CHAPTER 6

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

"......!"

Eden opened his eyes wide at Yvette's threat.

He didn't seem to have thought that the mansion could fall to another person.

"You don't want a scary man to be the owner, do you?"

Eden nodded furiously at her question.

His eyes widened as if it would pop out anytime soon. He was still young.

"N-no I hate scary uncle."

"Really? So come here before this sister sells this house. Put the teaspoon back down on the table."

Yvette reached out again. Then Eden, who had laid down his teaspoon, trudged in front of her.

Viewed up close, Eden had a pretty cute face.

His eyes were as green as a leaf, with freckles scattered over its round nose.

'There's not much resemblance to Mr. Hurbert.'

Yvette, who was looking at Eden, suddenly raised his head.

Then Hurbert, who looked at him with a strange look on his face, caught my eye.

"..... it's my first time seeing Eden listen to anyone else's word."

"I guess this happens a lot, isn't it?"

"It's not often, but I've had a few quarrels with passer-by’s several times."

"Aha, you're a habitual criminal."

Yvette, who narrowed her eyes, glanced at Eden.

Eden was drooping his shoulders, realizing he had done something wrong.

"Come on, apologize to the lady, Eden."

As Herbert spoke in a stern voice, Eden winced and took notice of Yvette.

".... I'm sorry. I won't throw things again."

Eden put his hands together, and bowed toward Yvette.

Yvette watched Eden apologize with her arms crossed.

He looked as if he were a puppy in the rain.

'I think that's enough.'

I must have received a formal apology.

At this point, I thought I should finish it up roughly.

"I'll forgive you this time. Instead, if this happens again, I'm going to sell this house to a scary old man right away."

When Yvette threatened with a serious face, Eden lowered his head again and clung his hand to the hem of his clothes.

"I'm sorry! I won't do that again in the future!"

Yvette quietly laughed as she watched the crying Eden.

Maybe it was because the reaction was cute, she wanted to keep teasing him.

'But I can't bully a child.'

She tried to rectify her expression and stroked Eden's hair.

"...are you not going to scold me anymore?"

Hubert, who watched the scene silently, opened his mouth as if it were unexpected.

"What would I do by making a child cry? You said that you would never do that again, so I have to end it."

Yvette shrugged, answering softly.

If something like this happens again, I'll have to cry my eyes out then.

I didn't want to push a kid who wouldn't do that in the future.

"Okay then"

At that word, Hurbert smiled silently.

He spoke to Yvette in a determined voice.

"I think the tea is already cold. I'll bring it back if you want."

"No, the tea is fine, so can I look around the house first?"

Yvette shook her head and said.

The broker said that Hurbert would have managed the mansion neatly, but she could not just trust the words and leave his hands alone.

"If you'd like, I'll show you around."

"Would you, please?"

"Yes. I'll be right back, please wait."

With that said, Hurbert smiled.

After a while.

Having finished organizing, Hurbert took Yvette and looked carefully around the mansion.

Fortunately, the mansion was managed neatly enough to overshadow the worry.

It was cleaned every day, and not even a speck of dust could be seen.

'Is it possible to manage this mansion alone?'

Yvette admired inwardly throughout the tour of the mansion.

As far as she knew, Hurbert was the only caretaker.

Even if Eden helped, it was almost impossible to manage the mansion this neatly alone.

"Is Mr. Hurbert the only one who manages this mansion?"

"Yes. After the previous owner left the house, I have been managing it by myself."

"I don't think it would have been easy for you to keep it this way alone. How long has the former owner been away?"

"Maybe, it's been around 20 years."

"Ah, 20 years…..."

Yvette, who was repeating his word without much thought, paused.

"Wait, did you just say 20 years?"

"Yes."

"Then, you mean that this mansion has been empty for 20 years?"

"Yes, I don't think there are many aristocrats who want to buy a mansion with this condition, so I haven't found the owner yet."

"What kind of mansion is this?"

Yvette asked carefully.

The more she listened to him, the more she felt anxious.

Just as expected.

At Hurbert's subsequent comments, Yvette opened her mouth.

"This is a mansion on the outskirts of the poorly secured capital and outrageously smaller than the price."

"......."

Instead of answering, Yvette quietly buried her face in both hands.

