The Granduke Evil
Chapter 8

The day of the crown princess's birthday party arrived, Everyone until the people in the capital joined in celebrating. Then the count's residence is also no less busy to court Grace to look beautiful. Although the waiters are not as fancy as putting on Grace, Ethan is quite the opposite, usually she changes and combs her own hair but now almost five female servants are in the room to help Ethan put on his clothes and put on makeup.

" The truth is, even though it is only invited guests why they have to appear excessive." The guman is in the heart. " In addition to the servants in my room this really makes me uncomfortable, fortunately I did not agree with their request to bathe me." He muttered and felt depressed about the situation.

Same in Grace's room. " Miss be quiet I'll make you look so beautiful today." Said Lena the waiter who used to dress Grace up.

" I don't want to overdo Lena." Grace.

" No, Miss, trust me." Reply to the waiter.

In contrast to Grace and Ethan, Count Etienne was prepared alone and only helped by his personal servant. Because this is the visit of the empire after a long time. Actually he really did not like coming to the empire if it was not an official invitation.

After finishing preparing the Count to descend first to the main room while waiting for Grace and Ethan. Not long after that Grace was down. The Count who saw Grace Descending fell silent because he was stunned to see her beautiful nephew, when he realized that his nephew had grown up.

" Well you look so beautiful Grace. " Said the Count.

" Thank you uncle." Reply Grace, "Uncle is also handsome once today. " Continue praising his uncle.

" Thank you, yeah." Reply to his uncle, "Now just wait for Ethan." he continued.

Not long after the sound of people coming down the stairs, Count and Grace immediately turned to the direction of the voice, It turns out Ethan. Ethan and Grace's eyes looking at each other made them silent, both stunned. Ethan Yang stunned to see Grace who is beautiful like an angel it feels her beauty is really not real, then Grace who is fascinated to see the good looks of Ethan who just saw it. Ethan walked closer to them.

" Well Ethan is this you're really handsome. " Grace said, Then it dawned on her that something was different with her eyes." The color of your eyes changes. " Set her.

" You're also very pretty Grace." Reply Ethan,

" I had to hide the color of my eyes while there Grace." Connect her.

" Why?"

" Because I don't want to be the center of attention later, just because of the color of my eyes."

" You really look like your father Ethan." Said the Count over there.

" Thank you, sir." Reply Ethan with a smile.

" When you're all set, let's go."

they rode a special horse carriage used for official events Belonging to the count. During the Journey Grace is endless seeing Ethan sitting in front of her.

" Grace don't look at people like that, it makes people uncomfortable" her uncle asserted in a gentle tone.

" But Uncle, look at Ethan, it doesn't feel like he's real."

" Haha are you there any Grace, if I'm not real then I'm a ghost?" Gork Ethan.

" It's not like that, I mean you look like gee." Oceh Grace with her innocent face.

"Bdz.. " Count and Ethan held back a laugh after hearing Grace's rant.

" Don't laugh I don't like." Grace said then pouted after her.

The trip to the empire that afternoon was so pleasant because Senda joked that it was started with Grace's behavior.

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Count's entourage Until about seven o'clock in the night, since the journey from his residence to the empire took quite a long time.

Upon reaching the empire, the Guards opened the doors of his chariot. Count Etienne got off the horse-drawn carriage at the tail of Ethan and Grace behind her, Arriving at the door of the hall where the feast was held, Announce our arrival.

" Count Eryk Cyrilo Etienne, as well as Miss Grace illona Xavier, enter the room." Shouted one of the announcing officers who registered an invited guest.

They enter the room together, Ethan's name is not mentioned because the count asks. Even so Ethan was still allowed to come in with him, When he entered the room everyone immediately looked towards them. Of course Ethan and Grace are the center of attention, but they don't get dizzy and walk as usual. Not long after the lady approached Grace.

" wow Miss Grace how are you?" Ask one of the ladies who approached her.

" Ah, good news." The reply.

" Oh, thank God, speaking of who is the man standing next to Miss, may I introduce you to us." Ask the other lady.

" I'm sorry if it can't be, 'cause she's uncomfortable." Grace replies and leaves the place.

" What the hell is that, we just want to get acquainted. Anyway why is that guy quiet is he mute." Oceh the lady who did not accept Grace's attitude.

" It turns out the crown princess's birthday party could be this crowded huh." Said Ethan who was still getting used to the situation.

" Of course all the nobles in this empire will come to celebrate the Crown Princess's birthday, So it can be this crowded."

" What kind of crown princess? , until the people also celebrate with joy." Ask Ethan.

" She's a cute girl, she's only ten years old." Grace replied with a smile. "I heard this feast not only celebrates the crown princess's birthday but also her return of the crown prince of the Vorkeyst Empire (Empire name in the south) as the envoy of state diplomacy to prevent a prolonged war. Since the crown prince managed to become emperor also wanted to celebrate." Keep explaining.

" Oh that's how it is." Ethan briefly responds to Grace's story, as he is not particularly interested in it. While walking while chatting suddenly someone greeted Grace. " It's not long to meet Grace." Said a twenty-year-old woman. Grace just fell silent when she saw it, then followed by a man about twenty-five years old. " How are you, my sister, long time no see."

after a long silence, Grace lowered her head and answered their greeting, "Duringly did not meet Brother."

"oh yeah Ethan, meet them both my brothers." Her speech introduced her to her two brothers. Ethan lowered his head to introduce himself.

" My name is Alice Illona Xavier and she's my brother Felix Louis Xavier." Said Grace's older sister introducing herself and her brother.

