“No, no. There’s no way she’s not pregnant… We’ve confirmed it for sure, Eugene.”

Sophia, who had half-lost her mind, dragged Eugene into it, but he was also incredulous.

If a miscarriage had happened and the child was gone, things wouldn’t have changed so cleanly.

‘How on earth did she do it?’

Eugene looked at Edith, but she was just wiping her tear-soaked eyelashes slowly.

Elizabeth subtly glared at the lawyers who had been subtly favoring Sophia.

“If you guys were also part of this heir pregnancy scam, I should cut all ties.”

“No, no. We are…”

“Don’t tell me you still claim that Sophia sincerely worked hard for Fortrion?”

As Elizabeth pressed fiercely, the lawyers closed their mouths.

‘Sophia told us that Edith was pregnant.’

When it was revealed that the very important information Sophia relayed to them was false, the lawyers couldn’t carelessly move their tongues.

Because they knew that she might have just used them and planned to dispose of them when convenient.

‘She might have deceived us intentionally.’

‘It’s already awkward because it’s been revealed that she had an affair with the housekeeper…’

Upon reaching that point in thought, the lawyers spoke cautiously, yet firmly.

“We don’t have evidence yet, but for the execution of the will, it is essential. We’ll request an investigation from the temple.”

“The temple…?”

Sophia asked with a face that had turned pale.

The temple often dispatched paladins to resolve illegal incidents against divine providence.

If they called the police, they could direct the investigation in a favorable direction with money and authority, but the temple was different.

Paladins wouldn’t even accept a meal, let alone a bribe. If they moved, even the harassment continuously done to Edith would be exposed.

Sophia looked at Edith with eyes filled with hatred.

‘I hope you pay dearly for this, Sophia.’

For a fleeting moment, Edith’s eye-smile, which appeared and then disappeared, seemed to be saying just that.

Meanwhile, Cassius was unnecessarily troubled trying to support two households that weren’t even related.

“Walter, if you wanted to go outside so badly, why are you still standing here?”

“….”

Walter was enduring by leaning his back against the tree right next to the mansion’s wall.

Occasionally looking into the mansion with eyes that were either distant or filled with resentment.
Cassius was all the more confused, his figure resembling a large dog that had been kicked out by its owner for some wrongdoing.

‘What on earth happened this dawn…’

Unable to sleep, Cassius was moving to a dim spot in the mansion for his usual dawn training.

Then, Edith, with her eyes slightly swollen, found him and suddenly handed him a handful of jewel ornaments.

“Follow Walter.”

“Excuse me…?”

At first, Cassius who was training thought nothing of it. However, even after pushing open the cabin door with his foot, Walter was not there, and Cassius finally recalled that Edith’s request had been quite significant.

Walter couldn’t leave the mansion anyway, something even the lady would know. Yet, she told him to follow. Moreover, there was no one in this mansion who could overpower him by force.

So, around the time the funeral was ending, he had intended to head towards Helen to share the situation inside the mansion, but he stopped upon seeing a shocking scene.

Walter was on the other side of the barrier that had confined him for seven years.

‘Judging by his expression constantly looking inside the mansion, it seems like he has some relation with Lady Edith…’

Cassius wanted to ask the two what had happened, but he was sure he would receive Walter’s cold gaze if he brought it up wrongly.

So he chose to first make sure Walter would not be captured again.

“Let’s go to the mercenary group where Helen is for now. My brother has some precious metals.”

As Cassius made light of it, Walter took out brilliant ornaments from his pocket. It was an amount that would make anyone who made light of it regret.

“What are all these trinkets?”

Cassius asked, but Walter couldn’t possibly answer that question.

While being kicked out, saying someone else would help, he had only hidden trinkets perfect for selling in his pocket.

Wondering if it was a reward for the satisfying night they had spent together, something hot seemed to surge within him.

If you were satisfied enough to give away jewels, you shouldn’t have kicked me out, Edith.

‘…What on earth happened?’

Cassius clicked his tongue as he saw Walter’s eyes darken once more.