142 – Brother’s Betrayal
Rachel was lost in thought over dinner.
The conversation she had with her friends at the academy earlier came to mind.
‘Those crazy about phantom thieves.’
As harsh as it may sound, the images of Yulia and Sharon in her mind were exactly that.
Of course, one side seems to like it like crazy, and the other side seems to hate it like crazy.
Anyway, the two of them seemed to be equally crazy about the thief.
And the other boy…
She shook her head and got rid of her thoughts.
I don’t know since when. When I first saw her, I thought she was just a good-looking little girl who was good for teasing.
Was it when she first noticed her own troubles and handed her the business card of her foundation?
Or when she went to a restaurant just the two of them out of the blue?
I don’t know. She doesn’t even want to know the answer.
Anyway, after that, it’s true that she was in a bad mood for a while, but now she’s gone and she’s clean again. Now that I see him, I really don’t mind.
‘Hmm. By the way I’m with such a brash guy…’
Except for the beginning of her semester, she stopped calling him Chinta after some time.
Not even Rachel herself was aware of that fact.
Anyway, I came back to the main topic and reviewed the conversation.
Ask the thief for her sister’s job.
A absurd proposal that makes you laugh out loud just by hearing it.
Aside from whether he will listen, how are you going to find the phantom thief who is currently sleeping?
She honestly wants to reinstate her sister by questioning anyone.
Please, I hope someone will take care of the unemployed who are just loafing around in that house all day.
You can be sure. If the opportunity comes, I will snatch it immediately without hesitation.
“Ray. What’s the matter?”
“No. Nothing.”
As she stopped eating at her table and was lost in thought, her older sister asked with a worried expression.
It was frustrating for Rachel as she didn’t know at all that the reason was because of herself.
As the story came up, I decided to ask her sister.
“Sister. Are you looking for work?”
“Huh? I’m looking for it, but…”
Seeing her drooping tail, it seemed that there was no need to listen to her gossip.
“Still, if she’s as good as an older sister, isn’t she a person with experience? All of the mansions she worked in were nice.”
Apart from Lappano being a scumbag, he was one of the leading local officials in the area.
Moreover, the woman who worked briefly after that also remembers that she was quite wealthy. Oddly enough, though her memory of that time remains somewhat hazy.
At her sister’s question, Leah smiled shyly and scratched her head.
“hehehe… That’s true, but since she was fired twice in a short period of time, her employers don’t seem to trust her…”
“It’s not like her sister got cut because of her fault! The first one is just a piggy mad, and the second one…!”
For some reason, my anger surged up.
Actually, Rappano can say yes. It’s because he’s a trash child who doesn’t do anything strange.
Rather, what I don’t understand is the second one, Veronica.
Are you going back to your hometown because of an urgent matter? Of course you can.
But usually in such a case, it is normal to bring along the accompanying gas brush and move together, or at least to lead the house in connection with another mansion if it is difficult to do so.
This is basic courtesy. If not followed, it is the minimum courtesy that you have to endure that rumors will go bad among workers and your reputation will fall.
Unless you are running away at night after being accused of treason with stupid words, it doesn’t make sense to just blindly notify the servants of your dismissal and leave the mansion.
Above all, what angers me the most is that I have no choice but to watch my foolish older sister, who cares only for her younger sister, instead of feeling unfair in this situation.
“It’s okay! I have a good feeling today, so there must be good news!”
“Puck or…”
What’s the point of having good news when it’s already late at night?
Rachel was about to grumble like that.
Smart.
With the sound of knocking, the Scarlet sisters’ heads headed towards the front door at the same time.
***
When Rachel came out of the door, she looked at my face and became startled.
“Uh…”
“Hello.”
“Yes. Oh, hello. But what about…?”
It’s refreshing to see this guy flustered.
Well, he was the one who was most worried about losing his scholarship, so this kind of reaction wasn’t strange.
You must be confused in your head by now. Perhaps he is worried that he came because of the notice of rejection of the scholarship next semester. Just in time, the midterm exams were over last week, so the timing is fantastic.
As expected, Rachel’s expression, which was initially full of confusion and doubt, gradually darkened and turned her earthy color.
