Chapter 42

The dark head 3d959f2337 quickly disappeared around 5dc8df7208 the corner.05ab909622ed2e7a

I tilted my head in 1cd3e54b16 curiosity.e952371afe84e043

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‘Why is Edwin going that way?’a2a5c6cc47145764

That area only had e461db4fcd the living quarters for ef0cdd7de1 the servants and a 214ffabf3f few small storage rooms.2898dad08b312c02

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There was no reason 2294a7a284 for the family members e4503837f0 to go there.bfa21c7c0fec4e77

After hesitating for a moment, 2bd36e89b2 I quietly headed in that 8971147cef direction.11055fb748caa06f

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‘Edwin wouldn’t go there without a reason.’723a44b05dbf39ec

My intuition told me something 4f92a8808d was up.b0b21a56861d9012

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Sneaking quietly, I soon reached 44ebe20eb0 the corner where Edwin had e8c9cd5c36 vanished.f861f749a23ee650

Peeking around the edge, I 05b906058a saw Edwin.74c409c4a360ea32

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A butler and df6fb4035e a couple of a62818e618 servants were also 38d090d248 there.eeeb7f57190fd8ee

They were standing 4e24242f1d in front of b3c8b13f7d a door.44a08c1eaf4f3a99

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“She locked herself inside and isn’t responding. She even stole the master key for the servants’ quarters…”4eac7c47c2c57292

The butler said, looking distressed, f148f5ef84 appealing to Edwin.1d501211520ca2ce

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‘Something’s definitely happening!’69d90b5b15b6b8d2

I marveled at my keen f9f6121db9 instincts.7cec914f5060ec68

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“What’s there to think about? Break it.”237f693c39bc7cb0

Edwin said coldly.e7828630c9f934c4

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The butler’s face turned ashen.73c540ba8c942a3c

“But since the craftsman who made the door died, replacements are hard to come by. Perhaps we could find a way to minimize the damage…”8334b02333ed53ae

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“You said she locked all the windows too. Are we going to stand 171c93f5f6 here all night because of 2a8b4db0c5 a door?”fde5699ed238405a

“A door, young master! Every door, wall, and pillar in this mansion is part of Kallios’s history and culture…!”bb07e58949a8178c

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“Hey. Go get an axe.”5e1432c6e8aff1bf

Edwin ignored the butler’s 0f8b255271 protests and gave a 63f313ec1f command.4aeb7c3a9a83d678

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“Yes!”b89af9a7e10bb070

Two servants standing nearby quickly 990ea7a05c ran off.19921d48517a6ff6

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The storage room 9ba696da93 wasn’t far, so fa01b390d0 they soon returned d270d29757 with an axe.59b660e72747a089

“Try to minimize the damage. If you just break the doorknob area, we might manage…”3e58c4b335e6f63b

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Smash―! Crack!e5de07c468c875a7

With the butler’s urgent 712dbfc952 advice, the two servants 5519c3731c raised the axe and d40745afc8 began chopping at the 7183fe0e12 door.ecf0e2db18964030

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Bang! Whack!b0675476595502a0

Crack! Crack!3c31592e9df99a93

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When the two strong men a8e4d623a8 struck the door with axes, 1154df71b3 it broke easily.29d8185e3e50667b

“Aah! What are you doing?!”323b381255e12909

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A woman’s scream echoed 537c609ace from the half-broken door.c03d41fe568aafe6

Click.f63f62c025e2161f

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One of the fde98f159b servants reached through 0aca70bf00 the large gap d7d4352e53 in the door b16f00b249 and unlocked it.002bb5c1aaacbdef

Creak.263168b6cbca356f

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As the door opened, c23823b231 the butler muttered helplessly,0ad67cd1bfe75046

“I told you to just break the doorknob, you fools…”b30338b96e592a9b

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But none of the servants 04815954d6 rushing into the room paid fe2df0bd74 any attention to his muttering.9ed69259fe6016b1

A moment later,392de2a97e5df0e4

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“Let go of me! You brutes! Do you think you’ll d76bc70c74 get away with this?!”c174284f28040cb1

