In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 227

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 227

Just as the sunset was about to begin.

I arrived at the Lombardi manor.

The carriage door had already opened, but I didn’t get out right away.

As I sat there for a moment, two familiar faces poked into the carriage.

“Tia, aren’t you getting out?”

“Let’s hurry and go have dinner.”

As promised before departing from the manor, a dinner gathering with all the family members was scheduled.

“Yeah, we should go.”

I answered, but my body wouldn’t easily move from the seat.

Seeing me like this, Meylon tilted his head and asked.

“By any chance, didn’t Uncle know either?”

“That Tia is the owner of Pellet Trading Company?”

When I didn’t answer and subtly averted my gaze, the twins went “Wow” and widened their eyes.

“Don’t tell me Grandfather too?”

“Everyone’s going to be so surprised.”

“What if Grandfather gets so shocked that he collapses again!”

“Ah, really! Stop teasing me, you two!”

I’m already nervous enough to die!

When I shouted out, the twins burst into laughter with identical faces.

Then they shrugged their shoulders and said.

“What’s there to be so nervous about?”

“Right, you’re still Tia anyway?”

“What do you mean by that? Still me anyway?”

To my question, Giliou answered first.

“Grandfather and Uncle will all be surprised at first, but they’ll end up being happy.”

“They’ll probably say ‘That’s our Tia!’ right?”

Meylon said while patting my shoulder.

Warm hands wrapped around my shoulders.

“Because that’s how we reacted.”

Two pairs of gentle golden eyes were smiling at me.

“Though we were a bit sad that you didn’t tell us directly.”

“But we understood. We figured Tia must have had reasons for not telling anyone all this time.”

“You two…”

When did you both grow up so much.

It feels like just yesterday they were running away saying they didn’t want to read books and wanted to play hide-and-seek.

But I felt my heart ease at their playful comfort.

“Thank you, Giliou, Meylon.”

When I spoke in a slightly deflated voice, the twins grinned.

“Tell us anytime if things get tough.”

“We’ll be right there to protect you.”

I squeezed both of their hands tightly and stood up from the carriage.

As if I had never hesitated, strength filled both my legs.

Step by step like that, I headed toward Father’s room.

Knock knock.

“Dad, I’m coming in.”

When I carefully opened the door, I saw Father putting books into the bookshelf.

“Tia!”

Those books he usually treasured so much.

As soon as Father saw me entering the room, he practically threw the book aside and came toward me.

“Did the council meeting end well?”

My heart, which had calmed down a bit thanks to the twins, started pounding again.

My mouth seemed to be getting dry from nervousness.

When I didn’t give any answer, Father looked at me with concern.

“Tia?”

Father will cry, won’t he? He’ll definitely cry.

Still, I couldn’t let him hear about me from someone else.

I had to say it with my own mouth.

“If changing the representative family didn’t go well…”

“Dad, let’s talk.”

I led Father to the center of the drawing room.

But Father didn’t sit in the chair.

He just stared at me with green eyes full of worry.

Whew.

I took a breath and clenched my fists tightly.

“Dad.”

“Yes, Tia.”

“Actually, Cleribane and I aren’t master and disciple.”

“…What?”

A slight wrinkle formed between Father’s brows.

“What do you mean by that, Tia?”

Somehow Father’s voice seemed to have dropped significantly.

“Rather than master and disciple, it’s more like an employer and employee relationship…”

I was unconsciously beating around the bush.

No. It’s much better to rip off a bandage all at once.

I clenched my fists once more and said.

“Actually, I’m the owner of Pellet Trading Company.”

Father’s eyes blinked once slowly.

He seemed to be trying to understand what I said… or no, did he freeze?

I hesitantly approached Father.

“D-Dad…?”

At that moment, Father swayed as if his legs gave out and plopped down on the sofa.

Fortunately there was a chair nearby.

Otherwise, Father would have almost collapsed on the floor.

“So… you, Tia…”

“I’m the owner of Pellet Trading Company.”

“Right, the owner…”

Father muttered to himself in a daze, then shook his head.

“But Tia was only eleven years old then… Did you perhaps receive it through transfer later?”

Looking at Father’s confused face, I momentarily felt the urge to just answer ‘Yes, that’s right’ and move on.

“No. Pellet Trading Company was mine from the very beginning.”

“Haah…”

Father let out a heavy sigh and rubbed his face with his hands.

No matter how kind and gentle our Father is, he has every right to be angry this time.

I’ve been hiding it for over ten years.

To avoid people’s suspicion, I sometimes lied and acted when necessary.

So his disappointment must be even greater…

“D-Dad?”

Father’s arms strongly embraced me.

With a loud thud.

I cautiously looked up at Father’s face.

“Are you alright?”

Confusion still lingered on Father’s face.

It seemed he was still trying to process what I had told him.

However, before that, Father seemed to have something more important to do first.

“…You must have had such a hard time, our Tia.”

Encouraging me, that is.

Father’s warm hand gently patted my back.

“From such a young age until now, you’ve worked so hard.”

Father prioritized comforting my heart over his own surprised feelings.

“Dad…”

“I had suspected that your relationship with Lord Cleribane wasn’t an ordinary master-disciple one, but to think you were the owner of Pellet Trading Company…”

Father muttered with a somewhat weak smile.

“I’m sorry for not telling you beforehand.”

I said while burying my face in Father’s embrace.

“It’s alright. You must have had your reasons for doing so, Tia.”

Ah, really.

Father was saying the same thing the twins had said.

As the tension released, my body that had been tense relaxed a little.

Even after releasing the embrace, Father continued to stroke my head.

“For a while, every noble I meet will only be talking about you…”

Father suddenly stopped speaking and asked me.

“Tia.”

“Yes?”

“Does Grandfather know?”

“…Ah.”

I had forgotten for a moment.

The fact that the final boss still remained.

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Before the evening dinner at Lombardi Estate began.

Cleribane was coming out of the dining hall, carrying a small basket.

It contained simple food items like bread and fruit that the dining hall employees had prepared for him to snack on.

“It will begin soon.”

Cleribane muttered while looking around the long dining table.

The dining hall was already filled with delicious-looking dishes prepared for the dinner.

But the sight didn’t stimulate his appetite.

As someone staying at Lombardi Estate as a burden due to his house being attacked, he didn’t have the audacity to intrude on a dinner where the direct family members would gather.

But more than anything, he knew that tonight’s dinner was going to be a very uncomfortable affair.

“Ugh.”

Cleribane shuddered at the thought of himself awkwardly sitting in that gathering.

Just imagining it made him incredibly uncomfortable.

“I should hurry back to my room.”

Cleribane emerged into the dim corridor, tucked the basket under his arm, and began to quicken his pace.

Just as he turned the corner.

“Lord Cleribane.”

Gallahan called out to Cleribane from down the corridor as he walked toward him.

His face was filled with that fresh smile that hadn’t changed despite his middle age.

“Ah, Lord Gallahan.”

But even Cleribane wasn’t particularly pleased to see Gallahan today.

“That… Did your conversation with Lady Pirenthia end well?”

Cleribane asked cautiously.

“Haha, yes. I was a bit surprised, but we talked well.”

“I see.”

Cleribane spoke with half relief, but still felt uncomfortable.

Because he too had been deceiving Gallahan all this time.

Having made up his mind, Cleribane opened his mouth.

“Um, Lord Gallahan, I also…”

But Gallahan interrupted him.

“Lord Cleribane.”

“Yes?”

“Thank you.”

Gallahan said this suddenly and bowed his head deeply.

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