I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

The assembly hall fell silent for a moment.

Dana spoke once more.

“I will cover the entire compensation amount with my personal funds.”

The retainers seemed speechless. Everyone was so surprised they couldn’t say a word.

Dana’s casual words. Those words were not something just anyone could easily say.

“…Are you serious?”

Viscount Manus asked.

“Yes. If the head of the family permits it.”

Everyone had known it implicitly.

That Danae Windsor was an heiress who had inherited unimaginable wealth.

However, they had never truly felt it.

Because she had never revealed it.

Now she was revealing it for the first time.

Casually, with words saying she would compensate an astronomical amount.

Dana noticed that the gazes looking at her had changed color. With surprise, shock, admiration, and such things.

“However, I will only compensate those who apply.”

“Apply?”

“As you know, the price crash began when Moonlight Flowers started being sold on the black market. We need to filter out such people, don’t we?”

Dana’s eyes sparkled.

“I will only compensate those who come with trading certificates from Windsor’s official exchange.”

‘I manipulated the market with the intention of compensating the victims from the beginning.’

And most importantly—

The acquaintances who personally purchased Moonlight Flowers from Alice.

There was no need for her to personally expose them.

She just needed to lure them out with a sweet scent so they would crawl out on their own.

‘There will be quite a big commotion.’

Dana quietly looked at Karl.

For some reason, Karl seemed inwardly moved.

He probably thought she was cleaning up Alice’s mistake for her.

Of course, it was a huge misunderstanding.

Dana smiled gently to make him misunderstand even more.

‘Wake up, Karl.’

The final destination of this domino is you.

* * *

Everything flowed according to Dana’s thoughts.

The acquaintances who purchased Moonlight Flowers through Alice.

They all demanded compensation, but couldn’t present the official certificate issued by the official exchange—the trading certificate.

However, the compensation amount was too large to just give up. So.

“I bought it directly from Alice Windsor.”

They had no choice but to confess like this.

“I don’t have a trading certificate because I didn’t buy it from Windsor’s exchange, but I paid money legitimately.”

“Is there a problem? Alice is the general manager of that business, and I just bought flowers from that manager.”

As expected, at the next retainer council meeting, the retainers were completely turned upside down.

“It was true that Lady Alice Windsor conducted black market deals!”

“Juan Rolland’s testimony was the truth!”

“How could this happen!”

“The crash of Moonlight Flowers started from the black market. Now I see that Lady Alice Windsor was the first to start the black market deals!”

“Did the deputy head know about this fact?”

“Didn’t you know and still defend her?”

“Not knowing is also a problem. Isn’t Lady Alice Windsor someone the deputy head brought in!”

“Deputy head!”

* * *

“Alice. You must also attend the next retainer council meeting.”

The next day, Karl sternly told Alice.

Despite his confident denials, evidence that Alice had conducted black market deals had finally emerged.

With evidence out, there was no other way.

“Do you understand, Alice?”

“B-but.”

Alice hugged her rabbit doll and sniffled.

“I have a severe headache. I think I have a fever too…”

Then Sandra quickly stepped in.

“That’s right. Alice hasn’t been feeling well lately. So let her rest for just a few more days, Karl.”

Finally, Karl decided not to tolerate it anymore. He looked at Alice coldly and said.

“Stop making such excuses now.”

“D-daddy?”

“I’m truly disappointed in you, Alice. How can you be so irresponsible?”

“Why, why are you getting angry?”

Alice’s eyes welled up with tears, but Karl’s attitude remained cold.

“I won’t listen to any more excuses, so make sure to attend tomorrow’s retainer council meeting, Alice.”

“But!”

Alice finally burst into tears.

“They’re going to criticize me! Everyone’s going to be angry at me!”

“Yes. That’s what you have to bear.”

Karl firmly grasped Alice’s shoulders and met her eyes.

“Every action comes with responsibility. Did you take on the Moonlight Flower business without being prepared for that?”

“Honey! But Alice is!”

When Sandra intervened, Karl let out a big sigh.

“Sandra, you also need to take responsibility for what you’ve done.”

“What?”

“You were the one who asked me to include Alice in the Moonlight Flower business.”

“…”

“You were also the one who suggested bringing Juan into this house.”

“…”

“Sandra. Please don’t disappoint me anymore.”

Finally, Sandra seemed to give up and let her shoulders drop.

The last defensive wall protecting Alice had disappeared.

“At tomorrow’s retainer council meeting, don’t make any excuses and just apologize, Alice.”