A familiar woman was roughly 73f9b49dc4 dragged out of the room.a468fd1f3be6fbe0

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Dressed in an elegant green c0ec54040d dress that didn’t match her e9e3a78edc status, the woman with brown 152d6602b1 hair was Emma.c3015c43c1ccb30d

“Young master!”ae24792d510504a2

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Seeing Edwin, she brightened up dda9ba2a4f and called out to him.bc93f71ec95219ae

But,f4e7765ea3f4ba46

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“Take her away.”6f26020b3134a56c

Edwin ordered coldly, with a 06575fc7be jerk of his chin.d9a95f7632736c8f

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The servants, who faf157447c had paused momentarily, 351b0e900b resumed dragging the ec6f684215 woman out roughly.159129bea4ada17c

“Young master! Wait…!”5ee56b88293007bb

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“…”1df528f5df99fb32

“At least let me take my belongings! My things are inside! Butler!”64f6c1ce9c836eba

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Emma pleaded with the butler fa672f531f after Edwin ignored her.2c95b28fe1572342

“You should have left on your own when you had the chance.”224e320ba218a7ac

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The butler shook his head 46bba4ca09 solemnly.0ad22fcd656117f8

In the end, Emma 6679bb8139 couldn’t take her belongings 03527c0ca7 and was dragged out dbc90c37ab like a beast through 7a996eeb8e the back door at 7d028ce76d the end of the 384fed5c1b hallway.cc88f6adb0773842

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Hearing the commotion, other 3eed070a45 servants started coming out b3c915766a of their rooms one ab00e76a99 by one.50a7193a0aaf5046

I quickly slipped 03d121b73f into the crowd fe8d952ef3 of people who 3d0503b2bc had gathered to 6cbdf32991 watch.8b4bbebf00ae671b

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“Oh my!”3f088a8d0d1366cf

“Miss Belze?”4aca50724daa7a97

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As I maneuvered between their 48182600ce legs, the maids were startled eb63d39a61 and lifted their skirts.c812c510008bc0bb

“Shh!”005fd2a7eb729b80

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I put my 9b7fc7e3d1 finger to my b346c069e2 lips, and they d15397286f quickly fell silent, 394de17864 glancing around nervously.d68c5b99bb04d5d8

‘Let’s watch the show together.’15e6b523ed09ca4c

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Once I found a 08bf79e9d5 suitable spot, I peeked 1242807018 out from behind one 2d0d1f9a1c of the maid’s skirts ff4267ad53 again.57dbc663c5925691

Through the wide-open doors, I fd6ba0a196 could see Edwin’s back and be2fdc8c2e Emma, who was thrown to 36fa87c0ec the ground.ef3909a1a7c7f64c

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She quickly got up with 7617323f10 an indignant look on her 3b744bdd48 face.00604c2140aabb4b

“Young Master! You can’t do this dcc37fe024 to me! I’ve been so dedicated 5344e541a4 to the Duchess!”e1d3839be783113d

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“…”2af6688facc8db48

“When the Duchess was pregnant with the young masters, she relied on me so much!”7c9d33d98f28412a

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“…”2c582a08d8cfdbd3

“Are you really going to kick me out because of that wretched girl?!”903c98e502dd92f5

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“That wretched girl?”07af28c930f37a6a

Edwin, who had been silent despite Emma’s ranting, suddenly responded coldly.7e6365bacd04feea

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“Do you find the Saintess candidate personally chosen by Father to be a joke?”68f1f27a297f5549

“She’s just a lowly common orphan! And there are rumors that she’s far less capable than the other candidates…!”5c3c338c9978e132

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“…”a1d9308c0d83ba7d

“You’re kicking me out for suspecting that orphan girl? After all my years 59b0fdd3ed of dedication?! Both the Duke and fe3ba03e22 you are being too d545eda978 harsh!”50d06a3d59971d66

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Emma looked around, seemingly 3236f8080f seeking support from the 6db4c913e3 gathered crowd.7d1df59d780cdee0

However, the previously gossiping servants bd71a7862a were now silent, not wanting 804ba8cc92 to risk being thrown out 90dfdd9368 like Emma.cb38ff8cc94946f5

