Chapter 4

How The Male Lead Cures The Young Lady Who Has A Limited Time

"Seeing that she still hasn’t come back, she's definitely dead, Right?"

"If you're anxious, should I ask Albert to go check it out? Someone might have found her."

"No, that's fine. We just have to wait peacefully until we get the news and pretend to mourn. As long as the child is dead, her inheritance belongs to us anyway."

Yvette focused on her voice with bated breath.

As the conversation between the two continued, she felt her heartbeat getting faster.

"Then Master, you're now going to be Count Blanche?"

"Yes, I'll finally have a status that is suitable for me."

"Congratulations, Master! You finally achieved your dream."

"Hoho, thank you."

Baron Larish and the noisy maid spoke with satisfaction.

She could hear the two of them laughing with satisfaction. Eventually, their presence slowly drifted away.

'…..Just now, what did I hear?'

Yvette, who was listening from behind the door, blinked blankly.

Among the people who stayed in Baron Larish’s mansion, she was the only one who was cursed.

The Blanche curse is inherited by only one person.

In addition, 'Young lady' was a title used by the maids of the Larish mansion to refer to her.

This means that Baron Larish is hoping for her to die.

"......Ha."

Yvette, who laughed despondently, took a step back.

Just a moment ago, it felt like she was floating in the clouds.

As if she had fallen off a cliff, her mood plummeted to the floor.

'That's a family..…..'

At that moment she was making fun of herself for trying to stick to them somehow.

"Yo-Young Lady?"

As Yvette struggled to control her emotions,

A maid who was coming out to throw away the garbage found her and screamed.

Listening to her voice, she seemed to be the maid who was talking to Baron Larish earlier.

"H-how… I'm sure today is definitely your birthday! "

The maid stepped back and stuttered. Then she realized that she had made a mistake and hurriedly covered her mouth.

Yvette swallowed a bitter smile looking at the maid’s pale face.

"You look as if you've seen a ghost."

"........."

The maid couldn't say a word, and she trembled.

Yvette, who was staring at her, spoke coldly.

"If you don't have anything to say, could you leave? I am a little tired from being out all night."

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Without hesitation, Yvette passed by the side of the pale faced maid.

Before I knew it, my mind was getting cold.

* * * *

Even after entering the mansion, things weren't that different.

"Hi-Hiick!"

As she strode up the stairs, a passing servant dropped the luggage he was carrying in surprise.

However, Yvette paid no attention to him.

Because her nerves were all over the place.

'Did he aim for Yvette Blanche's parents’ inheritance since the beginning?'

In the Aiden Empire, women are allowed to inherit titles.

Therefore, Yvette should have been Countess Blanche, as it was.

But when Count Blanche and his wife died in an accident, Yvette was still a minor who had not even graduated from the Academy.

Under the laws of the Aiden Empire, it was impossible to inherit the title before the age of 20.

So until now, Baron Larish and his wife had managed Count Blanche in her stead as her 'guardians'.

'If it was in the original, Instead of Yvette Blanche, Baron Larish would eventually take over the title.'

The Blanches was a wealthy family.

The magic stone, which is mined in the Empire, came from the magic stone mine in the Blanche estate.

Instead of handing over the ownership of the mine to the imperial family, Blanche received a significant portion of the sales as a commission.

Thanks to this, the Blanches were able to accumulate a large fortune even with a small estate.

As a result, there was a significant inheritance for Yvette Blanche.

Of course, the original Yvette Blanche didn't even get a chance to touch the money.

'I'm going to die for being cursed, but I can't believe that my relatives are talking about their inheritance.'

It was fortunate that the real Yvette Blanche was not here.

'.......... I can't stay here anymore.'

Yvette thought bitterly.

Originally, she was planning to spend time staying in the Larish Mansion while leisurely thinking about what to do in the future.

But, after knowing Baron Larish's intention, she didn't want to stay here any longer.

'I need to look into the house right away.'

Yvette Blanchet became an adult today.

In other words, it means that she can now inherit the title of Count Blanche.

With that money, buying a house somewhere in the capital will be a piece of cake.

After arriving in her bedroom Yvette headed straight to the closet.

Then she took out her luggage, and started packing.

It was just then.

"Wh-What are you doing, Young lady!"

When she looked at her, the maid she encountered at the back door freaked out and ran to her.

"As you can see, I'm packing my luggage. Why?"

Yvette spoke calmly, resisting the maid who was trying to stop her.

"Why are you packing all of a sudden?"

"I'm going to be independent now that I'm an adult. Isn't it funny that I'm still here?"

