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Of course, it hurt her heart to see that her son had lost so much weight.
But Opray was now treating Tedrick as if he were a child of six or seven.
Since Tedrick received her custodial sentence, O'Bray has spent every day crying, which is unbecoming of a noblewoman.
“Dad will be back soon.”
Viscount Lilius continued speaking in a stern tone, expressing his concern about the potential concerns.
“You must never pamper Tedrick like that in front of your father, ma’am. Do you understand?”
“…Will you lecture me first knowing how much our son suffered?”
"my lady."
Tedrick, who was greedily devouring the meat, spoke hurriedly and with a solemn attitude.
“Mom, Dad. Please don’t fight. I won’t be fooled by those vile Tulia machinations again.”
“…good boy.”
In the end, even Viscount Lilius patted Tedric on the back.
The reason why Tedric, who was sentenced to imprisonment and permanently moved his residence to the “Randall Warehouse,” could come to the main castle was due to family law.
More precisely, for the birthday party of the head of the family that will be held soon.
As is usual in great noble houses, the House of Grand Duke Fraser had complex and archaic family laws, one of which was the following:
-Unless imprisoned in the underground dungeon as a dangerous criminal, any direct descendant of Fraser has the right to attend the birthday celebration of the head of the family.
Of course, according to this family law alone, Tedrick could only attend the banquet.
Don't go back to the main castle this way.
“Lucky for you you've made many allies among the entourage already, my dear.”
Upon hearing Opray's words, Viscount Lilius cleared his throat.
“Good is good.”
Unlike his brothers, Viscount Lelius was an ambitious man who knew how to draw bigger pictures and grand plans.
Unlike Nigella Fraser, the second son who left the Grand Duchy for the glamorous imperial capital, and Aster Fraser, who went to the frontier and achieved great achievements, he stayed in the Grand Duchy the whole time.
The official reason was that he needed to serve his father, Grand Duke Assis Fraser, who was lonely.
However, at the same time his goal was to gradually expand his influence within the Grand Duchy.
Thanks to those long efforts, there were quite a number of courtiers in the Grand Duchy who would side with Viscount Lilius.
They were overjoyed to receive the precious wine that Viscount Lilius had secretly given them, and when they saw Viscount Lilius' eyes fill with tears as she thought of Tedric, they decided to help him.
“Isn't that right? No matter what, Young Master Tedric is still a direct, legitimate descendant of the Frieza.”
“It is a birthday party that will be attended by many strangers. Young Master Tedric is expected to appear in good health and dignity.”
“That is true. In a way, this may harm the dignity of the entire direct lineage of the Grand Ducal House.”
Most of the servants did not know that in all the countless Christmas celebrations that had been held before, Tullia could not come to the main castle because she was staying in the same place as Tedric.
Because Tullia had no blood relatives to pity her in her childhood and beg her for help.
“That's the difference between that bitch and our dear son.”
O'Bray spoke with anger that had not yet subsided.
Tulia Fraser has changed.
To the point that it can be described as devastating to the Earth.
That stupid little girl who was falling victim to their tricks with just a few whispered words became smart and cunning, as if she had sold her soul to the devil!
Since Tulia Fraser left Randle's warehouse, O'Prey had never once defeated that little girl, either emotionally or publicly.
It was frustrating, but it was the truth.
When she tried to reveal her obnoxious personality in front of the Marquis House twins to humiliate her, she responded like a parrot with phrases like, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
If she made a wrong move, Tulia might have a bad image of herself, so there was nothing she could do.
“Tedric, after you finish eating, let’s go to the shopping area to pick out new clothes for you.”
"Really? Great, mom! Can you also buy me new gloves and shoes this time?"
“Sure. I'll buy everything for you, my poor son. Just let me know if you need anything.”
During the Opray attack, Viscount Lilius found himself unconsciously counting money.
Normally, he wouldn't have behaved in such a pathetic manner.
the curse! Due to the destruction of the Statis Plain business.
Debt always comes with interest.
Of course, the higher the debt, the higher the interest.
For the first time in his life, Viscount Lilius was forced to realize the “interest” on the debt and calculate his monthly allowance to use it rationally.
Even this was humiliating for him, who had grown up in luxury as the youngest son of the grand ducal family.
