I'M The Villainess Sister
Chapter 14: Too Late?
Edna fell into a coma for almost a full week after consuming the poisonous tea. The doctor said that it was fortunate that Edna drank only a little because if the dose was less, her life might not be saved
Marchioness Schnee cried every day to see the princess' condition, while her husband immediately secured all the servants of the Malhela family in the dungeon for interrogation and also issued a ban on exiting the house for her brother, Viscountess, and other members of Malhela's family during the investigation
The news of this poisoning spread and became a hot topic throughout the Kingdom, not only because the victim was the future daughter-in-law of Duke Diven, but also the fact that the Crown Prince was at the scene and could have been poisoned. Because the Prince's name was stuck in this matter, the Palace sent full assistance and ordered that the matter be investigated as clearly as possible while asking the Marquis to consider the possibility of rebellion to the Royal family
The scale of the problem became so great that it was suspected of seeping into rebellion, while Edna who drank the poison was pure because she had forgotten she was no longer immune to the poison, not knowing the commotion it caused and only slowly regaining consciousness when it was already midnight
He frowned, groaning softly. There was a pulse of pain in several parts of his body, both hands and feet felt heavy and limp as if they were no longer functioning. Edna opened her eyes. The first thing to see is the ceiling of his room that looks blurred and dark, then turned to the direction of his sleep lights that lit incandescent light illuminate the room
After a moment of silence to clarify the visual, the girl raised her head which still felt a bit heavy while looking back to force her body to sit down, but he was shocked when a hand prevented him from touching his head. Edna straightened her eyes and met Jeffrey's blue iris
"... I'm sorry, it's just that it's better that you don't sit down for now" Jeffrey said slowly as he laid Edna's head back on the pillow. "I'll call someone"
Edna opened her lips, "K-You... Why would... In here?" he said with a hoarse voice
"Don't talk first, your throat must be dry from a full 6-day coma"
"J-Jeffery.. "
Without turning his head, Jeffrey lowered his head and tightly gripped the bell rope of the servant caller. "... I thought you weren't gonna wake up again. When I saw you vomit blood after drinking the poison... I was so panicked that I almost went crazy because I thought... I thought I'd lose you too. If you and Mom don't exist in this world I can-"
"Mom-Mom? Uhuk!" Edna frowned because her dry neck hurt so much when coughing. "... Whatchu mean? Your mum... W-What happened during my coma?"
"......"
"Say something! Uhuk!.. Uhuk!.. Jeffrey Diven, your mom's fine..... Aren't you?"
".... Since you're awake, and I'm done making sure you'll recover from now on, I'll go straight home. Please take care of yourself, Edna.. " Jeffrey didn't answer the girl's question, he rang the bell and walked out of the room
"J-Jeff-Jeff! Uhuk, Jeffrey! Wait!"
Outside Edna's room, the black-blasted boy took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He looked up when he heard the sound of footsteps and saw Edna's parents as well as some servants running quickly towards him
"Jeffrey, what... Why are you ringing the bell? Did something happen to Edna?!" the Marchioness asked frantically, "Mother is fine, right?"
Jeffrey looked at the woman before letting out a faint smile
"Edna just woke up"
"Is my daughter really awake?! Oh, thank God." with happiness immeasurably, Edna's mother rushed into the princess's room with the Marquis and the servants.
Sophia heaved a sigh of relief hearing him, she was about to follow the others into Edna's room when the tip of her eyes saw Jeffrey walking past her towards the opposite direction
"Mr Jeffrey? Where you going? Let's go back to Miss Edna's room with me" Sophia asked confusedly. Jeffrey looked, though,
"... Ah, I want to go home. I made sure Edna was okay, so now I... Wanted to be with my mom"
A relieved smile on Sophia's lips instantly faded hearing that, the woman glanced at Edna's room door for a moment before turning her body and approaching Jeffrey. "Let me help you prepare your chariot and your belongings, Mr. Jeffrey" he said as he put his shawl on the boy's shoulder
"Now it's midnight so the temperature outside must be very cold especially for children like you, I hope you don't mind my ugly shawl, Mr. Jeffrey"
".... No, thank you Sophia"
Sophia rubbed Jeffrey's shoulder gently, "Not a problem. Well, let's go. I will say your greetings later even though the master and the great lady must have understood that you have to go home quickly"
"Yes." Yeah."
Jeffrey turned to Edna's room again for a while before leaving with Sophia
...*****...
