『My beloved daughter Tyria, this father is sending you another letter.』
It was a letter that began with the preface.
It is a letter that begins with a routine greeting, asks how you are, tells you what you are up to, and then subtly adds a purpose.
Is it really a letter from a nobleman? It is full of all kinds of fancy rhetoric and metaphors, spinning around what needs to be said at once, but the destination is very clear.
Elric read the letter over and over again with wide eyes.
Is having the knack of reading the context of a situation a blessing or a curse?
‘This… .’
『10 years is enough. Come on in and let’s get together. If you want, I can find you a new partner. Stop waiting for someone who won’t come back, and take what you need. I wish I had worked that hard.』
The letter was saying.
Take the inheritance inherited from you and return.
The hand fell down.
His eyes were still focused on the letter.
‘Okay, why didn’t I think of this?’
My father converted all of his enormous assets into cash and returned them to himself.
There was no part in it for her.
Of course it’s unfair, right?
An average person would covet a legacy.
Elric remembered Tyria’s face.
She is a quiet and beautiful woman.
She is a woman whose dignity is ingrained in her and makes people feel intimidated.
She was that kind of woman… .
‘… ‘You must have gone through a lot of hardships.’
This is a woman who has endured a long time alone.
After all, isn’t she a person who lived under that dreary father for nine years without a husband?
To be honest, I have nothing to say even if I take the inheritance.
In Elric’s opinion, it was her fair share.
The answer came easily if we thought that the reason she was still alive was because of her legacy.
My mind is clear.
But,
‘why… .’
Will my chest feel so tight, like it’s filled with dark clouds?
Was it the peaceful time in Wibin that was the problem, or was it my young heart that did not want my sweet and bitter first love to be tainted?
A slightly evasive idea began to occur.
What encouraged such an idea was some action on her part that I still don’t understand.
‘… ‘If it was because of the legacy, why did I work so hard?’
Elric recalled how she diligently inspected the wheat fields every day.
I remembered how we always had a meal together in the morning, and how I received these letters every day until late at night.
In fact, the person who could have taken the inheritance a year ago is already doing so.
It didn’t seem like he had been lazy for a year to be aware of his return.
An unpleasant feeling pricked a corner of his heart, and Elric stood up.
My eyes scanned the office with sunlight pouring in through the window.
It was a space that hadn’t changed since my father’s time, so I was able to get a rough idea of where and what would be there.
Elric opened a drawer somewhere on the bookshelf.
‘It’s here as expected.’
There were a lot of letters there.
I looked and found that they were all letters from the Weibin family.
I took it out and read it one by one.
The letters all started coming a year ago, and the purpose of the letters was always to return a legacy to the person.
Perhaps because he never responded, one letter even included a phrase asking for a response.
Elric let out a laugh.
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The answer to all of this is so clear that I feel embarrassed for ever doubting her.
‘It was something you were protecting.’
She was protecting a legacy whose owner could not be sure whether it would return.
Considering that R.D.O. doesn’t know that fact, it means that she completely hid the fact. Aldio would not have told her what her master would not allow.
Elric glanced out the window at the sight of her having been fighting alone for the past year.
‘Why did you do that?’
A wheat field was spread out. There was Tyria working among the people.
A figure wearing a straw hat caught my eye.
Elric wanted to know the reason.
Moreover, he was the type of person who could hardly hold back such curiosity.
Elric said as he left the office.
“Rdio.”
“yes.”
“Please call the lady.”
He chose to attack head on.
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Tyria looked in the mirror and freshened up her appearance.
I was feeling the best I had been in a while.
… No, if you think about it, I’ve always been in a good mood lately.
This is because Elric, who treated her like a non-existent person and thought he would push her away forever, is finally helping her.
Not only that, although it was contrived enough that you could tell it at a glance, there were times when he would show a smile.
Even if it’s a fake smile, wouldn’t it make you incredibly happy that you’re at the end where it’s headed?
