I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 44

The letter that Leticia received asked her to come to the academy in connection with the cheating incident, but she guessed that there was a hidden agenda behind the invitation. However, Leticia did not hesitate to go to the academy.

When the professor asked her to wait in the lounge, she went ahead and sat down quietly to wait.

Soon the door opened and an unexpected person entered the room.

"Long time no see."

Marquis Leroy sat across from Leticia with a slight disapproving frown on his face.

He rested his elbow on his knee and put his chin on his hands. She didn't expect a friendly conversation to ensue.

"I know."

Leticia spoke briefly and clenched her teacup.

˜Did they do this on purpose?'

She wasn't far off the mark with her guess.

Looking at the fact that he was invited to the Academy, she could guess what would happen.

Swallowing the sigh that was threatening to come out, Leticia faced the Marquis squarely. It was the first time she'd seen his face since she was excommunicated.

She knew in her head that she'd eventually have to see him again.

Leticia felt more anxious meeting one of her parents, then when she met her younger siblings. Her hands trembled at the thought of it because she was always treated as a useless person.

Leticia had wondered for a long time what she would do if the day came when she saw him again

She still hadn't found the answer, then or now.

One thing is for sure.

She didn't want to put up with being hurt or being taken for granted.

[No one deserves to be hurt.]

A determined look and a friendly voice.

That's what Enoch said to her before.

Recalling those encouraging words, Leticia slowly began to speak.

"Why did you come to see me?"

It was not natural for a family to hurt each other, but she was also confident that she would never hurt her family.

She will always choose the right path no matter what.

Leticia stared straight into Marquis' Leroy's eyes without trembling. The Marquis exhaled loudly, perhaps because he didn't like the look she was giving him.

"You ruined your sister's life, and you're still acting so self-assured."

That was expected.

Leticia clenched her teacup hard without realizing it.

They must have called her here because she didn't hide Irene's cheating.

"She ruined herself, don't put the blame on me."

Leticia had never regretted the day when she revealed the truth instead of Irene, who neither admitted nor reflected on her mistake.

On the contrary, she thought it was a relief that she knew so quickly.

Marquis Leroy frowned grimly, he had different ideas on the whole event.

Face to face with him, Leticia calmly arranged her feelings.

˜You can put those feelings down.'

Even if she couldn't put all the feelings for her family down at once, she was confident that she would put them down one by one.

The moment she met Marquis Leroy's sharp eyes, Leticia hardened at once.

"I thought you'd wake up a little bit if you were kicked out, but I was a long way off. You still don't seem to be aware of your reality."

She felt that every word was meant to weigh down on her with a steely gaze that was meant to intimidate her.

Her fingertips trembled, but Leticia managed to keep looking calm.

"I don't think so. On the contrary, I came to my senses when I was kicked out."

There was no more shaking or hesitation.

"I knew it wasn't natural to be discriminated against or ignored."

Her sincerity towards her family was not wrong.

Leticia realized that they didn't deserve her sincerity after living with Enoch.

"It was Marquis Leroy who ruined Irene."

"What?"

Despite the fact that Marquis Leroy treated her as a pathetic and terrible person, he placed the burden and responsibility for her younger, more capable, siblings on Leticia. If they didn't live up to his expectations, he ignored them. If they did live up to his expectations, he took their achievements for granted.

If this was not enough, he also secretly pitted her younger siblings against each other to keep them in check.

It may have been intended to encourage competition, but it resulted in jealousy and envy towards each other instead.

Recognizing this fact, Leticia always told her siblings.

˜Your life is precious to you.'

˜You don't have to meet other people's standards.'

˜If you don't like it, you can say no.'

˜Your value is what you make of it.'

It was all the things she had wanted to hear. She conveyed these words to her younger siblings and hoped that they would value themselves.

However, they had all been raised by a coercive father for a long time. They thought that if they made a mistake that it would make them a loser. They had all been living their lives based on their father's will, all of them trying their hardest not to disappoint him.

In the end, they didn't even know what they liked, and they were slowly losing themselves.

"I'm just helping them take the most comfortable path according to their abilities and aptitudes."

The person who ruined everything raised the corners of his mouth in a smirk, as if he was dumbfounded.

"You're the one who ruined their planned path."

It had only been two days, but the fact that Irene had cheated had quickly spread through the Academy. She may avoid being expelled from school because of her past efforts in her classes and the Marquis' influence.

Leticia wondered what he meant by his words.

"Speak truthfully. You didn't help them, you blocked them."

"What?"

"Parents should not decide their children's goals for them, but help and support them when their children are struggling."

Marquis Leroy tried to say something, but Leticia was one step faster.

"Have you ever thought about why Irene cheated? No, at least do you ever wonder why?"

"What?"

Leticia burst into laughter as he seemed to have never thought about it.

"I thought so."

You couldn't even think about it.

Leticia rose from her seat with a bitter smile.

The Marquis' next words stopped Leticia in her tracks.

"My only fault was that I should have kicked you out sooner."

Leticia stared blankly at Marquis Leroy, wondering if she'd heard him correctly.

His next words didn't change anything.

"I did the right thing, even if I was late in doing it."

"...."

"A useless daughter like you who doesn't understand the world is nothing but a disgrace to her family."