Revenge Costs Interest [EN]: Chapter 99

Revenge Comes with Interest 99. Leah’s Earnestness (99/200)

99. Leah’s Earnestness

2023.11.07.

Leah only found peace after much coaxing and reassuring Terrence.

‘I don’t think he’ll ever grow up.’

She shook her head, but still, the day had been quite productive.

She had clearly witnessed Tuazo, once flying high, become a prisoner in an instant.

Soon, he would be psychologically unstable and suffer from a profound sense of loss.

‘Tuazo, you should lose everything too. Then you’ll know how great the pain is.’

He must have struggled to reach his position. He shouldn’t have forgotten that destruction follows the moment you become arrogant, thinking you’ve achieved everything.

Leah stopped by the general store and had an in-depth conversation with Chaner’s uncle.

Of course, she fueled his competitive spirit by telling him that Allen had not only torn her riding suit but was also fiercely competing with Terrence for the Bertan Railroad project bid.

[Please find someone trustworthy to monitor President McDowell’s every move. However, they must not have any criminal record.]

[Understood, Miss.]

[Also, does anyone know a lot about dried poppy flowers?]

She knew there were many types of poppy flowers and that processing methods varied by continent.

[Isn’t there someone right next to you, Miss?]

At first, she didn’t understand, but then she realized he meant Grandpa Rapa and laughed wryly.

That Grandpa Rapa had done every wicked thing imaginable in the past.

The reason she was able to take herbal medicine when she was dying was because Grandpa Rapa secretly distributed herbal medicine from the Eastern Continent.

‘I need to go to the basement of the National Police Agency and get the poppy flowers.’

Only then would Rapa be able to appraise them. The problem was keeping even this fact a secret from Terrence.

Leah resolved to keep as few secrets as possible from Terrence.

When the time came, she would reveal everything herself, but nothing was ready yet.

Tuazo’s downfall was, in effect, Terrence taking revenge for her.

‘Thank you.’

Leah gently kissed Terrence’s sleeping lips.

The next day, Leah, who woke up late, heard surprising news from Terrence.

“I heard Tuazo’s house caught fire.”

Terrence handed her the newspaper with a meaningful expression. It seemed Terrence had also expected Allen to make a move.

“The suspect who started the fire is suspected to be a former convict or criminal who had a grudge against Tuazo?”

Leah read the newspaper article aloud.

‘It will be revealed soon.’

However, there was no certainty that Tuazo had hidden evidence in his house. Allen would know that too.

‘He must have set the fire out of excessive caution. That way, he will feel psychologically relieved.’

That was the psychology of a guilty person.

‘Allen, you will have to work hard if you don’t want to plummet into hell.’

Leah put the newspaper on the table. She would see in the future. Crime inherently leads to more crime.

* * *

Almost a month had passed since she stayed in Galdenia.

In the meantime, the Crown Prince and Princess’s wedding attire was completed, and the two were very satisfied.

Empress Theresa also praised her son and daughter-in-law’s wedding attire.

“The royal wedding is in three days. Should we go back to Lubeck soon?”

“We should. Why, don’t you want to go?”

Terrence subtly probed Leah’s feelings.

“The place I should be is by Terrence’s side, right? I don’t care where it is.”

‘How lovely.’

A woman so lovely that he was completely smitten.

Leah thought that now that Arthur had been appointed Commissioner of the National Police Agency, it was the perfect opportunity to ask Terrence for help.

But she wondered how to bring it up plausibly.

“Terrence, Wellington has become the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, so should we ask him for a favor?”

Leah had put a lot of thought into her wording.

“A favor?”

“I mean the Hamilton Trading Company. It’s not entirely unrelated to us, so what if we ask for a reinvestigation?”

“That’s a good idea, but…”

It wasn’t something Terrence would readily agree to, but there was no need to hesitate and worry.

Leah, feeling impatient, wanted to drive the point home.

“I didn’t want to say this. I was afraid Terrence would get angry.”

“What are you talking about?”

Leah said with a pitiful face. This was a crucial moment, and any carelessness could ruin everything.

“I’m afraid of President McDowell. That look in his eyes that desires me. They say that man gets whatever he wants. What if I end up being manipulated and killed by him like Leah Hamilton?”

Terrence’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.

“Did he lay a hand on you?”

Leah didn’t know what to say for a moment and looked at Terrence with a bewildered face.

But Terrence took her expression as a sign of acknowledgment.

“Kyaa!”

Leah’s screams were rampant, and the sound of Terrence breaking furniture was loud.

Leah hugged his waist to stop Terrence, who was half-crazed.

“I resisted. Fortunately, such a tragedy didn’t happen.”

