She Became My Friend’s Mother-In-Law - Chapter 87

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Chapter 87. Tira’s Identity Exposed

“H-how did you….”

The color drained from Tira’s face.

Her lips, which had been confidently pressuring Cecilia just moments before, trembled violently.

Leaving Tira aside, Cecilia exchanged greetings with Mrs. Ruth.

“You must have had a difficult journey coming all this way?”

“Not at all. Thanks to the express ship ticket you sent, I had a comfortable trip.”

“Still, you must be tired from the journey. No matter how fast, you spent ten days on the ship.”

Cecilia smiled gently.

When she first heard from the information broker that ‘Nigel Russ was bringing his daughter,’

She immediately sent a separate letter to Mrs. Ruth.

The content was that she hoped the contract would proceed smoothly and that she would take good care of her daughter.

If Tira really was her daughter, it would have been just a formal greeting.

If something was strange, there would be movement from that side.

‘And the lady immediately boarded a ship and came all the way here.’

The express ship ticket she had slipped into the letter proved its worth.

Unlike regular passenger ships that usually took about a month,

Express ships could cross the strait in about ten days.

Of course, the ticket price was astronomical.

‘But it was worth the investment.’

In the end, didn’t Mrs. Ruth arrive here at the perfect timing she wanted?

Cecilia smiled with satisfaction.

“Not at all. I’m just grateful for your consideration. But more than that….”

Mrs. Ruth turned her gaze toward Tira.

Tira’s shoulders flinched.

“What do you mean my husband has a daughter?”

“Oh my.”

Cecilia asked innocently.

“That young lady Tira over there said she was Mr. Russ’s daughter. Wasn’t that true?”

“Pardon?”

Mrs. Ruth frowned.

She and Nigel only had two sons.

A daughter she didn’t even know about?

“Gasp….”

Tira instinctively stepped back.

She felt like prey standing before a predator.

A brief silence fell.

“N-no, I mean….”

Tira couldn’t continue her words.

She had always manipulated men and mocked their wives,

But this was the first time facing one so directly.

Cold sweat ran down her spine.

“F-father, no, Mr. Russ said I was weak… so he thought of me like a daughter….”

“Like a daughter?”

“Yes! Madam! Please don’t misunderstand!”

It was an absurd excuse by anyone’s standards.

Just out of kindness, adorning her with fancy dresses and jewelry,

And accompanying her to a distant continent?

“D-dear?”

Then Nigel Russ, who arrived late, saw his wife and his mouth fell open.

His face also turned white as a sheet.

“H-how are you here….”

“Why, is this somewhere I shouldn’t be?”

“N-no, that’s not it….”

Nigel wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Ruth said calmly.

“You explain.”

“Wh-what?”

“That woman, what’s your relationship with her?”

“Ah, that’s….”

Nigel glanced at Tira.

Of course, he still found Tira pretty.

But he didn’t love her enough to acknowledge their relationship in front of his wife, who held all business authority.

“Sh-she’s a prostitute I met here! She kept clinging to me annoyingly, so I just took her around a bit!”

“Wh-what did you say? A prostitute? Met here?”

Tira’s face contorted.

Even if his wife was scary, still.

How could he degrade her, who had spent so much time with him, as a prostitute!

It wasn’t like I was the only one enjoying it!

“Nigel! Are you trying to betray me now?”

Tira rushed at Nigel with a fierce expression.

Nigel also didn’t back down and roughly pushed her away.

“What the hell are you doing!”

“Ahhh!”

With a thud, Tira tumbled to the floor.

Nigel pointed at her and raised his voice.

“How dare you! Who are you laying hands on! You lowly thing!”

It was an exaggerated gesture, clearly conscious of his wife’s gaze.

Tears streamed down Tira’s eyes.

Soon she sat on the floor and began crying loudly.

‘What a spectacle.’

Cecilia clicked her tongue inwardly at the scene devoid of any dignity.

Just like Evan and Rosena.

