That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

“Father told me to change your maids, so I came to see for myself…”

Aubrey’s amber eyes were gleaming coldly like a boss who had found a traitor.

“Looking at them like this, they certainly lack refinement and dignity, quite unsuitable for you as a young lady of the Marquis House.”

“Ma, Madam!”

“Shut up!”

Slap!

Rilda, who instinctively realized something terrible had happened, unconsciously grabbed Aubrey’s sleeve, but what came back was a slap across the face.

“Oh my. Little Aunt.”

I said with a surprised expression.

“What great wrong did Rilda commit to deserve such harsh words… Did Rilda do something to greatly displease you, Aunt?”

Aubrey, who had been grumbling, flinched. She reflexively checked behind her.

Of course, since I was facing Aubrey from across the room, I had been looking behind her from the moment we faced each other.

I knew who was standing there too.

Ruk Kelfosher.

Assis Grand Duke Frazier’s chief advisor and other advisors had come there together.

Aubrey quickly composed her expression.

“No, Tulia. The servant suddenly grabbed my sleeve like a madwoman from the streets, so I was startled and raised my voice.”

Contrary to her words, Aubrey was looking at the ‘traitors’ with eyes burning with fury.

Of course, the maids looked desperate to explain that they absolutely weren’t, that they hadn’t betrayed Aubrey.

In fact, one or two were already shaking their heads frantically with expressions full of innocence…

‘What’s the point when I’ve already called out each one by name precisely?’

Aubrey was already adding certainty upon certainty that she had been betrayed.

“Take all of them away. I’ll re-educate them properly from the beginning!”

“Yes, Madam!”

With voices still unable to suppress their anger, Aubrey’s senior maids dragged away Rilda and the rest of the maids.

“Ma, Madam!”

“Madam! Please spare us!”

‘What they call education for traitors is…’

I could tell without seeing that Aubrey seemed to have quite vicious hands.

Having finally legally expelled those spy-like girls from my room, I would be able to peacefully greet night and morning.

“Well then, Tulia. Continue resting. I’ll…”

“Oh. Little Aunt.”

I caught Aubrey, who was trying to disappear quickly after leaving a hollow greeting, and asked.

“Since I overslept today, I didn’t get to hear. What happened to Tedrick?”

Aubrey’s face froze in its forced smile.

“Tedrick isn’t that kind of child, but it seems he did something bad because he felt inferior about grades compared to me…”

“…”

“…Right?”

“Why would my son feel inferior to someone like you!”

Aubrey, who had shouted angrily, belatedly checked Ruk Kelfosher’s movements behind her.

And ridiculously, now she was even watching my reactions a little.

I erased the smile I had been holding and asked back.

“Someone like me?”

“No, that’s not what I meant… This aunt misspoke for a moment, you know how upset I am…”

“Aunt Aubrey.”

I smiled again. Like an idiot with no pride or anything.

“I’m very curious about Grandfather’s punishment for Tedrick.”

But I didn’t speak like a complete fool either.

“He must have received a very severe punishment.”

“…!”

“What happened, Ruk?”

Aubrey, who had planned to keep her mouth shut like a clam, trembled.

Ruk Kelfosher, as always, answered neatly and politely.

But unlike usual, he wore a slight smile.

“Young Master Tedrick has been ordered to relocate by His Grace the Grand Duke.”

“Relocate? Where to?”

“To where Miss Tulia previously stayed…”

‘Huh?’

“Randel Warehouse.”

“There? Good heavens.”

I was genuinely surprised this time, not expecting Assis Grand Duke Frazier to issue such a harsh sentence.

“That warehouse is no place for people to live, especially in winter when hands and feet freeze… Until when?”

“Young Master Tedrick has been sentenced to indefinite house arrest.”

“Good heavens.”

I looked at Aubrey and smiled slightly.

“Tedrick has really become pitiful. Little Aunt.”

Aubrey, who had been listening while trembling, finally let out a small scream and quickly ran out of my room.