"...What? Independence, what are you talking about…"

Perhaps it was an unexpected remark, the maid stiffened her expression.

Yvette stopped packing and looked up at her.

"Why? Are you afraid you'll lose your salary if I leave?"

The maid's face turned red, perhaps Yvette’s words hit the target.

"…Wh-When did I say that!"

Yvette laughed at the answer that she cannot hide.

"It's obvious that people in this mansion are thinking about it without telling me."

Baron Larish had several servants that did not fit the size of the mansion.

Where would a low-ranking aristocrat without an estate get such money?

It's obvious that he has been stealing money from the Blanche family.

"What a shame. If I had died, you could have been servants of Count Blanche."

Yvette murmured sarcastically as she grabbed her bags.

Perhaps she was speechless, the maid clenched her fist without any reply.

Yvette left the room without a second thought.

Maybe it's because there's less luggage than she thought, but the bag was quite light.

At the moment she was about to go down the stairs with her luggage in her arms...

"P-Please Wait!"

Hearing the thumping footsteps, soon Baron Larish stood in her way.

His forehead was wet with sweat, as if in a hurry.

"......What is it, Uncle?"

Yvette stared at Baron Larish with a crooked gaze.

Even if she didn't hear the answer, she knows why he ran.

Just as expected.

Baron Larish, who had barely recovered his breath, grabbed her shoulder.

"Why are you alive?"

"......That's the question you want to ask your niece? Why are you alive?"

Yvette laughed as if he were absurd. Baron Larish clenched his hand.

"Tell me what happened right now. Did you get rid of the curse?"

Baron Larish pressed Yvette with an overwhelmingly excited voice.

Yvette frowned as he held her shoulder painfully.

"Would you please remove your hand first?"

She spoke coldly, but Baron Larish did not give up.

He opened his eyes when he belatedly discovered the luggage bag in Yvette's hand.

"What's with the luggage? Are you going to leave?"

"I'm an adult now and I have to be independent. I can't stay in my relative's house forever."

Yvette said calmly, gazing at him.

Suddenly Baron Larisih burst out, wondering if the words got on his nerves.

"You don't even have any money and yet you want to be independent!"

"Don't have any money? There's a heritage that my parents left me."

"Isn’t that all mine now?"

Yvette grinned and added a chuckle. She meant to offend Baron Larisi.

Whether she succeeded in pissing him off, Baron Larish's face was red with rage.

"You, You…..!"

He was huffing, but he found it difficult to speak.

This is because he couldn't think of anything to refute.

"Until now, you've spent as much as you pleased, but it's my money now."

Yvette, who had lost her laughter, roughly shook off Baron Larish's hand.

"If you don't want me to take everything you have, just be tactful."

Baron Larish flinched at the sight of her, who changed her mood in an instant.

He looked at Yvette with a frown.

"Just, What….."

"Did you think I didn't know that uncle had stolen Blanche property?"

Of course, it was a bluff.

Yvette had no idea what Baron Larish had done.

However, she thought it was very likely because of his personality.

"..........!"

Baron Larish was visibly embarrassed by the words and bit his lips.

Looking at his shaky gaze, Yvette laughed inwardly.

'I guess it's real.'

Baron Larish was just my 'guardian', not the lord of Blanche.

He had no authority to touch Blanche's property.

'No wonder. There is no way he can live like this with only the support money from the estate.'

Baron Larish received monthly grants from Blanche in the name of my guardian.

It would be enough for three family members to live.

However, considering the servants salaries, it was not sufficient.

'Besides, this mansion is subtly luxurious.'

The size of the mansion itself was small, but if you look closely, there is a lot of furniture that appear to be quite expensive.

In addition, Baroness Larish bought new dresses and jewelry everyday, and the Baron drank expensive liquor like water.

There's no way a nobleman without a proper estate could have lived like this with only subsidies.

"....I won't hold you responsible, considering what we've been through together so far."

Yvette slowly lifted her bags.

She didn't feel like she was ever living together with him, and she wanted to put him in prison for embezzlement but,

'That will attract people's attention.'

She wanted to live as peacefully as possible without being noticed by others.

To do that, she'd better just close her eyes and move on.

"This is for you, uncle."

Yvette, who was approaching Baron Larish, soon closed her eyes and smiled.

"Don't ever touch me so carelessly again. I'm the type of person who bites when being touched."

Having said that, Yvette passed by Baron Larish without any regret.

-to be continued

Translated by Aria

Not 100% correct

Credit to the Author

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