That night, all the lights of the Schnee family mansion are back on after news of their first miss waking up from a coma. The servants gathered to see Edna from the door, they were grateful that the girl looked good now
Although not the kind of lady who talks a lot or often interacts with the servants, Edna is still liked because she is a good and polite child. He respected his older workers regardless of their differences in degree and often forgave the mistakes of young newly employed servants
In the room, Edna was examined by a family doctor to ensure that her body was in a coma for almost a week. He glanced at his mother, who was standing on the other side of the bed, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and then looked at her. Marquis's eyes looked teary but he seemed to hold back his tears in order to maintain the image as the head of the family
"So how, doctor? How's my daughter's condition?" marchioness asked after the doctor finished his examination
"Most of the poison in Miss Edna's body is no longer there thanks to the potion brought by Mr. Jeffrey, but because her body is still weak after being contaminated with the poison so you should not do any activity first, also routinely taking drugs that I immediately made until his body is completely recovered" explained the doctor, Edna's father nodded in understanding
"Thank you, doctor Atlas. Sorry to interrupt your break"
"No problem, Marquis Schnee. I myself also expected the recovery of Miss Edna." doctor Atlas smiled and bowed respectfully to the Schnee couple. "Because it's time to rest now, I'm going to retreat so that Miss Edna can get back to rest"
"Alright, thank you doctor" the Marquis replied with a glance. The man turned to his daughter and let out a long sigh after the doctor and the servants left the room
"My poor daughter.... Your whole body must have been very sick" he said sadly, holding Edna's right hand and rubbing it slowly. "I'm sorry you haven't found the culprit yet"
"But don't worry, we will continue to search and punish him according to the law no matter how long it takes" Edna's mother interjected, sat on the edge of the bed and held her other daughter's hand. "Mother and father promise, Edna. We'll definitely find someone who's made you this way"
"Well, ma'am" Edna replied with a faint smile, Marchioness smiling before pulling the blanket up to her daughter's chest.
"Now go back to sleep, I'll write a letter to tell your aunt that you're awake" she said, then kissed Edna on the forehead, "You know what, baby? Your uncle and aunt were so worried about you that every day sent letters twice in the afternoon and early morning. They also don't stop writing apologies, it seems like they feel very guilty because you experienced that while visiting there"
'They're not worried, ma'am. They want to monitor when I'm finally dead' Edna replied inwardly. As usual, outside of that he reviewed a smile and said, "M-They must be very surprised, I should send a letter to them when it's better later"
After the mother, now replace Edna's father who bowed and gave a kiss on his daughter's forehead. "You don't have to do it if you don't want to, no matter how traumatic this happens in their home. Dad did not initially want to exclude them from the examination, but your mother forced him to say they are still part of our family" said the Marquis, glancing at his wife who sighed immediately
"How many times do I have to say it? I'm not asking to just let them go. I mean we have to do it secretly because these events are sensitive topics throughout the Kingdom right now, and they are still part of our family. If there are rumors that are not good, then our daughter will also be affected"
Edna said nothing, but in her heart she understood what her mother had just said. If the Edna family openly suspected and rigorously examined the Malhela family as the perpetrators and it turned out that they were proven innocent, then the people who oversaw the development of these events would surely scorn the Schnee family, he said, especially criticizing the Marquis for having the heart to accuse his own sister's family of poisoning his daughter.
And not only that, Edna will also be dragged because those who are not on the scene may not feel suspicious of Edna, which would eventually lead them to accuse her of just pretending to be poisoned so that her father could punish her innocent aunt
'But they are indeed the culprits so father and mother actually do not need to be wary of it' the inner purple unraveling girl. But since he couldn't say it directly to his parents, he had to deal with this himself later
"Mom, I'm sleepy..." Edna rubbed her eyes and pretended to yawn, exorcising them subtly
Mother gasped slowly, only to realize that she was disturbing her already sleepy child. "Geez, I'm sorry, honey... Mom and dad are gonna go, sleep good, okay? I love you"
"Hm.... Me too, ma'am" Edna smiled wryly and then closed her eyes. The marquis and his wife walked out of the room, they stood at the end of the door staring at his daughter who had been asleep for quite a while before turning off the room lights and closing the door
"Good night, Edna"
After the footsteps of her parents are not heard, Edna opens her eyes again and spends the night devising a plan to avenge the deeds of her uncle and aunt
...*****...
