I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 107

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He approached our sisters and became friends with me knowing everything all along.

‘I believed we were friends…’

All those days were built on lies.

Playing with me, covering up accidents behind my sisters’ backs, giving me advice on my worries—all of it was to deceive me.

‘Should I have been more cautious?’

I don’t know.

I don’t even know what the original story is, and I hate Francois, but seeing his face again makes me burst into tears.

“Lilliana. Hello.”

Instead of returning his greeting, I got up from my seat and left the dining hall. Then I heard the conversation between the two behind me.

“Did you do something wrong to our child?”

“No, there’s no way.”

“Little one. Where are you going?”

My youngest sister hurriedly chased after me.

Why did my youngest sister write a marriage contract with Francois and make my heart ache like this?

And what is Francois planning to do by using our sister?

“Are you sulking because uncle didn’t contact you quickly about going to see the mime performance together?”

“I’m not sulking.”

“Then why are you avoiding me without even making eye contact? Are you sick somewhere?”

My youngest sister’s long hand pressed firmly against my forehead.

“You don’t have a fever. Did you get heat exhaustion?”

“I’m not going to watch the mime performance. I don’t need it.”

“Hey, that’s just delayed a bit because we had to get permission from big sister and brother-in-law. Don’t sulk.”

“I told you I’m not sulking. I’m not friends with Uncle Francois anymore. I don’t want to play with him.”

Perhaps because I spoke more firmly than usual, or because emotions showed on my face, my youngest sister’s expression became serious.

“Tell only sister quietly. What happened?”

“I don’t know.”

“If you don’t tell me, I can’t help you with anything. Don’t hide it and spill everything. Okay?”

Come to think of it, I had subtly mentioned the original story to my youngest sister before.

Even then, she had kept my confession as a secret.

‘My youngest sister would believe what I say, right?’

Just imagining revealing the secret buried in my heart makes my lips pout and tears begin to well up in my sorrowful heart.

“Sister…”

The moment my runny nose started flowing, my youngest sister hugged me and began comforting me.

My youngest sister’s embrace was so warm that instead of calming down, thicker tears fell drop by drop.

After crying until the hem of sister’s clothes where I buried my face became damp, I finally calmed down.

“Oh my. You’ve gotten all messy. Sniffle.”

“Sniffle!”

Even after blowing my nose with a pop! I couldn’t breathe through my nose as it was blocked from the inside.

My eyes were so swollen I could barely open them properly.

“Youngest sister… you have to keep what I tell you secret from big sister. Got it?”

“Got it. Promise.”

After hooking fingers, stamping, and even copying, I carefully revealed everything.

My speculation that the novel content I heard when I was a baby long ago might not actually be a novel.

And the fact that Marius and Francois definitely know about the novel.

After my confession ended, my youngest sister remained silent for a while.

“Little one, you must have had a hard time all by yourself.”

“I hate Uncle Francois so much. I liked uncle so much but he deceived me.”

“Right. That’s right. He’s a very wicked guy. Sister should go give him a beating.”

“Uh, how?”

“Just wait and see. Within a few days, I’ll grab him by the collar and make him kneel and apologize in front of Lilliana.”

If it were big sister, she’d make him repent with her fists, and if it were second sister, she’d make him regret with soul-draining eloquence, but I have no idea what method youngest sister plans to use to make him apologize.

When I reacted lukewarmly, my youngest sister pinched both my cheeks.

“You still don’t know sister that well? I’m hurt.”

“No, no! I trust youngest sister!”

“If Uncle Francois apologizes, do you think your heart will soften?”

“I don’t know. Still, it would be nice if he apologized. But I don’t want to right now. I don’t think I can forgive him.”

“Little one. Even if uncle apologizes to you, you don’t have to accept it. If you hate him, you can dislike him as much as you hate him. And you don’t need to worry about big sister. Got it?”

“But I have to protect big sister. Big sister doesn’t know anything.”

“Big sister isn’t weak enough that a child needs to protect her. She might be the strongest adult in the world.”

My youngest sister’s words brought to mind big sister crushing an apple with one hand.

That was something I, still young, couldn’t do.

‘Youngest sister is right. If it’s big sister, even if she gets hurt because of Marius, she’ll overcome it well.’

Unlike me who’s been gloomy for days already, she’d bounce back with energy.

“Yeah. I understand what you mean.”

“Right. From now on, sister will handle it. Leave it to sister.”

Sister rubbed my cheeks where I had shed tears as if I were a baby.

