The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 280
Chapter 280
Translator: Yonnee
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After a moment of silence, Flora’s face twisted into a sneer.
“Eldest Lady, I’m not a fool blinded by love. You might find this life tiresome and dirty, but I’m actually quite satisfied with it. He takes good care of me. But if I leave this place, it’s a different story.”
“What’s different?”
Flora hesitated, unwilling to speak. Radis waited patiently.
Finally, Flora opened her mouth.
“He would become a burden to me.”
“……”
“Isn’t that obvious? What can he do if he’s not the head of House Tilrod? He’s just a middle-aged man with a limp and no skills.”
Radis chuckled softly.
“Didn’t you just say that you love him?”
Flora, now seemingly unbothered about hiding her true feelings, lifted her chin confidently.
“I’m just being realistic.”
“I see. How about this then? You leave Willingham alone.”
“Why should I leave the home I’ve—”
Radis cut her off.
“I’ll give you money.”
Flora froze.
“What?”
Radis continued steadily.
“Abandon my father completely and leave. Make up some story—maybe you fell in love with a merchant who visited Willingham. My father is a weak man. He’ll likely fall into drinking and gambling and ruin himself. Then, I can send him somewhere else under the pretext of recuperation.”
Radis mimicked Yves’ tempting tone.
“To be honest, I wouldn’t want to give both of you money to leave together, but if you go alone, the situation changes. I’ll prepare enough money for you to start a new life.”
“M-Money? Do you really mean that, Eldest Lady? Would you truly do that for me?”
“I’m sure you know where I’m staying right now, don’t you?”
Flora, looking flustered, mumbled,
“They, they say you’ve become the Marchioness’ mistress…”
Radis silently cursed the people of Willingham for spreading such absurd rumors, but she smiled faintly.
“That’s right. The Marquis is completely smitten with me.”
The jeweled insignia and gold-adorned scabbard that Radis wore seemed to lend credibility to her words.
Flora’s eyes trembled as if struck by an earthquake.
Radis drove the point home.
“Since you said you’ve always thought of me like a daughter, I’m offering you this opportunity. I’ve already decided to take the position of head of the family. When that happens, my father will no longer be the head of the Tilrod household. As you said, he’ll just be a middle-aged man with a limp and no skills.”
Flora’s mind was clearly racing.
Radis stood calmly, waiting for the inevitable result.
Flora had lived half her life clinging to another woman’s husband. Radis had no expectation of loyalty or conscience from her.
As expected, Flora didn’t disappoint.
“Fine.”
Flora nodded primly.
“I’ll do as you say, Eldest Lady.”
She avoided making eye contact as much as possible, but Radis noticed the gleam in Flora’s downcast eyes.
Her dark brown pupils didn’t sparkle with moisture—they shone as if covered by a thin layer of oil.
Radis said,
“The money is in the saddlebag behind the horse.”
Flora shivered slightly and started walking toward it. As she passed Radis, Radis caught her arm.
“One last thing—can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“When my father married my mother, how did you feel?”
Flora gave a strange smile in response to Radis’ question.
“…Honestly, it wasn’t bad.”
“……”
“It was rather fun, really, tormenting that haughty woman with nothing but my own charm. And watching the man who was obsessed with me ruin his life and live in complete disarray—it was quite amusing.”
Perhaps afraid Radis would change her mind, Flora shook off her hand and hurried toward the horse.
There, she came face-to-face with Jade, who stood rigid and mute from the spell.
“……!”
Flora was too stunned to speak, and Jade couldn’t utter a word due to the spell.
Radis walked leisurely between them and tapped Jade’s forehead with Regia once more.
As the stiffness left his body, Jade angrily roared and grabbed Flora by the shoulders.
“What did you say? Say that again!”
“Ah!”
“Call me a middle-aged man with no skills and a limp one more time!”
“This, this man! Let go of me!”
As the two of them tangled and fought, Radis couldn’t help but let out a quiet laugh.
Mounting her horse, she called out,
“Father, you know I was joking, right? I wouldn’t take this estate even if you gave it to me.”
Naturally, there was no response.
The scene of the shattered affair was nothing short of a complete disaster.
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