I looked at the door, wondering if it was Sir Rohen. But it was a maid, not Sir Rohen, who opened the door and entered.
Expectation diminished like a deflated balloon and disappointnt filled its place.
The maid ca in with a large cake on a tray.
Finally, the cake is here.
It must have been the cake Philen prepared.
The maid put the cake tray next to .
Up close, the cake was much larger and more colorful. It was about three stories high, and gold powder was sprinkled all over it.
Could it be that the thing that's stuck up there is a real jewel?
Happy birthday, Leila.
I couldn't believe birthday greetings could make feel this bad.
Thank you, Duke.
But thanks to him, I also got a great opportunity to bring this out.
I thought you would prepare a birthday cake for , so I brought sothing with .
I rang the bell and Ness brought a bottle of champagne. It was the champagne that Cecily gave as a gift yesterday.
Cecily looked at the champagne and didn't react much. She blinked as if she had never seen it before.
Seeing her reaction, I wondered if I was mistaken, but it was just in case.
I have nothing to lose anyway, so let's push it to the end.
This is the champagne Miss Cecily gave yesterday. She got a good one, but since I drank it only by myself, I brought it here with .
When I beckoned, Ness poured the champagne into their glasses.
I think it'll go well with the cake, so lets drink it together.
"That's a good idea. Cecily, did you do such an admirable thing without knowing?
When Philen asked with a satisfied smile, Cecily replied with a small smile.
Of course, I should. Because we are a family now.
We, huh?
But what should I do? I can't drink alcohol because my body hasn't recovered yet. Phil, too, can't drink because his hand hurt before."
Oh, right. I did."
Ah, I wondered why she was so confident, it's because she didn't have to drink it, huh?
Champagne is an extrely low-alcohol drink.
I didn't want to let her slip away like a loach.
It is said that a glass of light alcohol is good for blood circulation. So, wouldn't a glass be okay? Its also a toast to celebrate my birthday.
Thats also true.
Philen's light ears continued to flutter even at this mont.
Cecily's eyes shook slightly as Philen acted as if he would drink the champagne at any mont. But it was really a fleeting mont. She looked at Philen as if nothing was wrong and said.
Still, I think you better be careful. Its your right hand, not the other hand. It's a big deal if it gets worse.
Hmm.
If you want a toast, Ill bring you non-alcoholic champagne. I can drink it too if it's that.
The more Cecily did that, the more my suspicion turned into certainty. She must have added sothing to the champagne.
However, if I said that here, I was sure Cecily would get away again.
I have to make sure she can't get away.
For that to happen, Sir Rohen had to co, but when on earth would he co? It's already past 1 o'clock.
It was when I kept drinking only water because my mouth was dry due to anxiety that he might not be able to co.
"Forgive for being late!"
At last, the long-awaited Sir Rohen appeared.
Sir Rohen was not alone. Behind him were the woman I had seen yesterday and a man in a brown robe. He brought the people I told him about.
I looked at Sir Rohen with a beam of delight.
Who said it was okay for you to co in, Sir Rohen?
Philen, on the other hand, glared at Sir Rohen and asked in a slightly bloody tone.
As Sir Rohen looked at , I then stood up. I didn't forget to bring the reticule that I had next to .
I called him.
Philen looked at with disgruntled eyes.
Why did you call Sir Rohen?
It's to prove my innocence.
I took out the result from my reticule so that everyone could see it.
This is the result from Abeldan Pharmacy for the two drugs I received from the Duke yesterday.
"So what?"
Philen's reaction was indifferent. He seed to think that the result was the sa as he thought.
Well, is it really?
A laugh ca out. It was better to show it to him directly rather than with words, so I handed the result to Philen through the butler.
Philen's face, who received the result with an indifferent face, was distorted in an instant.
"This!
Cecily also peeked from the side, and imdiately opened her eyes in disbelief.
I smiled and told them the result.
As you can see, the red drug is for pregnancy, and the blue drug is for abortion.
"NO WAY!"
Cecily shouted, denying the result. Philen also raised one eyebrow in disbelief.
Can I trust this result?
Are you doubting the skill of Abeldan Pharmacy?
Maybe because he wasn't, Philen shut his mouth.
However, he still seed to not believe the result. No, he couldn't believe it either. If the blue drug was the abortion drug, all the excuses he had to threaten would disappear.
