Revenge of Reborn Villainess

“Do you regret getting married?”

Yurie had asked Kallian when she followed him to the ring shop.

At the words, Kallian was stunned and looked back at Yurie with a wistful expression.

Yurie could feel Kallian’s heart.

Soon, Kallian lifted the Alette ring and reached out to hold Yurie’s hand.

Then, he gently slid the ring onto her ring finger.

His unspoken concern was conveyed through this gesture.

“A lot.”

The voice of that day still lingered in Yurie’s mind.

The sky where the sunset faded, the small sprout of hope blooming in her chest…

And, of course, the greed that swallowed her whole.

“Eshika, if it weren’t for you, I would undoubtedly take the position of the Duchess.”

Yurie did not give up hope.

She had never once considered Eshika as a friend.

To her, who was nothing more than a poor noble from Anesis, poorer than most commoners, Eshika was someone who made her keenly feel the unfairness of life.

Stupid and naive, she was born into the wealthy Brigitte family, raised to be pampered, and married off to the prestigious Klaus family of the capital city of Terres, where even the Brigitte’s ruffled the feathers of Freeheart.

If Yurie herself were born into Brigitte instead of Anesis… she had thought about it more than once.

She believed that if she were Eshika, she would have satisfied Duke Klaus without a doubt.

“Silly Eshika. You’re done… There’s no way you can turn the tables…”

Thump, thump, thump.

As she ground her teeth, a knocking sound came from outside.

When she opened the door, the maid Emilia appeared.

“What’s going on?”

Yurie asked, crossing her arms with an unpleasant expression.

She had taken a few days off, using the excuse that she hadn’t slept for several days while nursing Duchess illness.

In reality, it was an excuse to be able to chase after Kallian and confront him whenever she got any information about his whereabouts.

“The Duchess is calling for you.”

“…The Duchess?”

“Yes. It seems there’s something related to the stomach ache she suffered last time… Do you know anything about it?”

Yurie inwardly sighed at Emilia’s words.

The reason the lady of the house had been suffering for the past few days was because of the medicine she had stolen from the kitchen.

“Didn’t she talk to the doctor about it?”

“She did, but there seems to be something suspicious. She hasn’t suffered this severely before…”

“Well, there might be some truth to it, but…”

“Moreover, the Lady of the house who attended Mrs. Marshal’s party… Instead of getting embarrassed, she came back flaunting her prestige. It seems the Duchess is not in a good mood.”

Yurie’s hand twitches.

She’d scoffed inwardly when she’d heard she’d gone in place of the sick Duchess.

Bolan, Marshall, and their grumpy wives had been her worst enemies.

It was obvious what would happen there.

And yet, there she was, showing off?

You mean to tell me that she struck down the noses of those nasty wives?

“…Is that so?”

Yurie nonchalantly left the room.

Emilia followed her.

Yurie’s mind was complicated.

If that was the reason Leona was calling her, then…

‘Rather than because she suspects me…….’

Yurie’s clenched fist trembled.

‘If she demands to know the truth, then I’ll tell her that I fed her an upset stomach as Eshika’s command….’

Leona considered Yuriei as no more than a pawn in chess.

Used for a purpose and discarded when not needed.

Especially now that she couldn’t even offer jewelry, Yurie was considered even more worthless.

“Nowadays, I can’t even offer gems, let alone anything else. She must think even less of me.”

‘I know I drugged her, but…… I would never confess that I do that.’

“…Shall I accompany you, milady?”

Yurie looked at the stairs ahead.

The anger towards Eshika for putting her in this situation heightened.

To get out of this situation, Yuriei tightly closed her eyes.

“Darn it!”