Karl spoke firmly to Alice.

“Anyway, Dana has agreed to take responsibility for the Moonlight Flower losses.”

“…Sister Dana?”

“Yes. Dana agreed to handle everything. If she hadn’t, this wouldn’t have been resolved so easily.”

“….”

“So you just need to apologize. Especially for bringing Juan Rolland into the house—you’ll need to deeply apologize to Dana for that.”

That night, Alice couldn’t sleep. She hugged her doll and sobbed quietly.

Why had things turned out this way? She couldn’t tell when everything started going wrong.

‘I only had good intentions.’

She swore to God there wasn’t even a speck of malice. Everything she did was filled with good intentions.

She had no bad intentions whatsoever, so why was the world giving her such harsh consequences?

“Don’t cry, Alice.”

“Miona, *sniff*, *sob*.”

“Don’t cry and pull yourself together. This is Sister Dana’s trap.”

“A trap?”

“Yes. Sister Dana plans to tarnish your reputation without dirtying her own hands.”

“What do you mean?”

“If she offers compensation, people who bought Moonlight Flowers from you privately will come forward! She must have deliberately set this trap knowing that!”

Alice was deeply shocked. Her tears instantly stopped.

‘Sister is attacking me?’

To take what I have? To make me miserable? To ruin me?

Why?

But why?

Her sadness subsided.

In its place, new anger began to bloom.

‘Sister. I really wanted to get along well with you….’

Why was she tormenting her to this extent?

Why….

* * *

The next day, Alice inevitably had to attend the Retainer Council.

And as expected, criticism poured down on her.

“What were you thinking when you made those under-the-table deals?”

Eric looked at her with eyes full of disappointment and contempt. Alice took a deep breath.

“There’s no choice, Alice. You won’t be able to handle any business for the Windsor Family anymore.”

She recalled what Miona had told her yesterday.

“So instead, push the narrative that you did it because you didn’t know how the world works. Let’s make it the thoughtless actions of an innocent noble lady.”

Yes. I understand, Miona.

“Then you’ll become a failed businesswoman, but you can still remain a pure noble daughter.”

“I only did it with good intentions.”

“What did you say?”

“My friends said they really needed it, so I did it out of care for my friends. I’m truly sorry.”

“I clearly told you that personal sales were not allowed!”

“You’re right. I should have stopped then… but I had already made promises.”

Alice spoke with a trembling voice while tears streamed down her face.

“I just wanted to keep my promises. I’m truly sorry.”

Silence fell. *Sniff sniff*. Only Alice’s sobbing echoed through the meeting hall.

“…Why did you bring Lord Juan Rolland into the estate?”

As if he didn’t want to talk about the Moonlight Flowers anymore, Viscount Manus asked in a weary voice.

“Lord Karl surely issued a ban on his entry.”

“It was for reconciliation.”

Alice appealed with more innocent eyes than ever before.

“Would you all just leave it alone if family members fought and turned their backs on each other? Uncle fought with Father and was kicked out of the house—how could I just watch that?”

“….”

“So I wanted to reconcile them. I did it with good intentions… I’m truly sorry to Sister Dana.”

“….”

“But please understand. I had no malice. I did it with good intentions.”

At that moment, all the retainers realized.

That further criticism would be useless.

That Alice Windsor was someone who shouldn’t be in this meeting hall.

That she was someone who shouldn’t be entrusted with such matters.

Therefore, after sending Alice away, they poured all their criticism on Karl Windsor.

“We are greatly disappointed in Lady Alice Windsor, Vice Head.”

“Why did you entrust the position of Moonlight Flower sales director to someone so ignorant of worldly matters?”

“Did the Moonlight Flower business seem so trivial to you?”

“It was also you, Vice Head, who entrusted the Moonlight Flower business to Juan Rolland!”

“Vice Head!”

Karl had absolutely nothing to say.

For the first time since taking the position of Vice Head, he hung his head while receiving criticism that poured down like a torrential rain.

“It’s all my fault. I’m sorry.”

Then, the Family Head, who had maintained silence and encouraged the retainers’ criticism, raised his hand.

Immediately, the retainers’ criticism stopped.

“The Vice Head will have to take responsibility for this matter.”

It was the verdict he had been expecting.

Karl swallowed a sigh and hung his head.

Looking at Karl’s darkened face, Viego quietly declared.

“Karl Windsor. I hereby temporarily strip you of your authority as Vice Head.”

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