Revenge of Reborn Villainess

“My testimony ends here.Your Highness the Duke.”

Sella bowed respectfully to Kallian and stood behind Eshika.

In Sella’s bowed head, admiration for Eshika filled her thoughts.

“I will make sure to compensate for your younger sister’s wounds.”

To anticipate all these events… Her abilities are truly remarkable.

“Your Excellency…”

Yurie was shaking and tears were streaming down her face.

It felt like a cliff ahead and a cliff behind, no matter which way she turned.

“You…… are such a disappointment.”

Kallian’s face turned slightly red as he spoke coldly to Yurie.

He had just completely embarrassed himself in front of Eshika.

He had warned her that she would pay dearly for listening to her maidservant.

To the maid, he confidently declared that he would stake Klaus’s honor.

But the revealed culprit was unmistakably Leona.

A wave of shame washed over him.

“……Jesus.”

He rubbed his forehead and gritted his teeth.

He couldn’t even guess what to say to Eshika.

“I think I’m done playing the fresh-faced villainess, so let’s go.”

Eshika’s cold voice reached Kallian’s ears.

“Eshika…”

Kallian tried to call Eshika, but she turned away, as cold as the wind.

Sella was the same.

Although Kallian reached out, Eshika, who had forcefully opened the door, stepped out of the room.

The sound of the door closing echoed.

“……Damn it!”

Kallian kicked the box of bamboo that Sella had set down with a vengeance.

The box shattered with a loud crash, and Yurie cringed, shivering even harder.

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Meanwhile, lying down as maids massaged her legs, Leona’s lips formed a subtle smile.

Eshika, even if it struggles, is nothing but a foolish Eshika.

She must clearly show what the cost is for daring to oppose her.

“You will see.”

The maids were taken aback by Leona’s words.

“See how the end comes for the insignificant one crawling without understanding the subject.”

They bowed their heads sharply and focused on massaging Leona.

Leona Klaus, from the Klaus Ducal Family, no one dared to defy her will.

She even manipulated her son, Kallian Klaus, as she pleased.

Kallian felt anger and pity for her in response to her tears and gestures.

Kallian Klaus’s filial devotion to his mother, who had pushed aside the original Duke Klaus and his children to allow a young boy to take his place as duke.

There was nothing that could destroy their relationship.

However, shortly after, someone heard the sound of knocking on the door.

The maid who was massaging Leona’s legs quickly stood up, but before she could open the door from the inside, the door creaked open.

“…”

Leona, who was lying down receiving a massage, turned her head with a frown between her delicate eyebrows.

Standing there was Kallian, with a much paler face than before.

Another maid slowly helped Leona to get up.

Leona, now sitting, looked at her approaching son.

There was no warmth in her son’s eyes that had always been affectionate towards her.

At that moment, Leona felt a profound unease.

“What’s wrong, Duke?”

Leona asked softly, not letting her anxiety show.

Kallian stared at Leona in silence for a long time.

And then, he parted his rigid lips.

“I have always told my mother the truth, so…… you should tell me the truth as well.”

Yurie finally confessed to Kallian.

That it was Lady’s doing that brought her calf to that point.

And if Kallian tells this story to Leona, she might end up dead too.

With trembling pleas for mercy, Yurie spoke to Kallian, but he coldly replied.

She was afraid of her mother, but apparently not of Eshika.

Yurie shook her head and sobbed.

Would those tears be truly repentant? Now Kallian seemed to doubt Yurie as well.

Instead of comforting her, Kallian turned to Leona.

“What does that mean?”

Leona’s eyes were wide.

Although he felt guilty for questioning his mother, who always dedicated herself to the ducal family, he couldn’t let this pass when Klaus’s name was at stake.

“The one who abused the maids, it wasn’t Eshika.”

A low voice seeped from Kallian’s lips.

For a moment, Leona’s fingers twitched subtly.

‘Yurie, this useless thing.’

A passing thought flashed through Leona’s mind.

“Duke…”

“Was it mother?”

Kallian’s eyebrows stiffened.

The tip of Leona’s lips, which had gently risen, twitched.

“Please tell me.”