That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 114

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Chapter 114

“Absolutely not. The Tulia I know would grab someone by the hair and drag them to throw into an oak barrel if she didn’t like them.”

“Tulia has also, g-grown up… enough to, to mature.”

“Ah! Brother really doesn’t know that girl Tulia! That’s not it!”

Leon looked at Lisian with an expression of frustration.

“She was as vicious as the god of evil! That wasn’t the kind of malice that could be neutralized just by aging, you know? Maybe when she’s twenty thousand years old!”

“Th-then Tulia must be t-twenty thousand years old n-now.”

“Argh! Brother!”

Lisian just accepted whatever Tulia did.

Even when Tulia did something slightly well, he would praise her saying she was originally smart, or even more clever than himself, or the greatest talent of Frazier.

He would give such praise without hesitation, making Leon feel exasperated.

“Praise me a little too! Is she the only one who’s your sibling and I was picked up from somewhere?! Huh?!”

“Leon.”

“Yes! Brother!”

Lisian spoke without taking his eyes off the documents he was reading.

“You’re f-far more l-lacking than Tulia.”

“Ah! Really!”

Finally, Leon Frazier, who had been stamping his feet, plopped down on the sofa. The soft sofa sank deeply and bounced back up.

“But brother. You felt it too, right?”

Leon continued while glancing toward the door connected to Tulia’s office.

“That woman is a bit strange. I mean…”

“Her outfit?”

“Yeah, right. You noticed it the moment you saw her too. Her outfit is very strange.”

“Yes.”

“Well, anyone with eyes would notice. Of course, it seems like no one else knows except us.”

Leon asked.

“Tulia doesn’t seem to know either. Are you going to tell her?”

Lisian lifted his head for the first time from the documents he had been focused on.

Summer, green foliage, straight stems.

Eyes of that color turned toward Leon.

“No.”

A short but firm answer. Leon immediately accepted it.

“Right. She might feel bad if she knew the truth. If it’s her.”

“That’s not it…”

Lisian’s straight, neat fingers picked up the documents again.

“There’s someone else… who should tell her.”

“…Huh?”

There was no further explanation. Leon blinked and belatedly said “Ah,” then crossed his legs and leaned back.

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“Thanks to you, we can hold a very grand birthday banquet. Thank you, Lady Tulia.”

“It’s something Uncle Nigella requested. Don’t mention it. Just prepare well.”

“Of course.”

Nigella’s advisor bowed and withdrew. In his hands was the box I had given him. It was a box containing one of the keys to the Grand Duke’s warehouse.

‘To insist on holding Sandra’s birthday party.’

Her real birthday was still two months away, but their intention was obvious – to hold the birthday party when Belladonna came to the main castle and when so many nobles and retainers were attending.

“Lady Tulia.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Are you alright with this?”

I nodded at Adel’s concerned question.

“Well, it’s fine. Though I find it strange that they accepted it without complaint even though I deliberately gave them the key to a small-to-medium warehouse.”

In other words, it made me think they had some ulterior motive.

“Are they planning to spill juice on me at the banquet?”

“Shall I stay by your side?”

“No. If you’re there too, it would seem like I’m being too conscious of that mother-daughter pair, so don’t come. One or two ordinary maids as my attendants will be sufficient.”

“But… I understand, Miss.”

When Viscount Lilius and Aubrey were expelled, their direct subordinates were naturally replaced as well.

And when I returned to the palace last time, I once again made a firm decision and proceeded with replacing the internal servants.

No matter what, having all the castle’s information leak to the head of an information guild was unacceptable, wasn’t it?

‘It’s fortunate that Adel thoroughly reorganized all the servants’ personal information.’

Thanks to that, I was able to easily identify and remove suspicious servants after just cross-checking.

‘Our Adel is amazing.’

If I’m this proud, how much more proud, grateful, and sorry must Ruk Kelfosher feel toward Adel?

‘Lately he’s been bringing me a lot more good tea leaves and silk.’

Especially choosing times when Adel was by my side.

But each time, Adel’s expression showed no significant change when I glanced at her.

Even Ruk Kelfosher was the same.

If I hadn’t known about Ruk and Adel’s relationship, it was such an ironclad poker face that I wouldn’t have detected any strangeness at all.

I guess siblings are siblings after all.

