Episode 64

Elisha didn't explain that.

“Once the auction stopped, me, Carola, and Arien moved to the mayor's room.”

“And what?”

Elisha pointed to her own shoulder with her unconcerned face.

“It made things easier.”

“Yes?”

“You said it earlier. The assailant dragged me into the warehouse and tried to tie me up. I thought that the assailant must be someone related to either Arien or Carola. This auction is so well known that you wouldn't have thought of killing me here. If things go wrong, they will take the blame.”

All of a sudden, Sid was terribly focused and listening to Elisha. Elisha usually didn't talk much, but once she explained something, she spoke with great concentration, with a quiet, soft voice.

“Actually, it wasn't that fatal. Although I was in pain and my mind was hazy……. It's not a fatal wound. Everyone knows.”

At those words, Sid was moved to tears.

“No, that's not it!”

“There was a lot of blood!”

They seemed to want to insist that Elisha's wound was serious. Elisha didn't understand, but she did and she did. When Elisha shut her mouth, Sid became quiet again, eager to hear her next words.

“So, madam?”

“I pretended to be dizzy, grabbed the table and said the blood wouldn't stop. Carola and Arien's expressions changed.”

Carola and Arien looked like they wanted to stab Elisha to death. However, I knew that if Elisha died here, they would be held accountable. Besides, the family owner already knew about this auction match.

'Is this situation real? What will happen if that crazy bitch really dies?'

Here, Carola and Arien started to lose their cool little by little. Arien could see her whole body trembling.

“So I offered a match. The three of us should play games or something to decide. And he added.”

'What will the head of the family say if he finds out that we spent a lot of money like fools here?'

Money was rotten in the Cartier family, but more than that, they were crazy about money. In a family where even killing for money was laughable, wasting money was a crime punishable by death.

Then Carola suggested a game of chess or trump cards. She had Carola's idea. Since Elisha's condition is like this, it's no wonder that her concentration is disturbed. She thought she could definitely win.

When Elisha heard her words, she bent her knees and let her breathe heavily.

“So……. You pretended to be dying?”

“Yes.”

Elisha replied expressionlessly. Sid looked at each other's faces. It looked like he was really at a loss for words.

Lapis met Corinne's eyes as she poked his thigh, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and held her breath.

“I finally gave up because I was afraid I would die. So I suggested drawing a trump card. Let's say whoever draws the highest hand wins.”

“…… Her. But that's really lucky…… That's it. How did you win?”

“As soon as I entered the room, I checked the table, grabbed it, and when I collapsed, I drew a trump card. Luckily it was the Joker. I was bleeding a lot. There was blood on my palms too.”

“Did you put blood on your joker card?!”

Lapis said in a bewildered voice.

“Yes. It was easy because Arien and Carola's minds were distracted. The cards were drawn in order, Arien's 3 of clubs, and Carol's queen. And I picked the Joker. And I bought the land at the price I wanted.”

“Huh, ha, wow…….”

Lapis didn't know how to keep his mouth shut, and Lazri clapped silently. The rest of the Sid also looked awe-inspiring.

“Madam, I respect you.”

Corinne said with her sincerity.

Even after that, Sid noisily praised Elisha. Elisha was surprised that everything she said was sincere.

“Please stop it. I heard that the Black Lion Knights have a winning streak. I've only succeeded this once. Besides, it's trivial compared to war. So, it's embarrassing to keep saying that.”

It was the first time Elisha received her compliments, so she wasn't used to it. I said it to the point where I felt a little cold without even realizing it.

However, Elisha's cheeks were faintly pink when she said that. At that moment, Syd forgot the situation and was even moved by Elisha's unexpected cuteness.

“Now stop bothering me and leave.”

If Lucerne hadn't said it in annoyance, the Sid's would have been sticking to Elisha's side forever. Eventually, they left the room helplessly.

'These are really naive people. I can't believe that the seeds called blood on the battlefield have a side like that.'

I also wanted to know that people have to experience it. The seeds Elisha knew were pretty nice people when they met in real life.

