She has none of the glamour of a prostitute, yet men are easily ensnared.

“You are old enough to know better, so you shouldn’t talk like a little girl like that. It’s quite embarrassing to watch.”

That’s why he pointed out the things that seemed to bother her, but it didn’t affect Tia.

“Hehe, that’s just like Reynaldo-sama.”

Her giggling voice sounds like that of an innocent demon.

With such a playful demeanor, she seemed fragile.

In reality, she had killed his sister, destroyed the Hubert family, seduced the prince, and ultimately brought the minor northern tribe to their knees.

“I’ve always wanted to play with Reynaldo-sama.”

Tia approaches Reynaldo after finishing her wine. Perhaps it was because the lighting was dim, but Reynaldo felt somewhat uncomfortable with Tia.

However, he doesn’t know the reason for that discomfort.

Tia moves even closer to Reynaldo.

“The one who always amuses me…..”

Maybe it’s because of the wine, but her cheeks are slightly flushed as she touches Reynaldo with her slender fingers.

“I’ve always been thinking about what we could play together.”

“You still have the same bad taste.”

She responded to Reynaldo’s disdainful laughter with a smile.

“No, Reynaldo-sama, I don’t mind. For me, that’s a compliment.”

“…..?”

Seeing Tia smiling up close, Reynaldo felt a strange sense of déjà vu. The discomfort he felt from earlier became even stronger. For some reason, he felt like there was something familiar about the current Tia.

It wasn’t her face. He detested the sight of her face so much he couldn’t stand to look at it. So what could it be?

Suddenly, he noticed the design of her dress was different from what he knew of Tiara’s preferences.

As soon as he understood what it was, a strong sense of murderous intent sprouted within him.

“Do you understand now?”

Tia, smiling happily, is enraptured by Reynaldo’s angry expression.

“You…. took my sister’s belongings!”

“Of course. I’ve kept this dress, which was my favorite, and some jewels.”

He noticed that the dress Tia was wearing was the dress with flower embroidery that Rosemary loved when she was alive.

A lily-colored dress that suits Rosemary well.

There’s no way it would suit this vile woman.

Reynaldo raised his restrained arm and tried to strike Tia, but he was stopped and beaten by the men standing by her side.

He ignored the pain and glared at Tia, but Tia smiled sweetly as if she enjoyed even his gaze. It was evident that she was enjoying his reactions, and it dawned on him that this woman was truly insane.

 

He has to kill her.

For now, revenge and the kingdom’s safety are irrelevant; this woman alone is the danger.

And the woman further terrorized Reynaldo.

“Today, I’ve invited a woman for this special occasion. What was her name again… Oh, yes, her name’s Marie. You know her, don’t you?”

Reynaldo’s face turned pale when he heard the name that came out of Tia’s mouth as she smiled sweetly. Will this woman continue to cause more suffering to people?

Tia smiled with satisfaction at Reynaldo’s reaction.

“I was looking forward to seeing what kind of woman she is. You are fond of this maid, aren’t you?”

“…Yes, that’s right. She’s a pure-hearted woman, unlike someone with an ugly heart like yours.”

“Hehe. I can’t help but feel jealous.”

Tia is amused, contemplating how to harm that pure existence.

The people around were showing signs of unease at the abnormal behavior of the queen. The last expression on the faces of the men who surrounded her was always one of fear. Reynaldo had seen and heard many times in the past that she had seduced men with a harmless innocent smile and always betrayed them cruelly in the end.

“Would someone please bring her to me?”

“I-I understand!”

One of the men who had been restraining Reynaldo stepped away and left the room.

In this situation, Reynard contemplated how to protect Marie when she arrived.

He was thinking of killing Tia at least with the knife he has hidden in his arm, but if Marie is taken hostage, there’s nothing he can do.

 

He wanted to protect Marie at all costs, no matter what happened.

He would never let this woman have her way. He would never let Marie’s soul be defiled by this woman again.

 

And soon after, another man entered the room, leading a restrained Marie.

Marie was grabbed by someone different from the man who had just left, and she was the Marie that Reynaldo knew.

Despite being captured, Marie’s confident eyes…

…were fixed squarely on Tia.

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