Chapter 9: Camellia - Part 2

(Camelia's POV)

When the Reiss family got a title 8 years ago, I didn't care.

They were the lowest of the noble ranks and posed no threat to our family in terms of wealth.

But when the granddaughter of the family head came of age and attended her first party, everything changed.

She had long white hair that she let down and barely styled it.

Her dresses never fit the dress code of the parties she attended, but she always attracted attention.

Nobles usually hate it when someone looks or acts differently from them, but she was an exception.

With a face like that, even the Third Prince wanted to make her his mistress, but she arrogantly refused.

While I had to work hard to gain the attention of the other nobles, all she had to do was smile.

I hated that she never had to work hard for anything, but no matter how much I planned to isolate her, people still followed her like flies.

Even when her family lost their fortune and became beggars, I heard that she was going to the city as if nothing had happened.

I thought that I would never get a chance to break her pride, but I was wrong. Because heaven helped me again.

When I learned about Raymond’s curse, I pushed the idea of ​​bringing her as a concubine, but he completely rejected the idea.

But after it was confirmed that there was a possibility of war in the near future and I insisted on the idea, he finally agreed but changed the plan.

He would bring her as a second wife, not a concubine, and he would give her a chance to accept or reject the offer.

This further complicated my plans because having a second wife is looked down upon and the church only allows the royal family to do so under the pretext of having more offspring.

But I used the same excuse to convince the church because everyone knows that in the past 150 years, the Barton family has only had one or two children in each generation. Or at least that’s what people think.

In reality, the Barton house was afraid of the curse because everything they knew about it came from speculation, so they didn’t want to risk anything.

To be honest, even if Tana rejects the offer, I will win, because if a new bride is sent home after a few weeks, her reputation will be ruined and no one will want to marry her agian.

But if my plan works, she will be under my feet for the rest of her life.

And I don’t plan on letting this opportunity slip away.

“Eva, bring that thing”

“Yes, ma’am”

I know I have a short window until Raymond finishes the divorce papers and I need to move quickly.