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PLEASE DON’T BE OBSESSED WITH ME ANYMORE – CHAPTER 91

6 October, 20246 October, 2024 CapriciousLeave a comment

After taking a bath, I changed my clothes and headed to the dining hall.

Luo and Hillary had already arrived beforehand.

They both looked a little uncomfortable, but I truly wanted to repay them for
protecting me during the journey.

Instead, the food was prepared as light as possible to avoid creating an
uncomfortable atmosphere.

When the food came out, Luo’s initial nervousness was gone and he gobbled it up.

“Oh, I’m sorry. That was so rude, wasn’t it?”

“No, the chef will be happy to see it. Does the food suit your taste?”

“It’s very delicious! Thank you!” 

Luo exclaimed with sincere gratitude. It was the most lively appearance of his I
had seen so far.

“What about you, Hillary?”

“It’s delicious, but I wonder if it’s okay for me to be here….”

“Of course. You’ve worked so hard for me, I should have treated you to a meal a
long time ago. It’s rather late now.”

“No, thank you!”

Hilary seemed to have relaxed a little because of my words, so she continued to
eat her meal eagerly.

The chef, who had been watching the reaction from afar, was seen entering the
kitchen with great satisfaction.

I got up and headed to the kitchen.

“Niken.”

“Madam? What’s the matter? Is there something wrong with the food…?”

It was my first time entering the kitchen, so Chef Niken was startled and came
running to me.

At his worried words, I shook my head.

“That’s not it, how much ingredient is left in the warehouse?”

“Huh? Oh, since I’m maintaining it with preservation magic, I think we have
about three months’ worth left.”

“Three months’ worth of food…..”

After assessing the number of people in the mansion, I spoke to the head chef.

“Niken, it may be sudden, but could you prepare food for a party tomorrow? Just
enough for everyone in the mansion to enjoy.”

“Huh? A party?”

Niken asked back in surprise.

“Yes, I guess there are a lot of things I am thankful for, and since I think I
will have to leave the mansion for a while, I want to make some memories before
I go.”

“If that’s the case, leave it to me! I’ll prepare it so luxuriously that
everyone in the mansion stuff their stomach to the fullest!”

“Please do me a favor. Don’t overdo it.”

After conveying the plan, I left the kitchen.

Upon finishing eating, I called Eril.



“Madam, did you call me?”

“Eril, are you busy?”

“No! Everyone did a good job so everything is okay!”

“That’s good to hear. I want to have a party tomorrow, what do you think?”

“A party?”

Eril’s reaction was no different from the chef’s.

It was understandable, as I had never held a party before.

However, after seeing Luo and Hilary eating so enjoyably, I wanted to treat the
people of the mansion to something nice before leaving.

It was an impulsive plan.

“Sounds great!” 

Erin nodded.

“I will take responsibility and proceed right away!”

“I’m counting on you then.”

“But Madam, where are you going again?”

Eril asked cautiously, as if she sensed something about me.

I smiled faintly.

“I’m not sure yet, but I think it will happen. And it’ll probably be quite long
this time.”

At those words, Eril’s expression darkened.

She muttered as if complaining.

“Sometimes I wish you hadn’t joined Cheshire.”

“You were so happy when I first joined though?”

“Back then-…! I didn’t think that the madam would be away so often…!”

“I see. I’m sorry for putting so much work on you.”

Eril quickly got down on her knees and looked up at me.

Startled, I looked down at her sudden action.

“Please don’t say that. If you hadn’t kept me, I would still be moving from one
family to another and doing odd jobs. Though there is some pressure to become a
person worthy of the position of head maid… Thanks to you, I learned how useful
I am! So please don’t tell me you’re sorry.”

Eril almost begged.

I stood her up and said to her.

“It’s not that you became useful because of me. You were already like that
originally, I just discovered that capability in you.”

“… madam…miss… ”

Tears welled up at the corners of Eril’s eyes.

Come to think of it, I had been with Eril for quite some time, but it felt like
this was the first time I had seen her like this.



Since I was often away from the mansion, we spent less time together than
Hillary.

When I thought about it, the first person I saw when I opened my eyes in this
body was Eril.

Feeling grateful, I hugged Eril and patted her back as she sobbed.

“The Craycia Viscounty is important to me. But you are even more important than
that, Eril. So, don’t undermine yourself. You are one of my precious people.”

“Huff… Yes. Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“We are having a party tomorrow, you don’t want your eyes to get all puffy, do
you?” 

Eril nodded and batted her eyes vigorously.

It seemed like doing that would make them swell more though…

I tried to stop her, but Eril cried out loudly, rubbing her eyes hard.

“Please trust me and come back anytime with peace of mind! I, Eril, will protect
Viscounty Craycia!” 

She rolled up her sleeves upon saying so.

It was good that she had her energy back, but it was so overflowing that it made
me a little worried.

“Well, there’s no need to change anything or try to make it perfect.”

After sending Eril off by suggesting that she had to prepare for the party right
away, I was left alone in my room and went out to the balcony looking up at the
sky.

The golden moon was still shining on me.

I muttered while looking at the moon.

“I wish I could meet him before I leave.”

After getting some fresh air, I sat down at my desk.

I moved the quill pen with ink on the paper prepared in advance.

After carefully writing each character, it was sealed with the crest of the
Craycia household.

I looked down at the letter for a moment.

The sender was Eureia Craycia.

The recipient was the imperial family.

♔♚♔

A figure entered through the window of a large room filled with golden light.

He seemed frustrated and took off the white robe he was wearing.

He just came back, looking confused.

He pursed his lips.

“There’s no doubt about it. It was Eureia Craycia.”

He had just returned from Jioren Village, though he couldn’t even remember how
he came back.

“Why was she there?”

The person he met in Jioren Village, where he went to look for clues about the
guild’s owner, was none other than Eureia Craycia.

Even though she had her hood up, she was recognisable due to those light blue
eyes that glowed in the faint golden moonlight.



‘… Why are you here…?’

The voice muttering in surprise was undoubtedly Eureia’s.

At that moment, he was so shocked that he fled.

Kaishan placed his hand on his heart.

(Thump. Thump.)

His heart was beating wildly, as if he was reliving that moment.

Trying to ignore the beating, the Emperor narrowed his eyes.

I need to meet her right away and ask her why she was there.

He immediately wrote a letter to be sent to Viscounty Craycia.

Now all he had to do was seal it and send it away, but the emperor couldn’t do
that.

My heart… It doesn’t calm down. Was it because I was too surprised?

Or maybe because the brief moment they saw each other under the golden moonlight
was so beautiful… 

Is that why I can’t calm down?

He eventually gave up on sending the letter.

He had a strong feeling that were he to meet her in this state, his mind would
turn completely blank.

Once I calm down, I will meet her. I will ask her why she was there at that time
and what her true identity is.

There was always opportunity.

She was always in his sight. So he was conceited.

But when he looked for her again, she had disappeared from his sight.

♔♚♔

“Miss Eureia! Miss Eureia!”

The party was just held the previous day and right the next day, when I went to
work at the guild, Taryn came running to me as if he had been waiting.

As soon as I saw him running towards me with a flushed face, I could tell….

He succeeded.

“Miss Eureia! I passed! I passed!”

As he made a fuss, the members on their way to work turned their heads to look
at him one by one.

Taryn was so excited that he didn’t even mind it.

On the other hand, I, who had already anticipated it, calmly answered with a
smile on my face.

“I’m glad. It’s all thanks to sir Taryn’s hard work.”

“That can’t be right! It’s all miss Eureia’s…..!”

Taryn gasped mid-way through his speech.

Project plans that had not yet been implemented were confidential, while this
was the lobby on the first floor.

Seeing him fidgeting, I smiled and offered.

“Shall we change seats?” 



He nodded vigorously, covering his mouth with both hands.

The location we moved to was on the 7th floor, where the office was located.

There was no place as quiet and as secure as this place.

As soon as we entered the break room where I handed over the business plan last
time, Taryn exhaled after a while holding it in.

But his flushed face with exhilaration still remained.

“I think I got too excited without realising because I wanted to tell Miss
Eureia as soon as I heard about the passing results. I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine. Anyway, I’m glad you passed.”

“Yes…! I was really worried about what would happen if I failed… but I’m really,
really glad at how it turned out!” 

Taryn must have been so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

He wiggled his fingers and muttered in a low voice.

“Actually, it was my first time taking on such a large project, so I was really
worried that I might cause trouble if I went out of my way to do it. For that, I
was even happier when I heard the news that it had passed.

“Miss Eureia…”

“Yes.”

Taryn, after a moment of hesitation, bowed deeply towards me.

I looked at him in surprise at his sudden behavior.

Taryn shouted loudly.

“Thank you for trusting me!”

“No, thank you for doing your best to get the project passed. It wouldn’t have
been possible without Taryn.”

“Miss Eureia….” 

He looked at me again, tearful, seemingly greatly touched by my words.

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LOOKING FOR MY FIANCÉ’S LOVER – CHAPTER 97

6 October, 20246 October, 2024 CapriciousLeave a comment

“Kate, are you confident that you can reveal all your secrets to me?”

His tone made it sound as if the reason for his admission was his shame. How
many people would be calm if the thing they wanted to hide got exposed in front
of the one they liked? I shook my head.

“I don’t have one anyway. But if I do, I will live my whole life hiding it,
especially from you.”

I guess if I want to know, I would have to ask someone else.

As if reading my mind, Nezar replied.

“I won’t go so far as to tell you to stop caring. But please don’t ask me
directly. Because I don’t think I can give you an answer.”

At his firm and calm tone, I couldn’t help but nod. It concerned the crown
prince’s pride, so this was not surprising. More than anything, I didn’t want to
see him hurt by my slip of the tongue. Aside from things related to romantic
feelings, he had always told me the truth.

“Nezar is so kind.”

It was pure admiration, but the expression on the other person’s face upon
hearing it was not very pleased.

“Even if you search the entire empire, you would be the only person to describe
me with the word ‘kind’.”

“But it’s true though? I know you said that because you did not want me to be
disappointed by my own fantasy and feel down.”

Though, it was a flaw that he was not decisive when it came to more personal
feelings.

“It can’t be that great of a reason, Kate. It just means don’t ask because it’s
embarrassing.”

“Embarrassing? It’s already been over 10 years since we’ve been together. Though
half of the time you were away… There is still something you’re ashamed to tell
me?”

I didn’t know if it’s shameful or disgraceful, but I never imagined Nezar would
refer to something as embarrassing. The words that usually came out of Nezar’s
mouth felt somewhat different from what I used. It was unexpectedly more fitting
for me.

“Why do you think there isn’t?”

No, I was the one who asked first, so why was he questioning me?

Nezar closed the book carefully so that no sound was heard. Eventually, he
seemed to remember something he had forgotten and spoke in a calm, unwavering
voice.

“…Oh, right. You want me to tell you everything honestly. Fine. I will tell you
only the facts as they are, without any exaggeration or concealment.”

Did that mean he would reveal the truth?

However, I quickly shook my head in refusal. This was not the kind of honesty I
wanted from Nezar. It was like forcing a person to spill the past they didn’t
want to reveal…

“The reason I don’t hide my secrets from you is because I like you. Nothing
else, Kate.”

(Crackling). 

Even after I had woken up, the burning log fire was still big and bright. There
was nothing left between Nezar and me at this moment except that brightness and
burning sound. I couldn’t even breathe properly. The reaction from Nezar this
time was totally the opposite to before.

