I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 8

˜They're nice people.'

Dark blue hair and dark gray eyes like the night sea.

When was the last time she felt such a warm gaze? It was so sweet that she wanted to melt into it.

Leticia smiled and entered the mansion. It was the first time in a long time that her footsteps were not heavy, which made her feel even more at ease.

But as soon as she opened the door and saw Marquis Leroy standing there waiting for her, she tensed up.

"Where have you been?"

"Oh, that's.........."

The moment their eyes met, Leticia involuntarily averted her gaze. That made Marquis Leroy even angrier.

"What in the world were you doing outside?!"

"What?"

At the terrifying shouting, Leticia raised her head, and her shoulders trembled.

Marquis Leroy, full of anger, stared fiercely at Leticia.

"I'm sure I warned you, didn't I?"

"Father ....... ...."

"Don't mess with that ill-fated Achilles family!"

"..."

Leticia kept silent, deliberately suppressed her anger. But the Marquis already knew who Leticia had been seeing.

"Last warning, Leticia Leroy."

"..."

"...If I hear one more time that you hang out with that family again, be prepared to be thrown out."

When he finished, Marquis Leroy turned around with a huff.

Leticia, who was staring blankly at the Marquis who was walking away, gave a shallow sigh.

"Ah......"

They were good people.

It was upsetting that she was not allowed to hang out with people who were so sweet and friendly that she just knew them.

˜It's all nonsense to say that misfortune is contagious.'

Leticia thought as she walked down the empty hallway.

When she was about to enter her room with a heavy heart, she suddenly stopped, but there was someone already in the room.

"What's going on?"

The moment Leticia saw Diana sitting comfortably as if it was her room, she couldn't help but laugh. But Diana was unconcerned, drinking her tea.

"It's not like I can't come here."

"Do you have something to say?"

"Of course I do."

Setting her cup down with a clatter, Diana slowly rose from her seat and approached Leticia.

"You've been getting on my nerves lately."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't pretend like you don't know."

"You don't mean...."

There were thoughts passing through her head, but Leticia hoped it was something different.

"You're not talking about the Achilles, are you?"

"Of course I am!"

"Diana!"

"What are you going to do with people who have no money, no luck, and can't do a single thing?"

"..."

"Don't talk about them like that."

"Then stop hanging out with them!"

Diana raised her voice and continued to shout again.

"Rumors already spread all over the place. The first daughter of the renowned Marquis Leroy, Leticia Leroy, hangs out with the famous Achilles."

"What?"

Leticia's face became hardened, but Diana was not done talking.

"Do you know how much our family's reputation has been ruined because of you alone?"

"We only hang out together."

Diana lowered her eyes gently, but there was a hint of ignorance in them. But Leticia did not avoid her gaze, she looked straight into it.

"It's fine to ignore me. But don't say anything about them."

"Why shouldn't I?"

"Because they are better people than you who throw away what I gave you without permission."

They were the only people who warmed up to her. So she couldn't stand by and watch them unnecessarily get insulted.

Diana p, who was frowning unpleasantly at Leticia's words, burst into laughter.

"Oh, that?"

"Since it came to this, I'll ask you one thing."

Leticia exhaled and asked Diana.

"Why did you throw it away?"

It was something she could have given to someone else as Xavier, or returned to Leticia. However, she threw it away in the garden.

She stared silently and quietly, and Diana gently tilted her head and replied with an expression as if why did Leticia ask for the obvious?

"How can I eat something that I don't know what you put in it?"

Leticia was speechless after hearing Diana's answer as if it was natural.

"What did you say.....?"

She finally managed to speak, but her voice trembled slightly. But Diana raised her chin and crossed her arms.

"I'm sure everyone else thinks the same as me."

"You........"

"Why do you look like that? You didn't really think I was going to eat it, did you?"

When Diana saw Leticia looked miserable, she looked at her with a pitiful expression.

"I feel sorry for you."

"..."

"Anyway, the next time I hear you hang out with the Achilles family again, I'll tell father right away."

"...."

"...if you don't want to be kicked out, be careful."

Having finished all she had to say, Diana walked past Leticia, deliberately tapping her lightly on the shoulder. Leticia, who stood in shock, sank down the chair roughly. She heard the door close behind her, but she still couldn't move her fingers.

She couldn't help but laugh in sheer dismay.

Did Diana really think she would put poison in the tart?

"Ah..."

A trembling voice escaped her lips. She couldn't even breathe properly, it was suffocatingly painful, she wanted to disappear into thin air.

She squeezed the hem of her dress as her eyes grew hot and her hands trembled. She bit her lips hard, but she could only cry.

***

"Miss....."

A few days had passed since then, and Leticia didn't leave the room even once. She locked herself in the room.

"You should eat something. You haven't eaten properly for the past few days."

Mary, who was standing by Leticia's side, said with a worried look on her face. But Leticia just only looked out the window endlessly.

She thought Diana was so cruel. In addition, she couldn't believe the others threw away the tart for the same reason as Diana.

She felt like everything she believed in was shattered into pieces.

"You'll collapse at this rate."

"...."

"Miss ......"

"I'm sorry. But I have no appetite..."

She tried to eat it once, but she couldn't quite get it down her throat.

Looking at Leticia, who was sitting without strength, Mary slowly opened her mouth.

"Come to think of it, the entrance exam is just around the corner."

"What exam?"

"It's an entrance exam for the knights."

"......."

Leticia leaned her head against the window and let out a shallow sigh.

Levion, who became a candidate for the imperial knight, now has only the entrance exam to officially become an imperial knight.