LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 4
Episode 04: Who Do You Think I Am?
“So, a usurper…?”
At my words, the Selens Earl clearly showed a bewildered expression.
Well, of course, he must have expected me to complain about the broken engagement, but being called a usurper was probably beyond his wildest imagination.
In our country, usurpation is a serious crime, and the sentencing is usually more severe.
“That’s right. These two declared themselves the next Marquess’s wife when they came to tell me about the annulment of the engagement. I assume the Selens Earl House is aware of this?”
As I glared at the Selens Earl and his wife, they exchanged glances and smirked, their faces twisting into a sneer.
“Ah, Giorg, you will never be chosen as the next Marquess. That’s why Fiona simply stated the obvious.”
“That’s right. A lowly existence like you is not worthy of Fiona.”
“Oh… So, who do you think the next Marquess is?”
My tone was dripping with sarcasm. The Selens Earl, probably sensing it, twisted his mouth and opened it to retort.
“Let me make this clear. Leon has no right to inherit the Zafing Marquess House.”
“Le… huh?”
“What…?”
The Selens Earl’s momentum vanished instantly, and a look of unease appeared on his face.
“Leon is the son of Gazel and his stepmother Almada. He has no Zafing Marquess blood in him.”
“Huh?”
A confused atmosphere filled the reception room.
“Father Gazel is the son-in-law of my mother, Elphil… He has no right to inherit the Zafing Marquess House.”
Here, I walked around the room, glancing around, and then sat down on the sofa. My gaze never left them.
“Hey… Karmais Viscount. Is there anything in my words that needs correction? Surely, you didn’t think that your brother Gazel was the Zafing Marquess, did you?”
At my words, the Karmais Viscount, Gazel’s family, trembled slightly.
“What’s wrong, Karmais Viscount…? Surely, you didn’t think you had already completed the usurpation of the Zafing Marquess House, did you?”
“N-no… of course not.”
“Oh…? Karmais Viscount, for some reason, there’s a flow of money from the Zafing Marquess House through Gazel, isn’t there?”
“Ah, th-that’s…”
Sweat poured down the Karmais Viscount’s face like a waterfall.
“Well, fine. Karmais Viscount, I’ll postpone questioning you for now. Think of an excuse while you can.”
The Karmais Viscount hung his head without a word. However, his body was trembling violently, and there was no peace in his mental state whatsoever.
“Sorry about that. I got sidetracked. First, let’s talk about the Selens Earl.”
“Huh…?”
“Earlier, you said that I would never become the next Marquess, didn’t you?”
“…?”
“That is absolutely correct.”
“Huh?”
A look of utter confusion appeared on his face. Ignoring his bewilderment, I continued.
“I am the current Zafing Marquess.”
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