Isabelle lip's trembled.
She got caught! Brother Kalen noticed!
"I'm out! I don't want to spend any more time on stupid things like this!"
Isabelle screamed and ran out of the room. Anyone can see that it was a runaway.
Kalen, who was watching Isabelle's back, covered his face with both hands.
"Isabelle..."
After a while, he took a deep breath and lifted his face.
"What on earth is mixed with tea leaves for that reason?"
"This."
Kanna quietly raised her finger. Dry leaves scattered on the tabletop.
"Most of the leaves are stiffly spread, but if you look closely, you'll see tea leaves rolled into rounds here. The color is a bit darker."
"I can't tell the difference."
"I guess so."
Dry tea leaves are similar in color and shape, making it difficult to tell them apart.
"This is a red bean flower. A bud, to be exact."
However, it was not for Kanna, who had worked with numerous medical herbs.
This was a medical material that was also used in Korea, and I had touched it dozens of times and hundreds of times.
"The red bean flower tree has almost no scent from the beginning, so you never notice it just by smelling it. I wonder if I could drink it myself like Lucy did."
"Is it poisonous?"
"No, it's an herb."
Kalen's eyes widened. Herbal medicine?
But if it's herb, why did Lucy become that way? Why did Isabelle run away until her fell out?
"Instead, when ingested in large quantities, it becomes poisonous. So, it is a drug that must be prescribed by a doctor."
Poison weed. Kalen's face turned red at the words that came out of Kanna's mouth.
"Is it a dangerous poisonous weed?"
"Actually, it's not that dangerous. Poisoning can cause stomach pain, diarrhea, or something like that."
"Lucy has a hemorrhage."
Anger dripped from Kalen's voice.
"Vomiting, convulsions, seizures, difficulty breathing. It's not like a mild stomach ache, is it?"
"It's because it has ingredients that contradict the medicine I prescribed."
The red bean flower is a medical herb if used well, and a mildly poisonous herb if used incorrectly. However,
"The decoction Lucy is taking now contains a medical ingredient called licorice. When the red bean flower meets licorice, the toxicity is multiplied."
That's why she became so severely addicted.
"I don't think the person who panned this thing would have known that it would grow this far. I guess they just wanted to hurt Lucy a little bit."
Silence fell once again at those words. Kanna continued quietly.
"Perhaps it is because of me. If Lucy continues to get sick, it's like I can't keep the contract. If that happen, I have to leave this house."
"..."
Someone who hates me being in this house must have doing this. Things are more serious than I thought, so you must be shaking by now."
Kanna didn't say the name. There was no speculative remark.
However, the same person came to mind in both of them.
"Now, here is the list of medical herbs."
Now that the cause of poisoning has been identified, detoxification is not difficult. Kanna wrote her prescription for detox and gave it to Kalen.
"If you boil it like this and eat it, you will get well soon. I promise you."
Kalen kept his mouth shut and looked down at the paper. He looked at her side profile and added ,
"Just pay attention. I don't know who else will play a prank."
It's done with this.
Completely exhausted, Kanna turned around. She just wanted to get out of this room and rest. However,
"Sister."
Kalen's voice caught her feet.
"I'm sorry about earlier."
Him? Sorry?
Kanna unknowingly let out a laugh. She heard a very funny sound.
She slowly turned her back to look at Kalen. His face was full of awkwardness that she couldn't hide.
"Sorry?"
Kanna laughed once more at the absurdity. She couldn't contain her laughter.
"Why all of a sudden?"
For a moment, Kalen's eyes fluttered.
"Didn't I say you didn't have to? Even if you don't do it, Lucy will heal anyway. So don't be weird, Kalen. It's not like you."
"Sister, I..."
"And you, why do you keep calling me sister?"
Snap.
At her words, Kalen lost her words as if his tongue had been cut out.
Kanna stared at him curiously and suggested.
"Can you just call me like before? Wouldn't that be comfortable for you too?"
After that, she left the room without regret.
'Shocking.'
Sorry? For just that much?
Kalen have done worse things in the past. Torturing her, and hate her. After giving Kanna an incurable wound, and now what?
Is he sorry just for this?
'Looks like Lucy is so precious.'
To apologize so easily for his half sister is great affection.
'He has never been like that before.'
So Kanna has to laugh.
***
"Sister!"
Kanna was drinking tea on the terrace.
The door opened and a girl came running. Kanna smiled broadly and spread her arms.
"Lucy, did you sleep well?"
"Yes, sister. Good morning!"
Ugh, so cute.
Kanna hugged Lucy as she sat on her lap and stroked her purple hair.
"Yeah, I slept well. What about Lucy? Did you have a good dream?"
"Yes! I played with sister in my dream!"
"Really? What are you doing?"
"We went on a picnic to the flower garden. We ate sandwiches, drink milk, and saw flowers! Even brother Kalen was there!"
At those words, the smile disappeared from Kanna's face.
Did we go hang out with Kalen. It's not a good dream from Kanna. The moment she think so,
"Do you hate me so much?"
Did Kalen come with Lucy? Kalen was leaning his body on an angle against the door.
However, Kanna didn't even look at him or respond. It was a question not even worth answering.
"Lucy, how are you feeling now?"
"Great! Sister heal me, so I'm fine now!"
In the first week after starting the treatment, the tight eyelid muscles gradually began to sag.
At 2 weeks, the right side of the face returned to normal.
In the 3rd week, the paralysis on the left side gradually healed, and it seemed to be not uncomfortable, and now, a month has passed.
Lucy's face was normal to anyone.
'At this rate, she was cured quickly.'
Her face, her health, everything is back to normal.
Lucy, whose facial paralysis had disappeared, was a girl with a plain impression.
She has the typical cuteness of her age, who resembled their father, were handsome enough, to draw attention wherever they want.
'It seems that she resemble her mother's side.'
Her rare purple curly hair and plain face seem to have ben inherited from her mother. Only the vivid green eyes resembled Alessandro's.
"Let's see. Well, I really feel better now."
That is to say.
'I'm going to talk to my father now.'
The time has come to deal with Alessandro Addis.
"Sister, let's go play!"
"Huh? Where?"
"I want to go see the city. Together with my sister and brother!"
Kanna couldn't answer right away.
Them Kalen, who had been listening silently, spoke quietly.
"If it's because of me, I won't accompany you. Be at ease."
"No, it's not like that."
Kanna felt sorry to Lucy, because she didn't have time to play. She want to leave this house quickly.
There were only two reasons to stay in this house in the first place. First, getting divorce permission from Alessandro Addis. Second, to pack alchemy tools.
Other than that, there is no regret whatsoever.
Alchemy tools are being packed by selecting only the necessary ones. It's almost done, so now all she has to do is get permission for a divorce. So,
'I'm saying goodbye to Addis family forever.'
To do so, she must obtain her father's permission.
A woman in this world cannot even mover her residence without the permission of her husband or her father, a male guardian. In order to find a new house and live in it, the permission of the male family is required.
Truly the worst society in which me and women are unequal!
"Let's talk about that later, Lucy. Got it?"
"Hmm... Yes, I understand, sister."
Lucy's only seven years old, but Kanna doesn't even bother.
Kanna stood up after stroking Lucy's head. The destination is Alessandro Addis - the office of the Duke of Addis.
Now was the time to fight.
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