My Fiancée Hates Me novel Chapter 77

"Let's go somewhere else after this," I said to him as he sat down in front of me.

"...Where?"

"Somewhere special," I answered him with a smile.

Within half an hour, we arrived at Vance's true home that he had not came back to ever since his proclaimed death. His parents only received a simple letter with a royal seal and instructions to hold a funeral with an empty casket. His look of wonder was a rather interesting face.

"This is..."

When we got down from the carriage, we could see Baron Grass and his wife stood waiting for us in front of their home.

I simply nodded in Vance's direction and allowed him a lovely moment with his family.

They all shared in a warm embrace with one another and shared a few tears.

"...This lovely young lady is?" Baron Grass asked.

"I am Arielle Ira Maddox...daughter of Prime Minister Triston Maddox and Duchess Amalie Ira Nereus Maddox," I said with a curtsy.

"Greetings! I am Baron Gregory Grass and this is my wife Calla Grass," Baron Grass said in a panicky manner.

"Your son has been very good to me at the Academy. Pardon me for my manners...I wanted to express my thanks to the people that raised him to become such a fine young man. I apologize if I took too much time out of your day."

"Not at all! You are too kind Lady Arielle," Baron Grass said. "Let's have some tea together in the garden."

We had some tea and snacks together on the patio. I let Vance catch up with his parents about his independency and his studies while I just sipped tea by myself.

"...I never once thought that Dolt...Sir Vance would bring such a lovely young lady here to show her to us," Baroness Grass said.

"Not at all...I am in debt to him. He is a fine young man. It is too bad that I was unable to meet your other children. I have heard many stories about them."

Her eyes were locked on my figure and peered me up and down. I tried to pay no mind to her intense stares.

"There will be plenty of chances to see them. You must definitely attend my next tea party, Lady Arielle."

"Of course, Baroness," I replied.

"...How about Sir Vance take Lady Arielle on a stroll through the garden? The roses are lovely this season," Baroness Grass suggested.

She intends to make me her daughter-in-law...

"M-Mother, she cannot..."

I took in Vance's hand.

"I will be fine if you are there to support me," I said with a smile.

Vance reluctantly accepted the suggestion and helped me up by my hand. We walked through the maze garden and made a stop at the gazebo in the center of the maze.

Vance had me rest on a circular bench of the gazebo. I rested my back against the wall of the gazebo and rested my head against the supporting beam. I placed my right hand over my injury.

"You do not seem fine," Vance said as he kneeled in front of me.

"You could always carry me back."

"...Does My Lady plan to incite my mother to hold a wedding for us within a month?"

"I do not think Garett would be very happy with me marrying a man that just kidnapped me."

I do not think that marriage with Vance would be too bad. He is wealthy, strong, and seems easy to control from behind the scenes.

"I do think the kidnapping is the major problem here...My mother seems intent on marrying me to you," Vance said.

"Marrying you is not a bad idea," I said as I sat up straight. "You seem easy to control as a husband."

"Are you not just too manipulative, My Lady?"

"...Perhaps."

I enjoyed joking and laughing with him, but we cannot stay this way forever. We were not meant to meet had it not been for Prince Erik.

I suddenly felt sullen again.