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

In the original book, the reason why Orson's relationship with Leete deteriorated rapidly was also related to Mary's interference.

After all, among the four core members of the family, only Litt and Lucius are related by blood.

Mary is not Leete's biological mother, and Orson is not Lucius' biological son.

The two of them naturally formed a small group, with Mary making plans and Orson responsible for execution.

Finally, after Orson was kicked out of the family, Mary had no more tools and could only plan to get rid of Litt herself...

After that, Orson couldn't remember the contents of the book.

On the other side, Li Te was coughing and blaming himself in his heart.

Why am I so useless? I have already decided to live a good life in my new home, but I end up making a fool of myself again and again...

He thought of the looks Lucius and Mary had given him.

Lucius was helpless and Mary was indifferent.

This is not the way a parent looks at their child...

But it was normal. How could a country boy like me gain recognition from the nobles?

I'm afraid even Brother Orson will dislike me because I even soiled his clothes...

Thinking of this, a few tears flowed from the corners of Li Te's eyes.

at this time,

Orson took a napkin, stuffed one corner of it into Litt's collar, then unfolded it and covered Litt's chest with it.

"This way you don't have to worry about it getting dirty." Orson smiled, then cut the steak on his plate into small pieces, picked up one of the pieces with a fork, and placed it in front of Litt.

"Come on, eat."

Lucius, who was standing by, nodded with satisfaction when he saw Orson taking such good care of Leete, and Mary's expression also eased a little.

As long as Li Te doesn't do anything weird again, it'll be fine.

When the other nobles saw Orson's actions, they also lowered their heads in shame.

No wonder Orson is the most acclaimed young man in the empire.

Being able to be so kind and polite to a brother who just moved in and whom you haven't known for more than ten years, it takes this kind of spirit alone, and no one else can do it.

Even Orson, the son of a duke, does not look down on Litt. What qualifications do small nobles like us have to look down on Litt?

With Orson's actions, the awkward atmosphere on the field was instantly eased.

"Mr. Litt is blessed to have a good brother like Mr. Orson." At this moment, an earl spoke at the dinner table.

"Yes, yes, he is worthy of being Master Orson." The other nobles also echoed.

"No, no, Litt has been suffering in the countryside for so many years. He just returned home. This is what I should do as an older brother." Orson looked at the nobles and showed a standard and appropriate smile.

"Besides, I can see that Lit is a good kid. In time, he will definitely become a qualified noble and will not disappoint you." Orson said with a smile. "Well, since you are here for a rare occasion, please enjoy the wine and feast. I will not disturb you."

At the dinner table, a smile is often the most effective way to liven up the atmosphere.

Sure enough, after Orson finished speaking, the atmosphere on the field suddenly became lively, and many nobles began to chat with each other.

Many people also toasted Orson, and Orson responded one by one.

The banquet, which had been somewhat awkward due to Leeteuk's cough, returned to normalcy.

Lucius looked at Orson's calm demeanor and felt very satisfied with this eldest son who was not of his own blood.

In his opinion, as the eldest son of the family, Orson, not to mention his extremely abnormal talent, his way of dealing with people is very comfortable.

Letting him inherit the family seems to be the most correct decision.

However, the concept of bloodline deeply rooted in the hearts of the nobles still made him instinctively resist this matter.

Therefore, he did not explicitly designate Orson as his successor.

He wanted to see whether Li Te could inherit the family business after growing up.

He would only choose Leoson as his successor if Lit was still considered a waste who was incapable of leading the family.

Otherwise, even if Orson was unwilling, he would persuade Orson to do his best to assist Litt.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lit, who was sitting next to Orson, eating silently without saying a word.

Beside him was Orson, who was facing a group of nobles and interacting with them.

Although he didn't know why Orson's attitude towards Litt was unusually good, Lucius didn't think it was a bad thing. On the contrary, the better their relationship was, the harder Orson would assist Litt after Litt became the heir to the Dukedom.

Your brother has taken on a lot of things for you, but there are always some roads you have to walk alone, Li Te.

Lucius looked at Litt silently and thought so in his heart.

Chapter 5: Count Karls deliberately picking a fight

The banquet was in full swing, however, a pair of eyes were fixed on Litt who was eating silently.

Count Carls, who had just been choked by Orson, was now staring at Litt.

As they were drinking, Orson noticed Count Carls. He was a little confused when he saw him looking in his direction but not saying anything.

Don't know what he is thinking.

Then Count Karls stood up and toasted Orson with a glass of wine.

"Mr. Orson, I toast you." As he said this, he drank the wine in the glass.

Before Orson could respond, Count Karls continued, "As everyone knows, the Stranik family is a family founded on martial arts, and Young Master Orson is the most famous young talent in the empire. He must have inherited the bravery of Lord Duke Lucius."

The words that Count Carls said when he stood up attracted the attention of everyone at the banquet, including Litt, who had been silently lowering his head. At this moment, he slowly stopped what he was doing.

"Master Litt is back today, and I am a little curious..." As he said this, Count Carls looked in the direction of Litt.

