Can We Become a Family?

Chapter 34

Navia took a thick winter coat out of her closet and put it on.

The sleeves were hopping as she tucked her arms in. There was nothing to do about it since it was the coat she wore when she was seven. Fortunately or unfortunately, her body was thin so it fit.

Before leaving the room, Navia looked back.

The room for the enmity that she could barely use until she reached her ninth life.

A picturesque room every girl would dream of, but it was a creepy and disgusting place for Navia.

‘I’m finally getting out of here.’

No one was expecting an Agnes to leave.

For Navia to feel that way, her plan was very dangerous.

‘If I fail, it’s death.’

Navia clenched her fist with determined eyes.

Outside the window, the rain was noticeably lighter.

‘Nikan must have started his way back to the Duchy.’

The road from the Agnes Duchy to the Imperial Palace was so well maintained that the journey was short.

But Navia wasn’t impatient.

If you create embers, you need time for big flames.

Navia went down to the lobby with light steps. It was time to make an alibi now.

“Are you ignoring Vivi’s words right now?”

She stopped at the stairs as if she had waited. Looking down, she could see Vivian blocking Philippa, who was being dragged back to prison.

“Release the nanny! Hurry!”

The knights answered bluntly.

“The Young Master ordered to lock her up again.”

Vivian had been convenient so far because of her time limit.

In fact, even though stress had nothing to do with the mana reflux disease, everyone treated Vivian as if she were really seriously ill.

If bad luck matched Vivian’s ill-tempered time and her mana went on a rampage, getting their throat’s slit won’t end the crime.

‘But it’s different now.’

Vivian, who was cured and only six years old, was normal and healthy.

Therefore, the rights, which had been enjoyed as a weapon, could no longer be used.

“Follow Vivi’s orders, not Brother’s!”

Vivian was the only one who didn’t know that fact.

Lyndon dissuaded Vivian with an embarrassed look.

“Miss, in the absence of Master, it is only natural to follow the orders of the Young Master, the heir of the family. So please go back to your room.”

Then Philippa shouted.

“You are too stern!”

Philippa took the bull by the horns because Vivian was the only hope she had.

“You all! Don’t you know that the Lady’s recovery means that she will soon become the future Empress? Will you be able to bear the price of this disloyalty to the Miss, who will be the future Empress?”

“That…”

No one could refute and shut their mouths at the mention of becoming Empress.

Even in this situation, Philippa pressed her opponents with an unyielding melody.

The knights held Philippa and waited for Lyndon’s judgment.

Lyndon was the one who would bury his bones here, so he didn’t want to plant any resentment in Vivian’s heart.

When everyone was suffering from trouble, Navia came down the stairs and asked in a clear voice so that everyone could hear.

“Vivi will become the Empress?”

The people’s eyes fell on Navia.”

Vivian glared at her maids who had been ordered to stay away, thinking that Navia must have come here to get in her way.

“You didn’t listen to Vivi so Sister came all the way here to interfere with Vivi!”

Philippa’s expression was more fierce and vicious than Vivian’s.

“What does that mean? Are you saying it’s strange for Lady Vivian to be Empress?”

Everyone’s expressions turned cold at Philippa’s words.

They thought that the one who didn’t her place was jealous of Vivian because she was greedy for the spot as Empress.

Philippa spoke in high spirits.

“If Lady Vivian had not been ill, she would have been engaged to Prince Ares earlier. I’m sure the Lady didn’t not know that fact?”

One of the servants murmured.

“Pft, the kite’s string broke.”

Navia spoke fearfully calmly as if she didn’t hear.

“Of course, I would be very happy if Vivi becomes the next Empress.”

But then she asked with concern.

“But Nanny, was there an official letter about Vivian’s engagement?”

Philippa’s eyebrows wiggles at the word official letter.

“N-no, but… it’s a matter of course!”

Navia spoke with a big smile of relief.

“As I thought, I was worried about something so useless, right? I think the story related to the Imperial family was too much because it’s dangerous.”

“!”

It could have been interpreted as a retrograde step to transport the next Empress without an official letter. Realizing how dangerous Philippa’s remarks were, the servants closed their lips like shells.

As the situation reversed, Philippa was suffocating and her eyes were twitching.

“That sneaky b*tch…”

Vivian suddenly realized.

