A guest was visiting the Empress Palace today.

  It was her father, Angenas, the Lord of the family.

  "What did you just say?"

  Rabini turned around and stared at the Lord.

  "Julieta Avino, did she sing at Lombardy’s banquet?"

  The Empress’s accumulated anger at Julieta, who rose rapidly as an opera singer and recently became the Emperor’s new lover, was considerable.12

  However, the fact that Julieta performance at the banquet of her rival Lombardy finally exploded.

  "Argh!"

  Screaming, the Empress began to throw everything.

  There were no exceptions to the vase made of transparent crystals, and to the teacups and teapots that the maid had just brought in.

  It was not until the floor of the parlor was messed up with dozens of sharp clang, that the Empress stopped having seizures.

  "Sigh, sigh……"

  Her hair, which had been neatly twisted and tied, came out and shook at every harsh breath of the Empress.

  "……That bitch, she’s got Lombardy’s line."

  Flop, said the Empress, sitting on the drawing-room sofa, clutching her armrest.

  "I think it was the beginning of a promotional model for a Gallahan clothing store."

  "Yeah, I guess so."

  The Empress bites her lips.

  It wasn’t because of the Emperor’s unclean reign.

  It was such a relationship from the beginning, they were.

  Even Rabini had a few lovers who met secretly.

  Since they were a couple who were strictly exchanging things with each other, having an extramarital relationship did not mean to be angry.

  However, it was a different story if it compromised her position in the aristocratic society.

  The countless women who passed through the emperor were no match for Rabini.

  Rather, good buds were seen among them, and those who knew how to obey the Empress were kept by her side and served her.

  But Julieta wasn’t that kind of thing.

  She likes to be noticed everywhere, and she wanted to be the center of attention.

  The problem was that the attention and gaze should all belong to Rabini.

  "I’ll have to work on it soon."

  At the cold Rabini’s words, Angenas’s Lord lowered his eyes quietly.

  Rabini’s cruelty sometimes gave even his father goosebumps.

  "The plan is going well, isn’t it, Father?"

  "Yes, Empress."

  "You have to put it in our hands. You never know when you’ll miss this opportunity again."

  Rabini’s eyes blazing as if they were a burn in fire.

  "……The Empress is right."

  Lord of Angenas closed his mouth and lifted his own teacup left alone on the table.

  * * *

  After a long time, the Lombardy family sat in one seat.

  It was Lombardy’s family dinner.

  Larane and Belsach had already arrived.

  I greeted Larane with a smile on my face.

  "Hello, Larane."

  "Hi."

  And Belsach sat down without saying hello.

  And then Astalliu and Cane brothers arrived.

  "You sit over here!"

  Astalliu roughly pulled his younger brother to the seat next to him.

  Crane’s face, which was shaken by the wind, is all teary.

  Maybe it’s because he doesn’t want Crane to hang out with me.

  It was obvious that his brother, like him, was thinking of making Belsach’s smart.

  "I’d like to sit over there……"

  Crane murmured, looking next to me in a tearful voice.

  But Astalliu frightened Crane with a scarier face.

  Sigh.

  I said with a sigh inside.

  "Crane, come here."

  When Crane heard my call, he rejoiced and watched Astalliu for a moment.

  "It’s okay, so come here."

  After a moment of hesitation, Crane eventually ran and sat next to me.

  I whispered in Crane’s ear.

  "If Astalliu bothers you in the future, you can run to your mother. Okay?"

  Ronnett hated Astalliu use of violence against Crane.

  Perhaps even now Astalliu is gently picking on Crane, avoiding his mother’s notice.

  "Yes!"

  Crane still looked at Astalliu with anxious eyes, but he smiled brightly and nodded.

  Ugh, I guess I’ll have to play with him more often.

  In fact, playing with Astalliu doesn’t give Crane any good.

  It’s just a negative effect.

  Crane sat between me and Larane, who poured water in front of Crane, whose arms were still short, and gave him a variety of things.

  "Hi, Tia."

  The twins joined the table.

  But the faces of the two were not very good.

  I think it was like this last time.

  "What’s wrong with your faces?"

  It was so gloomy that I felt uneasy about it.

  "That’s……"

  Mayron hesitated for a moment and saw Gilliu nodding his head small and said.

  "My father and mother have been having a bad relationship lately."

  "They?"

  Shananet and Vestian, who have enough sesame seeds to tell them to go away?