, his eyes were sharp.

"Master Lit, which excellent quality of Duke Lucius did you inherit?"

After the words were spoken, the field fell into silence.

The other nobles looked in the direction of Lit and Lucius curiously.

The Lucius couple sitting at the top looked somewhat helpless.

Mary looked at Carls with a little anger, but due to the occasion, she couldn't get angry.

Lit lowered his head and remained silent.

Orson, who was standing beside him, was somewhat surprised by Carls's remarks.

What does this Count Kars mean?

I managed to change the topic away from Leeteuk and make sure his first day home was as smooth as possible, trying not to irritate his self-esteem and turn him against his will.

As a result, the other party now brings the topic back to Leeteuk?

Are you deliberately looking for trouble?

Thinking of this, Orson couldn't help but prepare to stand up.

"Mr. Orson." Seeing Orson's actions, Carls hurriedly said, "I know that Mr. Lit has just returned home. You love this brother very much. However, excessive doting will not help a child grow up. Instead, it will make him stagnate."

"Is it because of this reason that you, Master Orson, 'love' Master Litt so much?" After Carls finished speaking, he deliberately showed a look of surprise.

"Oh, I'm really sorry. I accidentally said too much. Master Orson, I think you won't mind my harsh words, right?"

Orson frowned as he watched Carls behave like a villain.

He really wanted to kick the other person out directly, but first of all, the other person was invited by his father, and he couldn't offend his father.

On the other hand, the other party may be deliberately trying to provoke him.

You know, Lucius is still here, and he is the real master of the Stranic family.

If Orson ignored Lucius and got angry at Count Carls, how would everyone view Orson?

He has no respect for his elders and is arrogant because of his favor.

That's still good.

If people think that Orson is impatient for succession and wants to seize power after seeing Lit coming, then there will be big problems.

Therefore, at this time, we still have to leave things to Lucius.

Orson turned his head in the direction of Lucius, who was now thinking about something.

Then he raised his head and looked at Carls.

"Count Carls, as I recall, your family made their fortune in business in their early years, right?"

"That's true." Carls nodded. He was a little confused and didn't know why Lucius asked this question.

"So, you must have inherited the expertise of your elders and are good at business, right?" Lucius raised his eyebrows and said, "But why did the business activities in the territory decline in the financial report you handed me last month?"

"This..." Count Carls became a little nervous when he heard Lucius's words which sounded like ridicule and reproach.

"My Lord Duke, please listen to my explanation. There are many reasons for this result..."

"No need to explain." Lucius interrupted Count Carls. "According to what you said, Count Carls, shouldn't you be good at business?"

Seeing that the situation on the field was becoming tit-for-tat, other nobles began to speak up to ease the atmosphere.

"Your Excellency the Duke, Count Carls also has good intentions."

"Yes, yes. After all, Mr. Li Te is your son and will inherit your position in the future."

"What Count Carls said makes sense. He has been in the countryside for so long that he has fallen far behind others in terms of education. If you continue to spoil him, I'm afraid he will be spoiled."

Orson listened to the nobles below talking to each other and clenched his fists in anger.

So you all just want the world to be in chaos?

It was the first day that Li Te joined the family, and he started talking about inheritance rights.

Are you afraid that others don't know that you, Duke Lucius, have two sons fighting for the throne?

Orson looked at Litt beside him. At this moment, he was looking down and keeping silent, and his hands had stopped moving.

Oh no, could it be that Leeteuk was instigated by this group of people and started to feel that everything he did before was fake?

Just as Orson was about to explain to Litt, Lucius stood up.

"Everyone, I invited you here today because you are my vassal and friends of Lucius."

"The family banquet is just to celebrate the return of my long-lost son, Litt." Lucius said, looking at Count Carls.

"If you are not satisfied with the food and drinks at the banquet, you can leave. I don't care."

"But if you continue to bring up irrelevant matters, don't blame me, Lucius, for kicking you out!"

"As for the issue of Lit's education, please don't worry about it. I will naturally arrange the best teachers for Lit and work hard to train him to become someone who can compete for the right to inherit the Dukedom."

After saying this, Lucius sat down heavily.

At this moment, his aura suddenly changed from that of an easy-going lord to that of a majestic soldier.

Seeing that Lucius had spoken, the other nobles present could not say anything more.

"Okay, okay, today is a happy day, let's not make things unhappy." At this time, Mary next to Lucius also came out to adjust the atmosphere.

Lit sat on the chair. She didn't know why. Even though she didn't do anything, the topic still revolved around him.

As expected, don’t you all like yourself?

Thinking of this, his mood became depressed.

Regarding the matter of inheritance rights, Litt had no idea about it. After all, he had just entered the family and knew nothing about the ways of the nobility.

He didn't even know what his father's title of duke meant.

"Don't think too much." At this time, Orson said in his ear. "Just eat your meal in peace."

"Well, thank you, Brother Orson." Litt nodded.

This was the first sentence he said after he came to the table.