You Think I Won't Talk?-Chapter 458

Indifferent to the hatred her voice conveyed, Paul did not fail to tell some truths mixed with lies to the naive sibling. Making her aware of the situation and the consequences she would face if she did not cooperate with his schemes. — "Therefore, as I’ll allow you to walk around freely, you should help in what I want you to do. After things calm down and they stop searching for my Marianne, I will make up something so both of us can return as if innocent."

"..."

"Of course, if it’s about Marianne, we will say she’s dead. Although of course, she isn’t. We would never let that happen, haha."

"This is nonsense... Why would you do this? Don’t you know that Father is searching for her? No matter what you do, Father will never stop looking for Marianne-Ngh!"

"He will stop if we give him a body to believe she’s dead." — Grabbing her face to stop her reaction, Paul said dominatingly. Letting her go as she moved away indignated yet learning some composure.

"..... W-what? What do you mean by giving a body?"

"... There is a maid I infiltrated in the Palace when Marianne was sent there... I told her she should inform me about Marianne’s activities as much as she was able to learn... She is similar in height and physique."

"..."

"She’s not beautiful like Marianne, but she’ll do if we burn her body."

The blood was drained from Theressa’s colour the more the man told her about his plans, for which he planned on blaming her were they to go awry. And at the panic his ideas invoked in a young Theressa, the sibling did not hide her disagreement, ignoring that her opposition wouldn’t be received kindly.

"You can’t do that..." — She said with a tremble in her sound.

"Why? Do you have a better idea? Or do you have someone else to put in her place?"

"No! You cannot kill people for this sickening obsession you have!! Ever since we were little, Marianne this Marianne that!! Even though you beat her up and did whatever you wanted at times because she displeased you!! But never did you go this far!! If you fake her death! If you- If you kidnap her like this!! What would happen to everything you told me?!"

"... What was it that I told you again?"

"..... Y-you said... that Marianne was in it with you."

"What else." — Calm... too calm, Paul requested from the girl, confusing her with the intensity of the matters she was now recalling in a haze... Sudden... as if learning them anew. — "Do you recall what we agreed about it?"

"... That..... uh... you said that... if I wanted, sometimes I could mess with her... s-since... I..... would one day......" — ’huh?... wh-why did I-’

"Since one day you would take her place."

"...."

"Yes. In our family... That’s what I told you since either way Mother was making sure your hatred and jealousy strengthened... Hence why are you overreacting to this? You knew from the beginning."

It had been something she had forgotten after so many years... and as Theressa herself mentioned to the brother who stared at her with ominous essence, she became confused as to how she had forgotten... as to how had she been in agreement to anything Paul had done until this day.

There was some kind of void in her memories about those exchanges she had with the brother... and yet she knew well they had happened. Nonetheless, her doings had also occurred... She knew there was an agreement between herself and Paul to keep Marianne’s reality hidden from everyone... yet it was at this time that she recalled the agreement itself.

"It’s no wonder, however. You were too young and stupidly selfish. It’s not surprising for someone like you to forget and act however you want... acting innocent doesn’t suit you, nonetheless. You were always envious of Marianne and... we do share the same blood."

"... huh? What does that mean?"

"You are as sickening as I am, that’s what it means. You would insult and hit her from time to time too, not only mess with her. Do you think I turned a blind eye to that when you said it would only be a little? At least when I do it, it’s because I have to make her understand how much I love her... but you... you did it because of your pathetic whims and fickle character."

"... I’m... I’m not like you. I-I didn’t hurt her like you!"

"You’re right..."

*Smack!!*

"Gasp!?!??"

After his quick agreement, the glare Theressa gave Paul was returned with a slap that threw the girl to the floor. — "Only when saying you’re not like me."

The man went to her side as shock made her stay still, making Theressa face him roughly so the last warnings could be told as his disturbing gold leaned onto hers with killing intent. — "You are dumb and useless. You’re never able to talk or do things correctly. Nothing you have that someone would want."

"HnGh! MPh... Let go...!"

"So now that you understand your place in these circumstances, you should follow my every order from here on... or it will be two bodies the Duke will have to bury. One being a fake... while the other will be yours."

"?!"

"I am sure that killing the Ninth Calla’s Confidant deserves a death sentence, Theressa... Start using that brain you’ve carried for decoration once."

Letting go of her visage as if waste it was, Paul walked to sit at a nearby chair, too comfortable and peaceful even after indulging in violence. Theressa’s eyes, scared of looking his way, eventually drifted to listen to the other matters he wanted her to understand, agreeing without intent to comply with his orders for her mindset had changed greatly when it came to her Sister...

"You will stay here with us for the meantime. You are prohibited from going near Marianne or any other in this house. If you try anything, I will know it. I’m not on my own, solely to let you know. Bringing you here was a first step but now you need to stay put until I say otherwise. Don’t let your stupid head forget this if you don’t want me to do as warned."