He was smiling gently, as if asking me to say anything. It was a perfect smile,
like a statue created with great care and attention to detail. In this dark and
stuffy atmosphere, there were only so few answers I could give.

“….I want to go home. I want to go back to Ezelot.”

I didn’t intentionally avoid looking at him and just said what I had to say, but
Nezar didn’t even show any signs of agitation. He lifted his sleeve and checked
his watch, pretending that nothing had happened.



I suddenly felt lost. Shouldn’t he feel disappointed or urged to react
differently in times like this?

“When will Tuld come?”

I tried not to show it as much as possible, but I couldn’t help the sulky voice
that came out.

Nezar did not deny or hide his feelings just as what I cried out in anger at the
lakeside. The picture I wanted was supposed to start from here. Now, I would
respond coldly, saying it was too late, and Nezar would regret it at my cold
response, shedding tears and snot. Of course, the tears and snot part was a bit
of an exaggeration, but the point was that he would regret it. But looking at
the current situation, it seemed like there was no chance.

“I guess we can get out soon. It seems like things have stabilised to some
extent.”

Nezar stood up and wrapped the blanket he had hung on the sofa around my body. I
looked at him with an obviously dumbstruck expression.

“What are you doing?”

“Though it’s stopped now, it was raining a few hours ago. It will be a little
cold in the forest.”

With those words, Nezar lifted my body up. Looking at his face up close, he was
even more exhausted than before I fell asleep. His skin was lifeless, and most
of all, the area under his eyes was as black as a corpse. It’s probably because
he had to take care of me. Nezar was that kind of person.

Nezar pushed open the double-locked door and I struggled to pull my arms out
from under the blanket as he climbed the basement stairs. I touched his cheek
very lightly, and just as I expected, it was rough and dry, like touching the
bark of a tree. When I slowly withdrew my hand, he tilted his chin slightly and
looked down at me. The dark underground shadows began to fade and the penetrated
light illuminated his gentle smile. We came out.

“Oh, are we leaving now?”

Even though the sunlight was obscured by clouds, it was dazzling. I held onto
Nezar and covered my eyes with the back of my hand. I heard a familiar voice,
and Sir Tuld was standing next to the carriage dressed a bit casually. With his
unique friendly impression and perfect harmony, he seemed like a local coachman
to anyone who saw him.

“What about the escort?”

Nezar pulled the carriage door and sat me down inside. As soon as their eyes
met, Tuld smiled lightly and answered Nezar’s question.

“Only Kiol, Infirno, and I are accompanying you two.”

At his words, I peeked my head out of the carriage and looked into the forest.
There was a tall man on a black horse and a long-haired man on a white one. But
did they really have to cover their face like a bandit? They had the build of a
knight, and just looking at them on the saddle already gave off a sense of
intimidation though.

“I won’t stop by the imperial palace. I’m going straight to Ezelot.”

“Yes.”

Nezar turned his head towards Tuld as he went back down the basement stairs.

“Sir, when did you come?”

I assumed we would have to wait outside a little, but I didn’t know Tuld had
already arrived. Just like Nezar, fatigue was visible on Tuld’s face.

“Well, I think we’ve been waiting for about three hours.”

“You should have just knocked on the door and come in. If that were the case, we
would have been able to get out of here sooner.”

At my words, he laughed dryly and shook his head.

“It was His Highness’ order. He told me to wait until the lady calmed down. Oh,
and only a few are aware of your disappearance, including me, my two friends
over there, and the Ezelot family. So please rest assured. There will be no
unpleasant or untrue rumours spreading.”



I never once had such concerns during my time underground.

The fiancée of the crown prince got kidnapped.

It was either unpleasant or untrue.

Alas, that’s what it was. I was able to get a rough idea of what Tuld was trying
to say.

“… is that so? That’s a relief.”

On the surface, it sounded like Tuld was worried about me, but ultimately, he
was hoping that no one would ruin the prince’s reputation. It was similar to
what I had said to Eden in my dream.

‘He said if I don’t want to tarnish our family’s reputation, it would be better
to just get education at home.’

I felt like I was just as immature now as I was then. Otherwise, there was no
way I would still be hearing things like that after 10 years.

… But it’s not my fault this time, was it? I just overcame the danger of being
caught by some crazy bitch and almost died, yet I still had to save face? It was
ridiculous.

“Now, get into the carriage and get some rest. In consideration of the lady’s
safety, His Highness will sit on the horseman seat with me. Let’s return to
Ezelot safely, quickly and comfortably!”

Just as Tuld said, Nezar, who came back up again, was wearing comfortable
clothes and a straw hat. I pity Tuld for this, but even though they wore the
same shabby clothes, one looked like a local while the other was like an opera
star playing a coachman.

After a brief conversation with the three escort knights, Nezar took off his
straw hat and came towards me, fanning himself.

“Even if we go fast, it will take some time. Feel free to get some sleep in the
meantime.”

“Didn’t you see that I just woke up from? You want me to sleep in a shaking
carriage again?”

When I complained, he smiled and patted my head.

“Seeing that you responded so cheekily, I don’t think I need to worry much.
Well, what can you do in an empty carriage anyway? Whether you sleep or
daydream, it’s up to you.”

The carriage door closed, and soon my body shook with the noise of rolling
wheels. My guess was, upon returning to Ezelot, I would have to stay locked in
the castle for a few days.

Would the Entera family be among those who knew my situation? If so, at least I
didn’t want Caron to know. If she found out that it had to do with Elysée
Romand, sure enough, she would suffer from a heavy sense of guilt.

“The soles of my feet hurt.”

Another thing was certain. Nezar would not leave Elysée Romand alone

‘Because there would be no better way for you than to use me.’

All of a sudden, I remembered something I once heard from Nezar. He said I never
had to think twice to take advantage of him. There was a high probability that
the incident would have been organised without a mouse or bird knowing. From the
beginning, Nezar was a person who could not allow his world to be altered at the
hands of others.

“Uhm, serve her right.”

However, it was a little disappointing that I did not get to see the end of that
crazy bitch.

“Kate.”

I think I fell asleep without knowing. Otherwise, I couldn’t have felt dizzy for
this long as I opened my closed eyes.

I heard a sigh and someone kissed my cheek. As big hands held me, the cool wind
caressed my cheeks and hair before passing. The man smelled faintly of coffee, a
scent mixed between rich fruity and light acidity. I was able to tell who was
holding me just by smell. It was my father.



“Father.”

“Did I wake you? I’ll take you to the bedroom. You can continue sleeping.”

I didn’t know why everyone, including Nezar and my father, demanded that I sleep
so much.

“What about mother?”

“She collapsed after hearing the news about you and has been lying in bed ever
since. Still, she’s fine… At least you came back with all limbs still attached,
so she’ll be up on her feet again soon.”

Were they even worried about my limbs? Well, if the river hadn’t flooded, I
would have disappeared without a trace, let alone met Nezar. I could indirectly
feel how worried my mother must have been.

I would have to go to her bedroom the next day to have a check. But for now, I
closed my eyes again in the firm embrace of my father, who I had held again in a
long time.

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I’M DONE BEING YOUR BEST FRIEND – CHAPTER 117

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“…Why are you asking for my necklace?”

She borrowed my ring and it came back with a spell last time, so I couldn’t help
but be suspicious.

“I like Lady Nelson’s necklace. If you want to get the information you want, you
have to listen to what I want. That’s what I want this time.”

“This is not possible. This is the first gift the Duke has given to me.”

Despite my refusal, Ella did not back down. She wanted my necklace even more.

“It’s even more meaningful that way. I won’t keep it for months like last time.”

With doubt, I narrowed my eyes at Ella. I could see a red mole under her left
little finger, as her hand supported her chin.

I immediately looked away and shifted to Ella’s face with eyes that could not
shake off the suspicion.

“Are you going to do something strange by taking this?”

“What? Do you still believe I used magic and stuff like that? I’ve said it, it
wasn’t me.”

“That’s because you asked for something from me again.”

I covered the necklace with my hand with vigilance. When she saw my wary eyes,
she chuckled.

“If something happens again this time, you’ll be very suspicious, you know.”

“Don’t worry. That won’t happen. Again, if I had that much magic, I  should be
in the magic tower, why would I be here?”

 She again maintained her innocence.

My intuition was telling me it was Ella, but she wasn’t entirely wrong, so I let
down my guard a little.

“How long will you be keeping it?”

“About a week?”

A week… It wasn’t a few months like last time, so it was relatively fine.

Fine, let’s lend her the necklace for a week and get the information.

After making up my mind, I took off the necklace and held it out in front of
Ella and she accepted it right away with a good mood. She looked just like a cat
that had reached for her ball of yarn.

It’s probably because of Ella’s cheerful appearance, but I didn’t feel
unpleasant even when she did something that could be rude.

Of course, I didn’t forget to remind her.

“This is truly precious. Much more than that emerald ring.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll use it with care and return it to you.”

“Now then, tell me. Did this guy, Jack, really come here?”

“Yes. You said he’s a young man about as tall as me, with brown hair and brown
eyes, right? I suddenly remember. He’s been around for a while.”

She said it was difficult to recall because it was a very common name. Yet, now
that she had the necklace in her hand, her memory suddenly became clearer.

I let out a small scoff out of frustration, but at the very least I was able to
hear the information I wanted. Since we were at it, I decided to dig up the
information I needed.

“How much did he borrow?”



“Um… let me see.”

Ella got up and walked to her desk. She opened a drawer and took out her ledger
and flipped through the pages.

“Is that a list of people who borrowed money?”

“Yes. Even now, the interest is growing rapidly.”

Ella’s hand, which had been flipping through the papers as she spoke happily,
stopped. Meanwhile, my eyes wandered to the mole on Ella’s finger. Once I had
come across it, it seemed easy to spot.

Ella said in a cheerful tone.

“He borrowed exactly one million berries.”

“One million?” 

He borrowed a larger amount than expected. So, did that mean for sure that the
sum of money was not from Daisy?

Did he go to see Ella after the argument with the director?

That meant he did not target me, but I just got involved along the way?

As I furrowed my brows and was lost in thought, Ella’s eyes sparkled with
curiosity.

“But why the money?”

“I have to confirm something.”

“Is it related to that orphanage incident? What did Jack do with the money?”

It seemed that Ella also knew about the uproar concerning the orphanage. Looking
at her curious face, I replied briefly.

“He suddenly had a large amount of money and it all went to the casino.”

“I wonder if he can pay back the principal, not to mention the interest that
comes with it.”

Though she was shaking her head and clicking her tongue, Ella’s face, in
contrast, looked quite happy.

Is this supposed to be the expression of someone concerned that they would lose
money?

Anyway, I had confirmed what I was curious about, so it was about time I went
back.

“Can I come back to pick up the necklace in a week?”

“No, you don’t need to come. I’ll send it to your mansion.”

She answered, standing up after me.

It would indeed be more convenient were she to send it to our mansion. And so, I
left the necklace in exchange for the information and left Cornell.

I didn’t give much thought about why Ella said that.

***

The article I read the next morning once again included the incident at Santa
Maria Orphanage.

“Miss…are you okay?” 

When I frowned at the newspaper, Nancy, who brought me the newspaper, noticed. I
quickly collected my expression and folded the newspaper.

“I’m fine. It’s no big deal, so you don’t have to worry about it too much.”

Actually, everything was not completely fine.



The trial was only two days away.

Since the first article about Jack’s whistleblowing attack on the director was
published, there had been countless articles about the orphanage.

Thanks to Logan’s pressure, there were no articles mentioning me, but everyone
knew that I supported Santa Maria Orphanage. Even though my name was not in the
article, it was natural for people to connect things with me as long as the
orphanage was mentioned.

