After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1017

Sahara and her servants were only a street away from the inner gates when a group of women blocked their way.

They immediately tensed up, especially Sahara who found the women very familiar. At the center of it—as always—was none other than Estra Trion.

She looked gorgeous as always, wearing a pretty blue dress made of silk, her hands and her ears embellished with gold accessories, and put on special makeup to enhance her beauty.

Completing her look was her reddish-brown hair tied up in a complex bun that probably took her maids a few hours to perfect and fix.

Estra had always cared for her looks, but this was a bit more complex than usual. After all…, Otto was in the City now. Who knew when she’d encounter him? She had to be ready at all times!

Sadly, it was this that she encountered, instead.

"My, if it isn’t Lady Sahara," Estra said with a smile, though her tone was a bit sarcastic. "What brings you to this area? Are you lost?"

She looked down at the woman in the ugly coat. She was going in the inner circle looking like that? On foot? With two pitiful servants?

The noble ladies seemed to have thought of the same thing and they burst out laughing at the same time.

The girls’ laughter was prim, lady-like, and quite cute. To the men around, it actually sounded beautiful, regardless of how mean-spirited it actually was.

Sahara kept her composure while the servants next to her flushed in shame, though mostly for the sake of their lady. However, the respect for the strong and nobles had been ingrained in their bodies and they did not even think of defending her against the women.

"Now, now, Estra," Lia said, combing back her pinkish hair. She was like a beautiful and gentle flower that could be blown by the wind. "She could be visiting Lady Olga soon."

"Oh?" Estra asked with a strained smile. She turned her head back to Sahara and walked forward, appearing curious. "How does it feel? To be associated with a rich woman?"

Although noble women—behind closed doors—mocked Olga for her choices, mocked for her lack of a husband and children at her age, they still wanted to grab on to her for benefits.

Not to mention, befriending her meant becoming closer to her brothers— and the Golds were the best bachelors in the city.

They were rich, handsome, and noble. But most importantly—though few would say this out loud—they were loyal.

Their family dynamics were no secret and—openly or not—quite controversial.

The Men mocked Zaol when they were alone with each other, but their wives secretly envied Gaia for getting his heart.

Men look down on Zaol for only having one wife, while the women could only dream of such treatment.

Similarly, although Oslo and Otto were womanizers, they only went with one woman at one time. The women were famously happy and satisfied, just honored to have ever been with them at all.

In the women’s dreams, they would be ’the one’ who’d get married to them in the end. By then, they could expect complete loyalty from them, regardless of their pasts.

This was especially true for Orion and Obi, who were like their father in that regard, even if the former did have an arranged marriage with the princess herself.

"I’m starting a legitimate deal," Sahara said, keeping composed. This was quite impressive. Most people would be intimidated after being surrounded by half a dozen women with their maids and guards closely behind them.

The ’deal’ though sounded different to the women. "The Golds would never look at you!"

"I didn’t mean that kind of deals!" Sahara said, voice slightly rising. She can’t have the Golds thinking she was after their sons! "I am making a deal on behalf of my home territory—"

"You don’t expect us to believe that you, a woman, was sent here to make innocent deals! We’re not idiots."

Sahara’s heart clenched in anger, but she didn’t show it. "I’m not—"

"I can’t blame your desperation, though," Estra said, cutting her off. She looked up and down at her appearance, tutting in disgust. "Even my maid lives a better life than you do."

The women smiled when they saw that she finally broke her composure. _{freewёbnoνel.com}