Episode 160

The family head took a walk in the garden at a certain time every day.

On his way out for a walk today, he found Elisha drinking her tea in the garden. The family head approached Elisha.

“Elisha. Why are you out at this hour?”

Usually, Lucerne didn't like Elisha interacting with other people without her permission.

The head of the family also often clicked his tongue at the obsessive management of his wife. So usually Elisha would stay in her room when Lucerne went out, except for a short walk in the garden. It was almost the first time seeing Elisha out for a long time at this time.

“It was such a nice day that I came to have a cup of tea. I must have hindered the head of the household.”

“What is the hindrance? I was trying to find you.”

The family head was often surprised by Elisha. It was not about her being different, but about herself being generous in her dealings with her.

“I'm glad you always treated me without fault. Would you like some tea?”

“Okay. Good night.”

Elisha prepared the tea herself.

“Elisha. Do you remember what I said last time?”

Elisha hesitated. Apparently, the head of the family insisted on having a child. She lowered her eyes as if hearing a troubling story.

“Are you thinking about it?”

She nodded her head slightly.

“Okay. I get it. I won't bother you any longer.”

“Thank you. Lord.”

Elisha said humbly.

“Would you like a cup of tea or something? The smell of rose tea is strong today.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Elisha hesitated to pour her tea.

“My lord. I'm sorry. I think I brewed the tea too long because I was nervous. I'll taste it first. Then eat.”

“A kid like you makes mistakes.”

The head of the family has been very fond of Elisha these days, so this rare laxity seemed okay.

Elisha first tasted the tea sprinkled with roses. She was startled

“The tea tastes a little strange.”

“What?”

The next moment, Elisha covered her mouth with her hand. Then she coughed several times. The sound of coughing was mixed with the sound of heavy breathing.

Quadang!

Then, Elisha fell off her chair. Elisha's face fell to her floor like a sheet of paper.

“Elisha!”

The servants standing behind the head of household came running in surprise.

“…… Lord.”

Elisha caught her breath.

“In the car, poison……. In the car…….”

“Call the doctor right away! And preserve the teacup!”

The housekeeper shouted. Elisha's eyes flickered open, then she slowly closed them.

Took, Elisha's hand fell down.

*​ *​ *​

The carriage moved with a constant sound. Lucerne left the officers' club and headed straight for the Duke's house.

Lucerne was leaning his head against the wagon wall.

Everyone remembered his grandmother's death. It was a day to be remembered in sorrow. However, Lucerne's mother's death date was a day no one mentioned. Unfortunately, when his mother was murdered, Lucerne was too young to remember the exact day.

'The black thorn tree only blooms for one day in the fall. He told me look. Today is the day Autumn comes.'

These were the words her mother used to say when she was a child. Coincidentally, she died a few days after flowering. Since then, Lucerne has often set the date of her death on the day following her First Spring Festival of the year, if he wishes to remember it. Coincidentally, today was the day.

Lucerne often had nightmares about her mother's death these days. When he came to the duke's house, ferocious memories would come to his mind.

He paused for a moment.

A feeling she had never experienced was like poison. As she gradually came to want Elisha, she locked herself up and thought she only wanted to see herself. She gradually grew into a big variable. The head of household was overly fond of Elisha.

It wasn't just the family head who showed favoritism. Even Lucerne himself took a liking to her overly. So Jacob will definitely target her next time.

She was nothing short of a walking Lucerne's weakness.

Again her thoughts turned to her mother.

Elisha, she thought of her birth mother as a sanctuary. That's why I'm obsessed with monasteries.

However, when Lucerne had affection, that person always died. Not even that in a few years. Very miserably at the hands of members of the family.

So, Lucerne also thought like poison about the love she had received from her mother. It was too short to sweetly beautify.

It is after the age of 4 or 5 that her child first begins to perceive objects. The memory of her being loved was faint and hazy. But her memory of her death was intense and clear.

Her mind returned to reality. Lucerne stared at the wall of her carriage.

“You first.”