The suspicion that I gave the director a loan disguised as a donation had not
yet been resolved…

Nancy asked me cautiously as I was lost in thought.

“Miss, you need to get ready to go out today, right?”

Except from attempting to clear the director from corruption, I was leading my
life as usual. I reviewed documents related to the business and showed up if
there were any meetings I needed to attend. It’s only fair that way.

After the corruption incident broke out, invitations became much scarcer…but it
didn’t stop completely.

Today I decided to attend Countess Diaz’s salon. Logan expressed concern that it
would be better to rest, but I thought I should be more confident in times like
these.

Disappearing at a time like this would only stimulate further suspicion.

“Oh, Sienna. You’re here too?”

It was nothing new, but I met Daisy at the salon I attended today.

It was the first time I had seen her face since she visited my mansion last
time. As soon as she saw me, she walked over to the seat to my right.

Why is Daisy next to me? Although I had confirmed that the money Jack used came
from Ella, I did not dispel suspicions about Daisy. There was still something
about her that made me unsettled.

As I was looking at Daisy, displeased, she reached out her hand and wrapped it
around mine, there seemed to be pity in her eyes as they looked at me.

“You must have been in a lot of trouble, but you came.”

“Because Madame Diaz sent me an invitation.”

“I see. Welcome back.”

Anyone would think that she hosted this salon today at those words. I looked at
her and laughed in bewilderment. Why was Daisy so pretentious these days?

“I was worried, but now that see you, I’m glad. Sienna, I think your strength is
that you can persevere no matter what happens.”

There seemed to be hidden meaning in her words. But it wasn’t just us in this
place, so all I could do was keep smiling.

I said as I slowly pulled my hand away from Daisy’s.

“Thank you for your kind words.”

Soon, Madame Diaz introduced today’s invitees to each other.

The theme of the day was music as she also invited the musicians she sponsored.

I did not want to remain silent and actively participated in the conversation. I
attended to show that I was fine.

It was a while after that the unwanted topic came up when our conversation on
the topic of composition quieted down to some extent. Daisy, who had been
boasting about having briefly studied composition before learning to play the
harp, looked at me as she brought up a new topic.



“But… what really happened behind this orphanage donation incident?”

At Daisy’s words, there was silence for a moment. Everyone was curious, and she
brought up what they all had been keeping in their heart.

“You did a good thing, how could this be happening?”

Daisy picked up the teacup in front of her with a sad face.

The person who spoke up at Daisy’s words was Lady Thurman, who was sitting next
to her.

“I guess you looked for the wrong person to support. There are many people among
commoners who need support. There are painters, poets….”

She pointed politely with her hand at Countess Diaz, who was seated in the
centre of the table.

“You might as well sponsor a musician like Countess Diaz, but you ended up
sponsoring such an orphanage….”

“There is no need to sponsor artists. Artists already have many sponsors.” 

Lady Roberts took my side and Madame Diaz nodded at Lady Roberts’ words.

“That’s right. There are already many people who support artists. Places like
orphanages are relatively neglected.”

Today’s salon was supposed to be about having conversations with musicians about
music, but the subject of conversation was turning toward me.

It was slowly starting to become uncomfortable. Did Daisy sit next to me for
this reason?

Just at that thought, there she went again.

“The atmosphere is a bit chaotic these days. There are too many people who think
you really did that. Did you really not?”

The last question was too direct.

What answer did she want from me? There was no way I could admit that, but she
must be hoping that I would get agitated.

But I had no intention of being swayed by Daisy’s intention. I answered, trying
to stay as calm as possible.

“No, that’s why I’m here. There’s no way I would shamelessly go around making
false donations. Don’t you know my personality well, Daisy?”

“Of course. I’ve known you for a long time, so of course I know.”

As the surroundings remained dead silent, Daisy smiled. Even Countess Diaz, who
hosted today’s gathering, was silent as she watched us. Daisy put down the
teacup in her hand with a small ‘clang’.

“But people change. From what I see, you seem to have changed a lot from
before.”

“So you really think I made a false donation?”

“I think that might be the case.”

Daisy nodded.

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I’VE PROBABLY MADE A MISTAKE IN GETTING MARRIED – CHAPTER 89

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CHAPTER 89. WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER?

Despite speaking so resolutely, Nadia’s heart was racing.

In truth, she wasn’t that disappointed in Altair this time.

In the end, he just wanted her to solve her own problem.

Besides, after talking to Duke Viosques today, she could see that Altair didn’t
have a choice either.

Rather… 

When Duke Viosques was doubting her, she was grateful that Altair trusted her
without wavering even a little.

As Duke Viosques said, it was hard for her to gain someone’s complete trust.

She didn’t look like someone who would backstab people, but she had a strangely
unreliable impression that made it hard for someone to have faith in or entrust
her with something important…

However, when Nadia saw Altair hesitating in front of the door, she felt like
pretending to be offended to tease him a little.

Teasing Altair? Me?

Nadia secretly giggled inside at her daring thought, but Altair, who had no idea
what she was thinking, looked at her very seriously.

“Are you truly upset?”

“Um…”

“How can I make you feel better?”

“T-That’s something you have to figure out for yourself.”

As she blurted out the words half-heartedly, a question suddenly arose in her
mind.

How do people usually throw a tantrum?

Because she was so timid, she had never thrown a tantrum in her life.

She had always just nodded to what she was told regardless of the situation, so
this was new.

Altair seemed to be feeling awkward as well.

“… If I knew how to make you feel better, I wouldn’t have been loitering around
the door.”

As Nadia watched Altair sigh and keep his eyes glued to her face, she could no
longer maintain the blunt attitude that she didn’t mean.

She then let out her suppressed feelings like someone who was letting out a
breath that they had been holding back.

“Actually, I wasn’t offended. If I had been less trustworthy, you would have
tried to help me secretly, but you trusted me and kept quiet. Thank you.”

Altair frowned and tilted his head, wondering why his wife, who he had believed
to be offended, thanked him.

“Why are you thankful that I trust you?”

He shrugged.

“Shouldn’t a married couple trust each other more than anyone else? If it had
been the other way around, you would have trusted me too.”

“Altair is capable, so it’s different for me.”



“You’re capable, too. Why do you think the people of Aylesford trust and follow
you?”

Her face turned red when she heard the words ‘capable’ out loud.

She couldn’t figure out how to react to such straightforward compliments.

“You’re honest and sincere. If you can’t trust someone like that, you can’t
trust anyone in this world.”

“There are many people in this world who don’t value that.”

In a world where personal gain was the most important, many people considered
honesty and sincerity as “dull”.

A typical example was her uncle.

He always complained that she wasn’t smart enough. He said that she would never
be of any use.

“I value that. I think it’s stupid not to recognise the value of someone like
that.”

Nadia glanced at Altair, wondering if he was trying to flatter her, but it
didn’t seem to be just empty words.

The reason she was able to find the magic stone mine in Aylesford estate and
salvage their financial state was because she knew the original story, so that
wasn’t her real ability.

However, the honesty and sincerity that Altair said he valued were truly hers.

Her true self, unadorned.

When that aspect was acknowledged, her heart felt full.

She wanted to give anything to this person, who acknowledged and recognised her.

Unable to hold back her overflowing emotions, she grabbed Altair’s hand, which
was firmly holding the door to keep it from closing.

She could feel Altair’s hand flinch, perhaps surprised by the sudden contact.

“…Do-, do you want to go to bed?”

“… What?”

Altair asked back dumbfoundedly after Nadia shouted out with her eyes tightly
shut, mustering up her courage.

“Well, um… at the Marquis of Vine, the atmosphere was a bit different…we didn’t
‘do it’ … so it’s been a while…”

As Nadia continued to list the reasons why they had to sleep together, she could
hear Altair’s groan above her head, as if he was in pain.

Thinking that those reasons weren’t enough, she quickly added.

“You want to have a child soon… if so we need to sleep together…”

“Do you have any more reasons?”

“Of-, of course! There are a ton of them!”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can hear all of them.”

“Why, why…? They’re all good reasons… Can’t you listen to them? If so, you’ll
definitely-…”

As she quickly retorted in impatience, Altair leaned down and kissed her before
she could finish her sentence.

When Nadia froze in surprise at Altair’s sudden attack, he pulled away briefly
and whispered with their foreheads touching.

“I don’t think I can hear them all because my patience is so little.”

Altair smirked at the bewildered Nadia, and lightly lifted her up with one arm.



“Which one do you prefer?”

“Wh-which one?”

“I mean the room. Since there are two, we can sleep wherever you want.”

“Uh, either one is fine…”

“Then let’s come to my room today.”

Altair quickly came to a decision impatiently and began walking back to his
room.

The small door that had been open closed shut, and Altair laid her down on the
soft bed.

Perhaps because she was looking up at him while lying on the large bed, Altair
felt even bigger and more intimidating than usual.

As she gulped in nervousness, Altair took off his shirt, threw it on the floor,
climbed onto the bed, and trapped her between his arms.

A brief silence passed as their eyes touched, and Altair drew near.

No more words were needed.

That night, a very long conversation took place; one that was deeper than words.

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The next day, the rumour spread throughout the capital that ‘Marquis Vine was
going to sue his niece and the previous marquis couple over the insurance
money!’.

After the biggest event of the Silver Jubilee, the Imperial Ball, the nobles who
were suffering from boredom began to happily chatter about this interesting
news.

The people’s reactions were varied.

Some thought that there must be a reason why the previous marquis gave the
insurance money to his younger brother instead of his daughter, and others
thought that even if there was a reason, the marquis should have refused and
given it to his poor niece.

Those who sided with the Marquis and those who sided with Nadia seemed to be
almost evenly divided.

However, people’s opinions did not matter.

The one who would decide this matter was the Emperor. All disputes over the
nobles’ titles and properties were to pass through his hands.

Perhaps because of the tumultuous rumour, the Emperor set the trial date for a
week later.

It was a very urgent schedule considering that they needed time to research
materials to support their claims.

“The purpose of this insurance lawsuit is not to get the money back. It’s to
trace the process of why the Marquis of Vine received the insurance money.”

Altair started off while reading the notice with the lawsuit date and procedure,
and Nadia agreed.

Money was important, of course. But there was something more crucial.

“My uncle didn’t even tell me about the insurance money. My deceased parents
never said anything about it. They weren’t the type of people to hide things
from me.”

“When I asked the insurance company, they said they didn’t meet your parents in
person to sign the insurance. They said that a proxy came, but since that person
had the family seal, they naturally assumed it was the couple’s will.”

“That’s really strange. My father didn’t even give the seal to me or my mother.
He said that the seal must be used only by the Marquis.”



“No family head would carelessly hand over a seal. Unless there were unavoidable
circumstances. But the way I see it, signing up for life insurance isn’t an
‘inevitable circumstance’.”

That was all of the information they could get. The insurance company refused to
provide any more details, perhaps because they knew that something bad would
happen to them.

But even they can’t ignore the Emperor’s orders.

That’s why they had to expand the matter to get closer to the truth.

“Besides…the accident that caused your parents to pass away…”

Altair carefully opened his mouth, looking at Nadia in hesitation.

At that, Nadia smiled softly as if to say it was okay and continued for him.

“I know. We looked into that part together. My parents signed up for life
insurance, and coincidently, there was an accident at that time, and my uncle
received the insurance money. I also had insurance on my part… and I was also
riding in that carriage.”

There were so many suspicious circumstances that Nadia wondered how it had been
buried until now.

