I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 156



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156. Irreversible Choice

“If you understand, then you can go now.”

At the Empress’s order to banish guests, Shiloh was forced out of the audience room.

As soon as they left the audience room, the guards who had been waiting took Shiloh away.

It was fortunate, because on my own I would have fallen before I could have taken even three steps.

Shiloh, who returned straight to the Crystal House, realized that the atmosphere in the palace had changed quite a bit.

I hadn’t noticed it until now because things were so hectic, but the number of palace maids had noticeably decreased.

“Where have my maids gone?”

As she muttered in a daze, Countess Garcia, who was standing next to her, looked around.

“The maids submitted their resignations a while ago.”

“what?”

As it turned out, the maids and servants who had been assisting her had submitted their resignations one by one.

The only people who remained to work normally were the chief maid and the chief chamberlain, and they were also appointed by the emperor.

There was not a single person left who was truly on my side.

No, was there such a thing in the first place?

“iced coffee…….”

“Lady Shiloh!”

Shiloh staggered as she was suddenly struck with dizziness.

The only people left to rely on were Countess Garcia and Marquis Balton.

So I had to choose.

Should I just watch my son die with my eyes open, or should I join hands with those who could stab me in the back at any moment?

Shiloh, lying sick in her room, spent the night wide awake.

The deliberation didn’t last long. It was a choice that had an answer from the beginning.

If I was going to just let my son die, I wouldn’t have come this far.

As soon as it was daybreak, she ordered the Marquis of Balton to be brought to her.

“The Marquis will enter the palace soon.”

Shiloh burst into laughter when the chamberlain delivered the news.

It was funny how I wasn’t even allowed to see the palace, but when I asked to call Marquis Balton, he readily gave me permission.

Maybe this is what the Empress had hoped for.

Marquis Balton entered the reception room and sat down deep in his chair as usual.

“You still have so much dignity.”

The Marquis sneered as he looked at Shiloh, who looked like a lost vagabond.

He still had a grudge against Shiloh.

Didn’t you almost get your tongue cut out for not telling her the truth about Cayenne?

If you think about it, he was the one who had helped her find her child, but he was annoyed at Shiloh for acting like a traitor.

“What, are you here to make fun of me now?”

Shiloh, for her part, was not angry with him.

If I had known in advance that the child was being found, things would not have turned out this way.

It was also creepy that I had to take a paternity test without knowing it.

The two of them had no intention of even being formal with each other.

“I won, I came all this way and now you’re saying that… … .”

Marquis Balton clicked his tongue.

Even he was confused. He couldn’t figure out what was going on.

Now that it has become clear that the Empress and Roselia have been kidnapping and imprisoning Kaien, it is expected that they will also be severely punished.

However, since Cayenne made a bigger fuss, the two people’s decisions were left in limbo, and all eyes were focused on Cayenne.

To make matters worse, the Emperor was unconscious, and the special promotion of Marquis Balton, who had made great contributions to finding the child, was also delayed.

‘My head hurts.’

It was a golden opportunity to push out the Empress and Princess Roselia.

The whole plan went awry when that Cayenne guy caused a major accident.

Then Shiloh shouted sharply.

“Your daughter resigned from her position as a maid? What on earth does she want to do?”

“A good match just came along. What father would throw away such a golden opportunity?”

“This traitor!”

Shiloh grabbed Marquis Balton by the collar. Her eyes were bloodshot.

“Get out of my way! If you’re going to be crazy, do it nicely.”

Marquis Balton roughly shoved Shiloh away.

He looked down at Shiloh, who was curled up helplessly, with contemptuous eyes.

“What about betrayal? What kind of crazy person would join hands with a criminal? Your son was arrested for treason, so you won’t die a nice death either.”

Soon her eyelids fluttered open, and a sigh-like cry burst out.

“Sigh, sob… … .”

She sobbed, her shoulders shaking.

Why don’t you grab me by the collar for no reason and start crying out of nowhere?

The Marquis of Balton was also taken aback when she, who had been acting like a noble lady, started acting like a lunatic.

“What’s going on? Are you crazy?”

Shiloh sobbed like she had lost her mind.

“Tch, I got lucky.”

Looking at her, who had completely lost her energy, Marquis Balton straightened his wrinkled clothes.

As he tried to get up from his seat, Shiloh caught him.

“… …Help me.”

Marquis Balton looked down at her as if she were an insect.

“Aren’t you going to let this go?”

“… … Your Majesty… … .”

“what?”

“His Majesty the Emperor must be destroyed.”

She spat out each word with difficulty, as if vomiting it out.

