The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn’t This Wrong? Chapter 36

Minoya walked very, very slowly. If this had been any other ti, she would have already returned with a severed head, but this ti, it seed like she was waiting for sothing.

As Minoya reached the door, peilu called out to her, "Wait."

peilu took several deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down. She couldn't let anger control her now.

She was the heir to the Lisat Kingdom. She had to take responsibility for her actions.

"Have you cald down, Princess peilu?" Minoya looked at her with slight anticipation.

"This is the middle of a banquet. Many nobles from the Venus territory are here, and even aristocrats from other territories have co because of ."

"If Countess Ruth were to be killed now, it would definitely cause panic among the other nobles. More importantly, within the Venus estate, there truly isn't another person who could imdiately take her place."

"Liana is out of the question. Eileen might have potential, but she's still too young. That would definitely cause dissatisfaction among so people."

"Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, Countess Ruth is a dedicated and responsible ruler, while Liana is a wicked noblewoman. If people had to choose between the two, no one would pick Liana."

"Countess Ruth is smart. In just three years, she has gained the trust of the Venus territory. Because of this, we can't act against her recklessly."

"If it were anyone else, people would trust my judgnt. But Ruth is different. She's not an ordinary person—she's the wife of a hero and the acting lord of Venus. On top of that, I'm helping Liana."

"The trust the Venus territory has in her is the best weapon protecting her. We still don't have absolute proof. Just Liana's testimony and our suspicions won't be enough."

"If I were to make that decision now, I would absolutely lose my position as heir."

"This was a test for , wasn't it?"

Liana must have known that if she told everything, I would do whatever it took to help her. But she didn't. Was this her concern? Was she protecting …?

I am the heir to the Lisat Kingdom. Every action I take is being watched.

But I'm not the only heir. I have competitors, and the competition is brutal. Anything I do could be magnified and used as a weapon against .

Over the years, I have perford excellently, but my rivals are no less outstanding.

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And compared to the other heirs, I have one significant weakness—Liana.

Because of Liana’s existence, peilu would always be affected in so way.

Everyone knew that the Grand Princess deeply cared for Liana. To compensate for this weakness, peilu had to work even harder, which was why she was so well-loved.

The Venus territory was the most powerful land outside of the Lisat royal capital. The Duke of Venus had disappeared, his fate unknown, and if the acting lord were to be killed now—

It would throw the entire territory into chaos, a disaster not only for Venus but also for the Lisat Kingdom.

peilu’s competitors were waiting for her to make a mistake.

If sothing like that happened, at best, she would lose her status as heir. At worst, she could be sched against and thrown into a cold prison.

In the original story, peilu suffered greatly because of Liana. The difference was that Liana had the protagonist to save her. peilu had no such luck—she could only die in prison.

And right now, peilu had no solid evidence. After all, the incidents from before had all been orchestrated by Liana.

The books they had found no longer contained Countess Ruth’s mark. They were useless as proof.

And even if they did, it wouldn’t matter. If the truth was revealed now, no one would take Liana’s side.

A noble young lady who had spent the past three or four years committing countless misdeeds versus a countess who had dedicated herself to the prosperity of Venus—at least, in the eyes of others.

The choice was obvious to outsiders.

On top of that, peilu had always been overly affectionate toward Liana. Others would surely assu she was biased.

Besides, who would believe that a young noblewoman who had been a nace for years suddenly claid that it had all been an act?

Liana had a history of scandals.

If she had truly been frad by Countess Ruth, why didn’t she say so from the beginning? Given peilu and Liana’s relationship, how could peilu not have helped her? If Liana had spoken up earlier, surely soone would have sided with her. Why endure three years of suffering only to expose everything now?

This was what peilu couldn't understand.

Why did Liana wait three years? She had so many opportunities to tell the truth in private.

If she had spoken up from the start, soone would have supported her.

There had to be sothing more to this.

Only by finding Liana could she learn the truth.

"I am not just a knight of the Lisat Kingdom. I am your guardian knight, Princess peilu."

"So, I have been protected all this ti… by both Liana and you, Minoya."

"This is why you disappeared for a month, isn't it, Minoya?"

Minoya nodded.

peilu finally understood. A month ago, Minoya had said she had sothing to take care of. It turned out she had gone to the Venus estate to investigate Liana.

"You even lied to ."

"I'm sorry, Princess peilu. Most of the ti, you can remain calm and make rational decisions. You are composed, and your ability to judge situations is exceptional. But when it cos to Lady Liana, you always lose control. You act irrationally, like just now, when you ordered to kill Countess Ruth."

peilu was aware of this flaw in herself.

"That decision would have temporarily solved Lady Liana’s predicant, but what about after? Countess Ruth’s death would throw the Venus territory into chaos. Everyone would fight for power, and by then, you would be held accountable by His Majesty. You would be unable to escape the consequences, and Lady Liana—powerless and already despised—who would protect her then?"