“If all our suspicions are true, there must have been someone high up who helped
your uncle. Then that would make sense.”

“Agreed. And to trace that ‘high-up,’ an official investigation must begin by
the Emperor’s order, which no one can defy.”

“So, my task in this case is to lead things up to that point, right?”

Altair nodded in response.

And the next thing to do was to overthrow her uncle and at the same time change
the inheritance law to restore the ‘Marquis of Vine’.

Just thinking about how great and big of a deal that was, her heart thumped
wildly.

But I’m not at a loss over here.

Was it because Altair, who did everything according to the villain prince’s will
in the novel, was on her side?

On the contrary, she felt strong and confident.

“If I have any worries, it’s only that I can’t figure out the Emperor’s
intentions at all.”

The Emperor was known as a monarch who ruled the empire well, but in fact, he
was not a fair monarch.

He was more of a skilled monarch who always considered his own political gain.

So in this case, the Emperor’s position would be more important than the truth
or sound reasons.

The Emperor openly showed his favour for Altair at the Silver Jubilee event, but
that was when they were on the same page.

If their interests were to collide, the Emperor would completely forget that day
and turn the other way.

Altair must have considered that and planned to join hands with Duke Viosques,
who was close to the royal family.

That way, he could figure out the Emperor’s intentions in secrecy and find a way
to coordinate their interests.

The more Nadia thought about it, the more she admired how well Altair had laid
out the groundwork.

So I have to finish it off perfectly.

She couldn’t let the opportunity that everyone had worked hard to create go to
waste.

“I’ll try my best.”



Altair chuckled as she clenched her hands and showed her determination.

“I know that even if you don’t say it aloud, my wife always tries her best.”

“That’s right. I always do!”

Altair narrowed his eyes as if surprised when she nodded in agreement.

“It seems you are no longer embarrassed at things like that.”

“I decided to admit it a little. For my own sake.”

If she didn’t admit the strength herself, others wouldn’t either.

When she answered firmly, Altair let out a strange sigh as if he was a little
disappointed.

“Then, if I want to see my wife’s embarrassed face, I’ll have to think of
something other than compliments.”

“Why-, why do you want to see my embarrassed face?”

“Your embarrassed face is-…”

Altair suddenly clicked his mouth shut. For some reason, his ears seemed to have
turned slightly red.

“Altair?”

When Nadia pressed him for an answer, he jumped up from his seat.

“The weather is nice. Should we go for a walk?”

“…It’s raining.”

“…”

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PLEASE DON’T BE OBSESSED WITH ME ANYMORE – CHAPTER 90

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“Sometimes it’s true, sometimes it’s not.”

“I’m confused.” 

Luo persistently tried to elicit an answer.

It was understandable, because I would be very different from the nobleman image
that resided within Luo. 

I glanced at Hilary, who seemed to be contemplating whether to stop Luo or not.
But in the end, she didn’t. Hillary must have felt the way he did too. Luo’s
appearance was very similar to her past self, one that people disliked.

Luo was still looking at me with puzzled eyes, earnest for an answer.

“It’s simple. It’s because Luo is not a slave to me, but someone who will
protect me.”

“Even though I was marked a slave?”

“I wasn’t the one who put that label on you.”

“….”

Luo stared at me blankly, as if he was at a loss for words. He probably wanted
to test me as even though he could have covered the mark thoroughly, he let it
be.

Of course, I had no intention of getting a perfect score on the test.

“I don’t care what kind of person Luo used to be. Though, it would be
troublesome if you are evil, but that’s not true, right?”

“……”

“As long as that’s not it, nothing else matters.”

“I told you. Miss Eureia is not that kind of person.”

Hillary, who had been silently listening to the conversation, hinted at what she
claimed.

Luo still looked baffled, but it did not seem like he was going to ask anymore
questions.

Well, it wasn’t really my intention to win his favour. However, I was a little
worried that he might feel hesitant about protecting me due to his personal
feelings.

But since it’s Gilitan’s orders, I guess he won’t go against it.

After eating, we each went back to our separate rooms.

Luo and Hilary’s rooms were each next to mine.

When I returned to get some rest, it was already night.

I had plans for the next day so I was getting ready for bed, when something
outside the window caught my attention.

A dazzling golden moon.

What highlighted the sky today was a golden moon.

Ever since my days as the guild owner, I had particularly preferred the
gold-coloured moon.

The reason was simple. Because I was sick of the colour purple.

Moreover, the ecstasy when golden light covered the world was captivating.

On days when the golden moon rose, I would go outside and just stare dazedly at
it, aimlessly letting time pass. The addition of sweet desserts and fruit wine
was just the icing on the cake.



Feeling nostalgic by the memory of that time, I decided to watch the moon from
the balcony.

The night air was cold, so I put on a coat and went out to the balcony to gaze
at the moon. Unexpectedly, I noticed something whitish on a forest path a little
far away.

Before I could figure out what it was, it disappeared into the forest path.

No way…..!

Very few people entered that forest at this time. Plus, the figure was white.

I ran out of the inn with the sole thought of not letting it get away.

Hilary and Luo, who noticed my movement, followed along.

“A suspicious person has disappeared into the forest.”

“We will track him down, mi-…!”

Hilary’s words were cut short, as the ground abruptly rose up and separated me
from the two of them.

Startled by the sudden situation, I took a step back.

“Who are you? Why are you following me?”

A low voice came from behind me.

It was a voice so cold and emotionless that it made me shiver to the bones.

I must stay calm.

Luo was a wizard recognised by Gilitan. This much would be destroyed in no time.

Clenching my fists, I took a deep breath. Promptly, I slowly turned around and
looked at the figure wearing a white robe.

There was no crow pattern.

I asked back in a calm voice.

“Then what are you aiming for?”

“Answer my question first. Why are you following me? Who are you? What do you
know?” 

I could feel the tension in his voice getting stronger.

I felt him getting closer.

“What the hell is your identity…”

It was the moment when he was reaching out for me….

(Crack).

The barrier began to crack, which was probably due to Luo’s power.

He jerked his head up, as if he didn’t expect there to be a crack in the
barrier.

Without missing that chance, I immediately closed the distance between us and
reached out to lift his hood.

It was swift and he was so concerned about the barrier that he was unable to
avoid my touch .

“…!”

“You are…….”

The face revealed beneath it was all too familiar.



Silver hair, contrasting with the golden light of the moon, fluttered before my
eyes. Along with it, dark red eyes were looking down at me.

“… Why are you here… ?

As I muttered in confusion, the pupils that recognised me wavered.

Meanwhile, the barrier completely collapsed and Hilary and Luo came running.

Hilary’s sword flew straight at the man as if it would cut him open, and he
quickly stepped back.

“I won’t let you get away!” 

Hillary went after him and Luo stayed to check my condition.

 “Shall I catch him?”

Luo asked after confirming that I was safe.

I shook my head.

“No. Tell Hillary not to chase him either.”

“Yes, please wait here.” 

After Luo disappeared to catch up to Hillary, I was left alone and lost in
thought.

It was definitely the Emperor.

The unique silver hair and dark red eyes that were neither too black nor too
vibrant were definitely of the Emperor.

Why is the Emperor here? 

Not to mention his appearance.

No way, could it be…

The emperor is a White Crow? 

As soon as the thought crossed my mind, I shook my head to deny it.

If the emperor is a White Crow, there is no way Count Cren would not know. Even
if the White Crows did not know each other’s identities, the Emperor clearly was
not even aware of the existence of the white crows. 

Above all, if he was truly one, there was no reason to save me when I was being
threatened by Count Cren, a member of the White Crow.

Then…

There was only one possibility left.

The person has been looking for me for three years.

I suddenly came to realisation.

“Why didn’t I suspect it?” 

Leone said that there was a white-robed wizard who had been tracking me down for
three years.

And three years ago was when the emperor ascended to the throne.

If he just wore a white cloak to conceal his well-known face, then the situation
would be more understandable.

But the question still remained.

Why is the Emperor after me?



No matter how much I recalled, there was absolutely no contact between the
Emperor and me.

There would be no reason for him to look for me…

And there was no way it was a mere coincidence that we ran into each other.

This place, Jioren Village, was a remote area that only explorers with business
in the Alka Mountains would ever come to. What business would the Emperor have
to come to such a remote place?

Moreover, it was right after the rumour that the missing owner of the merchant
had been spotted was spread, so there was no doubt about it.

He followed me here.

… Should I have just told them to catch him?

I felt a little bit of regret later, but quickly shook my head.

He is the emperor, so he has nowhere to hide anyway.

Soon after, Hilary and Luo returned.

Hillary bowed to me.

“I’m sorry, he got away.”

“He was an excellent wizard. I tried to catch him, but I failed.”

Luo, recognised by Gilitan, also failed to capture him.

Well, the Emperor was indeed a brilliant wizard. It wasn’t that surprising.

I shook my head at the two people who were apologising.

“I knew who it was anyway, so it’s okay.”

However, did the Emperor recognise me?

I decided that when I returned I would immediately meet with the emperor.

From that day, I stayed in Jioren village for another week, but no notable
person appeared except the Emperor.

I thought about it on the way back.

If the emperor is really the one who has been tracing me for three years, then
the White Crow and the Emperor are not related. Then why didn’t the White Crow
appear? 

My body was never found, so people would think that I might be alive.

In fact, didn’t Leone continue to search for me by releasing a bounty in the
hope that I would still be alive?

But the fact that the White Crow didn’t show up…

Does that mean they know where my body is…?

Maybe it was the White Crow that carried my body.

The possibility was very high. Because it was them that killed me as well.

So killing me wasn’t the end for them?

The more I dug into it, the deeper I felt like I was falling into a mire.

“We’re here.”

The carriage stopped in front of our mansion.

While Hilary was getting the horse and carriage inside, Luo approached me.



“I’ll just head back.”

As he was about to leave, I quickly stopped him.

“You must be tired, take a little rest first.”

“Hmm… shall?” 

Luo replied almost immediately, as if waiting for the proposal.

When Eril saw the carriage coming in, she ran out. I then asked her to prepare a
meal and show Luo to a room.

“Then see you later in the evening.”

“Yes!”

After sending Luo away, I returned to my room.

Because Eril had already prepared the bath water, I was able to wash up right
away.

As I soaked myself in a large bathtub filled with hot water, my fatigue seemed
to melt away.

I blinked lazily.

I wonder what kind of person the Emperor is? 

Kaishan Euclid Cliff.

Every time I encountered him, unresolved questions piled up.

But I was certain of one thing. He had something to do with the me that was the
merchant’s owner.

Whether it was directly or indirectly, he was looking for me.

I need to meet him.

I reminded myself one more time.

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LOOKING FOR MY FIANCÉ’S LOVER – CHAPTER 96

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I was considered a troublemaker in my family and was not allowed to go outside
the castle unless I was accompanied by Eden or Nezar. Therefore, when Nezar was
in school, Eden would often take me out. Just like this moment.

‘He said that if I don’t want to tarnish the family’s reputation, it would be
better for me to just get education at home. Umm… Actually, I don’t mind doing
so, but mother will definitely say the same, so even if I want to go, I’ll need
to find an excuse to argue against it.’

Eden frowned in response to my answer.

‘Who said that?’

‘Lockherd. And even if I entered the academy, I had to apply to the
swordsmanship and stick close to him and Nezar. Otherwise, something might
happen, so it will never work. By the way, what does ‘tarnish’ mean?’

Slowly, Eden let out a long inaudible sigh. He took a handkerchief from his
pocket and wiped the corner of my mouth. A little bit of white whipped cream
that I didn’t even know when it got there came off.

