
“Ah, so so. Now it's very clear. Alright Emely thanks for the information.”
“After hearing the confession from Emely it is not impossible that Yasmine was the one who sent the assassin during the hunting competition there is even a possibility that Yasmine also wanted to trap me during the incident last time. No, it's not a possibility based on a story from Emely I'm sure Yasmine is definitely the mastermind of all these scenarios.”
“So what should I do Miss Leathina?” Emely's question disillusioned Leathina who was thinking about all the events that she continued to experience in a row.
“Come back to the Baron residence and do as you normally do at that time gather as much information as possible, first write the names of the people you think are loyal to Yasmine's side as well as the names of people who don't like Yasmine and send them secretly to me.”
“Good Miss.”
“And observe Yasmine's plans and movements and immediately report to me the most important thing lest you be suspected and until caught because it will be difficult for me to protect you.”
“Good thanks Miss Leathina.”
After the talk that they both did Leathina took the time to play with the children and Agam after that immediately returned.
“It looks like Miss Leathina is feeling good today, has anything happened as long as I am not on Miss Leathina's side?” Anne asked as she watched Leathina continue to develop a smile on her red lips.
“Of course I'm glad Anne I'm just about to put up a net but there's already a fish netted. But, of course I should not be too happy first I have to put up a lot of nets so that more are caught and be careful not to let go of my catch just like that.”Leathina answered and smiled again.
“Although I do not understand what Miss Leathina said, but I am still happy to hear it.”
“Hahaha, thanks Anne.”
A few moments later Leathina fell silent again and seemed to think seriously, Leathina dissolved in her thoughts. Try to think of the best plan he can take and use because there will be no second chance to make improvements.
“That's the train that Yasmine once used when visiting a gambling house!”
Leathina looked out the window and inadvertently her eyes caught a carriage that Yasmine had used before. Yasmine's horse-drawn carriage that Leathina saw was parked near a luxurious restaurant in the middle of the city.
“Stop! Stop!” Leathina's shout made the coachman who took her stop the train suddenly.
“What happened Miss Leathina?!” Anne asked anxiously but was not answered by Leathina.
Leathina kept looking at the restaurant trying to find someone but never found.
“What's the matter Miss we haven't reached the destination is there a problem?” Ask the coachman after stopping the train suddenly and get off to check the condition of the passengers.
“I'm borrowing this sir, Anne come back and don't tell anyone that you're wandering the streets by yourself. I'll be right back after finishing my business.” Shouted Leathina while grabbing the coachman's flat cap and jumping down from the carriage after the door opened.
Anne was unable to react to stop her silence because it happened so quickly that Anne could only blink her eyes a few times trying to make sense of the situation and in the end Anne chose to stay back in the mansion without Leathina because Leathina has disappeared.
Anne rolled her hair and hid the red hair behind the hat she was wearing that belonged to the coachman she had borrowed and casually mingled with the other pedestrians until she finally got to the front the luxurious restaurant in front of him was parked by Yasmine's horse carriage.
“You cannot enter Miss, this is not just any place to enter this restaurant.” One of the guards standing at the door of the restaurant intercepted Leathina while trying to get inside the restaurant.
Because Leathina insisted on staying inside, two guards forcibly dragged Leathina to the side of the road and warned her not to come back or barge in.
“Sial!.” Bumpat Leathina for not making it in.
“Ah, because of this I cannot enter?’ Leathina muttered as she looked at her reflection when she accidentally saw the glass window and then felt her dress that looked very simple like an ordinary person.
With a simple dress and a flat cap identical to the worker he used, the guard immediately branded Leathina as poor so she was not allowed to enter the restaurant.
“Oh, Here!” leathina muttered again as she felt a small round object in her pocket.
Leathina found a gold ring with a carving of her family crest, already a crossed sword in front of a shield.
“This is a ring that only members of the Yarnell family have, after I returned Anne asked me to continue carrying it wherever I go. If I show you this I don't have to pay or if I get into trouble I just need to show you this ring.”
Leathina grinned as she stared at the ring on the porter, an idea came up that made her excited again.
Leathina went back to the restaurant and the thing that she experienced was repeated, some of the guards came back against Leathina and asked her to leave immediately.
“So I'm kicked out, alright I'll go.” Leathina said as she pretended to fix her hat and showed her middle finger wearing a gold ring engraved with the Yarnell family crest.
“Pardon us Miss, we are not aware of your existence.” Said the two guards whose nature suddenly turned friendly and immediately bowed to apologize.
“Unaware of what, obviously they dragged me out by force.” Leathina grumbled in annoyance and pretended to be angry in front of the guards.
“Please forgive us Miss, we are really sorry. Is there anything we can do to make up for our mistake on you miss?” Asked the guards worried that Leathina would prolong the matter.
“True, you want to do what I ask?” Leathina asked back to confirm the guard's words.
“Of course Miss, we will do anything to make up for our mistake.”
“Alright, call your boss now!”
“Good Miss.”
One of the guards immediately entered the restaurant and not a few minutes later the guard finally returned and was followed by a middle-aged man with neat cuts and hairstyles trailing behind him.
“So, can I help Miss?” She asked after meeting Leathina in person.
“Gentleman what now there are customers coming in with blonde hair?” Ask Leathina.
“Pardon us Miss, but we can't divulge our visitor information.”
