“I’m not saying I don’t believe you, just think about it logically.”

“Logically?”

“Libianna would never do such a thing.”

“……”

“Stop talking nonsense and prepare to leave.”

“Leave? Who?”

A deflated sigh escaped from Margaret. She couldn’t understand at all what Bake was saying.

“I’ve arranged a place in the Nagata territory. Stay there and rest quietly for a while.”

“Did… did Libianna order this?”

“Why again, why does Libianna come up?”

“I told you. Libianna is trying to split us.”

Thinking that she wouldn’t know that she was trying to pry herself away by pushing Bake forward.

Margaret clutched the hem of Bake’s clothing, her fingernails digging into the fabric. She couldn’t leave the capital with this kind of scandal.

“I didn’t want to say this, but contrary to my opinion of sending you to recuperation, Libianna opposed it. Instead of driving you out, she wanted to keep you.”

“Keep me? Her?”

“So, you need to tell Libianna first. That you want to leave. That you want to return to your hometown.”

“Why should I?”

“Then, Libianna will give up.”

In order to persuade Libianna’s opposition, there was no other way.

Even after several attempts to persuade, Bake, thinking of Libianna who didn’t want to let go of Margaret, put his hand deep into his pocket.

Now, everyone is just gossiping about Margaret’s behavior and muttering that she’s not qualified to be the maid of the Countess of Creighton, but the problem was what happened next.

As long as Margaret does not let go of Libianna’s maid position, people will continue to try to disparage Margaret and will find a new subject to express dissatisfaction.

For example, who is the father of the child in Margaret’s womb.

“She’s doing it on purpose. Like this, she’s trying to buy your heart and push me away.”

“Even if that’s the case, what are you going to do about it?”

“What am I going to do? Of course, I shouldn’t do as she wants.”

Margaret smiled at Bake, trying hard to calm her increasingly sharp voice. But contrary to her, Bake just tightened his expression.

“You don’t seem to understand the situation because you’ve only been in the annex, but do you know what people are saying about you now?”

“You can handle that much, can’t you?”

“If I could, why would I have such a headache?”

“……”

“Everyone is busy calculating your pregnancy period. It hasn’t been long since you put forward your husband and you’re recklessly playing around with your body. Maybe, they say, you conspired with your lover and got rid of your husband. And also……”

Bake swallowed the next words.

What was more annoying than anything else was that every time Margaret was mentioned, Libianna was also mentioned.

They say it’s strikingly similar to her who holds the seed of another man instead of her own husband, as if they are friends.

In this way, he didn’t know if the story of Meriel, which he had barely covered, would come out.

“That’s all rumors.”

“It’s not just rumors.”

“……”

“About your husband.”

Thinking of the face of Viscount Fisher, who looked more like a peasant than a noble with freckles all over his nose, Bake’s lips twitched.

The man who, rather than harboring broad ambitions as a man should, merely said that his dream was to live well in harmony with his family, was dead, but not entirely forgotten.

“That stupid guy would never have dreamed that his beloved wife would be charged with the murder of killing him.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“I’m warning you. It’s not good to keep getting attention.”

“……”

“If you don’t want to be bothered by the past, do as I say. It’s good to rest in a place with good water and air for the sake of the baby, honestly.”

“……Are you abandoning me now?”

“How is telling you to rest an abandonment?”

“That’s abandonment.”

You think I wouldn’t know.

Margaret glanced at Bake with angry eyes.

“Who asked for such a thing?”

“It wasn’t my fault. It was Libianna who collaborated with the emperor.”

“Yeah. That’s likely.”

“……You really don’t believe me?”

Strength flowed into Margaret’s hands.

Bake, who was about to open his mouth without care, paused for a moment.

Looking at the stubborn gaze, it didn’t seem like she would step back easily. It was annoying, but it seemed less troublesome to appease her now.

“What does it matter if I believe or not? The important thing is that it happened and we need to handle the situation.”

“……”

“Just stay away for a while. That’s it. After all, the reason everyone is interested in you is because of Libianna. If you give up the maid’s position and stay away from her, you will naturally be forgotten by everyone.”

No one was particularly interested in the wife of Viscount Fisher.

The plan was perfect: Send Margaret back to her hometown at the right time, relax her, and once Riviana had regained her stability, they could adopt the child under the pretense of Creighton’s lineage.

Until Margaret’s pregnancy was highlighted.

With even the slightest hint, gossip inflated like a snowball in the social circles.