The housekeeper and the head maid were also standing behind the Countess as if they had been waiting for this day.
“Search that thing’s room thoroughly!”
“Madam! You are really going too far! You are jealous of the authority that the young master gave me and are taking revenge in this way!”
At the commotion, all the servants and maids ran out to watch this scene.
“Madam! You cannot act so rashly when the young master and the Count are not in this mansion! I have been rightfully entrusted with authority! How can you persecute me, an innocent person, in this way!”
Mrs. Becker sobbed as if to show her concern for the servants and maids.
“Even if you are the mistress, the basis of power in this house is the master! You cannot take away the authority that the master has acknowledged just because you are jealous!”
Her appeal was met with sympathy from all the subordinates. If the servant were to be harassed in this way, picking on the legitimate authority given to him, what servant would trust and follow his master?
But the Countess just smiled and chuckled without any hesitation.
“Mrs. Becker, do you think I did this because I was jealous of something like you?”
Then she took out the crisp letter paper she was holding in her hand as if she was looking at it.
“I am persecuting you when you have done nothing wrong? Then who sent the complaint accusing you?”
The madam cleared her throat and read the contents of the complaint loudly so that all the servants and maids in the vicinity could hear.
“Dear Madam! I cannot pretend not to know the truth, so I am reporting this. Do you know where your missing garnet earrings and the agate necklace are? I saw them in Mrs. Becker’s room.”
At those words, Mrs. Becker's face turned pale.
'That's...'
“Then I will tell my mother right away. I will ask her where her precious garnet earrings and the agate necklace are.”
Isn't that exactly the same thing Odette said when she threatened her before?
Odette had planned to move all the stolen items to Lise's room before reaching Madame, but so many things had happened since then that she had put it off.
Didn't the Countess lock Odette in the dungeon and Odette fought back, completely ruining their relationship?
'That's why I didn't feel the need to move in a hurry-!'
Moreover, those two were not the only stolen jewels. They were stolen over a long time, so there were quite a few. It was quite a hassle to find and retrieve them all one by one.
'Odette can't write? How can she write a complaint?'
Mrs. Becker was so embarrassed that she couldn't even think of making excuses and stopped sobbing. She quickly looked around and saw that the sympathy in the eyes of the maids and servants was slowly turning into suspicion.
“Judging by the response, it seems like the contents of this complaint are true?”
The Countess raised the corners of her mouth.
“If I hadn’t taken you in as my maid, you would have been nothing more than a widow who lost her husband! Do you have the arrogance to steal from your master?”
“That, that...”
“You’re just a thief, but you’re strutting around like you’re the hostess! You dare wear a dress that looks just like mine! You stole my right to manage my property, my right to appoint people, and now you’re wearing my dress and stealing my jewelry? How is that any different from trying to steal my position?”
The Countess was clearly determined to get rid of Mrs. Becker.
'If it's confirmed that I'm a thief, the Countess can really kick me out.'
Is that all? Since she stole something from a noble, she can cut off her wrists with the authority of the mistress.
'Rather than pretending not to know, wouldn't it be better to confess and ask for forgiveness?'
Just as Mrs. Becker was about to shout, 'Madam, I was wrong!', Odette appeared between the maids.
Odette, who had been naturally squeezing into the maids' midst and staring at Madame Becker, shook her head slightly.
Then she lifted her index finger and put it to her lips as if telling Mrs. Becker to close her mouth.
'What?'
That was when.
“Madam! The necklace wasn’t found in any drawer in the room!”
“Take out the bed, the wardrobe, the chest of drawers! You may break them, but just find the necklace and earrings!”
Mrs. Becker instinctively realized that Odette was up to something.
She chose to keep her mouth shut instead of confessing.
“Take that thief and lock her in the dungeon right now! Don’t even give her a sip of water!”
Before Mrs. Becker could be dragged away, Odette turned and left the noisy scene.
No one paid attention to the Countess who was so excited, but Madame Becker couldn't take her eyes off Odette.
Dressed in a nightgown and gown. Her gentle gestures made her look more noble than any other lady.
The Countess, who had been cleaning Mrs. Becker's room without rest from dawn until dusk, fell asleep exhausted at 9 p.m.
The servants and maids who had been moving around hurriedly along with her mother also fell asleep.
As soon as Odette confirmed that fact, she headed to the main building's dungeon.
'There are a lot of things to do in the dungeon.'
She's been seeing Karl a lot these past few days to pack him meals.
'But it was worth it because I lowered the hate level by an additional 20. With this, I got rid of all the hate that was added when I engraved it.'
When she arrived at the dungeon, all she saw was Mrs. Becker groaning.
“Ugh. Please, someone, get me out of here. What did I do wrong? Ugh. I’m scared. Go away!”
It was a ridiculous sight to her eyes, having been locked up here since she was six years old.
You always told me to stop whining, but now you're doing worse than me when I was 6.
“Mrs. Becker.”
When Odette called her, Mrs. Becker ran up to her and clung to the bars, pleading.
