Chapter 66

Chapter 66

“How can that little girl beat my brother?!”

“Oh no, you must have been really upset.”

Viscountess Ivan, whose Anita’s head was on, pretending to be kind. Meanwhile, she flashed her head up with an angry face.

“So! How am I going to keep my head up from now on?!”

Because of Liliana’s, she would have to be pushed out like this?

Anita was almost in tears at her resentment.

Then, Viscountess Ivan hugged Anita tightly.

“Don’t be too heartbroken.”

“How could that be? I…!”

“If you’re that angry, then Miss Tornian can take revenge, right?”

At that secret whisper, Anita widened her eyes.

“M, me?”

“Yes. At the academy, sometimes, students form a group to build friendships and get familiar with each other, don’t they?”

“Yeah, it does.”

“And I heard that Miss Tornian is the vice president of the tea ceremony… isn’t it?”

“That’s right.”

Hearing so, Anita sniffed her nose and nodded her head as Viscountess Ivan then continued to whisper into Anita’s ear.

“If you have this position, you should use that position.”

“Tea, teacher.”

“I know Lady Aberyt because I’ve been teaching her, but she’s weak and lacks in dignity.”

Viscountess Ivan, who took a deep breath in a sigh, raised the tip of her lips at an angle.

“So, if Miss Tornian presses her nose a little bit, Lady Aberyt, will know her place better.”

“That’s a good idea! …By the way, how do I tell her?”

“I told you before? If you have a position, use it.”

Viscountess Ivan spoke softly, “It’s not difficult at all because there’s an excuse to attend a tea ceremony and share friendship.”

In response to that answer, Anita’s face brightened.

“Wow, teacher. Thank you so much!”

“You’re welcome.”

However, Anita’s bright expression did not last long.

“By the way… Teacher.”

“Is there any problem?”

“Well, there’s a rumor in the social world that the Duchess of Valois is a wicked woman.”

She then asked her question worriedly, “What if I touched Liliana, and if the Duchess ever gets revenge on me?”

“Oh, my gosh. Miss Tornian.”

“Even Viscountess Ivan said that she was treated unfairly by the Duchess…”

She muffled her speech. At that, Viscountess Ivan shook her head with an expression of utter pity.

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Yeah, though. Because the words about the Duchess is not good.”

“Well, it’s not very dignified for adults to get involved in children’s fights.”

So, Viscountess Ivan began to gently appease her.

“Of course, the Duchess tends to … just go out a little bit, but she probably won’t.”

“…Really?”

“Yes. There is such a thing as a minimum dignity, right?”

It was only after hearing those words that Anita became a little relieved. As they looked at each other, the child and Viscountess Ivan lit up their eyes slyly.

‘There will be a chance to get revenge like this.”

She remembered the humiliation she had suffered. It was natural for the children who couldn’t follow the class to come to their senses by scolding them sharply. Corporal punishment was also part of it.

As a teacher, of course, she can do that, right?

However, Anriche was sensitive to things that were insignificant. As a result, she even gave an indelible insult to Viscounty Ivan.

‘Yeah, I can’t believe I knelt down on my knees in front of that fallen County girl!’

Besides, look at that pettiness that even recovers the investment invested in Viscounty Ivan!

Because of that, the family went to the brink of bankruptcy, and when she thought about the family being scattered…!

‘For now, yes.’

Teaching a girl from the Tornian family, whom she wouldn’t normally see, and trying to please the child, trying to get along!

Viscountess Ivan sharpened her teeth.

‘Considering what happened to me, it is natural to take revenge. No, this is rather weak!”

In fact, she would not have made this choice if Viscountess Ivan had been rational. Realizing that she was doing something very dangerous, she must have shown restraint.

Nevertheless, a burning anger blinded her eyes.

The paralyzed reason interpreted the current situation only as she pleased.

‘It’s okay, it’s a matter of children, so there’s little room for the Duchess to interfere.’

If they make a mistake, there would be a possibility that it will become a dispute between adults, that is, families.

