I Will Divorce the Female Lead’s Siscon Brother (Novel) Chapter 14

                         


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What Liena mentioned was her past.

"The pottery you bought at the market turned out to be the work of an artisan, or you liked the merchant's name and invested in him, and then that merchant exclusively supplied popular products."

In an instant, a deflated sound like a squeal escaped from her mouth.

"I know. It's hard to believe, isn't it? At first, my family thought it was just child's play."

I didn't laugh because I couldn't believe it but because I was astounded.

"It's not that I have a good feeling, but I knew it thanks to regression."

From the perspective of a transmigrator who obviously knows the situation, it made me smile bitterly.

Even in the novel, this was Liena's usual phrase every time she provided information that could be useful to the family, and then others wondered, "How could she have known?"

"My intuition is pretty good!"

Her second brother, Leheim, believed in this flimsy excuse until the last half of the work.

"It's as simple as that."

Even as I doubted Leheim's intelligence, Liena continued to chat enthusiastically.

"But one day, I went to the Andala region to play and passed by my sister-in-law's mine..."

Ah, that's why you mentioned this story out of nowhere.

"I felt something. Ah, this mine may have little value now, but it will be a great success in the future."

Subsequently, Liena returned home and informed Leandro about the news.

Leandro came to ask if the Wallace family would be willing to sell the mine for his sister.

"I was attracted to my sister-in-law when I saw her! I even felt that you seemed like a good person."

I had mixed feelings.

"Mmm."

Liena is basically a good person, but when it comes to personal gain, she shows a terrifying side.

She lied calmly when necessary, and when it came to acting skills, she rivaled a theater actor.

"When I read it, I liked that the main character didn't seem like an easy prey."

It's really embarrassing that you're trying to deceive me.

Some people probably think it's a white lie for the benefit of everyone.

Cassius benefits by acquiring the mine, and I benefit because my relationship with Leandro improves thanks to her mediation, and I don't have to divorce. It was a good ending for everyone.

However.

"It's not funny at all."

I didn't want to passively accept Liena's greedy good intentions.

I had no intention of becoming a puppet who does what she wants.

"Do you remember the day my brother brought you home for the first time? I was surprised because my first impression was very good."

Liena spoke shyly, unaware of my true intentions.

"After that, when we became family and saw each other often, I started to like my sister-in-law."

Then she laughed. Liena's angelic deadly smile that had captured many people in the past.

"That's right. I like my sister-in-law very much."

To be honest, when you look at her objectively, removing all selfish concerns, she was really cute.

To the point where I can understand, at least a little, the servants who make such a fuss as if their gallbladder is about to be removed with just a smile from her.

If it were two years ago, I wouldn't have known what to do with her because she was too cute...

"Do you really like me?"

The angel's eyes lit up.

"Of course!"

"Then, you don't need to have the mine, right?"

"What?"

"Can I just return and keep the mine?"

"Wait a moment, sister-in-law."

Liena quickly opened her mouth.

The other parts of her face remained motionless, only her eyelids moved.

But I just said everything I wanted to say.

"Well, that's a relief. Actually, I constantly felt uncomfortable because of the mine. But now that I know, I'm relieved that it was just Liena's intuition."

"...Relieved?"

"If it's because of your intuition, you really don't need the mine. I'll just return that abandoned mine to my parents."

"But it's definitely the dowry you were supposed to receive from Cassius..."

"Didn't you say you like me? Do you only like me for having the mine?"

"No! Of course not."

Liena smiled faintly, but the embarrassment she couldn't hide was clearly visible.

Liena's words that she likes me are probably not lies. Because she treats most people kindly, as long as they're not wicked people.

Especially if it's someone who benefits her.

"But that doesn't mean she likes me as if I were family."

The people of Cassius had a well-established affection among themselves that I could never share.

Like a fool, I didn't even know, but I kept hope in a corner of my heart that someday I could be included.

"Uh, I mean, um..."

Liena hesitated for a moment and then shouted, 'Ah!'

"Look at my head! I had a gift for my sister-in-law, but I forgot it! Matisse, can you bring it?"

Then Matisse went out and came back with a bunch of boxes of different colors.

The same thing happened with the coachman who followed Matisse.

On the ground were boxes wrapped with colored ribbons.

Liena looked down with a worried expression.

"I'll think about the mine. I agree with that, but I don't know if my dad will agree. There are things like family respect and customs, so giving back the dowry you received is a bit..."

"Since when does Cassius care so much about those things...?"

"Look at the gift instead!"

Skillfully change the subject without blinking.

"It seems like they absolutely have no intention of accepting me without the mine."