“Miss, please get me out of here! It’s disgusting in here because of the smell of blood, and the cold is so penetrating. There’s nowhere to lean on because of the sharp needles on the bars.”
“It’s noisy, so stop whining.”
When Odette confronted her with something Mrs. Becker had once said to her, she quietly shut her mouth.
Although she looked sad, it seemed that she clearly knew what was going on in this situation.
Odette waved a dozen black-and-white photographs at Mrs. Becker.
“At this point, it seems like Mrs. Becker has a natural talent for stealing. Wouldn’t it be better for you to change jobs?”
“Oh, Miss.”
“You really stole them one by one. Do you know how hard it was to find all the stolen jewels in your room? Taking pictures was part of the job. Twelve? How bold. Did you have a hard time developing them?”
Of course, it wasn't Odette who suffered, but Goetz.
“But it was worth the effort. The photos turned out really well. I can tell it’s Mrs. Becker’s room and I can even see the exact type of jewelry.”
Mrs. Becker's face turned pale at Odette words.
“Don’t worry. I’ve put the jewels away separately. If you look after me, it won’t fall into your mother’s hands.”
“What, what do you want, Miss?”
When she used to protest to Odette, her voice was much more sullen than this. Now, her cowardly voice was quite pleasant to hear.
“I can’t hide in my room forever. Since you have the power of appointment, I’m thinking of sharing it with you. I’d like to replace the gatekeeper, the groom, and some of the maids.”
Mrs. Becker swallowed hard,
“Oh, of course. Yes! We can use it together. No, you can use all your rights, Miss. I’ll just stamp the seal as I’m told.”
She agreed very quickly. Judging from her expression, it was clear that she was only thinking about how to get out of this situation.
'It's obvious. If I keep my mouth shut, she'll wipe her mouth as soon as this case is concluded as not guilty. Is that all? She might use this photo against me and accuse me of framing her.'
Once the authority is safely returned, she has no intention of repaying it and only talks nonsense when it is disadvantageous.
“Can you keep that promise?”
“Yes, of course! Of course! I will hire anyone you want.”
“Then I guess there’s no problem wearing this bracelet on my wrist.”
Odette waved a small, thin thread bracelet. It was a silver magic tool bracelet.
Actually, it's a lie that she keeps the necklace and ruby earrings.
Since Odette going to use Mrs. Becker anyway, it's better to get rid of her completely from the mansion. She had Goetz sell it a long time ago and then bought this magic tool.
“You know this stuff, right?”
Mrs. Becker swallowed hard. It was a famous item whose functions were well-known compared to other magical tools.
“Search that thing’s room thoroughly!”
“Madam! You are really going too far! You are jealous of the authority that the young master gave me and are taking revenge in this way!”
At the commotion, all the servants and maids ran out to watch this scene.
“Madam! You cannot act so rashly when the young master and the Count are not in this mansion! I have been rightfully entrusted with authority! How can you persecute me, an innocent person, in this way!”
Mrs. Becker sobbed as if to show her concern for the servants and maids.
“Even if you are the mistress, the basis of power in this house is the master! You cannot take away the authority that the master has acknowledged just because you are jealous!”
Her appeal was met with sympathy from all the subordinates. If the servant were to be harassed in this way, picking on the legitimate authority given to him, what servant would trust and follow his master?
But the Countess just smiled and chuckled without any hesitation.
“Mrs. Becker, do you think I did this because I was jealous of something like you?”
Then she took out the crisp letter paper she was holding in her hand as if she was looking at it.
“I am persecuting you when you have done nothing wrong? Then who sent the complaint accusing you?”
The madam cleared her throat and read the contents of the complaint loudly so that all the servants and maids in the vicinity could hear.
“Dear Madam! I cannot pretend not to know the truth, so I am reporting this. Do you know where your missing garnet earrings and the agate necklace are? I saw them in Mrs. Becker’s room.”
At those words, Mrs. Becker's face turned pale.
'That's...'
“Then I will tell my mother right away. I will ask her where her precious garnet earrings and the agate necklace are.”
Isn't that exactly the same thing Odette said when she threatened her before?
Odette had planned to move all the stolen items to Lise's room before reaching Madame, but so many things had happened since then that she had put it off.
Didn't the Countess lock Odette in the dungeon and Odette fought back, completely ruining their relationship?
'That's why I didn't feel the need to move in a hurry-!'
Moreover, those two were not the only stolen jewels. They were stolen over a long time, so there were quite a few. It was quite a hassle to find and retrieve them all one by one.
'Odette can't write? How can she write a complaint?'
Mrs. Becker was so embarrassed that she couldn't even think of making excuses and stopped sobbing. She quickly looked around and saw that the sympathy in the eyes of the maids and servants was slowly turning into suspicion.
“Judging by the response, it seems like the contents of this complaint are true?”
The Countess raised the corners of her mouth.
“If I hadn’t taken you in as my maid, you would have been nothing more than a widow who lost her husband! Do you have the arrogance to steal from your master?”
“That, that...”