“Stand, stand, no way…”
For some reason, when I see you like that, I want to tease you more.
Should I say that I’m a little embarrassed because I’ve always been in a position to accept pranks.
“Is it okay if I go inside? Because it’s pretty important.”
“Ah…”
She looked like she had already come to a conclusion by herself. She was so shocked that her legs gave out in an instant and she almost collapsed from her posture.
“Ray? Who is it that… Wow!”
As the conversation got longer, my sister couldn’t overcome her curiosity and came this way, but as soon as she saw my face, she screamed a little. In an instant, her face turned red and she turned her head and glanced at her again.
“Hey, what did the director do in such a shabby place…”
“It’s shabby. It’s a space with such beautiful ladies.”
“Wow!”
The reaction is very interesting. This has the taste of sisters teasing each other in pairs.
[Hmm. You are walking the path of defeat very well.]
‘It’s been a while. Don’t talk nonsense.’
She’s like an incompetent goddess who stays as if she’s dead when it’s important, but only comes out at times like this and throws a tuk-tuk comment.
[Didn’t she just have a very blasphemous thought?]
‘A. No way.’
Anyway, she managed to safely enter her house with Leah’s guidance.
Rachel sat helplessly in her seat with a bewildered expression as if her mentality had not yet recovered.
“Well then, I will bring refreshments, so the two of you are talking!”
Leah runs away from her seat with a lot of embarrassment. She must have had her too to talk about her employment. Before that, she seemed to prioritize reviving Rachel first.
“Ms. Rachel. I heard she took her academy midterm exam.”
“Yes. Do I need to bring my report card…”
“No. I already checked.”
This is true. Since Rachel’s support for her tuition, her academy has been providing her with basic academic information about her. That is, she knew long ago that she had messed up her written exam. She could have easily guessed just by looking at her reaction anyway.
“The practical performance was excellent. Thank you very much for your hard work.”
“… Huh?”
I wonder if the answer was different from what I expected. Rachel, blinking her eyes with a bewildered expression, asked cautiously.
“I… Aren’t scholarship cuts?”
“Yes, of course. There’s no reason why you should stop applying to an excellent student like Miss Rachel.”
“Really? But even if that handwriting is completely ruined like a dog?”
To ruin like a dog. Expression is very cheap.
If the scholarship is cut, wouldn’t it be because of negligence?
“I personally think it’s better to have definite strengths even if you have weaknesses than to be moderately good at everything. By using those strengths, you become a special talent.”
“Oh…”
“In that sense, Ms. Rachel is a desirable student that our foundation aims for. So don’t be too anxious about the scholarship selection.”
Only then did Rachel’s expression return to normal. From now on, I won’t keep whining about scholarships next to me.
“Then what did you come home for?”
“I came today because I have a business with her sister, not Miss Rachel.”
“My sister?”
Rachel opened her eyes wide.
“No way… Are you interested in my sister?”
“Heeep!”
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For a moment, both of us were speechless and looked blankly at the source of the sound.
It’s definitely a wall with nothing on it, but why does it feel like I can see everything beyond it?
You were overhearing everything. Of course, considering that her sister’s scholarship was at stake, it would be natural for her to be curious, but if she wanted to overhear, at least she would have to try not to be seen.
“Kuhm.”
After recovering her composure with her saliva, she brought up the main topic.
“As far as I know Leah is unemployed. She said, “If you don’t mind, would she like to work with me?”
As soon as I finished my words, Leah came running from the kitchen. She knelt down in front of me and began begging her tears and her runny nose.
“Please! Please, I want to taste the honor of working with you…!”
Um… It was a bit embarrassing, but I think it would go smoothly with this kind of reaction anyway.
It’s Rachel. She’ll take it for granted without asking, so there’s no problem, right?
“Wait a minute.”
When I looked at Rachel, wanting something, Rachel called me and avoided looking at me.
What is that mysterious expression? She was close to feeling very distressed.
“That… That’s kinda I don’t think so.”
An unexpected answer.
The one who was most surprised by those words was not me, but her older sister, who was begging her on her knees beside her.
It was pitiful for her to look like a tragic heroine who was hurt after being betrayed by her younger brother, whom she trusted the most.
Betrayeeed