“How dare you raise your voice? So uncultured. But then again, what sort of manners could you have learned in that house?”
“Why does the Grand Dame have a letter addressed to me?”
“Is that what matters right now? A thief in the house. Ah, it’s clear why the Marquis Vasquez sent you to Abrams.”
Arnold jeered, joining in Helena’s ridicule.
The only one who remained silent was Baron Lancaster. Seemingly caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, he coughed softly, assessing the situation.
Cordelia, struggling to keep her breathing steady, said,
“A thief? There’s a misunderstanding. I never had such intentions.”
“Not? Then what about this letter? It clearly states to send a hundred thousand ringits to Vasquez!”
“We should kick her out of the castle right now. Who knows what else she might do, Mother.”
Helena, waving the letter, shouted. Lily seized the opportunity to insist that I should be immediately expelled.
The continued insults fueled my anger. I wanted to stand up and shout at them to stop their nonsense.
My lips were bitten so hard that they tasted of blood. My palms bore deep nail marks due to clenched fists, and my throat stung.
“Grand Dame. Please calm down. Let’s hear what the Countess has to say.”
“Oh, Baron Lancaster. I momentarily forgot you were here.”
Baron Lancaster, who had been quietly silent until then, spoke up. Helena reacted dramatically as if just noticing his presence.
“Ahem. Such an unfortunate incident at a meal shared with the Baron after so long.”
“Manipulating Craig behind the scenes and making him believe those strange rumors about Mother was definitely her doing.”
“Finding this letter leaves no room for excuses.”
“No excuses? Ha. Be grateful you’re not thrown out just in your clothes. Ah, my head. How did we ever let such a person into our house.”
Helena viciously snapped, then dramatically pressed her hand to her forehead. Arnold shook his head in disapproval, and Lily wore a blatant smile of satisfaction.
Faced with the onslaught of insults, Cordelia reflexively reminded herself to ‘be patient, be patient.’
Then it dawned on her.
‘Why should I endure this?’
The moment she realized this, the boiling anger in her head and heart instantly cooled.
“May I take a look at it?”
“Oh, of course. Take a look, Baron. Reading the letter will show you just how shameless the daughter and father are.”
“Hmm. Based on this single letter, it’s difficult to hastily suspect the Countess. It’s merely a request, and there’s no evidence that she actually sent the money.”
“How can there be more conclusive evidence than this? Expecting the money as a matter of course shows she’s done this many times before!”
Baron Lancaster handed the letter back to Helena. Lily, visibly agitated, confronted the Baron.
But the Baron remained calm throughout.
“Let’s at least listen to the Countess’s side of the story.”
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? What do you say, Mother?”
“Let’s not jump to conclusions. Call the castle’s treasurer to verify. If Lily is right, this wouldn’t be the first time she’s committed such theft.”
Then it hit me like a bolt of lightning. All the questions were answered.
‘Helena is afraid of me.’
Normally, she wouldn’t bother with me, but the fact that she was so aggressive towards me and specifically invited the influential Baron Lancaster to dinner was evident.
She was trying to regain the tipping scales of power in her favor.
I found the situation immensely amusing. So much so, a laugh almost escaped me.
It was because I realized I no longer had to grovel or seek their mercy.
“That’s a great idea, Grand Dame.”
All eyes were fixed on me. I drew out the sharp blade I had honed for so long.
“What did you just say?”
“Let’s call the castle’s treasurer right now.”
“Oh, are you planning to confess?”
Lily sneered, taking a sip of her wine.
“A confession? That’s a good idea too. Why don’t you start, Lily? I’ll consider not banishing you if you confess.”
“What? What should I confess? Are you insane?”
“Lily, there’s so much you can confess. Remember when you secretly cleared out the Abrams’ warehouse before your wedding without the previous Count knowing? Taken a nice cut for yourself, haven’t you?”
“You… What nonsense is that?”
Lily’s face paled, then quickly returned to normal. The effort I put into memorizing Leonard’s report paid off.
“Shall I mention what you stole from the Abrams’ vault? Five paintings by Deshan and twelve sculptures by Le Medie, secretly taken and sold to a fence. Shall we call the treasurer to jog your memory?”
“Don’t lie! Do you have proof? Do you?”
“That’s when you say you don’t know anything, Lily.”
“Y-you!”
Lily’s face turned bright red, unable to contain her anger, she stood up abruptly, half-filled wine glass in hand. She looked ready to pour it over my head, but an unexpected person intervened.
“Your body seemed unsteady. Are you alright?”
“…Let go of me, Baron Lancaster.”
Baron Lancaster softly whispered “Excuse me,” and released Lily’s arm. Lily glared at him fiercely.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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