Queen of Villains - Chapter 72



Finally, the weekend came when Lucas, Messina, and Jed's son returned home.

All members of the Rezetta family came out to greet Lucas, dressed in suits.

“Boss, aren’t you going to come out?”

Jed knocked for what must have been the umpteenth time.

“Wait a minute! Now I just need to choose my shoes.”

"You're not going to meet a lover right now. You're going to meet your son, so take it easy."

Hearing Jed's heartbroken voice, Messina also managed to pick up her shoes and quickly left the room.

“What, are you jealous of your son?”

"No."

“No, you should do it properly.”

Messina walked with him, lightly pinching Jed's cheek.

Just as they arrived at the front door, Lucas' carriage was pulling in.

"Son!"

Messina ran to Lucas and hugged him before he could even get out of the carriage.

"Mother."

But Lucas calmly took Messina's arm and pulled her down.

“I told you to refrain from doing this in front of people.”

“You’re still not cute.”

“Do I need to have something like that?”

“Even your speech is just like your father’s.”

There, Jed intervened, feeling aggrieved.

“It seems that Messina says that all bad things resemble me.”

“It’s true, right?”

Lucas shook his head, still watching his childish parents fight.

“Both of you, stop. I don’t resemble anyone.”

“That kind of arrogance is like Messina.”

“What? Do you want to die?”

Unfortunately, it seemed like it would take a while for his parents' fight to stop, so Lucas was escorted into the mansion by another of his subordinates.

By the time Lucas came out of the shower and sat down at the table to eat his first bite, Messina and Jed had come inside too.

“The fight ended sooner than I expected.”

Messina and Jed quickly sat down, embarrassed by their son's sharp words.

“Sorry, son. It’s been a while since you’ve been here, and I’ve shown you something you shouldn’t have seen.”

Lucas nodded slightly as if it was okay and continued eating.

“That’s right, son. I have a question...”

Messina, who had been watching Lucas's expression, carefully opened his mouth.

“I received a letter from Madame Starr a while ago.”

Lucas heard that and muttered with a smirk.

“She really sent it.”

“What does that smile mean?”

Jed asked in an urgent voice.

“Are you really friends with John?”

“That’s what happened.”

The couple was dumbfounded by Lucas's answer.

“Why did you become friends with him?”

"There's no reason we shouldn't be friends, right? We have a lot in common."

Lucas chuckled as he spoke, as if he found it funny.

"Anyway, are you going to John's house tomorrow? I've been really looking forward to it."

My son had high expectations, so I must go.

'No?'

Come to think of it, it wouldn't have been a bad idea to go to Killian's house and observe him before assassinating him.

Messina smiled inwardly, knowing that she could have her fill of both.

***

The Starr mansion was bustling with guests.

"Uncle!"

John came running and flung open Killian's study.

“What kind of rude behavior is this?”

“Do I really think that’s something I should be concerned about now?”

John grumbled and took a step towards Killian.

“Lucas and his parents are coming tomorrow! How are you going to take responsibility for them?”

"What?"

At those words, Killian jumped up from his chair.

“No one ever told me that story?”

He never thought that Messina would actually accept Emily's invitation.

As the two were panicking, not knowing what to do, Alvin came inside.

“Your Grace, as you just heard through John, the Rezetta family will be visiting tomorrow.”

Killian answered with a dejected look on his face.

“Alvin, you speak quickly.”

“If Your Grace had spent more time talking with you, Madam, you would have known sooner.”

Now that he thinks about it, he hasn't seen Emily for a while since he came back from the academy.

This time, it wasn't on purpose; he was just really busy...

“I hope you won’t be absent tomorrow because you’re busy.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll attend tomorrow.”

Messina, Killian, was determined not to leave the mad woman and his innocent, young wife alone.

"Uncle."

John tugged on Killian's sleeve.

“Then, Uncle, please take responsibility for Lucas.”

Killian, who had practically caused this situation, had no choice but to listen to Johan.

“How do you do that?”

“It’s simple.”

