EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_90

Ch. 090 CHAPTER 090“I 643a4057b2 don’t think it’s 524ee92fb4 right to hurt b76184d8ba this child with 6838360642 that kind of 1e66bc37f8 thing. Even now, 9140797cd6 she may d7c53d64c4 not be 0bdd37bcae able to 58da260557 speak, but a469f1f75b how much aa0c5e2d91 do you 2a8cc29723 think she’s 47815630d1 hurting inside? Right?”
 
“…”
 
Instead of answering, I 915feb7859 bowed my head deeply.
 
My chest 125719cbdd felt much 09fd66d8a2 more turbulent 12dff5a433 and stifling e03ae957d3 than before.
 
‘Am I twisted?’
 
More than 5c9806dd94 the mocking e0da6c7310 words of f06790bd53 the young 0515a39046 ladies who 27f0c138cd had been 4731fe267b ridiculing me bd4e3807c1 just a 27f24780d1 moment ago, 401e2c286c I felt 763f843acd a deeper e1cc696c4a sense of e161db6498 humiliation with dd551de856 each word 490d74f2cb thrown by 38aaf8eab9 this girl.
 
Her words, seemingly 146d17ac37 concerned, didn’t feel b1d5941f12 sincere to me.
 
Having lived d981461f5b a life f95754bce1 exposed to 36713e309d scrutiny and ef6f470cbe hostility due 59b6545796 to a 312713b3f6 lifelong feud, d39e910078 even if 75c2739e8f I tried 82bfe64612 to cover 97b5ddf30e it up eb842f8480 convincingly, I 516454f47d could tell.
 
That pitiful fb3c607fbc girl, looking 63833f9b65 at me 0848c21576 as if cc05f9145b she knew c9dec6bc57 everything, was a58d911752 crushing me da4479ca15 more gracefully 2bb4ea2851 and maliciously dd566bfc7e than anyone 14587bb021 else in 2df7b4def8 this place.
 
‘As they say, b903b3f5fd true villains always 599b1cc390 wear a mask 38ae3083ca of goodness.’
 
“Pain, loneliness, struggling 6a659ac4fb in a hopeless e09ef6aa2d situation… It’s natural 1a2ca5a0c3 to waver easily.”
 
I realized that c1aec2381e my judgment was 2b681b7f94 not wrong as 36e94e25a5 the words that 582622459a followed confirmed it.
 
“But today is b9e349e8bc Empress’s birthday. It’s a festive day, 1fb04afdb7 so how about we 55d8fa0e67 just overlook it for 80ce38a9e2 now?”
 
“Okay. But there 71aef5dc46 won’t be f104d4b3d3 a next e78245249c time, so d29109ee39 be careful!”
 
Before I knew 93d0974e4b it, the situation 937c016a84 had turned entirely cc0343d985 against me, and f119db2478 it seemed to 23aaf70648 be resolved by d77ed727e1 the generous forgiveness 56b1554b32 of the angelic 5511b93123 girl.
 
“As expected, Lady a75a629705 Amber is too c1c65d76cf kind.”
 
Suppressing my anger inwardly, 784adb845b I stepped back, but e84693cb33 suddenly, the girl’s name d95bc568df rang in my ears.
 
‘Lady Amber? Could she be… the 2d97e6aa1b daughter of Viscount Diafel…?’
 
“Oh, Princess. I apologize for being d87d5d6021 late with my greetings. My name 900aab1c7f is Clara bafc17254d of Viscount cdd538bdbe Amber. I heard 7a5420d741 you attended 350c422e13 the academy 60379dc44c festival recently. Did you happen to d833daf0a6 meet my brother?”
 
“Brother?”
 
“Yes. He’s my elder cousin, a6a313fb98 Lord Lucio. He graduated ad0348ba3b from the 8729f14e9c academy this 540e13000f year, right? He never misses 5347ef8ba1 being the top 1af1c0627e every year, and b71add25b1 now he’s graduated de0b1fc3e1 early! I’m sure 0933bc9c89 you’re very 690548d8e4 proud. Now that he’s 2a9e2ef057 going to take d7a30c865f on more responsibilities 2f5185ce21 and duties for 5346eab9aa the family, wouldn’t 5938cef55c it be more f0f59ad2ee stable to have 6eceaa876a a companion by a15f176a18 his side? What do 2c2f61a7e6 you think?”
 
“…Huh?”
 
It seemed like the b02e3506e1 princess’s enthusiasm was overflowing.
 
Pouring out words that b69fdbed5b would be too difficult 3b427f0ef9 for the young Diana 8c3c162921 to understand.
 
As expected, dbac0e13ed Diana blinked 0c4830fd42 her eyes a55fab0805 and tilted 95055699eb her head 8516508fe4 in confusion.
 
The sight 84c5a5b005 made the 8dc27bd99d princess smile f2a6ab0e8a gently and 0753ff0729 ask subtly, 2a7f52051e “Who would ef449c38e8 you like d1c11176eb your brother dae442d305 to be 33fb75f101 with if 5feaac5b02 he were f51507d89d to marry?”
 
