My Sweet Deceiver - Chapter 44

『Unidentified body found on the banks of the Alir』

 

『Ambush arrest at the base of the unfavourable forces, ‘Trial in progress’ 』

 

『 Fire breaks out in slums, Investigation is getting difficult』

 

On the 20th, a fire broke out in Lignol, a representative slum district of Lubern. This is the third time following the 12th and 29th of last month.

 

The fire on the 20th caused one death and three serious injuries, and two houses were burned down. While the police are investigating the exact cause of the fire, they are also investigating the connection with the fire that occurred last month.

 

-Claude Betou, Correspondent of Le Monde newspaper

 

Tehez stopped reading the newspaper and looked at her watch.

 

4 PM.

 

She was tired because she kept looking at the watch and newspaper.

 

She smoothed her eyes with her fingers.

 

She was getting a little tired of the slow progress.

 

The man behind the attack on the Marquis was yet to be caught.

 

Since then, she had been staying up all night, so she must have lost her physical strength, making her feel bloated because she felt too sensitive to anything she ate. She seemed to have lost weight compared to last month, as she was just waiting.

 

This was how the royal physician would nag her again. Shouldn’t she pretend to listen to the royal physician’s advice?

 

She stretched and said, “I’m going for a walk. I’ll be back in an hour.”

 

“Yes. Don’t forget to take Yarol with you.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Tehez left Ellie to do what she was doing for a while.

 

As she picked up her coat to go for a walk, it was also time to call Yarol.

 

“Sir Yarol…”

 

At that moment, the door swung open, and Danielle came in.

 

Danielle said he had important business today and was out of the palace.

 

“Princess.”

 

Tehez looked at Danielle’s face and had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

 

Did he have an accident or catch the culprit who attacked the Marquis?

 

The police investigation was sluggish, so it would be good to hear about the arrest. But seeing Danielle’s face turn white, Tehez thought it wasn’t the news.

 

Tehez put down her coat again and looked at Danielle.

 

“What’s the matter?”

 

Danielle closed the door and stood without sitting down.

 

“I have something to tell you. Now the Prince is in danger. The Duke of Briem is trying to frame the Prince.”

 

Danielle’s lips were trembling a little. Tehez asked after hearing her words, not being able to understand what she said.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“It is said that the old nobles, including the Duke of Briem, plan to occupy the palace on this eve, driving the Prince to treason, Princess.”

 

“What?”

 

Thud

 

Tehez felt her heart sink from the edge of the sky.

 

Driving the Prince to treason…

 

It was coming.

 

Tehez’s fingertips became cold as all her blood drained. But she answered calmly so as not to be caught in the agitation.

 

“Tell me in detail.”

 

Danielle looked at Tehez with a serious expression and said.

 

“I have confirmed that the Duke of Briem is gathering enlisted men. If you include the enlisted soldiers of the nobles who sympathize with him, it would be well over two thousand.”

 

“Soldier…”

 

Tehez clasped her hands. She then asked Danielle.

 

“Danielle. Where did you hear about it? Are you sure?”

 

“Sure. I heard it firsthand from an informant who works in the mansion of the Old Nobility.”

 

“Directly.”

 

Tehez nodded her head. Then it was reliable.

 

“Yes.”

 

“Okay, Ellie, I’ll have to ask all the girls in the next room to come here. You can sit down for a second.”

 

Then Danielle sat down on the sofa. She seemed quite surprised too.

 

“What can we do?”

 

Danielle asked Tehez as if worried. Tehez comforted Danielle, whose face had turned white.

 

“Don’t worry too much. More than that, you don’t look good. Drink some water.”

 

At Tehez’s words, Danielle picked up a cup of cold water and drank it.

 

Danielle’s hand was still shaking a little.

 

“I think we should take a look.”

 

Tehez’s office filled up when Ellie summoned all her maids from her aide’s office.

 

Her workers looked at her without saying a word, as if they knew the situation was serious.

 

“The Duke of Brie is scheming. He’s gathering soldiers to drive the Prince into treason. It’s said that this last eve is the final day, so there are only two days left. It’s a pity we didn’t know until this happened.”

 

“Sorry, Princess.”

 

The girls bowed their heads.

 

“It’s not important at this point to judge right or wrong. The important thing is how to turn this around. We have two days. Let’s talk about our progress.”

 

Danielle said calmly.

 

“The public opinion situation has not changed much. Support for the decline is growing. At least two people were recruited for each newspaper in the capital.”

 

“Next.”

 

Then Ellie came forward and answered.

 

“There’s nothing unusual about the temple. Even the priests who claimed to be neutral with the new temple’s construction are conveying the doctrine supporting the First Prince.”

 

“Next.”

 

“This is about the young girl, Fantine Creon, who is infiltrating as Sarah Mustier, the maid of the Duchess of Briem.”

