Now This Family Belongs to My Mother Chapter 103

I stared at Hubert with a puzzled expression. But my heart was pounding like crazy. I thought he wouldn’t notice…! I had underestimated Hubert too much. It was my mistake.

 

This is a case of a niece attacking her uncle. And even set a trap to do it. How will Hubert view this situation? Would he try to reprimand me? A whirlwind of thoughts stormed through my mind. I tried my best to keep my composure, but I was reaching my limit.

 

It was in that prolonged silence.

 

“Ahahaha!” Hubert suddenly burst into laughter.

 

I couldn’t help but make a genuinely surprised expression at the unexpected reaction. The composure I had barely been maintaining completely crumbled. Ah. I realized it too late, as Hubert looked at me with tears gathering in his eyes from laughing.

 

“You don’t even flinch at a mischievous tease! Hahaha!”

 

I was dumbfounded. It took me a moment to grasp the situation. Wait, is he telling me everything he just said was a joke? That couldn’t be true. Hubert clearly believed that I had orchestrated this entire situation. Then why is he reacting like this?

 

I deliberately put on a confused expression. “Grandpa, I don’t understand what you’ve been saying since earlier. Are you saying you were teasing me?”

 

“You’re such a boring kid to tease. You should act more like a child. Hahaha!” Despite claiming it wasn’t fun, Hubert couldn’t stop laughing, as if he was having the time of his life.

 

He’s doing this on purpose. Is this part of the test too? Or is he just letting it slide? If he’s letting it slide, then why? Is he aware of everything and just pretending not to care?

 

It took Hubert quite a while to finally stop laughing. However, his face was filled with a smile so wide that deep wrinkles formed. “Take care of the matter of Mizulin’s mother.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Clear Mizulin’s mother’s name and deal with the culprits.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes. You have more than enough ability to handle this.”

 

Hubert lightly pinched my cheek as I stared at him in surprise. No, rather than pinching, it was more like he was carefully holding it. It was the kind of gesture one would make when doting on a grandchild. At the same time, it was also something I never thought Hubert would do. When my eyes widened, Hubert burst into laughter.

 

“How amusing. Sometimes, you seem just like a child.” He spoke, unable to hide his satisfaction. “I will deal with Mari Lotus myself, so you focus on handling what I’ve entrusted to you.”

 

* * *

It was only after leaving Hubert’s office that I snapped back to my senses. Hubert doesn’t see what I did as something bad.

 

He had tested me countless times. Whether I was a child fit for Blanche. Whether I could become the talent to carry on Blanche. If he judged me not as a grandfather, but as the ‘patriarch of the Blanche family’… What I did wouldn’t have just looked like an attack on family, but a victory in battle.

 

Hubert was satisfied. Satisfied with my actions that not only secured victory but also achieved what I wanted.

 

A shiver ran through my entire body. I looked down at my two hands. Hubert has given me power. Correcting the injustice against Mizulin’s mother meant more than that. It meant I could drive out Diane, who slandered Mizulin’s mother, and Gale’s faction from the household.

 

Now I have the authority to completely uproot Gale’s remaining forces and reorganize the family’s power structure. The corners of my lips curled up. This was power that Hubert had personally placed in my hands. Then I’ll wield it as I please, with strength.

 

* * *

“What did you say?” Gale shot up from his seat.

 

Paterson nodded urgently, his face tense. Paterson was Hubert’s aide and one of Gale’s men.

 

“Benjamin, under Lady Epirosa’s orders, has expelled all of our hired staff!”

 

It was an event that happened without warning, overnight. Because of this, Gale’s side had no time to prepare any countermeasures.

 

“How could she do such a thing? Just because she has gained a bit of power, she’s swinging her sword recklessly! I’ll go to Father right now and—”

 

“Count Gale, please hear me out for a moment.” Paterson hurriedly stopped Gale.

 

Gale roughly shoved his arm away. “What more is there to hear! That lunatic Epirosa is trying to cut off all my limbs!”

 

“The incident involving Madam Diane and Mona’s false accusations from long ago has been revealed. They’re expelling the staff involved in that incident.”

