Chapter 61.1

“Then, how did you know that the perpetrator was someone inside the family?”

“I was told that Glenn had been spared the tragedy because he departed separately on the day of the accident.”

“Yes, he did.”

“That means that the perpetrator tried to kill Glenn together as planned. The benefits of the death of the lord couple and their successors together… You should be able to infer it yourself if you think about who will inherit things like titles and property.”

“… I see.”

Giscard let out a disastrous groan.

Winterfell’s most powerful enemies were the Duke of Balazit and the royal family, who acted as the Duke’s puppets.

As a result, Giscard proceeded with the investigation with a misjudgment that the person behind the assassination was an external enemy.

In fact, Giscard was not the only one to blame.

At that time, everyone believed that the Duke of Balazit tried to kill the previous Marquis.

“So I went to Glenn and made an offer. Don’t you want to set a trap and wait for your prey to get caught? If they don’t fall into the trap, it proves their innocence, so it’s not something we set for Mrs. Grace. I didn’t expect her to be caught so easily either.”

“…Your intelligence humbled us once again.”

If it wasn’t for Nadia, Glenn would never have found an enemy hiding right under his nose.

It was hard to count how many times Nadia helped him.

However, Nadia only shook her head calmly.

“No, it’s not. I was able to do it because I was confident my father wasn’t involved in the assassination attempt. Instead, it would not have been possible if Glenn had not trusted me.”

Nadia said so and looked back at Glenn.

He still had a cold stiff face, but he seemed to have cleared his mind.

“Are you calming down now?”

“…It would be foolish to deny the obvious truth even when you see it in front of your eyes.”

Glenn sighed deeply, lamenting. And then he went on again.

“Sir Giscard, I will leave the detailed interrogation to you. My father’s sudden deteriorating condition means that she had more up her sleeves. Maybe we can get an antidote if we find out what she did.”

“We will thoroughly investigate so that no one involved can escape.”

“I’ll leave it to you, then.”

Glenn then turned to Nadia again. She thought he was hesitating to choose what to say, but he opened his mouth carefully.

“I owe you another one.”

“You don’t have to. It’s a good thing for me, too.”

“……?”

Glenn’s expression showed confusion. Catching an insider traitor benefited her?

Of course, there was an indirect advantage since this incident eliminated Mrs. Grace, her rival in the family.

Was Nadia talking about that? There was a short moment before Glenn was about to open his mouth.

“Now you have one less reason to be wary of me.”

“Ah…”

“I’m no longer the daughter of an enemy who killed my mother, am I?”

They could say that this would eliminate things that restricted her to speak in the Winterfell family.

Moreover, her position would be strengthened because she has done a great job in catching the traitor.

However, unlike Nadia, who was thinking simply, Glenn’s head was swaying with all kinds of emotional waves.

‘The person I trust… No, come to think of it, I don’t think I trusted or relied on her too much.’

In any case, there was one fortunate thing even though the betrayal of a close relative was disastrous enough.

Glenn had no longer reason to reject Nadia.

“…….”

There was no reason why he shouldn’t accept her heart anymore.….

Without knowing what he was thinking in his head, Nadia was just smiling.

* * *

The fact that Mrs. Grace was involved in the carriage accident of the previous Marquis couple causing a great stir in Winterfell estate.

One way or another, she was one of the elders of the family.

Someone asked if there was a mistake, and someone suggested the possibility of her being falsely accused.

However, when the henchmen of the Greenwood family admitted and confessed one by one, everyone had no choice but to admit that there was a traitor inside.

The whole Winterfell estate was stunned. What could she possibly want from hurting her own brother and nephew?

“In conclusion, I heard that she wanted the position of the head of the family. She wanted to make her son a great lord…… That’s what she confessed.”

“If it’s her son…… Oh, that dunderhead?”

Glenn, who recalled his cousin, kicked his tongue.

“I guess she wants to give something nice for her child.”

“That’s how all parents would feel. Well, that doesn’t mean she could get indulgences.”

Glenn’s aide said so and glanced at his master’s countenance.

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