Resetting Lady - Chapter 238

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‘Why can’t Baron Raymond take a hint!’

Nancy shed tears inwardly.

She had earnestly sent eye signals to Raymond, but Raymond seemed so shocked that Karen wouldn’t meet him that he couldn’t think of anything else.

She really wanted to stay at the manor for a long, long time and eventually claim the head maid position. Due to her special position, she was receiving several times more money than others both at the Hyer Estate and at this baron’s household. Being a foreigner, it would be difficult to find another job, and nowhere else would pay her this much.

Looking at Raymond’s attitude, it was obvious he would dismiss her once Karen disappeared.

He looked like he’d been hit in the head with a hammer just hearing that Karen wasn’t eating, so if he heard she’d left the house, he might faint.

‘My salary…’

“Hurry, hurry!”

“Yes, yes…”

Seeing her dawdling, Karen urged Nancy on. Nancy stuffed clothes and cash into the bag.

“No, no. You can leave out all the clothes.”

“Pardon?”

“Just pack comfortable nightgowns and one or two dresses I wear often. I can buy everything new. They say there’s even a costume shop on the ship. I can get fitted there. And take out the corset! I can’t wear it anymore since I’m pregnant anyway!”

Nancy took out the corset and fancy dresses she had unconsciously packed.

“Not that big bag, use the small bag I threw earlier. Who runs away carrying something that big? Do you want me to get caught?”

Yes.

Nancy swallowed her response. When she packed only the minimal items Karen had instructed, the bag became light enough for a woman to carry alone. This weight would be perfectly manageable for Karen by herself.

“Should I pack more money?”

“Pack only the minimum amount of money. I can just have the bills sent to the manor anyway.”

‘Pregnancy escape,’ she said.

Nancy wanted to say something to Karen who was ignoring the concept of pregnancy escape, but she couldn’t say anything. Instead, Nancy asked Karen.

“Then when will you be departing, Miss?”

“Tonight.”

“Pardon?”

Nancy’s mouth fell open.

“Why are you so surprised? You saw the ticket earlier. That’s for tonight’s train.”

“But… when did you even…”

It was yesterday that Karen said she wanted to go after seeing the newspaper. But she’s leaving after just one day? Come to think of it, when did she even get that train ticket?

“Count Sion should be keeping Raymond busy right about now.”

“Count Sion?”

“Yesterday when you went down to the dining hall and Raymond was also in the dining hall, I sent a telegram to Isella.”

Karen smiled confidently.

Because she had skipped her meal, the manor servants’ attention was focused on Raymond in the dining hall.

Marital quarrels were an exciting spectacle for the servants.

Knowing it wouldn’t escalate seriously, the servants chattered away saying “what will they do about that” and “oh my, look at that,” but they didn’t maintain strict vigilance. Even Nancy was like that.

That was the opportunity.

Karen pretended to lie in her room throwing a tantrum while secretly going out to send a telegram to Isella.

The room with the telegraph was next to Raymond’s study, and that room was empty because the servants were distributing Karen’s uneaten meal among themselves. The moment when her knowledge of operating telegraphs, learned as a pastime over many years, finally shone.

No one would have expected that she, a lord’s daughter and baroness, could operate a telegraph at the age of 17. Nobles rarely had occasion to use telegraphs directly. Even more so for a young woman like herself. And Karen knew another person besides herself who could operate a telegraph. Isella Evans.

Karen chuckled as she sent a telegram to the Evans family based on her memories of working as Isella’s maid at the Evans household.

「Karen? How on earth did you know this address?」

「I used everything at my disposal.」

「But this is really…」

Isella’s confusion could be felt through the telegram, but Karen hastily continued the transmission.

「I saw the cruise advertisement you put in the newspaper. I’m dying to go but Raymond won’t let me. Can you help?」

「Why should I?」

It was Isella’s brief counter-question.

Ugh. Karen felt a slight pang in her chest. She should have been kidnapped together with Prince Guiz this time too. The Isella of this life didn’t harbor deep resentment toward Karen, but she didn’t feel particularly close to her either.

