I'm Going to Change my Husband with a Predatory Marriage

Butler Polman was embarrassed.

‘Why is Lady Hylia suddenly? Could it be that she came here to get angry at me for sending the courtier away yesterday?’

He denied the normal thoughts.

‘Oh, she can’t do that. She can’t be that kind of cat…!’

He was selected as governess thanks to Ludwig’s recommendation, but she had been working for Delphine since before Hylia was born. He of course knew her character well, of course.

Of course, he had no idea that the substance had completely changed after going through her third regression and all the prenatal hardships. The Lady Hylia he knew was a weak-hearted, foolish girl who completely relied on and trusted her fiancé.

Even when her fiancé brought his mistress into her house, she smiled meekly without knowing anything. Naturally, an atmosphere of implicit disdain for Hylia was prevalent among Delphine’s vassals and employees. Moreover, these rumors have been circulating both inside and outside of Delphine recently.

‘His Majesty the Emperor is very sorry to Archduke Ludwig that his arranged marriage was canceled because of her son.’

‘That’s why they say they plan to give you a corresponding reward, and there is a high probability that it will be the Delphine duchy.’

This was the rumor. Naturally, the Empress and Evangeline took the lead in spreading it.

In order to somehow swallow up the Delphine duchy by using Ludwig.

Delphine’s vassals and employees, who had already taken Ludwig as their master, accepted this rumor as credible.

It was more accurate to say that they were desperately hoping for that to happen. This was because they hoped that the effort they had put into Ludwig so far would not be in vain.

Therefore, it was possible for Hylia to do something ridiculous, such as rejecting and sending back her courtier whom she had personally sent, on the grounds that Ludwig had blocked her.

The butler diligently racked his brain. Why did Hylia suddenly appear?

The butler began to distort and interpret the situation to his advantage.

‘Ah! Your Majesty the Emperor has ordered you to hand over House Delphine to His Highness Archduke Ludwig! You must have come to tell us that!’

He thought that if Hylia heard, she would be dumbfounded. However, it felt like a very natural idea to him, who had been loyal only to Ludwig and Evangeline.

The butler straightened her clothes and went out to greet Hylia.

The door opened, and Hylia entered, accompanied by her sturdy men wearing black cloaks.

Maybe it was because she was standing alone with the black robes in the background.

She, Hylia, seemed to shine like the moon rising alone at night.

Even the butler looked at her in fascination, speechless for a moment. The butler knew very well that Hylia was beautiful. But for a moment, Hylia looked different now, to the point where she couldn’t believe she was the same person.

Cutting out her clearest crystal, she seemed to have strewn upon it the shy petals of spring. She seemed to create new colors by scattering light between pure white crystals and cherry blossom leaves. To the extent that these rhetoric did not feel excessive at all, Hylia was shining so beautifully and proudly.

Light flows from deep inside her body, giving the illusion that it is sparkling. In particular, what was completely different was the force and majesty that overwhelmed people.

She was pretty, but more than that, she seemed weak and easy-going, and she couldn’t figure out why she had changed so much in that short period of time.

The butler was looking at her Hylia, almost overwhelmed.

Hylia, leaving her robes with her maid who came to meet her, blinked her eyes and looked at the governess. The butler, who had been captivated by her, belatedly came to her senses and hastily concluded the reason why Hylia had come.

“His Majesty the Archduke is on the second floor.”

Hylia tilted her head.

“Why do you think I’ll find Ludwig?”

The voice was as cold as a piece of ice being chewed. However, the butler could not read the thorn-like displeasure and anger in her voice.

“Well, don’t you have something to apologize to the Grand Duke?”

“Me? Apology?”

“Yes, of course the weak young lady couldn’t have resisted, but you should still consider His Highness’s feelings first.”

Without realizing it, he was criticizing Hylia.

“Didn’t he have his bride taken away in front of everyone? There is nothing more humiliating and horrible for a man than that.”

The butler spoke as if Hylia had trampled on Ludwig’s pride.

“He cries every day, calling the miss, and he can’t even sleep properly without alcohol!”

Butler Polman shook his shoulders as if he had been insulted.

“Oh my. Even a guy like me wouldn’t want to live if something like that happened to him, but someone as noble as His Highness…”

The butler’s explanation continued with a few more words.

Ludwig was even afraid of appearing in front of people. His acquaintances do not come to visit, and the only one who stops by to comfort her is kind-hearted Evangeline. If anyone heard it, they would think it was Ludwig’s butler, not Delphine’s butler.

The rumors continue to say that Ludwig was truly a waste of money. As soon as that description struck her eardrums and became entrenched in her mind, Hylia could not bear the change in her expression. So she raised her hand and slightly covered her mouth. So as not to reveal her expression. Because she couldn’t bear to see the corners of her mouth rise as if dancing. Because this was what she had worked hard for during the past three regressions, and why she had struggled in this life.

‘Ludwig’s pride will be shattered and I will die of joy!’

Of course, this alone was not enough. She was going to take everything from him and destroy it. But when she heard those words from a third person’s mouth, she couldn’t hold back the excitement.

The joy of revenge tingled down her spine.

‘It’s thrilling. It’s new. As expected, the taste of revenge is the best!’

The butler, who had no idea about this, simply thought that Hylia’s reaction was guilt.

“How sad and insulting that must have been. You should at least apologize. Isn’t that why you came?”

Hylia’s eyes began to burn like purple flames.

* * *

When she confronted the butler, the black mercenaries who had already heard her instructions had surrounded the entire mansion.

Butler Polman, who came waddling in belatedly, had no idea that the mansion had been taken over. Maybe that’s why he started saying ridiculous things in front of her.

