Published at 27th of December 2020 03:38:26 PM
Chapter 88
The first person was a gardener, the second was one of the maids working for us, and I believe the third one was a maid as well…”
“Wait wait wait… . Just hold on a second . ”
I can’t seem to wrap my head around the words that Henry-Oniisama is saying to me so matter-of-factly .
Does that mean that those times when a gardener suddenly disappeared, or a couple of maids just stopped showing up for work out of the blue, that was because they were killed by Henry-Oniisama?
… . . No way .
“Just exactly how many people have you killed?”
“Seven,” Henry-Oniisama says in an equally dispassionate tone, his face remaining impassive .
Seven people…… Isn’t that like he basically killed all of the dwarfs in Snow White?
That’s quite a lot of people . I haven’t killed even one person yet… . .
“What was your motive for killing them? Was it different for every person?”
I’m sure there must have been a reason . I really can’t imagine Henry-Oniisama indiscriminately killing people .
“No, I guess it was the same for all of them,” he tells me while smiling bitterly .
Gilles shuts the book he was reading and voices his own question .
“Did you kill them because they started working here with the intention of stealing from you?”
“Well, something like that . ”
Those people started disappearing a couple years ago . But, how did Henry-Oniisama even know they were aiming for our family’s fortune?
“The first one, the gardener, was cultivating poisonous herbs in our back garden . Paul happened to see them one time and he told me that one of them was even deadly . As for the maids, I caught them trying to put poison into our tea before serving it . And the rest were basically the same . They weren’t just after valuables, they were all plotting to murder someone in our family,” Henry-Oniisama says, his face turning grim .
By chance, if Henry-Oniisama hadn’t realized that they were trying to kill us, we could have died . I, my family, any number of us could have been targeted… .
“Since they were planning to kill us, they should have come into this job with the resignation of being killed, don’t ya think?” Henry-Oniisama continues with a sneer .
What a terrifying expression . He seems just like a demon when he smiles like that .
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“Do Alan-Oniisama and Albert-Oniisama know?”
“Yup . ”
“Are you the only one that’s killed anyone, Henry-Oniisama?”
“Well, yeah . ”
“But they also knew, right? So why are you the only one?”
“‘Cause those two were against killing them . ”
Henry-Oniisama’s gaze fills with contempt for Alan-Oniisama and Albert-Oniisama .
To be against killing them… . . I suppose that must be her fault . Even though those people had tried to kill our family… . But I guess they chose to follow her ideology anyway .
“Just because of Liz Cather… . ?” Gilles mutters disgustedly under his breath .
Liz-san seems like the type to be vehemently against killing anyone, no matter the reason .
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“With this, I should have the proper qualifications to hang out with you and Gilles now, right Ali?” Henry-Oniisama asks, a flippant grin forming on his face .
I glance over at Gilles . He seems lost in thought for a moment, but then his expression turns to one of hard determination .
“I also have a secret… . ” Gilles starts, and then turns to look at Henry-Oniisama directly . He gulps, and hesitates for a moment longer, tension obvious in the stiff set of his shoulders . But he doesn’t avert his gaze .
“I’m… . from the impoverished village,” he manages to get out, though his brows are arched high in the middle and a deep furrow is etched between them . That seems to have been extremely painful for him to admit . The mere mention of it must have brought back so many unspeakable memories for him .
“I see,” says Henry-Oniisama before walking over to Gilles .
He doesn’t stop until he’s standing right in front of him, and then Henry-Oniisama sticks out his hand and gives Gilles a soft pat on the head .
“Thanks for telling me,” Henry-Oniisama says in a kind, thoughtful tone .
Even from here, I can tell that Gilles’s eyes are starting to tear up for a moment . With that expression, he actually looks his age for once .
With Gilles’s eyes brimming with tears like that and with him being so close to Henry-Oniisama, it almost looks like their relationship is… . No, never mind . Forget I even started to think that .
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Though, well, that wouldn’t be the worst thing . They’re both quite good looking, and their appearances seem to complement each other well… . If they really did get together, I’m sure everyone would warmly accept it and watch over the two of them .
“So, wait… . Then where did you and Gilles first meet, Ali?” Henry-Oniisama asks me curiously .
“In the impoverished village . ”
Henry-Oniisama’s expression turns stiff at that .
“It’s not like we had the chance to meet anywhere else,” I add . Henry-Oniisama remains frozen and silent for another moment but then he suddenly bursts out laughing .
Just what is so funny? What did I even say to make him laugh like that I wonder?
“Ali, you really are unbelievable,” Henry-Oniisama manages to get out between gales of laughter .
“I would agree with that,” Gilles seconds, his face breaking into a grin .
I don’t really get it, but they should be praising me, right? So I guess it’s fine .
For the next couple minutes, my room is completely filled with the sounds of Henry-Oniisama’s bright laughter .