Chapter 120
A swindler from 24 years ago couldn’t possibly have been me, but still… as someone who worked in the same industry, I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
“She must have ended up in a strange guild trying to earn back the money her friend lost.”
“What? The duchess? To help her friend?”
“Yes, not her family but a friend.”
As if the duke understood my absurdity, he snapped out and continued.
“She was laughing because she found a way to get some money. She said that she and her friend would be able to make up the money she lost if they went somewhere on a boat and worked for two months.”
“Eek…”
The duke sighed after seeing my detested face.
‘That’s not being kind anymore, she’s kinda gullible… no, that’s not right, Rosica. Let’s not think badly about your mother!’
I shook my head.
“Aerni was a difficult woman to understand, but I was a difficult person to understand as well.”
“Haha… You must have helped her out, right?”
