The Saintess Is Too Good at Lying - Chapter 48

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The Saint Is Such a Good Liar! Episode 048
There’s something you don’t know, Sergio.
‘Justitia cried quite a lot when you weren’t watching.’
She was a good girl, befitting a saint—dignified and unwilling to burden you with worry. Unlike cunning me, she simply never shed tears in front of you.
“…I apologize.”
As I offered my apology with trembling lips, Sergio’s expression crumbled.
It was painfully obvious that this wasn’t the answer he wanted.
But what could I do? I had no intention of giving him the answer he desired.
‘And you won’t want to hear it anyway. You already know the answer, don’t you?’
As I gazed at Sergio with that sentiment in my eyes, he bit his lip firmly.
“…Lumiel.”
It took Sergio quite some time to continue.
“Do you think she lied?”
“Brother.”
For the first time, I spoke with measured composure.
“I have no wish to sow discord within this family. That conviction remains unchanged.”
“Justitia, answer me directly—true or false.”
“This is my answer.”
I wiped the corners of my eyes and sniffled once before repeating that tiresome phrase.
“I apologize.”
Sergio stared at me intently. For a very long time. Then he rose and left.
After his departure, my gaze turned glacial as I yawned and lay back down.
“The Duke looked quite displeased, didn’t he?”
Nora approached and whispered to me. I closed my eyes and murmured.
“By now, he must be terribly confused. Their stories contradict each other, after all. Both feeling equally wronged.”
“So it was the Cassini Noblewoman’s doing after all?”
I didn’t answer, but Nora seemed to have gained her confirmation—I heard her snort with satisfaction.
“Nora.”
I made a quiet request of her.
“Could you find me just two flowers?”
“Of course. But wouldn’t several flowers be better if you’re placing them in the sickroom?”
“No. Two will suffice.”
“What kind of flowers do you need?”
“Delphiniums.”
I continued with my eyes still closed.
“They can be small. I’m going to place them inside my jacket pocket.”
The next day, Nora brought back two fresh delphiniums.
I placed them in the pockets of the jacket Sergio had given me before.
One in the standard flap pocket, and the other deep within the interior pocket.
“Well then, let’s go visit my brother.”
I stepped outside, clutching the jacket to my chest. It wasn’t long before I encountered Lumiel.
This was thanks to my deliberate request to Nora to take a route where Lumiel frequently appeared.
“Miss Lumiel.”
My face was somewhat swollen from the aftermath of last night’s tears.
Lumiel studied my appearance intently, then asked with a sympathetic expression.
“Were you feeling quite unwell yesterday, Your Holiness?”
“Yes, I apologize for the concern I’ve caused you.”
After saying that much, I furrowed my brow and pressed my fingers to my temple. Nora asked in alarm.
“Your Holiness, are you alright?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“Is that jacket perhaps your brother’s?”
That was when Lumiel asked. I looked at her while still holding my temple.
“Yes, it is. It’s the jacket he lent me during our last walk, but I’ve been holding onto it far too long.”
“If you’re returning it, allow me to do so instead. You’re not feeling well, and it wouldn’t be good for you to wander outside your room for extended periods.”
“That’s not necessary…”
I hesitated slightly, gripping the jacket a bit more firmly.
Lumiel glanced at me, then smiled and spoke.
“Besides, I was already heading to see my brother. Please don’t worry about it.”
“If you insist…”
After a moment of hesitation, I handed the jacket to Lumiel’s maid.
Lumiel continued to regard me with a smile, her expression full of concern.
“Please take care of yourself, Your Holiness. Don’t hesitate to call for the Doctor if needed.”
“Thank you, Miss Lumiel.”
I answered weakly and turned my wheelchair around. Only after returning to my room did Nora ask me with an uneasy expression.
“I’m not sure if entrusting it to the Cassini Noblewoman was the right decision. I could have delivered it myself.”