 

“False accusations?” Gale quickly recalled the matter.

 

For the household to be under control, Mona had to become the head maid. So, together with his wife, they conspired to get rid of a troublesome staff member. At the time, there was a strong candidate for the head maid position.

 

I thought it was nothing significant! But now it had come back to bite him.

 

“His Excellency has entrusted Lady Epirosa with handling this matter. So, expelling our people is practically His Excellency’s order.” It was as good as saying that whining to Hubert wouldn’t change a thing.

 

Gale shouted at Paterson. “What have you been doing all this time! Didn’t I put you next to Benjamin so you could report this kind of news quickly!”

 

Paterson lowered his head with a devastated expression. “Well… Benjamin has kept his distance from me for some time now. His condition from the curse seems to remain the same, but he doesn’t give me any openings at all…”

 

Until recently, Paterson had been Benjamin’s closest friend. However, thanks to Epirosa, it was revealed that Paterson had been deceiving Benjamin. From that moment on, Benjamin began to distance himself from Paterson.

 

According to the original plan, Benjamin should have already been demoted under the pretext of his illness. But Benjamin was still standing strong. Behind him was Epirosa. Yet Gale and Paterson could do nothing but watch as their plans fell apart.

 

Gale grew anxious and bit his nails. Ever since Hubert had entrusted the handling of Mari Lotus to Epirosa, it felt like the sky was falling!

 

“Epirosa is going to plant her own people in the positions my subordinates were driven out of!”

 

The situation was getting worse by the minute. At this rate, they would completely lose the power to control the household. If we lose power within the household and Mari Lotus even dares to open her mouth… It was Gale who had ordered Mari Lotus to attack Leonoe. Though it was Stella who had devised the plan.

 

At that moment, Paterson whispered. “Fortunately, Lady Epirosa made a misstep.”

 

“A misstep? What do you mean?”

 

“She chose Mizulin as the new head maid.”

 

“Mizulin…?”

 

“The daughter of the woman who was expelled over that false accusation incident.”

 

Gale frowned.

 

“She’s also a maid who worked in the laundry room for a long time.”

 

“Ha! She promoted a mere laundry maid to head maid?” Gale burst into mocking laughter.

 

“Apparently, that maid saved Madam Leonoe not long ago. That seems to be the reason.”

 

“She probably wants to repay her for saving her mother, huh?”

 

“She’s still young, so it seems she doesn’t know how to manage people properly.”

 

The anxious look on Gale’s face brightened. “Who would follow a head maid from the laundry room? The employees will probably strongly oppose this!”

 

“Of course. They likely won’t listen to her, and the household will fall into chaos soon enough.”

 

“All we have to do is wait for Epirosa to trip over her own feet.”

 

And then, Mari Lotus can be dealt with in the meantime. Gale let out a sinister chuckle. Epirosa is practically helping us!

 

* * *

But the situation Gale hoped for didn’t happen.

 

“Is that true? Madam Mona framed Mizulin’s mother and threw her out?”

 

“Yes. Sir Benjamin told me everything himself. She went missing, and now they can’t even find her.”

 

“Oh no. Poor Mizulin. So that’s why she stayed in the laundry room all this time.”

 

“But isn’t it really amazing? She was only in the laundry room, yet she knew everything about the household.”

 

“Right? She even knows the exact location of every kitchen utensil. She knows it better than the head chef.”

 

Mizulin’s abilities had been unintentionally proven as she followed Leonoe around. Above all, her story had captured the hearts of the staff.

 

“I heard Count Gale wants to drive Mizulin out.”

 

“Madam Mona, who framed Mizulin’s mother, was practically Madam Diane’s right hand.”

 

“Basically, it was Madam Diane and Count Gale who drove Mizulin’s mother out, so now they see her daughter as a thorn in their side too.”

 

“Wouldn’t it be too cruel if even the daughter gets thrown out? It’s just too harsh for the mother and daughter.”

 

“Wasn’t the head maid position originally Mizulin’s mother’s? They took it from her, and now they want to take it again?”

 

“I hope Mizulin at least gets to keep that position!”