One’s Blood (11)

Rowena was waiting for a letter from the Adelia family announcing the news. She thought he might send someone to deliver a message, but the news she wanted didn’t come.

Paul Adelia’s message was that he was unable to attend the ball because of a fire in the house and injuries to his children.

There was no account of Louis’ death. Even though she wouldn’t have found it yet.

“…What part should I be angry about?”

Rowena said, looking at the closed door with a mixed expression on her face. Behind that door, Louis was asleep under the care of the maids.

He was the younger brother she should have brought along.

Even though she knew Matthias was abusing Louis, she was not confident in taking him without their father’s permission, so she just delayed it.

“He didn’t even send me a letter asking me to get better.”

The booklet sent by Paul Adeliad only showed excuses that were eager to hide the incident. It was a lie that the house was on fire, Matthias and Theo fought and Louis broke his leg.

“Matthias is keeping a low profile, and Theo and Louis are injured and unable to come to the ball.”

Paul himself wrote that he would remain in the Count’s House to control the irascible Matthias.

Cecil’s subordinate told him that it was all a lie.

Thanks to this, the engagement celebration ball at the Imperial Palace was held as scheduled. It was already the day of the ball, so it seemed too late to cancel.

“It makes me angry that my father is trying to cover for Matthias even at a moment like this.”

“Do you want to take Matthias and bury him?”

Cecil, who was approaching, asked in a quiet tone. His men even found out where Matthias had fled that night.

He was with the Lamberts.

A lowly aristocratic family that had just risen to the capital.

It was true that the Viscount Lambert’s family existed, but it was questionable whether they actually made a lot of money by trading. Maybe they were not the real Lambert family.

Cecil saw them as servants who bought the name of Viscount Lambert and decorated their names.

Using the foolish Matthias, it would be easy to ruin the Count of Adelia, who was the royal in-law and to tarnish Rowena’s name.

He had already stepped into the scaffolding.

Rowena knew she couldn’t leave Matias alone. She knew that he could cause a big problem.

But she didn’t know it would be such a big deal.

To stab Theo from behind, to make Louis burn to death… She couldn’t believe it, but she was convinced.

Rowena was now the crown prince’s fiancee, and many wanted to benefit from the Adelia family. It was possible enough if someone who was after the Adelia family encouraged Matthias.

…Even if there was someone who encouraged him, it would have been Matthias who allowed it and carried it out.

What if she ran away from the family?

Matthias and Paul would have gone wild to get Rowena. Paul would not have offered a reward because he cherished every penny he owns, but he would have asked for information about society.

If Rowena had started her life in a new place and, by chance, had her news reached Count Adelia… Her life would have been hell.

And she was sure Matthias would have been at the vanguard of pushing her into hell.

“Not yet. Is there a reason Your Highness hasn’t caught my brother yet?

“Yes, I’m expecting Matthias to bring in the person behind him.”

Matthias was, so to speak, easy prey to play with. There were too many nobles who wanted to bring Rowena down, and they were all holding their breath and pretending to celebrate their engagement.

Because they were afraid of the crown prince.

However, Cecil thought that there were people who wanted to show off their abilities and power despite such fear.

Cecil was about to bring him out of the darkness and make him pay the price in front of the nobles. Seeing his body destroyed, he wanted the nobles to give in once again.

Although the crown prince welcomed his companion, it didn’t weaken him. They must obey him in the future.

It was a constant message from Cecil to them.

“Don’t you blame me for that?”

Rowena shook her head. Matthias was not a man who suddenly changed and became blind when he saw a great power that she might have.

He was a rotten man from the beginning.

The affected rotten part was so much that she couldn’t even dare to cut it out. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t touch him because he was her brother.

But Louis was hurt while she was hesitating. Theo’s life was saved, but it was treading on a thin line.

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