The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 56

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Episode 56

 

And then.

 

“Oh my!”

 

“…Kuhek!”

 

A beat too late, Marsha’s surprised fist sent the man tumbling to the ground.

 

“…”

 

This was exactly why her salary was worth every penny as a personal maid?

 

I looked at the man behind me with a dubious expression.

 

‘What kind of situation is this.’

 

Having been hit hard in the solar plexus by Marsha’s fist, the man was bent deeply at the waist, coughing frantically.

 

“No, it was a joke… *cough*, *kek*, it was just a joke…*kek kek*.”

 

Because of that, I couldn’t see his face, but combining his hair color and build, I had a sense of who it was.

 

‘Count Chad?’

 

Chad Clediuos.

 

That very man was the assassin who had threatened me by poking my back.

 

“…”

 

Upon realizing that fact, my expression turned cold.

 

It seemed like he had come to meet Ransel, spotted me, and playfully gathered the documents in his hand to pretend they were a knife and poke me with them…

 

Seeing him unable to straighten his back after being hit by Marsha’s small but fierce fist for his pointless prank, I didn’t feel too bad about it.

 

‘I was just a little startled…’

 

Thinking about it now, it was an absurd situation.

 

An assassin asking about the heir’s whereabouts in the middle of a corridor in the Duke’s mansion, which had already become heavily guarded due to the previous attack.

 

The guard beside Chad, who had been looking at him pathetically, made eye contact with me and bowed his head. His expression seemed to say please understand our household’s problem child.

 

“…If I startled you greatly, I offer my sincere apologies and formally greet you, Young Lady.”

 

Chad, who seemed to have barely regained his breath, greeted me with an embarrassed expression.

 

“Yes, I’m Mary Blin. Count Chad.”

 

I was answering calmly when I caught a familiar scent at the tip of my nose and my eyes widened.

 

This was…

 

‘A perfume sold at our boutique.’

 

To me, Chad had a stronger image as Yenika’s big brother than as the Emperor’s aide.

 

So I immediately thought that Yenika had probably sprayed the perfume she bought on Chad.

 

“I came here because I have something rather lengthy to discuss with Lord Ransel.”

 

Then Chad changed the subject. His tone seemed somewhat excited for some reason.

 

“Would you perhaps like to join us, Young Lady? It might not be fun… but it should be a fairly interesting story.”

 

“Is it a story related to me?”

 

“No, it’s not related. But it’s just nice to have one more person join in, isn’t it?”

 

“…”

 

It was difficult to adapt to the tremendous friendliness of that ‘Count Chad’ I had only heard about in rumors.

 

‘Still, if it’s Count Chad…’

 

I could guess what the ‘not fun but fairly interesting and somewhat lengthy story’ he came to tell Ransel might be.

 

Cael’s death, or the lighting accident on the 3rd floor of the observation tower.

 

Even if I didn’t know about the former, the latter was something I had been continuously curious about.

 

‘Since they said the Crown Prince was behind the assassins who attacked us.’

 

Was the lighting accident also really something the Crown Prince orchestrated?

 

I hesitated before nodding my head.

 

“Then let’s go together.”

 

So I headed to the reception room with Chad.

 

“…?”

 

When we opened the door and entered, Ransel looked at both of us with an expression asking what this situation was.

 

Even at the gaze demanding an explanation, Chad only waved his hand energetically in greeting.

 

I had no choice but to speak first.

 

“We met in the corridor. I thought it would be good to listen together.”

 

If it was a story related to the Crown Prince.

 

Perhaps catching the omitted meaning, Ransel hesitated briefly before leading me with one hand.

 

“Sit here, Mary.”

 

It was the seat right next to Ransel.

 

When he shot a wary glance at Chad, Chad laughed with a “Huh?”

 

“I’ve been living quite virtuously lately, Lord Ransel.”

 

“Right, Count Chad, who said he couldn’t carelessly spend money that people earned with blood and sweat, reformed the tax system, and even received death threat letters from the Finance Department. Thank you for coming.”

