Chapter 9

Chapter 9

“Did you have dinner?”

After the cigarette smoke blew away moderately, I sat close to the empty sofa and asked.

“Did you come here to ask that?”

“That’s not it, but isn’t it a question that a daughter might ask her dad?”

My dad, who was blinking blankly at what I said, shook his head avoiding my gaze.

“No, not yet.”

“Oh my. You drank 6 bottles of alcohol on an empty stomach?”

Dad made an excuse when he was shocked, pointing to six bottles of liquor rolling on the table.

“That’s not it. It’s just that I didn’t clean it up. Half were from a while ago.”

I sighed. That was also an excuse…

“Can you drink a little less? I can’t tell you to stop right away, but at least gradually reduce it.”

“…….”

“I’m not a doctor, but I think I know why my father’s physical condition is the way it is. There will be a serious problem sometime later, so go in for a diagnosis. If they tell you to stop drinking, do as you’re told. Got it?”

“……..”

“Okay?”

“…I’m fine on my own.”

Dad frowned and averted his gaze. The interest of his daughter, whom he had been avoiding, seemed awkward.

“I’ll come tomorrow to see if you’ve been diagnosed with a doctor.”

“……..”

Dad, who had been looking at my persistent face, nodded his head.

“I got it.”

“Good.”

“So, what’s the matter?”

“Oh, I originally had something to say, but I’ll talk about it later…”

I said, remembering Rob, who was shivering in front of the door.

“I’m talking about the butler.”

“Rob?”

“Yes. Something unpleasant happened a while ago. I said I would see my father, but he told me to go back and stay in the room. I knew something was going to happen.”

Dad paused and raised his forehead.

“Didn’t you tell Rob that you didn’t want to see my face?”

“No, that didn’t happen. He was arrogant.”

“As expected, I see…”

I spoke with a sullen expression in earnest.

“Actually, a month ago, I woke Rob up to call a doctor at dawn because I was very sick, and he just told me to sleep and that he’ll call a doctor tomorrow.”

“What?”

“I did sleep, but it hurt a lot. But I thought Rob was annoyed, so I endured it and slept.”

“……”

“The next day, Rob forgot to call a doctor, so I asked him again, and he said I was a very demanding lady… I was a little sad.”

I would never fall for it, but I clearly remember Rubette falling for it.

I added.

“Other than that, there are many things that I’m upset about. I feel like I’m being ignored every time. But it’s probably just my misunderstanding, right?”

“No, I mean…”

My dad, who gently closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead nervously.

“He must have become senile because he’s old. I need to change someone. I’ll tell Viego.”

“It’s not up to him to manage the employees…”

“What does that mean?”

Dad paused.

My father thought that my first brother, Viego, was in charge of the whole family.

“He must have a hard time alone. So the employees have been managed by grandmother for a long time.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Dad, who had been lost in thought for a while, nodded. It seemed that it wouldn’t matter if Molga did it because it was easy to manage employees.

“Then to Molga…”

“Grandmother trusts Rob a lot. I’m sure she won’t let it go.”

“……”

“Father, as a master, I think there must be a problem with Rob’s overall work attitude. You know what I’m saying, right?”

My expression was firm.

Please cut out the butler. After grasping the meaning, my father soon nodded slowly.

“Yeah, I got it. I’ll take care of it separately.”

“Thank you. I’m sorry to bother you.”

“You don’t have to be sorry about this. So, what’s the point?

“Ah!”

I smiled awkwardly and overlapped my hands.

“Can you lend me some money”?

“…What?”

Dad raised his eyebrows and asked back.

“Yes, a little more.”

Dad frowned as if it was a terribly demanding request.

“You came here just to ask for pocket money?”

“It’s not that I’m asking for pocket money, I’m saying I’ll pay it back, so lend it to me. I want to do something, but I need a lot of money.”

“……”

“So, if you write a letter of credit in your name, I will get it from the bank and use it.”

Even if the house is overflowing with money, it means that I will have to get a loan from the bank.

Dad looked more puzzled and tilted his head.

“Why? I don’t know how much you need, but you can just go to Viego and ask for it. You’re not in a financial situation that can’t even cover the cost of maintaining your dignity. ”

“To do that, I have to report to my brother how to use it one by one. I don’t intend to spend it on crap, but I need about 300 million marks, and I’m still fifteen years old, and my brother will definitely be displeased.”