‘Obviously, she’s the Duchess, so she could cut her dignities and everything and break in…’

Then, that’s it.

Although is it her business, though…?

After all, it’s Lady Tornian who causes the accident, so the Tornian family would be responsible for that.

‘Okay, everything will be fine.’

The Viscountess smile grew a little darker. At this moment, she didn’t even know that she had taken an irreversible step.

Thump, thump!

She knocked on the door with her fist, although Peter, locked in the room, didn’t even answer.

Anita crumpled her face and raised her voice.

“Brother, I’m coming in.”

“….”

Anita opened her door and strode into her room. She then placed her hands on her hips and shot at Peter.

“How long are you going to be digging into the ground like this?”

“Damn, you don’t know how I feel!”

He clasped his head and groaned in pain.

“Losing to a girl who is eight years younger than me, so how do I look at other kids’ faces?!”

“Don’t think about it too much. I’ll get revenge.”

“…Revenge?”

“Yes, brother, just keep watching!”

Anita declared confidently.

Hearing that, he asked his sister questioningly.

“Do you have any plans?”

“That’s…”

Anita explained the way Viscountess Ivan had told her. After a while, An evil smile appeared on Peter’s face.

“It is better than I thought.”

“Right?”

Anita shrugged her shoulders.

Peter, who had been deeply contemplated for a moment, raised his eyes and asked his sister a question.

“Hmm, then, how about inviting Zenith, too?”

“You mean your fiancée?”

“Hmm.”

Peter replied, nodded his head and smiled slyly.

“Liliana that girl, she’s been begging a lot in front of your fiancée, right?”

“Oh, right. That’s right.”

“If you’re going to do it, wouldn’t it be better to be certain?”

“Wow, why does brother come up with all the good ideas?”

The two siblings looked at each other and smiled.

Anriche heard the story and her eyes twinkled.

“Oh, my gosh, Liliana was invited to a tea party? Who is she?”

“That is…”

Liliana handed Anriche the invitation with a somewhat subdued expression.

The invitation, which had a faint scent of perfume, had the name ‘Anita Tornian’ written in cursive font. Anriche, who looked down at the handwriting that seemed to have tried its best to look mature, asked her with a subtle expression.

“Well, if it’s a Tornian…”

Isn’t she from the family that was engaged to Londini…?

In addition, there was a recent case where Liliana beat Lord Tornian in swordsmanship.

The more she looked at the circumstances, the more it didn’t seem like she’s inviting Liliana out of favor…

“She is the younger sister of Lord Tornian.”

“Liliana, about that tea party. Do you have to go?”

Just then, Elliot frowned and interrupted the conversation.

“I mean, it’s a bit suspicious.”

“Suspicious? Why do you think so?”

“Isn’t that the case? When Liliana won, you should have seen the expression Lady Tornian had made, too.”

As he said that, Elliot had the momentum to punch a fist into the air.

“How bad it was, because it looked like she was going to eat Liliana at any moment.”

“Is that so?”

At that, Anriche narrowed her eyes.

In fact, she also agreed with Elliot’s thoughts. Of course, it’s between the children, so it’s unlikely that she, as an adult, would intervene directly.

“How about rejecting that invitation?”

After all, there was no need for her to attend such an uncomfortable event at all.

But, surprisingly, Liliana shook her head.

“No, I don’t want to run away. It’s…”

Light green eyes shone resolutely as she continued, “It seems like I’m losing.”

“You don’t have to think that way. It’s okay to avoid them.”

Anriche comforted her. Nevertheless, it seemed that Liliana had already made up her mind.

“Mother makes sense, though I don’t think I can live forever, only avoiding uncomfortable situations.”

“…That—”

“I’m going to debut in the social world in the future, and I’ll keep meeting people who aren’t friendly to me.”

Liliana, who straightened her back, smiled.

“I can’t escape with the shadow of Valois every time, right?”

…When did our Liliana become so mature?