Episode 156

“Mimosa. So is that all you have to say?”

Mimosa corrected her expression.

“I think Carola gave her pansy her treasure.”

“What do you mean?”

“The ring Carola-nim always wore. How did she hand that ring to her? It's clear that Carola bought her pansy with everything she had in the middle of it.”

Elisha's movements stopped. The corners of her lips drew an arc slowly.

'Oh, Carola. You never betray my expectations.'

What the Cartier family do is true. To Elisha, it was like a boring book full of cruel clichés.

“Mimosa. Did you have a hard time today?”

“Ah. Yes…… ?”

“In this area, rose tea is famous. Among them, the tea made from the duke's roses is the finest. The roses that grow in the duchy are special.”

“…… Yes. Right.”

A family of very high status. Prestigious families, including the royal family, have their own family flower. The duke's flower was a rose.

The duke's rose was the pride of the family. The rose, which grows in the greenhouse all year round, has larger buds than other roses.

Moreover, when made into tea or jam, it tasted very good. However, tea made from the rose was very rare, and only members of the family or distinguished guests could drink it.

“I'll treat you to a cup of tea today as a sign of your hard work. Come on, drink it. Mimosa.”

Elisha served Mimosa with her own brewed tea. Mimosa took her tea with her trembling hand. She didn't know if she was embarrassed or afraid. She was a mimosa because she was in the status of not daring to drink this tea.

“Mimosa. If you see Pansy today, tell me that you were called to me.”

“Yes? Oh, I see.”

“And pansy what I eat. I'll ask what kind of tea you drink. Then you must answer that it is rose tea. Drinking tea with fresh roses floating on it. Got it?”

Mimosa flinched. Then she immediately nodded her head.

“…… Yes. Okay. But are you going to leave Carola alone?”

Mimosa abandoned her carola. She seemed afraid of retaliation. Elisha could clearly see the inside of her.

“No. How are you? I'll go see you. Carola will be wondering how I am doing.”

“…….”

“But what about this? 'Cause I'm doing too well When Carola sees me, she might get a vase. Sick people should be treated with care. Right?”

Elisha said softly. Mimosa shook her body once. It was because she was often afraid of Elisha's always calm face.

*​ *​ *​

“Did the high general really allow me to see Carola?”

Nora had a worried expression until the end. Elisha nodded her head.

“What is the reason for the mistress to meet that woman?”

“Why not? What a deep bond Carol and I have. Besides, if she is the daughter-in-law of the same family, she is no different from one family.”

Elisha was walking slowly through the woods. When Lucerne was told that she was going to meet Carol, she said she was fine as long as she accompanied Nora. Elisha liked this moment in Lucerne. He must know the avenger's heart.

He sees the face of the opponent he has downfall. Look into the eyes The desire to enjoy the appearance of a person right before their breath stops like a dinner party.

It is a feeling that only those who have been dragged down to the floor by someone know it. Lucerne and Elisha were the same in that respect.

The other thing was that Elisha was struggling to survive like a herbivore. From the moment Lucerne was pulled down, his eyes popped out like a crocodile. It was that she had lived to end the breath of those who trampled on her. Although the floor is the same, the birth is different. However, there was a point of contact where we could understand each other sufficiently.

Elisha arrived before her decaying deity. Nora gestured. She removed the wooden planks covering the windows. Inside was a small window with an iron grate. Elisha leaned her body toward the window.

“It's been a while. Carola. How have you been? You've become very frugal while I haven't seen you. I mean, you're going to stay in a room like this.”

Soon there was a rustling sound and Carola appeared through the window. Elisha said she wanted to laugh.

Carola's appearance was beyond imagination. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were rags and her skin was intertwined. She was originally Carola who maintained her beauty with her cute face and glamorous appearance. She was not beautiful at all now that she had a shabby figure. Her eyes were dazzled and even bizarre.

“I guess you can't eat well, where does it hurt?”

“Yours. Elisha. Bad bitch!”

She said Carola. Elisha thought that Carola might be a little upset about this. Not surprisingly, the family head entrusted the disposition of Carola and her maids to Elisha.

Elisha asked Lucerne to bring in a madness treatment specialist from outside her. The expert treated people very severely, and for now, the basic treatment was to keep the patient's mind clear by giving them a minimum amount of food.

In other words, Carola was in a position where she could not even eat properly. The family head was satisfied with Elisha's behavior. Soon she seemed to think Carola was the real Mitch.

She said, “Oh my, I lost my manners while I didn't see you. The head of the family values ​​home education. If she sees this, she will be disappointed.”

Carola glared at Elisha with bloodshot eyes.

“Where are you going to crawl in! Damn you, naughty.”

“I'm trying hard even though I can't even curse.”

Elisha clicked her tongue. Its appearance was quite similar to that of Lucerne.

“Where is this? It's just a place where crazy people are confined. What a very embarrassing place.”

“You bitch! Carola's ruined her life. What are you saying Carola did wrong?”

Elisha put a thin, cold smile on her lips.

“I do not know. You did too many things.”

Elisha recalled her countless moments of humiliation. Although Jacob sent her to her hell in her previous life. The owner of that hell was Carola. All hells hurt each other. Carola was in most of her memories.

