The Crazy Villainess in This Area Is Me Chapter 76

“Why gold coins!”

 

“O-other than that…”

 

Kriella, who returned to the mansion after finishing work in the capital, immediately called Chelsea. Then, as soon as she heard that Lobelia had gone to the warehouse, she flew into a rage and immediately slapped Chelsea’s cheek.

 

“I told you to keep an eye on her!”

 

It was just a vent of anger, even though she knew that one servant could not prevent the behavior of a concubine who even had a storage key.

 

“You’re so useless!”

 

She headed straight to the warehouse with a ferocious face as if she were going to spit. With a copy of the key in the past, Kriella was able to move in and out of the warehouse freely, even though she was not the current hostess of the Hamilton family. 

 

“What did you take…”

 

There was no way Lobelia could find the book in that large warehouse, so she would have taken jewelry or gold coins with her. With deep wrinkles etched between her eyebrows, Kriella finally opened the warehouse door.

 

“…Hmmm.”

 

She said she took a pouch of gold coins, but the inside of the warehouse was just as Kriella remembered. With her long, thin eyes, she scoured for any precious jewelry or missing artwork.   Since Lobelia was a commoner, she seemed not to have a good eye. Fortunately, it didn’t seem like anything special was taken.

 

“Thank goodness.” Mumbling to herself, she glanced around the corner of the warehouse. Just in time, she saw a pile of gold coins crumbling.

 

Kriella quickly approached it with a slightly surprised face. A hidden book was revealed after going through the gold coins for a long time.

 

“The secret ledger of my family.”

 

The corners of her mouth drew a mean diagonal line. Because she used extremely rare magic stones, building this warehouse cost an astronomical amount of money. So, of course, there was no way there would be a thief.

 

The meticulous Kriella deliberately wrapped the ledger with a shabby cover and threw it carelessly into gold coins. This was to prevent anyone from finding out that this was the Marquis Hamilton’s secret ledger.

 

It wasn’t only about Marquis Hamilton’s corruption. The corruption of Duke Bonitare, who had accumulated wealth together with them, was also written in it. So, the inside was double-coded to make it look like it was a novel. Even if that stupid Lobelia had seen this, she would have thought it was just a masterpiece novel.

 

“Thank god she’s a stupid commoner.”

 

She sighed with relief and scanned the warehouse once more. Then she headed straight to Lobelia’s room. Even if all she took was a pouch of gold coins, it was better to take the key first. If a commoner, who had lived a humble life up until now, took gold coins, it was clear that she wouldn’t know how to use them.

 

“Open the door!”

 

Kriella, who went to Lobelia’s room, knocked hard on the door as if she were going to break it right away. But the door didn’t budge.

 

She held her ear close to the room. She would hear a sound if someone was inside, but there was no sound inside the room. If there was no one, it would be better. Since Lobelia wouldn’t be carrying the key with her, it would have been easier for Kriella to steal it.

 

Kriella looked around her, intending to get the key to this room. It was then.

 

“What is it?” Lobelia’s voice was heard through the gap of the door, which was still unopened.

 

For a moment, Kriella’s brow crumpled viciously. She felt very embarrassed that Lobelia was in her room but didn’t respond to her call.

 

“Open the door now. How dare you take the gold coins of Marquis Hamilton!” Her voice rose unknowingly as a result of the surge of anger.

 

“What kind of harm am I going to get when I open the door?”

 

“Open the door before I break it!”

 

“Why don’t you try breaking it then?”

 

A bright laugh rang out over the wall. Kriella clenched her fists. Then she screamed, “Bring the axe!”

 

She looked back at the servants. But no one moved for her.

 

“…What are you doing? I told you to bring the axe right now!”

 

“I’m sorry, Mother.” With a cold face, Endimion came toward her from the end of the hallway.

 

Cruella opened her arms to her son, whom she hadn’t seen in a few days. “Oh, End—”

 

“You can’t do that.”

 

“Now, what?”

 

“I’ve heard everything.”

 

“What are you talking about! What did you hear…”

 

“The servants who suddenly disappeared… They didn’t disappear…”

 

His eyes, which had always been gentle, changed sharply. He continued speaking with an extremely cold face. “They were killed by Mother.”

