Lady Evercorn continued to mock Violet until the end without apologizing. She dismissed her instead, asking how dare she confront the daughter-in-law of the clan leader.

“You’ll see about that!”

Just wait and see! Violet stormed out of the banquet hall immediately, fuming.

Why did Leon marry a woman like her? She had absolutely nothing better than Violet!

Throughout the carriage ride back to the mansion, Violet felt Lady Evercorn’s mocking laughter continuously echoing in her ears.

Even after returning to her room, Violet’s anger had not subsided.

Two men who never intended to marry Violet from the beginning… No matter how she thought about it, the realization that both had played her was infuriating.

At least the Snake Duke had offered financial compensation, hadn’t he?

Thanks to the Duke, they had escaped their financial crisis, so he probably thought he had paid the price for his wrongdoing.

However, he had overlooked one fact. Regardless of the amount, he suffered almost no loss.

Though he paid a large sum in compensation, for someone with his vast wealth, that amount was merely a drop in the ocean.

What about her? What about the wounds she received?

In contrast, Violet’s emotional damage was immense. The wounds she received brought her no comfort from anywhere, only dishonor.

Was she really that easy to take advantage of? Why did she have to endure such treatment?

Looking back, Violet had decided nothing for herself. She had simply followed orders, sacrificing parts of her life.

Why did she have to suffer such humiliation? Why did she have to bear all the damage?

Must she endure all this simply because she lacked power?

The more she thought about it, the angrier and more wronged she felt.

“Ugh. This is so frustrating.”

Unable to calm her anger, Violet ultimately spent the night wide awake, her face flushed red.

“My goodness, Miss? Your skin looks dull, and your eyes are bloodshot. Surely you didn’t stay up all night?”

Margaret, who entered the room in the morning, looked at Violet with a shocked expression.

“No matter how much I thought about it, I was too angry to sleep.”

“Did something happen yesterday?”

To Margaret, who asked with concern, Violet first shared the content of her conversation with Lady Evercorn.

“My word! Leon was such a cruel person. How could he have already completed imprinting with another lady when someone as charming as you was by his side?”

Margaret’s eyes, like Violet’s, filled with anger.

“The more I think about how Leon never intended to marry me from the beginning, the more furious I become! And to learn that the Snake Duke also had no intention of marrying me from the start? That vile man!”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I overheard a conversation among the Snake clan. They said he used me, someone who hadn’t experienced her heat cycle, to escape the pressure to marry. I wonder how far they intend to humiliate me…”

“He seems quite different from the rumors. They said he was gentle and polite, but now he appears truly heartless.”

The more they talked, the angrier Violet became. If she had been tormented by just one man, her anger might not have risen so high, but being mistreated by two men simultaneously made it impossible to endure.

“Are you going to leave things this way?”

“No. I can’t take it anymore! I won’t let this slide.”

No matter how she thought about it, Violet couldn’t remain passive. She wanted to pay them back for what she had suffered, whatever it took.

First, since she knew Leon very well, she could immediately think of a way to get revenge on him.

That would be cutting off his funding.

Lady Evercorn seemed unaware, but Leon was currently in financial difficulty. So if Violet intervened and ruined the business he was planning, that would be the end of it.

But the Snake Duke was different. Information between clans was secret, and the Snake clan in particular was shrouded in mystery. Since the Duke rarely showed himself publicly, it was difficult to find his weaknesses, leaving almost no way to get revenge on him.

Of course, she didn’t intend to take great revenge on the Duke. She just felt that he should suffer at least one loss, just like she had.

“Do you know anything about the Snake Duke’s weaknesses?”

“The Snake clan is so mysterious that I don’t know much either. Wouldn’t you know better, Miss? You were his fiancée, so you must have attended banquets together.”

“We only met briefly at banquets to dance. We barely even had conversations.”

Violet sighed deeply.

“Then what should we do?”

Margaret, who had been pondering, suddenly slapped her knee with realization.

“Ah, come to think of it, Ari, who cleans the corridors, said she met someone from the Snake clan. A wandering traveler, I think?”

Each beastkin clan had its unique characteristics. Therefore, the distinctive traits he possessed would likely apply to the entire clan and could potentially be a weakness.

“That’s good. Go bring her here.”

“Yes.”

Shortly after, following a knock, the maid Ari entered Violet’s room.

“I heard you called for me.”

She wore an expression of confusion about why she had been summoned so suddenly.

“I called you because I heard you’ve met someone from the Snake clan.”

“Yes, I have.”

“Was he a nobleman?”

“Yes. He was of noble birth but worked as a wandering mercenary.”

“A nobleman working as a mercenary? Why would he do that?”

While thinking it fortunate that he was of noble birth, Violet also found him peculiar.

“He said he wanted to embrace women of various races while living a wandering life. If he stayed in the snake village, he could only embrace Snake clan women.”

“He became a mercenary just for that reason?”

“Yes. His s*xual appetite was so enormous that he changed women every night, so women of the same clan couldn’t satisfy him.”

Ari’s cheeks flushed red as she placed her hands on them. Seeing her embarrassment, it was clear that she too had spent a night with him.

“Did you happen to hear about any unique characteristics of the Snake clan from him?”

“Yes. He said that in the Snake clan, men with impressive lower bodies are very popular with women.”

“Really?”

“Yes. That’s why I was able to spend such a steamy night. Do you know how virile the Snake clan is?”

Ari’s face reddened again, but a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

How passionate a night must she have had to make such an expression?

Violet felt momentarily curious but didn’t ask further about it, as that wasn’t important right now. Instead, she asked something else.

“Is being virile important?”

“Yes. It’s the most important thing in bed. You can taste heaven all night long!”

Ari answered with an excited voice, speaking like it was obvious.

“Not all Snake clan members can be virile, right?”

“Almost all snake clan members are sexually exceptional. There are occasionally some who aren’t, but they’re considered a disgrace to the clan.”

They consider even that a disgrace… Since Violet had no interest in other beastkin, these were all new stories to her.

“Do you know anything else about their culture that’s different from our Rabbit clan?”

“The Snake clan has intercourse with the opposite s*x during their first heat cycle. They even search for a partner in preparation for when their heat cycle comes.”

“So that means everyone in the Snake clan has someone they love before their heat cycle?”

In the Rabbit clan, they typically had to suppress their heat with medicine and endure that period alone. Since the pheromone scent was strongest during the first heat cycle, this was to prepare for any unexpected situations that might arise.

“No. They seem to pursue physical desire. The mercenary I met embraced three women during his first heat cycle. Usually, they only embrace one or two, but his s*xual and physical prowess was that extraordinary.”

Even during the first heat cycle, embracing three women without love… The Rabbit clan seemed much more modest compared to them.

The information Ari provided didn’t seem very helpful, but it was fortunate to gain even a little knowledge.

“This has been helpful. Thank you.”

When Violet handed her a gold coin, Ari smiled with satisfaction, then bowed politely before leaving the room.

After Ari left, Margaret, who had been silent until then, approached Violet and whispered in a small voice.

“Actually, I’ve heard a bit about the rumors of that mercenary too.”

“What about him?”

“The women he took in changed every night, but he was so virile that by the next morning, the women were completely exhausted.”

“Impressive. But can that be a weakness?”

Violet tilted her head to one side, resting her chin on her hand. Though she had heard many stories from Ari, from Violet’s perspective, none seemed particularly valuable.