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.

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, Duke! You’re mistreating the weak like we once

of trash’, Ian thought.

and the aristocrats are

He shrugged.

suppose I’m as coarse as you are. So what if I am?” “What…..” “I’m

as Ian

“Duke! Arghhh!!”

face remained emotionless as the Count’s family was dragged

approached behind him.

He’s only known to possess luxury items all his life. Even his cane is from a popular social workshop. Why don’t we

took the dress and stepped into the

in time, Butterfly appeared in the front yard

Has your mother

walked back to

That was it.

house of Brumayer, which was once known as a contributor to the foundation of the empire, came to an eternal end.

one calm

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

a present for you, Laritte.”

a long box, beautifully wrapped with ribbons.

of present did you bring when you went

as she accepted the

to them? They’re not dead, are they?” “You

and indifferent eyes seemed to

it, but she

been sent far away from here. If they behave,

least, Laritte now had no chance of running into

in this mansion still

look at your gift.”

she opened

dress that used to belong to Ian’s

Laritte, who in turn lost it to Rose. It

“Oh……”

ashamed that she lost the

her face, said.

sorry.” “Why are you apologizing?” “This is something that the royal court decided to

he was trying

to you again to

as she stared at

reminded her of Ian’s mother, whom she had never even seen.

Lady Selena. If you give me another chance, I promise I’ll never lose it again.’

She firmly committed.

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