‘It means causing harm.’

‘What?! So he was saying that if I go to the academy, it will harm my family?
Lockherd, you bastard!’

Eden laughed softly as he put down his fork with a light ‘thud’.

‘Your behavior is quite unconventional for an aristocratic woman of your age, so
he’s not entirely wrong.’

‘Being unconventional isn’t a bad thing, is it?’

‘But being noticed isn’t always a good thing. It wouldn’t matter if you are as
shameless as Lockherd… but unlike him, you tend to take things to heart, so you
may have a hard time.’

‘I may have a hard time’, that was something I’d never heard. I replied,
stamping the strawberries on the cake with a fork.

‘Mother said that I was like Lockherd, so much that she is in dismay. ‘

‘Well, the outside that is.… ‘

Speechless, Edden took a sip of coffee before he continued.

‘If you need an excuse to convince mother, I’ll give you one. Home education no
longer really applies in this day and age, especially for kids like you who’ve
been cooped up in the castle, you need to get out and about, at least if you
don’t want to be a frog in a well.’

It was a boring reason. Oh well, everything was decided by my brother regardless
of my opinion anyway. I sliced the chocolate deco cut in a heart shape with a
fork.

‘Nezar also said similar words.’

‘Is that so? His Highness must really care about you.’

I didn’t know which point showed that he cared about me. That he wanted me to go
to the academy and be an outcast because I couldn’t get along with anyone?

Not aware of how distraught I was on the inside, Edden continued in a calm
voice.

‘But you never know what’s going to happen. If the first problem is solved, the
second problem occurs, and the third problem appears when the second problem is
solved. Just because His Highness cares about you doesn’t mean everything will
be solved. If anything, once you’re an adult, you’ll be free to do whatever and
to be wherever you please … It seems to me Lockherd has pushed you in a fire
pit.’

T/n: ‘push sb in a fire pit’ – to put sb in a dangerous/ difficult situation

‘Can’t you go about it in an easier way? Just say, unlike my brother, I am a
fool who only learned the imperial language. ‘

At my words, his eyes widened. He must have been surprised that I was learning
the imperial language.



Yes, I am an literate lady now.

‘It’s all because I’m worried about you, Kate. With your fiery temper, things
are bound to happen, whether the fault belongs toother people or not, and it’s
not like His Highness and I can always protect you.’

‘Haven’t you always been worried, brother? All you do is worry.’

Laughter burst from his mouth at my words. Eden has the most stoic face among us
siblings. There was even a saying among the servants that ‘a day when the young
master smiled would be a wonderful day.’

Nice, I’m sure I’ll be lucky today because I saw Eden smile right in front of
me. I think it’s a good time to take out the piece of Oriental pottery I broke
while running down the hallway and apologise to mother.

‘You’re right. I was always concerned, but now I’m starting to worry about your
future as well.’

‘… What can I do to ease your worries?’

It was fine if it was Lockherd or Rick, but I didn’t want to offend Eden. If
there was anything I could help with, I wanted to, and if there was anything I
did wrong, I wanted to be forgiven. Because there was no one other than Nezar
who loved me and thought for me as much as Eden!

‘If I tell you to stay away from His Highness Nezar from now on, will you be
able to do that?’

‘No.’

It was a no-brainer. I didn’t have an immediate excuse, but to stay away from
Nezar? That could never happen. Because I liked Nezar a lot, as much as I liked
Eden, or even more!

I didn’t know if my strong emotion was evident, but Eden shook his head
helplessly as if he already knew.

‘….To be honest, His Highness’ standing within the imperial court is quite
narrow. I don’t know if you know of Prince Andrew, but compared to him, Prince
Nezar seemed to be disfavoured by the Emperor.’

“Disfavoured by His Majesty the Emperor”, he said. Meanwhile, ‘Crown Prince’ was
a title given to the successor who would next ascend to the throne. If he was
disfavoured, he wouldn’t be given such a prestigious position. It seemed that
Eden had mistaken.

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about. But is there anything else besides
that?’

‘Well…’

Eden crossed his arms and looked out the window without a proper answer. Not
long after, he called a waiter, had a brief conversation, and then asked me
kindly as I blinked in silence.

‘I heard the Mont Blanc here is popular. Would you like one?’

More? I’m already super full… Still, there must be a good reason for its
popularity. After brief thought, I nodded vigorously.

‘Sure!’

The waiter disappeared and Eden held up his coffee cup again while I waited with
excitement for the Mont Blanc to come out.

✽✽✽

It’s a strange dream. When I looked back after nearly 10 years, I was moved. All
the words I heard without much thought back then suddenly permeated to my bones.

‘With your fiery temper, things are bound to happen, whether the fault belongs
to other people or not, and it’s not like His Highness and I can always protect
you.’

Eden was right. If I hadn’t provoked Elysée Romand in the first place, I might
have been lying in my bedroom back in Ezelot watching the garden. My feet
wouldn’t have gotten injured and Nezar wouldn’t have had to suffer in the forest
amidst the rain to find me either. But… 

I can’t stand to see Caron being treated like that.



Even if I had the chance to turn back time, I would still make the same choice.
I would make the same choice and stayed stuck in Ezelot for a year. What could
they do if I didn’t come out of the castle?

I may not be fully awake yet, but I could feel the pain in the throbbing soles
of my feet was less severe. I brushed back my messy hair and raised my upper
body. The interior was still dark and quiet, relying on the light from the
fireplace. Nezar was reading a book next to the flickering light even though
there was no wind.

Is it bright or dark outside now? Being underground, I felt like my sense of
time had become dull. After some hesitation, I opened my mouth.

“Nezar, didn’t you sleep?”

He turned his head naturally, not surprised, and the whole process of pulling up
his sleeve to check the time was slow and calm.

“It’s only been four hours since you fell asleep. Why don’t you lie down a
little longer?”

“I’m tired, but I can’t sleep well.”

Nezar, who had turned the book over on the table, got up and walked to the
bedside.

“Would you like me to stay next to you?”

“Yes.”

Lifting my body lightly, Nezar set me down next to the couch he was sitting on.
We had done this before, at the lake, or when we were fooling around before bed.
Yet, he wouldn’t lay a finger on me when we had gotten this close. I couldn’t
understand what was going on inside this man’s mind.

“… It’s been a while since Brother Eden last appeared in my dream.”

Nezar picked up the book and settled down next to me. Since he and Eden were
barely acquaintances, there was almost no interaction, and the news that was
delivered through me was the only information they had of each other.

“The county heir?”

“Yes. Is it because my brother is about to return home? It’s been a while since
I’ve seen his face. It seems like he visited my dream to admonish me not to live
like an idiot… ”

Nezar, who was turning the pages of the book, seemed to find the words added
funny, as a faint smile formed on his lips.

“Were you scolded in your dream too?”

“Uhm, I wasn’t scolded, we just talked about this and that.”

“About what?”

Should I answer this? That Eden says Andrew is better than Nezar?

“Brother Eden said Prince Andrew was better than you.”

Normally, it would have been normal to pretend that nothing had happened and say
something else, but now, for some reason, I was curious about Nezar’s reaction.
Wouldn’t that hurt his pride? Would he snort at me for saying something absurd?

“Is that so?”

It was neither. No, I didn’t know about the former, but at least the latter
didn’t apply. Nezar fixed his eyes on the book with an indifferent expression
and recited in a calm voice.

“There was a time like that… I can’t deny it. But not anymore.”

“Does that mean Nezar also approves it? Why?”

There was no answer from Nezar for a while, as if he was choosing his words. The
eyes that were slowly swimming along the sentences written in the book stopped
at a certain point.

“Kate, are you confident that you can reveal all your secrets to me?”

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Presenting the Caval siblings (aka the imperial siblings)

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I’VE PROBABLY MADE A MISTAKE IN GETTING MARRIED – CHAPTER 88

29 September, 202429 September, 2024 Capricious1 Comment

CHAPTER 88. CAN’T I CLOSE IT?

“Get out of my house right now!”

Perhaps there was no longer a need to save face in an all-out war, the Marquis
brought in a bunch of sturdy knights and threatened the guests to leave
immediately.

This was the situation Nadia had already anticipated when she decided to file a
lawsuit.

She gestured at Marie and Anna and brought out her already packed luggage.

She had told them to prepare to leave before going to meet her uncle and Lord
Daemon.

I knew that my uncle would try to kick us out right away.

Her uncle’s lips trembled at the sight of them calmly preparing to leave.

“You-, you-, you-!”

It looked as if he would grab Nadia by her neck and push her off her feet at any
moment.

Meanwhile, the servants were on edge, not knowing what to do in front of their
trembling master.

If Altair hadn’t been here, he would have raised his hands and taken out anger
on her right away.

But even her uncle would have a hard time were he to commit physical abuse in
front of a man who could defeat a dragon. The presence of a scary strong person
was the best cure for intermittent explosive disorder.

Her uncle’s fury, which had always been scary, somehow felt funny and trivial,
so she sighed with complicated feelings.

Why was I afraid of this person?

Nadia recalled the past when she was so sheepish that she couldn’t even look at
his face properly and would continuously tremble in his presence.

Her uncle hadn’t changed one bit since then.

Then, the reason she was not afraid of him now must be because she had changed.

What’s different about me then and now?

The moment that thought crossed her mind, Altair stretched out his arm and
wrapped it around her shoulder.

His gaze was fixed not on her but on the grumbling marquis.

As if he was in stand to protect her if her uncle lost his mind and attacked
her.

His consideration tickled her inside, and she quickly spoke to Altair to break
the strange atmosphere flowing in the silence.

“Let’s go.” 

However, when Altair’s bright red eyes, which had been fixed on her uncle, met
hers, her stomach stirred even more.

And with that, the attempt to change the mood was a complete failure.

She turned her head away from Altair and coughed awkwardly.

“I asked Marie to look for a place to stay. Since it was the Silver Jubilee,
most of the accommodations in the capital were full, but there was a place that
would let us stay if we paid a little more… It’s a bit of a shame, but there’s
nothing we can do because the situation is urgent.”

“Hmm.”

As Nadia informed him without making eye contact, a strange reaction came back.

“Marie must have had a hard time.”

Altair briefly praised Marie’s efforts as he led Nadia outside.

“But we’re not going there. I’ve already found a place to stay.”

“You have?”

Nadia looked at Altair in surprise. It wasn’t that strange that he had
anticipated her uncle’s actions and had already started looking for a place to
stay, but it was odd that Altair, who was not familiar with the capital, had
confidently secured a place to stay during this hectic time.

“How did you get a room? Where is it?”

She looked at him suspiciously, wondering if he had found a decent one, and
Altair raised one corner of his mouth slightly.

“Duke Viosques’ mansion.”

***

Wow…

Taking a sip of her tea, Nadia inwardly admired the magnificent and splendid
mansion.

Whoa…!

The wonderful aroma of the tea she was served made her even more amazed.

Aylesford had been renovated a lot, and the Marquis of Vine was also great, but
they were all no match for the Viosques Duchy.

Everywhere she turned, it sparkled. It might as well be comparable to the
imperial palace.

“Baroness! We meet again!”

“Ugh!”

While she was leisurely drinking tea, the door to the parlour swung opened wide
and the owner of this house, Duke Viosques, entered.

Startled and flustered, her face turned red from his sudden appearance. At that,
Altair quietly patted her on the back.

At that sight, Duke Viosques burst into a cheerful laugh and took a seat across
from them.

“You two really are a good couple. Such couples are rare among the nobles.”

