Cade has been at the forefront of harassing Abella since childhood.

It was Cade who made all children point their finger at her as a child who was cursed and avoided her like a bug.

“Why do you look like that? Are you bored? Hmm.”

Cade looked on the stage.

“Do you know how much money they took away from the Ministry of Culture for this opera performance?”

“.... I do not know.”

“I don’t know the details either. ?However, in the Amerigo estate, it would be about half of the annual income? But I can’t believe it made you bored.”

Cade smiled rudely.

With his head tilted slightly, he stroked his chin.

For some reason, his heart was full of joy.

Cade opened his red lips and scratched his hair.

“I’ll have to tell them to stop. I don’t want to waste any more money and time on this useless thing..”

“Wait!”

Abella stopped Cade from getting up.

She forgot.

What kind of person Cade was.

Abella bit her lips and glared at Cade with her burning eyes.

“It’s always like this.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

Why are you smiling like that?

Abella took a deep breath and said.

“It’s really fun. Your Majesty. It’s an impressive performance. Really.”

Cade smiled brightly at Abella who recited mechanically.

“Really? That’s good. Then, after the performance is over, let’s talk about it in detail. I mean, which part impressed you and what you liked about this performance.”

Abella clenched her fist as she watched Cade smile with his eyes.

Son of a b*tch.

*

Simon was the first to greet Abella, who returned to the mansion with a weary face.

Simon, who ran with his arms open, burst towards Abella.

“Simon....?”

Since living in the main house, Simon had always given such a violent welcome.

Although Mrs. Amerigo often made an unpleasant face, she did not stop Simon.

Enosh appeared, wandering behind Simon.

“Why are you so late?”

“Yeah. I couldn’t even imagine it would be this late.”

It was her fault that she had forgotten that Cade was a person who always did something unimaginable.

Abella swept her hair and took off her coat.

Simon jumped forward, clinging and shouting out to his aunt.

Enosh rolled his lollipop in his mouth with a frown.

“So did you get the temporary permission?”

“Yeah. That...”

In the first place, the problem wasn’t that Abella took over as temporary owner, but Cade’s atrocities.

Abella shook her head and held Simon.

“Simon, did you eat well? It’s time to sleep, but you aren’t asleep.”

“I’ve been waiting for Aunt!”

Simon smiled and hugged Abella.

“Oh.”

Abella laughed awkwardly and patted Simon’s back.

“Why are you late?”

Enosh asked again.

He wore only a gown on comfortable clothes as if he was prepared for bed. Enosh flicked the remnants of the lollipop he had eaten with his fingers.

As if he has something to complain about.

“Well.. why? Have you been busy today? Did you have any problems?”

“Has this family only been having problems for a day or two?”

“True.”

Abella agreed.

The relatives of Amerigo were rushing here and there, looking for a way to make a fortune from Abella.

Have they visited all the lawyers living in Timur?

Of course, few people wanted to deal with Enoch, who had an international attorney’s license and was quite popular in the world.

It was simply Abella’s reputation that was declining in the social world where her relatives could do whatever they wanted.

That didn’t hurt Abella at all.

“But these days, those people also seem to be silent.”

“They’re just..”

“....Nothing happened in the imperial palace. I’m just late because I met someone I hadn’t seen in a long time and who had a lot to say.”

Just that much.

Abella thought it was the most appropriate way to introduce Cade.

“Aunt! Simony bought something delicious for you.”

As Abella was about to feel depressed for a moment, Simon pulled Abella.

“Something delicious?”

At Abella’s words, Simon nodded his head vigorously.

Simon had gone to a restaurant today, ordered the chef’s course meal, and met the chef.

He packed and brought Abella’s favourite dessert.

“Cake! Cake!”

At Simon’s words, Abella had a smile on her weary face.

“Thank you, Simon.”

In the past, when she remembered Timur, she only thought of sad and painful things....

Arsene, Cade, and Amerigo.

All that was hurtful to Abella.

Guilt, loneliness, love, hatred, and pain.