU SAID YOU CAME HERE TO EARN YOUR KEEP.

DIDN’T YOU?

VIOLETTA HERNANDEZ.

I CAN’T JUST LET IT SLIDE THIS TIME...

I HAVE TO SEE RESULTS. BUT...

IS THIS REALLY OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU HESITATING FOR?

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, SHOULD I?

N-NO! I'LL DO IT!

JUST LIKE IN THE CARRIAGE... YOU REMEMBER, RIGHT?

I.. I REALLY CAN'T GET CAUGHT..

...ARE YOU DOING THIS ON PURPOSE? TO MAKE ME SUFFER?

WELL, FINE. THIS IS ALSO WORTH WATCHING...

I'M NOT A PATIENT MAN.

YOU ALREADY TOOK THE MONEY, AND NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO BACK OUT?

IT'S NOT LIKE THAT...!

THEN HONOR THE CONTRACT.

I'M EVEN PUTTING UP WITH THOSE PATHETIC CONDITIONS OF YOURS.

HE'S RIGHT. A CONTRACT IS A CONTRACT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY...

OPTIONS LEFT!

...I TOLD YOU, DIDN'T I? GET YOUR SCENT ALL OVER ME.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY...

WE CAN PULL OFF A PERFECT PERFORMANCE.

YES, ONE THAT WILL FOOL EVERYONE...

A PERFECT PERFORMANCE OF AN AFFAIR.

HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK I CAN LEAVE HIM!!

THE WEDDING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!

M-MY LADY, PLEASE CALM DOWN FOR A MOMENT...

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I DON'T RECOMMEND SEEING THE SCENE OF THE AFFAIR YOURSELF.

THE PAIN WILL ONLY DOUBLE, AND YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO ENDURE IT... SO...

BUT... BUT...!

I CAN'T STAND IT WITHOUT SEEING IT WITH MY OWN EYES...!

GOOD GRIEF...

THE REACTIONS OF CLIENTS WHO'VE BEEN CHEATED ON ARE ALWAYS THE SAME.

EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT'LL HURT, THEY WANT TO CONFIRM IT FOR THEMSELVES.

THAT'S WHY I RUN AN INFIDELITY CONSULTATION OFFICE FOR PEOPLE LIKE THEM.

LADY SIERRA, KEEP THIS IN MIND.

DO NOT BE AFRAID OF LETTING GO.

MORE THAN ANYTHING... I WANT YOU TO MAKE THE CHOICE THAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

THIS IS MY SINCERE WISH, BEYOND JUST THE JOB.

BECAUSE...

JUST LOOK AT ME...!

I'VE BEEN DUMPED SEVERAL TIMES

BECAUSE OF CHEATING, BUT I'M STILL DOING JUST FINE!

YES, THAT'S RIGHT. IN FIVE RELATIONSHIPS, I'VE BROKEN UP FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THEY CHEATED!

THEY WERE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRASH, BUT IN THE END, THE REASON WAS—

THEIR INFIDELITY!

MISS VIOLETTA...

How can you say that so brightly..

OH MY, DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!

THANKS TO THESE BITTER EXPERIENCES, I CAN MAKE A LIVING BY OPENING THIS CONSULTATION OFFICE...!

AS A FALLEN NOBLE, I'M LUCKY TO EVEN BE ABLE TO EARN MONEY LIKE THIS.

THOUGH IT'S FAR FROM ENOUGH TO PAY OFF THE FAMILY DEBTS...

THE ENDLESS DEBT LEFT BY MY RUINED FAMILY...

AND SUPPORTING MY YOUNGER BROTHER, MY ONLY FAMILY.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I EARNED, IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH.

OF COURSE... IT'S NOT LIKE THERE ARE NO OTHER WAYS.

I COULD BE SOLD TO A WEALTHY FAMILY AS A FIANCÉ UNDER THE GUISE OF MARRIAGE...

BUT AS EXPECTED... I JUST CAN'T DO THAT.

I STILL WANT TO MARRY SOMEONE I TRULY LOVE.

IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH...

BUT DANTE IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE I'VE MET SO FAR...

THE ONE WHO STAYED BY MY SIDE THROUGH EVERYTHING... MY CURRENT LOVER.

HE'S MORE RELIABLE THAN ANYONE I'VE KNOWN, AND HE MAKES ME THINK OF MARRIAGE.

YES, IF I'M WITH DANTE, I'M SURE...

I CAN HAVE A HAPPY MARRIAGE.

EXCUSE ME, LADIES.

IT SEEMS LADY SIERRA'S FIANCÉ AND HIS MISTRESS

HAVE APPEARED IN THE PARK.

THEN... SHALL WE GO?

TO CATCH THEM IN THE ACT!

...? WHO'S THAT?

The height is similar, but..

THAT'S NOT MY FIANCÉ. THE COACHMAN MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.

FOR NOW, LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE-WAIT, HUH?

MISS VIOLETTA?

WHY... HOW...

ARE YOU HERE?

DANTE...!

V-VIVI?!

HOW DID YOU GET HERE...!!

W-WAIT. THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING. I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING!!

DANTE, AND THE PERSON NEXT TO HIM IS...

YOU... DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE...!