Lucerne crumpled her letter into her hand.

“You broke the rules, Elisha.”

He was a little happy. At last Elisha gave her grounds to drop herself into her possession.

Now, Elisha would have nothing to say no matter what treatment she received from him. Unfortunately, her little struggle became a sin for those in power. And she said a lot wasn't fair between her and him.

*​ *​ *​

Lucerne, accompanied by her Ian, quickly crossed the duke's garden. Finally, he entered the garden right in front of the duke's main residence.

A gentle wind blew. Right next to the main gate of the duchy, tall trees were planted in the garden. Then there were dark clouds.

The hallucinogen was still in Lucerne's body. He fantasized for a moment. Dark clouds cast shadows all over the tall tree, making it look very black, like a black thorn tree.

'My head hurts.'

More and more the situation in the garden caught Lucerne's eyes.

Under the tallest tree. A tea table was set there, and the duke's servants stood scattered like dots. Then I heard someone shouting and screaming.

Elisha was lying under a tree, next to a table, bleeding from the corner of her mouth.

“Take your wife!”

“Go ahead, call the doctor!”

Lucerne saw the broken teacup, and her collapsed body. Something burst in his head.

The image of her dead mother overlaid on Elisha. The afterimage in front of his eyes shook.

Oh, that's right.

Lucerne's heart was torn. Yesterday, I was contemplating whether to accept Elisha, trust her, or love her.

Ownership was also right.

Everyone he loved betrayed him or died. It was the same this time too.

*​ *​ *​

Elisha lost her consciousness for a moment. Her stomach ached, her stomach rumbling. Her head felt like it would break.

'As expected, rose poison is the worst.'

Elisha is also half awake. She was almost asleep too. The noise around me faded away. In that short period of time, Elisha had many thoughts.

Elisha today, she drank poison on purpose. It was because he knew very well who sent the poison. Naturally, it was Carola who sent the poison.

'As expected, Carola doesn't have a twist.'

If the person who believed that everything in the world was going my way collapsed overnight, what would I live with? The answer was too easy. It was resentment and hatred.

Elisha seduced her carola. She deliberately, she dared to visit and provoke.

'And having left her pansy free to roam within her mansion. It's obvious what will happen.'

The householder entrusted the disposal of the pansy to Elisha. Elisha thought she was grateful. And he tolerated a little mouse named Pansy. Then, the rat returned to its old owner, delivered food, and was calmly brainwashed.

Eventually, Pansy came to touch Elisha's daily rose tea.

'The bracelet Lapis made is really effective.'

A silver bracelet that Elisha always wears. The bracelet had a special effect. When a poison is nearby, the bracelet responds with a shallow vibration.

If it is known that these objects exist, then royalty or nobles. Either way, you'll want to buy it, even if it costs billions of dollars. However, about the effect of this secret invention, Lucerne issued an order to keep quiet.

As a result, no one knew about the effect of this bracelet. Arien knew, but she was already dead.

'Today's car…… Is it special?'

When she drank rose tea at the duke's house, she put dried rose petals on top and floated rose leaves freshly picked in the morning.

The rose leaves were not eaten by insects and were passed on as very clean, carefully washed. Elisha's silver bracelet vibrated near the rose petals on the silver platter.

So Elisha noticed her venom right away. She wanted to laugh briefly.

'Thank you for the gift, Carola.'

She gently lifted a silver plate with rose petals on it.

'Although I could make your plan come true if I drank as much tea as I could.'

Elisha looked around. Where she always drinks tea. There was no one near the small, sumptuous parlor. Elisha slipped off her bracelet and laid it on the table.

'Do you like flashy things? Let them do naughty things in front of the best audiences. That way, the next blow will be more severe.'

The time was just right. An hour later, it was time for a walk in Gaju. Elisha said to set up a tea table in the garden.

'I will scold you as you wish. Carola.'

Therefore. As long as Elisha had a conversation with the householder, there was poison between them the whole time. The rose petals on the silver platter were soaked in poison.