“You’re just a thief, but you’re strutting around like you’re the hostess! You dare wear a dress that looks just like mine! You stole my right to manage my property, my right to appoint people, and now you’re wearing my dress and stealing my jewelry? How is that any different from trying to steal my position?”
The Countess was clearly determined to get rid of Mrs. Becker.
'If it's confirmed that I'm a thief, the Countess can really kick me out.'
Is that all? Since she stole something from a noble, she can cut off her wrists with the authority of the mistress.
'Rather than pretending not to know, wouldn't it be better to confess and ask for forgiveness?'
Just as Mrs. Becker was about to shout, 'Madam, I was wrong!', Odette appeared between the maids.
Odette, who had been naturally squeezing into the maids' midst and staring at Madame Becker, shook her head slightly.
Then she lifted her index finger and put it to her lips as if telling Mrs. Becker to close her mouth.
'What?'
That was when.
“Madam! The necklace wasn’t found in any drawer in the room!”
“Take out the bed, the wardrobe, the chest of drawers! You may break them, but just find the necklace and earrings!”
Mrs. Becker instinctively realized that Odette was up to something.
She chose to keep her mouth shut instead of confessing.
“Take that thief and lock her in the dungeon right now! Don’t even give her a sip of water!”
Before Mrs. Becker could be dragged away, Odette turned and left the noisy scene.
No one paid attention to the Countess who was so excited, but Madame Becker couldn't take her eyes off Odette.
Dressed in a nightgown and gown. Her gentle gestures made her look more noble than any other lady.
***
The Countess, who had been cleaning Mrs. Becker's room without rest from dawn until dusk, fell asleep exhausted at 9 p.m.
The servants and maids who had been moving around hurriedly along with her mother also fell asleep.
As soon as Odette confirmed that fact, she headed to the main building's dungeon.
'There are a lot of things to do in the dungeon.'
She's been seeing Karl a lot these past few days to pack him meals.
'But it was worth it because I lowered the hate level by an additional 20. With this, I got rid of all the hate that was added when I engraved it.'
When she arrived at the dungeon, all she saw was Mrs. Becker groaning.
“Ugh. Please, someone, get me out of here. What did I do wrong? Ugh. I’m scared. Go away!”
It was a ridiculous sight to her eyes, having been locked up here since she was six years old.
You always told me to stop whining, but now you're doing worse than me when I was 6.
“Mrs. Becker.”
When Odette called her, Mrs. Becker ran up to her and clung to the bars, pleading.
“Miss, please get me out of here! It’s disgusting in here because of the smell of blood, and the cold is so penetrating. There’s nowhere to lean on because of the sharp needles on the bars.”
“It’s noisy, so stop whining.”
When Odette confronted her with something Mrs. Becker had once said to her, she quietly shut her mouth.
Although she looked sad, it seemed that she clearly knew what was going on in this situation.
Odette waved a dozen black-and-white photographs at Mrs. Becker.
“At this point, it seems like Mrs. Becker has a natural talent for stealing. Wouldn’t it be better for you to change jobs?”
“Oh, Miss.”
“You really stole them one by one. Do you know how hard it was to find all the stolen jewels in your room? Taking pictures was part of the job. Twelve? How bold. Did you have a hard time developing them?”
Of course, it wasn't Odette who suffered, but Goetz.
“But it was worth the effort. The photos turned out really well. I can tell it’s Mrs. Becker’s room and I can even see the exact type of jewelry.”
Mrs. Becker's face turned pale at Odette words.
“Don’t worry. I’ve put the jewels away separately. If you look after me, it won’t fall into your mother’s hands.”
“What, what do you want, Miss?”
When she used to protest to Odette, her voice was much more sullen than this. Now, her cowardly voice was quite pleasant to hear.
“I can’t hide in my room forever. Since you have the power of appointment, I’m thinking of sharing it with you. I’d like to replace the gatekeeper, the groom, and some of the maids.”
Mrs. Becker swallowed hard,
“Oh, of course. Yes! We can use it together. No, you can use all your rights, Miss. I’ll just stamp the seal as I’m told.”
She agreed very quickly. Judging from her expression, it was clear that she was only thinking about how to get out of this situation.
'It's obvious. If I keep my mouth shut, she'll wipe her mouth as soon as this case is concluded as not guilty. Is that all? She might use this photo against me and accuse me of framing her.'
Once the authority is safely returned, she has no intention of repaying it and only talks nonsense when it is disadvantageous.
“Can you keep that promise?”
“Yes, of course! Of course! I will hire anyone you want.”
“Then I guess there’s no problem wearing this bracelet on my wrist.”
Odette waved a small, thin thread bracelet. It was a silver magic tool bracelet.
Actually, it's a lie that she keeps the necklace and ruby earrings.
Since Odette going to use Mrs. Becker anyway, it's better to get rid of her completely from the mansion. She had Goetz sell it a long time ago and then bought this magic tool.
“You know this stuff, right?”
Mrs. Becker swallowed hard. It was a famous item whose functions were well-known compared to other magical tools.
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