A chilling silence settled in the space.
Edward slightly raised the corners of his mouth as he stared at Cedric, who wore a stern expression.
“Why? Do you think it’s too cruel?”
Cedric loosened his previously rigid face instead of answering.
“The previous king was cruel but smart. He knew how to kill without seeing the blood with his own hands.”
“I see.”
Cedric answered briefly.
“According to the rumors, the king has issued a command to the security forces.”
“What command?”
“To secretly search for any surviving members of the Myers family in the Martin Kingdom.”
“They’re alive?”
Edward shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t know for sure since the order hasn’t come down to the security forces yet.”
“……”
“After the massacre, there were knights who participated in the war who claimed to have seen them.”
“……”
“The former king of the Martin Kingdom also thought that he had exterminated them all. So the possibility is slim.”
Edward, having spoken lightly, raised the corners of his lips.
“Anyway, only you know about this.”
“Of course. Don’t worry.”
“And if you happen to see them, let me know right away.”
A clear smile spread across Edward’s lips.
“Who knows? Thanks to you, I might be able to become the commander of the royal guards.”
Edward looked excited as if he was already the commander of the royal guards.
“If that happens, not only me but also you might receive a dukedom from the king.”
Cedric’s slowly blinking eyelids stopped.
“……A dukedom?”
Edward looked into Cedric’s slowly widening pupils and nodded his head.
“Not only that. You could also receive a tremendous fiefdom. The best positioned land that any noble would covet.”
How about that? Isn’t it exciting just to think about?
Ambition began to rise in Edward’s eyes, fiercely shining.
Cedric, who had been staring as if frozen, broke into a faint smile.
“Edward. I must go now. It’s time to go to the inauguration ceremony of Earl Morris’s knight order.”
“Ah. I heard there’s a ceremony today.”
“Are you coming with me?”
“No. I can’t leave my position.”
Cedric nodded his head.
“Thanks to you, I enjoyed watching the training ground.”
“Show me your training ground next time.”
“I’ll do that. Go on in.”
Leaving the training ground, Edward headed for his office, and Cedric headed for Earl Morris’s mansion.
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Soon, the carriage carrying Lamein arrived at the Duke of Haribo’s mansion.
The carriage that had been running vigorously through the grand entrance and vast garden suddenly stopped.
“Why did we stop here?”
Just as Jane, who was sitting across from Lamein, was getting up, the door of the carriage opened.
“Lady Lamein Roger, the housekeeper of this mansion, Casselin, greets you.”
The neatly dressed housekeeper Casselin bowed respectfully.
“I’m sorry to say this, but due to maintenance on the central entrance to the mansion, you’ll need to get off the carriage here and follow me.”
It was a statement that they had to walk from here.
“Yes. Let’s do that.”
Lamein, who nodded lightly, got off the carriage.
The dazzling sunlight fell on the beautiful garden.
Today as well, various beautiful flowers and uniquely shaped trees caught her eye.
“I will guide you this way.”
With Casselin’s guidance, she began walking through the garden.
Endless rows of flowers.
Lamein, who was looking at the flowers swaying in the wind, glanced at the imposing Haribo Duke’s mansion.
“Where is Princess Lucia’s room located?”
“……Pardon?”
Casselin, who slightly turned her head, blinked slowly and stopped.
“I asked where in that building is Princess Lucia’s room.”
“Ah. That is…….”
The mansion with dozens of windows.
“That’s the princess’s room.”
Lamein’s eyes, which pointedly touched the window Casselin had indicated, slowly fell.
In the garden right in front of Princess Lucia’s window, countless flowers were also planted.
“I see. Let’s continue.”
At Lamein’s word, Casselin began to walk again.
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“Duke Haribo, the carriage carrying Lady Roger has arrived a little while ago.”
Upon hearing the servant’s words, Duke Haribo, who had been reviewing the documents piled high on his desk, stood up from his seat.
And he headed toward the window.
Through the gently swaying flowers in the wind, he saw Lamein walking.
Her golden hair fluttered in the wind, accompanied by the hem of her lilac dress that matched the color of her eyes.
“Shall I escort her to the princess’s room?”
The watching servant asked.
“No, take her to the reception room. I need to meet her first.”
Duke Haribo spoke in a soft voice as he withdrew his gaze from the window.
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Carina Drepein was led into the mansion.
The mansion was quiet, unlike the day of Lucia’s birthday party.
Still, the fragrance of flowers filled the air.
‘Anyone can see they’re into the flower business.’
As she looked around at the potted flowers and ornamental trees here and there, her eyes were drawn to the picture frames hung on the window sills and walls.
Wherever the sunlight fell brightly, she could see flower pollen and seeds sticking.
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.”
