But the Lisi in front of them now was still arrogantly lounging on the sofa, only glancing up at Globan.

“Sit down, Lord Witlow. This isn’t the Witlow mansion, and I’m not Iris Witlow. If your fist hits my head like it did at the Witlow mansion, there will be a big problem here.”

“I… when did I ever hit you!”

“Ah, you’re going to make me out to be a liar.”

Of course, that was his intention.

Globan, Dennis, and Brittany were all trying to make all the words that Lisi had just spat out into lies.

“You can try all you want. But remember this. The moment you start harassing me, I’ll run to the government office and ask them to sever my connection with the Duke of Witlow. They will ask for a reason. Then I will honestly confess what I have suffered from you.”

Dennis tried to say something, but Lisi raised her index finger to stop him and continued.

“Of course, you will try to make me a liar even there. But don’t forget that there are many people who know how I was treated at the Witlow mansion.”

Globan’s eyes bulged out.

“This time, you won’t be able to kill them to shut them up. From now on, I will be watching the movements of the servants of the Duke of Witlow, and if they suddenly disappear without a trace or are found mysteriously dead, I will report it. To the government, to the royal court, and to the Holy Kingdom. Iris Witlow didn’t have the power to do that.”

Lisi’s eyes curved into a crescent shape. She was smiling such a sweet smile that if a stranger saw it, they might think it was a smile for a lover.

Lisi slowly stood up, smiling, and looked down at the Witlow family.

“Because Lady Iris Green, the countess, does.”

Lisi pointed her index finger at the door.

“Please leave. I’m tired.”

+++

After being expelled from Lisi’s room, the Witlow family said nothing all the way back to the guest room in the west wing.

As soon as they entered the guest room in the west wing, Dennis and Brittany exploded in rage.

Between the two furious women, Globan was quietly lost in thought.

‘Siriel….’

He thought of that name for the first time in a long time.

A long time ago, a pretty and strong maid that Globan had forcibly bent to his will.

“You better kill me here, Globan. Otherwise, I will definitely kill you.”

The chilling eyes that glared at Globan while holding a newly born Iris.

Until now, he hadn’t thought that Iris resembled her mother. But Iris, who had become the Countess of Green, resembled her mother in her gaze, her temperament.

Realizing this, Globan had no choice but to admit.

Iris had escaped from the cage that the Duke of Witlow family had created. Whatever she does from now on, there’s no chance Iris will return to that cage.

The only consolation was that Iris had not officially cut off ties with the Witlow family yet.

Perhaps it was better to appease Iris for now and maintain ties with the Green family. He might need their help someday.

“Let’s go back.”

It was better to leave now. With Iris not wanting to see them, there was no benefit in staying at the Count’s estate for long. He planned to show his face at the wedding day.

“Go back! What are you talking about? Are you suggesting we back down just like this? That girl is being unusually defiant!”

Somehow, Iris’s tangled hair had to be fixed.

“I don’t like her. This is the Duke of Green’s mansion, and she is the mistress of this mansion. If the mistress is disliked, staying here…”

“Ha! Whatever she says, she is Iris Wittle. The Iris Wittle we’ve fed and put to sleep and raised until now!”

“That’s right, Dad. I really don’t think we should leave like this.”

Britney sided with Dennis.

“What if she talks badly about our family? Rather, it would be better to stay here and show that we are good people.”

“That’s right, honey. I’m not trying to torment Iris here. We have to manage our image. If we leave from here, wouldn’t she think all of her nonsense is true?”

Globan wondered if his image would change simply because his wife and daughter stayed here.

But there was a point to what Dennis and Britney said.

Groban groaned and rolled his head.

Surely people from the imperial and royal families of each country would attend the Green family’s wedding. Even if not the emperor, the crown princes, princes, and princesses would attend.

Globan, eyeing the Crown Prince Eobet of the Gabizar Empire, was plotting various schemes from behind.

‘The Crown Prince usually doesn’t attend these events, so the likelihood of his coming is almost nil….’

If Iris made unnecessary comments even at the wedding, and it reached the ears of the imperial side, it would be a big problem. It might be better to stay here and cater to Iris’s whims.

The Wittle family decided to stay at the Duke of Green’s mansion until the wedding.

+++

“The Wittle family says they will stay until the wedding.”

Lisi nodded as she heard Jamie’s report.

It was as Lisi had anticipated.

She could guess how the Wittle family would behave in the future.

‘They will treat me well. People from the imperial side will attend the wedding, so they will want to give a good image to them.’

If so, she intended to accept their false treatment well.

‘Let’s see how good a parent and sister they are. It’s going to take a lot of effort.’