 

Kriella’s mouth opened wide. How on earth did her son, who had no clue whatsoever, know that fact?

 

“What are you going to do with all those sins…!”

 

As if he had erased what he had done to the two women from his head, he criticized Kriella. “No matter how commoner they are, how can you torture them and kill them like that…!”

 

It was undoubtedly Lobelia’s doing. Kriella clenched her firsts. Her long nails dug into her skin, but she was so angry that she didn’t even feel the pain. But now was the time to sort out this situation first.

 

“…Oh, Endimion.”

 

“Murderer.”

 

However, her excuses were cut off by the words of Endimion, who was very angry.

 

“Endimion!”

 

“Please stay in the villa for the time being. I don’t want to see your face. Chelsea!”

 

“Yes, Marquis.”

 

“Take care of my mother.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Chelsea, with one cheek swollen, and the rest of the servants grabbed Kriella’s arms. She squealed as she was dragged away. “That’s because of that crazy woman! You even abandoned your mother! Lobelia, kick that woman out right now! You must listen to your mother!”

 

Endimion looked at Kriella with bitter eyes, then slammed the door she left out of. “Sigh…” Only after a still silence had arrived in the hall did he exhale loudly.

 

Next to Endimion, Lobelia came close. “Well done, Marquis.”

 

“I hope I did a good job.”

 

“Of course. Even if they’re commoners, it’s unacceptable to take someone’s life lightly.”

 

“That’s true… But I’m afraid that I may have been too harsh. She’s still my mother.”

 

“Marquis.” She held him firmly by the shoulders and spoke in a childish tone. “Mother needs a chance to reflect. Besides, what if she gets caught by the imperial family? Marquis will be the one who bears the disgrace.”

 

Lobelia’s emerald eyes glinted clearly. The light quietly seeped into Endimion’s mind as if hypnotizing. He replied with a small nod of his head. “It shouldn’t be like that. Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.”

 

“Right?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“I have the authority to manage the house anyway, so I’ll try to run it well.” She smiled and twirled the golden key with her fingers.

 

“Yes. I know how frugal you’re.”

 

Endimion laughed along with Lobelia as if he found even her look adorable.

 

Lobelia suppressed the feeling of nausea and slowly got to the point. “By the way.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“I heard something since I was with Frinel.”

 

At the mention of ‘Frinel,’ one of his eyebrows slowly raised.

 

Endimion already vaguely knew about the incident between Magorit, Lobelia, and Princess Gracie. Since there were many other ladies besides Princess Gracie, it was only a matter of time before the fact that he had a concubine spread through the society. Although it was a bit of a shame, he didn’t have to worry about Frinel anymore.

 

But what on earth is this anxiety?  His heart pounded unpleasantly. However, Endimion soon smiled softly as if nothing had happened. “Hm, what is it?”

 

“Noble has an honor to protect. I’m not a noble, but as someone you love, shouldn’t I maintain the minimum level of dignity?”

 

“Of course. If you need to buy jewelry or a dress, feel free to buy it.”

 

For Lobelia, who had lost her memory, she had to take care of her at least better than Frinel. He wouldn’t be able to win the heart of the woman he loved by only sparing things like jewelry or dresses.

 

Endimion spoke with a generous smile on his face as if it was nothing. “I also gave you the key to the warehouse. You don’t have to ask my permission. Because you’re the person I love.”

 

“Hmm, it’s meaningless for me to buy it.”

 

“Huh? Then?” He blinked his eyes widely and tilted his head.

 

Lobelia lightly crossed her arm around Endimion’s and spoke sweetly. “Marquis, please buy it for me.”

 

“The gold coins in the warehouse should be enough.”

 

“No. I’m…” She deliberately trailed off her words leisurely.

 

That… Lobelia’s eyes were clearly focused on him. Do you think I can be satisfied with your family’s wealth alone? A complete destruction to the point where it can no longer be recovered. That’s what Lobelia wanted.

 

“Talking about Marquis’s personal wealth.”

 

The moment their eyes met, she folded her eyes and smiled softly.