The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 234
Roxelyn had never heard rumors of her working with any mercenary guild, nor had there been any reports of such requests reaching Makruxa.
“Do you know who was the first person I killed after leaving the mansion?”
“……?”
“My stepmother-to-be, Lady Carmel.”
As she continued her words calmly, Galleo’s expression grew more and more disturbed, as if he questioned whether he’d misinterpreted something.
“I used the money I got from selling information to hire an assassin to kill my triumphant stepmother-to-be.”
“What nonsense are you spouting? Are you trying to write some kind of novel…?”
“See, even when I hand-feed you the story, you’re too slow to get it. Makes explaining things quite pointless.”
She shook her head dramatically and smiled.
“All right, for the sake of your seniority, let me spell it out in simpler terms.”
Seeing her exaggerated sigh, Galleo scowled.
It was irritating, even unsettling, as if he was missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. The simplest solution was to cut down this woman spouting nonsense, yet he found himself unable to act.
“So, did you enjoy your visit to the mansion with those immortal children?”
At Roxelyn’s words, Galleo froze. It was the event that had set everything in motion.
“You had a dream, saw a future, invested in a business, and made a fortune. Isn’t that right?”
“…How did you…”
“And then, not long after, you had another dream. This time, you saw that a mine belonging to that business contained a remarkable mine deposit of ‘Yellow Night’, correct?”
“……”
A cold sweat trickled down Galleo’s cheek, betraying his mounting anxiety as Roxelyn continued.
“Well, Captain, aren’t you curious about the day after tomorrow… or the day after that?”
With a smirk, she offered to reveal the future for free.
“Tomorrow, nothing much will happen. Just a few ominous rumors here and there.”
Roxelyn slowly recounted from memory.
“There will be whispers that the business you invested in is little more than an empty shell. You’ll feel uneasy and send people to investigate.”
She tapped the bench with her fingers, laughing softly.
“The following day, you’ll receive news. They’ve all vanished with everything.”
“…What?”
“The only good news is that one of your men might be able to secure the mining rights, at least.”
She tilted her head slightly.
“But here’s the catch: there is Yellow Night buried there… just not in the amounts you saw.”
Watching Galleo’s face turn from red to pale, Roxelyn smiled sweetly.
“Turns out, the visible deposit you saw was all there was. And those swindlers? They probably already mined it out and took off with it.”
“Impossible…”
“I heard you invested all your funds, everything you had saved, into that venture…”
Roxelyn rubbed her chin with a mock expression of pity.
“A lifetime’s fortune and business capital, reduced to scraps of paper in no time.”
“Don’t be ridiculous!”
Galleo yelled, storming toward her and grabbing her by the collar, pulling her roughly toward him. Any semblance of composure had left his face.
He looked no different from a wild beast, even more monstrous than a fiend.
“…What are you?”
“What am I?”
Roxelyn’s eyes widened, as though she found his question absurd.
“What else would I be?”
With a gentle smile, she parted her lips with a bright expression.