But after leaving the room, Sid's expression completely changed. Soon after, Lucerne left the hotel room, and they ambled along Lucerne with serious faces.

“Did you find out anything, General.”

Lapis threw away his usual tone and asked calmly.

“Please order an investigation. Marco and Jacob, I'll find out which one's trick.”

Nora said seriously. The other knights also looked like they were going to get revenge somehow. However, Sid's hand flinched at the attitude of not asking questions.

Lucerne didn't answer and walked slowly. He rented an entire floor of the hotel room, so there were no other guests.

“General…….”

“If I tell you the information, you guys will stay. I'm going to go and beat them all up. I know you made an article for that.”

Lucerne spoke grimly. He thought Nora was right, but he was also resentful.

“Then I will write my resignation letter. He said that he would return after leaving the Knights Corps.”

“Is that true?”

Lucerne hesitated. Lapis, who brought out his words, gritted his teeth and nodded his head. Lucerne looked at Lapis as if he was pitiful.

Took.

Lucerne took one of his whips out of his arms and dropped them down the hallway.

“Don't crash. Follow Ian.”

Widely. Lucerne went into a room at the far end of the hallway, set aside for office use.

Nora picked up the whip. Everyone had puzzled faces. Soon Nora recognized the whip. There was Elisha's blood on her handle.

She was the whip Elisha held like a treasure in her hand as she staggered out of City Hall.

They looked at each other and decided to wait for Ian to come out. It was because they knew very well that the only person to turn to for advice at such a time was Ian, an aide from Lucerne.

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A few days passed. It was reported several times in the newspaper that Elisha had won her auction by landslide.

Escorted by Sid, Alisha returned home cautiously and received an unexpected card from her.

[Congratulations on your victory. Only the best suits an excellent woman.]

It was a card from the family head. And a hundred Aroan roses, her most expensive queen's rose.

This rose is naturally called a two-color rose because the color of the wick and the outside of the bud are different.

“Burn it.”

Lucerne said as if he was dumbfounded. Elisha thought for a few seconds whether she should be happy or offended.

'Probably Carola will go crazy if she finds out about this.'

Carola is crazy when it comes to attention or praise from anyone other than herself. Elisha thought, the next time she sees Carola, she'll let this go.

Elisha felt strange in Lucerne the past few days. He was still expressionless towards Elisha. He didn't even caress her, or pull her up and put her on her lap, talking obscenely as usual.

'Is it because I can't satisfy my sexual desire because I'm sick?'

She thought about that too, but……. Apparently, the fact that Elisha was stabbed made her feel annoyed with herself. Elisha thought he was an unknown person.

If you don't want to see it, you can leave it away. Lucerne is advised by the doctor to live in each room because Elisha is sick.

Even though he had a bed in the study next door to hers, he persistently visited Elisha's bedroom. Elisha felt like she was spending her days watching her boss notice.

'As expected, Lucerne is difficult.'

When night fell, Lucerne went to his office and it was quiet.

Elisha put on a thick shawl and went outside. She was not even deadly, but people trembled, perhaps because of her status as the wife of a general.

Only her shoulder hurt, but her legs were fine. Even her left shoulder was stabbed, so her right hand can write. When the butler asked for work again, he ran away with a serious face.

'Am I worried?'

A person who has received affection and worries knows how to return it. Elisha said she hadn't really been accepted, so the kinder people were, the stiffer she was. She is a truly unlovable woman. Elisha laughed at herself.

It was a season when the night wind was quite cold. It was winter soon.

It was too cold in the attic of Jacob's mansion. Her whole body trembled when she thought of her life there. It was fortunate that Lucerne's bedroom was warm.

Because it's cold at night, so I won't open my eyes. And that guy has a particularly high body temperature after sex.

Elisha saw the moon. Suddenly, she realized that someone was standing next to her. Elisha was startled. It was Lucerne. Suddenly, a heavy presence was right next to her.

“General.”

Elisha looked at him and pursed her lips.

“Were you taking a walk?”

“You know it isn't. What a view of the front yard from my office.”

So he's following himself? Elisha made something similar to a smile.