  "They’ve never fought in front of us. But today……"

  "They had a little big fight."

  The twins said in a low voice.

  "What made them fight like that?"

  "I don’t know, but I thought it was about the family."

  "’Lombardy’ and ’Schultz’ have been used a lot."

  A quarrel between the names of both families.

  "That’s why you were in Schultz for so long last time?"

  "U…… Uh…… Huh?"

  "Maybe they two need a little distance."

  Mayron said quite calmly.

  "I just hope I don’t have to choose between my parents."1

  Gilliu also said half resignedly.

  Oh, come to think of it, it’s around this time.

  It occurred to me that Shannanet and Vestian had divorced.

  I looked at the table where the adults were eating.

  Shannanet was eating in silence with a pale complexion, but Vestian looked a little different than usual.

  Laughing and chatting nonstop, it was just the way it was.

  It was the two people who contrasted perfectly.

  Then, my father was seen saying hello to my grandfather when he finished eating.

  He was busy today, so he asked for their understanding and got up first.

  My father smiled at me for the last time and left the dining room.

  And then I could see Viese following.

  * * *

  "Gallahan."

  Gallahan, who was busily on his way to work, turned around at the unwelcome sound of calling him.

  It was Viese.

  "I haven’t received your apology yet."

  You have called someone in a hurry just to ask for an apology.

  Gallahan sighed inside and said.

  "I’ve never done anything to apologize for, brother."

  "Don’t you remember kicking me out of the banquet?"

  "I’ve never kicked you out of the banquet. You said you didn’t like Tia’s birthday banquet, so I just told you to go away."

  Viese’s face quickly turned red.

  Once he was afraid of that fiery personality.

  But Gallahan now felt sorry for such a big brother.

  He learns that uncontrollable anger will only make him look funny.

  "You."

  Viese pushed his face forward threateningly, but Gallahan remained silent and didn’t back down or move forward.

  "I think you’re being so self-indulgent, trusting our father. How long do you think he’s gonna be fine?"

  Gallahan doubted his ears.

  And he felt a sense of gloom.

  Viese was really blinded by a desire for power.

  To the extent that he does not hesitate to ruin his father, Lulak, for the second time.

  Gallahan is once again determined.

  This time, he was awarded the Cheshire territory with the medal.

  "Brother."

  Gallahan said calmly, but with caution.

  "I’m not interested in Lombardy at all. And I think you know that very well."

  Viese winced small, but there was still alertness in those eyes.1

  Gallahan continued with a sigh.

  "I’ll get out of this mansion in due course."

  "……Are you serious?"

  "I don’t know if this Lombardy is the most valuable thing in the world to you, but I have no intention of letting my daughter live in this mud."

  Tia is more precious than anything else in the world.

  So Gallahan intended to separate his daughter from Lombardy’s blood relatives.5

  Freely, humanly, breathe, and live.

  "So don’t touch us. I warned you."

  Gallahan stared at Viese for the last time and turned his back and walked away.

  Left alone, Viese felt very displeased with her brother’s impertinent attitude, but he still accepted the surrender statement.

  He didn’t expect it to work out so easily!

  He can’t believe he’s not interested in the title!6

  It was as cool as a sore tooth had fallen out.

  A satisfied smile came naturally.

  This will prevent Gallahan from fighting for the heir.

  Viese believed there were no more competitors left.26

  * * *

  "Congratulations on your opening, teacher!"

  I held out a small flowerpot from the garden to Clerivan on the way here.

  The newly hired employees of the company smiled at me for my cuteness.

  Externally, Clerivan valued my potential so highly that he kept teaching me even though his employment contract with Lombardy ended.

  It was a measure not to let anyone think it was strange even if I went to the boss often in the future.

  "I’ll find a place for the pot."

  Suddenly, the staff quickly took the flowerpot from my hand.

  "Well, shall we go upstairs?"

  Clerivan led me to the third floor of the office.

  When I entered the office, I saw Violet, who was waiting for the tea in advance.

  This time, she was an important member of Pellet’s Company, which I told Clerivan to bring.

  Click.

  The door closed and there were only three of us left in the office.

  And I naturally sat at the top of the table.

  "Now that we’ve opened our business safely, we need to set our first goal, right?"

  At my words, Clerivan and Violet nodded with serious faces.

  A sense of pride came over him as if he had won thousands of horses.

  I cleared my throat with a cough and opened my mouth.

  "Our Pellet’s first goal is mining."