Sensing that there was a strange subtle hint hidden behind his smiling eyes, her
shoulders froze.

The sharp-eyed Duke didn’t miss it and narrowed his eyes as he asked Altair.

“The Baroness really found out the truth on her own?”

“Yes. The Duke must have been watching us as well.”

“That’s true. But I really can’t believe it.” 

The conversation between the two people pricked her ears.

What Altair said back then…

That this time she should take care of the matter with her own hands.

If the eyes of those around them were not the problem, she wondered why it had
to go through ‘her’ hands.

Sure enough… the Duke…

She turned her stiffened creaking head to look at Duke Viosques, and he smiled
with his chin raised, acting all friendly.

“Actually, I didn’t have that much faith in the lady. I wasn’t sure if I could
join hands with this gentle and weak-looking lady.”

As the story continued, the Duke’s face became more and more serious, and before
Nadia knew it, his smile had completely disappeared.

“Changing the inheritance law is a very big deal. It is changing the foundation
of the empire. It’s definitely not easy. If we don’t plan a careful approach,
we’ll end up making a huge mistake.”

That’s right.

The conservative nobles would aggressively oppose it. Those who were to be
pushed down in the order of inheritance by giving inheritance rights to ‘women’
would also say it’s nonsense.

“If we bring up the discussion and fail to succeed… we won’t be able to bring up
this issue for hundreds of years to come. The most important thing here is ‘who’
we put in the forefront.”

The duke’s demanding eyes scanned Nadia as if evaluating.

“We need a pitiful woman. She had to be a pitiful victim of the inheritance law.
That way, she wouldn’t be attacked by greedy people who are after the title and
the property. In that sense, the Madame passed the test. She’s a beautiful,
innocent, pitiful woman who’s easy to sympathise with.”

She felt like her body was frozen by his cold assessment.

However, Nadia tried to maintain a straight posture because she thought she
would really end up as a ‘weak person’ if she kept shrinking like this.

The duke, on the other hand, was taking into account even that appearance of
hers.

“But at the same time, we need a strong and intelligent woman. If the woman who
will inherit the title is weak, she could be struck with the notion that ‘After
all, women are not capable of leading the family.’ I need someone who is weak
yet strong, feeble yet intelligent.”

Isn’t that like saying, ‘Please give me a hot iced Americano!’?

“The Baron said that his wife is that kind of person. Of course, I couldn’t
believe it at first. I couldn’t believe it until I saw it myself.”

“So…”

Nadia looked at Altair with weird eyes.

She thought she could finally understand the strange attitudes he had shown.

“I thought for certain that the Baron would help the Madame from behind. I kept
a watch on him myself, but he showed no sign of such movement. The Madame really
came to the answer on her own. I have to admit that I still lack the ability to
judge people. Haha!”

The oppressive gaze disappeared, and only a truly cheerful laughter rang in her
ears.

“I will trust you now, too. You are worthy of being our leader!”

“Uh, leader?”

“That’s right. You are the leader. The star of this mission is Nadia Aylesford,
and we are the ants that support the star from behind.” (T/N: meaning she is the
big shot in this task while they are just measly support)

“Th-that…”

Who in the world would compare Duke Viosques as an ant?

As Nadia sweated profusely in embarrassment, Duke Viosques thumped the table and
burst into loud laughter.

“I really got fooled by this appearance! You pretend to be weak, making your
opponent let down their guard, and then get what you want behind their back! You
are really the perfect leader!”

Oh, no… 

He said she pretended to be weak…

I am truly weak though?!

“Now that I know everything, you don’t have to act like that in front of me!
Hahaha!”

Nadia broke out in a cold sweat at the enormous misunderstanding that she had no
idea how to resolve.

***

After a long conversation with Duke Viosques, Altair and Nadia moved to the room
prepared for them.

According to the culture of the capital, their rooms were separate, and there
was a small door between the two rooms so that they could go in and out of each
other’s rooms if they wanted.

“Did you see the expression on the Marquis’ face? He’s so shocked when he was
told we were going to Duke Viosques’ house! How much has he ignored you and us?
He didn’t even give us what we needed. I guess he thought we would be in a
difficult situation if he kicked us out.”

“Anna, you don’t need to call him Marquis. Just call him ‘that old man.’ He’s
not worth honouring.”

“Then it would be better to call him ‘that bald man’… ”

“He’s not bald yet though…?”

“No! The top of his head was bald. I watched him closely when he was walking
around!”

Marie and Anna whispered enthusiastically as they skillfully unpacked the
luggage they had brought. Even Marie, who would normally have restrained Anna,
joined the chatter, so it seemed like it was to cheer Nadia up after they got
kicked out of the Marquis’ manor.

I wasn’t really upset though.

She knew that her uncle was that kind of person anyway.

However, she was grateful for the efforts of the two.

“Thank you. I feel a lot better now.”

“Oh no. We were just telling the truth!”

Anna looked at Marie proudly as she answered, and Marie sighed softly in relief.

It seemed like the two of them had come up with a separate plan to cheer me up.

“It’s really okay now, so you two should go rest. You must have had a hard time
moving.”

“We’re fine, but Madame must be tired, so we’ll leave quickly.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After sending Marie and Anna away, Nadia felt strangely lonely in the silence of
the unfamiliar space.

Since she had always shared a room with Altair since they got married, it felt a
little awkward that their spaces were separated even though connected by a
single door. 

At first, I was surprised and scared to share a room with him.

Now, it was funny that she felt empty not doing so.

But the moment she sat down on the bed, giggling at her own thoughts, the small
door connected to Altair’s room rattled.

She wondered what was going on, so she hurried over and opened the door. On the
other side, there stood Altair in awkwardness.

“…?”

Nadia blinked, trying to figure out the situation, but Altair sighed and ruffled
his hair.

“I wasn’t trying to open the door. I was just…”

“In front of it…?”

“… I was just loitering around for a moment.”

“But why… ”

An awkward silence flowed between them.

Did he have something to say…?

Nadia hesitated and was about to close the door again, feeling like she had
opened it futilely, but Altair hurriedly reached out and pushed the door wide
open again.

“Can’t I close it?” 

“… I told you late again this time. Weren’t you offended?”

“Ah.”

Now she understood. Altair was watching her every move.

Whenever he’s pushing forward with something, he would let her know, but he
didn’t do that this time.

He’s like a big dog that’s worried he’ll get in trouble.

Altair’s guess was, as a matter of fact, quite sensible. If Altair could have
read her mind, she would have jumped from surprise, but she knew that even he, a
great villain, couldn’t read mind.

Nadia felt her stomach tickle again and turned her head away in a sulk.

“What if I am offended?”

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I’M DONE BEING YOUR BEST FRIEND – CHAPTER 116

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***

What I received the next day was a document sent from the Information Guild.
Without hesitation, I immediately called Nancy.

“Nancy, I have to go to the duke’s residence.”

After quickly finishing the preparations, I left the mansion with Sir Bolt. Sir
Rael was not at the Marquis’ residence at the moment as it was his day off.

When we arrived at the Harrison’s residence, the butler led me straight into the
duke’s study. As I entered the study, I saw him sitting at the desk looking
through documents.

Seeing Logan’s work kept piling up, I could not help but feel sorry for him.

“I’m sorry. Because of me,…”

At my apology out of guilt, Logan tilted his head.

“What are you sorry for?”

“You were already busy enough from all the business and territory work, but
you’re only focusing on my incident now, right?”

The document Logan was looking at was about me. When I moved my gaze from the
document up to Logan, I saw him looking at me with a disapproving look.

“Sienna.”

“Yes?”

I replied, puzzled.

He put the documents in his hands down on the desk, subsequently standing up and
leaning towards me with his hands on his desk.

Looking at his solemn face, I was a little worried about what he would say.
Anxiously, I waited for his words.

Logan, who was looking at me with a stern expression, eventually spoke.

“This is normal between us. You have nothing to be sorry for. You’ve apologised
for no good reason.”

I said it out of guilt. But I felt like if I said that aloud, Logan would give
me a dissatisfied look again. To be precise, it would be an expression filled
with disappointment.

Upon leaning even closer to me, Logan asked, diverting my thought.

“What will you do if I’m in trouble?”

“Of course I have to step up for you. You are my lover.”

Logan nodded, apparently pleased with my answer. Then he continued to ask.

“What if I give you money as a token of gratitude?”

What kind of question is that? I looked up at Logan with bewildered eyes.

A faint smile formed on his face and Logan stroked my hair. He spoke in a softer
voice than before.

“Do you understand now? I don’t need to hear ‘I’m sorry,’ or ‘it’s because of
me,’ for I’m doing this because I love you. That’s what it means to me.”

“Then……”

“So just take it for granted. Just you knowing my love for you is enough.”

“……”

Without even realising it, a smile crept upon my face.

At the gentle smile that Logan gave me, it felt as if a gentle wind had blown
through my chest, it felt ticklish. Before long, Logan pointed his finger to his
lips.

“You have said something upsetting, so please kiss me as an apology.”

“You said there’s no need for apologies between us though?”

When I answered shamelessly, Logan’s mouth slightly fell agape. He replied, not
hiding his surprise.

“You adapt quite quickly. I never thought you would say something like that.”

“I’m a fast learner, aren’t I?”

I chuckled before kissing him on the lips. After parting, Logan made a sad face.

“I’m a little disappointed…Could you please do it one more time?”

“No can do.”

I pecked his left cheek with a grin and Logan let out a low laugh again.

Then his eyes rested on my knees. To be exact, it was the envelope I brought
from the marquis’ residence.

“What is that?”

“Oh.”

I visited in a hurry because of this. I took the papers out of the envelope and
laid them out on the desk for him to see.

“I just received this information. They’ve found out where Jack got the money.”

But it was something rather unexpected. I thought that if I dug into Jack’s
background, it would definitely end with Daisy. However, based on the
information in this document…

“Cornell guild?”

Logan narrowed his eyes and read the document. He didn’t seem to expect to find
the name Cornell here.

“Yes. It looks like the money was taken from the Cornell merchant, since they
also lend money.” 

Though, it was outrageous that the borrowed money was spent on a casino.

Well, I guess it is not that surprising. He is the kind of being who spent the
money lent from the one who raised him on alcohol after all.

Still, he was so pathetic that it was hard to believe that he spent the most of
his borrowed money on a casino despite working at an orphanage. I looked up from
the document.

“I’m going to visit Ella later. I know her, so I’d like to hear about Jack
directly from her. There’s no need to ask the information guild to find out
whether it’s true that he met Ella or not. I’m better with Ella than them. It
would be quicker to try to talk to her.”

It was then that Logan took out the file he was looking at and held it out to
me.

“I have something to show you, too.” 

Logan said as I checked the first page of the papers.

“We have found a forgery expert who was in contact with Jack. We have only
confirmed the circumstances, but we will make sure we can prove it before the
trial.”

“There are three days left until the trial. Will it be possible?”

“If he can win them over, there’s no reason I can’t.” 

Confidence was heard in Logan’s words. As expected of one of the most powerful
people in the kingdom. It seemed like as long as he was around, things would be
resolved without difficulty.

“I believe in you, Your Grace.” 

I nodded, relieved.

***

Immediately after leaving Duke Harrison’s residence, I headed straight to
Cornell guild where Ella was. I hadn’t made an appointment in advance, but with
the trial so close, I couldn’t just leisurely set a date and sit back and wait.

Fortunately, Ella seemed to be at the guild today. After being guided by the
staff to Ella’s room, the staff knocked on her room.

“Owner, the young lady of Marquis Nelson has arrived.”

