âLady Charlize is always angry. Will she be more angry with a note from Miss Tia?â
âThatâs true.â
âSo donât worry and rest on this island. You wanted to come to this island, too. You said you wanted to cure all the sick people on this island. Do you want to go back home now after coming here?â
âMy sister will slap me in the face if I go back home now. As usual.â
âIâm sure. Lady Charlize must be very angry.â
âIf she slaps me, I would want to run away again. Leaving my sister and brothers.â
âMiss Tia is too soft! Try to rebel against Lady Charlize at least!â
âThen should we go back? But what if my sister is already thinking of punishing me?â
âThen you can just ignore her.â
âEllie, if I do that, my sister wouldnât like me anymore.â
âWhy do you even care about that! That wretched girl!â
Ellie shouted, punching herself in the chest, as if she was frustrated. Tia smiled with a face that she couldnât help it.
âI canât help but notice and worry about Sister Charlize all the time. Even when I look at other guys, I can only see Sister Charlize. I think Iâm going crazy. Thatâs why I ran away from her, and asked you to take me here.â
âSo why did you like her? That villainess girl!â
âMy Sister was a fool for Motherâs love. I remember the day when my Sister, who only knew my Mother, talked to me for the first time. The weather was as bright and beautiful that day as it is now, and she looked even brighter under the sun.â
ââŠâŠNow youâre even openly saying that you fell in love with Lady Charlize at first sight.â
âEllie is the only one who knows me best. It doesnât matter who I like. No one knows much about me anyway. The people here think Iâm just a priestess who heals people.â
âMiss Tia, I think we have to be careful now. There are too many sick people visiting this island so suddenly. I think we should avoid the people that came from outside as much as possible.â
âThey also came to this hellish island to live on, but if I ignore them, wonât it be injustice?â
âBut if they find even a little bit of your traces, they will drag you back to the castle. My life will probably be taken away. Donât you feel sorry for me?â
âOur Ellie. I know youâre going through a lot. I told you over and over again. Iâll save your life even if Iâm discovered. Weâve already written a contract, but you donât trust me so much.â
âYou are so naive. Fool!â
âYeah. Iâd rather be a fool. If I become a fool who doesnât know anything, my Sister will naturally forget me.â
âMissâŠâ
Tiaâs eyes looking at the distance were faint.
âWould Sister find out Iâm here?â
Tia expressed her wish that Charlize would find her.
***
John dragged Harrison and burst into Eugeneâs office.
Jeremy was there too.
Jeremy bowed quickly to John and Harrison with a rather cheerful face and behaved in a polite way.
Eugene was briefly surprised by Harrison and John, who suddenly came in.
âWhy did you two come to see me?â
Then Harrison coughed loudly and talked about the purpose of finding Tia to Eugene.
âI vaguely found Tiaâs whereabouts.â
âIs the information accurate, Your Majesty?â
âItâs just a rumor, but I donât think it would be bad to visit the place at least once. But can I ask you a favor?â
âSay anything. Your Majesty.â
âI need Charlize to find Tia, so please let her out of this house. Iâm sure youâll allow that.â
âDid Charlize ask you to do this?â
âWell, I wouldnât say no.â
âThen itâs dismissed. Iâm sorry, Your Majesty.â
âIs there a reason why you canât do it?â
âItâs because of my Motherâs will. If Charlize leaves the mansion, everything in the Duke of Rebecca will collapse.â
âI know your Motherâs will is important, but is Charlize that precious?â
âSheâs more troublesome than precious. Did Your Majesty forget the misdeeds of Charlize?â
âI know she did some unforgivable things. No, she only picks on our business and makes us crazy and very angry.â
âSo donât try to have any kind of relationship with Charlize and give up. That would be best for everyone.â
âBut Iâm about to get engaged to Charlize now. Iâm sorry I didnât ask you before. Duke of Rebecca.â
ââŠâŠyouâre abandoning Tia and getting engaged to Charlize? Your Majesty, have you gone crazy?â
âWeâve reached an agreement with Charlize.â
John intervened in this conversation.
At Johnâs words, Eugene narrowed his brows and opened his eyes wide, asking what it meant.
âCharlize made some arrangements with us to find Tia. Although it is not a mutually beneficial arrangement. I thought I could let this go for Tia.â
âJohn, did you also fall for Charlizeâs enticement?â
âCharlize must have fascinated us rather than enticing. I canât tell you everything, so letâs just stop here. Charlize found Tiaâs whereabouts. So let us take Charlize. Is it too much to ask?â
âHaa. Charlize did something crazy again.â
âDoesnât Duke Rebecca miss his lovely youngest sister? Iâm going crazy because I miss her terribly.â
John gritted his teeth because he wanted to get out of this situation quickly.
He wanted to stop this cumbersome conversation and leave quickly to find Tia.
However, Eugeneâs stubbornness was no joke.
âI canât allow you to take Charlize. Iâm sorry.â
Harrison strode to Eugene and gave a coercive order.
âItâs my order. Let Charlize leave the mansion for a few days. Itâs not that weâre kidnapping or killing her. You know that right?â
âWhy is everyone trying to take Charlize? Charles is a very distraught kid. You know that. This could all be a trap she set.â
John, who couldnât resist anymore and lost his patience, became angry for the first time.
âThen do you know the whereabouts of Tia? Charlize told me. Why are you making a fuss so much when Charlize wants to take the lead in finding Tia because she knows where Tia is. Tia can be in danger!â
ââŠâŠMay I ask where Charlize said Tia is?â
âShe said she may be on the island of the sick in the South. Of course, sheâs not sure. She said itâs a rumor she heard.â
âIsnât the island of the sick a place where only plague patients are kept in custody, Your Majesty?â
âAs far as I know, yes. If Tia is there, it could be the reason why she hasnât been found up till now. Itâs hard to trace the island of the sick. No one wants to enter the island, saying it was hell. And we also investigated everywhere except for that island. Charlizeâs words cannot be said to be unconditionally wrong.â
Harrison explained, and Eugene sighed, thinking he couldnât stop them from taking Charlize now.
It would be more dangerous to have Charlize on the island of the sick than Tia.
Oh, Charlize.
Canât you just stay still?
Eugene inwardly swore at Charlize and finally gave permission.
Jeremy opened his eyes wide next to him and tried to signal Eugene with his eyes, but to no avail. Perhaps because there was a lot of talk about Charlize and Tia going on in society, the honour of Duke Rebecca was falling.
He had no choice but to find Tia as soon as possible.
He wanted to find Tia, who was no different from an angel in society, to raise the honour of the family again, and to start anew by punishing Charlize.
This was Eugeneâs goal now.
He was annoyed because he kept getting disturbed in his business because of Charlize.
It was also a bit strange to remain a family member because of his Motherâs will.
According to his Motherâs will, if Charlize disappears from this family, he will lose the power of the family, and everything.
It will fall apart.
Eugene had no intention of keeping Charlize for the rest of his life anyway.
Until now, he had been stuck in this office and thought a lot about how to eliminate the ability of the will left by his Mother.
It was practically a gamble, but he imagined what would happen if Charlize didnât hold his Motherâs will.
His Motherâs will was made only for Charlize. So he even came to the conclusion that if he carried the will on his body, there would be no side effects.
However, among the diaries left by the previous Duke, he found one related to his Motherâs will. It was a way to preserve power by handing over a will to a specific person if the specific person was written in the will.
He will just lose his power for a second if he does that. And over time, the power will be restored, and the power of the mansion, which will be destroyed, will be perfectly defended and revived.
Of course, it wasnât without any problem.
It was a problem that he was very worried about because he had never tried it before.