I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 117
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#117
Ber had been staying at the imperial palace all this time as an excuse to keep Leilah confined there.
Now that Leilah was gone, he could return home, but there was so much work to do that he voluntarily stayed longer.
Ber had been checking urgent documents that came up from early morning in the study of the outer palace.
“These people always mark things as urgent.”
Even when it’s not really urgent.
He wanted to reject them, but that wasn’t something he could do.
Chewing his irritation, Ber finally finished organizing the documents and headed to the Emperor’s office with them.
“Ah, Chief Attendant.”
Ber coincidentally met Rahel on the way to the office.
As soon as Rahel saw Ber, he hurriedly approached and asked.
“Have you perhaps seen His Majesty the Emperor?”
What an absurd question.
“Why His Majesty suddenly… has he disappeared again?”
“Yes. He hasn’t been seen since morning.”
Huh, I thought he’d been quiet lately, but his condition has flared up again.
“Haah.”
Ber let out a deep sigh openly. Rahel’s expression was also dark.
He didn’t particularly like Rahel, but at times like this, he felt a deep sense of kinship.
“Where would be good to look for His Majesty?”
“He’s probably not in the imperial palace.”
He must have gone looking for poison again.
It’s an old matter, so he’d told him countless times to forget about it, but Kalian just couldn’t seem to let it go.
Ber found Kalian’s behavior frustrating, yet he understood his feelings.
He would have done the same.
“If other nobles hear about His Majesty acting like this, it won’t be good… what is he thinking doing this…”
Rahel sighed repeatedly while clutching his head.
“Isn’t preventing that our role?”
Since they couldn’t immediately bring back Kalian who was darting here and there, they had to somehow prevent it from reaching other nobles’ ears.
“Let’s work hard to prevent it.”
“…I suppose we must.”
Ber and Rahel looked at each other and quietly joined forces.
* * *
Though I tossed and turned all night with various thoughts, my mood was better than ever.
Today I could finally prove Misa’s and my innocence.
I thought it would take at least a month, but I never expected to be able to prove it this quickly.
Deep down, I was even prepared to live with false accusations forever.
But getting this opportunity so quickly was truly heaven’s luck.
‘Misa must be watching over me from heaven.’
Misa, please watch what I do today. I will definitely clear your false accusations.
I looked at the warm sunlight streaming through the window and burned with determination.
The key figures in today’s plan were two people: Fillen and Lord Rohen.
So last night, I visited both of them and made different requests, and both readily agreed to help.
‘They need to do well.’
Fillen’s was a simple request so that didn’t matter, but the important one was Lord Rohen.
Hoping he would perform properly, I sat at my desk and scribbled on paper, organizing today’s plan.
Knock knock-
How much time had passed? I heard knocking.
“Miss, it’s time to get ready. May I come in?”
Ah, is it already almost lunchtime?
I burned the paper with my scribbled plans without a trace, then gave permission to enter.
Nes and the maids came rushing in with armfuls of dresses and accessory boxes.
Last night, I had asked Fillen to have lunch together today.
Fillen, me, and Sisly – the three of us together.
When I made this suggestion, Fillen was very surprised but also happy on one hand.
What did he say? He said something ridiculous like “finally came to your senses.”
Well, I had come to my senses, but.
“Will you dress elegantly as usual, Miss?”
“No.”
I answered while sitting in front of the vanity.
“Today I’ll dress glamorously. Could you make me very eye-catching, like attending a party?”
At my unusual request, they were slightly flustered but obediently did as I wanted.
The woman reflected in the mirror became more glamorous with each touch of the maids’ hands. The modest woman had completely disappeared.
When the styling was almost finished, I put the spirit stone necklace in my reticule.
“Miss, why are you putting the necklace in your bag…?”
“I’ll need it for something later.”
My saying I would wear the necklace during the meal seemed strange to Nes, who stared at me intently.
I smiled faintly at Nes, then also put the commission results from Abeldan Pharmacy and Misa’s letter in my reticule.
After final touches, I left the room.
When I arrived at the dining hall, Fillen and Sisly were already there.
“Welcome, Leilah.”
Fillen, who knew nothing, greeted me with a bright smile.
“You’re dressed especially pretty today.”
“Because it’s a special day.”
“Haha, that’s right. It’s your birthday.”
It’s more special than a birthday.
I answered inwardly while sitting to Fillen’s left.
Sisly just glanced at me once but said nothing.