Even though she’s my youngest sister, she’s still an adult with a 15-year age gap, so after confiding in her, I felt relieved.

“Won’t staying at the Imperial Palace be difficult? Do you want to stay at sister’s house for a while?”

I had already stayed at second sister’s house for several days, so staying longer would be difficult.

No matter how much the nanny and maid sisters were there, it would be too exhausting for second sister alone to handle the babies plus me.

“Mm-hmm. Then just one week.”

“Okay, okay. Then let’s go finish eating. You left all your broccoli.”

“Mmm. No. I don’t think I have an appetite.”

I tried to smoothly pull my arm away from youngest sister’s grip, but her strength was so strong I couldn’t budge.

In the end, I had to eat up all the broccoli under my youngest sister’s supervision.

* * *

After breakfast, Lilliana played with her nephews and nieces before falling fast asleep. It seemed to be because she had cried herself exhausted.

While Lilliana was sleeping, Emilia had a private conversation with Francois.

“I thought this day would come someday, but it’s much sooner than expected. Prepare to bow your head and apologize to a ten-year-old kid.”

There are many reasons why Lilliana has distorted memories.

Wasn’t she affected because Andrea turned back too much time during the Victoria Ship incident?

The reason their soul wavelengths are similar is probably because of that too.

‘It could also be caused by the ability Lilliana possesses.’

Since it had been constantly leaking out while she was growing up, the possibility couldn’t be ruled out.

Francois asked her.

“Are you planning to explain that time was turned back?”

“Yeah. I have no intention of lying to Lilliana. Even at ten years old, she knows everything she should know. If I insist it was just a strange dream, it’ll only hurt the child.”

“I wanted to go see the mime performance together before revealing all the facts, but that seems difficult now.”

Francois couldn’t hide his troubled expression.

He too clearly remembered what he had done in his past madness.

Hadn’t he even made Lilliana take poison so she couldn’t escape?

Actually, it wasn’t real poison and wasn’t dangerous, but since he deceived her into thinking it was lethal poison, he had indeed threatened her.

“For the time being, I’m thinking of taking her to our house to let her collect herself. She seemed to have deeper resentment toward brother-in-law than toward you.”

“That’s because he raised her directly.”

“Should I say it’s fortunate that brother-in-law has no memories? Sometimes I wonder if I was right to bury everything by myself.”

“Leopold loved Regina even then. So he would have chosen death himself. Let’s not stir up a couple who’s living well.”

Francois rubbed his face wearily with an exhausted expression.

Seeing his drooping shoulders, Emilia felt sorry for him and gently stroked his back.

Even if he had been a villain in his past life, it wasn’t intentional.

‘Honestly, getting all pitiful for no reason.’

His dejected, deer-like face kept bothering her, making her feel unsettled too.

‘It’s clearly just his natural face, so why is he suddenly acting like this.’

While Emilia recited prayers in her mind to maintain her composure, Francois looked at her with surprise before frowning.

“I don’t need pity. I don’t need that kind of thing.”

“Then what do you need?”

“You… hah… never mind.”

“What never mind.”

“Would you even understand if I told you?”

“This guy!”

She clenched the hand that had been stroking his back into a fist and lightly pushed his shoulder. Or rather, she tried to.

Francois wrapped his hand around hers and pulled her to his side.

Then he suddenly embraced her. He buried his face in her shoulder and let out a tired breath.

Only then did Emilia realize he was trembling slightly.

“Sorry. Just for a moment, just a very brief moment.”

Emilia stood frozen in confusion, waiting for Francois’s trembling to stop.

‘I didn’t think he was the type to get scared so easily.’

Francois was someone who didn’t even blink despite Emperor Marius showing his displeasure and treating him harshly for years now.

She hadn’t expected such a person to be this afraid because of a past that few people even remembered.

‘His kidnapping of Lilliana in the past life was also because he wanted to eliminate the demon.’

Francois regretted and repented for the sins he had committed.

Emilia didn’t remember her past life, so she didn’t need to forgive him.

She had no intention of interfering in the relationship between Lilliana and Francois. If Lilliana hated him, she planned to let her continue hating him.

But that didn’t mean she would hate him too.

After all, it had all happened because of the demon that resided within Francois.

Feeling sorry for him, Emilia gently stroked his round, silver head.

Surprised by this action she had never done before, Francois met her gaze.

His beautiful and elegant face was close enough for their breaths to touch.

Instantly, Emilia’s face burst into flames. And Francois.

“What’s this. You’re finally reacting to me.”

He smiled slyly like a fox.

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