Bullshit like asking her to apologize to Ludwing.

She looked at him intently and gave an order to the mercenaries standing next to her.

“Kneel.”

“…?”

It was faster for the mercenary to carry out her orders than for Polman to understand what she meant.

Puck!

Polman, who was kicked in the stomach, fell down like a trampled frog.

“Keuuk!”

Polman looked up at her with eyes full of confusion.

“What is this, lady?!”

It wasn’t that she didn’t expect the butler to be rude. Because this was Ludwig and Evangeline’s dog.

Nobody knew how much they ignored, ridiculed, and tormented her before returning.

“No, aren’t we providing a generous meal? If you eat any more, you will turn into a pig. Wouldn’t you be able to regain the Archduke’s affection if you followed Evangeline at least half the way? I’m helping you, ma’am.”

“Clothes and accessories are disappearing? Could it be that the pretty and kind Evangeline stole it? Ma’am, you are mistaken.”

And they said she tried to poison Evangeline because of her jealousy. They even testified that she tried to kill Ludwig by committing an affair.

Polman was a human who contributed to her death before her return.

“I have served the Delphine family for years before, and I have seen it myself. That woman is a vicious sinner!”

And she was more horrified and angry at what she had just heard than any of the insults and betrayals she had suffered from him before.

‘Apologize to Ludwig?’

The moment those words were uttered, it was as if the end of the story had already been concluded.

She slowly approached and stood in front of Polman. And asked.

“Do you know what you did wrong?”

“Wrong?”

He looked genuinely confused.

She burst out laughing.

“Besides, what is the interest? Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like it’s even an article… what! Let go! These guys! How dare this body, the butler of the Duke of Delphine…!”

Polman struggled and tried to escape the mercenary’s grasp, but it was no use.

“Knights! Where are the knights?! Why didn’t they stop…?”

She laughed at Polman.

“Are you angry because the knights of the Delphine family didn’t stop me?”

“…!”

It seemed that Polman belatedly realized how ridiculous he had sounded. But what was even more surprising and absurd was that some knights actually attempted to resist. Even though she was standing in front of mercenaries.

“No matter how much they are with you, lowly mercenaries…!”

To be honest, she was very embarrassed to see herself like this in front of Arpad. But that’s it, this was this.

She ordered ruthlessly.

“Suppress it.”

“As ordered.”

Of course, Arpad and the elite mercenaries easily defeated the knights. With the exception of Lord Beltane, the knights of any level had long ago quit. Even if they lacked skills, those who had a sense of humor were able to bend on their own.

He helped suppress those loyal to Ludwig.

“Baby, no, Your Highness! Just give me the order!”

They were overly petty and annoying.

Anyway, after going through a process that was simpler and more violent than expected, all of the troops guarding the outside of the mansion were already in my hands.

The butler had no idea about this.

‘I guess that’s why he was able to act so stiff and rebellious.’

Following her instructions, the mercenary pressed Polman flat on the floor. She lifted Polman’s chin with the tip of her shoe and made him look up at her. His red face became stained with humiliation.

Polman barely seemed ready to listen to her.

“Everything you said was wrong, everything was wrong. Polman.”

“W-what…!”

“First of all, the title is wrong. Not ‘young lady’, but ‘Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess’.”

Of course, it had not yet been officially recognized, but what needed to be shown now was the highest status. The more snobs like this do, the faster they would understand their subject.

“Second. You did not show proper courtesy to me, the crown princess and master of this household.”

Yes. What Polman said as soon as he saw me wasn’t just a basic greeting, it was telling her where Ludwig was.

Also, ‘go quickly and apologize’.

‘How long have you been ignoring me?’

Even though she knew it, her anger rose again.

‘You really saw me as a stupid idiot.’

Since the planned marriage was ruined, she at least knew that her vassals and employees would walk a tightrope between her and Ludwig. But she guessed she thought they were too smart.

To them, she was still just a ‘stupid girl Hylia’ who was easy to trick and take advantage of. These people couldn’t understand the changed situation until they felt it with their own skin.

Polman was a fitting example.

“Third. You made me come here myself, ignoring the orders I sent to you.”

Trying to speak as harshly and harshly as possible seemed to have some effect. It seemed that Polman had belatedly understood the situation. His face, which was first filled with humiliation and anger, showed fear for the first time.

“Well, uh, I made a little mistake, miss. No. Her Highness. Yes, but I think you should ask His Highness the Archduke, not me, about the order you gave yesterday. What authority do I have?”

She sighed.

“I didn’t know that you would abandon your position as butler before I could kick you out.”

“What do you mean?! You kicked me out! No, he gave me the position of butler before that!”

She spat out, looking down on him as if she were trashing him.

“Can a person who receives permission from an outsider to handle the internal affairs of the Delphine family be called a butler?”

“Well, that’s…!”

It looks like he had nothing to say.

The reason Ludwig was able to wield authority over Delphine in the first place was because he was her fiancé. Now that the marriage was broken, he had no rights.

She left the suppressed butler alone and gave orders to the mercenaries.

“To completely subdue the inside of the mansion.”

Then she glared straight at the butler and ordered the mercenaries.

“Then, go to the butler’s bedroom and destroy all the tiles under the bed. Bring everything you have there.”

Polman’s eyes, which had been wandering, became the size of flower lamps.

He screamed in embarrassment and soon closed his mouth, even though he bit his tongue incorrectly.

“Uh, ok! How…?”

The reason was simple. This was because what she told him to search for and bring back was a ledger containing details of slush funds and corruption that Polman had embezzled.

‘How did you know it was there?!’

Polman’s terrified eyes said so.

She just smiled coldly.

 

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