The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 59
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59.
That night.
Lillian had a dream.
It was a continuation of the content she had dreamed about when she went through her awakening fever.
However, in the dream, she was in a bed.
…Aren’t you tired of it, hospital bed?
Even when she died in her ‘previous life’, she died in a hospital room.
But unlike her ‘previous life’, in this dream Lillian was not alone.
‘I hate you so much.’
A man was standing next to her as she lay half-reclined.
The man was armed in black.
His face was erased and couldn’t be seen.
‘I feel like you’re doing this to make me miserable.’
‘…’
‘Do you know what your subordinates call me?’
The man said nothing.
Lillian couldn’t bring herself to voice the insult either.
Even in such a wretched state, her petty pride remained, unable to be abandoned.
She was desperate to hurt the other person.
‘Please abandon me.’
‘…Ridiculous.’
Only then did the man respond.
‘You and I could never be imprinted even if we died and came back to life. That’s what the prophecy says.’
‘…’
‘It’s become ridiculous since we’re stealing someone else’s mate.’
‘If you know everything, then why!’
‘So what does it matter?’
He approached and sneered.
‘I was the one who picked you up.’
The distant sound of a horn could be heard.
It was the signal for battle.
* * *
Ramio came out of prison.
Kuern bit his lips seeing Ramio’s condition.
His face still had bruises from the traces of beatings.
Having been raised preciously, the days spent in prison had been mentally brutal.
“…Welcome back, Ramio.”
“Where’s Lillian?”
“What?”
“Sister Lillian.”
Kuern looked at the dazed Ramio and shook his head.
“Lillian is no longer part of our family.”
“…What?”
“Lillian said she would abandon us.”
Ramio had a blank expression.
“Since it seemed like Lillian would marry the Crown Prince, I cast her out as a commoner. At best she’ll be a mistress now.”
“Uh…”
“And-.”
Kuern swallowed dry saliva.
“You’ve been expelled from the Imperial Guard.”
* * *
The Tillard Family suffered such turmoil that the family couldn’t go out for a while.
The reporters waiting outside, watching for new news, were also a problem.
Their expressions, as if they believed another interesting news story would drop if they circled this area, were very annoying.
However, the writing hyenas were at the bottom of Kuern’s list of worries.
Today too, the butler held out the letter tray with a face that didn’t know where to put itself.
“Young Duke, today as well…”
“Another support cancellation?”
“I’m sorry…”
“Haa.”
Kuern read the letter and threw it away in anger.
One of the Tillard Family’s main sources of income was providing Controller personnel.
Since they were A to B-grade Controllers, and being from Tillard meant that ability user families would compete to invite them.
‘Now a quarter of that has been cut away.’
Thinking positively, it meant that three-quarters was still solid thanks to the Duke’s influence.
But if this situation continued, it would be troublesome.
“Aaaaah!”
Inside, there was daily commotion because of Ramio getting drunk and wailing.
Ramio burst into Kuern’s office.
Dragging along all the servants who tried to stop him.
“Haa, Ramio! You again!”
“Brother! How can you do this to me!”
Why is he raging at me this time?
Ramio didn’t care and wailed in frustration.
“How much I…! How hard I worked to get into the knights!”
The honor of being the youngest Imperial Knight wasn’t received for free.
Controllers were important beings, that was true.
However, for people who wanted to become knights, they were only given menial ‘support’ roles.
Unless you were an offensive ability user, entering the Imperial Guard was extremely difficult.
So Ramio treasured this honor that had now turned to bubbles.
“Brother, you were with me too! You bought it for me! So why, why am I the only one in this state!”
“…”
“Nobody even contacts me! I…! I’m a Tillard too!”
This was unavoidable.
Ability users instinctively abhorred demons. Because that’s how God created them.
Therefore, they wouldn’t even treat Ramio, who had played with demons, as human.
How much people gossiped when they watched Ramio return to the manor.
‘Forget continuing as a knight, he won’t even get marriage proposals.’
‘Of course. Who would want such a Controller?’
‘Ugh, how terrible.’
‘For such a thing to happen in the Tillard Family, and we request support from Tillard Family Controllers too…’
Kuern also closed his eyes tightly.
He couldn’t let himself hear such things too, could he?
“…It can’t be helped.”
“Brother!”
“We’ll talk later. Everyone take this guy out. Don’t let him touch alcohol!”
“Let go! This…”
Ramio was dragged out of the room just like that.
And it repeated like a refrain.
Listening to the wailing sounds, Kuern held his forehead.
“Brother, are you having a hard time?”
“No, I’m fine, Iris.”
Kuern forced a smile.
“The Princess’s welcome banquet is tomorrow. Are the preparations going well?”
“Of course!”
Iris shouted confidently.
“The 2nd Empress has agreed to come, and Prince Kail is coming too.”
“Good, Iris. I’m counting on you. But you…”
“Yes?”
“The story about Lillian handling your business, is that really true?”
“…”
“It’s not true, right?”
Kuern had been constantly worried.
His utterly useless younger sister.
The moment when Lillian had boldly confessed to being so heavily involved in family affairs.
‘This is my estimate of handling the control stone business, family events, and Ramio’s Family Knights paperwork for about 10 years.’
When those words came out, Kuern had looked at Iris’s profile.
An expression that had momentarily twisted with bewilderment, unable to control herself.
But unlike that time, Iris smiled brightly and cheerfully.
“Oh my, Brother! You’re believing too much in Lillian’s petty complaints.”
“Right… that’s right? Sorry, I was just talking nonsense.”
“It’s okay! Tomorrow, the welcome banquet I’ve prepared will restore our family’s honor!”
This house would have no problems whatsoever.
Since cutting out Lillian, who had been the biggest problem, was the right choice after all.
Yet somehow Kuern’s heart was beating anxiously.
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