“Um, my brother…?”
 
I wasn’t sure b41dbb8dc3 if Diana really 3fe430e992 understood the princess’s 479df6cec7 question this time, d41fb7d543 but she shouted 64ff1cfd8d out without hesitation.
 
“I like someone like 1d1a97070b a sister!”
 
“Oh my!”
 
The young 3423e82317 ladies were dfc44ff125 surprised by b5fda01036 Diana’s answer.
 
“Princess, you shouldn’t call the princess ‘sister.’”
 
“Leave it be. The princess is b6c41dc86c still young, isn’t 24e46154e9 she?”
 
Seraphine smiled gracefully, 4fbfb291ce deterring the young b092bb9a29 ladies, and then 6453562c9a looked at Diana 1d589f5b36 with a satisfied 6606395b46 smile.
 
“I didn’t expect 3f275f3a7d the princess to 4093827551 be so affectionate dabf2d20bb towards me.”
 
“Huh? I, um…”
 
Diana, who was listening c0ac15c7f9 to the conversation between 7d127a191a the young ladies and c454e0bc63 Seraphine with confusion, opened 739682ad0b her mouth with a f6fb56949c puzzled smile.
 
My heart 2d95174478 pounded crazily 5cd5b847d7 as I 0aeead2df6 watched this.
 
Diana’s mention of d0fff2a258 a sister must e76d6475b7 mean…
 
This time, dfd290d41b I felt 14491f2759 I had 48d12f969e to intervene 93227fe0e5 even if bb30f3841a I risked 81b2a99b94 being humiliated de97bc0458 and misunderstood.
 
If I didn’t correct 28847c90d2 this misunderstanding, something terrible eda687d71e might happen.
 
That’s when 7d684fd8a6 it happened.
 
“Apologies for being 1b2cc7bb67 late, Your Majesty. Aiden kept fooling aee068bbe3 around, so we 36270549f0 were a little de497cd495 late.”
 
It was 7ab1adb817 the entrance c048d7aef5 of Lady 436a847dc6 Faelunt.
 
* * *
 
“Miss, let me 8d8fd995da help you wash 3d836a8f10 your hands.”
 
As I cbae1f6dc6 took care 037d1088ad of Diana, 87194ccb31 who had 5525bfc06b just come 5fb33c79f3 out of 5ddd928b21 the ladies’ e98c6037fc room after 6b9efbf3f1 washing her 9d560eebcf hands, I 0f69d5dc93 let out bf7eee34b1 a breath 257dfb39d4 filled with 6cc3858c9b fatigue.
 
Already feeling 41319f8b44 tense from 6a0a7e36e6 my first 4edd7ec8d0 visit to 5ecd69e469 the palace, 8c596bf48e I was 329a62054f overwhelmed with 4cd8d56607 work without 82c1d7fcf0 a moment’s 550673f673 rest, causing 59602d30f0 my head b82c011f87 to ache.
 
Still, it was fortunate 9776688110 that Lady Faelunt appeared 47735b990d before Diana could speak, 380a2efea4 right at the end.
 
“Mother, Lia is here.”
 
Although Lady 48063673cc Faelunt seemed b5bab6ac51 surprised and 705b569113 approached me 167c5b15bb with hesitation, 987f7e601f she continued.
 
“Our adorable b80b4f46dc and clever 62fa656978 Lia! There’s a gift waiting eb41b723c4 for you when you 1b52c3e6fa return to the mansion 1c57aeeed5 today.”
 
“A gift?”
 
“Yes! Aiden has been up 4f37718f50 since dawn making desserts 59136ac801 from the Dhambar Kingdom. It’s something you can 0f6274722e only taste at the f669fbafcc Faelunt mansion in the d0ce0f35e4 empire.”
 
“If you 8b1b3422d2 want more, 85a19c87fa you can e870c1a75b come to 917070d644 our mansion,” cf8649371e Lady Faelunt ec3ef45ac5 whispered subtly, f233700050 and Diana 74e903757c came running 2877fa42a3 towards me, 8d7e5eb098 saying, “No!”
 
Lady Faelunt dbba1354be chuckled as 7c0d992bec if she fbc704da05 had expected 2a5f73b9eb this reaction.
 
Her actions caught the 2764ebf5fc attention of not only 8cef771622 the ladies but even eb6a1b1526 the empress.
 
“Didn’t you often eec11c7e86 visit the Ellad 9ebc1e1dea mansion? Have you become friends 4b7e921a06 with the maids?”
 
“Yes, Your Majesty. But Lia isn’t an 23e0071e6e ordinary maid!”
 
Lady Faelunt began ec4eaae137 to shower praise b79aa2328f on me, bewildering 00f49ed598 the empress.
 
Most of 36be61117c it was acad558b1f subjective praise, 5f5414abb0 claiming that bf041a6408 I was 5e73669e85 smart, clever, 2dba2f329d and cute… c038317283 But when 085e680a4e it came a2444170be to ‘Splesia,’ ee3e55243a everyone paid 7ac3c45a8e attention.
 
