My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"It just happened that everyone was not very rational this time."

After listening to William, Orson showed a grateful look.

At this moment, the other nobles who had just been named by Mary all had some embarrassment on their faces.

Some things are indeed known to everyone, but they are not said explicitly.

But there are some things that we really don’t know.

At this moment, many eyes on the field looked at Giovanni, including Odysseus.

Chapter 30: Suicide

Mary was taken to her room and the door was slammed shut.

I don't know how much time passed before the door was opened again.

Orson walked in from the door.

"Oh, you have achieved your goal." Mary said coldly.

"Well, thank you." Orson said this and nodded.

Then he came to Mary.

"Actually, I feel very sorry. We could have been a very good family." Although he said this, there was no emotion in Orson's tone.

"You take care of the interior affairs, and dad will take care of the outside affairs. Litt and I will be responsible for taking over your shifts." Orson said regretfully.

"You've already figured out how to deal with me from the beginning," Mary said.

"If you mean the time you conspired with me after Li Te returned home, then that's true," Orson said frankly. "After all, I don't think a junior like me can persuade an elder like you."

"Besides, you have always claimed that you have lofty ambitions. How could I possibly stop you from pursuing your dreams?"

"Oh." Mary snorted. "Even now, you still won't tell me the truth, right?"

"I always tell the truth. At least, I told you the truth that day. I wanted to make Lit the Duke. Similarly, I also convinced my father later."

"Even if he is not your biological father, even if he favors his blood relative, Li Te, and throws you, his adopted son with greater talents, aside?"

"Orson, I really don't understand. You are so powerful, why are you unwilling to cooperate with me and take away the power of this family?"

"Maybe it's because I don't want to be one." Orson said, sighing. "Just like you never thought about being a good wife, I don't want to be a duke either."

"Oh, as expected, you are more terrifying than I thought." Mary said this, sneering. "You want to gain the trust of the father and son through my death, and completely become the mastermind behind the Dukedom of Antica, ruling the country from behind the scenes, right?"

"If that's the case, couldn't you have done the same thing?" Orson asked.

"In our family, weren't you the one who was most trusted in the beginning?"

Mary was silent.

"I can understand your pain. I know that the source of all this tragedy is your brother. It was he who married you here. The deeper tragedy is that your family has always valued boys over girls, and your brother is more popular than you."

"So, no matter how hard you tried, you still lost to him in the end because of your age and gender disadvantages, and then he liquidated you."

"It's okay." Orson said this, standing in front of Mary and looking into her eyes.

"We will help you with your revenge, but before that, please pay for the evil you have done."

Then Orson took a bottle of potion and handed it to Mary.

"This potion can help you forget all the pain in your life."

Mary looked at the bottle of potion, then glanced at Orson in front of her, and suddenly smiled.

The scene of herself just entering the house suddenly appeared in front of her.

It was the tenth year since Lucius’s wife passed away. At that time, Lucius was

Twice as old as her.

With resentment for her failure in the political struggle, she married far away to Antica.

When she entered the house, a young child caught her attention. The child had black hair and purple eyes, and she could tell at a glance that he was Lucius' son.

However, Mary found that she could not see the childishness and innocence of an ordinary child in the child's eyes. Instead, the look was steady and profound like that of an old man.

After meeting Lucius, Mary tried to be a good mother and get along with Orson as both a sister and a mother.

As a result, Orson always kept a distance from her.

Perhaps it was because she was a stepmother, Mary thought, and from then on their relationship remained that of mother and son, without any further changes.

Since he had no attachment to this family, he used it as a tool for his revenge.

"Orson." Mary took the poison from Orson and looked at Orson with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"Please go ahead." Orson bowed respectfully and then asked.

"Have you ever treated me as your mother in these eight years?" Her voice trembled. "Have I ever behaved like a mother?"

"..." Orson was silent for a while, and then he said, "Yes, you taught me a lot of truths and helped me avoid many detours."

"Okay." Mary nodded, opened the poison, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Have a nice journey, mother." Orson said this and helped Mary to the bed.

Next, she will die in her sleep.

Then Orson left Mary's room.

He instructed the guard at the door not to let anyone in, and then walked into Lucius's room.

"Is it over?" Lucius asked.

"Yes, father, mother, she has..." Orson reported with his head down.

"Oh, I understand." Lucius nodded and then sighed. "In this way, there will be no obstacles in the dukedom that prevent Lit from inheriting the title, right?"

"That's basically it, but strictly speaking, there is still one."

"Oh?" Lucius looked at Orson curiously after hearing that.

"It's me." Orson pointed at himself. "If I don't break off my relationship with the Stranik family, I'm afraid someone will make a fuss about me."

"Will it be a big problem?" Lucius asked.

"Don't worry about that. If they use my name to oppose Leeteuk, then I only need to show up to stabilize the situation. The key lies in whether I myself have the idea of ​​usurping power."

"What do you think, Orson? Do you have this idea?" Lucius raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"If you ask me to brag, I certainly won't do that, but people's hearts are unpredictable, so I still hope that you, father, can make a wise judgment."