“What??”

At that moment, along with Ella’s panicked voice, there was a shattering sound.

What’s that? I think something was broken just now. It’s not a crystal ball, is
it?

I looked at the worker next to me with confusion. But he was rather calm, as if
he was already used to this.

“It looks like she was in the middle of something.”

What was she doing that made her so surprised?

After a while, I heard Ella’s voice from inside telling me to come in. The staff
opened the door and I went in alone.

I heard a crashing sound and thought something had fallen, but the floor was
clean. The only thing that was strange was Ella’s extremely flustered face.

Before long, Ella waved her hand awkwardly.

“Good morning, Lady Nelson.” 

The time was now 3 PM. Morning had already passed a long time ago. Shouldn’t it
be more appropriate to say ‘it’s been a while’? As I giggled, Ella led me to the
table.

“But why are you here? You didn’t even say you were coming!” 

Was that something to be so surprised about? Not everyone coming to the guild
contact them in advance.

Still, I simply asked for her understanding.

“My apology. I have some urgent personal matters to attend to. You must be very
surprised.”

“Of course. You came so suddenly that I even broke a teacup.”

I looked at the floor again at her complaint. The floor was so clean that not a
single piece of teacup could be found. Knowing what I was looking for, Ella
laughed.

“I cleaned it up.” 

Just now? So quickly? But I didn’t really want to point that out, as I was not
there to chat with her in a leisurely manner.

“Let’s get straight to the point. Among Ella’s previous clients who came to
borrow money, was there a man named Jack?”

“Jack? It’s such a common name that I can’t remember…”

Ella placed her fingers under her chin, lost in her thoughts. It was indeed a
common name.

But the amount Jack borrowed would be anything but ordinary, since a large sum
of money had appeared at the casino.

I wanted to make sure the money really came from Ella and not Daisy.

“He’s about the same height as you, with brown hair and brown eyes. Among the
people who visited the merchant in the past month, wasn’t there a man like him?”

“Well, this is customers’ personal information. It’s difficult to tell you right
away.”

I had expected as much, but I still pursed my lips when she said it while
smiling. How could I get the information I want from Ella?

As I thought about it, Ella pointed to my necklace.

“That necklace. I saw it last time too.”

It was the blue diamond necklace that Logan first gave me.

“Come to think of it, you also wore it when you first got here, right?”

“This is the necklace I wear most often.”

“I guess the duke must have given it to you as a gift?”

As I caressed the necklace, Ella let out a strange laughter.

Why did she like it so much? Ella cupped her chin with both hands as I looked at
her with suspicious eyes.

“Can you lend me that? If you do, I’ll tell you then.”

Why my necklace?

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I’VE PROBABLY MADE A MISTAKE IN GETTING MARRIED – CHAPTER 87

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CHAPTER 87. NASTY PERSON.

As they walked side by side, various thoughts came to Nadia’s mind.

When they arrived at the appointed place, her uncle and the family’s lawyer,
Lord Daemon, had already arrived and taken their seats.

When the two of them, who were having a conversation, got up from their seats,
looking a little surprised by Nadia’s appearance, Altair greeted them as per
natural courtesy and offered her a seat.

“I was a little late because I was unfamiliar with the mansion. Nadia, you can
sit over here.”

Altair chose the authority seat, which was at the head of the table, and Nadia
settled down. Her uncle, who was looking at her with a puzzled expression,
furrowed his brows and repeatedly cleared his throat.

“I didn’t know Nadia would come too.”

“It’s the Vine family’s business, so of course we should come together.”

Altair answered casually and sat down next to her.

“If not…is there any reason why we shouldn’t be here together?”

“Ahem. No, not at all. I was just a little surprised because it was unexpected.”

As if there was nothing to worry about, her uncle sat down with his shoulders
straight and gave instructions to the servant waiting at the entrance.

“Please bring tea for the two of them.”

“Yes.”

The servant threw a glance at Nadia before leaving, perhaps surprised that she,
who was so cowardly before marriage, was now confidently facing her uncle.

The look in his eyes came like a wake-up call to Nadia.

Back then, she always used the grief of losing her parents and her timid
personality as an excuse. There was also the sense of helplessness of not being
able to do anything alone and the bafflement of being thrown into a novel that
was destined for tragedy.

Because she lost the will to even do anything, even the servants were ignoring
her.

How ridiculous and insignificant she must have seemed in her uncle’s eyes, for a
servant to show such an attitude.

My uncle is such a nasty person.

Greedy and cunning.

But looking back, maybe she wasn’t so good herself either.

As she gripped the hem of her skirt under the table, her uncle called out to
Lord Daemon in a slightly excited voice.

“Then let’s begin the process. You must have prepared what I said.”

“Yes.”

Lord Daemon took out some documents from his bag and laid them out on the table.

“I have made three copies of the same document, with one copy to each party, and
the other is to be sent to the imperial family. Just take a good look and put a
seal on it.”

“I’ll take a look first.”

Her uncle, who excitedly took the document, checked the contents then turned to
glare at Lord Daemon and Altair with a stiffened expression.

“… What on earth is this? This isn’t the document we talked about before.”

“Is that so?”

Altair checked the documents in an exaggeratedly surprised voice and tilted his
head as if he were puzzled.

“You’re right. This is not something we discussed in advance.”

“No, is it time for you to react so nonchalantly? What’s the meaning of this
document?!”

The confused marquis glared at Altair with eyes full of betrayal.

“Now I get it. You never intended to hand over the orchard to me from the
beginning!”

“I don’t know what the Marquis is talking about. I really meant to hand over the
orchard.”

“Then what kind of prank are you pulling right now?”

“I didn’t know about it.”

“You’re going to continue to play dumb despite the content of these documents?!”

The Marquis threw the papers angrily, causing them to scatter.

Nadia ignored the noisy fuss and read the documents on the table.

No wonder her uncle went on a rampage. As this was a complaint, not a land
transfer agreement. A complaint stating her uncle as the defendant.

“You prepared it exactly as I said. Thank you for your hard work.”

“As-, as you said?”

When Nadia slightly lowered her head towards Lord Demon, her uncle, who had been
grinning, looked at her with widened eyes in disbelief.

“What on earth do you mean? You prepared this?”

“Yes.”

“What…how… How could you do this…”

His eyes, which had been dazed as he was slowly grasping the situation, came
back to life. He seemed to think that if this was her doing and not Altair’s, it
could be resolved somehow.

“Nadia. How unbelievable. Even after my brother and his wife passed away, I did
not abandon you and took good care of you. How could you frame me like this?”

Disputes over property and titles among the nobility were all overseen by the
emperor, which meant that things would get out of hand.

Her uncle, who was suddenly faced with such a big problem, looked at her with
ferocious eyes.

In the past, she would have trembled in fear at the look, but she had now become
accustomed to Altair’s even scarier eyes.

She, who lived looking at the gaze of a lion every day, had no reason to be
frightened by the gaze of a fox.

Besides, the lion is also on my side.

“I believe that if you think that all the questions I have raised are a sham,
you should be willing to put your seal on it. Though, there is no procedural
problem even if you do not apply a seal. Right, Lord Daemon?”

“Yes. The seal of the accused side is not very important. It just implies
confirmation that he has been notified of the complaint. What is important is
the seal of the accuser and the seal of the imperial family willing to accept
it.”

“You heard that, uncle?”

Nadia, smiling faintly, gathered up the scattered documents and handed them to
her uncle, but he squirmed and roughly slapped her hand away.

“What kind of joke is this, Nadia? You’re suing your uncle over the family
property?! What kind of family disgrace is this??”

“Family’s property….you say… I don’t think you read the complaint properly,
uncle. What I’m claiming is not my family’s property, but the price of my
parents’ lives.”

“… what?”

The Marquis was stunned as she pointed out and started scanning through the
documents again.

“My parents who passed away had a large amount of insurance, and you received
it. Meanwhile, I didn’t even know such insurance existed.”

Her uncle’s face turned white as he listened to what she continued to say.

The insurance money paid out to her deceased parents was significant.

Although it was not a huge amount compared to the entire wealth of the Vine
family, it was not common to receive that amount of money solely in cash.

The property of nobles largely consisted of assets that were difficult to
immediately convert into cash, such as land, buildings, and business rights, so
pure cash assets were very valuable.

He probably no longer has that cash.

Considering her uncle and Melissa’s spending, it would have already dissipated
into thin air.

So, were she to immediately ask her uncle to hand over the entire insurance
money, it was clear that he would have to hand over important land, buildings,
or business rights to her, and the family would be greatly affected.

The Marquis looked confused, perhaps trying to grasp the situation, but that
only lasted for a moment.

He snorted, regaining his usual shamelessness.

“My late brother depended on me a lot. That’s why he created an insurance policy
for me in case of an unexpected situation. Since you are a daughter and cannot
inherit the title, he must have known that the future of the family lies with
me.”

“My parents were planning to bring in a son-in-law to continue the family. If I
then had a son, he would become the future Marquis of Vine.”

“What do you mean by a son! You-…!”

Her uncle, who raised his voice in agitation, suddenly closed his mouth.

His expression gradually brightened as he rolled his eyes here and there,
probably thinking of a way out.

He wasn’t faking a relaxed attitude; he looked like he had truly regained his
composure.

“Okay, fine. If you really want to, let’s decide whether it’s right or wrong. It
will soon become clear who will be a disgrace.”

He huffed, stamped the document and threw it down on the table.

Since Nadia did not have the family seal, she replaced it with her signature.

Seal and signature.

The marquis, who saw the difference, seemed to feel a little relieved and patted
her shoulder with a smile.

“You’ll regret picking a fight with me, Nadia. It’s incredible that you thought
of stabbing me in the back like this, but you shouldn’t have forgotten that this
is my stage. and…”

He glanced at Altair and Lord Daemon in turn.

“You must have suffered a lot from being swayed by this guy. We will have a
discussion after this is over.”

He snorted and kicked out the door, causing the servant who was bringing the tea
to be startled and panicked. Altair then raised his hand and called out to him.

“The tea goes this way.”

“Pardon? Ah yes…”

The servant came in with a puzzled look, set the tea down in front of Altair,
and then left.

Lord Demon also stood up, taking the documents with the seal and signature.

“I will file the complaint with the imperial family as soon as the sun rises.”

“Thank you for helping me.”

“I didn’t help with anything. All family disputes were my responsibility, so I
did my job. Well then.”

Lord Daemon bowed politely and disappeared, leaving Altair and Nadia alone in
the same space.

Altair was just drinking tea calmly.

Looking at his appearance, anyone would have wondered if the commotion that had
happened a moment ago had all been an illusion.

He doesn’t even know what tea tastes like.

(T/n: in case you don’t remember, Altair once said tea is just tea, they’re all
the same )

Out of frustration, Nadia snatched the teacup Altair was drinking from and took
a big sip.

“You knew, right?”

“About what?”

“About my parents’ insurance money. Knowing that, you deliberately said that you
would hand over the orchard to my uncle. You want to bring out the family’s
lawyer and create an opportunity for me to investigate.”

“The family lawyer was quite knowledgeable. He says he won’t respond to requests
from other families, so there’s nothing else I can do. I can’t threaten someone
who is a lawyer.”

“You could have told me what you found out right away, or negotiated with my
uncle directly.”

That would have been much more convenient for Altair. But he passed the
opportunity to her.

“It’s a matter concerning your parents. Isn’t it better to do it yourself rather
than have someone solve it for you? I would do so if it had been me. Similarly,
I didn’t think you would want to just sit back and watch things unfold.”

