Resetting Lady - Chapter 123

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‘Has Verdick gone mad?’

This was something that would cause losses for Verdick Evans. No matter how she looked at it, there was no reason for him to act this way. His business had been prepared from before the time she started her new life.

“Miss!”

“I know. I’ll go.”

Karen packed away everything she had been reading. She couldn’t understand it right now. But that didn’t mean there was anything she could do about it.

“Did you pack all your things?”

Nancy nodded in response. It seemed she had been waiting all along.

“I packed all my clothes and belongings. I think I got most of your clothes and things too, Miss… but please check for yourself once.”

“I’m sure you handled it well. Did you pack enough socks?”

“Yes. Miss, should I pack the brown dress too?”

“No, I don’t like that one because it’s too worn out. I’m planning to get new ones made when we get to that village.”

Karen put the lord’s ring on her finger. She was the representative. It was a simple matter of going to Verdick, stamping the seal, and officially disposing of it.

“I heard the clothes there are quite good.”

This worked out well. Karen knew not only Verdick’s mansion in the capital but also Verdick’s villa in the countryside. The seamstresses and some of the fabrics there were quite good. Karen felt better thinking about getting new clothes made. She would buy them with Father’s money without having to bow and scrape to Isella. Good.

“I should spend money freely.”

“That sounds good too. But you’re going to sign instead of Lord Dulan?”

“My birthday passed. I’m an adult too. I have the qualifications to be a representative. It’s not like Dulan married me. Bowen, load the rest of that.”

Karen said this while handing a large trunk to Bowen, who was standing by the door.

“Don’t say anything to Dulan.”

“Why would I do such a thing…”

“Never mind then.”

Karen lightly hit Bowen. Just looking at his face was enough to give her a headache.

* * *

The carriage ran for quite a while. Karen stared blankly at the changing scenery. She had traveled this road several times before, but this was the first time without Dulan, Raymond, or Father.

“Miss, put your head inside. We’ll be going into the forest soon.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s dangerous due to tree branches. That’s obvious.”

Karen straightened her posture again.

“It feels like I haven’t heard your nagging in a while.”

“Why?”

“Last time it wasn’t you but someone else.”

“You hired a different maid instead of me? When exactly?”

“In my previous life.”

“…Yes.”

Nancy, who had seemed slightly excited, immediately deflated.

Karen chuckled. Looking at Karen’s face, Nancy asked.

“Um… why did you change?”

Because I killed you. Living got boring, so I was curious about what would change if you died. And that beginning changed quite a lot. What would change if I killed you again now?

Of course, Karen didn’t say those words. She wasn’t in that mood right now. Karen planned to endure until the next choice.

“You died.”

“…Why?”

Nancy asked in a slightly shocked voice.

“There was an accident.”

“What kind of accident?”

“These things can happen. Why are you interrogating me? You said you don’t believe it anyway.”

Karen retorted to Nancy, who was asking persistently. She doesn’t really believe it anyway. I won’t give you the answer you want either. Nancy grumbled as she replied.

“Even if I don’t believe it, that kind of thing is unsettling. I do fortune telling but don’t trust it. Still, I’m curious so I do it anyway.”

“If you don’t believe it anyway, why do fortune telling?”

“It’s like if I dream about dying from eating tomatoes, I won’t eat tomatoes the next day.”

Karen blinked. She still didn’t quite understand.

“It was Donna.”

“Who’s Donna?”

“She’s among the laundry maids. Brown hair, one year older than me… the one who goes around with her hair in twin braids.”

When Karen gave a detailed explanation, Nancy tilted her head and then remembered with an “Ah.”

“I remember now. But why her of all people? She’s terrible at her job.”

“Who knows.”

It must have been for some trivial reason. Father and Dulan knew that she had killed Nancy.

Unlike Nancy, they pushed in a peer who had no abilities at all, was somewhat slow, and weak as a maid. Probably a child who… no one would look for even if she died.

“Donna from the laundry room of all people. That’s a bit insulting to my pride.”

“Why are you being like that again.”

“The kids working with her really dislike her. She’s kind but lacks common sense.”

But she’s braver than you think. Even with one leg and one arm gone, she crawled to the end to bite the prince. She wasn’t afraid of guns or swords.

“I see.”

Karen felt a bit lonely.

Because it seemed she would never see that Donna again. If Karen moved like that time again, killed Nancy, chopped up Thomas, and Father died in a fire, would she meet that Donna again?

“Does Donna continue doing laundry work?”

“Yes. If you want, should I have her transferred to your side? I’ll send a telegram to Helen when we return.”

“No, it’s fine.”