“These damned people at the Marquis!”
Both that Tullia girl and Marquis Aster, who must have been manipulating his daughter behind her back, were a problem.
That family was never cooperative.
Moreover, seeing his wife and son, completely unaware of his concerns and eager to go to the shopping district to indulge in luxury shopping, made him sigh involuntarily.
"my lady."
Because of the reflection of his inner thoughts, a somewhat deadpan voice came out of him.
“Just in case, I say this again out of concern, but you should never pamper our son just like that in front of the father.”
Viscount Lilius continued speaking with wrinkles appearing on his forehead.
“We have a daughter too, so show, especially in front of the father, that you care more about your daughter. The father especially adores his daughters.”
O'Bray answered in a sharp tone.
"I understand. Will I just take special care of Tedrick?"
“Sigh...”
Viscount Lilius, letting out a sigh, pulled the bell-rope.
“Did you call me sir?”
"Yes."
Viscount Lilius poured the whiskey with less ice than usual into a crystal glass and asked the butler.
“When will our daughter Sofia come from the academy to the main castle?”
* * *
“I ended up staying up all night.”
I couldn't sleep properly because I was worried about the damned sub-task that suddenly appeared.
When I looked in the mirror, I noticed that the dark circles under my eyes were a little dark, but there was something strange.
Why does Tulia still look beautiful even when she is like this? Whew!
Is this the beauty of beauty statistics?
I frowned and looked at Tulia, then finished preparing and went out into the corridor.
I checked the subtask again for no reason.
Subquest Content: Banquet Master
You are scum!
You have no money, your luck is bad, and everyone hates you!
(Except for one person) No one likes you!
Sub-objective: Dance with Lizanne Fraser and Leon Fraser at the Party.
success:???
Failed: Coins -10,000
A status window doesn't tell you the reward for success, but rather horrifyingly reveals the penalty for failure this way.
They say that surrender comes after anger.
I finally came to the conclusion that I had to complete this task, and last night I kept thinking about Leon Fraser.
I remembered Leon Fraser from...
“He was cold with Kuriko at first too.”
But I suppose the heroine is the heroine, and the hero is the hero?
With just a few choices, I was able to fully understand what type of Kuriko was Leon Fraser's ideal type.
“Honest, bold, and a Kuriko who accepts his wounds.”
This is how he defeated Leon Fraser in...
Be as honest as possible, and act boldly without feeling intimidated.
And choose options that take Leon Fraser's surgeon into account.
Perhaps because they were twins, their methods of conquest seemed similar and different at the same time.
In keeping with their status as an engaged couple, Lisien was increasingly affectionate even with slightly pampering choices, but Leon Fraser would not tolerate any hint of pampering.
There were even cases where you had to choose answers that were not only honest, but extremely rude, in order for him to like you more.
Maybe the reason he insists that I stop acting spoiled is because he really hates people who act that way.
Then when I deal with Leon Fraser, I must act as honestly as possible.
As for accepting his wounds...
That was impossible.
There was one reason.
-Kuriko: “Leon, I know. You are... a person who carries a lot of wounds. You are...”
1. Because of your twin brother, Lycian, who people ignore because of his stutter
2. Because of Marquis Aster, who turned away from you and left early for the border and never returned
3. Because the presence of Tulia Fraser stains the honor of your beloved mother
Right.
To see the ending with Leon Fraser, I had to carefully choose an answer from those three options.
At that time, I could have easily chosen the answer that would have heightened Leon Fraser’s affection “even more.”
That was exactly the answer.
No. 3.
“Because the presence of Tulia Fraser stains the honor of your beloved mother.”
“…”
No, what am I supposed to do about someone who finds my presence a hurt?
What if you said something like “I'm sorry I gave birth” or “Don't think of me as a mother's daughter”?
“He would get angry again and tell me not to act like a pamper, and then he would do more than that.”
So the conclusion I came to after holding my head all night was one thing.
Knock knock.
“Yes, oh. Miss… Tulia?”
The servant who opened the door looked surprised.
I smiled as innocently as I could and said.
“Where might Brother Leon be? I came because I have something to give him.”
“Ah, he's in there! Let me go ask him for a moment!”
“Take your time asking.”
“Yes, yes!”
It's a deal, simple as that.
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