Forgotten Juliet

Chapter 111:

Oh, I didnt expect to see Duke Carlyle here.

There was a commotion from the outer seats, and someone approached to offer greetings.

What brings you to the South?

It was an old nobleman with a sprinkling of gray hair. Despite his age, his waist was sturdy, and his attire was splendid. However, his eyes were as sharp as a snakes.

Lennox didnt even nod at the approaching old nobleman.

Marquis Guiness.

You remember me, what an honor.

Marquis Guiness smirked.

The southern nobleman came with many attendants, drawing attention from all directions.

Everyone in the racetrack looked their way.

It was well known that Marquis Guiness regarded the northern Dukes as enemies.

And the lady accompanying you

The Marquiss gaze shifted to Juliet.

Are you Lady Monad?

Marquis Guiness feigned surprise.

Hello, Marquis Guiness.

It was a piercing stare.

It seems rumors cant always be trusted. I heard some disturbing news from the capital.

The Marquis blatantly looked Juliet up and down and then licked his lips.

I was saddened to hear that Lady Monad had met an unfortunate fate.

Upon hearing this, Juliet smiled faintly.

Is that so? I was distressed to hear that your son was ill.

There was a pause.

Everyone present heard the old Marquis grinding his teeth.

How do you know my son, Lady Juliet?

Oh, please, call me Countess Monad.

Juliet responded confidently.

I met your son a few months ago at the temple. He was touching my wrist in front of his fiance. I advised him not to.

I see.

Marquis Guinesss eyes flashed menacingly.

As Lennox looked at Juliet, his eyes also sharpened.

Who touched whom?

Lennox was perplexed.

Now he understood why Juliet had let Viscount Fusilli go a few days ago.

After showing Viscount Fusilli an illusion and sending him away, she anticipated the Marquiss reaction.

Because a few months earlier, Juliet had done the same thing to his son.

Count Casper.

Childless Marquis Guiness had adopted a distant relative.

And the fool who had made advances on Juliet at the temple, agitating her, was the Marquiss adopted son.

She had heard rumors that after the temple incident, Count Casper had been trembling and confined to his house.

Lennox guessed that Juliet had intentionally provoked Marquis Guiness.

Marquis Guiness made no attempt to hide his displeasure.

Well meet in the capital next time. Ah, by the way.

As he was about to leave unhappily, something seemed to cross Marquis Guinesss mind. He pulled one of his attendants forward.

I have someone to introduce to you.

The person he presented was a young woman of their age.

Introduce yourself, Dolores.

M-My name is Dolores.

The somewhat subdued woman introduced herself.

Shes my wife.

At Marquis Guinesss introduction, Lennox frowned.

It was well-known that all of Marquis Guinesss previous wives had died under mysterious circumstances.

Aside from his adopted son, the Marquis had no other children.

However, in the conservative South, no one commented on this. After all, Marquis Guiness was one of the great nobles, and in the South, multiple marriages werent considered a flaw.

Then, at that moment, Juliet tugged at Lennoxs arm and stumbled a little.

Reacting swiftly, Lennox pulled her close so that no one could see her expression.

I must excuse us, Marquis.

Lennox kissed Juliets forehead and smiled casually.

As you can see, were in a bit of a hurry.

Of course.

* * *

Though Marquis Guinesss displeased gaze followed them, Lennox quickly led Juliet away from there.

Until they got into the carriage, Juliet seemed lost in thought.

Juliet.

Ah?

Suddenly awakened, Juliet looked up.

Im sorry. I was lost in thought.

Lennox knew that when Juliet got that look, it was best to let her be.

He quietly covered her with a blanket.

Lets head home.

Yes.

Juliet was lost in thought even after the carriage departed.

Her fingertips fiddled with the soft blanket.

Theres no way

Juliet had a personal grudge against Marquis Guiness. For a short period, she remembered living as the Marquiss eighth wife in her previous life.

In her past life, Juliet remembered how cruelly Marquis Guiness had beaten her.

However, what startled Juliet was the existence of Dolores.

Juliet, who had left with the Duke to the North 7 years ago, had hoped that her position wouldnt be replaced by anyone else once she was gone.

And in this life, Marquis Guiness had never had an eighth wife, at least as far as she knew.