I already imagined it.

"I didn't know what you'd like, so I chose what I wanted."

Liena hummed as she rummaged through the boxes and placed the one decorated with a red ribbon on the table.

"Open it quickly!"

I hesitated, removed the ribbon, and opened the lid of the small box.

The contents were a brooch generously studded with rubies. Each ruby turned into a small petal, forming a delicate cluster of flowers.

"It must be expensive."

It was evidently the work of an expert jeweler.

"I went to the jewelry store and looked around, and it reminded me a lot of my sister-in-law."

Is the next offensive about gifts?

It is one of the methods that Liena mainly uses.

Money can't solve everything, but nine times out of ten, it can.

Those are her values.

"In fact, even in the novel, when Liena's memories from before her return are combined with Cassius's enormous wealth, almost nothing is impossible."

"Try it on. Don't you think it would look good on you, sister-in-law?"

Despite the urging voice, I left the box containing the brooch.

I was willing to make an exception for it.

"Yes, I don't think it would suit me."

"Yes! It's beautiful... What?"

Instead of Liena, I looked at Tara and Matisse behind her.

"I will also check the other boxes. Could you place them on the table one by one?"

Matisse seemed not to want to follow my instructions and tried to refute something.

"Here it is."

When Tara lifted the box first, she lost the moment and suddenly started moving as well.

With that, I began to mark the boxes that the two of them were arranging one by one.

How about this, how about that?

Although various gifts were expressed in a variety of words, everything boiled down to one conclusion.

It meant that all of this was too much for me.

"Without the mine, I'm a useless Ethel Wallace, so I couldn't receive such an expensive gift!"

Liena's expression wasn't bright, as if she understood the hidden meaning.

"...Haha. My sister-in-law is much angrier than I thought."

"Isn't that so? Aren't I angry?"

I'm angry. Angry enough to modify the original plan.

At first, before my divorce, I tried to suppress my anger as much as possible.

I was going to let Cassius think they could take possession of the mine little by little.

But Leandro and Liena, these siblings really had a natural talent for making me angry.

It's fine to get married and hide the story of the mine. Anyway, I knew from the beginning after reading it in the novel.

I was deeply offended by their attitude of giving gifts and lying while saying they liked me when they could have just honestly confessed that they wanted the mine and apologized.

"If you like me, why did you treat me like I was invisible? Ah, I don't know."

I'd rather suppress everything I want to say than die of frustration.

Although I covet the Andala mine, I don't regret it much.

Anyway, it belongs to the Wallace family, and I'm not even the real Ethel Wallace.

"Even if I'm unlucky and lose it, I could still make money in other ways."

I had the original job and plenty of opportunities to earn money.

"...You must be very angry."

Liena, who crossed her fingers, looked at me with teary deer eyes.

"Sister-in-law, can't you at least not vent your anger on me?"

... That sounds a little strange.

I'm getting angrier because of you. What do you mean by venting my anger on you?

"I understand that you're angry with Leandro. But that doesn't mean you have to reject my gift."

"...?"

"Couldn't you forget about my brother for a moment and just treat me as if you liked me?"

I thought about the absurd sound I had just heard.

Do I like Liena?

Me? Liena?

I was speechless, and Liena said what she wanted.

"I'll try to talk to Leandro. My brother is also reflecting a lot. Trust me and give my brother just one chance."

What? Why was this situation created?

While thinking about where the problem started, something bothered me.

Now that I think about it, just now.

"I'm really sorry about the Andala mine incident. I'll apologize on behalf of my older brother."

Liena only apologized on behalf of Leandro, but not in her own name.

"Do you really think I just hate Leandro and like her?"

Why?

If I were to be honest, the one I hated the most was Leandro because he treated me coldly for two years despite being my husband.

However, that didn't mean the other members of the Cassius family were good.

Aren't they the ones who alienated me?

I didn't want to be spoiled and loved by Cassius like Liena.

If they had treated me as a family member, the misery of the past wouldn't have happened.

However, Duke Cassius called me Ethel "Wallace" even after I got married, and no one pointed it out. Liena, too.

I suddenly became curious about the source of Liena's unfounded confidence, so I carefully tried my luck.

"Hey, why do you think I like you?"

The answer came out clearly without any hesitation.

"Why? There's no way my sister-in-law doesn't like me!"

"...Hmm."

Were you always the type with this high level of pride?

I didn't use my ability, but only flipped through what I knew from the novel.

Liena's personality revealed in the novel, the background in which that personality was formed, her general process of growth, and so on...

Then, a hypothesis passed through my mind.

"Could it be...?" Oh, that can't be possible.


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