The Black-haired Noblewoman, Who Disguised Herself, Seems To Have Been Doted On While Serving As The Caretaker For The Duke Who Dislikes Women - Episode 5

My heart jumps at that scream. Steve, who had been writhing on top of me, suddenly stops moving, his bloodshot eyes wide open. Then, as if he were a mechanical doll, he creaks and awkwardly turns to look towards the entrance of the room. From the gap that has formed, I also look towards the door.

There was Padma, eyes wide open just like Steve, covering her mouth with both hands and looking this way.

“Pa! Pa! Papapapadma…!!”

“Father! Mother!! Hurry… hurry and come!! Steve… Steve and Michelle…!!”

“Hi…!! W-wait a minute…!”

At Padma’s shrill scream, Steve hurriedly sprang into action. As he sat up and desperately tried to straighten his disheveled clothes, Count Everly and his wife arrived at the room’s entrance in no time. When they looked inside, their eyes widened just like the others.

Thank goodness… you were saved…

Relieved, I shed new tears once again.

“Wha…! W-What on earth is this… what does this mean!?”

“Oh my! Wh-what a filthy sight…! H-how could you…!”

Then, in the next moment.

With a strong impact, my body was thrown under the bed. In the brief moment of feeling my body suddenly float in the air, before I could even catch my breath, my body was forcefully slammed onto the floor. A groan escaped my lips involuntarily due to the pain.

“Y-you’re back, Padma! I’m so glad…! I was tricked by this Michelle…! They insisted that I come to their room because they had something important to show me. They kept insisting so much…! The moment I reluctantly followed them to the room, Michelle closed the door and hugged me. It was like they were about to pounce on me…!”

“Wh-What are you……!”

Unable to believe Steve’s words, I involuntarily looked up at him. Steve, diligently fixing his disheveled shirt and fastening his pants, began to explain himself to the Everly family. I could only stare at him in disbelief as I sat up from under the bed.

“I’ve always liked you, Steve. I wanted a memory, so I asked you to hold me just once… I resisted with all my might! It was no joke. I love Padma, and I had no intention of sharing a bed with someone like you. But this kid was really persistent… In the end, they started shouting like crazy and slapped my cheek fiercely, and when I staggered, they forcefully pushed me onto the bed! I was almost out of my mind with fear…”

“What did you say…!? Michelle, you…!”

Padma, after hearing Steve’s excuse, glared at me with a terrifying expression. Unbelievable. No way, did they actually buy such a pathetic excuse…? They must have seen me being forcibly pinned down.

“No… No, Padma-san…! I didn’t do anything like that! Steve-sama suddenly…!”

“Huh!? So what? Are you trying to say that Lord Steve himself invited you to this basement? That he… the heir of the Hazel Count family, my fiancé, invited a filthy, ugly woman like you? Did you hear that!? Father! Mother! Can you believe this? This woman…!!”

Padma twisted her face in the most exaggerated way possible and said this, then turned to the Earl and Countess Everly, who were standing right behind her in shock, seeking their agreement. Countess Everly let out a groan of “Ah…” and covered her face with her hands.

“What a terrible daughter you are…! To seduce him knowing he is Padma’s fiancé. Ever since your mother, who became a disgrace to the Count Everly family, died, I have been raising you with kindness in this mansion… and you repay me with such ingratitude!? Have some shame, Michelle!!”

“!! W-well, um… I didn’t do anything…!!”

It was at that moment, when Padma and the Countess, who were blaming me and attacking me, decided that I was the one at fault, that I desperately tried to argue back.

Count Everly approached me slowly and swung the cane he was holding with great force. A sharp pain shot through my back as I instinctively curled up.

“Ugh…!”

Twice, thrice. The back of my hand, which had been protecting my back, waist, and head, was repeatedly struck by intense pain. Eventually, the count’s resentful low voice echoed throughout the room.

“Just as I thought, she’s that Cynthia’s daughter… That shameless girl!! If you’re going to continue to disgrace the Everly family any further, then I’ll just throw you away.”