 

“…”

 

Chad’s expression hardened stiffly.

 

The atmosphere suggested behavior befitting a former debauchee might emerge, but barely grasping his reason, he showed a fresh smile again.

 

“Let’s only discuss the main point to maintain our noble dignity.”

 

While saying this, he sat across from us and arranged documents on the table one by one.

 

I stared at this scene and asked.

 

“Is your sister alright? She was with me during the closing ceremony.”

 

Yenika didn’t seem injured at the time, but it bothered me since she could have been crushed by the lighting along with the royalty if I hadn’t stalled for time.

 

“Ah, come to think of it, you’re the person our Yenika always sings about wanting to marry because she likes you so much.”

 

At the word marriage, Ransel’s face changed subtly, but Chad continued without caring.

 

“Yenika is doing very well. Not a hair on her head was harmed.”

 

“Well, at that time the Princess said the Fifth Prince had called for her to go to the head table.”

 

When I asked more directly, Chad’s eyes widened and he quickly shook his head.

 

“His Highness the Fifth Prince has nothing to do with it at all. He’s not that kind of person.”

 

“What kind of person is he?”

 

“Hmm… well.”

 

Chad frowned as if he didn’t know how to explain.

 

Then Ransel gestured toward Chad and answered instead.

 

“Just someone similar to him. He’s even younger than the Princess.”

 

Ah.

 

I understood immediately.

 

The possibility that the Fifth Prince had taken innocent Yenika to play with him completely disappeared.

 

“Probably the person who caused the lighting accident told Yenika he was the Fifth Prince, or suggested it would be nice to have the Fifth Prince call for her. Haha, actually everyone knows who that was.”

 

…Even though it was just the three of us in the room, I hesitated at the blatant words.

 

Chad continued cynically.

 

“His Majesty didn’t punish me severely since his expectations of me are low, but thanks to that I became endlessly busy with no time for personal matters. …So!”

 

Then suddenly he changed his tone to be gentler again.

 

“I came to ask Lord Ransel for help, Young Lady. I heard you were also endangered by the Crown Prince before.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Chad pointed to one of the documents spread on the table.

 

“Since I am the Emperor’s aide, I have access to a lot of information. This is the entry record for the Crown Prince’s Palace from when Prince Cael was still alive. Surprisingly, starting about three months before His Highness passed away, there are no records of Prince Enrif entering… none at all.”

 

Chad continued.

 

“Before His Highness passed away, I often saw him and his complexion was indeed quite poor. Even so, the reason I’m investigating separately is that it was too sudden. …It’s also true that my testimony was decisive in concluding it as suicide, so I have some burden on my conscience.”

 

At those words, Ransel’s gaze turned intently toward Chad.

 

It was a famous fact that Ransel had been Cael’s closest friend.

 

Perhaps because of that, Chad licked his lower lip with a somewhat complicated expression before explaining again.

 

“Anyway, from my perspective, it’s rather suspicious that he didn’t meet Prince Cael only during this period, but for now I can only leave it as circumstantial evidence. Disappointed by that, I kept looking at the entry records and found something incredible…”

 

Chad pointed to a specific spot on the document with his fingertip.

 

“Seria Chartinez. The Marquis’s daughter frequently visited the Crown Prince’s Palace during this period. Very suspicious, isn’t it.”

 

“This is also just circumstantial evidence, Chad.”

 

“No, this is something we can reasonably suspect even without mixing in my personal feelings.”

 

Chad immediately countered Ransel’s words.

 

“The Viscountess Young-ae is Prince Enrif’s fiancée. Young-ae couldn’t have been unaware that frequently visiting her fiancé’s half-brother’s residence wouldn’t look good.”

 

“Then do you think the Viscountess Young-ae harmed Prince Cael?”

 

I listened quietly to Chad’s explanation before asking.

 

Then Chad immediately shuddered as if he hadn’t meant to go that far.

 

“That’s impossible. Although our Prince lives a pathetic life, constantly skipping sword training to go out and play, he’s not weak enough to be taken down by a lady with wrists this thin.”

 

“Then…”

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