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

Naturally, the source of this information is the memory before regression. So for Polman, it must have felt like he was possessed by a ghost. Because she knew something he never told his own family.

The shock was so great that Polman was busy just asking, ‘How, how?’

She laughed at him and said just one word.

“This is happening in my house. Do you really think I didn’t know?”

“Omg?!”

It hit Polman, who was astonished as if he had seen a real ghost.

“I have been showing mercy in my own way and waiting for you to repent, but it was no use.”

Polman’s complexion turned earthy.

“Ah, honey, no, Your Highness I am!”

She said, frowning.

“I feel like my ears are getting dirty.”

Then the mercenaries covered Polman’s mouth.

“Ow! Ugh!”

Meanwhile, those who had searched Polman’s room under my orders came down carrying a chest. It was full of all kinds of precious metals, gems, and money.

She widened her eyes in surprise.

‘Did you steal this much?’

She remembered where it was hidden based on information she had heard in passing before returning. But it was her first time seeing with her own eyes just how much was stolen.

It was absurd.

She followed the commotion and glared at each of Delphine’s employees who had been dragged out by mercenaries with sharp eyes. Among the hired workers who flocked in were people from the Archduchy of Kieln. Although the number was small, they were Ludwig’s close associates, and the highest ones would be next to Ludwig on the second floor.

All that remained was chaff. But even these chaffs pretended to be superiors within Delphine.

She set these aside entirely.

“They are going to return to the Grand Duke’s residence anyway.”

At these words, the expressions on the faces of the employees of the Archduke Kieln turned pale. They ignored them, pretending they didn’t exist, and began to pick out the faces they remembered among Delphine’s employees and vassals one by one.

“You, you, you, there, author. And the one hiding in the corner over there.”

They were captured by mercenaries and made to kneel before her. The people she picked up were all the ones who stuck with Evangeline and betrayed her. To be precise, it meant that among these people, he was particularly active.

People who bullied her, backstabbed her, or did something that remained in her memory.

There was no way these were all. But when she quickly singled out Evangeline’s big people, they all seemed shocked.

They similarly repeated what Polman had muttered a moment ago.

“Uh, how?”

“Not me!”

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Miss?”

“My only crime is that I served faithfully…!”

Those who cry out and deny sin and those who live in fear.

She ordered coldly.

“Keep everyone in separate custody. The interrogation can be done slowly.”

Of course, Polman could not have been the only one to embezzle the Delphine family’s wealth. They, too, must have been doing their best to take care of their share. So, if you just opened their room, a lot of yellow dust would come out.

That was enough to drive out those tainted by Evangeline. Because she planned to kick everyone out empty-handed except for the clothes they were wearing.

A mess broke out.

She looked down from above to see a group of black mercenaries subduing their employees. And the only man who maintained the same gaze as her, quietly observing what she did behind the mercenaries.

Arpad.

No, now it’s Gerald, the mercenary king.

He was observing how she took control of Delphine.

‘You probably think of this as one of those tests.’

He was a truly unlucky person.

At that time, Annie, a little gaunt, came running out.

This was the only happy face among those she saw upon returning home.

“Annie!”

“Baby, no! Your Highness!”

nnie came in front of me with her bright face and bowed gracefully on her knees. She really was the most polite greeting she would have seen in the presence of the Crown Princess. Among those she told to be polite, none of them observed this.

Annie, who didn’t need to do that, was the first to show courtesy.

She personally took Annie’s hand and helped her up.

“It’s okay. There’s no need for this. We’re not meant to be like this.”

Annie was her lady in waiting, and she was one of the few people in the mansion who cared about her. But Annie’s eyes were burning brightly with her anger and will.

“No! Since we are close, we must protect them even more!”

Annie glared at the downtrodden employees with anger and contempt.

They could not help but notice that the situation had changed, and even Annie shrugged her shoulders in fear.

Annie whispered a few things in my ear. Although she has gone through three regressions, she does not know all the traitors. Annie complemented it wonderfully.

“You captured everything well. But the three maids over there, the stablekeeper, and the cook’s assistant over there are people who were flirting with that woman, Evangeline.”

She had them suppress all the people Annie told her about. Although it was smaller than before, the scream rang out again as if someone was dying.