The morning shone a light on the Schnee family mansion which was gradually returning happily. Edna begins the day being served back by Sophia as the Marchioness does not feel at ease leaving her ailing daughter at the hands of the same little girl as Sarah
Knowing that, Edna was of course happy because at least in this way she did not have to worry that Sarah had secretly added a dose of poison to her body when she was still helpless
Doctor Atlas came again to the purple girl's room to check her development, and she said there were no problems with her recovery so Edna did not have to worry too much or stress
"Thank you, doctor" said Edna and the doctor smiled, saying,
"Actually than me, it's more appropriate if the lady thanks the young master Jeffrey who has brought elixir. Because without that elixir, I'm not sure when you'll wake up again"
"Jeffrey brought elixir?" edna asked confusedly. Elixir is a medicinal herb discovered by Jeffrey in his former life as a result of his adventures with Eleanor in search of a blue spider lily antidote, but even elixir-class potions that were at that time predicted could cure all diseases were not able to cure the Duchess.
"Yes, after bringing you back home, the young master left for two days and came carrying an elixir. We banned him because the Duchess needed the drug more, but Mr. Jeffrey kept insisting"
"Is the Duchess sick?" sela Edna fast. Actually from yesterday he wanted to ask about the Duchess to Jeffrey so wake up today, but from the morning no one told him where Jeffrey was. Even Sophia who usually knew everything was turning the conversation away
"Ah... You seem not to have been told. Sorry, lady. I myself think you should not think about anything else and focus on recovery even more"
"Don't say... Happened already?" asked the girl again to cut off the doctor's words, she forced a smile but fear was clearly painted on her face. "No, right? The Duchess is just plain sick, right?... Not a blue spider lily... or anything like that, right?"
"....."
The middle-aged man did not reply, only lowered his head and allowed Edna's question to disappear unanswered among the air present in this silent room.
Edna bit her lips, her eyes heating up as she understood what that suffocating silence meant. "Since when?" ask her with a trembling voice
"...."
"I'VE BEEN ASKING SINCE WHEN?!" exclaiming the purple girl loudly, urged the doctor to answer her
"... Duchess fell unconscious one day after you were poisoned, miss"
This time replace Edna who was silent after receiving an answer, he stared blankly at both hands while his brain was busy counting since when the Duchess contracted the disease if she had fallen unconscious when she was poisoned
Blue spider lily is actually not a disease that suddenly appears, but this disease is difficult to detect at the beginning of its appearance because the symptoms are similar to the common cold, so it is often only discovered when this disease has developed a lot in the body.
".. Miss Edna?"
Edna blinked quickly, finished with her calculations. He stared at the man in front of him for a moment before unraveling the blanket in a frantic motion and getting out of bed. But unfortunately the condition of the girl's body was still weak so she immediately fell onto the carpet as soon as she tried to walk
Bruk!
"Good, miss! Your body is still recovering so please don't move first.."
When the doctor atlas pulled the bell of the waiter, Edna shook her head strongly and tried to get up again. "No.. I have to go now, there's not much time left"
'If you passed out a week ago, it's a sign that the Duchess contracted this disease at the same time as Ms. Calista Belva'
"You have plenty of time, miss. If you are worried about the Duchess Diven, you should focus on your health first"
Ignoring the doctor's remark, the purple-browed girl rushed out both hands when she saw Sophia enter her room
"Sophia! Help me stand up, I don't have much time" he ordered. Sophia who came because of the sound of the bell immediately approached the nonanya
"Gosh, miss.. How did you fall like this?"
"We don't have time for that. Quickly take me to that place. Is Calista Belva back?"
".... No, miss"
Edna closed her eyes and exhaled in frustration, the plan she had put together as best she could was a mess
'It's all because of the fucking poison.... No, it's my fault for not being quick to prepare his inner catches of self-blame. He had already sent the Duchess rosella tea to prevent the woman from developing blue spider lily while Edna was looking for an antidote, but it turned out that the rosella tea had not managed to buy time for her
"Miss Edna, the person you are waiting for is still not coming so you still have plenty of time to recuperate until the person comes." advises Dr. Atlas
"Rightly what the doctor master said, I will mobilize the knights to find Calista Belva and bring her to you as quickly as possible, but on condition that you stay in bed rest and recover until Calista Belva comes"
Not feeling having a better solution so heavy mind in his brain now, Edna finally agreed to go back to bed
"Go take it to me as soon as you receive the goods from Calista Belva" she said, Sophia nodded as she pulled the blanket up to her non-belly
"OK, miss. Then me and the doctor master will retreat now"
...*****...
