That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 78

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Chapter 78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I tilted my head, but Leon Frazier suddenly grabbed the handle of my wheelchair with a thud, distracting me. This felt ominous.

 

“…What?”

 

“I’m hungry now, so let’s go eat.”

 

“No, push it slowly…. Ah!”

 

This crazy bastard!

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“What should we do, Viscount Lilius? If Young Master Tedrick gets expelled to become a lowly knight at the border like this….”

 

The advisor who had been staying by the side of Viscount Lilius, who was under house arrest, muttered with an anxious expression.

 

The border was already swarming with barbarians.

 

“It’s obvious what those barbaric bastards would do to the knights. What if they turn our son into a half-cripple?”

 

Viscount Lilius also looked like he was going insane. Then Aubrey, who had been unconscious as if having a seizure, woke up.

 

“What, what does that mean! Honey!”

 

“Dear! Please calm down. Someone, bring the medicine!”

 

They barely managed to give her a sedative, but Aubrey was still trembling.

 

“That wicked and cunning thing is finally driving our son to his death? Is that it?!”

 

“Dear. Don’t worry.”

 

Viscount Lilius hurriedly reassured Aubrey, whose hands were even shaking.

 

“You know very well how far the border is from this Grand Duchy, don’t you?”

 

“…So?”

 

Of course, his movements weren’t completely free at the moment, but he wasn’t entirely bound hand and foot.

 

“I’ll somehow attach a few elite knights to Tedrick. And I’ll make sure they keep their mouths shut. If they just say he came because of the house arrest order, even those barbaric bastards won’t dare treat our son carelessly!”

 

Marquis Aster Frazier had little interest in his own children.

 

Especially in Tulia.

 

Even if Tedrick was expelled by her order, he wasn’t the type to send someone all the way here to check what was going on.

 

If he were that kind of person, he should have cared about Tulia long ago, but wasn’t he the one who hadn’t properly sent child support even once during all those years?

 

“Our son is just going away for a brief recuperation. Don’t worry, dear.”

 

While comforting Aubrey, Viscount Lilius quickly recalled the assets he had hidden away in his mind.

 

A large plate holding cake is bound to have cream on it.

 

After Viscount Lilius gained control over domestic affairs, just collecting the crumbs that stuck to his hands amounted to an enormous sum.

 

Naturally, he had saved it all up.

 

‘That money will be enough.’

 

They might be investigating now, but they wouldn’t be able to find the gold he had hidden away in physical form in deep places.

 

He could use those hidden assets to attach people to Tedrick.

 

Viscount Lilius hurriedly gave such instructions to his advisor.

 

However.

 

“Vi, Viscount.”

 

The advisor returned trembling.

 

“That money, not a single bit of it remains.”

 

“What?”

 

Viscount Lilius momentarily doubted his own ears.

 

Where did all that enormous amount, enough to buy two territories and still have money left over, go?!

 

“It, it was all discovered and confiscated by Miss Tulia…!”

 

Thud!

 

Viscount Lilius unconsciously grabbed his advisor by the collar and shook him.

 

“What kind of crazy talk is that!”

 

 

 

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Aubrey came to see me after lunch was over.

 

Unlike during the family meeting when she looked like she might faint, she was very properly dressed up.

 

In other words, she had come fully prepared for battle.

 

‘Well, I know the reason.’

 

Who would have thought Viscount Lilius had hidden away so much wealth?

 

I had seen several times in that Viscount Lilius was really rich, so I had my suspicions.

 

So when I dug into it intensively, my goodness!

 

I was able to discover an enormous hidden fortune, enough to buy two territories and still have money left over.

 

‘He had hidden away an incredible amount.’

 

With this much money, he still took away even young Tulia’s money bit by bit?!

 

He truly was someone who had sold his conscience long, long ago.

 

And Aubrey, who came to see me now….

 

‘Well, I can roughly guess what she’s going to say.’

 

She’s going to ask for money, right?

 

Or ask me to be lenient because Tedrick’s treatment is too harsh.

 

“Lisian, Leon.”

 

Unlike this morning when she acted like she wanted to devour me, Aubrey spoke to Lisian and Leon Frazier in an elegant voice.

 

“I have something to discuss with Tulia alone for a moment, so could you please excuse us?”

 

The perfect attitude of a noble lady.

 

A proud request befitting a high-ranking aristocrat.

 

But then.

 

“That would be, difficult. Aunt.”

 

“What…did you say?”

 

For a moment, Aubrey looked like she doubted her ears.

 

I was also a bit surprised that Lisian would refuse so decisively like that.

 

Aubrey asked.

 

“…Lisian? Why… can’t you?”

 

Then.

 

“Aunt Aubrey.”

 

Leon Frazier casually placed his hand on the handle of my wheelchair.

 

“She’s not feeling well right now. As you know.”

 

“…So?”

 

“How can we leave her alone when we’re worried? What if she gets hurt again?”

 

It was a statement with many implications.

 

For instance, it seemed to be pointing out Aubrey’s savage behavior from this morning.

 

Naturally understanding this, Aubrey’s hands trembled.

