The Marquis, struggling to keep his heavy eyelids open, made an effort to say, “…confirm… and then…”
But he couldn’t even finish his soliloquy before collapsing. In less than five seconds, Vermilion opened the door and came back in. Still holding the pocket watch, he grinned at the fallen Marquis.
“In reality, it’s a sleeping pill disguised as a fatigue recovery medicine. Sleeping pills are much cheaper, but until His Majesty the King summons you tomorrow, you’ll sleep deeply, and the fatigue recovery effect will be similar.”
He left the door to the Marquis’s room half-open and hung his pocket watch on the doorknob. “Thank you, Vermilion.”
A short while later, Philip entered, holding the pocket watch. Vermilion smiled slyly.
“I didn’t expect such chaos in the short time I was away… Well, did you confirm the identity of the assailant? What about the lackeys of the Marquis you knocked down?”
Philip burst into incredulous laughter. “The assailant was a member of the Blue Mask Guild, who infiltrated disguised as Marquis Ondella’s servant.”
The Blue Mask Guild consisted of individuals who accepted various tasks from fake princes and nobles opposing the king. Philip had arrested some members of the Blue Mask Guild when he rescued Domingo. Since then, he gradually learned about the guild and recently obtained intelligence that they were planning to assassinate Marboro and Laila. Some managed to escape like mirages. However, Philip and the royal palace knights had already identified the fugitives and were secretly issuing wanted posters. Coincidentally, they caught them today.
Philip asked Vermilion again, “Blue Mask Guild? Recently, you led the knights to subdue them. By the way, didn’t you say you caught them because of Lady’s favor?”
“Some of the gang managed to escape like mirages. However, Philip and the royal palace knights had already identified the fugitives’ identities and were secretly creating wanted posters.
However, ironically, they caught them today. Upon interrogation, it turned out that nobles opposing the king had written recommendation letters for them.
They concealed their record as members of the Blue Mask Guild, claiming that they would do anything for a low hiring cost. Coincidentally, they were the individuals Marquis Ondella needed.
In response to Philip’s words, Vermilion asked again, “Blue Mask Guild? You recently led the knights to subdue them. By the way, didn’t you say you caught them because of the lady’s favor?”
“That’s right. The suppression of the Blue Mask remnants, the business with Ellen and the Marquis – luckily, two matters were resolved simultaneously.”
Philip properly laid Marquis down and covered him with a blanket.
The purpose was to confuse Marquis when he woke up, making him unsure whether he had properly lain down to sleep or lost consciousness.
“Thanks for your help.”
Philip expressed sincere gratitude to Vermilion and headed to his room where Ellen was. As the room drew closer, Philip’s heart began to beat faster again.
‘My heart has been yours for a long time.’
This was the reason for the heartfelt confession earlier.”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”