Don’t Pick Up The Trash Once Thrown Away - Chapter 107

“Baron. May I come in?”

 

A maid was here. I put the boxes back in my luggage and answered.

 

“Come in.”

 

With my permission, the maid came in with a tray.

 

“His Majesty has sent the baron her medicinal tea.”

 

Medicinal tea?

 

I checked the tray the maid had put down on the table.

 

The pretty teacup contained the same medicinal tea I had this morning.

 

“You can drink it now.”

 

“Okay.”

 

The warm tea tickled my heart a bit.

 

Should I say my heart, which was uncomfortable up to now, was relieved? It seemed that the medicinal tea had a very good effect.

 

As soon as I finished the medicinal tea, I took out a strawberry candy and ate it.

 

“Now then, I will get you ready for bed. Is there anything else you need?”

 

Anything else I need… 

 

I thought for a moment, then pointed to the box on the table.

 

“Can you light the candle in that box?”

 

I didn’t know how much a scented candle would help me sleep, but it’s better than nothing, right?

 

“Do you mean this?”

 

The maid found the scented candle in the box and exclaimed lightly.

 

“Oh, it’s from His Majesty!”

 

“How do you know that?”

 

“This ribbon.”

 

The maid showed me the ribbon tied to the scented candle.

 

“It is a ribbon made of cloth that only His Majesty can use.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes. That’s why I noticed it right away.”

 

It was like that, huh? I didn’t know it.

 

“His Majesty seems to be very fond of you.”

 

“It must be because I’m his aide.”

 

“Eii, who cares for their aides like this? It’s a little more special…”

 

The maid hurriedly bowed as she stopped talking.

 

“I apologize, Baron. I just made a mistake. I really apologize.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

Because I thought so too.

 

When I was working at the Duke of Williot, I just sent or packed medicines to my aides when they said they were sick and I only asked them if they were okay when they came back.

 

I had never cared for them like this. And I had never even sent them a gift like scented candles.

 

As expected, it’s strange. 

 

What on earth is he thinking?

 

The question deepened. I stared at the scented candle that Kalian gave me for a long time.

 

*****

 

I stared at the food in front of me.

 

Hot pot with abalone and various seafood, oven-roasted turkey with various medicinal herbs, young veal steak, and salad with plenty of seasonal fruits, etc.

 

They were such sumptuous, luxurious meals that could be seen at a party. It was embarrassing to eat meals like this at lunchtime on a weekday.

 

“Let’s eat.”

 

What was even more absurd was Kalian, who carefully took the turkey meat and put it on my plate.

 

As expected, it’s strange. It’s absolutely not something a boss did simply because he was worried about his aide.

 

Don’t tell me, is he… interested in me? Is that why he has been so nice to me? Is that why he appointed me as his aide and granted me the baron title…

 

“Leila?”

 

“…!”

 

I turned around, startled by the hand that shook my shoulder.

 

Kalian, who approached me before I knew it, was looking at me worriedly.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

There was no interest in the opposite sex or any sort of emotion in his blue eyes. There was nothing but pure concern.

 

Thanks to that, my shaky mind calmed down little by little. But another doubt was overlaid over the growing doubt again.

 

There’s no way he could be. I doubt it, but…

 

“Why… are you so nice to me?”

 

It was a thoughtless impulsive question.

 

I didn’t mean to quibble. I just wanted to know his true feelings for this to happen, so I added.

 

“You don’t usually do this to your aide, do you?”

 

“Yet that doesn’t mean I always do this either, right?”

 

That’s right.

 

“But you don’t even do this to Baron Delrond.”

 

“Did you see if I did or didn’t do this to Ver?”

 

I didn’t. I just guessed.

 

If he asked me back like that, I guessed my guess was wrong.

 

“Then, did you treat Baron Delrond so well like this even when he was sick?”

 

Did you send him a meal at every meal and a scented candle for insomnia, just like you did to me?

 

“Yeah.”

 

Ah, he is always this kind, huh?

 

I was relieved, but at the same time, my heart tingled a little. Should I say it’s kinda disappointing?

 

I didn’t know why I felt this way.

 

“Not anymore, but I used to. Ver had a difficult time too.”

 

Two facts were revealed in his answer.

 

That Sir Hiltine had reported to him what happened between Philen and me. And even the seemingly bright Baron Delrond also had a very difficult past.

 

“What happened to Baron Delrond?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Kalian thought for a moment and then shook his head.

 

“I don’t think it’s my place to tell you about his story. You should hear from Ver directly later.”

 

*****

 

Kalian told me to ask Baron Delrond, but there was no way I could do that.

 

How could I ask if it could touch his painful wound? So, even if I was curious, I thought I had to bury it.

 

More than that, finding a way to solve Philen’s matter was a priority.

 

I had thought about it all night to the point where I had a headache, but I couldn’t find a way to solve it.

 

There’s not enough information. I needed to know what evidence Philen had that implied I instigated Misa. And I had to find out if Misa really did that.

 

No matter how much Misa cared for me like a daughter, she was not a person who would harm innocent life.

 

Should I ask the guards for help first?

 

‘It looks like I’ve been falsely accused, so please help me. This was a formal request for an investigation.’

 

But there was one thing I was worried about.

 

If anything, as they investigated, the fake evidence that Philen had could come to the surface and could shoot my foot.

