146 – Suspicious Reason
“It must be difficult to get a scholarship.”
“…Uh, yes?”
Standing in front of Julia, Juliet blows a notification that the screening has failed.
She started to explain why she was picking up her papers without me having a chance to say anything about the sudden development of the situation.
“If she is the eldest daughter of the Grace family, she will be able to attend the academy without having to receive a scholarship. Our foundation prioritizes support for underprivileged students. Director, right?”
“Huh? Uh···. It does.”
That’s not wrong. In fact, even if Yulia submitted her application, she would have been rejected unconditionally.
But I haven’t finished writing it yet, so I wonder if it’s right to send a notice of disqualification right in the face of someone stealing it like that.
“Ah… Then there is nothing you can do.”
“Anyway, please submit the completed documents. Everyone should have a fair chance after going through an accurate screening process.”
“Yes. Here you are···.”
Yulia couldn’t hide her timidity. She herself would have expected that she would fall out of the judging, but she would never have imagined that she would be treated like this apart from him.
Thanks to that, the atmosphere has subsided considerably. The person who made it like this went back to her seat casually and watched her work, so after all, it was my position to take care of it.
“If you were surprised, I sincerely apologize.”
“Oh, no…. Because I made a mistake too.”
Are you saying you’re not a noble for nothing? Yulia immediately seemed to realize the cause of the current situation.
Strictly speaking, it was Yulia and Rachel who came as guests who made the mistake first.
Of course, if you whisper to each other in front of the person in question, comparing who you look like, you can’t help but feel bad.
It seems that the two of them deliberately spoke in as low a volume as possible, but Juliet seems to have heard it all, perhaps because her ears were exceptionally bright.
Even if Juliet’s response seems a bit radical, it means that Julia is not in a proud position either.
Anyway, how did you really hear that? It wouldn’t have been to the level that the general public would notice.
She sighed deeply and rubbed her forehead.
Reversing the shattered atmosphere didn’t seem easy. In that case, it might be the wisest way to drop them in the same space.
“Do you have any other business besides applying for a scholarship?”
“No. That’s all.”
“Okay. I’ll let you know the results of the screening through Miss Rachel soon. You did a really good job.”
At her euphemistic decree, Yulia stood up without saying anything.
Unlike her who understood my meaning perfectly, Sister Rachel next to her looked at us alternately with a bewildered expression.
“No, are you going already? But as a guest, shouldn’t we have a cup of tea?”
I am. Anyone who hears it will know that this is your home, not our office.
Besides, I never served tea when you came as a guest.
“Ms. Rachel.”
“Yes?”
“Why don’t you drop off a close friend? I’m going to be quite busy with my sister’s job training from now on.”
“Oh, was it like that? I also thought we were kicked out because we did something wrong.”
If you just look at it, you don’t notice. Leah was nodding her head with the same expression as if it wasn’t her family for nothing.
Anyway, after the two girls left the office, fortunately the mood was somewhat restored.
“Then what should I do first!?”
“Hmm. First of all, I’ll make it easier for you from now on. Are you okay?”
“Mu, of course! Then can I call you master?”
“No. Absolutely not.”
Where the big deal sounds. He tried to ignore Juliet’s stinging gaze and corrected Leah’s twisted perception.
“This is an office, not a mansion, and you are not a maid, but an employee of our foundation. So just call me Director.”
“Oh, I see! Director!”
I’m already getting tired. Only then did he feel at a loss as to when he would be able to find out information about Lappano.
“Then what should I do? Do I have to write something on a piece of paper like the person over there…?”
“No. It would be better to use your major rather than office work. For now, you can mainly take care of cleaning, managing equipment, serving guests, and serving customers.”
“So… Is it a maid job?”
“The grain must be similar.”
This can’t be helped. There was nothing else I could have her do other than this right now. There’s no way that a person who has only worked as a maid all his life can do office work overnight.
Besides, the things I mentioned are also essential tasks that someone has to do after all, so it’s better to leave it to the experts.
She took on a job that suited her aptitude, so she showed a positive attitude with her will.
“Then can we start right away!?”
“Of course. I wish you well.”
“Yes! Just leave it to me!”
Leah darting to the small storage shed attached to her office. It seems that he had already figured out in advance that the cleaning kit was there. But, unlike his usual clumsiness, are his hands on the side?
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Just in time, when only the two of them were left, she spoke to Juliet, who had been silent until now.
“You are the elder, so please understand me broadly.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden.”
“Aren’t they still kids? From what I’ve heard, I don’t think it was bad intentions.”
“Have you been secretly eavesdropping? Director, you also have a sneaky corner.”
I’m trying not to say a word.
It was said that I was right across from you, but I managed to understand it from a distance.
She let out a sigh as she sorted through her papers.
“I’m not angry.”
“I guess so.”
“Really. How much do you think I dealt with young kids in the first place?”
“Hmm. After hearing it, it makes sense.”
She is from an orphanage. She was told by the director that she had been there all the way from when she was very young until she reached adulthood. She must have had to deal with her peers as well as the younger children as her older sister.
The orange-haired child she met very often at the orphanage seemed to follow Juliet a lot.
Was her name definitely Judy? It’s hard to see because I haven’t been visiting the orphanage lately. I’ll have to visit sometime soon.
“Anyway, I didn’t expect the director to worry about things like this.”
“Aren’t you the first scholarship student of our foundation? Besides, she will continue to work with her sister, and she would do well to maintain a good relationship.”
“You don’t have to worry. I will definitely distinguish between public and private life.”
She was definitely the Juliet you’ve ever seen, she was only driven by emotions, and she didn’t seem like the kind of person who would mess things up.
A calculated and rational style that makes you want to be cold.
Besides, when you think of the money you earned in the few months since you became independent, you must have poison in your heart.
That’s why I was more worried. She was really confused about whether she was trustworthy.
Suspicious points kept coming to my eyes. My ears are bright, so I can get over it.
But there was another issue that was more important than that.
‘How did you know about Yulia?’
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Juliet mentioned at once that Julia was the daughter of the Duke of Grace.
There was not the slightest hesitation in her voice, she was filled with only certainty.
Of course, the full name was written on the application form, so you can tell by looking at it, but Juliet had already figured out Yulia’s identity long before she picked up her documents.
No matter how much I searched my memory, there was no information to find out the family called Grace.
When Julia introduced herself, she only mentioned her first name without her last name.
There was no symbol to remind of Grace in the plain school uniform.
The only hint is the noble black hair that symbolizes the Grace lineage.
Even that wasn’t necessarily the only reason Grace had dark hair, so it couldn’t be conclusive.
In the end, there is only one possibility left.
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Juliet said she knew Julia’s true identity from the beginning.
But why? No matter how much she was the daughter of a ducal family, Yulia had never appeared on her official ship. At most, she only briefly reflects her face when there is a family event like last time.
Of course, it is normal for ordinary people not to know the face except for Lord Grace, the head of the household, and his brothers, Henry Grace and Gilbert Grace.
But Juliet insisted on memorizing Yulia’s face.
She wasn’t even familiar with her face. It was clear that she had memorized her information about her as well.
‘The eldest daughter of the Grace family.’
In order to express it that way, you have to know that Yulia’s father is Henry Grace, the deputy head of household. Since Lord Grace, who has a higher position than him, has no daughters, Julia is the eldest daughter of the family.
Why did she bother to memorize the family tree of a noble family in such detail?
Because you’re a big fan of the Grace family?
If that’s not the case…
Perhaps it has something to do with Juliet’s previous job.
I thought it was the latter.