What can I do if I call him foolish? My heart is wandering around him, leaving him alone.
He even requested a face-to-face meeting today.
It was a first time.
I couldn’t help but look forward to it.
‘Was this enough?’
I was not satisfied at all because I was in a hurry to get out while looking at the field.
Even after changing my clothes, I was worried that my body would smell like dirt, and my hair seemed unkempt.
Wouldn’t it be okay to organize it a little more… I thought about it, but I didn’t have enough time.
“Ma’am, are you ready?”
Rdio said outside the door.
Tyria answered with regret.
“Okay, don’t go out.”
What business is it?
Delusional speculations run through my mind.
If someone asks me to have dinner with them or wants to talk about some other personal matter, I never go away thinking about how I should respond.
I arrived at the reception room on the first floor, preparing in advance one by one the answers to every possible question.
And, his business this time was also very different from Tyria’s wishes.
“You saw my letter like this. First of all, I’m sorry. “By opening it without permission.”
I feel like my heart is dropping.
If you don’t know, you can’t know.
This is because it was a letter from her parents, who had been harassing her terribly for the past year.
Elric answered the question, “Why is that thing here?”
“It was stuck among the letters that Rdio was moving.”
That’s quite an odd word.
Anxiety creeps in.
Perhaps his intentions might be misunderstood.
Wouldn’t they consider her an unscrupulous woman who is here for her inheritance?
All kinds of disturbing thoughts raced through my mind, but fortunately, none of them were like that.
“… Actually, I looked further. “I also found out that you have been ignoring these letters for the past year.”
I couldn’t be happy.
Even though I was glad that there was no misunderstanding, there was something that struck my heart.
‘Young lady… .’
To him, she was still his daughter.
“I just wanted to ask. Why have I protected my share of the legacy when I can’t even be sure it will return? “You could have kept it.”
To him, he was a stranger.
A stranger so far away that the preservation of the legacy is questioned.
It’s annoying for no reason.
My heart, which felt fortunate that the coldness it had shown at the first meeting was gone, had suddenly become greedy and was being hurt all over again by this incident.
“Can you tell me? “Why didn’t you return to Wibin?”
Asking something so obvious.
It strikes at my heart with cruelly indifferent questions.
He had a calm face.
Should I say that I am glad that there is no anger or contempt?
‘no.’
If I did that, I would have put my mind at ease by remembering that I am in a hated position.
The face that gives rise to unreasonable expectations is truly cruel.
So let me say it.
It was almost like complaining.
Tyria did the best she could.
“Portman.”
“hmm… ?”
“I’m Tyria Portman.”
She is Portman’s mistress, not Wibin’s daughter.
This is your wife.
I couldn’t even say something like that.
I am afraid that these words will bring back contempt, and I am afraid that we will end up being worse than other people.
It was a cowardly feeling that I would rather remain as a stranger.
Fortunately, his expression did not distort.
The voice also came out clearly.
The manners he perfected through harsh discipline as a child were what masked his sadness.
For the first time, the arduous corporal punishment that I hated so much felt fortunate.
he asked with a puzzled face.
“Is that the end?”
“Do you need another reason?”
Ah, I guess I said it right this time.
But how long can we do this?
The hands gathered under the desk, in front of the knees, are clenched tightly.
I felt like my blood wasn’t flowing.
If you stay for a long time, you will show your ugly side for no reason.
“Is it okay if I just leave now? “There is still work to be done.”
“that… .”
Elric, whose lips were muted, soon nods his head at a slow pace.
Tyria stood up.
Pretending to be calm.
After straightening his back, he placed his right hand on his chest and bowed his head briefly.
“Then let’s go.”
I raised my head again and, paying attention to my speed, left the parlor.
I walked down the hallway alone and calmed my breathing.
It made me feel sick to my stomach, but thankfully it was something I was used to.
Tomorrow I will be able to look at him like always.
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