“I can avoid all the juice, but just in case, should I add waterproof fabric on top?”

“How about stationing the knights outside the banquet hall instead? Lady Tulia.”

I laughed “Ahaha” at Adel’s joke.

“Hey, Adel can make jokes like that too. Just like Grandfather with such excessive…”

Suddenly, Adel, the assistant butler, and the personal physician silently exchanged glances. Only then did I realize.

“…Ah. That wasn’t a joke.”

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‘Ah. I should have stationed the knights.’

I had to work hard to hide my cold smile as I entered the grand banquet hall.

I should have brought everyone – the knights, Lisian, Leon Frazier, the trio including Adel, and Grandfather.

My thinking was too shallow.

“Oh my, Lady Tulia! You’ve arrived!”

“It’s so wonderful to see you up close like this again. How is it that your eyes sparkle with such intelligence every time I see you?”

“Is today a spring goddess concept? Indeed, they say the head maid is so skilled… The pale pink dress suits you so well.”

“Is that sapphire necklace a gift from His Grace the Grand Duke? My, the craftsmanship is extraordinary!”

The noble ladies and ladies who rushed to me upon my entrance laughed “haha hoho” and warmly greeted me.

Up to this point, the atmosphere seemed quite pleasant.

As if Tulia’s past as a notorious troublemaker had disappeared into the distant past.

She just appeared as a granddaughter receiving abundant favor from a powerful figure, a beautiful marquis’s daughter whose life others would envy.

‘But.’

I smiled and answered each one, while inwardly scanning the surroundings sharply.

‘They’re all mother-daughter pairs. Every single one, without exception.’

Occasionally there were families where the mother was absent, but in such cases, those ladies had entered accompanied by their fathers.

So in other words.

Today, there was one entry code for Sandra’s birthday party.

Only mother and daughter pairs were allowed entry.

Or, only father and daughter pairs were allowed entry.

‘Tulia has neither a mother nor father, those evil people….’

Usually at other parties or banquets, there were many people I could ask to escort me.

There was Lisian, the true male lead packed full of advantages, and even that Leon Frazier guy who at least had decent looks on the surface.

Even if not them, Grandfather would thoughtfully send several fine knights and tell me to choose whichever ones I liked to accompany me.

But today’s birthday party host was Sandra Frazier.

The party had to be held according to her wishes, and I had even received my invitation almost last.

‘I didn’t really mind though.’

Since it was a party being held at Frazier Main Castle anyway, I had to attend as the one actually in charge of the internal household affairs.

But to try to embarrass me in this way.

Click-clack.

Just then, particularly loud clicking shoe sounds brushed past my ears.

Perhaps those shoe sounds stood out because everyone had gone quiet at the same time.

The family that appeared, parting the nobles gathered around me like the Red Sea, was naturally.

Nigella and the adulterous couple. And their daughter.

“Tulia. You’ve dressed very ladylike today.”

“Thank you. You look very gentlemanly and handsome too, Uncle.”

I shifted my gaze to stare at Sandra.

“Sandra looks very cute and glamorous too. It’s a dress I’ve never seen before, but it’s the prettiest dress I’ve ever seen.”

“As expected, Older Sister has good taste!”

Sandra smiled brightly and spread out her light purple dress wide to show it off.

“Father specially gifted me this dress! It’s a limited season piece by designer Forss, and he had jewels added by hand!”

“Hmm hmm. For my daughter, that much is nothing.”

‘Look at that. He really is someone who’ll ruin the territory.’

Since Nigella was Grand Duke Frazier’s biological son, he inherited the special title of Grand Count rather than just Count.

While it’s true that his income is much higher than a regular count’s, to hang fist-sized jewels all over a dress his daughter wears?

Moreover, if it’s a limited season product from a top designer, the price would surely be beyond imagination.

‘That dress alone would easily cost in the billions. If you add the price of the jewels….’

It would be no joke.

“By the way, did you come alone without an escort?”

Nigella had a genuinely puzzled expression. Before I could even open my mouth, Belladonna Mertung, who was leaning against Nigella, smiled awkwardly.

“I’m sorry. The servants made a mistake and failed to deliver the invitation that said Lady Tulia could enter together with the young masters of the Marquis House.”

In that moment, I could feel everyone closing their mouths and exchanging glances with each other.

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