Viscount Derbyshire was a prominent figure among the nobility. He was a charismatic alpha aristocrat in his early 60s with a dignified appearance. He had a reputation among the aristocracy, much like Teiwind, and was known for his ddling nature and a keen eye for investnt. He inherited a substantial fortune from his ancestors and multiplied that wealth on his own in this generation.
As Klopp’s first employer, he was genuinely fond of the young investor whom he believed he had discovered. Knowing that Klopp was single, having a nosy nature, he tried to connect Klopp with a good oga by any ans necessary. On several occasions, he invited Klopp to his house, under the guise of business proposals, and made him socialize with unfamiliar ogas over tea.
“Viscount, please, I beg you. Please stop forcing into sudden blind dates. It’s bad for my reputation to decline them. Besides, I’m not yet ready to settle down. My job is still my primary concern.”
“You have to find soone first to settle down. Once the right person appears, you’ll settle down quickly. Why else do you think we work? To establish a family. Trust . You’ll thank later and express your gratitude.”
No matter how one looked at it, Viscount Derbyshire was relentless. Watching him laugh heartily, Klopp sighed in secret.
Then, the viscount happened to attend a distant relative’s wedding. Aristocrat weddings were like a grand matchmaking market. As soon as Klopp heard the news, he quickly tried to schedule appointnts with other clients to act busy. But sohow, Derbyshire knew about this and kidnapped Klopp. The viscount took him in a carriage to the wedding of an aristocrat whose face and na he didn’t even know.
“Even if you don’t have any backing up, you’re an excellent scion of an aristocratic family, so your spouse should also be an aristocrat. You have outstanding talents and appearance. There’s no doubt you’d fit perfectly into a household without an alpha child among the respectable families. I guarantee it. You’ll definitely inherit a title too.”
Even if Klopp said he wasn’t interested in titles, Derbyshire confidently said, “Why aren’t you interested in a title? It’s not good to be too modest, Sir Klopp of Bandyke.” It was as if he would sell Klopp imdiately, bustling among the guests. When Viscount Derbyshire introduced the dashing bachelor alpha, who had lost so of his countryside nature, there was a flurry of interested ogas.
“Hello, Sir Bandyke.”
“Call Klopp.”
Klopp had already gotten exhausted from the very first oga he was introduced to, but he politely smiled and greeted the ogas. As it was more important for him to et and impress their influential parents than to get the oga themselves, Klopp had to keep his mouth shut and do his best. Viscount Derbyshire, interpreting this as not being uninterested, dragged Klopp around and introduced him to countless ogas. Along the way, he made so good business contacts, including one who was interested in his abilities as an investor. The day’s sacrifices were well worth it.
Before that day ended, Klopp was introduced to the oga son of soone far like the friend of a relative of a relative to Viscount Derbyshire.
He was called Rayfiel of Westport, and he bore a striking resemblance to soone Klopp knew. He had the sa blond hair, blue eyes, and very similar features as the ill-tempered and arrogant count, but Rayfiel’s personality was completely different. He was polite and careful in his choice of words. There was no arrogance in his eyes, just innocence and warmth.
Klopp instantly liked him. Rayfiel didn’t give off the impression of disliking Klopp either. If they were quite similar, a kind and innocent oga was much better than an ill-tempered alpha. Moreover, despite being a male, like an oga, Rayfiel’s petite fra was very endearing, combined with his neat, simple, but sincere attire. Yes, if I were to date blond hair and blue-eyed oga, this kind of oga would be much better for my emotional stability and a healthy future.
Unlike the other ogas he had coldly treated, Viscount Derbyshire sohow sensed that Klopp had shown so interest in Rayfiel, so he discreetly led people away to another area. Suddenly, they were left alone, and Klopp felt awkward.
I knew you were rooting for , but this is too much, Old Man!
“The Viscount is always ahead of us. He’s an impatient person. I apologize.”
Rayfiel simply gave a small laugh. It was a genuine, unaffected smile, unlike the condescending count’s.
“I heard that the Viscount is very fond of Sir Bandyke.”
“Call Klopp.”
“Then, please call Rayfiel.”
Taking advantage of the ti they had alone, they strolled through the beautifully decorated wedding ceremony garden and started their conversation topic with the weather, then to other topics. Even without much conversation, Klopp could tell that Rayfiel was a nice oga. He had manners and, above all, lacked the typical arrogance of the aristocrats. Rayfiel laughed genuinely, without any pretense, and seeing that, Klopp felt his heart lting.
“Sir Klopp, you don’t feel unfamiliar to . I feel strangely close to you.”
“I feel the sa way. It’s as if we’ve known each other for a long ti.”
“Is that so? Could it be that we’ve t each other in our previous life?”
Klopp smiled in response to Rayfiel’s sweet and pretty smile. But inwardly, he felt bad. He knew that the familiarity he felt was not so romantic past-life connection but it was more akin to the arrogant count he’d t in the rose garden .
What Klopp and Rayfiel felt wasn’t exactly a strong love, but there was definitely a mutual attraction between them. Klopp pursued his relationship with Rayfiel in earnest. It was a bit early, but for alpha and oga of marriageable age to be in a relationship for that long was a sure sign of marriage.
The people around them were pleased, saying that the two matched each other well. Viscount Derbyshire, in particular, was going crazy as if they were about to get married right away. However, Klopp didn’t spread the news of their relationship with his own mouth. He felt burdened by the excessive attention. Even in the Westport family who didn’t know Klopp was well yet, he wanted to keep their private lives quiet until they officially announced their engagent.
