The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 10

Perhaps because Deon wasn’t there that day, the grand feast ended earlier than usual.

It was obvious that Charlotte had come to talk to Father about the new “toy”.

She also had a history of causing a commotion in front of the underground prison to see Cassis.

Charlotte had every reason to be anxious, as this was the longest access restriction ever placed on a “toy” brought into Agrigent.

“What do you mean? I called dibs on him from the start!”

Charlotte was extremely indignant at the news that I was in charge of the “toy’s” education.

Of course, Lant Agrigent hadn’t given a definite answer yet, but there was no need to tell Charlotte that.

No wonder her eyes sparkled from the moment she first saw Cassis Pedelian.

Even to my eyes, he had a look that was quite to Charlotte’s taste.

I inwardly blamed Cassis for being born with Charlotte’s taste and clicked my tongue.

“Hey, since when did we get “toys” in the order we called dibs?”

Jeremy sneered coldly at Charlotte from the side.

Indeed, as he said, we didn’t have such a rule. But Charlotte seemed too agitated to hear anything.

“Roxana, you’ve never been interested in “toys” before, have you? Why are you suddenly butting in so meanly and taking mine away?”

Oh dear. As Charlotte continued to insist, I slowly began to get annoyed.

“Charlotte, since when has the “toy” in the basement been yours?”

I explained to my immature half-sister how foolish her thinking was.

“If you want to claim rights, you have to have the qualifications to match. The only reason you’ve been able to play with the “toys” as you please is because I haven’t been interested in them. You didn’t actually think that was your share that you should naturally have, did you? I didn’t think you were that stupid.”

It was a calm tone of voice, but it contained a warning.

Charlotte had a somewhat fiery and reckless personality, so she often crossed the line, which was troublesome.

“I can’t give him to you. I’m going to have him. I won’t stand for anyone coveting him.”

This time, she glared at me with vicious eyes and spouted such insolent words.

“Charlotte.”

I felt a surge of regret.

“It’s no use talking nicely to you.”

Charlotte must have sensed something from my words as I sighed softly and whispered, and she took out the whip she was wearing on her waist.

I gave her a sweet smile and continued coldly.

“Okay, my cute sister. I’ll explain it in a way that even someone as dense as you can understand.”

* * *

It didn’t take long.

“Charlotte, you know what? I hate kids who don’t know their place.”

I murmured quietly and casually shook off the blood on my hands. Following my gesture, lukewarm red liquid splattered on the white corridor.

“Why do you bother people by rushing in when you can’t win anyway?”

For dealing with Charlotte, the jeweled hairpins decorating my hair were enough.

All five jeweled pins were used, and my completely loosened long hair covered my shoulders and back.

Charlotte had lost her fierce momentum from earlier and was bleeding and collapsed in front of me.

I pressed down on her with my foot.

“Charlotte. Do I need to ask for your permission to have a “toy” I want?”

“Ugh.”

“I don’t think so.”

Of course, I didn’t want to go this far with Charlotte either.

But because she’s still young, because she was just brainwashed by this family since she was born, if I just put up with Charlotte’s words and actions with that thought, she would definitely look down on me and climb on top of me.

Even now, even after being humiliated and subdued by me, she’s not discouraged, but sending me venomous eyes, isn’t she?

I was annoyed by Charlotte, who always acted up once in a while even though she was no match for me. It was quite a hassle to step on her like this once in a while.

“When… I get to be your age, I’ll be much stronger.”

Listening to her murmur murderously with a cute face that still had baby fat, I laughed shallowly.

Charlotte flinched for a moment when she heard that sound.

Seeing this, it’s not like she’s not afraid of me at all, but in a way, should I say she has tenacity?

“Yeah, maybe. I don’t see it happening anytime soon.”

I murmured indifferently and took my foot off Charlotte’s body.

“Sister, I’ll take care of her, so go ahead.”

Jeremy, who had been leaning against the wall watching us, approached. He glanced down at Charlotte, who was bleeding and collapsed, and said to me.

I looked back and forth between the two for a moment, then left as he suggested.

* * *

After Roxana had completely left the hallway, Jeremy looked down at Charlotte with a cold gaze. She was struggling to get up.

Jeremy’s foot lashed out without hesitation and struck Charlotte.

Thud!

“Argh!”

Charlotte, who had been kicked in the shoulder, collapsed on the floor again.

“Really, Sana [Roxana’s nickname] is too nice. To let this impudent thing off so easily.”

Jeremy approached Charlotte and bent down. He grabbed her disheveled hair and forced her to look up.

Charlotte glared at Jeremy with rebellious eyes. Seeing that, Jeremy clicked his tongue.

It was indeed Roxana-like to efficiently subdue the opponent by attacking only the vital points without inflicting unnecessary injuries.

Of course, unless there was a significant difference in skill, it was even more difficult to end a fight without major injuries.

Charlotte seemed to be even more proud every time the difference between Roxana and her own skills became more pronounced, but Jeremy thought Roxana was too lenient.

“Damn it. I’m already pissed off because of some shitty bastard; are you going to piss me off even more?”

When Jeremy flashed a dangerous glint in his eyes and spoke so sharply that it was eerie, Charlotte finally flinched and lowered her gaze.

“What did I do so wrong……”

“This bitch is really trying to die. Is it not wrong for someone like you to pick a fight with Sister?”

“You always take Roxana’s side, Oppa [term for older brother]? It’s the same with this “toy”. You know how much I liked him!”

Charlotte shouted as if she was wronged, but Jeremy didn’t budge and let go of Charlotte’s hair as if pushing it away.

It was a careless and inconsiderate touch, as if handling something insignificant.

“Hey, if you want to vent, go to the guy in the basement and do it. This is all that bastard’s fault for not knowing his place and daring to hang around Sana Sister and catching her eye.”

While saying that, Jeremy cursed, feeling annoyed once again.

If he hadn’t told Roxana last time that he would give up on this “toy”, he would have crushed that bastard, whether he was the Blue Aristocrat or whatever, right now.

He was the one who said he would give up the “toy” first because he wanted to be praised by Roxana, but now that she seemed to be more interested in him than he thought, he felt disgusted.

“Yeah, now that I think about it, it’s all that Blue bastard’s fault.”

Jeremy gritted his teeth, feeling murderous towards Cassis Pedelian, who was still trapped underground.

“Blue bastard?”

“That’s Cassis Pedelian.”

At that very moment, a fire flared up in Charlotte’s eyes.

She seemed to have been quite shocked to learn for the first time that the identity of this “toy” was Pedelian.

Seeing the emotion that appeared in Charlotte’s eyes immediately after, Jeremy decided to use her.

Okay, if I can’t touch him directly, I can have someone else do it for me, right?

Of course, without Sana Sister knowing.

“That’s too bad. He would have been right up your alley.”

Charlotte bit her lip at Jeremy’s mocking words.

“But what can you do? There’s only one “toy”.”

He smiled crookedly, reading the intense greed, anger, and jealousy boiling in the face he was facing.

“You can’t break it just because you can’t have it. Right?”