" Who is Grace, is she your friend?" Felix asked with a suspicious expression.

" Yes, he's my friend. He's the son of a close friend of uncle who's visiting the castle." Reply Grace.

" He was mute, just silent from now on." Felix said curiously, perhaps not liking Ethan who is close to Grace.

" No!" Resolute Grace. "He was silent because he was quiet." Connect her.

" For what? My sister is busy."

"i'm so busy I can still visit you."

" Huh shit. "

" Which might just be Grace's bullshit."

" That's the truth, brother."

" Let's go to uncle, Dad and mom are there too." Alice said as she embraced the two of them.

Ethan just followed from behind without saying a word while there.

" I thought their relationship was bad because they lived apart, it turned out pretty good huh. Thank goodness" Ethan said in his heart while watching them.

" Now I understand that Ethan's canoe in this world really likes to wear a mask, because people always pay attention to him. And the way they see it is not a look of admiration or pleasure but a look of hate full of intimidation. Although Ethan doesn't really care, the map alone makes it uncomfortable. It's a good thing my disguise worked even though there were still people paying attention." He said in his heart as he followed them.

Their footsteps stopped when they met Count Etienne and Marques Xavier.

" Uncle." Call Grace.

" O Grace, where have you been?" Ask Count.

" I was just walking, unknowingly we got separated and met with Brother Felix and Alice." Grace explained to her uncle.

" Truly, what about Ethan?"

" She followed me, without speaking a word." Reply Grace.

" Old uncle Don't meet." Sapa Alice followed with Felix while bowing her head.

" O Felix, Alice, how are you?"

" Our news so far is good uncle." Reply Alice.

" Thank God."

" Uncle I saw you and Mom here, where are they now?" Ask Felix.

" Oh they're greeting the other guests?"

" It's always like that, when there's Grace but instead choose to greet guests." Grous Felix.

While stroking Felix's shoulder to calm him down. " Don't father Felix, your father was an important and influential person in the empire so it's only natural." Said his uncle.

Not long after the chat, there was a guest who came and became the center of attention of the people in the room. " Grand Duchess Dawson, Mrs Aretha Clark Dawson entered the Room!" Said the guest announcement officer loudly. The middle-aged woman entered the room Elegantly and in the Escort the two knights made people pay attention to her for a long time. Not only her arrival at the party, but her beautiful and charismatic appearance also became the center of attention. Ethan Yang heard the name just fell silent, while continuing to look at it.

" Sir..." Ethan said in a surprised heart. " Is she Ethan's mother in this world." Connect her. Then as the duchess walked towards the Count to meet him, the Grand Duchess's footsteps came to a halt upon seeing the teenage men standing beside Grace, their eyes looking at each other.

" Ethan.. Is this just my hallucination, but his face is really similar to Ethan Although the color of his eyes is different. " Guman Duchess is in the heart when she sees Ethan.

" Did she realize I was her son." Ethan said in his heart.

The atmosphere was silent between them.

" Ahem!" The Count's voice cleared, "Wah Retha, who would have thought you'd come." The count said as he raised the Duchess' hand slowly then kissed the back of her palm, as a sign of respect. Such an etitude is often used to pay respect to the ladies, especially imperial people or special in the eyes of the nobles.

" O Eryk, of course I have to come, moreover it's an official invitation from the Empire. I also still have to come at least to be absent and represent my son." Her speech.

" Our greetings to the imperial sword." Alice and Felix saluted.

" It doesn't need to be like that, Alice and Felix you guys are so grown up don't feel it." The Duchess ended with a smile.

" Mistress, I'm a grown-up too." Grace.

" Of course, Grace, you'll grow up too." Said Duches while rubbing her soft cheeks. " Who is Eryk, I just saw him?" Keep asking.

" Oh him, introduce him to my best friend's son, he's visiting the castle so I'll just bring him here." Evidently.

" Is that so, her face is like no stranger to me." Said the Duchess, who has not been able to take her eyes off Ethan.

" What's his name?" He asked the Count.

" His name, Eth__" When he wanted to tell me that name, a loud Trumpet Voice filled the room indicating that His Majesty is also his family coming.

" Imperial Majesty Verhant His Majesty Aldrich Osbert verhant, Along with the empress as well as the crown prince and crown princess. Her Majesty the empress Camila Osbert verhant, Her Majesty Crown Prince Arthur Osbert Verhant, And her highness Crown Princess Agneta Camille Osbert verhant Entering the room." Shouted the announcement from above. The door opened with a dazzling light, Then the main character at the party entered the room, All eyes were immediately on Them.

" Greetings to the Sun are also the month of the Empire." Say everyone in the room at the same time.

" So that's the crown prince's face who's desperate to kill Ethan in this world." Ethan's guman when he sees the Crown Prince.

The emperor said his opening words as leader. " Thank you to all of you who came to celebrate the birthday of my beloved Princess, I hope she will be a smart and wise girl later and always be a pride for her family. " The emperor said as he looked at the face of his ten-year-old daughter.

" Congratulations to the princess, May Happiness always accompany you princess. Blessed is the princess." Cheers of the invited guests in the room.

" And I would also like to thank the Crown Prince for trying to make peace with the Vorkeyst empire, for preventing this long-term war." Emperor Saying.

" Well great, Happy Crown Prince, may the blessing of the sun god be with you." Cheers from the guests in the room.

" Well if it's like that have fun." Said the emperor while raising the wine glass.

Then the party was celebrated that night.