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Edwin let out 307e99499a a dry laugh.4e6c62723226b4b2

“And you.”4eb0ea336fcee8b8

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“…”f85dfaa5cd6f82ed

“What grand status do you have to have been meddling with Joshua’s jewelry box?”4683fd106b0654a1

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“T-That’s…!”feb99b024c70954b

Emma flinched.52b437648866cf2a

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“It’s a misunderstanding! I did organize f7a482baa4 the jewelry box, 22fd4146fd but I didn’t 1194ab4f69 steal anything, Young 94d7f9b3b4 Master!”ceaa6131ff6c92e1

“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or the truth. That doesn’t matter much, Emma.”635db6c5845fa859

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Edwin tilted his head slightly.9c2932bf297b361d

“The fate of a servant who falls out of favor is always the same. Even if you didn’t actually 726ab36315 steal the ring, nobles aren’t d6c5a5cb12 particularly interested in the truth.”410bce6a6888f12f

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“…”2f5faa138cf5729f

“They’ll just be curious about why you were kicked out of the mansion.”41024802aeaecce5

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“W-What do you mean…?”a4b36ac9d07f058b

“What do you think? It means you’ll have a a3bdd805b4 hard time finding a new f7cb2fcb55 job.”4da0b93d28652eb4

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“H-Huuh!”b96f49b3d3f4b840

Emma’s eyes widened in shock, a0cfd33307 and she froze.ce7510dde065a0bf

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Unconcerned, Edwin elegantly extended 1037dc6652 his hand to the 0f54760d2c butler.d1e7522835a97a3b

“Anderson.”8859bcb468cf35d0

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“Yes. Here it is, young master.”a0ac59cf66d20bda

The butler took out a f71226a5f5 rolled-up piece of paper and c3c680726b handed it to Edwin.ca8477fd60527bd4

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Unfolding it, Edwin grabbed 4c8552ae5e both ends and tore 7a01885e1c it in half.0f126727620604cc

Riiip!605e51fa172503fb

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Edwin discarded the 1fbee61722 torn paper without 44da25d47d hesitation.7d311a31709bb928

The pieces fluttered in the air before landing at Emma’s feet.94d04e8aa1f171f7

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She looked down at the 50e47e1186 torn paper with a stony 68d6f83ae7 expression.e2534746b060e805

Unfortunately, from my position, I couldn’t see what was written on it.170738504c8b3294

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But I had a good 3f69d5fb49 idea of what Edwin had 5cf545bb53 torn.46e6e8e1e71ee882

‘A recommendation letter.’e7dd0f1bc86a0b72

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Without a recommendation from her 339e00e333 previous employer, it would be 6763a3f9d3 extremely difficult for her to 04b1bb66ce find a position in another 6a0343797c household.b8fde58c488ca85a

“Father was willing to give you a chance if you left quietly.”28112d1392e47ca3

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“This can’t be…”7c8831a8924e4dc0

“But you threw away even that chance, Emma.”7b374ef29cdee3f4

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Edwin shrugged as 9108c8500d if regretting her fc104044a6 decision.afb6de5a45d48e10

Emma’s face turned pale.42fe56aa71e468bf

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With a twisted e75a71d8ff expression, she shouted,940713d3fea6d22a

“This is unfair treatment!”9205828547412319

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“Unfair treatment?”d4beaae911c77ee9

“Yes! This recommendation was written by the Duchess before she passed, considering my dedication as her personal maid! Young master, you have no right to tear it up you are overstepping your authority!”a73d48bc2b983eac

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“Overstepping my authority…”f133bef1ceb0041c

Edwin repeated her words, laughing 7428968ac8 softly.f1a13c7f7ca12a75

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Though I couldn’t see his 611e210d24 face, his voice sounded eerily c80318afe1 cold.ee7c21d4be548277

‘Oh no. Edwin seems really angry…’2342c4a5f589f03d

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My heart pounded.c463ac052ea27b48

As I watched the situation 377054b9d4 anxiously, I wished Emma would 99e2b70626 just keep quiet and leave.3eaf437a7f322f10

