The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 168

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Episode 168

I couldn’t help but be shocked when I saw Sian. I wasn’t the only one surprised.

“Who are you?”

The Head Maid seemed flustered by the appearance of this unfamiliar person.

Sian smiled so brightly his eyes crinkled as he naturally introduced himself.

“I’m Sian, and as of yesterday, I’ve started working as a gardener here.”

What? He started working as a gardener?

Surprised by this news I was hearing for the first time, I stared at Sian, and he responded with his characteristic pretty smile.

No, is this really the time for you to be smiling?

“What do you mean you saw me push Rose?”

Oh no.

This wasn’t the time to be spacing out.

I quickly looked at Hanna, who was asking Sian with a menacing tone.

It would be troublesome if Sian got on Hanna’s bad side.

I still hadn’t properly figured out what kind of person Hanna was.

Until I knew what that ‘something’ Hanna possessed was, I absolutely couldn’t act rashly.

“That gardener must have seen it wrong! Hanna was reaching out to catch me.”

When I quickly explained with an innocent laugh, most people seemed convinced.

Well, how many people here would take my words at face value anyway.

Most of them probably deduced that the truth lay elsewhere. Still, everyone chose to keep their mouths shut.

And so the situation seemed to be wrapping up.

“Rose, can you move?”

“Of course!”

“Then today’s hard work would be too much for you. This afternoon, go get some flowers from the gardener.”

My assignment was changed from cleaning to easier work.

As the commotion settled down, the people who had gathered began to leave one by one to return to their places.

Only Sian and Hanna remained.

Sian silently glared at Hanna before approaching me.

“Roji, are you okay? Can you get up?”

“Mmm…”

With Sian’s support, I forced my screaming body to stand up.

Hanna looked down at me like that and spoke as if she felt sorry.

“I’ll speak well to Lord Anri for you. I’ll tell him you can’t work because you’re hurt, so I’ll take your place.”

“…”

“I’ll add that you’ll probably be fine in a few days. Well, by then Lord Anri’s interest in you will have died down considerably.”

She’s really…

‘Should I just quit altogether?’

It’s not like I desperately want to work while enduring things like this.

I let out a sigh.

‘No, that’s not right. I need to earn money to pay off debts.’

Actually, I have no intention of spending all my money to cover someone else’s debt.

Most importantly, what I need to do is build my emergency fund.

Since coming here, all the money I spend is money that Rihardt earned.

‘This won’t do.’

I need enough money to be self-sufficient on my own. You never know what might happen in life.

“Sian, why on earth are you here?”

After Hanna left, I asked Sian.

“I heard there was a gardener position open here, so I asked Mr. Peret. I’m quite good at tending gardens.”

“…That damn Peret. How exactly do you know him?”

Instead of answering, Sian just smiled quietly.

I let out a sigh.

It wasn’t exactly an easily understandable situation, but what good would it do to suspect Sian?

“By the way, how did you see Hanna push me? There was definitely no one around earlier…”

Where exactly did he pop out from?

“Then why did you lie, Roji? Why didn’t you say that woman pushed you?”

“…You’re young so you don’t need to know. There are adult circumstances involved here.”

“I’m not a child.”

“Sure, sure.”

How old was Sian again? I remember hearing he was in his early twenties.

He is young.

As I was nodding like that, I suddenly remembered that my age wasn’t much different either, and I flinched.

The fact that I was in my early twenties felt very strange to me.

Why?

At that moment, my head started throbbing as if it would split. As if some memory was about to surface…

“Roji.”

Then Sian called me. His pitch-black eyes, now much more subdued, held me in their gaze.

“I’m not young.”

At those words, I forgot about the headache that was tormenting me and was able to smile.

“I got it, okay.”

Sian looked displeased with my response.

Regardless, I gave Sian the same advice that Chelsea had given me.

Sian frowning at my childish way of speaking was a bonus.

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“Be careful.”

“The Savior’s people are moving to find the Grand Master. If you continue to stay at Ruad Estate, you might be discovered eventually.”

Today, Rihardt received a sharp warning from his subordinate.

It was something he had been worrying about as well.

If he continued to stay in Ruad, Rose might even discover his true identity.

How many assassins had he already dealt with today?

He could still hear the screams of the assassin who had been coughing up blood.

Rihardt’s daily routine was mostly like this.

Receive reports on developing situations, torture or kill spies. Then wash thoroughly and return home to avoid being detected by Rose.

When Rose hugged him, he felt good, but conversely, he would tense up wondering if she might smell the scent of blood on his body.

“Lastly, here is the item you requested, Grand Master.”

As the conversation was winding down, his subordinate placed an elegant box in front of Rihardt.

Rihardt immediately opened the box.

A pink diamond sparkled brilliantly, emitting a beautiful light.

It was a famous jewel that had even been featured in newspapers recently. When it was announced that this coveted gem would be auctioned, society was in an uproar.

Rihardt felt the pink diamond resembled Rose’s eyes, and before he knew it, he began to covet the jewel like others did.

Eventually, he had his subordinate participate in the auction, and now he had obtained it like this.

He intended to give this jewel to Rose.

However, if there was a problem…

How should he give this to her?

Rose would surely worry that he might have gone into debt to buy it.

Rihardt let out a groan while looking at the jewel.

The jewel, as brilliant as her eyes, seemed to be cursing him. Had he finally gone mad?

Rihardt picked up the box and stood up from his seat.

It was getting late.

It was time to return to the cabin.

Rihardt’s steps as he pushed through the trees and entered deeper into the forest were filled with anticipation.

On his way to the cabin, what Rihardt saw was Rose sitting on a rock, resting, unable to climb all the way up through the forest.

Rihardt was about to call out to her immediately.

If only she hadn’t been struggling to lift up her skirt.

Startled by her sudden action, he was about to turn his head away when he caught sight of the bruise on her leg.

“Ugh. I ended up getting bruised after all.”

“…”

“Even if someone’s crazy, how could they push a person like that?”

In that moment, Rihardt learned what it felt like to have the thread connecting his reason snap.

“Who pushed you?”

“…Rihardt? When did you get here?”

She was startled and hurriedly tried to pull down her skirt, but he stopped her.

He slowly lifted her skirt and examined whether there were any other injuries.

“Is this the only place you’re hurt?”

“No, this is, well, I fell and my leg…”

“Who pushed you.”

How dare they.

Rihardt swallowed the violent words swirling in his mouth and clenched his fists tightly.

“It wasn’t a big deal.”

“How is it not a big deal. Why exactly are you injured like this?”

“Just… someone bumped into me and I fell.”

You said someone pushed you.”

“A drunk person pushed me.”

She explained as if it were really true.

However, Rihardt didn’t easily believe her words.

He sensed that Rose was hiding something from him.

“My lady, is there something you’re hiding from me?”

Rose’s pupils wavered for a moment.

But she soon smiled calmly and shook her head.

“Of course not.”

A lie.

But since she denied it, he couldn’t press her further.

“Hold me.”

Then Rose spread her arms as if asking to be held quickly.

Rihardt’s hardened expression immediately softened.

He simply couldn’t stand against Rose.

So he had to choose a method that wouldn’t make her hate him.

He had no choice but to quietly find out from behind what had happened to Rose, what kind of things she was doing.

Rihardt’s blue eyes glinted sharply.

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