「Ah... this feels good.」

Dipping my feet in a spring – I couldn't have imagined doing something like this just a little while ago.

If my governess saw this, she'd probably gasp and faint.

Before, the most I could do was wear a proper day dress, hold a parasol from a distance, and smile, thinking, "What a beautiful spring."

Is it really alright to do this...? With a slight flutter in my chest, I checked once more that no one was around, took off my shoes and socks, rolled up my hem, and dipped my feet into the spring.

It feels as if the dregs of my heart are melting away.

Freedom.

I'm free.

I can finally live as I please...

Tears I thought would never fall again streamed down.

Alice, the eldest daughter of the Earl's family, had everything stolen by her younger sister, Viola.

Her fiancé and the earldom taken, Alice was disinherited and sought refuge in her aunt's territory after news of the upheaval reached her.

As she spoke with a man she met there...

This is the story of Alice, who, after enduring abuse, being defeated and discarded, fled to a country southwest of the Black Forest. There, she took a step forward on her own and seized happiness.

Scheduled for a total of five chapters.

New chapters will be posted progressively. Thank you for reading!

2021.9.28 Completed! (*^^*)!

【Postscript】

Number One Daily in Genre Categories (。゜Д゜。)！

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To everyone who read, thank you very much!

As a bonus chapter, I will be posting "Even a Punching Bag Has a Heart" from Carlo's perspective sequentially.

I hope you enjoy it!

2021.10.2 Bonus chapters also completed!

Thank you for your continued support! (*^^*)!