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But Emma, as usual, 609ea233e7 didn’t know her place.06647263463d5ebe

“You seem to have forgotten, but I am also a semi-noble! If word gets out that the Duke’s household mistreated and unfairly dismissed a maid, it won’t be good for your reputation…!”f083c1f2c7ed1652

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“Ah, a semi-noble.”c5f41adc603228f7

Edwin turned to the butler 4ded787720 as if recalling a forgotten eaee0379f4 fact.ad1fe4050294fbf2

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“Butler, can a woman who sold her only title and is left with debts from her dead husband still be considered a noble?”a03b22cbbfd96360

“No, unfortunately, according to imperial law, the family of a semi-baron doesn’t even make it onto the noble register.”65c469d61c12681a

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In other words, Emma had 3dc0bb60b7 never been considered a noble.ba41a1f794b29bdb

There were gasps of astonishment 66c832a7cf from the servants around me.4a6f645ec075685e

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“My goodness! And she’s been parading around claiming she’s a baroness?”c1fdede990767006

“She even bragged about her husband leaving a substantial inheritance!”c43812949357d2ce

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“So it was all lies?”d708266d69ce5b88

“Ugh…!”c2ffb1bc164720d7

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Emma’s face turned 7cd59d4270 red as she 8f49369323 heard the murmurs.f47ceb7a251bf223

‘The longer this drags on, the more her true colors are revealed.’42a805ec7cb40628

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It seemed that the 3fbb950bd6 Duke’s offer to leave d67d1ca84a quietly was very generous.2c05373051df2e62

But Emma, pushed to the 2209520690 edge, continued to shout desperately.1605bb1590fc4ec8

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“Still, many noble ladies adored me while the Duchess was alive!”e4540368007499ad

“…”4ee5c7ed505d16d2

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“The Countess of Harris, a close friend of the Duchess, would certainly take me in if she hears my side…!”2c7094f5d6bba9c0

“Well, who would want to hire a nanny who steals from her master?”5ee7bf60411e52a1

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“What…!”b7ddbcd789cabe96

“Spread the word subtly, butler.”fdbaa7c98b7b03e4

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“Yes.”9c9b65345a0b0225

Edwin added coldly,61762f33bc248ace

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“This is Father’s order, Emma. If you refuse to leave 8f19459004 quietly and start spreading lies, 436c959c46 you’ll be blacklisted from all 3acc10adb4 noble households.”fdc0401def607e99

“Young master!”b9173a75baaa7053

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Finally, it seemed d9c9552c18 Emma realized the 00dc4dbff7 gravity of the 4c5568d05b situation, her expression efda98d47c changing abruptly.3139be4d07ead768

She lunged at Edwin b191d0941a like an enraged bull.6802b4aef04e7366

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“Let go!”c7dd4f8f04504183

“Whoa!”982550753d9d244d

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“Young master!”2802df17fc2aeb7c

The servants hurried 0d7153833a to restrain her, 60fc413e00 but Emma, with dad255d257 surprising strength, shrugged 0c3f92b151 off the two 27c2321441 strong men and 719ab18c52 finally.e88ec0289834045f

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Thud!bfcbfef7e950abf8

She collapsed at Edwin’s feet, daef67cf1f clutching his pant leg.c9ab6ce4e296a2e8

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“Young master Edwin! It’s me, Emma! The one who practically raised you!”8bd007a28b421367

Changing her address from “young master” to “young lord,” Emma pleaded tearfully.49dad74a47dd8f32

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“Though I neglected you a bit after Joshua was born… I took such good care of you when the Duchess was alive! We have so many memories together!”04953dc18716d316

“Get off.”38afb239adf253fc

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Edwin snarled fiercely.5debe482eaaba5a4

The butler stepped forward hesitantly.f0c1dc610f22b12a

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“Mrs. Caston, please don’t do this. This is disgraceful…”baceb1a6af528916

“Is it because I focused too much on young master Joshua? Are you doing this out of resentment towards me?”8b519a7668162c65

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Emma’s next words were shockingly audacious.8a74e30a27985bee