“Our relationship is so deep.”

“…….”

“To the extent that I ruin your life. Aren't we connected to that extent?”

Carola stared blankly at Elisha. Soon, her face flushed red as if she thought she was making fun of her.

“Do you think Carola would give up here? You and Carol are of different statuses. Know what? You will be cursed. Bad year. She also got her fortune right. That you're taking all her boys away from Carola. She said the fortune teller. She said Carol could never be happy if you were alive.”

“Oh my gosh. Yes? That's really surprising and new.”

Elisha withdrew from her like someone who had lost interest in her.

“Carola. Acknowledge the reality quickly. This is our reality right now.”

Elisha tapped Carola on the grate near her face with the tip of her shoe.

“I have to bend down like this to see you now, that's our superior-subordinate relationship.”

“…….”

“It's too bad. I have to live and breathe that air for the rest of my life.”

Elisha smiled coldly.

“And a man like Lucerne will never be touched.”

“You are…….”

“Congratulations, you ruined your life. In the future, let's crawl on that floor and live hard.”

Elisha said so. She slowly turned her back and left the place.

“I will never forgive you. I can't forgive…….”

Carola muttered behind Elisha's back. Tears streamed down from her eyes.

Carola sat down on her floor and cried. She couldn't do anything while the hateful and hateful opponent took everything away.

Feelings of nowhere to go caused a small explosion in her heart. She experienced a kind of delirium.

*​ *​ *​

The road from the main residence of the duke to the abandoned temple was surrounded by old trees. It was always a damp, dark, gloomy road with little people coming and going.

Elisha walked there with her Nora in front.

“Why is that, Nora?”

“I was wondering what you said to the guards guarding the temple.”

“I told Carola to be nice to me. Looking into her eyes, I think she has lost her mind. It's pitiful.”

Nora was not naturally suspicious of people. Despite Elisha's words being a little strange, she just agreed and nodded her head.

“Madam is very kind.”

“Is that so?”

Elisha thought she was unexpected.

“I don't think I just did that.”

“I heard that Jacob once made your life go downhill. Besides, I heard that Carola bullied her terribly when she was at the Duke's house. Your vengeance is justified.”

Elisha said she wanted to smile. Also, Nora was a good person.

“If you wish, I will deal with her. Even the general will allow it.”

“…… You don't have to. And if you want to kill someone from the Cartier family, you should do it with the help of someone from the Cartier family.”

Elisha said languidly. She stopped her steps. The hydrangeas were in full bloom.

“The flowers are so pretty.”

As if she had suddenly remembered Elisha, she plucked a hydrangea.

“Nora, are you going out soon? This means wishing you luck.”

Elisha remembered the time of her hunting. When her mistress gave flowers to her knights, it meant to pray for the safety and performance of her knights. Upon receiving the flowers, Nora's eyes widened.

“Did you remember?”

“Yes. I heard she's going on an expedition to the border. Autumn is the time when monsters are born. At times like this, monsters are rampaging.”

Nora treasured her flowers.

“Last time…….”

“Yes?”

“You only gave flowers to Lapis last time, right? Everyone…… I was envious.”

“Did you?”

Elisha recalled that Lapis received a hydrangea as a representative at the last hunting festival.

“Lapis dried the flower and put it on the shelf. Lazuli helped me to preserve it well.”

Nora hesitated for a moment, then she added, a little embarrassed.

“This is the first time I have coveted someone else's property.”

“How great is that? Flowers are not a very good gift. It will wither someday. But if Nora wants it, she'll give you flowers anytime.”

“…… Yes.”

Nora nodded her head. Then, as if on a whim, she added.

“But the hydrangea the general has has not withered. That's why Lapis was very envious.”

“…….”

Elisha took a moment to interpret Nora's words. There were so many things she just couldn't understand.

'Hydrangeas in Lucerne?'

On her hunting day, Elisha gave flowers to Lucerne as well. She even had to kiss the hydrangea at his spiteful request.

'No way.'

Elisha tried to stay calm. His brow furrowed slightly.

“The hydrangeas of Lucerne. He's not one to keep small things. Besides, what do you mean the flowers haven't withered?”

“Ian said he saw flowers in the general's drawer. They say that the hydrangea of ​​the imperial family has a unique appearance.”

Nora replied casually.

“And the guardian deity of the general. Shadows love to swallow flowers.”

“…… A shadow?”

Elisha was furthermore unable to comprehend the English language.

“You didn't know. If the shadow swallows the flower once and then spits it out, the flower will not wither. It is said that flowers are preserved like real flowers for several years. The general took measures to prevent the flowers from withering.”

Nonsense.

Elisha didn't want to believe Nora's words. It couldn't be. Nora continued her words without noticing Elisha's expression on her face.

“That's why Lapis asked me not to let her flower wither. Although she asked the general.”

– She says she refused with a single knife.

Nora said so. Elisha thought she was doing something stupid.

But she came into Lucerne's room as if possessed. Soon, due to Lucerne's autumn schedule, Elisha had to leave for the capital. For that she made the excuse that she was preparing to pack his things in advance, but she really wanted to make sure there were flowers.