Capitulo 78

Episode 78

On the way to the academy.

I remembered the story I heard from Lily yesterday.

It was awkward about Professor Foreman’s situation where he can steal money.

Did it all come together to make the current situation happen?

I wanted to hear the whole story through Eric’s mouth.

Are you here, princess?

Foreman, whom we met again, had a look of resignation on his face.

It was as if he knew I was coming.

Didn’t you tell me first that Robert and Allison were working together? Of course, I thought you’d dig it up. I’m the one who has benefited the most without any problems.

He let out a long sigh.

And he told the story he knew.

The business failure.

He said he couldn’t see his sister being sold into slavery, so he started embezzling bit by bit.

I did it frantically, so I ordered the things they would use. I didn’t check well. So I started working with a supplier.

After that, it was common.

Made a double ledger and showed Allison and Robert the real money.

And to the academy he presented a counterfeit ledger.

These poor friends never doubted their other friend, they trusted him like crazy.

I am ready to reveal everything. I want to talk to Robert and Allison and take over.

Somehow, there was a sense of emptiness in their words.

But what I wanted to hear was not their poor family history.

I’ll just ask you one thing.

Yes, I asked.

From what I discovered, it was unlikely that embezzlement could pay off the debt.

Foreman’s eyes, which had been calmly submerged, twitched.

Where did the money come from to pay off this huge debt?

At least it was the budget of the Academy’s small laboratory.

Besides, it wasn’t expensive equipment, it was money spent on buying small things like consumables and reagents.

There wasn’t enough money to bet the entire family’s fortune on one person.

I really wanted to know who paid their debts.

Tell me the truth. Because some people can only guess.

At the end of my words, Eric lowered his head and brought up a name I was familiar with.

Damn it, it was the Grand Duchess. She said she knew everything.

* * *

I told Eric to stop doing this for now.

I asked the butler to find out the name of the person he had paid the money to and the way he dressed.

Because it was a long time ago. Also, the names are false of those who do these illegal things.

The butler said he did not have high expectations.

There are printers who stopped writing about that time, check if there are people with similar prints.

The butler understood the meaning of my words and asked with narrowed eyes.

Do you think the Grand Duchess is behind everything?

Whatever happens, she is lying down like a toothless tiger now, but Tatiana has an extraordinary talent for this sort of thing.

I’ll find out at once.

At my words, the butler nodded and walked away.

I knew what was behind it, but Allison’s condition was a problem.

If Tatiana had been able to even touch the extra’s affection, things would have been more complicated.

«But why couldn’t she take Robert and Foreman?»

If she had that kind of ability, there was no way she would have missed Niveia so much in the first place.

Because she has the personality to have what she wants.

What’s the difference between Niveia, Eric, Robert and Allison ?

* * *

A few days later, the report the butler brought back was exactly what I expected.

From the dealer and they found records that he had worked briefly for Tatiana.

I think some may remember the accident. What the hell did he think it would be like?

At the butler’s words, I smiled and said it was just common woman’s sense.

On Daniel’s route, Tatiana struggled between friendship with me and affection with Daniel, and ran away for a while.

An aristocratic lady who knew nothing of the world was captured by a group of human traffickers, and it was Daniel who saved her.

This incident led Daniel to actively appeal to his affection for Tatiana.

They tried to sell the noble lady, but were caught and sent to prison, but only one.

It was Tatiana who helped him escape again.

«I had hoped that human trafficking was not common in the world…»

It was truly brutal.

The reason he threatened Eric’s family was probably because it was hard to touch the aristocratic Chase family.

What the hell did they do to be so cruel?

It was unknown.

After learning all the facts, I told Eric the truth.

He was skeptical at first, but after reviewing all the documents I had brought with me, he was sober.

Why did the Grand Duchess ruin us so much?

he muttered in disbelief.

A few days later, I took Eric to Robert’s house.

Eric’s expression hardened more and more in the carriage driving out of town.

He had no friends to live with in a place like this.

Eric was right.

The Earl of Chase was one of the wealthiest and, although he was the second son, he also had much to inherit from Robert.

Shortly after that happened, Robert left the family.

There was a lot of talk about why, but no definitive story.

It was natural that Robert, the party involved, had disappeared and the family treated him as a child.

When the carriage stopped in front of the old building, the man seemed almost in tears.

Get in and talk.

This is between the three people.

There was no need for me to intervene.

* * *

Pará Allison, working for the Grand Duchess these days has become increasingly arduous.

Tatiana this morning, she felt heavy.

Even though she slept, she still didn’t feel well.

But it was Tatiana.

Tatiana, who offered herself, the one to cover Robert’s affairs, was a lifesaver for her.

Allison had always been delighted to see Tatiana, but seeing her recently put her in a bad mood.

There were times when she felt bad.

Ah…

This was all because Princess Pioneer told a useless story.

Allison looked at the letter in her hand.

It was sent by Princess Pioneer during her last treatment.

It was a letter she normally would not have opened, but the writing on the outside moved Allison.

Leaving the Archduke’s residence, Allison walked along the bank of the Le Havre River that runs through the capital.

There were many people picnicking after cleaning up the river earlier.

She stopped at her usual café to order an espresso and watch the river flow.

Just a few years ago, his best friends and his esteemed teacher sat here and had a heated discussion.

They majored in medicine and studied something secondary like magic, also politics, philosophy and history.

At the time, he thought those days would last forever.

It was a futile idea.

Someone has accused Robert of absurd crimes.

Without Professor Gregory, the three of them were a mess and the lab was in shambles.

Allison was angry with Robert, who resented her.

«Why were you angry?»

But…

She didn’t like Robert, who cursed the Grand Duchess.

No.

I think Robert was suspicious of her….

ah… !

Her head felt like it was going to crack again.

Allison clutched her head and bent down. To erase the thoughts and doubts that had once arisen, she drank the bitter espresso in one gulp.

The liquid she had drunk ran down her throat.

It seemed to live now.

Allison thought she should go back.

Long time no see. Allison.

Then, she heard a voice grabbing her ankle.

Allison thought it was a lie.

She was suffering from headaches and finally turned around, thought she was seeing visions and hearing hallucinations.

Robert?

A man she knew was standing there.

A face much more haggard than before, a grim expression and somber eyes pierced Allison.

The angelic-looking young man she knew was nowhere in sight.

You said you were looking for me?

The sweet voice that once whispered love was sharp and pointed like a wind in the dead of winter.

Allison frowned and shook her head.

Now, what excuse do you want to make for sending the princess after me?

No. I… I didn’t send the Pioneer princess.

Robert moved his long limbs and sat down across the table from where she was sitting.

Allison , who had already stood up, sat back down.

Two cups of espresso were placed in front of them again.

Allison opened her mouth as she fiddled with the cup.

So far… How have you been?

If you’re doing well, how would you like to live like this?

It was a prickly word.

Allison fell silent again.

Robert didn’t like her now.

He should have refused the princess’s invitation to meet Allison.

But what the princess said strangely caught his heart.

After leaving college, Robert naturally assumed that Allison and Eric would work together.

But Allison said he would become Tatiana’s doctor.

And she talked about it as if it was a great belief.

Robert then thought Allison was doing the show.

I guess he’s still the Grand Duchess’s doctor.

If the best doctors take care of her, the Grand Duchess will be able to live in peace?

As he spoke, Allison felt something strange.

Why did she have to reassure the Grand Duchess?