When she was stuck in that state, Harbert asked with his eyes wide open.

"No way, Lady, did you sign the contract without knowing it?"

"Yes, I haven't heard of it."

Yvette murmured in a creeping voice.

The broker only introduced this place as a quiet neighborhood.

I hate noisy places, so I thought this was a good place.

'Somehow, when I stamped the contract, he didn't seem to be able to meet my eyes properly.'

Yvette thought that he'd go grab the broker by the collar later.

"How bad is the security? Don't tell me there's a lot of criminals in the alley, and if you go out at night, you'll be stabbed right away…..."

"Oh, not that much."

In response, Yvette sighed in relief.

Thank God. However, you won't feel threatened with your life.

"But the moment you see something you shouldn't see, you can be assassinated without even realizing it."

….I take back what I just thought.

Yvette felt dizzy for a moment, and held her forehead with one hand.

'I'm sure I can survive here, right….?'

* * * *

"What are you going to do now?"

A loud voice was heard in the study

Baron Larish looked up at his angry wife with a weary face.

"......What are you talking about?"

"The Blanche inheritance. What are you going to do about it?"

"What am I supposed to do with the money that's already been handed over to that girl?"

Baron Larish responded nervously, and the Baroness stared at her husband with a gaze seemingly full of disbelief.

"So why did you just let her go! You should have convinced her or tied her up and locked her in a room!"

When Baroness Larish screamed, Baron Larish covered his ears with both hands.

It meant that he didn't want to hear it any more.

"I can't stand it, it's noisy. There are still a lot of documents left to deal with, so you should leave."

When he gave her the order, the Baroness opened her eyes and said.

"We'll see. You, if you don't get the money somehow, you'll start filling out divorce papers!"

After a chilly threat, Baroness Larish left the study.

Baron Larish then lowered his hand that had been covering his ears.

"......It's driving me crazy."

Anxiety emerged on Baron Larish's face, who was left alone.

He didn't express himself in front of his wife, but in fact, the baron was burning.

"It's the day I'm supposed to pay back the money to Viscount Magnus in a month, and I don't know how to."

Baron Larish went around the gambling house, believing he would acquire the Blanche inheritance, and ended up in debt that he couldn't afford.

Fortunately, his acquaintance Viscount Magnus paid off his debts, so he doesn't have to worry about it right now.....

At this rate, I can't even pay the money back, and it's hard to make ends meet.

'I should have locked her up in her room, as my wife said.'

Then, before Yvette could have managed to take the money, he would've been able to use the money.

Baron Larish stroked his chin nervously.

'Do I have to find her now? But how can I find a child who's already left?'

It was then.

Baron Larish's eyes, wandering in the air, suddenly looked at the bookshelf.

It was because a small vault stood out under a random book.

'Come to think of it, there was that!'

Baron Larish complexion, which had been dark, instantly brightened up.

Baron Larish, who hurried to the bookshelf, took out the vault that was lying in the corner.

The surface of the vault was full of dust, as it was left unattended for a long time.

Baron Larish shook off the dust in the vault, then carefully unlocked it.

A dangerous smile came to his mouth as he looked into the vault

".....With this, I can bring that girl back."

Blue eyes, which resemble Yvette, shone dangerously in the vault.

* * * *

"Ah, it hurts."

It's already been about 2 weeks since she came into this mansion.

Yvette pulled herself out of bed with a sore sound.

I just woke up from my sleep, but my muscles are all stiff as if I've been working out all night.

That's all it is. Even just a little movement made her head dizzy and her stomach nauseous.

In short, her body was in big trouble.

'What's wrong with me?'

Yvette held her forehead with one hand.

Her condition was not this bad from the beginning.

For about a week after entering the mansion, Sometimes she had headaches or indigestion.

However, after another week her condition quickly deteriorated.

Worried about her, Hurbert made all kinds of healthy dishes and served them to her.

He's not only good at housework, but he's good at cooking too. It was simply an admirable ability, but unfortunately Yvette was not intent to enjoy his skill.

Because she threw up all the food as soon as she ate it.

As a result, her body that didn't take proper nutrition only got worse and worse.

It's like a person who's about to die anytime soon.

-to be continued

Translated by Aria

Not 100% correct

Credit to the Author

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