Chapter 164

Chapter 164

'The day you sold the building? It was the day when I disposed of the last remaining building to return to my hometown, so I barely remember it. What do you want to know?'

Sitting deep in his armchair, Green Barrow murmured, stroking his beard at Lignite's question.

'What's unusual about it? Yes, there was one thing. A child followed him to the place where he was paying the last balance.'

'A child...?'

'Yes, it was a girl who looked about ten years old. She paid the balance instead of the man who bought the building with the gold in a big bag. Now that I think about it again, it was really unusual.'

Green Barrow grinned.

Gulp. Swallowed dry saliva, Lignite asked in a trembling voice.

'Do you remember anything about the girl? Like her appearance, her name?'

'Well, well, if you ask someone like me that's other than the small size and the way she talks...'

Green Barrow, who had blurred his words, tapped his knees and said.

'Oh, yeah. She had green eyes and a red ribbon on her head! Yes! Huh, my memory is still not dead!'

Perez looked up and down at Tia, who was sitting across from him, as he recalled the conversation with Green Barrow, who he had heard from Lignite.

"What kind of cake do you want? I'm craving chocolate, but I'm willing to give way if you want to eat it, Perez."

Dressed in her favorite red dress, she was leisurely talking about the cake.

"Tia."

"Huh?"

"How did you know? That I'm coming to see you."

Perez's question stopped Tia's bustling movement.

"You're coming to the mansion early in the morning, it's like the day you were leaving for the Academy alone. I just thought you'd do it this way. And..."

Tia replied with a smile.

"Because you have a reason to rush to see me."

"So how do you..."

"And how did you find out? My secret."

"...I'm sorry. I apologize."

At Perez's apology, Tia shrugged and spoke in a light voice.

"No, there's nothing to apologize for. It's the same for you and me. No, I might be disappointed with you if you couldn't figure it out."

Tia smiled softly at the end of the sentence.

"And if you apologize, I get stabbed a lot, Perez."

Then she poured the tea into the teacup in front of Perez.

"Now, ask me. I'll answer you with all my conscience."

Even at Tia's words, Perez remained motionless for a while.

He just stared at her.

It was because Tia felt strange today.

Nothing changed, but it was like looking at someone else.

Perez slowly took off his lips.

And asked in a low voice.

"Tia, are you the real owner of Pellet Corporation?"

A smile smudged on her face when Perez was questioned.

And Tia replied.

"Yes, that's right. I'm the real owner of Pellet Corporation."

"From the beginning?"

"Yes. From the beginning."

Pellet Corporation was founded eight years ago.

Tia was only eleven years old at the time.

At the same time, the puzzle that was divided into pieces seemed to be put together.

From diamond mine to Triva trees and recent Eastern Cruise Tour operations.

He got goosebumps all over his body.

Perez instinctively buried his face in his hands.

He could feel the beating heart and the muscles of his whole body.

And.

"As expected, it was you."

The corners of Perez's mouth loosened in the dark locked in his hands.

* * *

If Bate hadn't rushed with his delivery bag at dawn and informed that Lignite Luman had visited the former owner of the Pellet building, I would have been raided without knowing anything.

I swallowed a sigh of relief under my smiling face.

But it's not over yet.

I can't see Perez's reaction because he was covering his face with his hands.

Do you feel betrayed?

Are you getting angry?

I knew Perez would notice one day, but what he thought was the most important thing.

If something like this makes our relationship go wrong.

'Befriend with the future Prince and get help in becoming the Lord of Lombardy, and change the future of the family that was ruined by standing in the wrong line in the struggle for the throne.'

There could be a major setback in one of the most important goals that I set as soon as I return.

Though the relationship between me and the guy won't be that bad at all.

At last, Perez looked up.

He had a blank face, but fortunately, he didn't seem angry.

Perez asked me.

"Do you happen to know my secret?"

Well.

It would be fair to say something I know about him.

I replied with a nod.

"The Monak Top."

"...You knew it."

"It was a great move to push the Empress and Angenas with the Triva tree, Perez."

I know the future, so I bought Triva wood aggressively.

Perez purely read the Empress' movements to predict the future.+

What a piece of work.

I can't help but admire Perez's smart head every time.

"Then, the Pellet Corporation, did you pile up Triva trees because you knew there would be a landslide?"

I shrugged and said.