“Really? Is it because I don't wear expensive dresses so it's not allowed to go in and find out the types of people who come to visit this restaurant?” Leathina spoke while showing off the ring she had in her hand by pretending to fix the position of her hat.
“Entah what will Duke Yarnell say later when he finds out his family members are forbidden to enter? I was even dragged out by the guards. Maybe this place will be closed or even the people will be put in the dungeon.” Leathina asked and answered her own question deliberately listening to what she said to the restaurant owner and the guards who had dragged her out.
“God..it is impossible for a respectable person like miss to be barred from entering here. All right, all right so what do you want miss to know?” ask the restaurant owner while glaring at his men as if to say even after this you will be finished.
“Did any blonde woman come in here?” Leathina asked without further ado.
“Yes she came with a man.”
“Good to show where they are now.”
“Umm Miss, forgive us but we can't do what miss asked, because they booked a private room.”
“What restaurant also have such private room?”
“As you know, this restaurant is for people from the top. Usually some nobles want a privacy room to eat or discuss with other Ade, I hope the lady understands our situation.” The restaurant owner tried his best to make Leathina understand the rules of the restaurant.
“All right I understand sir. So, now show me where it is.” Said Leathina while pulling the collar of the restaurant owner and accompanying her in with him.
“Se.. it looks like miss still does not understand.” Murmured the restaurant owner resigned and showed where the guest referred by Leathina.
The restaurant owner went up to the second floor and saw some rooms that are usually used by nobles who want to be alone or have a meeting while the first floor is still like a restaurant in general using the tables that are in jeered.
“They are inside here Miss.” The two of them got to the front door and the restaurant owner told him that the person Leathina was looking for was now in the room in front of her.
“Well you'll order the room right next to it I don't want to be disturbed so don't come to see me out I'll pay you later so now go you must be busy not serving the customers who sucks.” Leathina spoke while pushing the owner away so as not to disturb.
After only staying by herself Leathina directly attached her ears to the door of the room that Yasmine occupied but unfortunately Leathina could not listen to anything from inside.
“I didn't hear anything from inside.” Mumbled Leathina resignedly and then immediately entered the room that was right next to the room that was being occupied by Yasmine.
Leathina put her ears back on the wall but her hearing still could not catch the sound from the room next to her.
“That's it, why didn't I see it from earlier.” Leathina saw a balcony in her room she immediately opened the door and walked out to see the balcony and it turns out that in each room has its own balcony, which is the room next to Leathina's room.
Because the distance was almost close to Leathina chose to cross to the opposite balcony that corresponded to Yasmine's room and carefully approached the sight of two people who were talking in the middle room.
“So what are your plans going according to your plan Yasmine?”
“Just relax grand duke Alcott, I have managed to get Queen Juliette to be on my side. Whatever happens I must remain the crown princess and marry the prince.”
“But the woman has returned, unfortunately the damned woman made my daughter fail to marry Nicholas. My plan to master his power through my daughter became a mess.”
“Oh, jeez greedy base.” Leathina clenched her teeth holding back her emotions hearing what the grand duke Alcott had said.
“Oh, so the news about your daughter being humiliated in public is true.”
“Jaga what you said Miss Yasmine. Think about yourself, your position will be threatened. The king himself who chose him even after his engagement was aborted with the king's prince still kept asking him to rethink whether he still wanted to occupy the position of crown princess.”
“What are they talking about it's me?” Leathina seriously heard the chatter of Yasmine and grand duke Alcott from outside the balcony of the room they both occupied.
“Well, I have to admit that he is very lucky, I have twice planned murder and once set him up but he can still get away with it, luckily he was stupid and always suspected whoun was being nice to him and in the end it was just him alone and I was the one who would be the winner at the end so you should always be on my side grand duke.”
“Oh, and your daughter's problem is calm. When I become queen later I will marry her to the family what I do you want grand duke, with the royal decree no one will be able to refuse.”
“You are so outrageous Miss Yasmine. Take it easy, as long as I still benefit from you of course I will side with you. So, what's your next plan to take him down now?”
“Queen advised me to lower the quality of the woman, so that she can no longer be adopted as crown princess and I have a good plan that can benefit both of us.”
“What does Miss Yasmine mean? How do you abort him while he has been almost perfect from the start except his anger.”
“With your son, of course gran duke.”
“My son? Don't mess with my successor Miss Yasmine. Don't you dare seduce her like I did.”
“Hahaha, what do you mean gran duke. I didn't seduce you who were hooked on me from the beginning and remember we were working together people could have misunderstood your vow that was grand duke Alcott.”
“But why should my son, and what plans do you think of?”
“I plan to remove her chastity, if she loses it automatically she will not be able to become a crown pitri anymore and of course your son who hars works to take it. Think if your son married her then you would also have support and of course a talented son-in-law.”
“Tuk!”
Eyes leathina wide open can not believe hearing what Yasmine just said her mouth was tight-lipped so as not to make a sound unfortunately accidentally his elbow hit something.
“What's the grand duke?”
“It looks like there's something on the balcony, I'll check it for a while.”
“Ah, yes! I have to leave immediately before getting caught.” Leathina hurried away and crossed back to her room balcony and immediately entered to hide.
“Is there something, there grand duke?”
“No maybe I misheard.” Grand duke Alcott opened the connecting door to the balcony and found nothing there. Not finding anything grand duke then closed the door and sat back down with Yasmine.
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