“What does it matter, Nora? It’s not as though the Cassini Noblewoman would do anything to the jacket.”
Those words proved to be almost prophetic. The very next day, Sergio came to see me.
His face was pale and expressionless, yet unmistakably furious.
“Welcome, brother.”
I greeted him with a smile.
“Shall I prepare some tea? What kind would you—”
“No, that’s fine.”
Sergio answered coldly and soon dismissed Nora.
Even then, I addressed him as though I were completely oblivious to the gravity of the situation.
“Did you receive the jacket safely?”
Sergio’s eyes narrowed.
“The jacket?”
“Miss Lumiel must have delivered it to you on my behalf.”
“Yes, I received it.”
Sergio clenched his teeth and asked me a question.
“What were you thinking, putting carnations in there?”
“…What?”
“Are you playing dumb?”
So Lumiel had indeed swapped out the delphiniums hidden in that jacket for carnations.
‘I suspected as much and set this in motion.’
Watching Sergio interrogate Justitia so fiercely was deeply uncomfortable and unsettling.
I suppressed those feelings and feigned ignorance.
“I’m not sure what you mean, sir…. Carnations?”
Carnations were a flower that had left Sergio with trauma.
Seven years ago, Lumiel had gone out with Sergio to pick carnations as a gift for their parents, and she disappeared that day.
Since then, no one in the Cassini Family exchanged carnations on Parents’ Day.
“When I saw a carnation fall from the jacket pocket that Lumiel received from you, I fainted. You know what that flower means to the Cassini Family.”
As Sergio relayed the situation, his anger seemed to intensify further.
Impressive, Lumiel. Using the perfect move to paralyze Sergio’s rationality in an instant.
“From the moment you said something absurd—that Lumiel pushed you down the Staircase. That’s impossible…!”
“Brother, please calm yourself.”
I gently took Sergio’s trembling hand. He flinched violently and glared at me with frightening intensity.
I sighed with relief that I wasn’t the real Justitia receiving that gaze.
“You seem to have forgotten—I am also of the Cassini Family.”
“So?”
Sergio asked in a low, growling voice.
“What does that have to do with this situation?”
“Then how could I have done such a thing? Everyone in this Manor knows what happened that day.”
“What?”
“The flower I put in the jacket was a delphinium. The flower you said you liked, brother.”
Sergio’s eyes wavered greatly at those words. I seized the moment and drove the wedge deeper.
“Think about it, brother. How could I have done such a thing? I have no reason to anger you like this.”
I gripped his hand more firmly. Sergio trembled and met my gaze directly. I spoke with unwavering eyes.
“If you cannot trust my words, go back and examine that jacket once more.”
“What difference would that make?”
“Because I didn’t place delphiniums only in the flap pocket.”
I continued, my voice trembling.
“I also placed flowers in the inner pocket. There should even be traces of my maid breaking delphiniums in the Garden.”
I bit my lip at the end of my words and lowered my head.
“I don’t want you to harbor strange misunderstandings about me, brother. Who could do something so terrifying….”
Perhaps because I had cried so hard recently, tears came quite easily.
As tears rolled down my cheeks and fell, Sergio finally seemed to come to his senses and sighed.
“I’m sorry. I got too worked up.”
He patted my shoulder once and quickly composed himself.
“Rest now.”
“Lumiel is….”
“She’s awake and well. There’s no need to worry.”
Sergio withdrew his hand from mine with deliberate slowness, then turned away.
I watched his retreating figure in silence before wiping my cheek. Nora entered, her expression bewildered.
“Did the Cassini Noblewoman really switch out the flowers? I should go tell the Duke. Yesterday, the Cassini Noblewoman asked the Saint for a jacket first…!”
“There’s no need for that, Nora. I’ve already done everything I can.”
I settled back onto the bed and murmured softly.
“Whether my brother chooses to blind himself or not is no longer my concern.”
My objective was already complete. My lips curved upward in a subtle smile beneath closed eyes.

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