Shortly after, servants brought the food.
Unlike dinner banquets, lunch meals were mostly fresh and light.
Perhaps because of that, I could eat without burden unlike before. Being close to the truth of the incident and feeling lighter also helped.
That didn’t mean I laughed and led conversations. That role was Fillen’s.
“It’s nice eating together like this. I wish we could do this often.”
What ridiculous words. Instead of answering, I drank water while observing Sisly’s reaction.
“Indeed.”
She smiled faintly and appropriately agreed with Fillen’s words.
What nerve. I could never have done that.
No, since she didn’t really lose a child, she could act like that.
‘It should be about time for Lord Rohen to come.’
Yesterday I had asked Lord Rohen for several things and requested he come to the dining hall by 1 o’clock with them.
But even though it was almost one o’clock, there was no word from Lord Rohen.
Could he not be coming? That would cause some disruption to the plan.
“Princess Tebesa.”
While anxiously waiting for Lord Rohen and glancing at the door, Sisly called me for the first time.
“It’s not Princess Tebesa, but Baron Aster.”
I put down my water glass while correcting Sisly’s mistake.
“I recently received a surname and title from His Majesty the Emperor.”
“Didn’t you return it?”
Fillen’s voice, which had been gentle all along, suddenly turned sharp.
“I told you to settle everything and come back, didn’t I?”
“Stop it, Fil.”
Sisly gently stopped Fillen.
“Princess Tebesa, no, Baron Aster also received a castle and title from His Majesty the Emperor after much effort, so naturally she wouldn’t want to return them easily.”
“That measly baron title and castle – once she becomes a duchess, she won’t need any of that.”
At that moment, I seemed to be the only one who noticed Sisly’s eyes waver slightly.
I was equally displeased. There was no way I could feel good about things precious to me being carelessly trampled on and dismissed as worthless by others.
Sisly, who had been soothing Fillen, turned to look at me.
It wasn’t the glaring look from before, but a gaze filled with affection.
“I’m sorry, Baron Aster. I’ll apologize on Fil’s behalf.”
Just listening to her words, she seemed like a real wife rather than a mistress.
Well, she was sitting in exactly the wife’s position.
Usually, the host’s family sits to his right, and guests sit to his left.
But I was sitting to Fillen’s left, while Sisly was sitting to Fillen’s right.
While it was true that Sisly, as his mistress, had a closer relationship with Fillen than I, his former fiancée, it was still amusing to see him blatantly seat his mistress in that position.
“Anyway, what I wanted to say was an apology.”
An apology?
“I’m sorry about before.”
Sisly clasped her hands together tightly as if she meant it sincerely.
“Back then, I was still in shock from losing my child, so I acted harshly without realizing it. I’m truly sorry.”
Her attitude was completely different, making me doubt if she was the same woman I’d seen recently.
“We’ll be living together in the same house from now on, so let’s get along well without any more unpleasantness.”
“You’re very kind, Miss Sisly.”
“Pardon?”
“If it were me, I could never forgive the culprit who killed my child, who killed people precious to me, for the rest of my life.”
At my words, Sisly blinked repeatedly in surprise, then soon her eyes welled up with tears. She looked hurt.
“Leilah!”
Fillen snapped at me angrily.
“Sisly is trying to overlook your faults and get along with you, so why must you speak like that?”
“Overlook my faults? What faults do I have?”
“Are you still refusing to admit your wrongdoing!”
“Stop it!”
Sisly’s delicate voice interrupted the heated conversation.
“I’m fine, so please stop, Fil.”
Contrary to her words of being fine, tears streamed down Sisly’s cheeks.
Her large, doe-like eyes were completely wet.
Fillen sighed and personally wiped Sisly’s tears with his handkerchief.
“Stop crying now.”
“Ah, I want to, but the tears keep coming…”
Sisly covered her eyes with the back of her hand and sniffled.
Fillen smiled as if he found such a Sisly pitiful or cute, and continued wiping her tears.
“Having such a tender heart.”
That woman has a tender heart?
I couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh. I was also curious about what kind of reaction Fillen would show after all the truth was revealed.
For that to happen, Lord Rohen needed to come, but why was there still no news?
I became anxious, wondering if he might not be able to come.
If Lord Rohen didn’t come, I wouldn’t be able to prove my innocence at all.
I was seriously considering whether I should go out myself when there was a knock-knock sound, and the door opened with a click.
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