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“If you need me, I will follow.”
“Thank you.”
Ayla, having finished her shy greeting, approached Felix’s side. Then, she naturally linked arms with him.
Felix’s face flushed red at her natural contact. However, he tried his best to compose himself, stiffening his expression.
Ayla wore a somewhat dissatisfied expression as she glared at the store entrance.
The momentum in her clacking footsteps was quite fierce.
However, her actions inside the store a moment later were far more shocking.
“Bring me the head of the trading company.”
Those were the words Ayla threw out as soon as she stepped into the store with a jingle.
Yetien’s eyes trembled violently at the sight.
‘Wh-what is this?’
To come straight into the store without even waiting in line and say that.
Yetien, who didn’t know the situation at all, couldn’t help but be quite flustered.
“I said, bring me the head of the trading company!”
Ayla shouted again loudly, scanning the inside of the store. Soon, the manager, sensing something unusual, rushed to her.
He briefly scanned Ayla, dressed in flamboyant attire, and the two men carrying longswords with a complicated look.
Then, with a troubled expression, the manager approached Ayla.
“What brings you here, ma’am? I’m sorry, but we’re just releasing a new batch of products, so we’re only serving customers in order…”
“Do I look like I’m angry about waiting in line?! Hurry up and bring me the head of the trading company!”
“What exactly are you looking for… The head of the trading company is currently away.”
“Ha, so you’re telling me to go back in this state? Look at my face!”
Ayla snapped her fan shut.
Then, it could be seen that hives had risen on her face, which hadn’t been there until just now.
“Do you know why this happened? It’s because I used your cosmetics. So this store has to take responsibility!”
At her angry shout, the people inside the store began to glance back at Ayla.
They had come to buy cosmetics that were famous for their effectiveness, but she was saying she got hives after using them.
Some of the people inside awkwardly put down the items they were looking at and left the store.
The manager, realizing the seriousness of the situation, hurriedly opened his mouth.
“You’re saying you had a problem with your face after using our cosmetics?”
“Yes, and you don’t have the ability to compensate for it.”
“I’ll speak to the head of the trading company. But again, he’s really away today…”
“Then call him right now.”
“Pardon?”
“If he’s away, you can just call him right now!”
The manager sighed deeply and nodded.
“…I understand. Then, if you tell me your name, I’ll contact the head of the trading company.”
“My name is Ayla.”
“…Yes?”
“Just Ayla.”
“Ah…”
The manager was blank for a moment, then wore a flustered expression.
She had been acting like a troublemaker, but she was just a commoner like him, and he seemed to find it absurd.
Ayla, seeing his expression, glared at him suspiciously.
“What? Are you looking down on me because I’m a commoner?”
While Ayla continued her troublemaking, Yetien, who had been standing blankly, approached Felix from behind.
He tapped Felix on the shoulder and asked in a low voice.
“Um… Could I ask what’s going on? Does she often act like this…?”
“No, absolutely not.”
“But why is Young Master helping her with this…?”
Felix pursed his lips instead of answering. It was because Ayla’s gaze had turned to him.
It was a look that contained the meaning of asking for help.
“Are you discriminating against customers based on their status? Do you want your store to go bankrupt?”
Felix, understanding the signal, moved closer to Ayla again.
Then, he carefully placed his hand on her shoulder.
“Calm down, Ayla. The staff probably made a mistake because they don’t know what kind of relationship you and I have. Right?”
“But…”
“I heard there’s a new item at the Anamel Dessert shop, let’s go together after we resolve this. Would that make you feel better?”
The manager, who still hadn’t grasped their relationship, wore a bewildered expression.
Seeing that, Ayla chuckled and leaned her head on Felix, who was next to her, and said.
“Do you know who this person is?”
“Ah… If you could tell me who he is…”
“Have you heard the rumor that Duke Argenta's Noble house found their lost son? This man is that person.”
“……”
“And I am his longtime lover. Right, Felix?”
Felix, who had been slightly dazed, quickly nodded.
“If you’re suspicious, you can send someone to the Noble house to confirm.”
While the manager stood blankly, Felix looked back at Ayla with a worried gaze.
“See, Ayla. I told you not to come here myself and to ask my father. We could just take over this measly store.”
“How could I do that? I’d feel sorry to the Duke.”
“There’s no one as considerate as Ayla. The head of the trading company should know that too.”
Felix looked at Ayla with a deep gaze. It was a look as if he couldn’t help but adore her.
“……”
And Yetien, who had been watching this whole situation from behind, was utterly confused.
Not only did she suddenly come into the store and cause a ruckus, but now Young Master was even agreeing with her?
‘Am I dreaming right now? Young Master isn’t usually like this… What on earth is happening in front of me?’
Then, Felix nodded towards the manager.
“Did you hear that? I won’t say much. Bring the head of the trading company to Ayla right now.”
It was a completely opposite, cold attitude from his earlier gentle demeanor.
Only then did the manager realize that he had made a big mistake and quickly bowed his head.
“Oh, my goodness…! I’ve made a huge mistake. I’m sorry, Young Master.”
The manager, whose face had turned pale, gestured to the employees.
“Ah, please come inside for now. It will take some time for the head of the trading company to arrive.”
It was a humble attitude, as if he was groveling, unlike his earlier contempt for Ayla.
As he followed the manager, Felix whispered to Ayla.
“That was quite a realistic performance, wasn’t it?”
Ayla cleared her throat and replied softly.
“I’ve seen and experienced so much in the past.”
Then Felix’s face hardened.
“You’ve experienced things like this often?”
“No, that’s not it…”
“That’s a relief then.”
To be exact, it wasn’t in this life, but in her previous life.
Of course, in her previous life, she couldn’t make a living just by being an actress. So she had done all sorts of part-time jobs.
Who knew that the appearances of the troublemakers she had seen and experienced back then would be helpful in this way.
Ayla smiled proudly, thinking that she had successfully deceived the other party.
Jordik looked out the window at the carriages lined up in a row, then burst into laughter.
“He’s raking in the money. Who would have thought that girl would be so helpful.”
Hair that was dull and disheveled, a face covered in freckles, hands that were extremely rough.
One day, the insignificant-looking girl suddenly came to him and handed him a small bottle, saying that she had made it.
“Cosmetics? I’m busy, just leave it there and go.”
Jordik, like other men, wasn’t particularly interested in women’s luxury goods.
‘Besides, Sharon Atelier already dominates the cosmetics market in the empire.’
Above all, there were always plenty of people who wanted to receive investment from him, so there was no reason to take risks.
So he came home without even opening the bottle and handed it to his wife.
But his wife’s reaction after using it was quite unexpected.
“Where did you get this?”
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