I was so scared and afraid to even say those words.

“what?”

Marquis Balton frowned.

Did I hear something wrong? He dug his little finger into his ear.

“His Majesty the Emperor must be eliminated.”

“… … .”

Shiloh spoke in a voice that was a little clearer than before.

“her…….”

Hehe.

Marquis Balton let out a laugh that was neither a sigh nor a mockery.

“This guy is completely crazy. He’s not in his right mind.”

He muttered as if talking to himself, then became serious.

“If you’re going to die, then die alone and quietly. Do you know what crime your son was dragged into prison for and are you talking about it now?”

“I know, I know!”

Shiloh screamed in frustration.

“Do you think I’m doing this because I like it? The Empress ordered me to do it! She said that if you want to save your son, you have to get rid of the Emperor!”

“what?”

It was only then that Marquis Balton realized that Shiloh was being blackmailed.

But that doesn’t mean my judgment has changed.

The Marquis quickly gathered his coat.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I guess I didn’t hear anything about today. I’m busy, so that’s all for now.”

All he wanted to do was report Shiloh for her words and actions right away.

I had no idea what kind of misfortune I would face if I got involved with that kind of woman.

That was when.

“Where are you going!”

Shiloh ran towards him like a madman and clung to him.

“What are you doing!”

“You can do it! You can do it! You said you could kill the Empress with your own hands! Send an assassin like you did to the Crown Prince, or poison her, or whatever!”

“Shh, shh!”

Marquis Balton was so horrified that he covered Shiloh’s mouth.

But Shiloh bit his hand so hard that she almost broke his fingers.

“Ahh!”

Shiloh grumbled at the Marquis as he screamed in pain.

“You approached me. You urged me to take revenge on the Empress. You said you could kill her without leaving any evidence by casting a curse!”

“Shut your mouth!”

“Whoa!”

Marquis Balton struck Shiloh with his cane.

“Gasp, gasp… … .”

A fierce scuffle ensued, but there was no one left to stop them.

Tears flowed down from Shiloh’s eyes as she went wild.

I was already mentally at my limit. Tears flowed incessantly from my dry eyes.

“You can do anything… … .”

She was completely exhausted.

It was so hard that I wanted to give up on everything.

She was so driven to the brink of ruin that it seemed like it would be easier to just die.

But even because of the injustice of the past years, and even because of the sadness and pity I felt for the child I had so hard to get back, I just couldn’t end this life.

“Crazy X.”

The Marquis of Balton was completely fed up.

Shiloh had nothing to lose. A woman with nothing to lose was clutching a bomb and screaming for it to die with her.

He was muttering a curse in a low voice when he took something out of his bosom.

“What is this? … … A contract?”

“It’s not just any contract. It’s a contract with a more powerful spell than a slave contract.”

“You… … .”

Shiloh’s face turned pale.

“This is black magic. Where did you get this?”

A mean smile appeared on the Marquis’ lips.

“I don’t know that much. Have you not had your property confiscated yet?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“It’s useless once you’re dead anyway. Just do that and send it to me quietly.”

The Marquis gestured to Shiloh’s jewel box, which she had kept for use in bribing the warden.

Shiloh hurriedly hugged the jewelry box.

“What are you talking about? Why are you taking everything that’s mine?”

“You’re asking me to help you? If you want to hire people, you need money. If things go wrong like last time, you and I are both finished. Do you understand?”

“… … Are you really going to help me?”

Shiloh’s expression changed.

“I see. Before that, I should have some insurance just in case something goes wrong.”

He tapped the contract with his index finger.

“Sign this. It’s a contract that says you have to keep this and any other secrets about me a secret. If you sign this, I’ll help you.”

Shiloh said, looking over the contract.

“What if you betray me?”

“what?”

“You want me to sign such an unreasonable contract? There should be a clause in case you betray me.”

“Yes, of course.”

At the Marquis’s gesture, a line was added to the contract.

As per Shiloh’s wishes, the clause was that Marquis Balton would actively cooperate in eliminating the Emperor.

“Are you satisfied now?”

Shiloh nodded.

“You or I, if you break the contract, you will die in the most painful way a human can suffer. Like it or not, we are in this together.”

“… … .”

“As long as you keep your mouth shut, there’s no harm done.”

“… … .”

“Come on, sign.”

Shiloh hesitated for a moment at the insistence of Marquis Balton, then picked up her pen.

My hands were shaking so much that my writing came out shaky and messy.

As soon as I finished signing, the contract lit up with a crimson glow.

“Okay, this will go into effect now. Remember, we’re in the same boat.”

The Marquis of Balton chuckled.