Resetting Lady - Chapter 166

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“…Karen, can you explain to me why you’re acting like this right now?”

The Lord asked in a suppressed voice while looking at Karen.

Karen was staring at her father with a resolute expression.

Her lips were pressed together, and she was dressed formally from head to toe. She wore a hat and a thin spring coat, with a dress adorned with frills and pearl decorations underneath. She had on earrings and was beautifully made up, but her shoes were made of cowhide, giving her outfit a somewhat rustic feel.

“…I hope it’s not what I’m thinking.”

“It’s probably exactly what Father is thinking.”

And finally, Karen was firmly gripping a large bag in her hand. No matter how you looked at it, she was dressed like someone preparing to travel far away. The Lord looked at Nancy, who was fidgeting anxiously behind them, and asked.

“Nancy, explain to me why Karen is acting like this right now.”

“I’m, I’m sorry, my Lord… I tried to stop her, but the young lady insisted she absolutely wanted to go.”

“Don’t think about corrupting my daughter just because you’ve lived freely. I’ve paid you enough money.”

“I haven’t done anything like what you’re thinking, my Lord.”

The Lord thought that Karen had fallen for Nancy’s temptation and developed a longing for the outside world. Karen smiled bitterly at the fact that he thought of her as Nancy’s puppet. Who brought whom here anyway? The Lord scolding Nancy instead of Karen was also an act of disregarding Karen.

“Father, please talk directly with me, not Nancy. This is something I thought of on my own.”

“…”

The Lord’s lips twitched several times before he gave up and turned to Karen.

“Where do you want to go?”

Right now, there was only one place Karen could go. People who hadn’t come yet, but would come soon. Those tiresome people.

“I want to meet Mr. Verdick Evans.”

“…”

“I want to stop the business.”

The Lord let out a deep sigh.

Karen wanted to halt the business. She wanted to end her ill-fated relationship with the Evans Family. This was more than just a simple monetary issue. What Karen had to deal with was a more unpleasant and sticky connection. She had to focus on just one thing.

Verdick Evans and Isela Evans must now walk a different path that doesn’t involve Karen.

A different life from before. She had to seriously pull down Dulan, who remembered nothing and looked down at Karen from behind the bookshelf. To do that, she wanted to eliminate Verdick’s interference first. That would surely be a good thing. For herself, for her father, and furthermore for the Evans Family. Karen made up her mind. Verdick and she must now part ways.

“Previously, Mr. Verdick Evans completely halted the business once. It shouldn’t be entirely impossible.”

“Stop talking nonsense and go back to your room. Karen, although we didn’t hold your coming-of-age ceremony at home, I’ll look into having it in the capital through my relatives. There will be someone to take you and debut you in society. Shouldn’t you be looking for a husband rather than worrying about business?”

“Father.”

“This isn’t something for you to interfere with. Just go back to your room.”

Karen bit her lip.

Last time, the Lord had allowed her to travel. But that was only possible because Raymond had intervened first and the business was completely canceled.

Karen wanted to move before Raymond intervened. If Raymond interfered with Verdick’s business first this time too, it would greatly deviate from the direction Karen wanted in this life.

Let me move first before Raymond does.

But Karen was just a seventeen-year-old girl in reality. Even the Lord didn’t have the actual power to halt the business. Human affairs are human affairs. They require that much effort and trouble.

Even if Karen tried her best right now, the path to immediately stopping the business seemed distant. Since most of the rights had been transferred to Verdick, the power to halt it lay with Verdick. That’s why Karen wanted to visit the Evans estate first.

“This is adults’ business, not yours.”

“I’m older than Father. Didn’t you say you believed that?”

“What would you talk about when you meet Mr. Evans? And would he even agree to meet you?”

Karen was at a loss for words. In fact, Karen didn’t know a concrete way to stop the business right now. The only method Karen knew was to debut in society through Raymond, then attack Verdick by calculating information and interests through Countess Elba, who held hostility toward him, and her acquaintances.

That would require time. In the end, she would have to get involved with Verdick. Raymond being able to block Verdick’s intervention early last time was a method only he could use.