‘No wonder her eyes were full of bloodshot veins from the moment she entered.’

I felt like humming and raising a toast.

The guy who always mocked Tulia for living in a beggar-like castle would now live there forever.

Until he married and left, he couldn’t even dream of the main castle or the nice annex buildings.

I turned my gaze to the few maids hesitating at the doorway.

“Why aren’t you following your mistress?”

“We are the maids that Madam newly assigned to you, Miss.”

I found Aubrey’s presence of mind to plant new spies on me admirable in a different way.

“I don’t need you, so all of you go back.”

“What? But the Young Madam specifically…”

“Are you all perhaps defying this?”

When I shook Glory, Frazier’s Necklace around my neck, the maids looked at each other helplessly.

But eventually, the maids retreated with pale faces.

After all the outsiders left and the quarters became quiet, Ruk spoke in a plain voice.

“Miss Tulia. I have a small piece of news to share.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“This morning, His Grace the Grand Duke.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Decided to completely revoke Young Madam… Viscountess Aubrey’s domestic authority.”

“Oh my.”

“Goodness.”

Even Adel, who was usually quiet, seemed quite surprised. I was quite shocked too.

‘But is it okay to tell me about such important matters in advance?’

Perhaps Assis Grand Duke Frazier had given silent permission to give me a heads up.

After Ruk and the other advisors left my quarters, Adel brought cream cake made with figs.

She said it was a snack.

“Oh, Miss Tulia. They said the weather will get colder, so I got several new pairs of wool slippers.”

“Thank you, Adel.”

“Not at all. They’re soft, aren’t they?”

“Yeah.”

“They seem to fit your feet well too. If they’re uncomfortable at all, please let me know.”

“I will, Adel.”

Contrary to Adel’s concerns, the white wool slippers that snugly wrapped around my entire feet were warm and soft.

The combination of sugar, cream, and figs that slid across my tongue like snowflakes was also blissful.

Originally, Tulia in had also lived enjoying such luxuries—no, even greater luxuries than this.

However, all while being deceived by Viscount Lilius.

‘Not anymore.’

I had roughly dealt with the people who used to ignore and torment Tulia. Of course, I would continue to deal with them in the future.

‘And now, slowly… I need to go see the Male Leads.’

The Crown Prince first.

The one with the highest difficulty level even in the game.

That’s why even in the game, I had to meet him first among all the Male Leads and click his choices to see the ending.

‘Otherwise, there was no mercy.’

Since I needed to achieve an A grade, I had to raise all the Male Leads’ Affection Levels to nearly maximum.

With the other Male Leads, the order of meeting didn’t matter, but the Crown Prince had to be met first.

Even though I was a direct lineage member of Frazier wearing Glory around my neck, I was still too young to have had my debutante.

So leaving the Frazier Domain to go to the Imperial Palace alone was nearly impossible.

‘But soon, someone who will help me will come looking for me on their own.’

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That day’s lunch was a salad drizzled with refreshing orange sauce, sweet pumpkin cream soup, and chop steak with the savory aroma of sautéed onions and butter wafting up.

There was also freshly squeezed fruit juice.

“You really seem to love meat, Miss.”

“Yeah. Maybe because I haven’t eaten much of it?”

Especially expensive things like beef.

Even when I was Han Ina, I felt awkward reaching for meat dishes, so I’d just pick at vegetables instead.

Adel paused at my words as I chewed on the steak.

But she soon smiled gently and made me excited by saying that tonight’s menu would include lobster salad and tenderloin steak.

After finishing the meal and happily devouring the chocolate dessert.

Knock knock.

The sound of knocking on the door was heard.

“Who could it be at this hour? I’ll go check.”

Adel went outside and returned with a slightly surprised expression to report.

“Miss Tulia. A teacher… I mean, Schuls Schmidt Pneuma has come to see you?”

“A teacher, suddenly? Please escort him to the reception room.”

“Yes, Miss.”

As expected.

I knew he would come around this time.

The very important connection that would take me to the Crown Prince.

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