The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn't This Wrong?-Chapter 52: Don’t splash my blood

"What are you up to now? Why don’t you come with me for a moment and help me out?"

"Apologies, Lord Cain, but we have other matters to attend to right now." Liana was still hungry, after all. More importantly, Loraviel wasn’t a servant of the Venus Estate, so there was no reason for her to obey his orders.

As for Lady Olivia, there was even less need to explain. However, Olivia didn’t seem inclined to speak.

"Oh? What could be so important that it outweighs an order from the rightful heir?" Cain deliberately emphasized the word heir.

"Lady Liana is hungry."

"..."

Cain had considered all sorts of possible excuses, but this one caught him completely off guard. "You could just have a servant deliver her something. Just come and help me first."

"Apologies, Lord Cain, but I am Lady Liana’s servant. I only take orders from her. If you have nothing else to say, I’ll be taking my leave. If I delay any longer, the tea will get cold, and Lady Liana will be upset." Loraviel bowed slightly.

There was no way Cain would let Loraviel off that easily. If he couldn’t get to Liana directly, he could at least deal with her maid.

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Cain reached out, but his fingers only grasped at an illusion.

"Lord Cain, please find someone else."

A mage? Loraviel had definitely used magic just now. This only made Cain even more curious. "I had assumed you were just an ordinary maid."

"I am merely Lady Liana’s maid."

"Ordinary maids don’t use such advanced magic."

"If you have any concerns, you are welcome to take them up with Lady Liana. Now, if you’ll excuse me."

Suddenly, Loraviel felt her legs grow unbearably heavy.

"Gravity magic."

"I now have the right to question your identity. Come with me for a moment."

Loraviel was just about to use her acceleration magic when Olivia finally spoke.

"There is no rule in the Venus Estate that forbids maids from using magic, is there?"

"Then I’ll make one now." Cain scoffed. She’s just a maid—Liana’s maid at that. Who cares what she can or can’t do?

"You’re just as unreasonable as Lady Liana. Don’t you think so, Lady Liana?"

Liana: watching the drama unfold with a cup of tea.

Liana had been waiting in her room, getting increasingly irritated—not out of boredom, but hunger. She finally stepped outside, only to stumble upon this scene.

With Olivia around, Loraviel wouldn’t be in any real danger. Even without Olivia, Loraviel had at least learned how to protect herself over the past month.

She was perfectly content to sit back and enjoy the spectacle when Olivia suddenly called her out.

"Why am I needed? Isn’t the executor right there?" Liana grumbled, stepping out reluctantly.

"Executor?! Olivia?!" Cain stiffened.

Impossible. Olivia—that Olivia—was standing here, dressed as a maid?

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"Also, you are my maid now. Show some respect. Do you treat Mepeilu like this?" Liana shot Olivia a disapproving look.

"...Tch."

"Did you just click your tongue at me?"

"Of course not, Lady Liana." Olivia composed herself and turned to Cain. "Lady Liana is correct. I am currently her maid—Olivia."

"...A maid?" Cain’s brain momentarily stalled. Olivia didn’t deny it. In fact, she even bowed slightly to Liana.

The Olivia he knew had some renown in the Lisat Kingdom. She was a Royal Knight. And now she was serving as Liana’s maid?

Wait—did that mean...?

Cain quickly adjusted his expression into a well-practiced, insincere smile. "It’s been a while, Sister Liana."

Liana immediately narrowed her eyes. "And what exactly were you planning to do with my maid?" She wrapped an arm around Loraviel’s waist.

"Nothing. Just a misunderstanding. I only wanted to make sure she learned proper etiquette as a maid, but I didn’t realize she was yours."

Cain’s sisterly tone made it sound as if they had a close sibling relationship.

Liana’s smile remained unfaltering, but her words were as sharp as ever. "How thoughtful of you."

Cain knew that smile all too well. Because of Countess Ruth, he had learned early on to never trust it.

"But, you see, Loraviel has already passed Neibet’s maid examination. She is an exceptionally skilled maid. However, I happen to have a newly hired maid who still lacks experience. If you’re interested, I could send her to you instead. What do you think, Executor?" Liana’s sweet smile never wavered.

She addressed Olivia as Executor once again, and Cain could feel sweat forming on his back.

"N-No need for that!" Cain immediately shook his head.

"I’m quite satisfied with Loraviel. I adore her. But some people seem far too interested in her, which is rather troublesome."

"?"

This was the first time Liana had directly pointed him out like this.

But then, Cain realized his mistake—he wasn’t the target.

"Mepeilu is trying to take Loraviel away from me. She even left Olivia here to protect her. Isn’t that just too much?" Liana sighed dramatically.

"Lady Liana! Show some respect to Princess Mepeilu!"

At this point, Liana had already confronted Mepeilu directly. If anyone tried to verify this, Mepeilu would back her up. And honestly, who would bother asking Mepeilu about the situation of a mere maid?

Given everything Liana had done so far, it wouldn’t even be surprising if Mepeilu really was interfering with her affairs.

Cain swallowed hard. That’s Princess Mepeilu she’s talking about! And Olivia is right here! If I say the wrong thing, I’ll be dead before I can blink.

Please don’t let the blood get on me... Cain was desperate to escape. There’s no way Olivia would serve Liana unless something serious was going on. And if the Executor is protecting that maid...

Cain forced an awkward smile and nodded. "Princess Mepeilu must have her reasons, I’m sure."

He quickly pulled out a small gift box, using it as an excuse to change the subject. "This is something I brought from Ibet Magic Academy. I hope you like it."

"How thoughtful of you, Cain." Liana smiled lightly and gestured for Loraviel to take the gift.

She despised him, but there was no need to be openly hostile—not yet.

Cain made a few more meaningless pleasantries before fleeing as fast as possible. He didn’t want to spend a single second longer in this situation.

"Thank you, Lady Liana." Loraviel knew full well that Liana had just protected her.

The feeling she got from Cain just now... It wasn’t much different from how she felt when she first met Liana. It made her sick.

"You are mine. Until I tire of you, I won’t give you away to anyone else."

"...Mm."

Liana took the tray from Loraviel and used her free hand to knock on her head. "Oops. Wrong spot."

She was about to try again when she caught sight of Olivia’s unimpressed expression.

"You made me wait too long. The tea is cold."

"I’ll reheat it right away, Lady Liana."

"No need. Next time, if something like this happens, don’t waste time explaining. Just come to me immediately." Liana carried her meal back inside.

"Lady Liana is just too much sometimes! That wasn’t even your fault!" Olivia grumbled.

"Lady Liana... is actually good to me. Aside from being a little forceful, she’s really good to me..."

"No, no, no, Loraviel! You’re too naive! You’re going to get tricked!" Olivia scowled.

Forceful? The moment Olivia heard that word, her thoughts took a dangerous turn.

"Look at everything she’s done to you! And why you even ended up here! Don’t fall for it!"

"...You’re right."

It had only been a month. Letting her guard down now would be foolish.

Maybe in two years... No, if Liana doesn’t do anything to me within a year, then I’ll apologize to her.