My Fiancée Hates Me

My engagement party with Garett was held at my estate. Even though I did not request any engagement gifts, my house had been flooded with dresses, jewelry and things that he thought that I might like. I had heard that Garett had chosen each present when thinking of me. It made me happy to know that he was trying to make me the happiest fiancée there was.

For the party, I decided to wear a light blue gown with that matched my eyes. Rather than a large ball gown, the silhouette was a little slimmer and more showed off my shoulders and collarbone. The short off the shoulder chiffon sleeves and sparkle beading gave my dress an ethereal look.

"Sir Alvin certainly has good taste," Stella said as she helped set my hair with a beautiful hydrangea hairpiece and pulled part of my hair back into a half updo.

"I hope he thinks I look pretty in the clothes he chose for me," I said quietly.

"My daughter is the most beautiful person in the world, so of course my son-in-law would find you beautiful as well," Mother said with her usual serious expression.

"He is not your son-in-law yet," I said with a chuckle.

I soon heard a knock on the door.

"Sir Alvin is here," a maid said.

I quickly went to greet him.

"Garett! You came early," I said as I toddled towards him.

"Were you in the middle of dressing up?" Garett asked as he touched my neck.

I flinched slightly on reflex.

"We were just deciding on what jewelry to put on Lady Arielle. Would you like to choose, Sir Alvin?" Stella asked as she had shown the jewelry sets that Garett had given to me.

Garett chose a chandelier necklace with five teardrop shaped diamond dangling pendants and matching earrings.

Garett decided to hook the necklace on me by wrapping his arms around my neck.

from having such close encounter so soon, so my

there," Garett said as he took a step back to examine me from head

I said

his suit and vest. Part of his hair on the side of his head had been slicked back with wax. The most surprising factor was that he was not wearing

face it really red," Garett said as he

is definitely not the makeup,"

about now," I said as I tried pushing her out of

Mother said

happened to

don't really need them to see," Garett said as he dug in his coat pocket and took out

you looked a bit uglier,"

a fight?"

going to attract the eyes of everyone in the room," I said with a sulky

known as the woman who settled for a plain

know

know how tough it was fighting off suitors who wanted your hand during our Academy days together? The men and women all thought they had a chance with you once they heard that you were

and women?" I

it comes to being around you, my usual appearance is actually a disadvantage when dealing with people with

more than usual?" I asked as

not want a rumor saying that your eyes have bad taste in men," Garett said with a soft gaze as he held his

I

Garett asked

as

soon left the parlor together and entered the engagement party hand in hand and

receiving congratulations from various people. I noticed that some people had taken notice that Garett's looks greatly resembled that of Prince Erik, but obviously their looks and presence were very different from one another. Even if it was not known very well, Garett was considered as Prince Erik's cousin, so it only made sense that they looked

my wrath would

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