The Reason For Divorcing The Villain

“Sorry, Lady Lemaire.”

“I accept your apology. And you don’t have to bow your head that much.”

It was a strict and sharp voice, but unlike it, the content itself was very gentle. 

She was wondering if her older sister couldn’t keep her mouth quiet and was giving her a hard time, but it’s her mouth that’s the problem. The younger sister smiled with her innocent face, hiding her mouth that was about to twist in frustration. And contrary to the expectations of those gathered there, the employees began to retreat to the wall near the door, as if everyone had arrived. Her older sister, who had received a secret glare from her younger sister for her mistake earlier, pursed her lips and lowered her head, leaving only skin-piercing silence in her living room.

– Sweet.

And with the sound of the door opening again, three people entered. Sebastian bowed his head to those gathered inside and stepped aside, and Ludwig and Asili appeared together behind him.

“Greetings, His Highness the Grand Duke.”

“Greetings, Your Highness.”

“Uh… that… Well, I want to greet you…”

The twin ladies’ smooth greeting was followed by the younger sister’s clumsy and, at least, unfinished greeting.

Ludwig waved his hand lightly and headed to his head table. And without fail, Asili was by his side.

Asili sat so familiarly, so naturally, next to Ludwig that no one there could question her.

“Sit down.”

As everyone took their seats after Ludwig’s words, Asili followed suit and opened her mouth.

“It’s Asili Bolsheik. I’m sorry to have to face you in this situation.”

It was something that the mistress of a Grand Duchy would say, but no one even raised a question. Because it felt so natural to see Ludwig and Asili together, next to each other.

“Lady Lemaire.”

“Yes.”

“The necklace was stolen.”

“Yes. It is not lost.”

“Someone stole it.”

Anny, who had tied a ribbon around her left wrist, opened her mouth first, and Callie, who had tied a ribbon around her right wrist, spoke up.

Their story wasn’t that long or complicated.

“After the tea party, I returned to the annex and the necklace was gone.”

“Yes.”

Ludwig wasted no time and winked at Sebastian.

“What about the people working in the annex?”

“No one from our side was allowed into the annex, as requested by each family.”

As Sebastian’s story continues. Her sister’s mouth went dry because her sister had left more traces here and there than she thought. At this point, she felt a sense of crisis, as if she would be pointed out as the culprit if she did not express her naivety.

‘If it stays like this…’

“Hey, I’m sorry for saying that.”

The younger sister stammered with a very intimidated expression.

“What?”

“Why am I here… Are you here?”

The restless figure looked simple and innocent, as if it had been painted. So, how could anyone think that such a person is connected to such a crime? Her sister had been avoiding sins for quite some time with a mask like that.

Even if circumstances revealed that she was the culprit, she thought, “How could someone so innocent commit such a heinous crime?” Most of the people’s perception was that most of them escaped like a swamp. This time, she put the physical evidence inside the leftover pie, so it wouldn’t matter if her room was searched.

She was about to roll her eyes but quickly put them down. A naive and naive person shouldn’t roll her eyes at times like this.

And Sebastian responded to her.

“Of the occupants who remained in the annex when the tea party was held, there was only one person no one saw. Shee is the lady’s servant.”

This time too, the circumstantial evidence pointed directly to her. But since this was not the first time this had happened, her sister immediately opened her eyes wide and shook her head.

“Oh, no. I have nothing! Even though I come from the countryside and have nothing… Such a scary thing…!”

She was so embarrassed that she grabbed her sister’s arm, faithfully acting like she was at a loss. Then her older sister also fell flat on the floor, as if she had been waiting.

“Well, I just stayed in my room. I didn’t dare think about walking around! “I’m afraid I might put pressure on the young lady, so I’ll just stay in my room!”

A simple country girl and her faithful servant. Just as the two had intended, the faces of the victims, the Lemaire twins, showed sympathy and regret. It would be impossible for a person like that to be the culprit. Maybe they should find someone else?

Callie, who was more impatient than Anny, opened her mouth and Asili’s eyes met hers. The clear blue eyes that she had only heard about, so clear that you could look right down to the floor.

