It seemed to be an unexpected statement, as the maid’s expression stiffened.
Yvette looked up at her, pausing her packing.
“Why? Afraid your salary might be cut off if I leave?”
The maid’s face turned bright red as if hit right on the mark.
“…Wh-When did I ever say such a thing!”
Yvette chuckled at the transparent response.
“You don’t need to say it. It’s obvious what people in this household are thinking.”
The Larishi baron’s house had more servants than befitting the size of the mansion.
Where would a low-ranking noble without a territory get such money?
It was obvious they had been using Blanche’s money.
“What a shame. If I had died, you all could have become servants of the Blanche county.”
Yvette muttered sarcastically as she packed her bag.
Seemingly at a loss for words, the maid could only clench her fists without making any retort.
Regardless, Yvette paid no attention and left the room.
Perhaps because she had fewer belongings than expected, the bag felt quite light.
Just as she was about to descend the stairs, clutching her luggage bag.
“W-Wait right there!”
There was a sound of thundering footsteps, and then Baron Larishi appeared, blocking her path.
His forehead was damp with sweat as if he had rushed over in a hurry.
“…What brings you here, Uncle?”
Yvette stared at Baron Larishi with a slanted gaze.
Even without hearing his answer, she could guess why he had come running.
Sure enough.
Baron Larishi, having barely caught his breath, suddenly gripped her shoulders.
“Why are you alive?”
“…What a question. Asking your niece why she’s alive.”
As Yvette let out a laugh of disbelief, Baron Larishi tightened his grip.
“Tell me what happened right now. Did you somehow break the curse?”
Baron Larishi pressed Yvette with an extremely agitated voice.
As he gripped her shoulders to the point of pain, Yvette frowned deeply.
“Would you mind removing your hands first?”
She said coldly, but Baron Larishi didn’t seem to hear.
He belatedly noticed the luggage bag in Yvette’s hand and his eyes widened.
“What’s that luggage for? Are you planning to leave somewhere?”
“I’m an adult now, so I need to be independent. I can’t keep relying on relatives forever, can I?”
Yvette calmly met his gaze as she spoke.
Her words seemed to touch a nerve, as Baron Larishi burst out shouting.
“What money do you have to be independent!”
“What do you mean, what money? I have the inheritance my parents left me.”
Now it’s all mine, isn’t it?
Yvette added with a sweet smile. It was a deliberate attempt to provoke Baron Larishi.
She succeeded in angering him, as Baron Larishi’s face turned red with fury.
“You, you…!”
He sputtered, but couldn’t easily form words.
He couldn’t think of anything to refute.
“You may have used it as you pleased until now, but it’s my money from now on.”
Yvette, who had wiped the smile off her face by now, roughly shook off Baron Larishi’s hands.
“If you don’t want to lose everything you have, you’d better watch your step.”
Baron Larishi flinched at her sudden change in demeanor.
He stared at Yvette with a dumbfounded expression.
“What did you just…?”
“Did you think I wouldn’t know that you’ve been embezzling Blanche’s assets?”
Of course, it was a lie.
Yvette had no idea what Baron Larishi had done.
She just thought it was highly likely, given his character.
“…!”
At those words, Baron Larishi visibly panicked and shut his mouth.
Seeing his wavering gaze, Yvette inwardly sneered.
‘So it’s true, huh.’
Baron Larishi was only her ‘guardian’, not the lord of Blanche.
He had no right to touch Blanche’s assets at all.
‘No wonder. There’s no way they could live like this just on the support funds from the territory.’
Baron Larishi received monthly support funds from Blanche under the pretext of being her guardian.
It would be enough for a family of three to live on.
However, considering the servants’ wages as well, it was far from sufficient.
‘Moreover, this household is quite lavish.’
While the mansion itself wasn’t large, upon closer inspection, many pieces of furniture seemed quite valuable.
Not only that, but Baroness Larishi bought new dresses and jewels almost daily, and the Baron drank expensive liquor like water.
There was no way a noble without a proper territory could live like this on support funds alone.
“…Considering the time we’ve lived together, I won’t hold you accountable.”
Yvette slowly brushed up her bangs.
As much as she wanted to, she couldn’t just throw them in jail for embezzlement, regardless of their shared history.
‘If I did that, it would attract people’s attention.’
She wanted to live quietly, avoiding the spotlight as much as possible.
For that, it would be better to turn a blind eye and let it slide.
“This is for your own good, Uncle.”
Yvette, who had somehow approached right in front of Baron Larishi, smiled with her eyes curved.
“Don’t ever lay your hands on me carelessly again. I’m the type to bite when touched.”
With those final words, Yvette brushed past Baron Larishi without hesitation.
“What’s going on?”
“Well, Miss Yvette…!”
“Gasp. Is that true?”
The servants, belatedly grasping the situation, huddled together and whispered.
Ignoring them, Yvette made her way to the entrance.
Just before opening the door to leave.
“Ah, right.”
As if remembering something, Yvette turned back one last time.
She saw Baron Larishi running towards her, out of breath.
“S-Stop right there!”
Baron Larishi panted, his face flushed red.
Yvette, who had been staring at him with contempt, opened her mouth.
“I won’t bother saying thank you for raising me. You’ve been compensated enough without such words.”
Hearing this, Baron Larishi’s expression twisted fiercely.
“Y-You insolent girl…! After all the kindness we’ve shown in raising you!”
She heard him screaming from behind, but Yvette paid no attention as she stepped out of the entrance.
Her mind was filled only with thoughts of finding a new home.
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Ela correu um grande risco, ainda bem que o Barão não pensou rápido e matou/trancou ela ali mesmo
Thanks for the update 🇧🇷 😸 🥰