I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 44

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#44

A moment later, the butler who had returned after seeing Leilah off asked Fillen respectfully.

“What should we do with Miss Leilah’s belongings, Master? The young lady said to throw everything away…”

“There’s no need to throw them away.”

She was bound to return in the not-so-distant future.

“Store everything in the warehouse.”

“Understood.”

The butler, who had inwardly felt sorry about throwing away Leilah’s belongings, quickly followed Fillen’s orders.

Following the butler’s instructions, the servants busily moved her luggage, and the maids cleaned her room.

Misa watched the scene with a gloomy expression.

The butler approached her side and patted Misa’s back.

“Misa, don’t be too sad. The young lady will surely return.”

“Do you think so?”

“Of course. According to a saying from some eastern country, fights between couples are like cutting water with a knife.”

“It’s not cutting water with a knife, but cutting water with a sword, Butler.”

A passing servant corrected the butler’s words.

The butler glared at the servant who had broken the mood, then cleared his throat.

“Ahem, anyway, there’s no woman who suits the Master other than the young lady, so surely…”

“A woman who suits him?”

At the suddenly intruding sharp voice, the butler jumped in surprise and turned around.

There he saw Sisly wearing a thin shawl.

With her long wavy hair flowing gracefully down, she was so beautiful that one wouldn’t think she was pregnant.

“Young Miss.”

The butler hurriedly bowed his head in greeting. Misa and the other servants did the same.

“That title is wrong.”

“Pardon?”

“You should just call me Miss now. That woman isn’t here anymore, is she?”

At Sisly’s declaration that she was now practically the mistress of the manor, the expressions of the butler and servants subtly hardened.

Misa openly turned away from Sisly.

However, Sisly didn’t care and called out to a servant who happened to be passing by her.

“What are you carrying right now?”

“Miss Leilah’s belongings.”

“Where are you taking them?”

“To the warehouse. The Duke ordered us to store them in the warehouse.”

So he wasn’t throwing away that woman’s belongings but storing them in the warehouse.

It meant Fillen still had lingering feelings for Leilah.

Even after all that scheming, he still couldn’t let go of his attachment.

She didn’t like it. Sisly frowned slightly and waved her hand.

“Bring that here.”

The servant didn’t move immediately and glanced at the butler.

“Are you ignoring what I’m saying right now?”

When Sisly screamed hysterically, the butler sighed deeply and nodded.

It meant to do as she wished. The servant hesitantly approached Sisly carrying the box.

Sisly rummaged through Leilah’s belongings as if they were her own.

“Miss, those are Miss Leilah’s belongings.”

When Misa, unable to watch any longer, spoke up, Sisly’s eyes sharpened.

“How dare a mere head maid talk back to me?”

“…I apologize.”

Though Misa bowed and apologized, Sisly continued to sneer.

“To think someone like you is the head maid, even the Empire’s duchy isn’t much. No wait, maybe it’s because there hasn’t been a proper mistress until now.”

When Sisly openly targeted Leilah, Misa clenched her fists tightly.

The words that Miss Leilah was a hundred times, no, a thousand times better than someone like you swirled in her mouth, but she couldn’t say them.

What could she do? The other party was a woman carrying Fillen’s child.

The moment she said the wrong thing, not only would she be kicked out of the manor, but her life would be in danger.

“Hmph.”

Sisly snorted and rummaged through Leilah’s luggage again.

Then she discovered something wrapped in luxurious fabric and took it out.

What was wrapped in the fabric was a bottle containing red and blue liquid.

She thought it was jewelry, but it wasn’t. How disappointing.

Still, if it was something Leilah had, it wouldn’t be an ordinary item.

It might be an expensive magic potion, so Sisly pocketed the medicine bottle.

Chapter 3. The Emperor’s Aide.

About 5 days after leaving the Williot Duchy.

I returned to the capital with Sara.

I never thought I would return this early.

Getting off the carriage I had rented on the way to the capital, I now looked around.

Perhaps because I had been here several times, the streets looked somewhat familiar.

Especially the massive Imperial Palace visible not far away caught my attention.

That place will be where I work from now on.

My heart swelled with emotion. I gazed at the Imperial Palace for a long time.

Sara, who had paid the carriage fare, came running up to my side.

“Where do we go now?”

“Well. Let’s go to an inn for now.”

Previously, I had stayed at the Williot Duchy mansion in the capital, but that was no longer possible. I needed another place to stay.

‘I should find a house first.’

How much do houses cost in the capital? Since it’s the capital, they must be expensive, right?

I hope the money I have on hand will be enough.

Putting aside worries about housing for now, I first entered a nearby inn to recover from the journey.

I paid for about two days’ accommodation and headed to the assigned room.

“The room is quite small, isn’t it?”

Sara, who had checked the room, asked worriedly.

“Will you be alright staying in a place like this?”

“It’s fine.”

This was decent enough. No bugs came out, and I didn’t have to sleep on the bare floor without blankets.

