#13. On a Night Like This, When the Stars Twinkle (7)

The three women chatted and laughed over the refreshments laid out before them. Despite their laughter, all three were a little too old to be called girls.

Even if Eleonore, who had only just made her debut, was the exception, Eugenie, who had come back through time, and Dominique, who would long since have been considered of marriageable age had she been an ordinary noblewoman, were not.

To put it in modern terms, if Juha posted their profiles on one of the novel forums she used to frequent in Seo Juha’s world, she would surely be flooded with comments saying they were past their prime.

But even if they were past the age of girlhood, that didn’t mean their girlish hearts had disappeared. Women were mysterious creatures who held on to a girl’s heart until the day they died.

Besides, in Eleonore’s case, it was as though she had only just opened the door to a girl’s world.

And so, when these young ladies, girls at heart, got to talking, the subject naturally turned to the man Eleonore had fallen for: Dmitri Verbritz, the Grand Duke.

“I mean, she came out of a tavern clinging to Count Pierre’s daughter.”

But even though they were talking about the man she had feelings for, Eleonore’s expression wasn’t exactly pleasant.

Dominique continued her story with an amused look, telling them about a northern noblewoman even Eugenie had never heard of.

“The young lady came out of the bathroom after getting herself ready to spend the night with him, only to find Dmitri had disappeared.”...