"Heh, do you think I can still make sense now?"

"Father, you know this better than anyone else, don't you?"

As Orson said this, Lucius paused and then shook his head.

"You want to cheat me?"

"Father, if you want to retire, I will help you build a small wooden house next to the grave of your wife Margaret. If you feel tired, you can stay there temporarily."

"But I think it's still too early for you, my father."

"After all, you still have a grudge to take, don't you?"

Hearing Orson's words, Lucius paused, then laughed out loud.

"You're just like me, Orson." He said this and stood up.

I have raised Orsen for eighteen years, and now it turns out that this child understands me best.

Yes, he still has a revenge to take, how can he rest?

Chapter 31: Internal Support

Time goes back to when Mary was just carried upstairs.

At this time, the nobles downstairs focused their attention on Giovanni.

Mary just mentioned that Giovanni sent five thousand traitors.

Although these words may be spoken in an emotional state, as the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs. There must be a reason why Mary said this.

Could it be that Giovanni really sent an insider?

"What are you looking at me for?" Giovanni frowned.

"I didn't provide much support to the Dukedom of Antica when the orcs invaded, but that's because I expected that the assistance you all provided, plus the Duke of Antica's own strength, would be more than enough to deal with the orcs." Giovanni said this, frowning.

“The actual results also show that

It was just as I expected, but what happened in the Earldom of Kars can only be described as a man-made disaster, which no one could have predicted."

"That's true. She just said too much." Orson said with a smile.

"After all, how can we wish for Duke Giovanni, a loyal minister of the Empire? Your loyalty to the Empire is truly known to all."

"Oh, I'm glad to know that." Giovanni laughed and didn't say much.

At the subsequent dinner, the center of social interaction became Litt, who was designated as the heir by Lucius. Many nobles toasted Litt. After all, in their opinion, Lucius was already on the verge of death, and Litt might inherit the title of Duke at any time. At this time, to establish a good relationship with Litt was a basic social skill for the nobles.

There are even many people who have already called Litt "Duke Litt" in advance.

As for these people who were sycophantic, Litt just smiled politely and refused to communicate with them further.

In the end, the dinner returned to its original lively atmosphere thanks to Orson's leadership.

After all, the nobles here don’t care about your affairs, Mary. They only care about whether their own interests are protected.

……

After the dinner, Giovanni returned to his temporary residence in Antica.

Looking at the prosperous city of Antica, Giovanni didn't know why, but he always felt angry.

"Oh, Lucius is really lucky. Whether it's his own children or his adopted children, they are all so outstanding. Even though he has Alzheimer's disease now, he can still enjoy his old age."

"Unlike me, who only has a good-for-nothing son." Giovanni said this and sighed.

"But at least Your Excellency the Duke is still young and strong. In your time, you can fully realize your vision, right?" Behind Giovanni, a blond young man walked out from the shadows and smiled.

He was the mysterious man who was previously called a doctor by Orson and his companions.

"Well, thanks to you for the information, Zenit." Giovanni said this with a grateful look. "Otherwise, how could I have watched this drama of brothers killing each other?"

"But, I'm curious." Giovanni looked at the blond man.

"How did you know about the discord in Lucius's family and the fact that Lucius suffered from dementia after being assassinated?"

"To be honest, I used to work for Master Orson." Zenit said. "Not only that, I am also Master Orson's confidant and have gained his trust."

"Oh? If that's the case, why did you betray Orson and choose to cooperate with me?" Giovanni raised his eyebrows. "If you can't give a suitable answer, you may not be able to leave this room today."

As he said this, Zenit could clearly feel the atmosphere in the room suddenly change.

It is obvious that there is a strong man who is secretly following and protecting Giovanni's personal safety, and the reason why Giovanni dares to say this is because this strong man is backing him up.

"Because I feel that Orson can't provide me with what I want." Zenit said this and shook his head. "As the saying goes, kindness cannot command an army, and goodness cannot hold power. Although Mr. Orson seems to be strong and capable to outsiders, he actually has a fatal flaw."

"Oh?" Giovanni became interested after hearing that.

How could a perfect person like Orson be considered to have flaws by others?

"What do you think?"

"Mr. Orson's cruelty is only towards his enemies. Once you are considered an ally by Mr. Orson, you will be given unlimited trust."

"It's a very simple truth. Trust the people you employ, and don't employ people you don't trust." Giovanni was a little confused.

If this was the only answer Zenit gave him, he would take action.

The reason why he acted according to the information given by Zenit was because even if the information was false, it would not harm him in the slightest.

And if Zenit was a spy planted by Orson around him, Giovanni obviously could not accept it.

"But he trusts Lit too much." Zenit said, "To him, Lit and he have no blood relationship, and they are in absolute competition for the succession to the Dukedom."

"But, for some reason, Mr. Orson has been taking care of Li Te since Li Te came into the family."

"Even more, Your Excellency, guess why Duke Lucius clearly stated in his will that Lit is his heir?"