Waiting for the knights, though, Edna ordered Sophia to pick up the ingredients she had prepared in a secret place because they could not possibly have time to go there so inevitably she had to mix the lecitel in the mansion
"Miss, today I will serve you because the butler will go somewhere"
Edna glanced at Sarah at a glance then went back to reading the book in her hand, "I know. I ruled Sophia"
"Ah.... Miss, do you want to drink something as a reading buddy?" bargain the waiter, but the purple girl refused while turning the pages of the book
"No need, I'm not thirsty"
"Then a snack?"
"Not necessary, still full"
Without taking her eyes off the book, Edna could tell that Sarah was now frowning in dislike because she was rejected continuously
'I'll soon have to make lecitel so there's no time for poisoning anymore' her inner self.
Then the room went back into silence, Edna seemed busy reading a book that looked unfamiliar in Sarah's eyes and ignored it.
Sarah stood beside the bed of the lady, brain-winding looking for a topic of conversation and ready to smile on her side as soon as she remembered something
"Anu, miss Edna. I often see Sophia's head round and round carrying various boxes, is that also the order of the lady?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"Miss, what... Are the plants important?"
One frown appeared on Edna's forehead as she did not remember telling what the box contained, but she tried not to show it to the boy. "That's none of your business" she replied coldly, Sarah lowered her head and bowed
"Sorry, miss. I don't mean to interfere in your affairs"
"Hm."
"B-But, miss... "
Hearing the boy's hesitating tone of voice, Edna turned her head quickly to realize Sarah must have done something to the box
'I'll forgive her as long as she doesn't destroy my ingredients' Edna promised inwardly
"But what?"
"Previously forgive me, miss. I was following Sophia's head secretly out of curiosity, and I saw the butler put the box in the servant's health room. B-but then I saw him rough open the box and destroy the plants inside.. "
"...."
"Sorry, miss. If only I knew it was worth it, I would definitely stop Sophia's head.. "
"Sarah," Edna called out as she stood up, Sarah who saw her expression darken with a thin grin before rushing over with a fearful expression
"Y-Yes, miss?"
"Why did you do it?"
Sarah flinched, "What? I didn't do it, lady! Chief Sophia did it! I saw it with my own eyes" the rebuttal did not accept
Plaque!
"Akhs! Miss Edna! What did you do to me?!"
"I don't care if you hurt me, but don't touch Sophia or my ingredients" Edna sighed sharply, Sarah holding her cheek that had just been slapped with a trembling hand
He gritted his teeth and raised his hand to strike back, but Edna had already strangled his neck until he took a few steps back
"U-Ukh!"
"I could kill you right here right now, don't try to fight me if you're still alive, boy"
Sarah nodded in panic, she patted the lady's hand from her neck. "M-I'm sorry... Uhh! Me"
"Enyah from before me" Edna pushed away while letting out a rude chuckle, Sarah coughed but nodded and hurried away from the room
Sophia who had just returned frowned seeing Sarah come out of her non-living room while crying and coughing. Fearing that something happened to Edna, she rushed into the room in a hurry
"Miss, I saw Sarah come out crying.. " The butler of the Schnee family hung up his words when he saw Edna combing her hair back with an expression that looked unusually upset
"Sophia, uh,"
"Yes?"
"She's heard from Calista?"
"Yes, I received a message from the dove that Lady Calista Belva was already found and was on her way to the mansion"
"Good, at least someone succeeded" Edna replied with a long sigh. "Ah.. Looks like I should have you repurchase all my ingredients"
"Yes? Is there something wrong with the ingredients, miss?" sophia asked confused
"No, but there's a sia— mouse I mean, the one who ruined it" the purple-browed girl uttered her words as fast as lightning, and luckily the butler seemed to have not noticed it at all
"Ah, fine. I'll buy it again soon, you just rest here"
Edna nodded, sitting on her bed again. "Thank you, Sophia"
"Ah, miss,"
"What?"
Sophia who was about to disappear from the door stepped back and turned her head to the lady, "An honorable Lady cannot curse openly"
".... I get it, sorry" Edna's great-grandson was scared
...*****...