「I don’t want to do anything dangerous.」

It was a refusal. But Karen didn’t give up.

「I’ll write a detailed cruise review for the newspaper. Wouldn’t what I write look more authentic than anything?」

「…」

A travel review written by none other than her former fiancé’s wife.

Good products and big advertisements alone didn’t guarantee success. Image was also very important.

Isella Evans had meticulously worked on everything from the ship’s structure and materials to its scale, and she had also put her heart and soul into planning the various products that would fill it.

But there was a problem – she simply couldn’t lower the price.

The product Isella had created wasn’t at a level that ordinary commoners could afford for a change of pace. It cost as much as a lower-level civil servant’s annual salary, so most people would just look and move on.

If it couldn’t be made affordable, she had to project a correspondingly luxurious image, but most wealthy people were nobles, and nobles didn’t like the Evans family.

To break through this situation and add a luxurious image, she needed to feature wealthy people and celebrities.

A review written by Karen Hyer, no, Baroness Karen Seyertes, would look authentic to anyone.

The young wife of the famous socialite Raymond Sayertes had immediately secluded herself in his estate after marriage, leaving countless people curious, and Isella Evans had been subjected to ridicule.

Her engagement to Sion Electra had somewhat diluted the rumors about the broken engagement, but Isella was still branded as the moneylender’s daughter that Raymond hadn’t chosen.

Considering this situation, the story that the Baroness of Seyertes had given rave reviews was quite an appealing achievement for Isella.

Isella Evans’s response was delayed.

She was contemplating.

* * *

“So you’re saying… outside… there’s a carriage from the Evans family waiting?”

“Yes.”

As Karen stepped toward the door, Nancy grabbed Karen’s arm.

“No. I don’t want this. Please don’t go.”

“Why are you being so bothersome?”

Karen frowned and swatted Nancy’s hand away.

“I don’t have time now. I need to go quickly.”

“If you leave, Miss, I’ll die!”

“Oh my, why would you die over something like this? …It’s okay. He’ll spare your life.”

“You hesitated just now, didn’t you?”

“No, be quiet. I’m leaving now. No one can stop me. I’m going to float in the warm southern seas, tilting crystal goblets. Oh, by floating I don’t mean the sea. You know that, right? That ship even has a swimming pool.”

“Miss!”

Karen dragged Nancy along as she carried her bag downstairs. While Sion was keeping Raymond busy, she had to quickly escape through the back door.

“Oh my… how bothersome.”

Karen found Nancy clinging to her annoying.

If she got a taste of a bullet, she’d probably quiet down immediately. How about pointing a gun at her forehead again like before?

“…”

Karen smacked her lips and shook her head. Indeed, once a person learns a convenient method, they keep wanting to use it afterward. Most importantly, she didn’t have a gun right now.

Raymond didn’t allow Karen to carry a gun at the manor. Karen had asked him for some means to protect herself in any unexpected situation, but Raymond said what was there to worry about when he was by her side and refused to give her one.

Karen shook off the temptation of the gun and spoke gently to Nancy.

“Then let’s go together.”

The cruise fare was equivalent to Nancy’s annual salary, but that didn’t mean it was an amount Karen couldn’t pay for Nancy. Money didn’t mean much to Karen and Raymond anyway.

The thought briefly crossed her mind that Nancy might run away with money again and betray her, but even so, seizing this opportunity was more important than money.

“Pardon?”

But Nancy wasn’t pleased; rather, she was horrified.

“Do you know how much even third class costs?”

“Third class?”

Karen snorted.

“Where I’ll be staying is the special suite. You’ll stay there too.”

“Special suite…”

“Why are you so startled? It’s convenient for me to have someone to carry my luggage anyway. It’s better to have you than to get another maid from Isella.”

“I’ll, I’ll, I’ll get fired when we return.”

“It’s called opportunity cost, isn’t it? This is a chance you’ll never get again. Do you know how much it costs to board that ship?”

“But I can’t throw away my life…”

Only then could Karen understand exactly what Nancy wanted.

