I was only quietly staring at Teacher Rima, but instead, Franc shouted in a more frightened voice.
âI never did that. You are the one who killed people!â
Teacher Rima then smiled like a person who has no worries.
âYes, I do have poison, but in the end, youâre the one who killed people.â
When I muttered âYouâre really crazyâŚâŚ.â Teacher Rima yanked my body around and started to tie my wrists.
âShuelina is now a murderer who has run away on her own two feet. Franc, youâre my accomplice but you also got involved with her. Donât you think you should do something for me if you want to live?â
âW-what is it?â
Franc asked with a frightened face.
âThe adopted Grand Princess of the Grand Duke was cursed, and as soon as she entered the Grand Dukeâs estate, she spread rumors that people will die soon.â
âCursedâŚ?â
âAnd testify that you found a bottle of poison in her room a few days later.â
Even after seeing Franc trembling all over, Teacher Rima started to threaten her.
It was only after I heard the threats that I realized why Teacher Rima had only met people who hated me.
In the end, it was because sheâs trying to use me as a scapegoat so she could push the blame onto me for the people who died.
âBecause if the deportation order arrives while Iâm gone, no one will be looking for it.â
I felt annoyed because of how tight my wrists were tied.
I couldnât stand it anymore. I heard everything I wanted to hear, so I didnât want to waste any more time.
âI have to call dad!â
I opened my mouth and tried to yell before a gag was put in my mouth. But the door fell open first.
âShushu!â
âYou dared do this to my daughter!â
Grand Duke, Wyndert, Deleign, and Sir Hilohan attacked, with cold expressions plastered on their faces, and struck Teacher Rima like a lightning bolt.
âI couldnât stand it anymoreâŚ.â
I heard all the words I needed to hear anyway, and it was the timing I wanted their entrance to be so I had no hard feelings.
Teacher Rima was struggling for some air after her neck was seized by the Grand Duke after he entered the room with intense anger, and her breathing was a series of gasps.
The mouth gag she was trying to put inside my mouth fell on the floor.
âShushu! Are you okay?â
âMy ladyâs wrists!â
While the Grand Duke and Deleign faced Teacher Rima, Wyndert and Sir Hilohan ran straight to me.
ââŚâŚ I will kill you.â
Wyndert unwrapped the fabric that tied my wrist and gritted his teeth.
Look at my swollen wrists, just how tight did she tie me up for them to be this swollen in such a short period of time.
âI should have killed her when you cried.
â⌠You canât justify killing people just because I was crying!â
I was happy to see Wyndert carefully looking at my wrist with an anxious face. His mouth said harsh words but his heart was actually heartbroken.
âItâs dangerous to come aloneâŚ.â
Sir Hilohan whispered anxiously.
If I hadnât, Teacher Rima wouldnât have said a single word of her plans.
My wrists were throbbing and a little swollen, but this was a cheap price for telling everyone the truth.
âThat, th-this, whoâŚ.â
While Wyndert rubbed my wrist, Teacher Rimaâs face, who was strangled by the Grand Duke, turned a darker shade of red than a tomato.
She was struggling with her limbs, as if she would lose her consciousness at any second.
Sir Hilohan quickly raised his hand and covered my eyes.
âThe lady is watching.â
âAh.â
There was no emotion in the Grand Dukeâs voice.
It looked like he was incredibly angry.
âYou dared to threaten my daughter?â
Maybe because of his scary sounding voice, Wyndert covered both my ears.
âYou canât kill her yet!â
I cried out even though I couldnât hear well. Then the surroundings became quiet, and immediately the hand that was covering my ears was removed.
âAppa, we have to find the antidote! We still have to ask her where they spread the poison!â
âSir, take Shushu to her room.â
Sir Hilohan then wrapped me up in his arms.
The Grand Duke seemed to send me to my room because he didnât want to show me something menacing.
âKyaah! I-itâs not m-me! Miss! Please help me!â
Oops, I nudged Sir Hilohan to stop.
I saw Wyndert, whose hands had now become idle, pointing a knife at Franc.
The terrified Franc was crying âI didnât do anything wrongâ, rubbing her hands together.
She was begging for her life but she talked incoherently, thatâs why she looked more suspicious than normal.
She was only there to cooperate with me and go with the flow, but she wouldâve also looked like a maid who betrayed her master.
âOraboni, I want to take Franc.â
âItâs your request, but I think Iâll have to send her to jail this time.â
âFranc is a spy who approached the teacher at my request. Sheâs just being faithful to my orders.â
As soon as I said that, Franc looked up at me with an impressed face. Itâs likeâŚâŚ Nina was looking at me.
When we got back to the room, Franc never tried to leave me.
Sir Hilohan was guarding the door, and Wyndert was enthusiastically interrogating Teacher Rima as if it was his means to protect me.
He was extremely devoted, as if he was trying to prove his loyalty.
âFranc, you can act like you normally doâŚ.â
âWhat are you talking about? Iâve always been like this.â
Franc laughed loudly and trembled. It seemed that she didnât notice that her facial expression had changed dramatically.
