Methods To Save The Villain Who Was Abandoned By The Heroine Chapter 3

First of all, the Grand Duke does not force us to work for free labor. If we finish all the work within the scheduled work hours, we are not forced to do extra hours. In fact, it is true that he is not much interested in those lower cla.s.s people like us as he is rich but the master's ignorance is the best thing for a maid.

Second, he is generous with his incentives. Actually, there is no such thing as an incentive here. But from time to time, whenever he takes the role of regent of the other kingdoms due to wars, mountains of presents are sent to his mansion endlessly. Then, he gives away those presents to everyone as he has only an interest in politics not greed.

Third—he has no interest in women whatsoever. He is not interested in women which is quite fitting as a natural sub-villain.

It is the same with the main heroine Liena. As their parents have been close to each other, Perse and Liena have known each other for a very long time. Since she was a young child, her love towards him had grown. Unfortunately, Perse is such a carefree person who shows no interest at all. She could only have a pitiful one-sided crush on him. However, even before Perse was born, Liena has been chosen as his fiancee because of the pre-arrangement between the two families. He was not interested in such things called love. He just wanted to get married with whoever is acceptable by his n.o.ble family.

There was a hope that he would change if he were to be engaged but Perse is Perse.

After Perse became the Grand Duke, he spent 8 months out on the battlefield. Since he considered it as his duty, he faced the enemy's army and commanded the subjugation of the monsters near the borders. The grand duke with a group of white knights to hunt the monsters is such person who cares nothing but war. As the grand duke is so preoccupied, Liena visits the mansion of the grand duke only twice a year. There is no reason to say no to a fiancee's visit for him so Perse treats her to dinner rather than avoiding her. Whenever Liena tried to talk to him, Perse only replied with dry answers like “Is that right?” or “I see” without any sign of interest. The maids who were standing by to serve the dinner would become restless whenever they looked at those two; the lady who was trying her best to communicate and the one who showed no interest whatsoever.

There was one memorable incident:

"Do you remember the invitation of debutante from Lady Nina? Unfortunately, you could not make it because of the battle and Andro kept chasing me around and confessed his feelings to me. Isn't it surprising?"

"I see. And then?"

"I warned him as I had enough. I said, ‘Please do not chase me as I have already a fiancee….umm, Sir Eckart?….Are you listening?"

"Liena, how could you be so rude to a son of a n.o.ble family? It is not acceptable."

"You have not been listening to me, have you?"

Liena showed her sadness due to his insensitivity but he did not show any signs of compa.s.sion at all. His interest were only about war or how to maintain the political power as the king was pressuring him.

"You dare to scold me? Do you even remember the name of the person chasing after me?"

"I know he is from a n.o.ble family."

"Wow, it is truly…… now, you have done it!"

Maids were calling out the name of Andro who confessed to her! As everyone knew the answer but the Grand Duke did not even show any sign of attempt to get the right answer. Perse's action drove Liena to change her target from the grand duke to his people. As she is a smart lady, she would not touch the maids who would do no harm. Instead, she gave heartwarming greetings and presents that won our hearts. Back in those days, we were complaining how the grand duke was such a heartless person for not showing much interest to his fiancee. However, the problem was that she was cheating on him.

Due to the insensitivity of the grand duke, Liena eventually chose his cousin, the Emperor. Liena's love for him turned into hatred. Her hatred toward the grand duke grew day by day. As time pa.s.sed, Liena convinced herself that the Eckart family was a threat to the emperor, she decided to kill Perse for the Emperor Kalan. On the surface, it was for ‘Kalan' but deep down, it was the hatred because of her loneliness.

"If I cant have it, then no one can. He is a precious diamond that everyone wants. Who would leave such a precious jewel in the middle of a road? Unless, it is thrown away before another woman takes it……."

Those were the words Liena used when she was talking to her people. Initially, she was not a saint but took the t.i.tle by killing her step-sister who was about to become a saint. It was the first step that was hard to take but now poisoning for the second time wasn't an issue for her at all. 

It would have been nice if Liena did not try to poison Perse!

