"Wait a minute. Birna, do you understand what Mom says..."
"What the hell! Stop talking nonsense like that!"
The moment she realized that Medea had been watching her disgrace up until now, Birna exploded.
"Every time, you wait, be patient! You never explain anything to me, and yet you still see me as a puppet that you can manipulate as you please?"
Birna shook off her mother's arm with all her might and ran out of the chapel.
"Stop!"
In the distance, a silver figure could be seen walking towards the royal carriage.
Anger boiled inside her.
"Stand there! Medea! I said stop!"
Medea's steps stopped. Birna ran and reached Medea's side.
Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out. Birna's eyes were bloodshot.
"Why did you come here, Princess? To make fun of me? Huh? Are you so happy that my father passed away?"
Birna poured out a torrent of curses as if she had been waiting for this.
"You are not even human. People of the world praise you for your virtue, but I know your ugly true nature. You have betrayed our family and repaid our affection for you with enmity!"
Even though she saw the Agemas guarding the Princess's side reaching for their swords but being stopped by Medea, Birna couldn't stop her mouth.
"You disgusting hypocrite. That's you. Do you understand? You're laughing at me? You're mocking my father who was there for you? It's your fault that my father died! You killed him!"
Eventually, even Joaquin's death was blamed on Medea.
Every time she spoke, tears and anger poured out, and by the end, she was almost cursing.
Why am I not that guy?
I wonder if I'll ever be able to get over that girl.
"It's disgusting that you dare to pretend to honor my father here."
Medea stared at Birna without saying anything.
Since she couldn't see what expression she was making behind the veil, fear rose like a mist in a corner of Birna's heart.
Tt that time.
Crack-!
Saya, who was next to Medea, slapped Birna on the cheek.
"Ahh!"
Birna cupped her flushed cheek.
She was hit so hard that she staggered from the shock and fell to the floor.
Because the ground was wet from the rain that had fallen a few days ago, the hem of Birna's clothes were covered in dirty mud.
"Did you just hit me?"
"Then did you really think you could walk away unscathed after uttering such nonsense in front of Her Highness the Princess? How many times has this ungrateful son of a bitch forgotten Her Highness's kindness and acted so ungratefully?'
Saya glared at Birna fiercely like a bird guarding its nest.
"This woman, she's so lowly. She's a beggar who used to roll around in dirty slums...!"
Birna's eyes almost popped out.
She grew up under her father Joaquin and was steeped in classism. It would have been less humiliating if Medea had slapped her.
"You don't know that you're just another commoner. It's okay. You'll know soon enough."
Saya clapped her hands.
Even on the streets, there were sometimes people who didn't know their place and started making trouble. A club was the best medicine for them.
"Stop."
Then Medea beckoned.
Although there was a faint smile at the end of the words, the meaning was correct.
"Yes, Your Highness..."
Saya lowered her eyes and stepped back.
"You're still the same, Birna."
Medea slowly lifted her veil. Her green eyes looked down at Birna.
"You can't even open your mouth to the real enemy who killed my uncle, and yet you vent your anger on me."
Birna flinched as she was hit hard.
Because she couldn't deny what Medea said.
For a moment, her eyes turned around and she ran towards her, but in fact, the person that Birna should be most angry at was Raju, who killed her father.
"But that means that deep down you still rely on me as your older sister, right? To the point where you're acting like this. I'm happy."
Nirna became even more angry when she saw Medea's smile.
"I will never call you my sister again unless I go crazy! I hate you. Raju will pay for his crimes too. I will definitely not let that guy go!"
"Oh. Birna. Didn't my aunt tell you?"
Medea raised her eyebrows.
"The Emperor of Katzen has requested Raju's repatriation. He will be sent to Katzen soon."
"What?"
"When he returns to the Empire, he will be released as if nothing happened. Even though he killed my uncle."
"That's ridiculous!"
Birna raised her voice.
Her anger was rising. Neither her mother nor her brother had told her. That Raju would get away so easily.
Even though Raju was granted the title of Katzen, even though her father lost his power and status and became insignificant.
Still, it's murder. A person died!
Birna, who had become impatient without realizing it, grabbed Medea's sleeve.
"Why, why didn't you stop it? Valdina, are you just going to let it happen? Are you going to let my father, who is of royal blood, be insulted like that even after death?"
"So what you're saying is that we should execute Raju here and go to war with Katzen? For the traitor who shook the country and attempted to take my brother's life?"
The indifferent voice stabbed like a knife.
"Birna, your face is too thick."
"..."
When Birna was unable to refute her, Medea reached out her hand.
Birna, who thought she was going to get slapped, unconsciously shut her eyes tightly.
But instead of hitting her cheek, the cold fingers gently cooled the heat of her flushed cheek and then disappeared.
As Birna froze like a stone, taken aback by the surprisingly friendly contact, Medea spoke.
"Just forget about it, Birna. Don't be too sad. He's going to be your adoptive father after all. If you forget all the grudges, won't you become a true family?"
"What?"
Birna raised her head.
"What does that mean? Raju is going to be my adoptive father."
"Because my aunt will follow Count Raju."
Why did my mother follow Raju, who was being sent back to Katzen?
When Birna frowned, completely unable to understand Medea's strange words, Medea threw a rock at her.
"You two are lovers."
Birna stood there frozen as if she was being stabbed. Her mother and Raju... What? What did you say?
She doubted her ears.
"Oh, I thought you knew."
Medea covered her mouth with one hand a moment later as if she had made a slip of the tongue.
"The two of them are quite close. After all, Raju killed my uncle for my aunt's sake..."
"That's ridiculous..."
"Besides, I found out that Raju was a servant working at my aunt's house before he left Valdina. Isn't that too good of a coincidence?"
She had been secretly telling Birna that Catherine's affair had been going on for a long time.
It may have been long before Birna was born.
"That can't be true. Oh, there's no way Mom would do that. You're mistaken. You're trying to fool me again with your cunning tongue!"
Birna threw a violent punch.
Her mother, no way would happen.
How could the wife of the regent, a man of such grandeur and majesty, be so swayed by a lowly servant?
"He wasn't like that originally. You know that he's not a bad person to the point of killing people, right? Right? You know that."
"Birna, the living must live. I want you to see clearly who you really need."
"You may not understand it now. but you will soon understand. When you arrive in Katzen... Then Mom will explain everything to you."
But why do my mother's words come to mind now?
When Catherine's incomprehensible actions were combined with the love between the two, everything fell into place.
Medea raised the corners of her lips as she looked at Birna, who was at a loss for words.
"If you don't believe me, go see your mother right now."
If she even rushed to her husband's funeral and headed there, wouldn't that be her true love?
"Anyway, since that passionate love has finally come to fruition, should I congratulate you or pray for the repose of the soul of my uncle who sadly passed away? Both my uncle and my aunt loved me so much, I really don't know which side to take."
Medea chuckled. The smile on her beautiful lips was sly.
"But Birna, you are different. Raju is your only lifeline to look after your poor situation. So it is right to forget about revenge and your enemies."
Birna realized that all the kindness she had pretended to show until now was only for this moment.
To mock herself for having to live with the murderer who killed her biological father as her adoptive father!
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