It seemed the genre had changed after her transmigration into the book.

When she was a reader, it had definitely been a romance fantasy, specifically a healing romantic comedy.

Marie could no longer even gauge where things had gone wrong.

Does it mean that Marie Klein’s existence has made such a significant impact on this world?

‘No. I’m thinking too highly of myself. I’m not that influential of a historical figure.’

There’s a saying that from a distance, it’s comedy; up close, it’s tragedy.

Even if the protagonists’ narrative is definitely a romantic comedy genre, it doesn’t guarantee happy endings for all the other characters.

Marie’s family were merely extras who didn’t even appear in the central narrative, not protagonists of this story, so they had no share in the destiny the author bestowed upon the characters.

Living according to what was predetermined seemed like the easiest and most comfortable path.

Though their journey might be arduous without a guaranteed ending, the Klein siblings were each finding their own happiness.

Every novel inevitably has extras.

Countless unnamed characters live outside the spotlight that illuminates the protagonists.

Though they might be insignificant beings, their lives are still lives.

Each with their own joys and sorrows, a lifetime where once born, they must endure until death.

It wasn’t long ago that Marie, who had only been focused on survival, decided to live in the present and be happy.

This extra lady, whose death would have been forgotten by those around her, had made her presence known and engraved her name in people’s minds.

Just as Marie had saved her own life, she was determined to save someone else this time.

‘I really hope my sister survives too.’

She didn’t mind if Adelaide continued to hate her and refused to withdraw the lawsuit.

While irredeemable trash might be beyond help, otherwise, it was a hundred or thousand times better for anyone to continue living.

One must first survive to repent, atone, or move forward.

At least they could try to become a better person.

While thinking this, Adelaide suddenly said:

“Could it be you?”

“What?”

“If you eliminate just me, the inheritance is right in front of you, isn’t it?”

It was a moment when she immediately regretted her earlier thought about wanting to save her sister.

This novel really doesn’t allow me even a moment of touching scenes.

“Sister, are you seriously saying that?”

As Marie glared with angry eyes, Adelaide wrinkled her nose and smiled.

“Why would someone who works at a law office do something like that? You have the legal ability to take the assets, so there’s no need to leave yourself with future troubles.”

“Do you have anyone in mind? Someone who might hold a grudge against you?”

Hans asked her with a serious expression.

“Well……”

“Think carefully. It could be about money, a love affair, or jealousy.”

Just as Marie was urging her, her eldest sister placed her index finger on her lips while looking over the youngest’s shoulder.

Marie, not understanding, turned slightly and saw Felix returning after paying the bill.

She hastily turned her head back to the table.

“I’d like to keep this conversation secret from our brothers.”

“True, if either our eldest or second brother found out, they wouldn’t stay quiet. They’d probably put out a public wanted notice.”

That might provoke the culprit who had surfaced and cause them to hide again in an invisible place.

The two sisters, reading each other’s thoughts, nodded and continued with a different conversation.

“Sister, do you happen to have any leftover copies of your previous series at home?”

In fact, the novel that had achieved great success this time wasn’t Adelaide’s debut work.

She had been consistently writing a series where the characters were different but the world-building continued.

This time too, she had written the final volume of the series thinking she would quit writing and look for another job if it made a loss, but it became a huge hit.

One reason for her long period of obscurity was her publisher.

Her previous publisher, which only promoted a select few popular authors, didn’t care about works by unproven newcomers like Adelaide.

They published her work after signing a contract, but printed only a tiny initial run, which meant her books never made it to bookstore displays nationwide.

Though her work gained some modest word-of-mouth popularity among romance novel enthusiasts, Adelaide couldn’t feel even that modest popularity because the publisher intercepted her royalties.

Adelaide’s pen name began to attract public attention when someone placed a newspaper ad looking to buy an out-of-print first edition.

The amount offered was truly enormous.

When this ad became an issue, newspaper and magazine journalists started buying and reading the relatively more accessible latest volume of the series to write related articles.

