The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 32
Before anyone knew it, Roxelyn was now standing in front of Zerti.
Zerti, seeing her half-melted shoes, reached out with a pale, horrified hand, then hesitated.
“I always thought you hated me, Father. That I never lived up to your expectations.”
“…….”
Zerti’s eyes, partly hidden behind his long bangs, widened.
‘But if…’
If that wasn’t the case.
Roxelyn’s eyes sank heavily.
“…n’t be.”
Thud, a pale hand cautiously reached out and gently grasped the hem of Roxelyn’s clothing.
“That can’t be….”
Zerti’s voice trembled as he held the fabric.
At that moment, Roxelyn lifted her hand as if to embrace him slowly…
Then she pushed her fingers through the slightly parted lips of Zerti, making sure that the item she held would go down his throat.
Gulp.
It was a super potent sleeping pill in the form of a tablet.
Of course, it was a sleeping pill that only worked on those who had awakened their Abyss.
‘I did well to prepare it just in case.’
It was a medication for Abyss users. It still did not exist now, but would be developed a few years later.
‘More accurately, it’s closer to a sedative….’
Zerti’s adam’s apple moved reflexively as his eyes widened, and soon his body leaned forward.
“No….”
Thud.
As Zerti fell to the ground, Roxelyn quickly stepped back and took off her shoes.
“Wow, I really thought my feet were going to melt.”
She murmured softly and then looked up.
Three Bellion men were looking at Roxelyn with shocked expressions.
As if something they had been anticipating had just shattered into pieces.
“…Why are you all looking at me like that?”
Roxelyn asked, casually tossing aside her melted shoes.
“No, I just thought my niece would finally have a moving embrace with this frustrating man.”
At Aegis’s comment, Roxelyn let out a small laugh.
“What difference would it make at this point?”
Roxelyn asked with a puzzled expression.
“And I didn’t catch the rest of what he was about to say. He fainted, after all.”
She added, glancing over at Aegis, who now had her father slumped over his shoulder.
“There’s an auction for the Nolan mines coming up. You might want to bid.”
Roxelyn suggested, gesturing to a nearby maid.
“You there, bring me some shoes to wear, even if they’re yours.”
“Ah, yes! Right away!”
Roxelyn then looked back at Duke Bellion.
“Marquis Gerun is also eyeing it. It seems like you could get it for a steal, but they’ll probably bid around 10 billion Olans. So, you might want to prepare 25 billion Olans, just in case.”
Duke Bellion said nothing.
“Pfft, the Nolan mines? Isn’t that the mine where nothing but trash comes out? The only thing buried there are worthless cheap amber jewels in that worthless place. Who would buy that useless hunk of rock? Even a passing dog would laugh.”
Ian Bellion’s harsh words didn’t faze Roxelyn’s indifferent expression.
“Of course, purchasing it is at your discretion.”
“Don’t do something stupid like you did earlier. Do you know who he is? Born a killer, even killed his own mother at birth…”
“Ian!”
Aegis’s fierce voice made Ian smirk and sneer.
Roxelyn spoke up.
“Roxelyn.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
Hearing Roxelyn’s response, Duke Bellion narrowed his eyes displeasedly and twitched his eyebrows.
“Call me Grandfather. It seems my only granddaughter lacks affection.”
“….”
Roxelyn frowned at Duke Bellion’s blunt words.
“See, my friends’ granddaughters are always talking about what they did for them… They go shopping together, acting all sweet and cute.”
“Do those friends’ granddaughters ever ask to buy them something whenever they go out together?”
“…Well, they do.”
When Roxelyn asked, Duke Bellion nodded begrudgingly.
She nodded back, as if she understood perfectly.
“That’s because those granddaughters are too stingy to spend their own money. They just need a wallet to use.”
At Roxelyn’s dry remark, Duke Bellion winced.
He hadn’t expected such a retort.
