Avril spun around in front of the mirror, being careful not to drop the tiara. The tiara shone beautifully at every angle.

I wonder if Lord Dylan’s mother ever looked at the tiara like this…?

Thinking about this, she made a decision.

“I’ll be taking a trip into the town right away to find a ready-made wedding dress that matches this tiara!”

“Uhm, that’s…”

Grace interrupted, and Avril tilted her head.

“What is it, Grace?”

“Lady Avril, I brought the wedding dress back to the royal capital with us.”

“???”

What does that mean? I’m sure I gave the dress to Clarissa…

Grace then took out a box. The box was definitely familiar. It was a large white box for storing wedding dresses, one with a ribbon tied around it.

But why was it there?

“I thought I had given this to Clarissa?”

“Please take a look inside. It is indeed the dress made for you, Lady Avril.”

“No way—wait, it’s true?!”

Avril’s wedding dress was indeed inside the box. A simple, pure white dress with beautiful, intricate lace. The dress and tiara would really go well together.

But wait!

What was the dress doing here?!

Avril had a genuine look of confusion on her face, while Grace looked genuinely embarrassed.

“I’m sorry… but I can’t find the other box.”

“The other box?”

“Yes, the box of the nightwear that was entrusted to me for the right time.”

“…”

This was a disaster.

Avril couldn’t help but blush as she ruminated over the design of the nightdress.

It isn’t of poor design… it’s nightdress of the latest fashion that Lady Alexandra gave as a present… What a shame! I never even got a chance to wear it!

Grace demurely advised Avril who had been left speechless.

“Jesenia, the maid from the annex, was the one who gave the dress box to Clarissa, right? Perhaps she mistook the boxes because she doesn’t usually touch the contents of the closet.”

“! What the…? So, I gave that nightdress as a wedding gift…? That’d make me a total villainess!”

Seeing Avril turn pale, Chris burst out laughing. Dylan, who usually didn’t laugh much at her actions, could be seen laughing today.

She felt like screaming at the blunder.

I thought I had somehow managed to change my reputation for the better! But it seemed that I messed up at the very last moment!

Since Avril casually gave it to her, Clarissa must’ve thought that Avril had intended to give her a nightdress all along. She did receive a thank-you note, but it simply said, “Thank you for the wonderful gift.”

Anyway, despite all the incidents that had occurred, Avril’s first visit to the estate somehow ended safely.

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***T/N: I mean… I think she went overboard by giving someone a wedding dress that Dylan wholeheartedly gave her…

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