Ever since I have become a maid, I've acquired the habit to keep an eye on Liena whenever she visited. And today is the day that the grand duke is going to be poisoned. The day that Perse invited Liena to his house! The day I am too busy carrying out the duties with my fellow maids…….This is the memorable day that my wage finally increased that also is the day Perse dies.

Perse is an honorable master.

How wonderful if we could leave the monument for him that says, “he was a villain, but he always paid the salary on time” when he pa.s.ses away. In fact, I did not like Kalan nor Perse but I thought at least I could leave that for my generous master. Unlike my simple wish, the reality is brutal.

What would happen to the butlers and maids who have served him when the Grand Duke Perse pa.s.ses away?

What about the housekeepers and knights? 

The gardeners who had been hara.s.sed by the clergy saying that they would grow the rose field themselves for Liena?

The answer is very clear. 

All shall follow after the master. 

If this were a game, it would be considered as a perfect kill.

Right now, I am serving the dinner for Perse and Liena. As a human being, the food on the table, naturally caught my eyes. Roasted duck meat, appetizer made with olives, cheese made out of milk with Lenin – milk enzymes, and pumpkin soup mixed with stock. This was truly a masterpiece made by the master chef for the Grand Duke.

Do we get to eat those? Of course not.

As a maid, I can only watch their elegant meal from a distance.

‘All I could do is just standing here and watch those mouth watering food!'

As I am serving Liena, all I can do is to enjoy those food with my eyes only. I have to stay calm and show no emotion on my face to not offend those n.o.ble people. If there is a leftover, maids would eat those but it's not important at the moment. After taking a deep breath, I pull myself together and serve Liena as if nothing's wrong.

‘Pay attention, Siel! Today is the day the grand duke dies!'

All my focus is on the conversation between my master, Perse and Liena. With elegant gestures of cutting and putting a piece of duck into her mouth, Liena's eyes became wide open. That gave me gooseb.u.mps. Underneath that angelic face is a face of killer who can still enjoy the full flavor of the food. Liena smiled and said:

“We saw each other often when we were children until after the engagement. It is very rare to see you, Sir Eckart. How sad it is."

“There have been too much going on near the borders, my lady."

"Even when there was not much going on in the country?"

Instead of answering, Perse replied back with a smile. On the surface, the conversation seemed normal. Liena is much older than him but in terms of status, Perse had a higher status but both showed respect to each other. Not knowing what was coming for him, the Grand Duke enjoyed a gla.s.s of port wine after the light dinner.

“Do you remember what happened 10 years ago? When I was kidnapped by the Bissenna family?"

"Ah, yes, that day."

"If it were not for you, I would have been hurt badly. To think that Sharqis Bissenna kidnapped me ……”

Liena's face turned pale. She is known for her boldness but turning her face pale shows how much fear she has against Bissena. Perse muttered lowly, saying about the ill-fated relations.h.i.+p with the Bissenna family and soon burst into laughter.

"They were bold even when they kidnapped my father, but never imagined they would dare to kidnap me, the Saint of the Empire."

"That's their nature, my Lady. I am still waiting for the right time but when Bissena shows their weakness, they will be done for.”

Now, that sounded like a heroine full of ambition. Still, the voice was shaking despite her aspiration. After that, the conversation s.h.i.+fted to daily matters. Rather being extra careful, Liena kept checking on the Grand Duke during the meal. The evening of n.o.bles is more than just a dinner. A gla.s.s of wine over a dinner table is more of a tool to alleviate the tension. However, maybe it is not the right time to poison him yet. Liena drank a cup of tea prepared by her servant with a bottle of the poisoned wine in front of her. But as soon as Grand Duke's gla.s.s is half empty, Liena pulled out the chardonnay wine made from white grapes.

“It is a wine from Northern Serate. Normally, it is not for sale but I got one just for you.”

“If it's from Serate, it must be a precious one.”

“I brought it to celebrate your safe return from the battlefield.”

She held the wine with her two hands and smiled. Soon, she handed the wine to the servant since it was heavy for her and she glanced at the servant to serve him. The servant standing next to her pulled out the cork of the wine and soon the fresh scent filled the air. My hands started to shake as if I were the one handling the wine instead.

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