She Dies if You Love Her

young man daydreaming on his snowy day off? ” asked his mother, Lady Gauthier, who suddenly served Elroy tea and a small snack.

Elroy immediately sat up straight. ”You don need to bother bringing it, Mom, ” he said hastily. ”I was just thinking about Viscountess Tierney. ”

Lady Gauthier immediately choked on her tea. Elroy hastily helped his mother calm down.

”Mom, be careful, please! ” like Elroy. ”Wait, Ill get the maids— ”

”No, theres no need, ” interrupted Lady Gauthier. ”Im just surprised because you finally think of a woman. ”

”What? I didn think about it in that direction, ” Elroy said quickly. ”Viscountess Tierney just had an accident and I just happened to be helping her. ”

”Then the seeds of love emerge from it? ” teased Lady Gauthier.

”Mom, its not like that, ” groaned Elroy. He was silent for a moment, unsure of what to say. ”Did you ever think that… there was anything different about Her Ladyship? ”

Lady Gauthier seemed to think for a moment. ”For a young lady, she does look quite formidable. The type that is neither easily offended nor explodes when ridiculed. No, no. I think Viscountess Tierney is a person who doesn care what other people say―and thats what makes her look tough, ” she explained. ”Oh, all of a sudden a boy asks a woman. Mom is so happy. ”

”I told you, Mom, I wasn thinking in that direction, ” sighed Elroy.

”You see, among women, Viscountess Tierney is the woman that many women secretly want to overthrow and men want. ”

”What? I just heard about it. Why is that? ”

”Because Viscountess Tierney is the woman closest to the Palace. Imagine if someone could become her husband, what kind of connections he could get for free. ”

Elroy furrowed his brows. ”Disgusting, ” he commented in disgust.

Lady Gauthier laughed at this. ”The way you comment is exactly how Her Ladyship did when someone at the salon informed her of the fact, ” she said. ”Thats the reason why Her Ladyship hasn married yet. ”

”Because all the men who approach her are not sincere? That… What a pity. ”

”Yes. If Im being honest, I once offered Her Ladyship to get to know you― ”

”Haaah, Mom― ”

”But she refused. You know what she said, which kept me from forcing her to meet you? ” Lady Gauthier let out a long breath. Her expression suddenly turned sad. ”She said she didn deserve to be loved and if anyone loved her, they would die like her parents and uncle. ”