The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 162
Roxelyn asked the boy,
“Hey, what’s your name?”
Ian Bellion is an illegitimate child of the Bellion Ducal House.
A child born from Duke Bellion’s youthful mistake.
Devon Bellion, having grown up as an illegitimate child himself, did not hide or abandon Ian Bellion but raised him without discrimination among his legitimate children.
Although Ian Bellion grew up crooked, he didn’t go too far astray.
Devon Bellion had a total of four children.
Three from his legitimate wife, and one illegitimate child brought in from outside.
The eldest son, Aegis Bellion.
The second son, Ian Bellion.
The third son, Zerti Bellion.
And between the eldest and second sons, there was an eldest daughter.
Lily Bellion.
“Is your mother’s name Lily?”
And if her memory was correct, the first Reaper of Makruxa would now be nineteen years old, the son of Lily Bellion.
“…Hey, what did you just say?”
Silence fell around them.
The most agitated person, of course, was Ian Bellion.
“I asked if you are the son of Lily Bellion.”
Roxelyn spoke again.
The boy looked at her with a fierce gaze, then sharply turned his head.
Ian Bellion had almost died when he was a child.
It was decades ago.
Ian Bellion had a complex about being an illegitimate child.
Thus, in a fit of rebellion, he ran away, and Lily Bellion followed him out of concern.
Lily Bellion had a limp from falling out of a tree as a child.
During that runaway, Ian and Lily were pursued by assassins.
Assassins from Makruxa, no less.
“Don’t be ridiculous! Lily is dead! There’s no way she could have a child that age!”
Ian Bellion shouted as he strode toward Roxelyn.
And he saw it.
Lily, hiding him and acting as bait, being chased by assassins until she was cornered on a cliff, her foot slipping, and falling into the abyss below.
“What are you doing?”
At the same time, his father blocked her path, and Aegis Bellion grabbed Ian by the scruff of his neck.
“Hey, little brother, have you gone mad?”
“Brother, she’s saying strange things! Sister is dead! I…!”
“Did you see the body?”
At Roxelyn’s question, Ian Bellion’s eyes widened.
He hadn’t. And thus, her words struck a nerve.
As he strode toward Roxelyn and reached out his hand, Zerti bared his teeth.
“That’s enough.”
“Hey, don’t talk to your elder brother like that!”
“You do it to our eldest brother.”
“He doesn’t say anything to me, but I do to you, so don’t be insubordinate! Get lost, I’m talking to my niece…!”
“I told you not to threaten my daughter. Do you want to die?”
Zerti blocked her path, and Ian Bellion’s eyes flashed with anger.
As Ian glared at her as if he would tear her apart, Roxelyn glanced at Arma, who looked dejected.
‘…Come to think of it, is this the garden?’
Roxelyn remembered what Arma had said earlier, ignoring the tense atmosphere behind her.
‘…No, I don’t want to do it like this. I’d rather set the mood first and then stroll in the garden or on the beach…’
On second thought, the current situation wasn’t bad. If only the noise from behind would disappear.
“Arma.”
The moon was shining brightly, and the sounds of the crickets and night birds were not unpleasant.
It could be said that the atmosphere was quite nice.
Anyway, the others looked busy, and it didn’t seem like their fight would end soon.
Seeing them drag out their argument made it seem like it would take some time to calm down.
Not wanting to waste time or just stand idly by, Roxelyn smiled at the opportune moment.
“…Roxelyn? Why?”
“Since we’re in the garden, shall we try kissing?”
Thunk—
As Arma’s eyes widened, the noisy sounds suddenly disappeared, and everything went dead silent.
“Hey! How can you say something like that while your uncles are fighting? Have some tact!”
“…Aren’t you going to stop fighting?”
She had thought they wouldn’t hear her due to the noise, but it seemed they had heard her quiet voice perfectly.
“Roxelyn, have a talk with me later.”
At Zerti’s serious voice, Roxelyn clicked her tongue inwardly.
“…Yes.”
Roxelyn quietly agreed.