‘Aha. Sister is jealous of Vivi becoming Empress. That’s why she’s doing that.’

“Sister is jealous of Vivi becoming Empress, aren’t you? I know everything!”

Lyndon hurriedly covered Vivian’s mouth and shouted.

“Shut that mouth, Philippa!”

Philippa flinched at the thunderous roar. Vivian was surprised enough to hiccup.

But Lyndon couldn’t care less about that.

“How dare a sinner, who betrayed the family by trying to harm Agnes!”

Lyndon’s actions were appropriate.

The power that Vivian would become Empress became ineffective because he said Philippa was a sinner who betrayed Agnes.

“Butler, this is a setup. Please believe me! Everything is made up by that fake!”

“Shut it! Lock up that sinner right now!”

The knights dragged the struggling Philippa who cursed Navia.

“That b*tch is going to eat up this family!”

Navia looked at Philippa being dragged away. Then, she mouthed,

The. Na-nny. Is. Correct.

‘Although you will die before you see it.’

Navia laughed at Philippa with one side of her mouth raised up.

Philippa had an expression as if she just fell backwards.

“That… I’m going to tear that b*tch to death-!”

When the knights were unable to handle Philippa’s struggle, they struck her neck relentlessly and knocked her unconscious.

Vivian froze in shock at Philippa’s demon-like appearance and wept.

“Heuk…”

It was all weird. The nanny becoming weird, the anger that was felt, and the butler shouting.

“Heuuk… Lyndon, what about Daddy? Where’s Daddy? Vivi is scared.”

Vivian shed tears and sobbed pitifully.

“Vivi is scared of Sister…”

Vivian, who was pretty and lovable like a fool, was like a baby angel.

The sight of Vivian shedding tears because she was scared aroused pity from the viewers.

This aspect of Vivian was certainly far superior compared to Wood.

Using her lovely appearance, she turned the person against her into a villain, which later showed a great deal of brilliance in society.

People treated Navia as a wicked step sister.

“Do you really think you’re a Princess of Agnes?”

“You’re just a stone that rolled in. You don’t even know your place…”

They knew that Navia was obsolete now, so they were more outspoken from excitement.

Vivian cried earnestly, beyond sobbing.

“I want to see Daddy… huang!”

The servants rushed around when Vivian burst into tears.

“Our poor Lady!”

“Come here. Should we go eat cake the Lady likes while waiting for the Master?”

Vivian’s maids rushed to pick up the girl and pushed Navia while pretending she wasn’t there.

Navia took a few steps backwards.

The maids took over Vivian held by Lyndon.

“We will take you.”

“Let’s all go together! You will be less scared if there are many people.”

Maki glanced at Navia and gasped.

“Oh my, come to see it, is Lady Navia going out?”

At those words, Lyndon asked as if he was annoyed.

“Where are you going?”

Navia mumbled,

“To buy presents for my family…”

At those words, Vivian cried louder.

It was because she didn’t want to hear Navia’s voice.

Lyndon was wondering who would shop when it’s raining. But seeing Vivian cry without letting out a breath, he thought it would be better to let Navia go.

If you’re going shopping on a day like this, you’ll catch a cold, but you won’t die, right?

“Then call a carriage…”

“Miss!”

Just in time, Kate, who had never been seen, came running and spoke impatiently with an awkward smile.

“I prepared the carriage for the Lady. Let’s go.”

He didn’t even know she was going out, but a carriage was already prepared. It was funny that he let his guard down because his opponent was a child.

Lyndon looked satisfied to save the trouble and spoke without bowing.

“Then go ahead.”

Lyndon and the other servants had no intention of seeing Navia off, so they took Vivian up to the third floor without regret.

Vivian stopped crying and was smiling because of the attention and care of the adults.

Navia looked at their backs with a cold look.

It was a warm and peaceful image.

Just how long will they be able to be so harmonious?

“Miss, outside…”

“Let’s go.”

Navia cut off Kate, who was nervous to rush her.

Kate was so distracted by the idea of fulfilling someone’s orders that she didn’t find Navia’s cold tone strange.

Navia followed Kate out of the lobby.

The carriage wasn’t in a suitable place, but in a corner people couldn’t see well.

There was no family emblem, and the coachman was the first to see Navia.

Next to the coachman was a suspicious boy, who was wrapped up in a raincoat.