She didn’t want to act the same way to see the same reaction. It felt like it would just fade more. She wanted to leave that life as it was.

“If it’s too hard, I can erase your memories again.”

Nancy takes her hand.

“That’s what I came for.”

But Karen pulled her hand away.

“Don’t. I want to stay like this.”

Karen folded her hands and closed her eyes. Even though she was tired and sad, she wanted to be intoxicated by the sadness.

* * *

Verdick Evans greeted Karen with disheveled hair.

“Welcome, Miss Karen Hyer.”

Karen had never seen his hair so unkempt before. He always had it neatly slicked back with oil. But now his hair was disheveled and his clothes were wrinkled.

“Have you come as a representative from Hyer Estate?”

“Yes, I came in place of Father. Is this an inconvenient time for my visit?”

“Ah, no. It’s fine.”

Verdick didn’t seem to notice that Karen was looking at his hair.

Living long really lets you see all kinds of things. Karen looked at his appearance and followed with quick steps, holding the hem of her skirt.

“Stamp here, here, and this place.”

Karen looked over the documents he handed her again. As expected, there were no problems. After stamping, Karen received the documents that Verdick had stamped.

“Well, now the relationship between you and us is over.”

“I see.”

“I’ll order the minor material cleanup to begin demolition from next month, so please convey that to your father.”

“Understood.”

The process was so quick and clean it was almost cold.

Karen stood up. A servant at the door politely opened it. Verdick followed and said.

“The day is getting late, will you stay?”

“No, I plan to go down to the village and stay there.”

She didn’t want to stay at the house of a man who had killed her several times. She couldn’t figure out what was going on, but it didn’t seem like he would explain properly either.

“Ah, um… is that so? Have a safe trip.”

“…Yes. Farewell.”

Shouldn’t he at least offer three times? How is this so rude?

Karen’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as her preparation to refuse several more times became meaningless. Right now she was neither his maid nor adopted daughter. But Verdick didn’t seem to notice her expression either.

“Let’s go.”

Karen went to the carriage and spoke to Nancy and Bowen, who were engaged in a battle of nerves with each other. The coachman caught between them was struggling until he saw Karen and his face brightened.

“Are you leaving already?”

“That’s how it turned out.”

“I thought you would stay here for the night.”

“The homeowner didn’t seem to have that kind of leisure. Let’s go to town. There should be an inn.”

“Yes.”

Karen poked Nancy hard in the ribs, whose face was completely sour.

“Why were you fighting again?”

“We weren’t fighting.”

“Then why are you acting like that with Bowen again?”

“…It seemed like Bowen was in contact with Lord Dulan, so I picked a fight with him. Did I do well?”

“You did well…”

Was she acting so brazenly because she was confident in her hypnosis, despite being a foreign maid with no money? Karen remembered how Nancy had been beheaded by Bowen. Karen had killed Nancy, but it was Bowen who had dismembered her.

“Still, don’t act too boldly. You might get stabbed.”

“I don’t act that recklessly…”

Nancy answered while glancing at the coachman. Karen knew that coachman had liked Nancy before and still liked Nancy now. Come to think of it, why did he like Donna instead of Nancy last time?

Aha.

Karen soon thought she understood the reason.

That coachman was the most manageable among the servants. It seemed Nancy had been testing here and there besides with Karen.

“This is going to be difficult.”

Bowen came over. He ignored Nancy and spoke to Karen.

“What is?”

“All the lodging establishments are closed right now. It’s complete chaos.”

“Why?”

“They say Verdick Evans’s daughter has disappeared.”

Was Isela Evans the one experiencing the biggest change this time? Karen was dumbfounded by the story that kept changing strangely.

“So Isela Evans disappeared, which is why he was so unprepared.”

“Yes, it seems that way. The entire town is searching thoroughly like hunting for lice, so it would be difficult to stay here.”

Karen wished she could stay if she had come alone, saying she wanted to help find Isela. She wanted to see with her own eyes what exactly was changing and how.

She wanted to kill them all.

But Karen looked at Nancy and Bowen. And the coachman too. Her gun had been discovered and confiscated. In the end, all she could do now was make appropriate judgments as a mistress. Karen reluctantly said what she had to say.

“Shall we go to the next town?”

“If we move quickly, we should be able to arrive by nightfall.”

The coachman answered.

“There’s no choice. Let’s go.”

Even as Karen gave that order, she kept looking back at the town and Isela’s villa from inside the carriage.

Isela Evans had disappeared.

What exactly had changed and how? Karen was curious. Isela Evans had disappeared and Verdick had canceled his business. What exactly was happening and how?

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