Calista arrived at Schnee's mansion two days later, she ran hastily to Edna with a pot in her hand
"Miss! This is the Sendagilea you want!"
"Thank you" Edna replied as she accepted the pot, but she glanced around and her forehead wrinkled. "But, you can't go all the way there just to bring back one pot, right?"
"Some pots were on the way on the ship, I only brought one because I thought you must have needed it" Calista replied, Edna nodded and was about to allow the woman to enter to receive an additional wage, but his strange gait made him again frown
"Did something happen, Calista Belva?"
"Ah.. Ja. I had to go home soon because my mother was diagnosed with blue spider lily" the woman replied, she then bowed respectfully to Edna. "Sorry, miss. I may be presumptuous but it seems like I have to go home now, I at least want to say goodbye to mom"
Edna was speechless hearing that, she blinked quickly out of her mind when Sophia touched her shoulder
"Good, go. I'll deliver your bonus later" he said, Calista bowed once more before leaving
After seeing Calista's departure, Edna stared at the pot in her arms and muttered softly,
".... Looks like I can make two lecitles with this plant"
"Sophia, "call her, Sophia turned her head and replied even before she was asked, "The necessary ingredients are already available in the servant's health room as you wish, miss"
"good. I don't have time to save them both, let's go in now"
Edna took the sendagileas straight into the infirmary for the medical attendants and locked the doors tightly and began to extract the plants
Fortunately Edna was still obliged to remain in the room, so her family did not suspect why their eldest daughter was not present at the meal together. Inside the room, he was helped by a young doctor who happened to be standing guard there
His name was Hugo Itsvan, the new physician who was also a student of the physician Darius Atlas, the chief physician in charge of treating the Schnee family
One of the reasons Edna chose the butler's health room was Hugo, in his previous life Hugo was also the one who helped him create the lecitel perfectly
Sophia was waiting outside the room, she served as the Marquis's supervisor and the Marchioness in case she asked Edna, also sending food into the room so that the lady's nutrition and the doctor were kept awake
And after four days without sleep at all, Edna and Hugo Itsvan really managed to create a cure for blue spider lily disease, Letitel.
"Successful... Finally"
"We did manage to make it... But will this really be effective, miss? I mean, we haven't tried the cure in humans at all"
Edna, who realized she had very little time, was busy pouring the liquid into two bottles
"It's gotta work. I vouch for him with my life" he replied, turning to Hugo. "Doctor Hugo Istvan, I will use the name of Doctor Itsvan as the sole inventor of this antidote herb if anyone asks."
"Yes? But, why? Miss right who has been struggling to find and concoct the medicine, why even I who only helped a few even get full credit for it?"
"Since others wouldn't believe this potion was made by a 12-year-old noble girl, they'd more easily accept it if a young doctor named Hugo Itsvan did it"
Looking at Hugo who was constantly silent, Edna put one of the bottles containing lecitel into the man's hand
"Not to be too thoughtful, Doctor Itsvan," he said, "I don't just borrow your name, the prescription of this herb will belong to the doctor once I can save the Duchess Diven. The doctor can learn or sell the recipe, but I suggest you better learn it because this herb will definitely be very expensive"
"But why do you want to give it to me? Because miss borrowed my name?"
Edna shrugged, she replied without looking. ".... I don't know. Maybe because after saving the Duchess later, I don't need her anymore?"
'I don't care about anything else as long as I can heal the inner Duchess'
".... Thank you, miss. I will use this recipe as best I can and sell it on Schnee's behalf" Hugo said, bowing, Edna nodded and pointed at the medicine in the man's hand
"Give the drug to Calista Belva, a kvetina florist on Caro Street. I'm going to go to the Diven area now"
"OK, miss. Goodbye" Hugo bowed once more, and only straightened his back after the sound of Edna's footsteps could no longer be heard
The man stared at the bottle of honey in his hand, there was a sense of disbelief when he saw that his hand was now holding a drug that was very desirable to all blue spider lily sufferers in this world. And even more unbelievable, the person who made this potion was a 12-year-old girl and was helped by such a lowly experienced young doctor
"No, Miss Edna is not just any girl. Miss Edna is a true genius for having successfully created this drug" Hugo told himself
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To be continued.....
A/n: Hello, this is Cyrena. Just want to give info if my ketelatan update is because there is no quota :"
This chapter has no bonus. This chapter is very panjaang if one is forced to cut and put in part 2, wait aja ya!