Then where did this woman, Dolores, come from?

I thought it would be okay.

Juliet had thought she would be fine facing Marquis Guiness again. And she was, until she saw a young woman who looked as young and downtrodden as her past self, which vividly revived her painful memories from the distant past.

But what bothered Lennox more than Marquis Guiness or his young wife was the old man in a white robe who stood behind the Marquis just a while ago.

While Juliet was too flustered by Dolores to notice, Lennox felt that the old priest looked familiar.

The old man wore ordinary priestly attire, but his exposed arms and skin seemed blotchy.

Clearly, the side effects of a divine curse.

* * *

Indeed, a rebellious woman, as Ive heard.

Bang.

Marquis Guiness, having left the racetrack and boarded his carriage, kicked the door in anger.

Just as Lady Dahlia said.

Marquis Guiness gritted his teeth.

Observing the Duke, the robed priest and Dolores hastily boarded the carriage.

A few months ago, the Marquiss son, Count Casper, had visited the capital and had been terrified ever since, locking himself in his home.

No matter how many times he was asked about what had scared him, he only spoke of seeing a monster. It was undeniably related to that woman.

Yes, yes, shes not an ordinary woman!

The old man in the robe quickly interjected.

His name was Archbishop Solon. Just a few months ago, Solon enjoyed all kinds of luxuries as a high-ranking priest and the right-hand man of Pope Sebastian.

However, it was revealed that Pope Sebastian, whom he served, was a fake without divine power, who had committed numerous crimes.

After the fake Pope was expelled from Lucerne, Solon, who had been Sebastians right-hand man, fled quickly.

He sought a powerful person to protect him, and that was Marquis Guiness from the South.

But how will we deal with that Monad woman?

Leave it to me.

Although Archbishop Solon assured him, Marquis Guiness seemed skeptical.

The puppet of Pope Sebastian failed, didnt it?

But everyone believed in it until it was exposed!

Archbishop Solon protested as if he had been wronged.

In fact, it was true.

Sebastian, with the Soultstone of his sister and intricate puppets, had manipulated Lucerne for years.

Sebastian, although not a genius born with divine power like his sister Genovia, was a genius in other ways.

He created intricate dolls that moved like real humans and kidnapped prominent figures, including former Popes, to fake their deaths.

If that Juliet Monad hadnt shown up, everyone would still believe it!

Archbishop Solon gritted his teeth.

Technically, if Sebastian hadnt kidnapped Juliet in the first place, none of this would have happened.

But Solon believed he had become a fugitive solely because of Juliet.

Moreover, on the day he fled from the altar, he was hit by a shining fragment and has since been suffering from an unknown divine curse.

Lady Dahlia wont accept such excuses.

Marquis Guiness spoke quite solemnly.

If I deem you and the information youve brought useless, you will pay the price.

Y-Yes, of course.

Before fleeing, Solon had stolen vast amounts of forbidden records that Sebastian had kept.

As Sebastian was a fake Pope without divine power, he had a keen interest in black magic to control people.

The amount of information he had gathered during his activities as a heretic interrogator was immense.

Carrying that, Solon fled to Marquis Guiness in the South, who had secretly been supporting Pope Sebastian.

According to Lady Dahlia, we must deal with that woman for sure.

You dont need to worry this time.

Archbishop Solon quickly nodded.

To Solons eyes, Marquis Guiness was just as dubious.

After a few years, Marquis Guiness was now following a young woman called Dahlia.

Dahlia wore the pure white priestess robe worn by the priestesses of the order, but she was a woman that even Archbishop Solon had never heard of before.

Though he had only seen her a couple of times in passing, he wondered why such a cunning old aristocrat like Marquis Guiness would blindly follow this woman named Dahlia.

Was that all? He had thought she might be the Marquiss guest, but she appeared suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly.

But currently, their goals were the same.

Marquis Guiness saw the pompous northern Duke as an eyesore and, moreover, it seemed like the woman named Dahlias goal was Juliet Monad.

So, whats your plan?

We will use this.

Archbishop Solon showed a small silk pouch.

Inside it was what looked like a womans light brown long hair. A maid he had barely bought off had snatched and brought a hairbrush.