Maybe this seems strange because she was originally supposed to stick to me because of the profits she can get, but now her expression is lighter.
âI canât go back for 3 days anyway, so what?â
Well, thereâs nothing bad about it. It didnât matter if it was because of money or loyalty, as long as she worked with all her heart.
â⌠Actually, youâre right. This is not how I usually am. I thought you would abandon me earlier, but you covered for me so I lived.â
âWell, Franc originally hated me, however, you chose to listen to me, and both dad and brother wouldnât stand still so I chose to help you.â
At least Iâm sure youâll get kicked out of the mansion.
But still, Nina told me that Wyndert will be compiling a list of the people who dislike me in the Grand Duchy.
I donât have much regret for them, and I didnât want to keep them at home, so I wasnât going to prevent them from being fired.
âIâm thankful you saved me instead of throwing me away. In fact, you couldâve done that and I wouldnât be able to blame you, my ladyâŚ. I thought my heart stopped when I saw the Master.â
Come to think of it, since Franc was stuck in the laundry room, she wouldnât have had the experience of seeing the Grand Duke and his two sons from such a close distance.
It was enough that sheâs just shocked and not frightened to death by their aura.
âTo be honest, my eyes were spinning like I was going to faint at any moment.â
You almost fainted. The Grand Dukeâs curse is fine on its own, so someone like her (Franc) wouldnât understand.
âI was only looking at the benefits I can get from you, my ladyâŚâŚ and yet you generously forgave meâŚ.â
Franc looked at me with moist eyes. Then she muttered, âYouâre an angel.â
Ugh, goosebumps. I shook my head with a disgusting face.
âYou canât look at what you gain while you work? Itâs about eating and living well.â
âPardon?â
âSome people worked because they liked me, and there were also some people who only worked for the amount of money they can get.â
I shrugged and picked up the teacup on the table.
It was a mini teacup for children bought by the Grand Duke. It was very small in size with a delicate pattern, and had the same design as the adultâs.
Iâm sick of the abuse and disdainful treatment I received from the orphanage, so I wanted to run away.
I liked such beautiful, precious, and kind things. That would be the same for Franc.
âFranc likes me and I know you will work harder to make more money. I donât think itâs a bad arrangement.â
â⌠My lady is really mature. If you didnât say âkkong kkong,â I wouldâve thought Iâm talking with a real grown-up.â
Uhh, kkong kkong, kkom kkong, kkom kkom*! I still let out some weird sounds when I canât speak the correct pronunciation of some difficult words.
(*T/N: weird sounding words)
I pouted my lips as I sip on my tea.
âShushu! How are you feeling?â
Wyndert entered my room as I was sipping on my tea.
âOraboni!â
He finally came!
Iâve been waiting all this time. Iâm curious about what punishment they decided to give her, and about the antidote!
As I stood up, Wyndert beckoned me to sit on the sofa.
âYou alright?â
âYes. Oraboni, what happened to the antidote? Did you find it? Did she say who was behind the scenes?â
âThink about yourself first.â
I was so curious that I asked a lot of things, but Wyndert cut off my line of questioning with a firm face.
Rather than that, I wanted to ask how my opponent is.
âIâm really okay. It doesnât matter.â
âWhy does this keep happening to youâŚ.â
He seemed upset as he hugged me with his frowning face.
âYou ask why? Itâs because of the empress.â
Teacher Rima didnât answer me when I asked her if the Empress instigated her into doing it. But I have basically already confirmed it.
âFirst of all, she never told me who was behind it.â
âThat canâtâŚ.â
What kind of loyalty does she have to cover up for the empress even in the midst of being caught? Or is there something she canât say?
I was a little disappointed, so I lowered my head slightly.
âI know. Itâs the empress, right?â
Wyndert whispered in my ear. I raised my head and stared at his face.
âHowever⌠she never said anything.â
Probably, the Grand Duke will find a way to make Teacher Rima tell the truth.
Still, itâs certain that she must have a reason not to say it, or she had no intentions to do so from the beginning out of some kind of loyalty.
âIndeed, you know, but you canât publicly prove it.â
There is no way for the Grand Duke to publicize the empressâs involvement as long as the royal family and the empressâs family are in existence.
âWho would believe that she killed that many people just to take away my powers that sheâs anxious to steal.â
There is very little evidence left other than Teacher Rimaâs testimony.
Unless thereâs an effective way to confront the empress, a sloppy approach would turn into a case of defamation of the imperial family.
It would only be possible if thereâs evidence that she canât get rid of.
âThen what happened to the antidote?â
Instead of regretting the behind-the-scenes aspects of this situation that I couldnât use, I immediately asked for the whereabouts of the antidote.
Itâs a pity for the place that countless people have already died at, and if there are still people dying of the poison, an antidote is necessary.
âThe antidoteâŚ. Itâs poisonous.â
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Wyndertâs expression turned dark with fatigue and anger.
âWhat are you saying thereâs no antidote? Then how can you cure those people?â
âIt mustâve been like that from the beginning, and they didnât think of shouldering any responsibility.â
Even if they take me away, they have no intention of saving those people?
Thatâs why they didnât make the antidote from the start.