The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 288
The time for that wasn’t far away.
Facilities connected to the Delphinium Foundation were spread throughout the empire, and because the distribution relied on a cell like network, it hadn’t been easy to catch the tail.
However, they had already grasped the outline of the manufacturing facilities and the distribution routes.
So if they endured just a little longer, they would see the result they desired so much.
Hozi glanced at the letter where Ash’s gaze had been resting before he arrived and spoke.
“Of course, I am not saying you must simply endure it. We still need to make sure they wouldn’t even have time to remember that supplementary investigation.”
When they set the trap for their downfall, sprinkling a little poison along the way would somewhat ease his master’s anger.
Hozi sketched several plans in his mind and handed over another file.
“And this is the background report.”
Ash nodded and took the file.
The man might behave recklessly at times, but when it came to work he handled it thoroughly.
Especially when it came to tormenting others, his talent was exceptional, so he could be trusted with the task.
Ash slowly read the text with eyes as cold as frost.
“Trivial.”
“A domestic investigator who is nothing more than a low-ranking employee of the family court cannot possibly have an impressive past.”
There truly was nothing remarkable.
Ten years as a domestic investigator.
The madam of a barony that had fallen into decline, possessing not even a small piece of land to govern.
Narrow personal relationships due to stubborn and inflexible conduct.
Often receives complaints because of an objective and rigid work attitude, but commits no corruption and follows rules faithfully.
One notable trait is that she often writes favorable reports for the relatively weaker party.
“She claims that it was Count Azelot who demanded the supplementary investigation, but the one who suggested that method was probably her.”
Considering that someone easily replaceable had managed to keep the same position for so long, she must be someone who knew how to use rules well.
Hozi’s guess was reasonable.
Even if that were not the case, she had revealed that there was no problem with his household, so why would she not demand supplementary investigation?
Scratching the desk lightly with his fingertips, Ash fell silent in thought for a moment before speaking.
“You said she is someone who follows rules?”
“Yes.”
“Then we will make sure she is dismissed according to those rules.”
He wasn’t curious about why she had done such a thing.
What mattered was that from the beginning she had behaved arrogantly enough for his wife to notice, and she had even bared her claws.
“…But will you not tell the Madam?”
Ash nodded.
“Wrap it up before we send the response.”
“I will present a satisfactory result.”
Nina had cooperated sincerely during the domestic investigator’s interview.
He had no intention of letting her know that she had received such an absurd demand, nor of making her participate in such a ridiculous investigation.
To do that, everything had to be finished before the deadline for submitting the response.
After Hozi left.
Ash stared out the window for a long time, then took out a bottle of wine from the display cabinet.
“……”
He sat alone in the study, raising the wine glass until the darkness deepened outside.
Eventually he opened his pocket watch.
It was already dawn.
An hour when his wife would surely have been asleep.
Even after raising the glass several times, his mind remained clear.
After tidying up his seat, he quietly opened the bedroom door.
The bedroom felt cozy and warm, filled with the faint scent of his wife and lingering warmth.
He reached out toward the pale cheek of his wife, who slept peacefully while clutching the blanket.
She must have endured countless humiliations in places where he was absent.
Did someone like him, who had once never truly forgiven her, even have the right to ask for her forgiveness?
The image of his wife’s wounded face, having suffered humiliation again and again because of his indifference, rose vividly in his mind.
“……”
He bit the inside of his mouth and turned away.
He despised himself for feeling such thirst for his wife every night despite that.
