Chapter 113: Groundwork


    After the engagement party, I went to my office to think about some things.


    "Ste, bring me the invitee list from the party today," I ordered.


    "Here is the list," Ste said as she speedily handed me the documents.


    When I looked up the name Sherry, her name did not show up but the name Sharon Wilburn did. She


    had brought in an uninvited guest to a private engagement party under her father Baron Wilburn''s


    name. Her father was allowed two guests of his choosing, one of whom was his wife and the other


    being his daughter. Even if it was a festive asion, it was still disrespectful to bring another guest


    without informing the hosts especially if they were of a higher rank than them.


    "Sharon Wilburn will be ostracized from all public social events," I ordered.


    "Is there a reason why?" Ste asked.


    "She let in a dubious person not on the invitee list who came and disrespected me," I said coldly.


    "...This person who disrespected My Lady?" Ste asked.


    "Nevel Pir...had courted me at my own engagement ceremony and asked that I entertain him alone.


    Please make Sharon Wilburn and other women who get close with him an example of what happens


    when people disrespect me," I told Ste.


    "Understood, My Lady," Ste said as she bowed her head and left.


    Being excluded from the social circles is almost equivalent to death...


    Once she cuts off all ties with Nevel Pir, I will consider letting her return, but she will now be an


    example of what happens to women who get close to Nevel Pir. Cutting off his supply in women will


    also help those women intoing to their senses that Nevel Pir is just a worthless man. The only


    person worth mentioning is his father for his many years of service on the frontline, but he had tossed


    away his title of an honorable man to let such an unhinged man go by his watch.


    I walked over to my coffee table that had the unfinished chessboard game between me and Garett from


    earlier. I then flicked the opposing king piece down with my queen piece.


    My ns might have been foiled this time, but I will definitely kill that man when the chance arises


    again...


    A weekter, Baron Wilburn and his daughter Sharon Wilburn came by my home to beg for my


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    forgiveness.


    "My apologies for the disservice my family has done to you, Lady Arielle," Baron Wilburn said as he


    lowered his head towards me.


    "I also beg for your forgiveness, Lady Arielle," Sharon Wilburn said.


    I scoffed at the two lowering their heads to me.


    "...Now what is it that you two are apologizing to me for?" I asked.


    "Pardon?" Baron Wilburn said with a confused expression.


    "Really now...What kind of people say sorry without knowing what they did wrong?" I asked as I leaned


    back and sent a domineering gaze towards them. "If you are apologizing on reflex, then please do not


    waste my time and go away."


    "Sharon!" Baron Wilburn screamed at his daughter. "Apologize for all of your wrongdoings to Lady


    Arielle."


    "...Stop using my first name, both of you. It is Lady Maddox," I said coldly.


    "...Please enlighten me, Lady Maddox, for I am ignorant of my wrongdoings," Sharon Wilburn pleaded.


    "How can you be absolved of your crimes if you do not remember them yourself? You should be able to


    remember them if you recall the events of my engagement party," I said with a smile.


    "...Th-The engagement party? F-Forgive me for bringing in an uninvited guest to your party. I had no


    idea that it was to celebrate your engagement, Lady Maddox," Sharon Wilburn said nervously.


    "Just because you did not know that it was my engagement party made it alright to bring a stranger into


    a private party held in Duke Maddox''s name? On top of that, your guest caused troubles for me by


    trying to court me at my own engagement party," I said.


    "Sharon! You let in such a disgraceful man into a party held by the Duke!" Baron Wilburn yelled at his


    daughter.


    "I deeply apologize for my guest''s actions, Lady Maddox. I was not aware that he would dare try such a


    thing," Sharon Wilburn said.


    "Lady Wilburn, I am not trying to reprimand you...I told people to cut you off from society to help take off


    the heat of the bad rumors surrounding you and Nevel Pir," I said as I cupped her cheek with my


    hand.


    "...Thank you for your kindness, Lady Maddox," Sharon Wilburn said shakily.


    "I would also like you to help me and other women who may be hurt by that no-good man''s yboy


    antics," I said.


    "O-Of course...Women should stick together," Sharon Wilburn said with a forced smile.


    "Let''s continue to have a good rtionship from now on," I whispered in her ears.


    I sent her and her father out shortly afterwards.


    It was not until shortly afterwards that I heard rumors of Nevel Pir''s yboy antics and the women


    frequenting him quickly dwindled. The only women he could get were low ss prostitutes he paid


    money for at brothels he frequented. I was more overjoyed at the fact that he could not make social


    connections with Upper ss Nobles.


    The only way to possibly redeem himself now is through making himself known at the annual hunting


    Iughed quietly to myself when I realized how easy it was to get people toy the groundwork for me.


    I should sharpen my hunting tools and practice my aim well before the annual huntingpetition.


    "idents often happen on the hunting grounds...I hope that you will forgive me if I mistake you for a


    <pmon boar..."