 

“Well.”

 

Tehez placed her hand near her neck as if she had just realized something. Then she tapped the handle of the chair with her fingertips.

 

That way would be appropriate.

 

It was a satisfied expression.

 

“Okay, it did. Now it’s time to reap. I’d like you to contact Fantine, who’s been working hard at the Duke of Briem. There will be good news soon.”

 

“Okay, Princess.”

 

“Danielle.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Report to the temple. There is a pagan in Lubern.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Danielle nodded in reply.

 

At the same time.

 

Olivier and Denis, who were meeting in the secret room of the social club, with nobles who were willing to donate to the academy and medical institutions, someone came up to Denis and whispered.

 

Denis’ expression soon became strange when he heard something, and he asked for understanding from those present.

 

“Would you mind waiting?”

 

Then he led Sylvan to a quiet place.

 

“Tell me again.”

 

Denis folded his arms and listened to the room.

 

“We have found the man behind the last attack on the Marquis of Ingeliger. Second Prince. We caught an assassin trying to escape the country and got a confession from him.”

 

“Well.”

 

Denis frowned and said to himself.

 

“Did Fabrice have any contact with the Marquis of Ingeliger?”

 

“As the Second Prince has not returned to the palace yet, it is difficult to ascertain the exact situation.”

 

A few days ago, Fabrice vacated the palace again and disappeared somewhere.

 

He asked to leave him alone, not for a day or two, but the King was uncomfortable because of Fabrice, who kept making accidents.

 

Dennis confirmed that the King’s face was not good when he met in the tea room yesterday.

 

If this continued, it would be difficult for Fabrice to inherit the throne.

 

Public opinion about Fabrice was also getting worse.

 

That would be a good thing for Denis.

 

Denis thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

 

“Maybe it was because of me.”

 

“Or else he has a personal grudge against the Marquis.”

 

Sylvan added and replied.

 

“We’ll have to tell Princess about this as well.”

 

Now that Fabrice’s plan to attack the Marquis ended in an unsuccessful attempt, it was unknown when he would attack the people related to the Marquis again.

 

He didn’t know if Fabrice could be thrown into prison, but as long as he was the King’s favourite, it was highly likely that he wouldn’t be punished for committing a crime.

 

‘It’s been like that all along. Even if you had an accident, didn’t you come back after a moment of self-reflection?’

 

‘If that’s the case, maybe Fabrics will…’

 

‘The next target for the Marquis is Tehez…’

 

Denis stopped his thoughts there.

 

He had always lived with the worst in mind, but this was the assumption he didn’t want to think of much.

 

It seemed wrong to think of such an assumption.

 

“And I have one more thing to tell you.”

 

“Tell me.”

 

When Denis blinked, Sylvan hurriedly continued to speak.

 

“After the attack on the Marquis of Ingeliger, there was someone else who cleaned up the scene. It was not the Second Prince, but the Second Prince’s fiancée, Giselle Lemac.”

 

Denis thought for a moment at the unexpected name.

 

‘Giselle Lemac? Has she ever been mentioned?’

 

He recalled his memories. It was the first time her name had come to the surface like this.

 

“It’s surprising. Has there been any investigation into Giselle Lemac?”

 

“We are investigating now. But I think she’s been hiding on purpose until now…”

 

“To what extent?”

 

Denis received a word from Sylvan.

 

“She rarely shows up. By the way, her ability is not a clumsy skill of a lady who just made her debut in society. It looks like she has someone to help out on her side.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

It was unexpected.

 

Denis felt a throb in his head.

 

Even with the relationship between Fabrice and the King and the businesses he was promoting, his head was about to explode, and now, the emergence of a new character here…

 

Denis repeatedly thought by being at Fabrice’s level and thought it would not be the former.

 

His younger brother, Fabrice, was only sensitive to his peripheral pleasures, but in other areas, it was average or less than that.

 

Dennis was relentless in his assessment.

 

If so, do the King and Briems, who chose Lemacs, know about this?

 

He thought it wasn’t either.

 

Then he immediately reached out to his wife.

 

Giselle Lemac was Fabrice’s fiancée, and Tehez is his wife, so in the end, the two were political opponents.

 

“…”

 

Giselle Lemac, who suddenly revealed her claws, did she reveal her own identity without any plans?

 

Surely there must be some kind of trick.

 

He thought she showed up because she was confident that she would win.

 

Denis stroked his jaw with a serious expression at the sudden flow of logic.

 

When his thoughts reached that point, he immediately wanted to see Tehez. He felt impatient when he thought she might be in danger.

 

Denis wanted to make sure Teherz was safe.

 

No, he had to look at her right away.

 

With his own eyes.

 

Denis said in an urgent voice.

 

“Let’s go back to the palace right away.”

 

(To be continued in the next episode)