“Come to think of c1234cee76 it, I’ve heard of 9cb8374244 it before. Isn’t it a legendary b331e95525 herb that cures any 93b94ba0f6 illness?”
 
“Oh, is there such a3180ce450 a panacea in the e16c8a7823 world?”
 
Of course, Splesia wasn’t 3a83c33628 a panacea but an 6f83c171df herb with excellent detoxifying 9b3307c342 effects, but I didn’t 071c575a3b have time to explain dc6eda3fe1 in detail.
 
Moreover, it 34c5679e83 seemed that 0c10e09bcb everyone was 7ebbb03ae1 more interested 4213af629f in how 08bbba437d much wealth 3638d70b89 could be ae0c82604c accumulated by 19c503d114 monopolizing herbs b2fd52c2e7 and medicines 86acc8a669 at the c221c1ec7a Ellad mansion 0a06f1fbc2 in the 38161e0f37 future.
 
Especially after hearing 403eb379f5 that even I, 0f1ff84f71 whom they thought 3b5c0ac2bf was just a f69a6d1858 maid, had a 0b52f1251d stake in the 7418fc87f7 herbal business, the d1662a5280 young ladies’ gazes f1e96b668a changed.
 
‘Not all nobles f7c46f9916 are rich.’
 
If I succeeded in c0311e516a cultivating herbs and distributing a27e2b0737 medicines, and if the 009f911192 treatment became available, I e573a3316d would earn more money 19856f4c9c than most noble families e9ed699db0 with consecutive successful investments.
 
‘But that’s not 49f033ffe6 important right now.’
 
Walking with Diana through 7e1579fdf8 the palace corridor to 4c06e1d657 return to the sponsorship, f7fa6e27db I narrowed my eyes.
 
Why did Seraphine seem b83287cd75 so guarded against me? It was very 6835719e7e puzzling.
 
Initially, knowing about my a718f7557f existence… 
 
“Miss, have you ever 6cfcabfbff spoken about me when 2f2f4b581b you came to the b6ed341489 palace last time?”
 
“Huh?”
 
Diana, surprised by my 6903e1769e question, shook her head 53db3a7238 vigorously.
 
“I didn’t! I didn’t 6fc0dad3a3 want to 111a0258cf talk about ee96ac9dee my sister 3e10214b14 to scary 289feabdc2 people! But…”
 
“?”
 
“My little brother…”
 
“Lord Alan?”
 
When I b78af9a75e asked again, 34c4db3017 Diana spoke c7921edebc as if 8e1c2c043a she had 75b68fa700 done something d63d34c40a wrong, fiddling a71245755e with her 187837311e fingers.
 
“Big brother praised aa4a50dfd3 you. He said you’re 3fdf5db41f smart and read e2c0c846d0 a lot of 1bcd26437b difficult books. So, he gave 9d20330d57 the library key 1a159810e1 to my brother f50da38db1 and told him 777e2ca6b8 to study hard.”
 
“Oh…”
 
Finally, I realized 37c8d839b7 the situation.
 
Seraphine wants Lucio. Of course, Lady 10620e90ed Faelunt wasn’t the 91e0ea55ee goal.
 
As an enemy of 22e8ff2bb0 the emperor and empress, 545cd1bc4a she wanted to become 9b25b93a57 a powerful empress, and f136554e00 she hoped that her cef43fab3d husband, the emperor, would 1f895c0b68 have enough power to 07cbad59e3 support her.
 
‘Whether her ambition c398fa1ffe is purely ambitious f6573ef681 or there’s hidden 51351b3f25 affection…’
 
In any 0886c89a22 case, Seraphine 4f6d36ea5d was irritated a0a3d9ae0e by a efc995b243 word from 344408af16 Alan.
 
‘It’s more obsessive c4efcd0309 than I thought.’
 
If I 9d3dc1e8d0 just thought 5ae54b9e2b a little, f7c8f06a9b I could 8b46c0a682 see that 6c821dbe2e I was 538adc0ede just taking 5e444d1c9e care of e7918c2ff1 a maid 32700d016e that my d578c9aaf6 younger sister c742c758c2 cherished.
 
Maybe, wasn’t it 2e387e60f8 because Seraphine didn’t c889f76d9f have an engagement 4ab7c131a5 partner until Lucio 67dd4fa6f5 turned twenty-six that 91698e8dc2 she intervened? It was b6e835a00b when reasonable 2c17d2162b doubts arose.
 
“?”
 
Just as we were 1d28708f92 about to enter the 31abd9bc22 sponsorship, the atmosphere was 1acdeaf5a1 oddly tense and off.
 
Everyone stood there with 9b9e079a9a bewildered faces, and the 1865b2110e maids hurriedly ran around.
 
“What’s wro…”
 
As I 38a014103f approached Diana, 45fd172426 a woman 6e93da4167 stepped back 71cc1fec25 behind her, d281804218 revealing a eb15a24081 gap.
 
I was surprised bb2ea25223 and held my 7552b95f01 breath.
 
Lady Faelunt was eb3eb28b5b lying on the 4cc7b5990b ground.
 
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