…And there were no strange hands reaching out every night either.

“Then I’ll keep the unpacking simple. We’ll need to move right away once we find a house.”

Sara smiled cheerfully as she unpacked.

Oh my, I should find a house right away.

As soon as the unpacking was finished, I thought I should go look for a house and opened my bag.

Inside the small bag were my wallet, the notarized documents from my bet with Fillen, and the necklace I received from Kalian.

Since we broke off the engagement, there probably wouldn’t be any more petty fights with Fillen like before, but I brought the notarized documents just in case.

I hope I won’t have to use this.

I looked at the documents bitterly, then picked up the box next to them.

It was the box containing the necklace I received from Kalian.

When I opened the box, I saw the necklace sparkling brilliantly in blue light as it caught the sunlight.

Come to think of it, I still haven’t given him a return gift.

Since I received so much help, I wanted to give him a proper present.

Preferably something that would make him happy.

What should I do?

Jewelry? Or clothes?

If it were an ordinary noble, I would have done that, but my counterpart was the Emperor.

Giving the Emperor a material gift wouldn’t evoke any emotion at all.

His treasure vault must be filled with treasures far more precious than anything I could give.

Then it should be a gift from the heart after all.

“Sara, what would be good as a gift from the heart?”

“A gift from the heart?”

Sara, who had been diligently packing, turned to look at me.

“Yes. I’d prefer something that shows sincerity.”

“For a heartfelt gift that shows sincerity, wouldn’t it be a handkerchief with hand-embroidered needlework?”

A handkerchief with embroidery.

I suddenly remembered the handkerchief I had given to Kalian before.

The handkerchief with the Williot Duchy’s emblem.

“Why are you suddenly asking about gifts from the heart?”

“There’s someone I need to give a return gift to.”

“You, Miss? Ah, then an embroidered handkerchief won’t work. You can’t do embroidery, Miss.”

“No, I’ll go with the handkerchief.”

I had been bothered by the fact that Kalian took the handkerchief with the Williot Duchy’s emblem.

I should take this opportunity to give him a handkerchief with the imperial emblem and ask him to return the one he took before.

“Sara, let’s go out.”

I left my bag and only took my purse.

Sara, who had quickly finished preparing to go out, stood close beside me and asked.

“Are we going to look at houses, Miss?”

“No, let’s go to the embroidery shop first.”

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“Your Majesty, Princess Leilah Tebesa has come to see you.”

Kalian, who had been reviewing documents in his study, put down the papers and looked at Rahel, the head chamberlain, at his words.

“Who came?”

“Princess Leilah Tebesa has arrived.”

“Is it the Leilah Tebesa I’m thinking of?”

“If you’re thinking of Princess Leilah Tebesa, who recently passed the management exam with top honors and was selected as an aide, then yes.”

Of course it would be. As far as he knew, there was only one Leilah Tebesa – that woman.

But why was she here when she had gone down to the Williot Estate?

Had she come back up already? It hadn’t even been two weeks yet.

He didn’t like keeping people waiting long, so it was good that she came early, but that made him anxious in its own way.

He had an ominous feeling that she was going to refuse the aide position.

“Bring her in.”

He was concentrating on the documents again when Rahel returned.

Behind him, he could see Leilah dressed in a light sky-blue dress with her hair neatly pinned up.

“Leilah Tebesa greets the Sun of the Empire.”

Leilah held her skirt and greeted him modestly yet gracefully.

That suits her better than a fancy dress dripping with jewels.

Kalian acknowledged her greeting with a light nod, then moved to the table.

“Sit.”

When Kalian, seated at the head, gestured, Leilah finally took her seat as well.

Kalian stared intently at Leilah’s face while the maids set the table.

He was trying to read what she was thinking in advance, but it was difficult to read her thoughts from her expressionless face.

She’s the type who hides her thoughts well. I like that even more.

Kalian took a sip of tea, then started with simple conversation.

“I thought it would take at least three weeks, but you came to see me in just two weeks. You returned earlier than expected. When did you arrive in the capital?”

“I came yesterday.”

So that’s why she didn’t look well.

“Then you should have rested from your journey. What did you come here for?”

“I felt I should give you an answer quickly.”

…So she is going to refuse after all.

His mouth tasted bitter as if he had eaten bitter herbs. Kalian’s lips turned down slightly.

“You’ve made your decision, I see.”

“Yes, I have.”

Leilah clasped her hands tightly on her lap and looked at Kalian. Her face showed considerable tension.

She wouldn’t be that nervous if she were accepting.

“…Is it a refusal?”

At Kalian’s words, Leilah’s eyes widened slightly. It was the expression of someone whose vital point had been struck.

So it is a refusal after all.

Irritation surged up. He was terribly angry that he had lost to that man, Fillen.

Kalian was about to say something with a frown when Leilah spoke first.

“No.”

Kalian immediately swallowed what he was about to say and listened to Leilah’s words.

“I came to tell you that I will accept the aide position.”

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