Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 286

Ariadne told Sancha about the severed reins. She wasn’t entirely certain it was Ippolito, so she asked Sancha to investigate thoroughly.

“What on earth!”

Sancha’s face flushed crimson—matching the color of her hair—for the first time in a long while, so furious she was.

“Out of everyone in this household, only a handful don’t rely on you for their livelihood, yet someone dares!”

“I’ve already instructed Giuseppe to keep an eye on the stables.”

Since the reins showed signs of wear, it was likely the doing of someone from the stable staff. But as no culprit had been caught yet, she was also asking Sancha for help.

“Sancha, please keep a close watch on the kitchen.”

“The kitchen alone? I’ll keep my eyes burning bright on every single thing that touches you—the wardrobe staff, the cleaning staff… everything!”

“Thank you.”

Still, despite everything, the person Ariadne suspected most at this moment remained Ippolito. She had already told Giuseppe to pay particularly close attention to young master Ippolito.

Ippolito stood to gain the most if Ariadne were to disappear.

Cardinal de Mare seemed moderately inclined toward a solution wherein Ariadne would remain unmarried and safeguard the family’s current estate this generation, with the lineage continuing through Ippolito’s child.

But from Ippolito’s perspective, that was no better than a maritozzo without cream. What good was it if his child inherited the title of count while he himself remained a titleless layabout for life!

If only Ariadne were gone, that earldom would surely pass to him, the only remaining brother. Isabella had already been cast out of the family and, as a married woman living elsewhere, was no longer even considered.

‘Ah… Isabella.’

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