“How about stabbing her in the chest?”

“…….”

“Investigator, why would Lady Emlern, who was as healthy as anyone, make such a choice?”

The investigator raised an eyebrow.

“Logically, before making such a choice, wouldn’t there have been any signs?”

He looked around at the quiet audience.

“If you had such thoughts, you wouldn’t have ordered 100 saplings a week ago.”

Then he looked at the judge.

“This death is clearly unnatural.”

“I understand what you’re trying to say. It does seem strange.”

The investigator said.

Aris’s face tensed up.

When Lady Emlern was discovered, her room seemed natural at first glance.

Her usual medication was spilled, and a diary with a tone of difficulty was nearby.

As if she had committed suicide due to depression.

“……But what if all of this is a staged situation?”

“……. ”

“It could be the meticulous work of someone who knows the lady well?”

Thunk.

He took out two letters and laid them down.

The investigator, glancing at me, unfolded the letter.

“It’s a salon invitation from Lady Ilianne, and Lady Emlern’s response saying she would attend.”

“……. ”

“The day after she passed away. The salon was scheduled to open.”

“……. ”

“Lady Emlern had been looking forward to that day.”

He spoke meaningfully and then closed his mouth.

Her behavior didn’t seem like that of someone with depression. The investigator, realizing what I was trying to convey, nodded.

“Alright. It appears there is no reason for Lady Emlern to make such a tragic choice herself. However, it is unreasonable to think that Aris Dorensia is the culprit just because she was close to Lady Emlern. Only based on their close relationship.”

Without missing the investigator’s words, Aris interjected.

“That’s right. If you consider it that way, I wasn’t the only one close to Lady Emlern. Eigrain unnie, she was also very close to Lady Emlern!”

Holding a handkerchief tightly and shouting looked quite tragic.

I was naturally amazed.

‘Is that what she calls having a clear conscience and saying whatever comes to mind.’

“Of course, I respected Lady Emlern, but, well, the criteria for intimacy are questionable. She was strict with me.”

I gave the investigator a faint smile.

“Lady Emlern passed away early in the morning. And on the day of the incident, I had my servant secretly survey the mansion.”

“Oh, why did you do that?”

“As I mentioned, I was convinced that she wouldn’t make such a choice. I had a gut feeling that something was wrong. As a result.”

I stopped there. Gulp. Somewhere, a swallowing sound could be heard.

“I confirmed that the sponsorship fence was open. It’s always been closed. It could be assumed that someone forgot to close it.”

I shrugged.

“My servant saw a strange man at midnight.”

The investigator called Jenny. Jenny had a tense face but testified that she saw a man who seemed to be stumbling, deeply pulling down his hat.
“That person secretly sneaked out of Miss Aris’s second-floor window at dawn. It seemed too suspicious, so I kept thinking…”

The surroundings became noisy. People who initially didn’t take the situation seriously just by seeing Aris’s delicate appearance adjusted their postures.

I didn’t miss the opportunity to speak.

“Perhaps Lady Emlern witnessed something she shouldn’t have and was murdered by the culprit?”

“It’s all just speculation!”

Indeed, Aris shouted out in a burst.

“You can’t connect the open fence and the man seen by the witness to me. It was Eigrain unnie’s maid who saw him, right? She did it on unnie’s orders!”

I nodded inwardly. Because I had lied to Jenny.

‘If I could have exposed the secret meeting scene, it would have been great.’

Unfortunately, such an opportunity did not arise.

“Unnie, why are you falsely accusing me like this? We may have different backgrounds and appearances, but we lived together like sisters!”

Aris’s shocked face was so vivid and intense that if it were a play, she could receive applause.

‘If you and I are like sisters, then every woman in the world is my sister.’

But I couldn’t mock her like that.

If it were a play. Such assumptions were unnecessary.

At this moment, this situation was a play. The people directing their gaze this way were the audience.

In a game, the person who could evoke emotions from them was the winner.

“Miss, can’t you understand my feelings, which are limited to doing only this? How well have I treated you all this time? Despite being busy with household chores, I woke up early to prepare your meals, meticulously took care of your dresses and accessories so you wouldn’t feel embarrassed at the party.…”

“…….”

“Even when I heard rumors that the Countess’s nutrition comes from a maid, it didn’t bother me. Because I cherish you.”

“What!”

“But… it’s not entirely true. I learned that from the Count.”

Unlike Aris, she spoke quietly without shouting. In the end, her voice even trembled. As if making it seem like I pitied this situation.

“Were you two originally close?”