 

“Are you disrespecting my honor right now?”

 

“It’s not like that.”

 

“Then what is it! I am your superior and your aunt! Insulting a noble lady like this is not in any etiquette of the Briyang Empire!”

 

‘Ugh. She’s going to have a complete fit at this rate.’

 

That would be troublesome.

 

I didn’t want to see someone having a seizure in front of me.

 

Besides.

 

Anyway, I also wanted to properly step on her…. No, no.

 

‘I’m unconsciously thinking like Tulia.’

 

I cleared my throat inwardly and quickly composed my expression.

 

Whatever Aubrey was going to say, I planned to politely tell her to get lost, but I should at least pretend to listen for now.

 

I was also secretly curious about how she had racked her brains to overcome this crisis.

 

“Then oppa, can you wait outside the door?”

 

Lisian looked reluctant, but eventually.

 

“Okay. Tulia.”

 

He obediently agreed.

 

“Hey. What about me? Should I stay by your side?”

 

Hey, you should just get lost entirely.

 

…Those words almost slipped out, but I smiled sweetly instead.

 

“You should be next to Lisian oppa, what are you talking about. Go.”

 

“Ah, here’s the temperature difference with hyung again… Well, fine. Hyung! Let’s go together!”

 

Leon Frazier grumbled but hurriedly followed Lisian.

 

In an instant, only the two of us remained, and the surroundings became quiet.

 

“Tulia.”

 

Seeming quite urgent, Aubrey immediately got to the point.

 

“Yes. Aunt?”

 

“You took my jewelry.”

 

“Ah. The jewelry.”

 

Only then did I guess what Aubrey was trying to say.

 

Jewelry.

 

The tremendous amount of treasures that had been in Aubrey’s jewelry box.

 

She was talking about how I had confiscated some of it through the servants.

 

Did she hear that I had confiscated all the money Lilius had hidden?

 

So she must have hurriedly tried to retrieve at least the jewelry she had secured.

 

“The things you took are dowry gifts I brought when I married into this family. They’re my dowry. How could you mistakenly take even those? They are strictly my personal property, Tulia.”

 

“Personal property?”

 

When I chuckled, Aubrey’s face hardened.

 

That was understandable.

 

‘Of course, if those were really Aubrey’s jewelry, then I would be guilty of theft for taking them.’

 

If that were the case, Aubrey wouldn’t have brought it up so nicely and urgently.

 

She was using a gentle voice because she had something to feel guilty about too.

 

‘That’s only natural.’

 

The jewelry she possessed wasn’t Aubrey’s, but belonged to the Grand Duke Frazier House.

 

Every single piece without exception.

 

“Aunt. It’s troublesome if you keep lying to me.”

 

I shook the bell on the table.

 

Ring ring.

 

Then the door burst open and Leon Frazier came rushing in like lightning.

 

“Why! What is it! What’s wrong!”

 

‘No, why are you coming?’

 

I gritted my teeth and smiled at Leon Frazier, who had rushed in like a puppy during this important and tense moment.

 

“Could you call Grans instead of coming yourself, oppa?”

 

This was originally a bell for calling servants!

 

Honestly, it was a bit embarrassing, but Aubrey looked like she wanted to gnaw her nails to bits if she could right now.

 

So fortunately, she didn’t seem to pay much attention to this stupid scene.

 

‘Phew.’

 

Meanwhile, Grans brought the document list I had told him to prepare in advance.

 

“Look at this. Aunt Aubrey.”

 

Aubrey looked through the documents one by one.

 

One page, two pages.

 

Her beautifully manicured hands trembled.

 

‘I’ve seen this countless times while playing that bread game, you know?’

 

The ending where Coriko becomes the Grand Duchess.

 

There were words that Aubrey said when she came with a smile to congratulate her.

 

 

 

-Coriko, I sincerely congratulate you. Oh, and I’ve been keeping the Grand Ducal House’s jewelry all this time, but now I’ll return it all to you. I’m so happy. To find the true owner of the jewelry.

 

 

 

And the incredibly high-quality jewelry pile illustration that followed.

 

I thought nothing of it then.

 

But thinking about it now, I suspected that Aubrey had been putting the Grand Ducal House’s jewelry in her own jewelry box without permission from long ago.

 

That suspicion?

 

Was right on target.

 

So I had them retrieve only the jewelry that was ‘good for selling’ first.

 

Mainly those crafted in pure gold, with gems of appropriate thickness and size.

 

In other words, only jewelry accessories that could be easily converted to cash anytime and wouldn’t be a waste to dismantle and sell.

 

Since there was a proper reason and a perfect list, even the senior maids couldn’t dare to stop it.

 

“I don’t understand why you would even lie to try to get those jewelry pieces back, Aunt Aubrey.”

 

My words seemed to hit the mark.

 

Aubrey’s eyes became even more fierce.

 

“Wouldn’t it be more convenient for both of us if you told me straight what you need?”

 

“…”

 

She took a deep breath. After taking a sip of the tea that had been served out of courtesy, Aubrey slowly opened her mouth.

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