—Marigold, don't pay attention to him.
Nobody is going to take anything from you.
After the Winter Queen's Ball, everything will be fine.
—Godfrey stammered as he comforted Marigold.
-Really?
She's not going to go crazy and claim the inheritance, is she?
—No, it won't.
I promise you!
—said Paula.
Marigold seemed to calm down.
—Anyway, the truth won't change anything—Violet looked at them with a chilling hatred.
Godfrey and Paula looked at her in surprise.
Then, they looked at each other and…
—Hahahahaha!
—They burst out laughing suddenly.
—…Why are they laughing?
—Violet, although she was upset, looked at them without showing her emotions.
"I wonder what you were talking about!" Look at her, with those crazy eyes.
Hey, so what if you know everything?
Does your destiny change?
—said Paula, wiping away her tears.
—Paula, it seems that Violet found out everything from Cyril.
That's why I told her not to meet him, so that she wouldn't get upset.
—Godfrey, who had laughed a lot, became serious.
—Getting worked up?
Are you admitting it's the truth?
—Yes, it's all true.
And what are you going to do?
—…Now, what…?
—Violet was so stunned that she couldn't speak.
—It's true that I married your mother.
But I did it because that woman cheated on me.
He believed himself to be very superior.
—You lied to me, telling me that my mother had been the one who had deceived you.
And they told me that she had received money from you on purpose.
And now that I know the truth, you don't care?
—Violet couldn't contain herself.
—We told you for your own good.
So that you, the useless Violet, wouldn't have strange ideas and dreams that don't belong to you,” Paula said, incredulously.
How did these people think?
Were they humans?
Violet gasped for breath.
—According to your logic, the one who has dreams that do not belong to her is Marigold.
And the one from humble origins is Marigold.
—Ha, look at Marigold.
Who would dare to say that this noble girl is of humble origins?
And while we're at it, isn't it the fault of the one who was abandoned?
If your mother had been good, they wouldn't have abandoned her.
Isn't it?
—…
—Your mother's destiny was a disaster, that's why yours is too.
And that's why your personality is also a disaster,” Paula said proudly.
Violet was so furious that she felt like she was going to pass out.
—You…
—Besides, even if you shout it in the street, who is going to believe you?
You have no talent and will barely graduate from the academy with my help.
“Anyway, I got you a fiancé of high social status, so be grateful and make things right with Bluideen,” Godfrey said.
—You are a swindler, a cheater and a hypocrite.
He is the worst person in the world!
—Violet said.
—How dare you talk to your father like that!
How insolent!
—said Paula, with a sharper tone.
The elegance he feigned faded and his true nature came to light.
—You're just as arrogant as your mother!
—My mother was not arrogant, you and dad were not on her level.
My father was a fallen nobleman and my mother from a prestigious family.
No, it's not really a question of status.
It's a matter of personality level.
How could someone with a noble heart live with a disgusting person like my father?
-Hey!
—Paula screamed.
—What insolence!
Godfrey's face filled with anger.
He approached Violet.
-Do not touch me.
—How dare you talk to me like that?
—Godfrey raised his hand to hit her.
But Violet was not the same as before.
He wouldn't let himself be hit.
Violet grabbed Godfrey's wrist.
-You!
Let go of me right now, Violet!
Violet twisted Godfrey's arm.
Godfrey squealed like a pig.
He freed himself as best he could and tried to push her again.
Violet dodged it easily.
—Ugh!
Godfrey fell on his face and looked at Violet.
A transparent aura began to form in Violet's hand.
I wanted to eliminate them.
Not only her father, but also the other two people who had deceived her.
With just the move of a finger, he could fulfill his wish.
But at that moment, Violet regained consciousness and felt surprised with herself.
I just tried to attack my dad for real.
And I did it without thinking.
He remembered Colbert, who had fainted from the aura alone.
If he had really attacked his father, he could have died.
She felt like the villain of the vision of the future.
He almost ruined his life again because of a person like that.
—Are you human?
How could you do something like that?!
—Paula shouted.
No one in the family saw the aura on Violet's hand.
—Violet, have you lost your mind?
Why do you act like this?
—Marigold said with wide eyes.
When she regained consciousness, Violet had already run out of the house.
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Violet walked aimlessly down the street.
Uncle Cyril gave me a mission and I didn't fulfill it...
Yes, he had told them what he felt.
Following Cyril's order, he had succeeded.
It was better than not saying anything.
But I didn't feel the same relief I expected.
It was very difficult to express hatred and resentment in a single biting sentence.
Should I go to Uncle Cyril and ask him to accept me, saying that I did it, regardless of the result?
But that would be like handing in a job half-finished and pretending it was complete.
Violet didn't want that.
Furthermore, I felt that this was not the end.
At first, he only thought about leaving the house.
But...
he felt like he couldn't forget everything just by leaving.
Will I have to live with this feeling of sadness for the rest of my life?
Lost in those thoughts, Violet didn't notice how time was passing.
When he came to, he was standing under the eaves of an unknown alley.
Seeing the rain fall made her sad.
At that moment, she desperately wished that someone would really help her.
Someone who would protect her like Lady Roseanne's friends in her favorite novel, or like her mother she never knew.
The protagonists of novels always meet someone at the right moment.
But reality is not like that.
Violet felt her body shake and laughed at herself.
—I know you were excited about our date.
At this moment, Violet raised her head.
A tall man with an umbrella was looking at her.
The umbrella slowly moved upwards, revealing beautiful, smiling lips, deep maroon-red eyes, and silver hair that shone with a blue hue from the cloudy weather.
—I didn't expect you to come to welcome me so far away.
If I had known, I would have come faster.
Don't you think so, Violet Everdeen?
—Ash said jokingly.
Violet looked at him with a pale face.
Am I having a hallucination?
Seeing that beautiful face, I didn't know if I was dreaming or if it was real.
—We were supposed to see each other at 3 in the afternoon.
—I couldn't contain my excitement either and I left early.
And luckily, our two hearts found each other, right?
—Ash, I actually wanted to cancel the date...
Suddenly, he grabbed her hand.
When she realized, Violet was already under Ash's umbrella.
The rain that hit the umbrella began to decrease little by little.
"Come on, it's cold," Violet, as if dragged to a dance, began walking alongside Ash in the fading rain.
The trembling of his body also slowly began to subside.
…To be continued