Chapter 48

Count Brumayer pointed his finger in a frenzied manner.

“Laritte wouldn’t have been born without me! That little girl dared to–”

He choked on his words as soon as Ian appeared.

“The Count has never thought of her as your child, so how does it matter now?”
“D-Duke!”
“Very well. If the Count relentlessly curses Laritte, I shall hold no judgment before ending his life. I’ll make sure of it.”

The Count stuttered in response.

“W-Where is Laritte…..?”
“She doesn’t wish to come out here. I doubt she has any reason to care about you.”

Rose, who was hiding behind the Countess, yelled.

“It can’t be true!”

Ian flashed his smile at Rose.

“I see the lady still hasn’t come to her senses. She came all the way here.”

He took heavy steps toward Rose.

“Have you been dreaming when Laritte saved your life?”
“Eek!”

Rose hid behind the Countess in fear again.

The Countess fell to her knees on the floor.

“I beg you! Please have mercy on us! There’s nowhere we can go. Doesn’t our family’s property appear as dust in front of the Duke’s?”
“Indeed. Why have you come here then?”
“T-That…..”
“Do not worry about your journey from now on. I hear the Marquis lacks the resources to rule the cold north. Many people keep freezing to death.”

Ian gestured to his knights.

“Prepare to send them to the North.”
“Yes, Captain!”

The knights obeyed and captured the Brumayers with both arms.

The Countess realized that their entire plan had failed. She screamed.

“Then, Duke! How are you any different from us?!”
“Hmm.”

Intrigued, Ian raised his right hand, and the knights stopped dragging the family at his command.

“Go ahead.”
“We admit that we’ve mistreated Laritte! But we had fair reasons!”

Ian once received a report on Laritte’s frail figure to have numerous injuries.

The fact that those injuries had to be covered by clothes was very pressing.

reasons? Funny. Laritte had been treated as a thorough underdog in your family, wasn’t she? Was it a fair manner to mistreat such a child?” “Y-You are the same! We’re weak compared to you,

of

living, and

He shrugged.

I suppose I’m as coarse as you are. So what if I am?” “What…..” “I’m sorry, but I’ve never pretended to be nice.”

as Ian beckoned

“Duke! Arghhh!!”

face remained emotionless as the Count’s

approached behind

Brumayer’s. He’s only known to possess luxury items all his life. Even his cane is from a popular social

the dress and stepped

in the front yard and followed Ian.

gotten fat. Has your mother been feeding you

back to the

That was it.

Brumayer, which was once known as a contributor to the foundation of the empire, came

this one

***
Ian declared as he walked into the study.

present for you,

long box, beautifully wrapped with

present did you bring when you went to meet the Brumayers?”

she accepted the

them? They’re not dead, are

eyes seemed to be mixed with various emotions.

it,

sent far away from here.

had no chance of running into them.

living a peaceful life in this mansion still felt like a

look at your

reminder, she opened the

used to belong to

given it to Laritte, who in turn lost it

“Oh……”

was ashamed that she lost the

reading her face,

to covet because of the dragon’s fabric.

that he was

to you again to be sure no one takes

stared at the dress

reminded her of Ian’s mother, whom she

another chance, I promise

She firmly committed.

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