When she saw those cheek-shaking eyes, she forgot what she was going to say and froze with her mouth open. Not knowing why Callie froze when her eyes met, Asili glanced at her and turned her gaze away. She looked at her younger brother, who lowered his head in tears, and her older sister, who were supporting each other as if they were relying on each other.

Anyone could see that they were weak.

An innocent face, a foolish attitude, and even the claim that he came from the countryside and had nothing.

She tilted her head.

“Young lady.”

“Yes-yes?”

The younger sister, startled by Asili’s sudden nomination, exaggeratedly shrank her neck and rounded her shoulders. But Asili asked without blinking her eyes.

“So?”

“Yes?”

“I understand that you come from the countryside and have nothing. But then?”

“Yes? Excuse me… What are you saying?”

“I’m asking what these facts have to do with the fact that the young lady is innocent.”

That’s right. Saying that the weak were good was just a prejudice. Not all weak were good and moral, and not all strong were mean and corrupt. Even a simple-looking country girl could steal and lie calmly.

Her sister was genuinely confused by Asili’s question. Because she’s never had anyone say something like that to her before.

Asili pointed things out to the younger sister, who was at a loss.

“The facts are clear. Lady Lemaire’s necklace has disappeared from the annex, and the only person whose whereabouts are unknown in the annex is the lady’s servant. The time when the necklace disappeared was when everyone in the annex was focused on the tea party.”

As Asili finished speaking, her sister became as still as if he were dead, and the faces of the Lemaire twins, which had been colored with her sympathy, also turned cold.

“Uh… that… that is. Huh!”

The younger sister, unable to find anything to say, held back tears.

When she cried like this, most people criticized her for making sharp comments and covered her, and the fingers that were pointed at her also faded to some extent. But it was different this time.

No one around her spoke up, let alone comforted her. Naturally, Asili did not feel sorry or withdraw her question. The younger sister sobbed even louder as she instinctively felt a sense of extreme crisis. And that scene looked as if Asili, the daughter of Bolsheik, was threatening the helpless daughter of a family whose name was obscure. How long had it been since the only sound other than her brother’s crying was the intermittent breathing of the gathered people?

A dry voice cut through the heavy air surrounding her son-in-law.

“I’m going to the annex.”

Everyone’s attention was focused on Ludwig’s words.

“If the circumstances are not enough, physical evidence will suffice. They said the people in the annex never went outside, so the necklace must be inside there.”

* * *

Soon, silent cries rang out from the annex.

This was because the Grand Duke of Caliente suddenly visited all the rooms in the annex. Because of this, the ladies, who had been lounging in their rooms after a short and nutritious tea party, had to jump up like calves that had been hit by fire.

Additionally, they had to do their best not to glance at Asili, the Lady of Bolsheik, who was very naturally with the Grand Duke of Caliente.

Most, if not all, ladies did not shake their heads at Grand Duke Caliente’s short story.

“Yes? Oh my god, something like that happens.”

“Will you cooperate?”

“Yes! Sure!”

The servants politely turned over the room of the lady who nodded fervently for an unknown number of times and arranged the jewels there in one place.

“Is there one?”

“No.”

This time, as always, the Lemaire twins shook their heads at the same time.

Ludwig winked at that, and the workers began to place the jewels back in their original places. And when the user lifted the last remaining bracelet.

“Oh my god!”

The young lady who was staying in that room opened her eyes wide, hurriedly fumbled with her wrist, and shouted.

“My bracelet is gone!”

“Bracelet?”

“Yes! Oh my god… I can’t believe I know this now. No, I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t brought it all up like this!”

She called out to her servant, who was bowing her head in a corner.

“Did you know it was gone?”

“No. Sorry, miss.”

The second stolen item was revealed, and it was revealed that there was a third stolen item in the very next room.

“Is it a ring this time?”

“Necklaces, bracelets, and even rings. It looks like they stole it as a wedding gift.”

As Asili sneered in a voice so low that only he could hear, Ludwig whispered.

 

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