And that was exactly what I wanted.
The blue drug is definitely the abortion drug. That's what I was told when I received them from Countess Thebesa.
Countess Thebesa?
"Yes. Those drugs were given by Countess Thebesa. Just in case."
I deliberately didn't ntion that just in case' was Cecily.
I wasn't covering for Countess Thebesa. I just didn't want to get involved in sothing more troubleso than this.
Everyone was startled by my words. Cecily's face turned white, and Philen stared at absurdly.
Youre not lying to cover your fault, are you?
Its all true. If you have any doubts, you may ask another pharmacy.
Then Philen narrowed his eyes and frowned. There was a sign of anguish.
You shouldn't be in agony already, Philen. I still have a lot to show you.
The maid, who brought the Duke this blue vial, said this, didn't she? That she saw holding these vials.
Philen answered in silence.
Thats weird.
I tilted my head slightly as if I was really puzzled.
The maid ca in after I left the mansion, so how could she see it?
what?"
Not only Philen but also Cecily looked surprised. I guessed she didn't know either. Well, if she had known, she wouldn't have been stupid enough to make Kenna do such an important thing.
As expected, it was like that!
Cecily clapped her hands and spoke in a lilting voice.
As I expected, the Baron was innocent.
What?
The forr chief maid nad Misa planned this on her own. I didn't know about that and yet I suspected the Baron
Tears welled up in Cecily's big, deer-like eyes. She covered her mouth with both hands and continued.
Im so sorry, Baron Aster. Although I'm only saying this now, I believed in the Baron's innocence from the beginning. I was a little skeptical because people around kept saying that the Baron was the culprit, but I wasn't convinced!
What kind of nonsense is she saying?
It seed like she was trying to get away because things were going weird, but there was no chance.
I walked silently to the small side door inside.
There was a rule that the exclusive servants should always stand by at their owner's call behind the side door. So, there should be Ness, who temporarily served as my exclusive maid, Jeffrey, Philen's exclusive servant, and Ellie, Cecily's exclusive maid.
"Ah."
As expected, Ellie was also there.
I didn't say anything and just stared at her. Maybe because she felt sothing disturbing, Ellie ran away without looking back.
Where?!
But Ness, who was quick-witted, caught Ellie.
With the help of the other maids, Cecily's Ellie was dragged into the dining room without a hitch.
Young, Young Lady!
Ellie called Cecily anxiously, but Cecily turned away.
I took Ellie to the woman I t yesterday.
Is this the maid who gave you the jewel and bought sothing from you four months ago?
The woman narrowed her eyes and looked carefully at Ellie, then nodded her head bigly.
"That's right."
It, it's not !
Ellie shook her head violently and denied it.
I didn't do anything like that! I, I don't know anything!"
I have the transaction this woman brought to my store!
As Ellie kept denying it, the woman glared at Ellie as if she was very disgusted and shouted.
I thought the jewel might be stolen, so I took the transaction to make sure!
Transaction? It was my first ti hearing it, but it was another piece of evidence for .
I glanced at Cecily. She looked at this way with her eyes wide open as if in shock.
Of course, she would. Because the transaction must have been written by Cecily. It couldn't have been written by Ellie, who didnt know how to write.
So, what did this maid buy?
It's a won's product that was used when the monthly period arrived! And she only bought the high-end ones!
As soon as the woman finished, a heavy silence filled the dining room.
Everyone looked at Cecily in shock.
When pregnant, won wont have the monthly period while having the baby in their wombs. Thats basic common sense that everyone here knows.
I looked at Cecily, who was trembling like an aspen, then asked.
But why did you buy the wons product that was used when the monthly period arrived? Can you tell what you were going to use it for?
Cecily didn't say anything and bit her lip.
Of course, she cant say anything. Theres no way she can.
You, all this ti, you!
Was it a fake pregnancy?
"Oh my God. Was it all a lie?
Does it an she has been fooling us all this ti?
I didn't even have to bring it up. Maids and servants all muttered, and it soon spread beyond the dining room to the outside.
BANG-!
As Philen slamd the table as if to break it, there was still silence in the dining room again.
Everyone closed their mouths and read Philen's mood.
Cecily.
It was a bleak voice that could only be heard in a cetery on a midsumr night. There was also a bulging tendon around Philen's neck.
Cecily, who was trembling at this, shook her head violently and shouted.
"NO!"
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