Nancy had always been greedy for money, but more than that, she wanted a stable life. No matter how luxurious an experience might be, it wasn’t important to her.

Being next to the mentally ill young master must have been endlessly unsettling. So when Karen acted differently than she expected, Nancy would either rage like mad or run away with money. Because she hated that drifting life on the streets, that life of manufacturing and selling drugs.

Perhaps it was natural, but only now could Karen understand Nancy’s position a bit more. If it were her, she would have chosen without hesitation the journey she could never experience in her lifetime.

“I’ll defend you as much as possible regarding this matter. And if you still get fired, I’ll write you a letter of recommendation.”

Then let’s guarantee her the stability she wants.

Karen clicked her tongue and raised her finger.

“If you get fired, I’ll give you three years’ worth of salary in a lump sum. That should be enough to start a shop.”

“A lump sum…?”

“Yes.”

“Miss Karen, it’s dangerous if you go through that corridor. It would be better to approach the carriage through the rose garden after passing the north stairs where cleaning solution has been applied. Is it heavy? Give me your luggage.”

Nancy quickly snatched Karen’s bag and walked ahead.

“Please come quickly!”

“…”

Karen followed, somewhat flustered by Nancy’s sudden change in attitude.

“Not that way. Come this way… wait.”

“You know this really well.”

“My position is ambiguous, so I’ve mastered the art of killing time. To receive money efficiently… shh.”

“You mean you’re good at slacking off.”

“…Ohoho.”

Karen stuck out her tongue watching Nancy, who narrowly avoided the servants several times and amazingly chose places where no one was around. Unlike Karen, who tried to move by knowing the servants’ behavior patterns through past experience, Nancy instinctively found routes where she could slip away.

‘Should I have offered money from the beginning?’

Nancy wasn’t really a trustworthy person in many ways.

In fact, Karen wouldn’t have particularly pitied Nancy if Raymond fired her for failing to prevent Karen’s escape. But thinking about it, there were few people as comfortable to work with as her.

“I can see the carriage over there.”

Nancy pointed to the carriage.

Karen felt somewhat refreshed. A relationship that was neither good nor bad, had no trust, but could be comfortable for both if they maintained proper distance.

“Why are you so la… te… oh!”

Isella opened the window from inside the carriage and shouted quietly. Her face seemed slightly angry.

“Are we very late?”

“Just get in quickly. The maid… is just one enough?”

“Will it be insufficient?”

“The ship has plenty of management staff so it should be fine, but, ah, no, just get in and sit in the back. You’re later than I thought.”

Isella urged Karen and Nancy on.

Karen climbed into the carriage. Isella blocked off the space between where she was sitting and the narrow space behind with a wooden board. This created a pitch-black dark room.

“Miss Evans is helping you quite well.”

Nancy whispered in the darkness.

“How much did you agree to pay? If it’s the Evans Family, they wouldn’t move easily for ordinary money. If it’s a special room, it must be tremendous, right?”

Even though it wasn’t her own money being spent, Nancy was suddenly afraid that Karen might be pouring out too much money. Even third-class passage cost money that Nancy, who earned twice as much as ordinary workers, would have to spend a year’s salary on. First-class would be beyond words.

“If you’re worried about the cost, it’s fine.”

“Are you sure it’s fine?”

“Yes, as you said, is Isela Evans someone who would move for money? She’s someone even considerable royalty would envy for wealth.”

For Isela Evans to personally bring a carriage, secretly help Karen escape, and even put her on her own ship – it wasn’t a profitable business. Moreover, she was the wife that Raymond, who had broken his engagement with Isella, kept hidden away.

She was taking the risk of potentially being rumored to have kidnapped and harmed someone.

“Then how on earth did you persuade her?”

“Well, my looks?”

“…”

Though it was dark and Nancy’s face wasn’t visible, it wasn’t hard for Karen to guess what expression Nancy was making. She held back the laughter that was bubbling up.

“Thanks to the wisdom that age has brought me.”

“Yes…”

What Nancy was thinking was probably something Karen had already considered. Nancy could never know Isella better than Karen did.

Isela Evans doesn’t move for money.

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