John took the notepad and pen that were on Killian's desk and scribbled on it.

“First, if Lucas talks to me, my uncle has to talk back.”

John's expression as he wrote down the text was quite serious.

“And when he tries to come towards me, my uncle has to pick him up and sit him down somewhere else.”

“That’s a bit hesitant.”

It was unimaginable for him to hold a child.

“Even if you feel reluctant, you have to do it.”

"...I get it."

Besides that, John diligently wrote down Killian's code of conduct.

“There is something most important.”

After naming the last number, John looked straight into Killian's eyes and said.

“We have to stop Lucas from getting close to Emily.”

"I can't stand the jealousy just imagining it," muttered John, even breaking the pen.

“That’s obvious.”

Killian's friendship with the Rezetta family will also end tomorrow.

The two men's eyes burned brightly.

The next morning dawned bright and bright, and the Starr family members dressed up to welcome the Rezetta family.

The reason they dressed up so well was purely to kill the spirit of the Rezetta family.

Everyone in Starr except Emily knew that there was no way that John could be friends with Lucas, but no one said anything about it.

Because they were hoping that this family gathering might be an opportunity to get closer to Killian and Emily, given the rift between them.

Alvin, Ivan, Cezanne, Chili, and Roxy, the two-person Golden Bridge team, have reunited.

“Cezanne, you must continue to monitor the situation between the two of them and report back to us.”

“Yes, Alvin.”

“And Chili and Roxy keep a close watch around them to make sure no one else can disturb them when they’re together.”

“Don’t worry.”

Their desperation was greater than when they went to attack other organizations.

“What should I do?”

Meanwhile, Ivan, who had not received any instructions, asked.

"You..."

Alvin looked at Ivan, his forehead furrowed.

This time of worrying about what to do to that guy was annoying.

As Alvin remained silent for a long time, Ivan shrugged.

“Let me speak as a love expert.”

“When did you become a love expert again?”

Alvin looked at him in disbelief.

"Did you know I've been single like Alvin these past few months? I've been very busy building my romantic career."

“Aha? That’s really sweet.”

Although Ivan was muscular and a bit simple-minded, he had a warm heart and, above all, was handsome.

Alvin didn't understand why a guy like that was popular, but it was true that Ivan was constantly dating.

“So, what was the plan you came up with?”

“It’s a jealousy operation.”

"What?"

In an instant, the surrounding atmosphere froze.

“Isn’t it amazing?”

“I’m so shocked I’m speechless.”

Roxy muttered with a serious expression, but Ivan looked confident.

“Many men are unaware of a woman’s feelings when she is around, but they realize it when she leaves.”

“So who are you going to get involved with and make them jealous?”

“Since the boss might kill me, I can’t choose from the Starr family, so I have to choose from the Rezetta family.”

“Ivan.”

Then Chili called Ivan, his fists trembling.

“Have you forgotten the incident where the Crown Prince came to this house?”

Everyone present flinched at those words.

“Ah! That incident...”

“Do you know how much Madam suffered back then? Don’t you know that!”

Roxy patted Chili's shoulder silently.

Because he remembered how much Chili had suffered at the time for not managing his letters well.

“Ivan, just go and clean up the horse manure.”

Alvin quickly sent Ivan out before the chili exploded.

***

The Rezetta family's carriage entered the Starr mansion.

Because the two families had little contact, all the employees in the mansion were on edge.

“John, you came out to meet me?”

Lucas got out of the carriage and waved at John.

"Uh."

John greeted Lucas with a firm air that he hadn't come out of his own free will.

“Lucas, come in.”

Emily greeted them affectionately.

So, the reason John came out to meet Emily was to protect her from the Rezetta family.

That means...

“Hey, Killian. Why are you all here to greet me?”

It meant that Killian was also present.

“Just eat quietly and go.”

Emily looked at Killian's cold words with an uneasy look.

“...and have dessert too.”

At the sight of Killian taking a step back, Messina immediately exchanged glances with Jed.

'I think Killian's weakness is Emily?'


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