My Husband Thought I Was Dead And Became A Tyrant!

Chapter 17

“N-No! It wasn’t me! I feel wronged! Head Maid!”

Mary was lying down on the floor, expressing her feelings of injustice, but nobody had gazes of compassion when they looked at her.

Her actions had been too suspicious, so it seemed like everyone was acknowledging that she was the perpetrator.

“I-I didn’t steal it! Please believe me!”

Tears were pouring out of her eyes as she clung onto the Head Maid’s skirt, but even the Head Maid stared down at her with a cold expression.

“If that’s the case, explain yourself. Why did Miss Silver Lily’s necklace come out of your clothes?”

“T-That…!”

Mary’s yellow-green eyes shook in confusion.

She would probably wonder for all of eternity why I’d said that the necklace, which had been in the bottom drawer, was in the first drawer—or why I, who’d acted like I’d wanted to hide the necklace, had gathered all the maids to try and find it.

“It seems you can’t respond, Mary. I trusted you… how disappointing.”

“Ah…! No. It’s not that! Head Maid, please…!”

Madame Chunet’s expression slowly turned more and more brutal.

I called the guard as if I couldn’t bear to keep listening.

“Guard! Please put this robber in prison.”

“Ack! No! This isn’t right!”

Mary, whose arms were both grabbed by the guard, abruptly started struggling.

With a sharp glint in her eyes, she began yelling and bawling.

“I’m not the suspicious one! It’s Miss Silver Lily! Miss Silver Lily was trying to burn this necklace! I was just trying to expose her!”

At those words, Madame Chunet finally reacted.

She must’ve suddenly gotten suspicious that Mary was accused as the perpetrator, so she stopped the guard.

“Wait. I need to listen to what she has to say.”

The guard hesitated while looking back and forth between Madame Chunet and I, not knowing what to do.

Although I was his master, Madame Chunet was the one with actual power.

I clucked my tongue, as if this was absurd, and lifted Madame Chunet’s hand.

“Do as she says. Let’s see just what kind of nonsensical excuses she’ll spout.”

After saying that, I pulled out the makeup table’s chair and sat down.

Mary’s eyes, which were staring at me, shined.

She probably thought I’d given her a chance to live, so I was curious just what kind of tantrum she’d make when she realized it was all an illusion.

“L-Listen to me, Head Maid! Miss Silver Lily was trying to burn this necklace! Because of how suspicious it was, I wanted to show the necklace to you, so I was keeping it temporarily!”

Madame Chunet’s gaze shifted to me.

I shook my head like it made no sense, then responded.

“No way. Gems don’t catch on fire in the first place, doesn’t everyone know that? If you wanted to make excuses, you should’ve come up with a more believable one, Mary.”

“No! You definitely lit a match and tried to burn the necklace! Not to mention, the necklace and matches were in the bottom drawer, not the first one! Why are you lying?!”