The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 49

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49.

After Lillian recovered, Duke Baltazar came to visit her.

He said that since his grandson had turned the hideout to powder with snow, they were planning to return to the family mansion.

Perniers, this immoral world.

However, Lillian was so bewildered by the gifts that filled her room that she forgot to curse the Empire.

“Your Grace, what is… what is all this?”

“Hah, really! How could I come empty-handed to visit the sick?”

The Duke crossed his arms and desperately looked elsewhere, seemingly embarrassed.

“I don’t really know what young ladies like these days. I don’t know the trends!”

“…”

“If there are things you don’t like, throw them out. Someone will pick them up.”

Who would throw away such gifts, and who would have the courage to pick them up…?

The gifts were truly all over the place.

Some were precious medicinal herbs, others were colorful bouquets.

Sugar candies that real children would love.

Delicate lace shawls that were so exquisite they bewildered even Lillian, who was from one of the Five Great Families…

He must have brought whatever looked good and decent to his eyes.

She had never received anything like this from Duke Tillard.

“Thank you. Since you gave them to me, I’ll never give them to anyone else and use them all myself.”

“Ahem. The one who should be grateful is, ahem, this old man, not you, young lady.”

The Duke cleared his throat.

“…Even though it was because of that worthless bastard, I showed weakness and was taken advantage of.”

“Your Grace.”

“I almost committed unforgivable acts against both you and my own blood.”

“You just need to not do that in the future, and talk with each other often from now on.”

“…Ahem. But, are you really engaged to His Majesty? Are you really okay with it?”

She pondered that question for a very brief moment.

‘I didn’t say it was a contract engagement, did I? It’s to disguise the Villain’s mark.’

Engagements are meaningful to nobles too.

But they could be broken anytime before marriage.

‘That’s why I made it an engagement with the Villain too.’

Mm, yes.

“Yes, please take care of me in the future.”

“Hah! Really! To think I’d live to see a future granddaughter-in-law from the Tillards. Hah.”

It was a reaction she couldn’t tell was good or bad.

At least Lillian didn’t dislike it.

She had always thought that all elderly people hated and looked down on her.

Lillian walked along the drawing room corridor following the Duke.

Looking through one side of the glass corridor, she could see a rock dragon happily digging up the ground.

“Your Grace. Is that familiar the same one from that time?”

“…Ahem, no.”

“…? Is it a different familiar?”

Oh my.

If it was the same one from last time, she was going to jokingly ask him to tear off one of its rock tail pieces for her.

The Duke let out deep sighs.

“It’s not different, but it regenerated and now has… no memories at all.”

It sounds like it was formatted. How did that happen?

‘Then the previous one was Barkan One, and this is Barkan Two, I guess.’

Lillian waved her hand.

The familiar wagged its tail too. Seeing it in broad daylight, even the rock creature was somewhat cute.

But before she could get closer or try anything.

“Are you finished with your conversation?”

A languid voice was heard.

The Villain with a smiling face was approaching with his arms crossed.

However, Lillian wasn’t fooled.

‘Why is this person acting like that again today…?’

After making that strange suggestion to write a Death Note together.

“Duke, Lillian is not your granddaughter. Are you planning to turn the family tree into a mess?”

“Hah… Really… It looks like we’ll have to pay the dowry from our side.”

“Feel free to pay as much as you want. Lillian would be happy to have more money.”

She thought they had at least made a truce.

But the Villain had become more spiteful.

* * *

Evren was not pleased that the Duke came to visit Lillian.

To be honest, he wanted to chase him away.

‘This woman’s kindness is too public…’

Now he realized it clearly.

That Lillian and he were complete opposites. While he truly had no interest in anything.

‘Lillian Tillard is truly a butterfly.’

He no longer wanted to destroy her.

He wanted to stop looking at her, but she was a butterfly everyone desired.

‘But I don’t think I’ll be able to like it.’

‘The rabbit must have been really pretty in the snow, Your Majesty.’

Ever since hearing those words, it became very unpleasant for him when Lillian even spoke to other beings.

So after practically chasing away the Duke, Lillian threw a light reproach.

“When I was sick, you two were talking well together. Why are you starting your relationship from zero again?”

“Please, enough about the Duke. Just hold my hand.”

“…”

“Hurry. Think of it as holding a leash for a walk.”

Lillian looked at him with glass-like eyes.

But she held his hand.

“…Are you being ridiculous?”

“…? How did you know?”

He stared intently at Lillian’s profile.

He was well aware of the common belief that the Tillard clan had beautiful bloodlines.

But why does she look so newly pretty?

“Lillian.”

“Yes?”

“What did you do today?”

“…?”

Lillian diligently counted on her other hand’s fingers as she answered.

“I met the Duke earlier, and before that I made artifacts, took a walk, and now I’m controlling…?”

“Really? That’s strange.”

“…?”

“Nothing has changed.”

There were no variables in Lillian’s usual activities.

‘It doesn’t seem like I’m acting this way because of the mark either.’

But why does she look so pretty?

“Hmm…”

He frowned even more at this inexplicable phenomenon.

If she’s this pretty, she’ll catch the attention of other humans…

More than this…

“Your Highness. Your Highness, are you listening?”

“We were talking about going to the Imperial Palace.”

I’m listening to everything.

When an S-rank body was comfortable, this was about the extent of it.

“Yes, there’s also the matter of punishing Duke Somnis…”

Lillian smiled brightly.

“Just in time, the Spring Beginning Ball is being held, isn’t it?”

“…Do you even know how to dance? You’re always just sitting around.”

“Hehe. Since I can’t dance, let’s skip that and just take what’s valuable to us.”

Lillian’s eyes sparkled more sharply.

“Now it’s a good opportunity to start setting things off one by one, isn’t it?”

* * *

The ‘Spring Beginning Ball’.

True to Perniers’ love of very intuitive expressions, it was an event held because spring had arrived.

And naturally, the ball held at the Imperial Palace had the highest prestige.

It was an event that only selected members, including the Five Great Families, could attend.

However, the Tillard Family was enjoying this occasion like butterflies.

As if the troubles their household was currently experiencing didn’t matter at all.

Though Ramio couldn’t attend…

In fact, if a grown man said he wasn’t coming because he found balls bothersome, that was his business to handle.

In the first place, as times had changed, the younger generation didn’t necessarily have to attend these events.

Unlike before, there were many other forms of entertainment to enjoy.

Just like how Karkin had recently fled to the gambling house considering recent events.

Meanwhile, Iris was also busy gossiping with her acquaintances.

“Come to think of it, is Miss Lillian still in the north after being broken off from her engagement?”

“Ah-.”

Iris made a gloomy expression.

She was genuinely annoyed and gloomy…

“My sister is, well…”

“My goodness. How stubborn she is.”

“She liked the Young Duke so much… It’s such a shame that she’s diminishing her own charm like that-.”

But before Iris could finish speaking.

A belated call from the herald echoed through the ballroom.

“His Highness Evren is entering!”

Duke Tillard thought irritably.

Why has that bastard been lurking around the capital so much lately…

“…Miss Lillian of the Tillard Family is also en-, entering together!”

At that moment, the Duke nearly crushed the wine glass he was holding with his grip strength.

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