Leah didn’t know what she was saying, but it couldn’t be helped. She had come this far and needed Terrence’s help.

“I heard rumors that a woman named Sarah, who was his mistress, disappeared without a trace a while ago.”

“Stop!”

He shouted at Leah.

Terrence put his hands on his waist and spun around, suppressing his anger.

Leah knew very well why he was angry.

‘Did I hurt Terrence’s pride too much?’

She had said she was afraid of someone else when her man was right there, so it was natural for Terrence, who had a strong sense of pride, to be angry.

“I’m here, right? Does Leah not trust me? Enough to be afraid of that bastard?”

“It’s not that, it’s just that women feel uneasy. I feel threatened every time I meet that man. I’m just saying how I feel.”

“Get rid of that fear. I will never put you in danger, and I will never let anyone take you away.”

Terrence was very agitated. He was relieved that Leah hadn’t been harmed by Allen.

“Allen McDowell is not a good person. Coincidentally, he’s also involved with Tuazo, and it seems he framed the Hamilton Trading Company. If I have such suspicions, isn’t it natural that I can’t easily ignore it, even if it’s someone else’s business?”

Terrence also agreed with Leah’s words.

Whether it started or not, it was true that he had a bad relationship with Allen. Even now, there would be a new spy planted by Allen in the Duke’s residence.

He had also bid on the Bertan Railroad project to interfere with his business.

Above all, he was the one who found the accident victim Leah Hamilton and held her funeral.

‘That bastard is still after Leah.’

He could feel it too.

“I suspect that only the carriage fell off the cliff without a horse or coachman. It’s like they were only trying to kill Leah Hamilton, right? It’s not a simple accident.”

“I suspect that too.”

Terrence agreed with that part. He had to find the coachman who drove Leah Hamilton’s carriage at the time.

“I want to punish him. Ruining someone else’s riding suit like that… We don’t know when he’ll interfere with our work again.”

“Leah doesn’t need to be afraid. I’ll stop everything.”

‘That’s why it’s not something you can do alone.’

Leah thought it was time to soothe the angry Terrence. She hugged Terrence and whispered in a low voice.

“Now that we suspect it, we can’t pretend we don’t know. We also have the Hamilton Trading Company’s necklace. We have to return it to Richard Hamilton someday.”

Leah was about to talk more specifically.

“I heard from the noble ladies of Galdenia that the poppy flowers that the Hamilton Trading Company smuggled are stored in the National Police Agency as evidence. We need to check if those flowers really came from across the sea.”

She hoped that her earnestness would be conveyed to Terrence.

* * *

The Crown Prince’s royal wedding was held magnificently.

The capital of Galdenia was in a festive mood, and people stood on the streets holding flowers and cheering to see the Crown Prince and Princess.

Good news was also delivered to Leah. Terrence, with Arthur’s help, brought some poppy flowers from the basement of the National Police Agency.

In addition, Arthur promised to reinvestigate the Hamilton Trading Company case.

‘I’m glad everything is going smoothly.’

Terrence received a medal from Theresa, and Leah and her employees were granted the authority to meet the Emperor at any time.

“Once tonight’s banquet is over, we’re finally going home.”

Pauline had been depressed, saying she had homesickness in the meantime, but she seemed sad now that their schedule was ending.

“Miss, those ladies are coming this way? Those vain Landers [People from Landes] who criticized Chaner and my dress as terrible.”

At Sonia’s words, everyone’s eyes turned to the opposite side.

It was Countess Reanon of Landes, Marchioness Bardo, and Duchess Deligne.

“Hello? Miss Vizak.”

“Yes, Countess Reanon.”

Leah replied kindly. There was no need to hold grudges until the last day.

“I came to apologize for what happened last time.”

“Yes?”

“{In fact, Miss Vizak’s employees are excellent. Enough to do business in Landes. But our culture is originally like that. We pretend to be something, we pretend to be good, and we think we won’t be ignored by others.}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

Countess Reanon spoke in Landes, perhaps worried about Leah’s employees, who were glaring at her fiercely.

“{There is a very famous courtesan in Landes. She serves Grand Duke Vincent. Go see that woman. She’s over forty but still maintains the youth of a twenty-year-old.}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

“{Is that true?}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

“{We also bought and used the cosmetics that woman sells. You have to hear the secret from that courtesan. She won’t tell you easily, but Miss Vizak will be able to.}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

“{Thank you. Thank you for sincerely apologizing… And for giving me information.}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

“{Then, can you give me that lace scarf back?}” [Spoken in the Landes language]

Countess Reanon spoke with difficulty, and Leah smiled brightly and nodded.