I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 76

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#76

Misa is dead.

Harhen was overwhelmed with shock.

Fillen was also shocked and stood there dazed, but soon came to his senses and called Rohen, ordering him to investigate her death.

He also told him to investigate the possibility that Misa had harmed Sisly’s child.

A few hours later.

Rohen concluded that Misa had committed suicide and presented a suspicious empty medicine bottle as evidence.

Fillen handed this bottle to Mabel and told him to investigate what kind of medicine it had contained.

About an hour later, Mabel said that the medicine in the bottle had been an extremely potent abortion drug.

An empty medicine bottle that had contained abortion drugs and Misa’s suicide.

There was only one conclusion that could be drawn from this.

The culprit who had given Sisly the poison was none other than Misa.

“The head maid would never do such a thing!”

“That’s right! There must be some misunderstanding!”

The servants who had trusted and followed Misa tried not to believe that she was the culprit, but all the circumstances pointed to Misa being the perpetrator.

Even if they didn’t want to believe it, they couldn’t help it.

While the manor was engulfed in shock and confusion.

Sisly, who had lost consciousness from the shock of premature labor and stillbirth, woke up.

“Mmm.”

Her eyelids lifted, revealing unfocused blue eyes.

Sisly blinked slowly as if trying to focus, then asked.

“Where is… the baby?”

No one could answer that question.

Even Fillen, who had rushed over immediately upon hearing that Sisly had awakened, remained silent.

“The baby, my baby…”

When everyone remained silent, Sisly grew anxious and tried to sit up.

“Ugh!”

When Sisly clutched her stomach and groaned, Fillen approached and supported her.

“Your condition isn’t good yet. Don’t strain yourself and lie down.”

Sisly gripped Fillen’s arm tightly and looked up at him.

“Fil, our baby is…”

“I’m sorry.”

Fillen said with a devastated expression.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t protect it.”

“What… do you mean?”

Sisly’s eyes began to shake violently.

“You couldn’t protect it… that means… the child, the child is…?”

Fillen affirmed with his silence.

“No…”

Sisly muttered with a half-dazed expression.

“No, no! Nothing could have happened to my child! No!”

Soon Sisly was wailing, tears streaming endlessly down her face.

The sight was so pitiful that even the servants who usually didn’t like her looked at Sisly with sympathy.

“I’m sorry.”

Fillen also felt sorry and hugged Sisly tightly.

“I’m truly sorry, Sisly.”

* * *

When Sisly’s condition stabilized a little, Fillen asked what had happened.

“It was before dinner, I think… The head maid brought me a bowl containing red medicine, saying it was a tonic.”

Sisly said haltingly with a tear-stained face.

“After drinking it, my stomach started cramping little by little, and later I felt indescribable pain. And then, and then… sob.”

Sisly couldn’t finish her words and covered her face with both hands, tears pouring out.

Fillen let out a deep sigh and comforted Sisly again.

While he thought Sisly was foolish for taking the medicine Misa gave her without checking what it was.

He couldn’t bear how despicable Misa was for deceiving such an innocent girl.

To do such a thing and then dare to escape through death.

“Butler.”

After gently laying the exhausted and sleeping Sisly on the bed, Fillen commanded Harwen.

“Throw the head maid’s corpse into the field to become food for wild dogs.”

“Pardon?”

To give her as food to wild dogs.

It was a cruel command, but if Misa was truly the culprit who killed Fillen’s child, it was a punishment she deserved.

“…Yes, master.”

So Harhen swallowed his tears and answered that he would do so.

After Harhen left, Fillen looked at Mabel and Elli.

“Take good care of her. If something like this happens again, your necks won’t be safe.”

Elli prostrated herself flat on the floor, and Mabel bowed at the waist.

“We will keep that in mind.”

Fillen looked at them with distrustful eyes, then left the room.

Only then did Elli get up from her position and wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.

“Phew, the master must be quite angry.”

“No wonder.”

Mabel also wiped his cold sweat with a handkerchief.

“The child he had been waiting for so long was stillborn.”

Mabel carelessly stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket and approached the bed where Sisly was lying.

Sisly was lying still like a doll, sleeping. Her pale, tear-stained face looked very pitiful.

…If this were real, that is.

“You can get up now, miss. His lordship has gone far away.”

At Mabel’s words, Sisly’s eyes snapped open.

“Are you sure he’s gone?”

Elli, who had checked outside, nodded.

Only then did Sisly throw off the blanket and sit up.

“Ugh, I thought I was going to die from lying down all the time.”

Sisly grabbed her stiff shoulder and stretched lightly.

She didn’t look like someone who was in pain.

“I’m hungry since I didn’t eat while pretending to be sick.”

“Here’s some bread and soup.”

Elli quickly brought Sisly the food she had prepared in advance.

What’s gotten into this usually clueless, dim girl.

Sisly glanced at Elli sideways, then ate the soup.

The soup had gone completely cold, but perhaps because she was hungry, it tasted quite good.

After finishing all the bread too, Sisly gave Elli and Mabel each a jewel.

“You all did well.”

“Thank you, miss.”

