Stepmothers Are Not Always Evil Chapter 105
Chapter 105
“So, you are leaving tonight?”
“Yes, it happened to be that way.”
Baron Hazel nodded his head timidly.
Only a deep sigh escaped Helios’ mouth as he was about to say something.
This morning, he received a report that familiar soldiers had taken Baron Hazel as if they were arresting him, so he guessed it, but the Emperor’s ignorance made me tremble.
He opened his mouth carefully.
“Have you decided where you are going?”
“I’m thinking of going down to my hometown.”
Helios furrowed his eyebrows at Baron Hazel’s answer.
“Isn’t that a place where monsters often appear?”
It is also the place where Tiaris’ parents lost their lives.
Baron Hazel, who had even read what Helios had not said, smiled faintly.
“If we live there. Now that Tiaris knows how to get along with people, she’ll be better off than staying in Daleswood.”
“Still there…”
Otherwise, it could be a way to stimulate Tiaris’ trauma.
As she glanced at Helios with a worried mind, spoke up from his thoughts.
“Why don’t you go to the Duchy of Anthemion? Even so, we had been away from the estate for a long time and needed someone to take care of it.”
“Thanks for your consideration, but that doesn’t seem like a good idea.”
Baron Hazel shook his head bitterly.
If that were the case, the Emperor would not stand still.
I’m sure he’s trying to force us apart because he doesn’t want us to be so close, but if he goes anywhere that’s even remotely related to us, he’s sure to find out.
Baron Hazel wouldn’t want to take that risk.
Helios, unaware of this fact, smashed the armrest of the sofa with his fist.
Helios, who had been silent for a long time, as if to quench his anger, took out a checkbook from the safe. And he handed out three blank checks.
“Here, It would help you get settled.”
“No, thank you, don’t do this.”
“This is for Tiaris.”
“…….”
When he mentioned Tiaris, Baron Hazel, who was extremely reluctant, lowered his head.
It would be a shameful thing to do, but with the power of the Baron, it is almost impossible to find a decent house to live in with Tiaris.
Helios, knowing this, folded the check in half and put it directly into the Baron’s pocket.
“The knights will escort you wherever you go.”
“No, I’ll go slowly, so you don’t have to do that…”
“We don’t know how His Majesty will come out.”
Helios whispered softly.
Baron Hazel sighed at the thought that the emperor might send a pursuit.
No matter how valiant a knight he had been, he was now old and frail, and it would be difficult for him to take on pursuers while protecting his young granddaughter.
Deciding that it was better to give up than to risk it, the Baron spoke with difficulty.
“It’s not fair.”
“I’m the one who made this happen, so don’t tell me you’re in disgrace.”
Helios waved his hand and walked over to the window and pulled the string hidden behind the curtain. Dustin entered the study as if he had been waiting.
“Only 10 people who are quick-witted. He will be leaving today, so get them ready right away.”
“Yes, sir.”
Baron Hazel looked at Dustin’s back as he left the study room and bowed his head.
It was a pity for the Baron, who was full of complexities, but the one that bothered me more was Tiaris.
“Does Tiaris know?”
“I told her earlier.”
“Is she okay with it?”
“She’s upset, but what can I do, she’s a child, she’ll get over it.”
Baron Hazel said while pretending to be calm. I let out a small breath and got up.
“I’ll call Escal.”
“No, don’t.”
Baron Hazel hurriedly waved his hand.
“She wishes to leave quietly. Please tell Escal so.”
“But you must say goodbye…”
“I’ll just go.”
“…….”
It was a stubborn refusal.
It would be difficult to say goodbye to his face, so she might not have known that Tiaris’ decision was right.
However.
‘Escal must be very sad.’
How can I endure my child who will be left alone without knowing anything?
My stomach ached as if I’d scratched it with a skewer.
*****
Hey, the carriage creaked and stopped in front of the front door.
Baron Hazel loaded the luggage he had brought out into the carriage. After several months of staying, they only had three luggage bags.
“In the meantime, I have been indebted to you.”
Baron Hazel, who had finished loading, stood in front of the carriage to greet us.