The ad placer’s judgment was accurate.

It was a masterpiece too precious to be buried.

As the media and critics poured out praise and acclaim for Adelaide’s novels day after day, demand for her published books began to surge.

Readers who couldn’t find her books at local bookstores would travel to other regions or hire purchasing agents to get them.

Around that time, her publishing contract was expiring, and Adelaide partnered with her current publisher among several that had sent her love calls.

This publisher had contacted her first, wanting to contract her new work even before her works became famous.

「Dear Author, to get straight to the point, we would like to proceed with a renewal contract. Regarding this, we would like to meet you in person to discuss. Please let us know a convenient time and place, and we will come to you.」

Adelaide immediately threw away the letter from her previous publisher, which was as clingy as an ex-boyfriend texting “are you awake?” at dawn.

The saying “treat people well while you have them” exists for a reason.

The newly contracted publisher acquired all publication rights for her previous works from the original publisher and re-released revised editions of her earlier works bundled together with the final volume of the series on its launch day.

Although readers complained about the delay in the new release schedule, the insightful editor-in-chief pushed ahead with the plan.

Simultaneously releasing revised editions of previous works and the new work to meet demand for the earlier volumes was an excellent choice.

The complete series set sold like hotcakes, with sales nearly matching those of the new volume alone.

Marie, who had been counting down the days to the release after hearing the publication news, had completely forgotten about it while resolving family matters.

By the time she belatedly tried to get a copy, a nationwide sellout had already occurred.

“What’s the point of having a sister?”

When Marie made a flower cup with both hands under her chin and acted cute, Felix sat down next to Adelaide, who was grimacing, and giggled.

“What were you talking about?”

“She’s asking the unreasonable favor of finding my out-of-print works.”

“You’re storing inventory at our house. You could just give her those.”

The tactless Felix revealed the location of the inventory.

Adelaide glared at her brother, then nodded in understanding when she saw Marie getting excited like a little girl.

She had originally intended to give them to her but was planning to drag it out a bit longer to tease her youngest sister.

Though she showed dislike on the surface, she found Marie’s cuteness somehow cute and wanted to see more of it.

“Are you still having trouble sleeping?”

Felix, who had been satisfied with the friendly atmosphere, suddenly asked Adelaide with a worried look.

“Well, yes.”

“Why?”

Marie asked in surprise.

She thought that if it were her, having achieved her dream of becoming an author, being loved by people, and succeeding enough to never worry about money for the rest of her life, she would sleep soundly every night.

“I originally planned to publish just the final volume and then quit writing. But since it unexpectedly did so well, I feel obligated to release my next work before I’m forgotten. That pressure makes it hard to sleep at night.”

Adelaide said while rubbing her dark under-eye circles.

Even celebrities had their own hardships.

A catchy musical number Marie had once seen on YouTube came to mind.

‘The national author is too exhausted.’

Was this how Shakespeare felt?

“Where are you planning to live after the divorce?”

Marie changed the subject as the atmosphere grew heavy.

“She’ll obviously come back to our family home.”

The family home Felix referred to was the Klein baronial residence.

The house of the six siblings where Adelaide had lived until her marriage.

And now the place where her second brother Felix was the head of the household.

“What woman would enjoy living with her sister-in-law after living just with her husband? I have enough sense to know that.”

“Hanna likes you!”

“I want to live alone too. I’m looking for a place. I’m going to open a salon.”

Being a national author wasn’t Adelaide’s only dream.

A salon was a space where artists could interact.

Although Adelaide had been away from social circles for a long time, there were still some people who missed her.

Moreover, when they learned she was a bestselling author, everyone would gather around.

“I’ll directly sponsor struggling artists like I used to be, or connect them with sponsors through that place.”

“Is that why you needed the inheritance until now? For that salon?”

“Yes. I have a clear dream. But what about you?”

“Me?”

“Yes. What will you do if you receive father’s inheritance?”

Marie was suddenly at a loss for words at her sister’s question.