Nevertheless, their relationship grew steadily closer, and they began holding hands, sharing light embraces and kisses. When he was in university, Klopp had engaged in intimate encounters with many ogas at the drop of a hat, like unleashed ponies, hoping to enjoy the limited ti away from parental scrutiny. But he didn’t want to do that with Rayfiel. It wasn’t because he didn’t have any sexual desires, but rather because their relationship was genuine and serious, so he was more cautious.
Rayfiel also shared the sa serious attitude. Considering Klopp’s circumstances, where he couldn’t afford to hire many servants, Rayfiel practiced taking care of household chores himself. From Klopp’s perspective, he didn’t think Rayfiel needed to do household chores, but as an oga raised in an aristocratic family, Rayfiel seed to consider household managent as his duty. He even insisted that he was not bad at it. Sotis, Klopp would laugh when he saw Rayfiel coming out with a bandage on his finger.
“Don’t laugh. Dealing with such a big fish is so difficult.”
“Do you really need to practice cooking fish?”
“In the Bandyke family, they cook salmon during special holidays, so I should learn it too.”
Rayfiel averted his gaze and covered the bandaged finger with his other hand. His round ears were irresistibly cute when they turned red. On one hand, he felt so sorry for him that he’d injured his finger like that when all he’d ever had to do in his life was probably just washing a handkerchief. Klopp resolved to quickly earn money and establish a prosperous household, dreaming of a larger house and hiring a cook. He decided that once he achieved that, he would propose to Rayfiel.
As Klopp worked hard and imagine a harmonious family, Rayfiel was always present in it. He felt that if he married Rayfiel, they could live happily together for a lifeti. It might be sowhat dull and tranquil, but that was exactly what the peaceful ho that Klopp desired. The last thing he wanted was for there to be cold eyes and accusations between family mbers.
Although he had never witnessed or experienced such things, ever since he started dreaming of a family, he’d been worried that sothing would happen to his family. He worried that he might make a mistake or that a sudden misfortune might strike them. Captured by such strange fears, there were tis when he would wake up in the middle of the night with nightmares he couldn’t rember.
It was probably because he was overwheld by sothing that he hadn’t fully settled in yet. This uncharacteristic anxiety in himself must have co from him growing up in a boring, quiet family in the countryside.
To get himself settled, he threw himself into work, sacrificing sleep and taking advantage of the aristocrat’s assets to make a profit. The more he worked, the more his skills beca renowned, and more aristocrats sought him out. With that, his wealth steadily increased, and if this continued to pass smoothly without major issues, he felt that he could propose to Rayfiel by early next year.
As he beca busier with work, he had less ti to spend on dating Rayfiel, but fortunately, Rayfiel understood him and didn’t get upset. He understood why Klopp was so devoted to his work even without Klopp telling him. Even if they couldn’t et, Rayfiel still diligently prepared for their marriage. He would occasionally gift Klopp homade snacks.
“This is very delicious.”
“Really? I’ll bring you more next ti.”
“Thank you. I should give you a present as well.”
“It’s okay. I baked a lot just for practice, so I’m sharing it with you.”
The practice was for Klopp and the future Bandykes, so he couldn’t pretend to be oblivious. However, at this point, Klopp knew giving small gifts to Rayfiel wouldn’t hold much significance. His wealth had accumulated to so extent, and it was about ti for them to get engaged. But he didn’t want Rayfiel to get the slightest hint of his engagent plan.
Without Rayfiel knowing, Klopp secretly went to a jeweler to purchase the engagent ring. Honestly, since way before, he had already looked through various different gemstones and designs, so he had ordered an elegant and sophisticated ring, making sure it wasn’t too flashy. He received a ssage that the ring was completed and went to pick it up. If it weren’t for the introduction from Viscount Derbyshire, he wouldn’t have been able to enter the exclusive mbers-only jewelry store that aristocrats frequented, let alone buy it at a much affordable price.
“Platinum with sapphire. Here is the ring.”
The polite attendant brought the ring to Klopp, who was sitting on a waiting sofa. The ring was more magnificent than he had imagined. He went to the manager’s desk to sign a check to pay the remaining amount. As the manager searched through the ledger and looked for Klopp’s na, Klopp overheard a conversation between the oga aristocrats who were browsing the various jewels on display in glass cases.
“Did you hear? Recently, Count Teiwind made a bad investnt and suffered a huge loss. That’s why he didn’t attend the jewelry auction this ti.”
“Well, he’s so wealthy that it shouldn’t be a big blow to him.”
“I heard he invested in a gem mine in the east. If that goes well, he’ll recover several tis the loss from this ti.”
“Oh, really? Then, should we also invest in that?”
When Klopp heard that conversation, his face turned sullen. There was only one gem mine in the east that he knew of, and it had already been completely depleted. Occasionally, a couple of gems were found there, but they were of low value. It was no longer worth investing a large sum of money into that gem mine. There were occasionally people who didn’t know it was a depleted mine and invested due to its past reputation, but it was the first ti Klopp heard that the aristocrats who were knowledgeable in investnt information had touched that mine. While they would still get a cut loss, they should take their hands off it imdiately.
The conversation among the ogas quickly moved on to another topic. Klopp thought about joining the conversation to know more about it, but the manager had just found the ledger and handed him the receipt for the remaining balance. Klopp wrote the exact amount in the checkbook and signed it, but the ogas had already followed another staff mber’s guidance and went into the inner room. Putting the ring, which was wrapped in a small silk box, into his pocket, Klopp left the jewelry store.
‘Count Teiwind is from a distinguished family, so he should be able to manage his investnts on his own. He’s not a nouveau riche who has only touched money for 10-20 years. He probably has steady investnt options and has hired capable managers. Besides, it has nothing to do with .’
Klopp quickly put aside his thoughts and touched the ring box in his pocket. He caught a passing carriage and headed towards the office.
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