 

I was a baron with no backing, and he was a duke. It was obvious where the additional investigation was going.

 

That’s why I was scared to step forward, but no matter how much I thought about it, there was no other way. Because I didn’t want to go back to the Duke of Williot and give birth to Philen’s child!

 

I once dreamed of a future with him, but now I got goosebumps just thinking about him touching me. It was much better to be falsely accused and punished.

 

“There’s no other way”

 

I sighed heavily and rubbed my face.

 

I must first step down as an aide before asking the guards for help. The baron title also… should I ask to take it back?

 

As it was like a dream come true, I wanted to hold onto it somehow, but I couldn’t harm others because of my greed.

 

So let’s let it go. Let’s just let it go. 

 

I took a paper, a quill, and ink from the drawer.

 

After putting the stiff paper on the desk, I inked the quill’s tip and wrote on its top.

 

[Resignation letter.]

 

“…”

 

It was a word that made my heart ache just by looking at it.

 

I felt like I was about to burst into tears. I gently pressed the corner of my eyes that had tears with my other hand.

 

I never dreamed that the day would come when I wrote my resignation letter with my own hands.

 

I had promised myself that I would work hard as an aide until the day Kalian kicked me out though…

 

“Huu.”

 

I cleared my mind and moved the quill again, but I couldn’t write my name properly because my hand was shaking.

 

Tutuk-

 

To make matters worse, tears that I couldn’t hold back fell on the paper. The tears were clearly marked on the white paper.

 

“Oh my.”

 

I crumpled the paper, threw it into the trash can, and took out a new piece of paper. However, this time too, my hands were shaking, so I couldn’t write properly.

 

In the end, tears clouded my eyes and made it impossible to see.

 

I’ll do it again later.

 

There’s not much time left, but in my current state, I couldn’t do anything.

 

It was frustrating to stay in the room all the time, so I went out to the garden.

 

The late summer rose garden was very beautiful, but now I couldn’t afford to enjoy the beauty.

 

I sat on a bench on the side of the garden and looked up at the blue sky.

 

Looking at the open sky, I felt my stuffy heart relieved a little.

 

“Baron?”

 

A familiar voice was heard from behind.

 

I looked back and saw Baron Delrond. It was a somewhat ridiculous situation because only his neck was visible because of the bushes.

 

“What are you doing here? No, wait. I will go there.”

 

Before I could say anything, Baron Delrond walked through the bushes and came towards me.

 

As a result, Baron Delrond’s clothes as well as the bushes were in a mess.

 

“Won’t the gardener scold you for messing the bushes?”

 

“Don’t worry.”

 

Baron Delrond grinned as he removed the leaves from his body.

 

“Because I have more power.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“More than that, what are you doing here alone? No, more than that, are you feeling well?”

 

Ah, Baron Delrond also knows that I’m not feeling well, huh? I wonder if he knows anything about Philen.

 

Thinking that he might be, it was hard to see his face.

 

Baron Delrond smiled bitterly as I avoided his gaze and took a step back.

 

“I guess the Baron doesn’t want to talk to me. I’ll just leave then.”

 

Huh? Why is it going this way?

 

“Wait!”

 

I hurried to call Baron Delrond, who was about to turn around and go.

 

The Baron still looked at me with a bitter face.

 

“I don’t want to talk with the Baron? You’re misunderstood. That can’t be.”

 

“Then why did you avoid my gaze?”

 

“That…”

 

It was embarrassing to tell him the truth because I was ashamed if he knew what happened between Philen and me.

 

However, I thought he would get hurt again if I spoke vaguely.

 

“Well, I… heard something about Baron Delrond from His Majesty.”

 

I’m sorry, Your Majesty.

 

There’s nothing that comes to mind other than this.

 

“Something about me? What is it?”

 

“That the Baron had a difficult time in the past, His Majesty…”

 

“Aah.”

 

Baron Delrond frowned slightly and sighed deeply.

 

“Did you hear that?”

 

“Don’t worry. Because I didn’t hear what was going on.”

 

“If you want to say something, you should say it all. Why didn’t you say it?”

 

Baron Delrond sarcastically tapped the ground with his toe.

 

“His Majesty said that it was not his place to tell me about it, and he told me to ask the Baron directly.”

 

“Me? What is he… wasn’t it because he was too lazy to talk about it?”

 

It didn’t seem like that though.

 

Baron Delrond scratched his head and shrugged lightly.

 

“Now that he told you to ask me, I’ll tell you then.”

 

“You don’t have to tell me if it’s hard for you.”

 

“No. It’s a fact that everyone knows anyway.”

 

It’s a fact that everyone knows?

 

I reflected on the rumors about Baron Delrond that had been known to the public.

 

A loyal servant who had served Kalian since he was a prince. A multi-talented person who could do the role of one hundred people alone.

 

He actually had done a lot of work, but the reason he couldn’t rise above the baron was because of the limitations of his status as a commoner. That’s why even after becoming a baron, he was often ignored by other nobles.

 

And yet he was so bright and courageous.

 

Once again, I felt Baron Delrond was incredible.

 

“You know I wasn’t originally a noble, right?”

 

“Yes. I know.”

 

“Right, you know that.”

 

Baron Delrond looked at me with strange eyes and suddenly began to unbutton his shirt.