“Your Highness! Please forgive me!”

Now, no one called her ‘young lady’ in a derogatory or mocking way.

“I did everything I was told!”

“I have been serving the Delphine family since my grandfather’s generation!”

But none of them were worthy of her mercy.

After the sweep, 2/3 of Delphine’s employees had been suppressed. But even those who remained could not believe it all. So she left a warning on the remaining 1/3 as well.

“Do not think that I ignore those who have sinned and just ignore them. It’s just giving you a chance to make up for your mistakes.”

In one word, this was it.

‘From now on, let’s fight while accusing each other of each other’s mistakes. Then who knows whether you will be saved?’

And of course, she had no intention of forgiving others for reporting their mistakes. She just wanted to strain it through the sieve one more time.

At that time, a little later than she expected, a friendly face appeared in the passageway leading to the basement, supported by two mercenaries. But there was no time to be happy.

Lord Beltane, whom we met after a long time, looked like a rag.

“Lord Beltane!”

She was shocked and ran to him. Areas where bare skin was exposed, such as the face and limbs, were full of bruises, and there were also places where whip marks remained.

Half of his face was so swollen that it’s hard to recognize his handsome face.

Still, he recognized her and smiled.

“Safe, you did it…”

And his head fell down as if he had run out of strength. She freaked out and checked to see if Lord Beltane was dead. Fortunately, he was breathing well. It looked like he simply fainted.

Annie was crying next to her and said to her.

“You don’t know how cruelly the Archduke locked him in the basement and mistreated him!”

She was astonished.

She turned her head and glared at Arpad, who was standing there like a spectator. She obviously asked Arpad for it.

Please find out about Annie and Lord Beltane’s situation inside Delphine. And she was told that there was no major problem.

‘Thanks to you, I felt a little relieved.’

She asked, glaring at Arpad with just her eyes.

‘How on earth did this happen? Why didn’t you tell me that Lord Beltane was like this?!’

Arpad, who seemed to understand, shrugged his shoulders ironically.

‘He is alive. So I just told you as it is.’

She was furious. But now was not the time to fight Arpad.

She gave orders to the mercenaries.

“Take Lord Beltane to the doctor immediately and treat him!”

The mercenaries faithfully followed her orders as the client. Arpad (Gerald) probably ordered that. But Lord Beltane hid this from her?

Wow.

The sound of teeth grinding rang in her ears. Then Arpad, who had been standing like an ornament on the wall the whole time, silently came to her side. And he lightly touched her chin and made a ridiculous noise.

In a very quiet voice that couldn’t be heard next to her he talked.

“Be careful. It’ll hurt your pretty lips.”

She slapped his hand away. And then they started arguing in whispers.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“I always spoke the truth in front of you.”

“If I go back, I won’t leave you alone. Obviously information about Lord Beltane…”

“That was just your request. It wasn’t a contract I was obligated to honor.”

“…!”

Arpad lowered his voice even further and whispered in her ear.

“So what if I didn’t tell you? You are too much to ask your husband to look into the safety of your lover.”

“Lord Beltane… Don’t insult my honor.”

Arpad shrugged his shoulders.

“Do you know that even if you come running and take care of me with such an anxious expression, it’s not very persuasive even if you say no?” 

Although covered by a mask, Arpad’s expression looked genuinely displeased. But she was also angry.

‘If I had found out a little later, Lord Beltane could have died!’

He was one of the two people she wanted to protect at all costs in this life. In some ways, protecting them was more important than her own life.

Annie and Lord Beltane were the ones who have already sacrificed all three lives to protect her.

So, she had no intention of letting this happen.

“I think as I please. But if something goes wrong with Lord Beltane due to a misunderstanding like that, you won’t let it go.”

“…”

She thought Arpad would be more sarcastic or mocking. But surprisingly, he had a wrinkled expression on his face and did not respond at all. And there was no time left for them to fight further.

Despite the commotion, Ludwig, who had been invisible the entire time, appeared on the second floor in a state of despair.

“…Hylia?”

Ludwig had a half-empty bottle of alcohol in his hand. He rubbed his eyes, looked at her closely several times, and finally came to a ridiculous conclusion.

He smiled brightly and shouted.

“You’re finally back!”

 

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