“Did you do this… to release that woman…?”

Ted completely trusted Sesenia. So even if Sesenia committed murder here, he would have believed her. On the other hand, Lizbeth was someone he couldn’t understand at all.

“Should there be a reason for my actions?”

“Of course. It’s not… anything else… If you investigate, there will definitely be problems. The owner of the orphanage will definitely find the last visitor… And even though this place is deserted, it’s not a place where no one lives…”

While listening to Lizbeth’s words, Sesenia got on the carriage.

“Ah… Miss…?”

“It doesn’t matter if someone saw it. Even if this place is set on fire, the owner of this place won’t be able to find out.”

“Yes…?”

“You heard it earlier. This place isn’t a real orphanage. There were children here, but it wasn’t done with good intentions.”

“……Miss. You seem to know too much. How do you know such things?”

Lizbeth’s expression, which had been flustered, gradually changed.

‘As expected, huh.’

Little by little, it started to show. The Lizbeth in front of her wasn’t the Lizbeth she knew in the past. More precisely, that Lizbeth was correct, but she also had memories of the future.

“Well. Would such things be important? Right now, I want to… live perfectly.”

“……Miss. Is that perfection also included in those things?”

“Yes. In that perfect thing, Lizbeth, Ted, and Rohan are all included.”
As Sesenia spoke, her expression changed. She didn’t want to bring up the fact that her family was not included in that perfection. Talking about those people, whose only connection was blood, always left her feeling uneasy. Sesenia forced a smile.

“I hope that you can all be in a perfect future, not dying. So…”

“I understand. I won’t ask more. But I wish you would tell me a little more. The current lady… she seems like a different person. It’s as if she’s deliberately trying to do everything on her own… It feels like she won’t ask anything. I also want to help if I can be of assistance… I want to help you create that perfect future.”

“Alright.”

Sesenia, who had climbed onto the carriage first, petted Lizbeth’s head like she would a puppy.

“And Lizbeth, you don’t have to worry about anything. Even though I was the last one to visit that place, has anyone seen me start a fire? Did Ted see me start a fire?”

“No? Lady, you didn’t do anything.”

“Right. If there is any guilt, it would be Ted’s fault for bringing the wool.”

Sesenia chuckled as she looked at Ted.

“Yes, everything is because of me. As long as my master gives me a penny’s worth of attention, I can do anything.”

‘What could have happened?’

Sesenia felt more puzzled about Ted, who followed her more than she had thought. It wasn’t a bad thing that he liked her, but there was no reason for it.

‘Actually, it’s harder.’

Unfounded affection and unconditional trust were even more difficult to give her heart to. To him, she might be the savior who saved his life from that hellish place, and she might have given him a chance to live like a human rather than a slave. She might have been the one who allowed him to live and gave him some convenience, but Sesenia wasn’t that person.

It was all the hypocrisy of a rich man, a choice for her future.

“Alright then, let’s go. To the market.”

“Yes.”

After Sesenia got on the carriage, Lizbeth started the carriage. However, the carriage carrying the three of them stopped not long after.

“Stop the carriage here.”

“Here?”

“And open the carriage door. A guest is expected.”

“A guest?”

Despite her confusion, Lizbeth followed Sesenia’s instructions and opened the carriage door. However, even after a long time, no one got on the carriage.