"But, Master..."
Kalen couldn't stand it any longer.
Before Kanna could hear the knight's story to the end, Kalen reached out of her hand. He grabbed his sister by the waist with both hands.
For a brief moment, Kalen furrowed his eyebrows.
Why is my sister so thin and light?
Like a person who has suffered all her life, why the hell?
But it was literally just a moment. As soon as Kanna was lifted up, she came down to the floor almost at the same time. Her body heat, which had wrapped around him, was rapidly draining away.
Kalen glared at the knight and ordered it again.
"Go away."
The knight, who was conflicted between the conflicting orders, soon made a decision.
"I will follow your orders, young master."
Even after the door closed, Isabelle couldn't react right away. The sight she had just seen was so absurd that she couldn't accept it right away.
Then, belatedly, she screamed out loud.
"Brother! What is this!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Kalen glared at Isabelle as if he had been waiting. Isabelle flinched at the fierce hostility and her shoulders trembled.
"Isabelle, what have you done?"
Kalen yells. Glaring with eyes dripping with sparks, ferociously.
"How can you do this?"
In the meantime, he is an older brother who has just sent contemptuous eyes or coldly ignored her.
He's never been so angry.
"How dare you order me to touch your body?"
How can this be! Isabella never had anything like this before. Tears welled up in Isabelle's eyes.
Scared, sad, angry. all emotions swirled around like a whirlpool. So she cried.
"What did I do wrong? What did I do?"
Despite crying like this, Kalen's expression became even more ferocious.
Isabelle hurriedly sought reinforcements.
"Mother! Look at what my brother is doing!"
However, Chloe did not take Isabelle's side this time.
Perhaps realizing that there was nothing to be gained by interfering, she just stroked her head pretending to be tired.
"I paid attention, but I am tired. I should go and rest."
"Mother!"
"Isabelle, do you want to come with me? It's late at night."
"I... I will stay here!"
Isabelle shook her head with tears streaming down her face.
Isabelle can't go on like this. What if sister Kanna finds out what she did!
"Isabelle, get out."
"Brother!"
"I told you to leave."
Kanna stared at her and smiled. Why did she act so strangely from a while ago.
'There's something.'
Should Kanna say something? Her very keen senses whispered something of her own.
"It's okay, Kalen. Leave Isabelle alone."
At those words, Isabelle cast a suspicious glance.
Instead of dealing with her further, Kanna asked the maid again.
"Tell me what Lucy ate."
But the maid didn't answer right away.
Isabelle was watching from the side, shedding tears like chicken droppings, and for some reason, she had a strange feeling that she wouldn't let go if the maid told Kanna. But,
"Tell me."
A quiet voice commanded. Kalen, who had calmed down his anger, took a deep breath before he spoke again.
"Follow my sister will."
Only then did the maid calmly open her mouth.
"Meals were eaten according to the diet that was advised. Other than that, she didn't eat any snack. But.."
"Just what?"
"She drank tea after the meal, but she said the taste of the tea was a bit strange."
"Tea?"
"Yes. There is a tea that Lady Lucy usually enjoys."
"Bring it."
The maid immediately held out a pure white pottery containing tea leaves.
Kanna immediately opened the lid of the pottery and poured it onto the table. As soon as the dry lavender leaves were scattered, a sweet scent began to spread. However,
'It looks like it's mixed with other scent.'
Kanna is very sensitive to scents. In particular it is impossible not to know the scent that is popular in Korea, such as lavender.
It was the most popular scent among the natural scented candles sold on the internet shopping mall.
But now, this lavender scent was mixed with something else. It's a very subtle scent, but she could feel it clearly. However,
"...It looks like lavender tea leaves."
When Kalen spoken, the maid nodded in agreement.
It was a natural reaction. Unless you're someone like Kanna who has to smell lavender every day, you have no choice but to know.
"Yeah, yes! It's lavender tea leaves, this!"
Sure enough, Isabelle, who was watching, also threw out a word.
"This is an ordinary tea. I love this tea too! Apparently, Lucy's taste has changed and Kanna is talking nonsense!"
Kanna, who was staring at her blankly, retorted quickly.
"No. It's mixed with something else."
"Do not be ridiculous! Is there a scent other than lavender here? If it was mixed with something else, it must have been fragrant."
Isabelle held out the tea leaves, firing at Kanna like a madman.
"Brother, don't do that. Take it and take a closer look! I must be right!"
As Isabelle said, Kalen grabbed the tea leaves and smelled nothing but lavender. So what does Kanna mean when something else is mixed?
"You there, maid! Tell me too!"
"That... That's right. Lady, I can only feel the scent of lavender."
The maid's words boosted Isabelle's morale. If she keep going like this, she wouldn't have any problems!
"Sister, stop now. How long are you planning to use Lucy? No matter how much you want to be here, this is too much."
Isabelle's courage grew when Kanna didn't say anything. As expected. Kanna didn't even notice. Hey, you can't tell the difference unless you're an expert!
"I can't just let this go. Sister, I's sorry, but I'll tell father to let you go."
"Yes?"
"Even son, you are wasting your time by pretending to know how to practice medicine. How can a person do that? I didn't see it that way, it's really vicious!"
"Isabelle, you seem too excited."
"What?"
"So, shall we calm down over a cup of tea?"
At that moment, an ominous felling came rushing in.
While Isabelle was at loss for words, Kanna ordered the maid.
"I brew with the tea leaves in the pottery. Give Isabelle a drink.
"...!"
Isabelle's lips trembled.
She grabbed the hem of her dress with trembling hands. It was a blatantly firm expression.
Kalen, who had been watching silently, added a word.
"What? Hurry up and give Isabelle the tea."
A moment later, a warm cup tea was placed in front of Isabelle.
But Isabelle was frozen like a stone statue and couldn't move.
"..."
Everyone watched in silence.
The way Isabelle cringed as if she had poison in front of the tea she usually liked.
Kalen just watched and said nothing. It was the same with Kanna.
Inside the strangely twisted silence. Steam rose from the teacup and scattered in pure white.
"I... I am..."
Isabelle realized she had been caught, but it's too late. What can she say now?
No, it's useless to say anything now. Whether she lied or made excuses, she had to react quickly. She has already shown herself trembling.
It's too late.
Earlier, when her mom asked her to go out with her, Isabelle should have followed her. However regret is always too late.
Isabella nodded.
"The tea, I don't want to drink the tea.
"Why? You said you like lavender tea too?"
"I'm not in the mood to drink right now!"
Isabelle shook her head with a tearful face before meeting Kalen's eyes.
At that moment, her heart sank.
Contemptuous eyes, like maggots in a garbage heap. Eyes with more stark contempt than ever before.
Kalen gaze was fiercer than any accusation, more terrible than any disappointment.
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