I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 72

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The next day, as soon as Marquis Leroy checked his mail, he threw it away violently. Not only were the miners even more distracted, but they were also nervous; about their collapsing co-workers, and also about the back pay they were owed.

Still, he had quite a lot of money he’d earned from the Velvet Rose, so he could repay it right away. There was a separate problem bothering him.

“The woman who you faced off against in the finals for the Swordsmanship tournament. Have you ever met her before?”

Marquis Leroy had seemed more unusual lately, so being called upon so suddenly made Xavier’s mouth dry.

“We’ve met several times by chance.”

“What did she look like?”

“It was a blonde woman with bright red eyes.”

“Are you sure it was a woman?”

“Yes, I’m sure.”

“….”

That’s why he couldn’t find her.

Marquis Leroy clenched his teeth and drew in a ragged breath. It was a big mistake to assume it was a man, just because a child from that destroyed family was still alive.

The Marquis wiped his face in irritation and spoke in a low voice.

“Do you know anything else? Anything is fine.”

“I don’t know…”

Xavier was searching his memory with a troubled expression, then he exclaimed as something came to mind.

“She looked like she was close with my eldest sister.”

“Leticia…?”

Marquis Leroy frowned slightly at this unexpected news. It was hard to believe that the two were related.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, she talked with my eldest sister every time.”

He added that the two of them didn’t seem to simply know each other either.

Marquis Leroy was quietly listening to the story, nodded lightly, then motioned that he could leave. As soon as Xavier left the office, he sat down.

“They looked exceptionally friendly…”

There was no way to know why the two had become closer. However, thanks to that, he was relieved to find a way to escape the cliff’s edge and breathe again.

As expected, God hadn’t abandoned him yet.

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“Is that true?”

Upon arriving at the Achilles Mansion, Leticia told Elle what Keena had said.

The nobles who suddenly collapsed at the party and the fact that the miners suddenly fainted at the Rose Velvet mine. It was difficult to say whether it was a simple coincidence because both parties suffered from a high fever as well.

“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s a coincidence.”

Come to think of it, Keena had never lied to her, she just had a lot to hide. It was just that there was always something she couldn’t explain.

“I’ll look into it.”

“You will, Elle?”

“Yes, it’s because I want to find out.”

Unlike her easy smile, Elle was gritting her teeth fiercely as she said this. Apparently, she’d heard about the rumors blaming the fainting on the wishing bracelets.

“What are you planning to do if it’s true?”

Ian had been quietly listening to Leticia and Elle’s conversation and asked.

Leticia, who had not thought that far ahead, closed her mouth. Then she eventually replied with a calm expression.

“We have to reveal the truth.”

“Will that be okay?”

Ian was worried because they’d once been family. Leticia smiled gently, showing that it was okay.

“My family is here.”

“Sister…”

Elle was touched by her words, and hugged Leticia around her shoulders. Her twinkling eyes showed how moved she was.

It was then that they heard the sound of someone outside. The three of them, who were sitting side by side in the drawing room, jumped up from their seats.

As soon as Enoch entered the room, Elle approached him as if she’d been waiting.

“Why were you so late yesterday? I was waiting for a long time.”

“Everything is fine.”

Elle was being accusatory, but her eyes looked worried. So Enoch smiled gently and patted her head reassuringly.

The expression on Leticia’s face, who had been watching the scene from behind Elle, gradually darkened.

It was recognized that the sudden collapse of the nobles was not the fault of the Achilles family, but it seemed that rumors had swelled and the suspicion seemed to have not been completely cleared.

‘If it’s really because of my father’s mine…’

She clasped his hands together and vowed she would never let it go.

Enoch, who had been watching Leticia, spoke carefully.

“Since I have paid vacation, I’m thinking of going down to the family territory.”

“What?”

Paid vacation?

It was so sudden that her eyes opened wide in surprise, but somehow she could guess what was going on. It was obvious that he was being blocked from entering the palace by giving him paid leave.

There was no way that he didn’t know that, but Enoch was using this time to check the condition of his territory and the damage the drought had done.

Leticia quietly grabbed Enoch’s arm, while biting her lip. She knew it was unavoidable, but she was really worried about letting him go alone like this. All of this was due to the fact that he still hadn’t been able to solve the suspicions surrounding the family properly.

‘Elle said she’d look into it.’

Then what could she do? She wanted to help Enoch in any way that she could.

At that moment, something came to mind.

“If you don’t mind, can I join you?”

“What?”

Enoch blinked in surprise, because he thought he’d heard wrong. He smiled gently and shook his head.

“It might be hard.”

“However… I still want to help.”

She’d forgotten for a moment. Her ability could cause good things to happen to the people around her.

If it’s true, she suddenly thought that it might help with this drought.

“I know it might be too much…”

“Absolutely not.”

Leticia clenched her hands with an expression telling him to trust her. Ian, who was watching, intervened between the two with a worried look.