300 million won in Korean money.

Although the amount may have far exceeded my father’s expectations, the wealth of this family is enormous. He continued to wonder if it wasn’t money he couldn’t afford to give to his daughter.

“There is no way Viego would be dissatisfied with the amount of hard work that you can give if you ask for it. Are you not comfortable talking to your brother like that?”

“Yes. You don’t know, but we are not very close.”

My father’s mouth opened slightly as if he was surprised by my immediate reply.

“And even if I get paid from my brother one way or another, my grandmother will surely say something next time.”

“……”

“Aside from such problems, I am still young, so if I spend a lot of money and go around, good words will not come out. So, let me spend the money in your name. It’s not just a rant, I’ll pay the principal and interest, and then I’ll pay it back to the bank.”

Dad looked at me for a while and was silent for a while, then got up and walked towards the bed.

Soon he rummaged through the chest of drawers, found a piece of paper the size of the palm of his hand, and scribbled something with the pen and sealed it.

“…Here.”

My father came back to me and handed me a credit certificate with his handsome autograph and seal on it.

As long as I have one piece of paper with the seal of the Duke of Diollus on it, it is not difficult to borrow money without limit in the bank. To put it simply, it’s a bank check.

“Hehe. Thank you, Dad.”

I gave him a sincere smile, and my father stopped and stared at me half-heartedly.

He said, rubbing his forehead as if already tired.

“If they notice that you spend a lot of money in my name, I will allow you to borrow money in my name as you wish. But you don’t have to pay that money back.”

“No, I will pay it back. I don’t want to spend my father’s money. Thank you for lending me your name.”

When I put the certificate in order and tucked it into the hem of the sleeve of the dress, my father was taken aback.

“You don’t want to spend my money?”

“Ah, I’m all grown up when I’m 15, so I have to slowly become independent. I can’t live with the help of my father forever. If you help me this time, I’ll make money and make a living.”

“Sigh…”

Where did the expressionless face go at the first meeting, the father now openly said with his mouth open.

“It’s absurd to hear that you’re all grown up from a 15-year-old mouth. You’re still young, you have to spend your parents’ money, and you need parental care.”

“So did you take care of me?”

When I retorted as if I had been waiting, my dad stopped and hardened.

“I fell into a pond in the garden a few days ago, and I finally came to my senses. Did you know?”

“What? How?”

“I fell on purpose to die.”

“……!”

Dad’s eyes, which opened as expected, shook.

I stretched out both hands and added with a playful smile.

“I’m kidding. I lost my footing. I’m fine now, so don’t worry.”

That’s what I said, but who would play this kind of prank?

If I had sense, I wouldn’t take my words as a light prank that I jumped into the pond to die.

With a moment of silence, our eyes met.

“I should get going.”

“Hang on.”

My dad, who was trying to hold me, hardened by looking at my expression.

“…….”

Brilliant acting skills that won three Best Actress Awards. It was my specialty to express my feelings with various emotions in a moment.

“You know what?”

Sadness, anger, contempt…

And even the aloofness that reveals that there is nothing more that I want from you.

With such a sad and complex expression, I said.

“I hated my dad who was not interested in me, but I’m still his daughter, so I’m trying to understand that he’s having a hard time. I don’t have any memories with my mom, but my dad is different.”

“Rubetria.”

“I wanted to eat with my dad, hang out, and whine like other daughters…”

“……”

“Dad, I know you’re having a hard time, so I just didn’t bother. It must be so hard for a father that he can’t even care about his daughter, who needs care, right?”

My father lost his words and only his lips trembled finely.

No one felt sorry for him, who lost his beloved wife.

This means that when his eldest son, my first brother, Viego Diollus, was only 14, no one blamed the Duke for entrusting the full authority and handing over all the work of the householder to Viego, or for not paying any attention to his only daughter.

So my dad must be embarrassed by my honest confession.

“Just as you have done so far, don’t pay attention to whether I live or die. I also won’t bother my dad, and I’ll take care of my work from now on.”

I left the room as it was, hoping my dad was shocked.