Next to him stood Tiaris with a swollen face, holding onto the hem of her grandfather’s robe.
“Ah, hic, goodbye.”
My throat choked when I saw Tiaris crying and saying goodbye as if it was sad that we parted up.
I lowered myself and hugged Tiaris tightly.
“Tia, be careful.”
“Yes, yes. Hic.”
Tiaris forcibly swallowed her tears and nodded her head. Still, she didn’t look for Escal.
“Wherever you are, you should always be healthy and strong.”
“Hic, yes.”
“Don’t cry. We will see you again soon.”
I smiled, wiping the wet child’s face.
As soon as we had said goodbye, Baron Hazel grabbed the child and put her in the carriage.
“We must be going.”
“Be careful where you go.”
“Yes.”
“If you need any help, please don’t hesitate to contact us.”
“Thank you very much.”
Baron Hazel bowed deeply to Helios, then lifted him up and climbed into the carriage.
As the carriage door closed, the coachman sitting on the driver’s seat slowly started the carriage.
The carriage quietly left the mansion in the whitish moonlight.
*****
After seeing off Baron Hazel and Tiaris, I stayed awake the rest of the night.
Helios was equally upset, and he locked himself in his office all night, refusing to leave.
Eventually I got up before dawn and went out to the terrace.
The scenery of the garden, where even the flowers had lost in the cooler weather, looked gloomy today.
“Madam, are you okay?”
Mary, who had brought a tray, asked, putting down the teacup. Without answering, I set the upside-down teacup upright.
Mary was pouring tea into a teacup and chattering.
“At this time, Miss Tiaris would run around the annex to say good morning, but today it’s quiet, so it’s very strange.”
I could tell that Mary was just as upset as I was.
“If I’m this disappointed, how disappointed do you think he is?”
“… I know.”
Escal, who went to bed early last night, did not know that Tiaris had left yet.
He’d find out after breakfast, whether he wanted to or not. My bones ache at the thought of how to shoot him.
“Mary, go check if Escal is up and tell me as soon as he wakes up. Before Escal knew, I personally—”
“Mom!”
I was trying to say it myself.
Escal came stomping in from the terrace, his face was a mess. I motioned for Mary to stay outside, then turned to face him.
“Mom, Tia’s not there.”
“…….”
“In the annex, Tia’s room is so clean, uh, she’s not even in the garden, and I can’t even see the Baron.”
“…….”
“Where did Tia go?”
Escal asked me with a face about to cry. I looked at the child with a confused feeling and spit out the words with difficulty.
“Tia is gone.”
“Where is she going?”
“She goes back to where she used to be.”
As if he didn’t understand what I was saying, Escal opened his eyes and asked.
“Where is she?”
“Even Mom, don’t know where she is.”
“Then when she’s coming?”
“… She won’t come.”
“……”
Blink, Blink. Tears filled his eyes as he blinked again and again. His lips quivered, and he finally burst into tears.
“Why? Why can’t she come?”
“Escal…”
“Then I can’t see Tia anymore?”
The bridge of his nose scrunched up as if his world had fallen apart.
“No, you can see her. We can go to her with mom later. Right?”
“When?”
“When complicated things are sorted out.”
“When will it be cleared up?”
Escal repeated the same question over and over as if hoping for a definite answer. But now there was nothing I could promise.
I hugged Escal without a word. The front of my chest was wet.
*****
“Duke Anthemion refuses to talk to His Majesty?”
“I heard that.”
“Then I suppose his majesty has nothing in mind for him.”
The Marquis of Melks snorted at the report.
“So, what did Your Majesty say?”
“I don’t know the details.”
“You are such an incompetent bastard! I’m giving you money to know that!”
Marquis Melks snapped and threw the ashtray. He quickly avoided it and took a few steps back.
“Well, I don’t know if it has anything to do with it, but the night before yesterday, a carriage left the Dukes of Anthemion.”
“Carriage? Who’s in the carriage?”
“I heard it was Baron, and there was a girl with pink hair.”
“A girl with pink hair?”
Marquis Melks, who had been scratching his head, jumped to his feet.
“Get the carriage ready now!”
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