“…”

“And you definitely should solve this yourself.”

“Yes. But since Altair had taken the lead in raising the issue, people might say
that you lured your wife to do so because you wanted the insurance money from
your father-in-law. Even if that’s not true.”

“I don’t care about those criticisms. It’s not true anyway. However…”

Altair trailed off, lifting the remaining cup of tea and quenching his throat.

“Aren’t you curious about my acquaintance with Duke Viosques?”

“… You are bringing that up right now? So suddenly?”

“Yes. There is an important connection.”

An important connection?

When Nadia tilted her head in confusion, the corner of Altair’s mouth curled as
he leaned back in his chair with a cunning smile.

“The Duke of Viosques has only one son, but he is frail, and might pass away at
any moment. The son has a daughter, and she is only two years old. To put it in
a different way, what would it mean?”

“The Duke of Viosques has no worthy heir, only a granddaughter, and the
granddaughter is too young to be able to bring in a grandson-in-law… ”

“Right. If he leaves it like this, his title and property will be handed over to
the wrong person. Do you think Duke Viosques will just ignore this situation?”

That couldn’t be possible.

It was at that moment, in the midst of confusion, Nadia’s mind gradually became
clearer, and the answer came to her as an enlightenment.

“Nothing can escape the flow of time.”

Altair spoke eloquently.

(T/n: Spoiler for context – I don’t wanna leave y’all confused, but if you don’t
like spoilers then don’t read ^^ – the baron couple, together with Duke Viosques
intend to change the empire’s inheritance law)

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I’M DONE BEING YOUR BEST FRIEND – CHAPTER 115

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***

When I went to visit Logan at the Duke’s residence after the unplanned tea
party, he immediately pulled me into an embrace.

“What happened? The investigation took so long that I got worried.” 

His hand was smoothing my hair in a soothing motion. He didn’t look at me with
interest like the queen and crown prince did. All I felt from Logan was genuine
concern for me.

“That’s…”

I paused for a moment. Were I to tell him, he would definitely get anxious.
Hence, I took Logan’s hand and led him to the table.

“This is going to be a long story… Shall we sit down and talk?”

On the way out with Chloe after tea time, I told her about what happened today.
And as I feared, she immediately raised her voice upon hearing what had
happened.

“I beg your pardon?”

I was so glad I didn’t say anything in front of the Queen.

“Forged letters? Isn’t this clearly Lady Moore’s doing again? I don’t think that
orphanage worker is against you to the extent of forging letters. If one even
fabricated the evidence, it means they must have had it all planned out.”

I, too, immediately thought of Daisy. She had not just gotten me into trouble
once or twice. Still, this was just a guess.

“I’m trying to find out the truth.”

“I will ask His Highness the Crown Prince to stop the royal ministry officials
from escalating things. If such letters are known to the public, it will be
fatal to your name.”

It would be impossible to conceal the contents of the letters. Because Jack saw
them too.

Still, if Chloe did that, at least it wouldn’t be circulating in the castle for
some time.

The remaining problem was the social world…

“Things have become serious. It seems like this was thoroughly planned.” 

Logan said with a solemn look on his face after having heard the whole story.
Unable to relax, he was leaning towards the table instead of leaning on the sofa
comfortably.

“I suppose so. Even my handwriting was forged.”

I remembered Jack’s retort that he had not given false testimony, but I
immediately shook it off my mind and parted my lips.

“I think there are two priorities right now; to reveal that I did not make any
false donations and that the director did not commit any corruption.” 

Even if it was revealed that the letters were fake, but the director was not
cleared of charge, distrust of me would still remain. In order to clear up the
situation, it was necessary to reveal that the orphanage had nothing to do with
corruption.

Logan agreed with me.

“Then I’ll look into the forged letters and the person named Jack. If we find
out who he’s been in contact with recently and his whereabouts, we might come up
with something.”

“I will take care of the matter of the director’s corruption then.”

This was probably related to Jack as well. Because Jack was the person who
ostensibly reported the director and me. We both intended to dig into Jack’s
background.

“Lady Grint believes that Jack may have been instigated by someone else.”

“She has the same idea as Baron Hanks.” 

Logan nodded, referring to Justin. Of the three of us, he was the first to think
of the possibility of a slanderous third party. Logan tapped his fingers on the
table impatiently.

“I think so too. It seems more well planned than an act someone would commit
alone.” 

A series of incidents kept happening to me. The mastermind behind this incident
would supposedly be the same as the incident at the last sponsorship event. Why
did it happen again just when the shock of the last incident had subsided? I
couldn’t guess the intentions behind them at all.

Daisy’s evil deeds were growing in scale. It was her who closed the door to the
room where the fire broke out. She also swapped Lady Thurman’s scarf, though
that was somewhat simple, since she did it in broad daylight. But now she had
switched to manipulating people. She ordered someone to attack me, and this time
she even forged my handwriting.

I’ll let it become known to everyone this time.

I made up my mind.

I shall bring all Daisy’s misdeeds to light and let everyone know about it.

I began preparing to save the director in earnest.

***

Three days had passed since then. It seemed that Chloe’s conversation with Harry
went well, and no one around me heard that letters identical to my handwriting
had been found.

But there was something unexpected. Even Jack, who was there, had stayed silent.

Why? Even if the royal officials kept quiet about the letter issue, I thought
there was no way Jack, who was there at the scene, wouldn’t spread it…

Was it because it would be too obvious?

If a rumour were to form, I would try to find the source of the rumour, and
maybe Daisy would come up as a suspect?

Logan was relieved that this incident didn’t leak out, but I was uneasy about
this quietness. It felt as if it was calm before the storm.

Moreover, the suspicion that I lent money to the director under the pretense of
donating money had not gone away yet. Even without the letters written in my
handwriting, there were already voices in social circles doubting the essence of
my donation.

The situation was beyond bad.

“Miss, you look terrible.”

On the way to meet the director who was put in a temporary prison. Sir Rael, who
came along, spoke up next to me.

“I’m on my way to meet the victim of this incident.”

“It seems you have a lot on your mind.”

But there was a smile on his lips. It was literally like he was looking at some
stranger’s business, with no sentiment whatsoever.

Is it because the relationship was built on money? I responded with a bitter
smile.

“Because I still have yet to make any real progress.”

In the meantime, I did gain some information. Jack, who had quit the orphanage,
and regularly visited a particular place.

I wonder if he has found a new job…

Jack had recently got a large amount of money from somewhere and was frequenting
the casino.

“Has Sir Rael ever been to the casino?”

“Of course I have. Isn’t that a place any dreamy young man from the Kingdom of
Beland would go?”

Sir Rael responded assertively. He was indeed a dreamy young man, so he must
have been there before. I asked with a smile.

“Did you earn a lot?

“Of course. I won a lot of money there. Being a knight is just a side job for
me.” 

He said with a grin, which made me laugh. As I thought, I would never get bored
whenever we’re together.

He chatted excitedly as he walked towards the makeshift prison.

“I still go there sometimes, on my day-offs.”

“That must be nice.”

I responded to Sir Rael’s words and fell into deep thought.

Jack suddenly had a large sum of money. Where did the money come from? Did Daisy
give it to him in exchange for cooperating? There was yet to be any physical
evidence though.

“Miss.”

Sir Rael called from next to me, pulling me back to my senses. When I turned to
him, he was looking back at me with a gentle smile, my image reflected in his
black eyes.

“Can I help you?”

“Pardon…..?”

“Miss, if I step forward, it will be resolved in an instant.” 

What is he talking about?

I narrowed my eyes at his boastful confidence.

Was he planning to go to the casino and take all of Jack’s money? That was all I
could think of when I heard those words right after our casino conversation.
Before long, I laughed.

“It’s fine. You don’t need to help me, you just need to stay next to me.”

“Yes. If that’s what you want.” 

He answered, all smiley.

Soon, we arrived at the temporary prison.

Sir Rael could not go inside, and only I, who had received separate permission
to visit, followed the guard.

“Lady Nelson….”

As I entered a small room with the guard, the director stood up upon seeing me.
After being greeted by the director, I sat down in front of her.

It seems she has been having a rough time…

Her face looked dull, assumingly did not sleep well. Her complexion was pale and
there were dark circles under her eyes.

She had been framed and imprisoned, so perhaps it was a given that she’s not
doing well. I opened my mouth with mixed emotion.

“Are you having a hard time?”

“I really…didn’t….” 

The director spoke intermittently. And I knew right away what she was trying to
say.

“I believe you are innocent.”

“Lady Nelson…”

The director could not continue and lowered her head. Her shoulders shook
slightly. When she raised her head again, her eyes had turned red.

“The only person who believes in me is Lady Nelson…” 

She lowered her head again, probably overcome with emotion.

I felt sorry for her.

I took a handkerchief out of my purse and handed it to her. The director
expressed her gratitude in a low voice as she wiped away her tears.

At the sight, I parted my lips with a heavy heart.

“I’m investigating Jack right now to find out about the whole corruption
incident and the problem with my donations.”

“… The lady must be facing a lot of trouble right now too, so you don’t have to
help me…”

“Since I was also slandered by Jack, we are practically on the same boat.
And…this is a problem that arose at the orphanage that I trusted and decided to
support, so I can’t just ignore it.” 

When I answered calmly, the director continuously thanked me.

“…Thank you. Thank you so much, Lady Nelson.”

“First of all, I plan to obtain as much information as possible to prove your
innocence before the trial. So, even though it may be difficult, please be
patient.”

The director stayed silent at my words. But it seemed like she had something to
say. She was wetting her lips with hesitation. I quietly waited for her to
speak. And soon enough, the director asked me with a gloomy face.

“Has Jack… been acting suspicious?”

“I learnt that he often goes to the casino. That’s all he’s doing that is worth
noticing.”

“I see….”

The director sighed. She looked distraught. At that, I carefully chose my words
to speak to her.

“You must feel a great sense of betrayal.”

“That… to be honest…” 

The director was silent for a brief moment before opening her mouth again.

“Jack and I had a few brief arguments about money. I didn’t mean to raise him
into that kind of person…..It’s all because I’m not good enough.”

“You raised him?”

She spoke in a quiet voice with her gaze down cast. And at my inquiry, she
nodded.

“Yes. He was a child I raised. He grew up at our Santa Maria Orphanage.”

I heard that he was the only male worker at the orphanage, that must have been
the reason.

It was even more incomprehensible now that he framed her for not lending him
money, as she had been taking care of him since he was young.

What a shameless person!

If it were me, I would have trembled with anger at the betrayal. Yet, although
the director was in pain, she did not blame him.

“He was a child who wandered a lot since he was young. We arranged for him to
work at the orphanage to prevent him from going down the wrong path, but it
still ended up like this…”

What I felt in her words was resignation.

No, this is still before the trial. Why is she giving up already? I spoke firmly
to the director.

“It’s too early to give up. The trial is in four days, right? I’ll do my best to
prepare for that day, so don’t lose hope. You can’t be falsely accused like
this.”

The director smiled bitterly and said that she only missed the children at the
orphanage.

If she wants to see them, she has to get out of here. Is she going to give up
and stay depressed like this? I was worried that the director would lose her
will to live.

I talked with the director for another while before we parted ways. My heart
sank heavily after leaving her. As if it was evident in my expression, Sir Rael
said to me.

“At times like these, you need to cheer up. The day of the final trial is just 4
days away, right? And you also have the Duke by your side.”

He’s right. I need to cheer up. After thanking Lord Rael for the encouragement,
I composed myself again.

It was the next day that I came across astonishing pieces of information.

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