Since her father's warnings, she had tried to minimize her presence in the southern nobility. She was smart to know that going against that woman who held the Grand duke's heart was akin to walking to her death door.
Though hearing about the great love between the Grand duke and that hateful woman made her bite her nails in jealousy, she held herself from doing anything that could destroy the reputation that she had built for herself. The grand duke was kind enough to pardon her for the schemes that she had done against that woman. Thanks to that, her reputation was still intact, and many still knew her as the beautiful and perfect daughter of an esteemed count. Even if some knew about her schemes, they were not dumb to be against her.