But Karen had to meet Verdick before Raymond could act.

“If you really want to, go when the weather gets warmer. Not now. And Mr. Verdick Evans will arrive at the manor soon. Go to the kitchen and ask what will be served for dinner tonight.”

When Karen didn’t back down, the Lord tried to appease her with a softer voice.

“I want to resolve this before Mr. Verdick Evans comes in person.”

“There’s less than a month left until Mr. Evans is scheduled to come to our estate. What’s so urgent?”

“That’s exactly why.”

If she waited like this, Raymond would be able to stop the business.

Karen disliked that method. But how should she persuade the Lord now? After thinking for a long time, Karen finally realized there was no way. The Lord pointed his finger at Nancy, not Karen.

“Nancy, take Karen’s bag back.”

“…Yes, I understand.”

“Wait!”

Karen cried out urgently.

“Why don’t you trust me?”

Karen was anxious. She didn’t want to argue with the Lord here and now. This was unexpected opposition. He had just recently permitted Karen’s travel. So Karen had thought she could leave this time too without much opposition. But the Lord showed no sign of giving permission. Karen became anxious. She didn’t want to waste time.

“When you can’t specifically say how or what you’ll do, do you think I can send you on a dangerous long journey? As a parent, I cannot allow it. And even if you don’t go to meet him, Mr. Verdick will come soon, won’t he?”

Suddenly, the rampage from her previous life came to Karen’s mind. The reason he readily recommended travel then was because Karen had caused a commotion trying to kill Dulan. Did he allow it because he didn’t know what kind of accident she might cause if she stayed home? To think Dulan’s usefulness would be revealed like this.

Karen sighed. Would he give permission again if she caused a scene by pointing a gun at Nancy’s head right now?

She also realized again that she had been able to go then because it was after Verdick had already decided to break the contract. The Lord had sent her as a representative for the contract termination while also allowing her to travel. The Lord didn’t believe she could act proactively or achieve anything.

“What if I really want to go? If it’s because I’m frustrated from being cooped up in the house all this time, would you allow it?”

“…Then it would be better to travel with other servants and a relative’s wife who can take responsibility for you. Wait a little longer.”

“I have to go before he comes. If it’s delayed any further, it’ll be too late.”

“This business isn’t something that can be stopped and started in such a short time. It’s been prepared for a long time, so you going first won’t change anything.”

This won’t work.

Karen anxiously looked around the room. Her eyes met Nancy’s. She would do as the Lord ordered. At this rate, would Raymond send Isela somewhere else? Or would Isela just confront Karen again like before?

Either way, Karen didn’t like it. The later it gets, the more uncontrollably the flow goes. The beginning is important.

Love your enemies.

Karen disliked that verse. But Karen had already tried various options. And now, it was time to choose a different direction. Once she made up her mind, she had to push forward.

“Father.”

“I won’t allow it.”

“If it’s difficult for me to go and persuade him, at least let me go and bring back Mr. Verdick Evans and his daughter Isela Evans. Going to greet them in advance should be acceptable, shouldn’t it? Maybe it could make a good impression.”

That was a relatively light task, not too demanding for a daughter who had just come of age.

The Lord looked puzzled.

“Why would you do such a thing?”

“I want to see Isela Evans in advance. Since she’s around my age, we might be able to communicate relatively well.”

“What effect would communicating with his daughter have on the business?”

“I’m not talking about business, Father. But staying at the manor… I’ve been at the manor for over a hundred years. Even if you don’t believe it, it’s true that I’ve been confined to the manor for a while. Do you understand?”

“…”

In fact, she hadn’t been at the manor the entire time during those years, but it was okay to lie at times like this. Guilt appeared on the Lord’s face.

“Because I wasn’t normal, you and Mother raised me inside the house the whole time. I remember everything.”

“…You were really severe back then.”

“So please send me this time. If I succeed in stopping the business, it’ll be good for the estate in the end, and even if I fail, nothing bad will happen. I’ll just go and come back together with them.”

“…I’ll have a telegram sent to him.”

Finally, the Lord gave his permission.

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