Chapter 88

"Uh, it's..."

There was no time to stop.

Astana, who took the brooch box as if it was his own, immediately opened the lid.

"Diamond brooch?"

"What this big diamond..."

Astana and the Empress muttered in surprise at the same time.

Snap!

Perez rose from his seat and took the brooch box roughly.

"You..."

The Empress glared at the sight.

"How could you possibly do that?"

Astana didn't seem to believe that the brooch belonged to Perez.

"It's a brooch I gave him as a gift."

I said with a humble smile.

"Your Highness Second Prince, if you don't mind, why don't you show the others a little more brooch?"

Show off more properly!

Perez was very loathsome, but he obediently reopened the brooch box.

Greed and envy flowed down from the eyes of the three who saw the best jewels shining.

It's the best! It's thrilling!

"Huh. The Second Prince has a good friend."

The only one that had a mind to say was the Emperor who already had a large diamond.

As far as I know, the Empress and Astana don't own any diamonds yet.

Angenas put in a few orders but I put their priorities at the back of my hand.

So it will be very later for the Empress to get her hands on diamonds unless she buys them with more money than any other aristocrat.

Originally owned by the Angenas, the mine is now mine.2

This diamond was originally owned by the Empress and Astana.

'It's mine now.'5

There was something I really wanted to say to the two people sitting side by side and staring blankly at the diamond brooch.

You don't have this at home, do you?4

* * *

A few days after visiting Imperial Palace.

I came to the Pellet office again.

"She has wasted a lot of money."

Clerivan said while turning over the papers with frowned eyes.

After the Pellet's banquet, I asked Clerivan for help again.

Vestian's performance was excellent enough to tilt Clerivan's head over his affair, who knew that Vestian was approaching Angenas.

So that everyone doesn't doubt Vestian's mind about Shananet at all.

However, when I told him the scene I witnessed myself, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and secretly recognized it by mobilizing his remaining connections in Lombardy.

"It's weird that he hasn't been caught in a while."

"Is it that bad?"

"Yes, of course, if you look closely, you'll see something suspicious in no time."

"I don't think anyone suspected Vestian Schultz."

No one else, Vestian Schultz, son-in-law of the Lombardy family.

Who knew that a member of Lombardy would be siphoning off Lombardy's wealth.

"Only those who know very well about the inside will know. There's nothing wrong on the surface."

Clerivan talked for a long time just by looking into it for a few days.

Vestian got married 16 years ago.

Then how much did he steal and make it his own in that long period?

I shook my head because I didn't even want to think.

"And Vestian Schultz sent me a visit. He said there's something he'd like to discuss for a moment."

"Did he find out that Clerivan was investigating himself?"

"He asked me directly the day of the banquet, so I don't think so."

"Hmm?..."

What is he up to?

With the mines it was supposed to go to Angenas being taken away by us, I had a rough idea of what he wanted to discuss.

"Oh, and what about real estate? Did you acquire any real estate recently?"

I remembered that Vestian had made a living for him, so I asked Clerivan to find out.

"There's a house that moved from Lombardy to Vestian Schultz about half a year ago. Strangely, he didn't leave the right documents, maybe it wasn't a normal move."

“But if that’s the case, then the real estate manager in Lombardy did it… Who the hell… Ah."

Who's managing Lombardy's property is none other than Viese.

"You mean Viese had some knowledge of Vestian's behavior."

These Dumbas.

It's unclear whether Viese knew that Vestian was cheating.

I thought Viese would at least know that Lombardy's property was precious.

"Well, if it's in his interest, he'd give him more."

Clerivan nodded in agreement with me.

"so he's the one who passed down the habit... I mean, it's like father and son."

It was Belsach who was in charge of real estate management after kicking me out of my previous life.

Hand over Lombardy's real estate to close aides, it was exactly like his father's do.

"Like father and son...?"

"Ah, it's nothing. Then meet Vestian Schultz and listen to what he's talking about."

"Yes, Lady."

"And if Vestian..."

The reason why Vestian asked Clerivan to meet was obvious.

So I made some moves and told Clerivan how to respond.

* * *

"Come on in, Vestian."

"Long time no see, Clerivan."

Vestian Schultz visited the Pellet's office.

It was only half a day after sending a call, he can visit.

"I should've come before."

Vestian said with high air.

He sounded as if he was sorry that he couldn't care.

Clerivan's straight eyebrows twitched invisibly.

He Hasn't figured out the situation yet.

Confused, Clerivan looked straight at Vestian, crossed one leg, and placed his interlaced hand on it.