Those who scratched at others’ hearts and made a fuss as if it were the love of the century always ended up like this.

“What’s all this about?”

“Oh my, isn’t that Miss Ruth? Why is she acting like that on the floor?”

“Who is that lady? I’ve never seen her before.”

Hearing the commotion, noblewomen gathered one by one.

‘Oh no!’

Nigel’s face hardened instantly.

Everyone gathered here were the mistresses of prominent families in Brisen.

If his reputation got tarnished here,

All the effort of coming to Listea would turn to nothing in an instant.

Nigel approached Tira and grabbed her arm.

“G-get up right now! Get lost!”

“I won’t go! I said I won’t go!”

Tira raised her head.

Her face was stained with tears, but her eyes flashed with anger.

“Why are you changing your words? You said you’d find me a marriage partner in Listea, away from your wife’s eyes! You said if I just pretended to be your daughter, we’d quickly find a good match!”

“Wh-what nonsense!”

Naijel shouted urgently.

But it was already too late.

The murmuring among the noblewomen grew even louder.

“Pretending to be his daughter?”

“Then she’s been deceiving us all this time?”

“Good heavens, how disgusting.”

The gazes of the noblewomen who had been favorable toward Tira and Naijel until now had turned to contempt.

“That’s enough. I’ve heard plenty.”

Mrs. Ruth, who had been silently watching until then, stepped forward.

Despite all the commotion.

The lady’s face was calm and resolute.

She slowly approached Tira.

“Foolish thing.”

The lady clicked her tongue disapprovingly.

There was neither anger nor pity in her eyes.

It was simply the look one gives to an insect.

“Unable to meet a proper man, you meet one who betrays his own family?”

“…”

Tira sat collapsed on the floor, trembling violently.

She had felt superior all this time, stealing the husbands of distinguished ladies.

But that misguided self-esteem was shattered to pieces by Mrs. Ruth’s single remark.

And with the cold stares of the surrounding noblewomen as well.

“Aaaaah!”

Finally, Tira buried her head on the floor and screamed.

Cecilia, who had been quietly watching, gestured to the nearby servants.

The sturdy servants roughly pulled Tira to her feet.

“Please leave now. We cannot have any more disturbance at the Duke’s Mansion.”

“Let go of me! Let me go! Your Grace! Please help me! Your Grace!”

Even while being dragged away, Tira screamed and struggled.

But she was no match for the strong hands holding her.

‘Why is she calling for another woman’s husband until the very end?’

Cecilia watched with crossed arms as Tira was forcibly loaded into the carriage.

She thought it was good that she had suggested Rainer go out earlier.

Though Rainer hadn’t been keen on leaving Cecilia alone at Elise’s tea party.

She didn’t want Tira to lay eyes on Rainer until the very last moment.

And so the carriage carrying Tira disappeared into the distance.

“What are you standing there gaping for?”

Mrs. Ruth spoke coldly to Naijel, who had been standing there with a dazed expression.

“You get lost too.”

“H-honey? Wait, just listen to what I have to say—”

“No, I don’t need to. We’re getting divorced as of this moment.”

“Wh-what? Divorce?”

Naijel looked incredulous.

His business had been conducted from start to finish under his in-laws’ influence.

But separating from his wife meant.

Everything he had built up until now would turn to nothing in an instant.

“H-honey! I was wrong! I’ll never do it again! Please reconsider!”

Naijel tried to cling to her.

But Mrs. Ruth coldly swatted away her ex-husband’s hand as if annoyed.

And she turned to Cecilia.

“Madam, could you have this person removed as well?”

“Certainly.”

The servants who had returned after forcibly putting Tira in the carriage now carried Naijel out.

The noblewomen murmured at the rarely seen adultery drama.

And standing among them was Elise with a stern expression.

“…”

Cecilia and Elise’s eyes met.

While Elise frowned.

Cecilia wore a victorious smile.

‘Mother-in-law. You can never defeat me.’

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