Without any hesitation, Elion nodded to what Victoria had said. That made the lady become aware of where she is and immediately smiled at Elion.
'Just because he's a commoner - doesn't mean that he doesn't have rights to being my friend'
That thought kept Victoria's attention on the smiling young man in front of her. In her point of view - she doesn't care if the young man was a commoner, because of Ashiel. The time that Victoria found Ashiel on the market was the time that she felt she could accomplish her goals.
Her goal was for her to live comfortably and away from the empire. That's why she did everything to make the male leads of the original novel be her friends. In that way, she'll accomplish her missions very easily.