The two people who had received expensive jewels grinned broadly.

“If you continue to do the remaining work as well as you did today, I’ll give you even more jewels than this.”

“E-even more jewels than this?”

The jewel I held in my hand right now was so expensive that a mere maid could never even dream of owning it.

And yet she was saying she’d give me even more jewels than this.

When Elli asked in surprise, Sisly answered with a smile.

“Of course. When I become the Duchess Williot, you’ll be the duchess’s maid and personal physician. Naturally, I’ll have to give you even better rewards than this, won’t I?”

“Miss…”

Elli’s eyes welled up with tears as if she was moved, but Mabel made a strange expression.

It was a face that showed something was bothering him.

“Why do you look like that, Mabel?”

“…Miss. The path to becoming a duchess is never easy.”

At Mabel’s question, Sisly’s face contorted with anger.

“Are you thinking I won’t be able to do it?”

“No, it’s not that, but there’s just something that bothers me…”

“If you’re worried about my background, don’t be. Fillen is so infatuated with me that he won’t care about such things.”

Sisly crossed her arms and lifted her chin proudly.

“And even though it fell, I’m a princess. My background is much better than that woman’s.”

“Of course. That’s absolutely right!”

Elli quickly agreed with Sisly’s words.

Pleased, Sisly gave Elli a few more gold coins.

Seeing this, Mabel immediately changed his tune.

“I was being unnecessarily suspicious. Of course you should become the Duchess Williot, Miss.”

Though he said that, his suspicions hadn’t disappeared.

And for good reason – after returning to the manor, Fillen hadn’t looked for her until he heard that Sisly had awakened.

Not even once.

* * *

I had never seen the ocean directly in my life. I had only encountered it through books and paintings.

So just the fact that I could see the ocean in person made my heart race.

I looked at the constantly changing scenery outside the window, then glanced around the empty carriage.

The others rode together in groups of two or three, but I rode alone.

I was the only woman in the diplomatic envoy. Everyone else was male.

Unless they were lovers, family, or in very special circumstances, men and women riding in the same carriage was tacitly forbidden, so I couldn’t ride with them.

Even if that weren’t the case, there probably wouldn’t have been any aristocrats wanting to ride with me anyway.

As the day grew darker, the diligently running carriage stopped.

We had arrived at the inn where we would stay for the night.

“Welcome.”

The innkeeper and employees came out to the entrance to welcome us.

I had been watching this scene through the window, and when the coachman opened the door for me, I got out of the carriage.

The innkeeper, who had been talking with one of the aristocrats, was startled when he saw me.

Then he said something to the aristocrat with a serious expression.

The aristocrat listened to the innkeeper’s story while glancing at me. His face showed he found this quite troublesome.

What was this? Was there some kind of problem?

“What’s the matter?”

When I asked out of curiosity, the aristocrat sighed and answered.

“They prepared rooms for two people each, not knowing the Princess would be coming.”

Princess, not Count Tebesa.

I felt slightly bitter, but I didn’t show it.

I didn’t want to clash over such a trivial matter.

“Does that mean I have to share a room with a man?”

“If we follow the arrangements as planned, yes.”

I wanted to follow the arrangements as much as possible, but that didn’t appeal to me at all.

There was no way I’d want to share a room with a man who was neither my lover nor family.

“Aren’t there any remaining rooms?”

“All the double rooms are full, but there is one single room, though it’s very small and shabby.”

“That’s fine. I’ll take that one.”

At my answer, the innkeeper looked flustered and explained.

“It’s really a shabby room, Miss. There’s only one bed for furniture, so it would be very inconvenient for a noble princess to use.”

“I don’t mind.”

It was only for one night anyway.

And it was better than sharing a room with a man.

“I’ll take that room, so please prepare it.”

“That won’t do.”

At the sudden interruption, I turned around to see Viscount Valdir with a slightly displeased expression.

“Making a princess use a shabby room? As a gentleman, I cannot allow such a thing.”

It sounded like he was considering me, but he wasn’t.

He was treating me not as a member of the envoy, but as just some noble princess.

Even knowing this, I couldn’t simply accept the viscount’s goodwill.

“I don’t mind, Your Excellency.”

“Well, I do mind. Or would you prefer to use my room?”

What kind of outrageous suggestion was this?

I answered in bewilderment.

“That’s quite alright.”

“Then do as I say.”

Viscount Valdir looked over the group of people and spoke to the youngest-looking man.

“Jepel, you’ll use that room.”

At the viscount’s words, Jepel glared at me.

His eyes said, “Why should I have to go to such a place because of you?”

The others also looked at me with unfavorable eyes.

I also didn’t want someone to be driven to such a room because of me.

It would be better if I went instead.

“I really don’t mind. I’ll take the single room.”

Despite my earnest plea, Viscount Valdir cleanly ignored my opinion and entered the inn.

Behind me, I felt the sharp, dissatisfied gazes of the others piercing into my back.

I had expected this journey wouldn’t be smooth, but problems were already arising.

I couldn’t help but sigh. I was seriously worried about the remaining journey ahead.

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