Chapter 8: Chapter 8

“Brother, are you sleeping?”

Theo shook the escort’s body several times with his fingertips, but he didn’t budge, Theo’s body shivered in fear seeing so much blood on the escort’s body.

‘I miss my brother….’

‘My brother, who was hugging me sweetly…, where is he? Theo want to see you. I don’t even know this place…’

He started walking in the woods with the idea of ​​looking for his older brother. His whole body was heavy and tears streamed down his face, but he still walked bravely.

Then he found Charlotte.

“My child, are you alright?”

Charlotte smiled and her back to the sun was beautiful.

Children are good at recognizing people who have good intentions towards them.

The brother standing with the sword behind her was frightening, but the blonde sister looked cute with Theo.

Theo, who had been frightened for a while, was soon able to relax and talk to Charlotte.

Theo felt safe the moment he hugged Charlotte, Charlotte’s arms were as warm as his brother’s.

He was relaxed and unrestrained as he was in his brother’s arms.

Since then, Theo decided to stick with Charlotte. When he eats, when he plays, when he sleeps.

Charlotte said she will be out for a while.

However, Theo felt uneasy even in that brief moment.

‘What if you go somewhere and leave me? ‘

She said she only needed to go for a while and disappeared.

Theo jumped out of his seat, looking at the closed door.

“Young Master”

“Theo would like to see her!”

“Huh…?”

“Right Now!”

Theo walked to the door, swinging his arms back and forth. Emma hurriedly reached for him, but kind Theo looked at her and shouted.

“No!”

‘Huh?’

Emma’s eyes blinked as she extended her hand to Theo.

‘Why isn’t my body moving as if time had suddenly stopped?’

I couldn’t even lift a finger.

The only thing that can move is the eyelids.

While Emma had just stiffened like a statue, Theo opened the door and ran.

‘Oh! No !  Young master!’

Emma couldn’t even scream and looked at Theo.

After a long while, Emma’s body moved forward when Theo completely disappeared from her sight.

“Young master, come back here!”

Emma hastened to go behind Theo and stop him, but he’s already down the stairs

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“Are you kidding me?! You can’t ignore me! Do you think you can stand against my wish?”

As soon as Charlotte left the room, the loud viscount routine roared in the hall once more.

Charlotte hurried down the stairs, afraid that Theo in the room would be frightened by the sound.

Halfway down the stairs, she could see what was going on the first floor.

She saw two servants impeding Baron Routine, who was about to enter the Mansion.

But he could not overcome their huge physical strength and was gradually pushed back.

Charlotte looked at Routine’s pathetic face and said softly.

“What is all this fuss about?”

“Ha! You’re finally out!”

Routina forcefully pushed Amber away from the hands of the servants who were holding him when he found Charlotte in front of him.

One fell, and the other stuck in place until the end.

“Leave him, it’s fine.”

Based on Charlotte’s words, the servant hesitated, then released the Baron’s arm. The Baron rushed to Charlotte, who was standing on the stairs. He almost stumbled, but grabbed the railings before that.

Charlotte took a step back, smelling of alcohol.

“It’s hard to see you~”

“If you have business with me, send words beforehand.”

“Ha! I have to make an appointment to meet someone in the capital’s corner!”

Viscount Routine screamed, then stared at Charlotte from top to bottom and sucked his lips and said in a low voice.

“So, have you thought about my offer?”

Charlotte avoided the Viscount’s gaze, and lowered her head, pretending to check her nails.

“Well, if you accept my offer, you will become my wife and

Lannia’s property will come to light!”.

Charlotte cursed inwardly.

“Why should I marry ?”

It was a scandal that began during her father’s reign.

Baron Lannia, was a good ruler.

The weather here was nice, so the crops were good every year, and it was calm without anyone boiling.

People were generous, thinking of others more than themselves and helping each other.

People may laugh at it because it’s the countryside, but Charlotte loved this Lannia area.

