The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 108.1
Chapter 108.1
“What?”
Was it because of Mother’s unusual demeanor? Or because she mentioned my birthday?
Even though the knights were retreating, Jiksen froze in place and couldn’t even turn his head.
“You made a huge fuss preparing for Lilika’s birthday banquet, even months in advance. You agonized over what to get her as a birthday gift. But… did you ever do that for Yuria on her birthday?”
That’s right. My birthday was just a few days away.
But unlike when it was Lilika’s birthday, Jiksen hadn’t said or done anything. Not just this year, but last year too. And the previous year…
No, did he ever take care of it at all?
“Before you accuse me of favoring Yuria, look at your actions first.”
“F*ck! Why are you making me repeat myself? How many times do I have to say that you and that b*tch were the ones who discriminated against Lilika first, so you left me no other choice…”
“Is that so? In that case, since you and your father are with Lilika, I should stay with Yuria.”
“What?”
“Isn’t that fair according to your logic?”
Mother grabbed my hand, leaving behind the stunned Jiksen.
Unlike before, he did not rush after us to stop us from leaving.
“Yeah, go ahead. But…” His voice was sharp. “If you take one more step, I’ll no longer consider you as my mother.”
My heart dropped.
I could feel my mother’s hand tremble.
I was able to forgive everything else. The violent way he treated me, how openly discriminatory he was, or how he humiliated me in front of everyone…
But to say this to Mother?
“Alright.”
But she replied calmly, as if her anger had cooled down.
“What did you say?”
“I said that’s fine.”
Silence fell.
Even Serian, who had stepped out of the carriage to escort us, stood quietly beside us, as if feeling something unusual.
“… What… what ridiculous nonsense are you saying…”
“…”
“Do you really mean that?”
For the first time, words of denial came out of Jiksen’s mouth.
“You said you wouldn’t consider me your mother, so why can’t I do the same?”
“Because you’re my mother!” Jiksen, who had been quiet until now, screamed loudly. “You can’t say this to your son!”
“Why not?”
“What?”
“I asked why I couldn’t.”
With that said, she beckoned to Serian to take me to the carriage. My safety was her top priority.
Serian took notice and quietly led me to the carriage.
Once she confirmed I was in the carriage, my mother started walking slowly.
Jiksen’s face crumpled.
“Parents and children are different! Even if a son abandons his mother, the mother can’t do the same! I never asked you to give birth to me, but you did anyway, and now you refuse to take responsibility…!”
“Yuria also heard that. From your father.”
“Father and Mother aren’t the same!”
“What’s the difference?”
“Because m-men and women are different… women give birth to a child themselves… a bond is formed…”
“Is that so? I’m not sure about that. The child I carried for ten months thinks that the child who offered me lepia flowers is the best thing, while refusing to acknowledge his younger sister born from the same womb.”
My mother spoke softly, without the slightest wavering.
“I already received funeral flowers from Lilika, so you can go ahead and consider me dead as well, Jiksen. I will also consider my son dead.”
“Mother!”
The carriage door closed.
As I looked out the window, I could see Jiksen’s eyes gleaming with rage.
“You will… certainly regret this. You’ll regret it!”
“The carriage is departing!”
Neigh!
The carriage took off.
I answered Jiksen inwardly. Regret? I already did that.
In my previous life, my biological father and my biological brother forced me to drink poison.
I lost my mother.
Even when Lilika wasn’t as successful as she had been in my past life, Father still stood up for her.
When she succeeded, he was proud, and when she failed, he pitied her.
In the end, he always favored her. And I was no longer foolish enough to keep clinging to that.
I looked back at the castle for the last time in the carriage.
Duke Primrose and Lilika, standing by the window, were watching this scene.
‘Are they watching to see if we really left?’
Did our eyes meet? I didn’t know, but it also didn’t matter.
I was worried about something else.
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