The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 55
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55.
Lillian’s engagement to the Crown Prince.
Elrik Tillard despised the Baltazar bloodline, so he could not accept such a union.
“The fact that the Empress deliberately omitted only Karkin’s name means she wants us to handle it.”
Haha. The Duke laughed with a face full of contempt.
Even though he himself had given Lillian the imperial family’s informal approval.
The Duke had also been thinking of resolving this without such harsh confrontation.
But when he told Lillian to come out and meet him, what reply had come back?
‘I cannot move due to the status of the person accompanying me.’
If she was going to have the Prince present as well, she was telling the Tillards to come to her.
How dare she, when she lived by the blood the Duke had given her.
“I must meet with the Crown Prince and Lillian. Make preparations.”
“Yes, Grandfather.”
After barely escaping from the room.
Kuern covered his face and swallowed a pained groan.
“Haah. How on earth am I supposed to resolve this.”
Many families had been investigated because of his younger brother.
Those families came every day demanding he somehow resolve the situation!
‘Young Duke, wouldn’t it be too embarrassing to request this matter directly from His Grace the Duke?’
‘So please, we beg for a swift resolution!’
But Kuern had never handled such matters before.
Meanwhile, Iris was busy preparing to welcome the Princess of Tenebrin.
Princess Meliora was, after all, Iris’s regular client.
“Oh dear, Brother. I’d like to help you right now, but it’s difficult.”
“I’m relying on you because you’re so capable at everything. Just a little time-.”
“Oh, really! Her Majesty the Empress gave direct orders, you know?”
Iris feigned ignorance.
In truth, things like external communications.
‘I’ve left it all to Lillian.’
So how grateful she was for this welcome banquet for that disgusting princess.
Just then, Duke Tillard, finished preparing to go out, emerged.
“Is everyone ready to depart?”
“Yes, Grandfather.”
Duke Elrik Tillard’s eyes flashed.
“I must go make that wench come to her senses.”
* * *
Lillian had invited her blood relatives to the castle.
This was truly the first time the Tillard family had come to this side.
‘It was already a beautiful place to begin with.’
Upon hearing that Duke Tillard, the Young Duke, and Iris would be visiting, the servants literally staked their lives on it.
“Not a speck of dust! Clean everything!”
“Aah! Whoever polished this silverware, come out! Do you want to die?”
“This centerpiece won’t do for the flower arrangements, call the gardener immediately!”
It was an intense determination to not let the Tillards find a single flaw.
And on the day they came to the castle.
Marguerite was also extremely nervous as she observed proper etiquette.
“Miss. Duke Tillard, the Young Duke, and Iris have arrived.”
That strange hostility seeped through even in the subtly improper greeting.
Lillian saw her blood relatives after a long time.
But they all looked subtly more rough around the edges than before.
Why did Grandfather and Brother already look like that?
Among them, only one person seemed to be in the best condition.
A woman with dazzling platinum hair flowing behind her, running over with innocent charm.
“Sister!”
Iris called out to her.
However, before Iris could take another step closer, she stopped abruptly.
What had Marguerite said about today’s outfit?
‘You absolutely must crush her spirit!’
Iris, who had always chosen Lillian’s clothes, had her lips drawn tight.
“It’s been a while, Iris.”
“Indeed, Sister. I was startled because I almost didn’t recognize you. What’s the occasion? You wearing such clothes.”
Her eyes raked over Lillian from head to toe like claws.
“Your complexion has improved too. We’ve been so heartbroken over you that we can’t even sleep…”
“Oh my, really?”
Lillian cupped one cheek and tilted her head.
“How strange. You should be staying up all night working on new designs by now. You’re looking quite well yourself, aren’t you?”
Iris’s cheek twitched slightly.
‘The new design was bought from the Information Guild.’
She was suddenly worried.
Her grandfather and all her family still believed that all the products were Iris’s work.
‘Surely Lillian isn’t planning to reveal that here?’
No way. What evidence could she possibly have?
But she forced a smile.
“Really? It’s because it’s not difficult for me.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Some people might stay up all night agonizing over such things though.”
Lillian smiled faintly.
How strange. To steal someone else’s work and still be so brazen about it.
“You’ll do well with whatever you prepare. Right?”
“Of course-.”
“How long are you all planning to just stand there exchanging greetings?”
The Tillard family froze mid-bow upon hearing Evren’s voice from the entrance.
Lillian was actually shocked as well.
‘Why is that man dressed like that?’
He hadn’t even properly put on his cravat, and two buttons of his shirt were undone at the top.
His hair was also loosely tied with a single string, making him look like someone who had been lounging in his room.
As if the visitors weren’t the Empire’s highest nobility, but mere servants.
Lillian hurriedly rushed to his side.
“Your Highness, if you come out like that-! What about the people who will see your attire?”
“But it’s bothersome.”
“Haah, I’ll finish this quickly.”
At Lillian’s unconscious remark, her family’s faces hardened even more grimly.
She hadn’t arranged this meeting simply to make her family abandon her.
It was a setup to make them shoot themselves in the foot.
‘These people still don’t know that I’ve awakened.’
Because Ramio happened to miss seeing it and got beaten up by the Villain instead.
* * *
Duke Tillard was swallowing his rage with veins bulging from his neck to his jaw.
That damned Crown Prince.
If only that bastard didn’t have the power of annihilation, he would have been brought down long ago.
‘He’s not even giving proper greetings.’
Moreover, he wasn’t even sitting face to face with them.
He was sprawled alone on the chaise lounge in the room like a cat.
This meant that by etiquette, the Tillard Family couldn’t even speak to the prince first.
It was truly an attitude showing he trusted Lillian would handle everything herself, with no interest in them whatsoever.
Furthermore.
‘Are Lillian and the prince really…?’
The prince’s attitude, his loose clothing as if he’d just gotten out of bed…
Combined with Lillian’s casual manner toward him.
‘They probably thought this would be suitable bait to tear apart the alliance between us and the Pavil Family, right?’
The Count’s eyes burned even more with anger.
‘This stupid, ungrateful wench!’
She must have thought she could get revenge by betraying the family like this.
However.
“You used your head, but it’s truly lacking, Lillian.”
“Grandfather.”
“Did you think you could threaten this Elric Tillard with something like this?”
This fancy drawing room, the servants standing at attention.
The prince backing you up.
Did she think the head of the Tillard Family would be intimidated by such things?
“Just because His Highness shows you a little favor now, you dare to boldly stand against your grandfather?”
“…”
“You even dare to put your own blood, your brother, in prison?”
She was a girl who would immediately cower and submit at one shout from him.
So she should show signs of crumbling from this one question.
But Lillian nonchalantly took out a recording stone and placed it on the table in the center.
When her index finger lightly pressed the jewel, a familiar voice was heard.
Click.
– I’ll buy you another one, so hurry back with Lillian.
Click.
– I’ll buy you another one, so hurry back with Lillian.
The room became eerily quiet.
Kuern’s face turned deathly pale.
Lillian answered innocently.
“Oh, I thought you might not have heard. Shall I play it again?”
“What do you think you’re doing!”
“I’m presenting evidence that the Young Count of Tillard committed illegal acts.”
Clack.
The recording stone was placed on the table.
“It seems everyone in this room has some misunderstanding.”
“Lillian-.”
“I didn’t come here to be threatened, but invited you to make a deal. Let’s not waste time on confusion about the purpose of this meeting.”
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