T K H C

🍁 Chapter 37

“…You shouldn’t smear it all over while eating,” said Madame DeJoue.

I wiped my mouth with my sleeve.

“Ah, milady! That’s very untidy…”

I cut off her words before her scolding became much longer.

"Hehehe. I won’t do it from now.”

She sighed. “…Anyway, it should be fine to approach the ex-Duchess now.”

“That’s good. I want to send her out of the country as soon as possible. Send my lawyer to the ex-Duchess. In exchange for her bail, please get her to sign a memorandum saying she will never appear in front of Carol again and get it notarized. Ah, nevermind."

"Yes?”

I thought for a moment.

“I have several things I need to discuss with the lawyer, so please schedule a meeting with him.”

“Yes. Understood.”

"In any case, we need to get a signature from the ex-Duchess.”

"Will she keep her word…?"

"Of course not. She isn’t the type of woman to obediently get on a boat to a foreign country. The duke will take care of that part.”

“My goodness. Duke Gratoni will?!"

“Yes. Somehow, I ended up joining hands with that man.”

“…Wow.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Once we got the notarized document, the duke would use the duchy’s knights to put Sarah on a ship going abroad. She would have to stay in the duchy for a little while, but it would be a very short period of time, and the knights would guard the harbor until the ship left.

And with the power of Duke Gratoni, Sarah would be placed on a list forbidding entry back here.

Then, even Sarah wouldn’t be able to approach Carol.

I was satisfied with that.

“But… If you’ve joined forces with the duke, can’t His Excellency take care of the bail and notarization?”

“I can’t let him. I don’t want the duke to have any authority over Carol. He has to stay back in this condition for now. He’s just someone to give me what I want. That’s why I’ll pay the bail and take care of the documents, too.”

“You don’t like His Excellency.”

“Of course not.”

Wasn’t that only natural?

If things continued as they were now, I would have no reason to like that man. I just pitied him a little more than I did in the past.

“Then, I’ll continue as you ordered.”

"Thank you, Madame DeJoue.”

“Think nothing of it.”

With this, Carol’s path would be free of nightmares.

Carol just had to grow up nicely.

***

The talented Madame DeJoue set up an appointment with the lawyer right away. I was able to meet with the lawyer one day after I mentioned wanting to do so.

“Sharon, who’s that?”

Carol hung onto my arm and glared suspiciously at the lawyer.

"I told you that you shouldn’t act like that to adults, right?”