Chapter 156. Preparation Is Completed, Part XV


    Trantor: Khan


    Editor: Aelryinth


    As a result, the entertainment industry, cultural life, and various hobbies had developed. People began to include pets as a measure of their wealth and status.


    In particr, actresses who aspired to the life of the upper ss began to raise animals as well as others, especially when there was a group that boasted their pets among the nobles. Thanks to this, Julietta could easily bring in animal models.


    After the interview, Julietta began recording for the wardrobes in earnest. She wrote down a list of attire and props to be shown at the fashion show, recording the dimensions of the actresses, pets, and each feature.


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    About an hour after the actresses and Maribel returned, Oswald came by. As Maribel had, he walked into the studio without hesitation, and took out the jewels one by one from the three-tiered jewelry box held by his two servants andid them out in front of Julietta.


    "They are jewels for the opening party. I''ve prepared a set of every gem."


    Raefany''s jewelry shop, which was under construction, was scheduled to open on the day of the fashion show of Julietta''s dressing shop. Also, ording to Julietta''s opinion, they decided to sponsor jewels to the fashion show to promote it.


    "The craftsmanship of the dwarves is different from others. This is the pet ne I asked for."


    "Yes, as you said, the owner''s name and simple address are inscribed behind it. But I don''t think if they are going to lose their pet in the mansion where they make nes out of this expensive jewelry."


    "It''s kind of binding. They assured themselves that they''ll never lose their pet if it wears a ne. By inserting a name on the back, the owner feels a sense of belonging, solidarity, and responsibility."


    Julietta picked up a ne with small emeralds in a slender leather strap. On the back was a very small print with the words "Manny, Chartreu Dressing Shop on Eloz Street."


    Julieta picked up the little ne and approached Manny who had already fallen asleep, and hung it on him carefully. Manny who woke up at her touch and shook its body.


    "Jewels also have the effect of making people and animals look prettier." The green jewels glistened on the white fur.


    Oswald nodded, as he agreed with it. "I''d like to buy one for my pet right away, if I were the owner. They can even give expensive jewelry to their pet as a gift. It''s a perfect way to boast of their wealth. It''ll stimte their vanity to the fullest extent."


    "People''s desire to show off is endless. They have to do what someone else does."


    Oswald pped his hands and admired Julietta''s words. "I''m sure we can differentiate our store from other shops!"


    "Yes. The best high-quality store which leads the wave of fashion! This is what I want to do with the Chartreu Dressing Shop."


    "I''d like you to include Raefany''s, too. Aren''t we in a partnership?"


    "It''s good to mutually help each other. By the way... is Your Highness busy these days?"


    Killian had advised Julietta to disguise herself as a maid and then let Ian buy her sses, which she wore. Unlike her previous sses, they were light and thin, but her eyes looked very small beyond the sses after what they had done with the magic device.


    Julietta was quite fond of thefortable sses that could hide her face. But Killian grumbled with a disapproving look, as if he was not satisfied with it. She finally became irritated at him because he was too interested in her disguise. She said, "I am burdened with too much attention, so please stop worrying and reduce the number of visits to the annex!"


    After that, however, when the Prince suddenly stopped visiting, she began to care about it. She thought it would be better for him not toe because of Phoebe, but in the aftermath, she asked him if the Prince was busy.<novelnext></novelnext>


    Oswaldughed as if it were funny at her question. "I thought you''d prefer to have His Highness note."


    "Of course, it''s inconvenient for him toe, but I was wondering if something had happened to him when he suddenly stoppeding entirely."


    Oswald epted that and added, "His Highness told Emperor His Majesty that he would step into the fight for the crown of the Emperor in earnest. Because of that, the official Crown Prince will be announced at a royal party on thest day of this year. His Highness will be very busy in the future. Furthermore, there was an order from the Emperor His Majesty that His Highness should get a wife before the end of the year, so he is busy in many ways."


    Oswald nced at Julietta as he said that.


    "Lady Christine is the most likely candidate," Julietta said as she was frowning slightly,pletely missing his nce. "I''m sure as long as she doesn''t have any special issues. She is so devoted that she even followed him to Bertino."


    Julieta found herself asking questions about her usual curious things, even though she thought she should stop caring about it and work.


    "There''s something I didn''t understand. Lady Christine is the only granddaughter of the Duke of Dudley. The family of Duke Dudley is also the mother''s parents'' home of Francis, who is the political enemy of Prince Killian. Is it possible tobine the two families?"


    "The enemy of yesterday could be today''srade or tomorrow''s family. That''s what it''s all about."


    Julieta was in a bad mood for some reason. The Prince did not know who she was, but he wanted her to be a concubine; however, he would marry her half-sister!


    Oswald stepped in as he watched Julietta pouting her lips. "Of course, if ady with a better condition shows, then of course there''s no need to mention Lady Anais."


    Julietta was not a fool. She knew that Princess Kiellini was the only unmarrieddy who was now of better status than Lady Anais, and she quickly came to her senses. "Of course, you can find the person if you want to. But I don''t think thedy is me."


    At Julietta''s strong refusal, Oswald thought, ''it''s because you are acting as a substitute for Princess Kiellini,'' and tried to answer that no one knew about the future.


    But she brought uppletely different words. "I''ve heard that there have been a lot of women around him. Well, I don''t think he''s particrly bad, because most high-ranking aristocrats are that way. But he won''t change after he gets married, and I think it would be awful to share my husband with another woman. I want to marry a man who only loves me, even though I''m poor and have nothing to do with it. Without such a man, I think it''s okay to be single for the rest of my life."


    Oswald began to talk, thinking of Killian. With such a strong refusal, the unsmooth love of the lord seemed to be darkened more. "You are going to be the next Duke, and you can''t be single. If the Duke hears that, he''llment."


    Julietta smiled at Oswald''s words, recognizing her current situation once again. "It''s my wish. I''ll have to get married to a man who won''t send his eyes off to other women."


    Oswald delivered a deep constion from his heart to his lord, who might not know anything about this.


    ''My lord could be someone like that…'' It was Oswald who repeated the words in his heart that he could not bring out of his mouth.


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    "Did Julietta say that?"


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    Oswald left the dressing shop and went into Asta Pce to report on Raefany''s preparations for the opening, and told Killian about the conversation he had with Julietta earlier.


    As Killian''s face went cold, Albert who was listening beside him crept in. "Princess Kiellini is saying something simr to Julietta. When I offered her a position as a concubine, she said that as she had seen such scenes of His Highness and other women in front of her eyes, she could not be a concubine, and she refused and ran away."


    Oswald winked at the tactless remark, but Albert''s mouth didn''t shut. "Did I tell you? Didn''t I? Now that I''m older, my memory is dimming. Come to think of it, I think I told you. That''s why you''re not bringing women into Harrods'' mansion these days, isn''t it? I was seriously concerned that your libido might have failed. Did that hurt your feelings? Your Highness, it''s okay. You''re not alone in the royal family or among nobles who bring in bedroom maids during sex. I''m sorry to hear that you liked the bedroom maid, but..."