The Villainess turns the Hourglass - Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Chapter 136 . Revenge (II), Part VIII

Chapter 136 . Revenge (II), Part VIII

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

His eyes glazed in front of Aria, who returned to her place after leaving words of significance . Aria, who took a sip of a cold tea, hit the last wedge .

“But I’m still nervous, so what should I do?”

‘Please let Cain punish Emma himself . ’ She announced the end of their tea time, hoping to run down Mielle .

“I wish I could drink tea with my brother from time to time… I don’t have much time left until I become an adult . ”

Like his father, Cain, who was so easily charmed by beauty, immediately became Aria’s ardent ally . He suggested doubling the number of people looking for Berry at the dining room, where she had just gone down in the case .

“If we drag this any longer, even the family’s credibility will be questioned . ”

The Count readily agreed . It was thanks to the fact that he had become quite useful to her . It was only Mielle who had a negative opinion .

“There’s already a lot of people looking for her, so what difference will it make if we add more people?”

When Aria, who had heard her, agreed with a very lonely face, Cain, who frowned at her, responded to Mielle .

“So, Mielle, I think Emma’s name is mentioned as someone involved in this case . ”

Mielle was surprised by what her brother said, so she raised her voice .

“Brother, do you even suspect Emma?”

“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire . In fact, Berry has been working for Emma for a long time . ”

“Never! She’s not the kind of person who would be involved in such a terrible thing!”

It was unfamiliar to see her face blush, and she was screaming and denying . With that ugly figure she had never seen before, she could see how much Mielle wanted to protect Emma .

‘So, I have to make sure that Emma is the main driver of this . Maybe I’ll see Mielle wailing and fainting . Why didn’t I realize that Emma was a very good prey?’

Aria said soothingly to Mielle, “If she’s not really guilty, it’s a rumor that’s going to go away soon, Mielle . Don’t worry . Isn’t that right, Cain?”

“… Yes . ”

But Emma was guilty and would be subjected to terrible punishment . Mielle’s face turned white as she watched Aria exchange answers with her brother more friendlier than herself . Intuitively, she must have felt that something was wrong .

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Cain was overly aggressive in trying to solve this incident, doubling the number of people looking for Berry and asking the servants and maids about Berry . And occasionally he made progress, threatening Mielle unintentionally .

“Miss, Emma is out again!”

Aria smiled a sour smile as she listened to Annie’s report . She had been close to Mielle’s side so far, but she went out alone as soon as Cain put his energy into the investigation .

Now that the time had come to finish this tedious task, Aria had also sent out men, and they found some traces of Berry . She had commissioned most of the mercenaries waiting in the capital, and it was only a matter of time before she was caught .

She didn’t know what would happen, and she had talked to Berry’s family . She might show up in the near future on her feet . As the night fell, Aria yawned, and Annie sorted out the place and asked, “Do you want to go to bed now?”

“No . I have a lot of letters arriving every day, so I think I’ll have to read them all and sleep . Won’t they come this far again tomorrow?”

“That’s true, but… why don’t you have someone else do it? Your reputation has been elevated, but it’s too much . ”

Annie was astonished as she looked at the stack of letters on the table . But when she couldn’t do so, Aria replied briefly, “I’ll just think about it . ”

“Well, shall I wait here?”

“No, go get some rest . I’ll just flip through the letters and go to sleep . ”

“Yes, miss . Good night, then . ”

Aria, who glanced around Annie as she left the room, was immersed in her work of leafing through the letters again . She didn’t know much about what happened outside the empire, but proposals poured in from businessmen in other countries .

They were giving Aria a headache because they had to be judged purely by her knowledge and insight, not by knowing the future . Nevertheless, she looked carefully at each one . It had been several days, and she kept yawning as she went on .

‘… Oh my god . My eyes are hurting a lot today, and now it’s already late . ’

Was it because she was so engrossed with what she was doing? Without even knowing it, a new day was just around the corner . She still had some more letters left, but if she kept reading, then it would be morning soon, so she hurriedly arranged the letters and laid herself on the bed .

‘Why can’t I sleep…?’

Sometimes she could not fall asleep when she was too exhausted or tired, but even though she closed her eyes, she couldn’t sleep easily . So she lay still in her bed for a long time, and suddenly, she felt a strange sense of deja vu .

‘I don’t think I’m asleep . No, am I dreaming?’

But suddenly, without worrying about it, she could hear a very small step, and she could feel someone else’s temperature on her neck .

‘… It’s not a dream!’

Aria opened her eyes .

“… Ah . ”

“…!”

The intruder in the middle of the night was none other than Asher . She could clearly see him backing away, bewildered by the bright moonlight that permeated through the window . His dark blue eyes’ color slowly blurred .

“I didn’t mean to surprise you… I’m sorry . ”

He apologized in a hurry . But at the sudden visit in the middle of the night, Aria was stupefied and couldn’t give any response, and she just stared at Asher . Due to the tulips that he left, she knew that he was visiting her sometimes, but as she faced him in person, she was embarrassed .

“Lady Aria…?”

As she looked up to him silently in amazement, he was worried about her and carefully called Aria’s name . After Aria’s name was called twice, she blinked slowly . She nodded and tried to elicit a reaction .

“… Are you okay? You look pale, and you’ve lost too much weight . ”

She was quite different from the usual, and he was worried about Aria, so he put his hand on her forehead . Asher measured her temperature for a while . He then frowned and covered Aria with a blanket .

“You have a fever . ”

Asher’s voice had worry and regret mixed together . He talked to himself, saying that it was good to eat any fever reducer, and Aria then realized that she was not having a dream . She opened her tightly closed mouth .

“What the hell is this… What is happening? I’m sure it’s my room, and… it is dawn now, and I think I was about to sleep…”

Asher realized that he was probably worrying about Aria too much . He also realized how big of a discourtesy he committed . He then stepped back and avoided eye contact .

“Mr . Asher?”

When she called his name, he did not answer . He just made eye contact with Aria instead .

“That’s … I became worried . I heard you had a big incident . I have absolutely no intention of doing bad things to you . It’s hard to believe… but I’m innocent . ”

She didn’t doubt it, but Asher made a poor excuse . Knowing that there was no reason, her heart was too full for words when she heard that he was worried . The time, place, and situation were very strange, but she was glad that he just came to see her .

So if she told him that she was purely thankful and showed him that she was okay, it would be over . However, she decided to make fun of him after seeing his ears that were red despite the bluish moonlight .

“So, do you frequently come here at dawn like this, in a woman’s room who’s not even married?”

As she asked softly, Asher turned his head while covering his mouth . It was a little joke, but he was ashamed of it .

Rather, it was Aria that really should be ashamed of seeing him who came to an unmarried girl’s room at dawn . But as funny as it was, he was ashamed of his sudden visit .

At Aria’s little snubbing, Asher hurried to make an excuse . “Well, it was hard to visit during the day because people might see me here . So I stopped by at dawn instead to make sure you’re all right, and then I… I couldn’t just go back because your complexion wasn’t good today and the last time . ”

“… Why?”

Aria still asked him even though she was expecting a straightforward response .