If she were living at  the capital complex, she wouldn’t have adapted in this new world  and fled

Last summer, an unexpected incident happened on the Lannia estate, which she thought it would not face a problem like this until her death.

It barely rained when the rainy season came, and by the end of summer, the land began to dry up.

Crops cannot grow properly in unevenly divided lands.

Eventually,  the expected poor harvest came last fall.

And the situation was worse than they thought.

Even the crops that were barely harvested were stored for planting the next year, and there was not enough food for the winter.

‘It’s been decades since we had a good year.’

Baron Lannia, who cares more about the people of the land than any other aristocrat, tried to save the people of the land even by using private property.

But he was usually frugal, and the Lannia family didn’t have much.

Its tax rate is much lower than other properties.

In addition, the collected taxes were used a lot for the welfare of the people.

Then one day, a five-year-old starved to death.

Upon hearing the sad news, the baron cried and began to borrow money and food from the surrounding lands.

Because of his usual good reputation around him, the baron was able to raise the money without difficulty, and the people of Lannia were able to avoid starvation.

It would have been a very happy ending if it had ended there.

However, the problem came back again.

‘Who knew there wouldn’t be much harvest this time around again.’

It was not yet harvest season, but everyone expected that the crops would not be cold this year.

It was a good harvest. If there is no “return of the debt”, it will be enough to spend the winter and the farm next year.

The problem was that he couldn’t cope with the debt.

Fortunately, the creditors, who were familiar with Baron Lannia, understood Lannia’s property situation and did not demand the return of the debts.

Instead, they offered that we pay in instalments over time.

They even encouraged us not to pay and even send aid from time to time, all but

Viscount Routine.

His attitude changed completely after seeing Charlotte for lunch three days ago, it was also the day I met Theo.

He looked at her intently throughout the meal.

‘The more I think about it, the more I get angry’

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“Baron Lannia I apologize for suddenly changing my decision, but please give me the money back this weekend.”

Baron Routine announced his opinion after the meal, and even as he discussed it, his eyes were on Charlotte.

Anyone can tell  that Baron Rotten’s words were incomplete.

“If that is impossible, there is another way.”

“Another way is…?”

“There is no lady in a Routine’s palace, so the house is not doing  well. I hope a new lady will come as soon as possible, isn’t that right, Little Lady Lannia?”

Realizing his intentions, Baron Lannia quickly became red-faced.

“What are you talking about?!”

“I don’t think it’s a bad show for the Baron, either.”

“Please come back now! I’ll get the money this week.”

The Baron Routine also raised his voice, perhaps because of his dissatisfaction with Baron Lannia’s words.

“You have to keep this word. If you don’t pay me back within this week, I’ll be requesting trial. Let’s see if you can walk out with confidence after losing  your title and all your possessions!”

After a stormy meal, Baron Lannia sets out to find a way to pay off the debt.

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‘It’s possible to pay off the debt!’

Charlotte was convinced but as a matter of fact, she wasn’t 100% sure and

When she went for a walk to quell her  frustration.

She  met Theo in the woods.

The original Charlotte was a soft and delicate girl.

Perhaps originally, she was wetting the pillow with tears in her room when she heard this shocking news.

“There should be no way to pay off the debt….”

But alas, he must have been implicated in the murder of Theodore Heinst before she was married, as if she had been sold to Viscount Routine.

But the current Charlotte is different.

She has a way to pay off his money.

In other words, there is no reason to bend down and say sorry to Viscount Routine, who

is now looking at her chest with a lustful look.

Charlotte crossed her arms and raised her chin proudly.

It may sound rude, but that’s what Charlotte meant.

He might have thought he was offended, but his face was already red.

“Don’t worry, I will pay you money soon.”

“Who will lend you money!?”

“Even if I can’t pay you back…”

Charlotte completely erased the remaining smile on his mouth.

“I will never be the baroness of a routine. Why would I marry you?

I’m not crazy!”