My Husband Hates Me, But He Lost His Memories

sked, but I didn’t have to think about it too deeply to find the answer.

Charlotte was my personal lady-in-waiting, and she was also the person I was closest to in this place.

If Charlotte would be asked to leave this estate, even if it was under false accusations, I would be completely ostracized.
Without anyone to act as my hands and feet, my movements would naturally be limited.

This was what Missus Seymour was aiming for.

For the past year and a half, she’s been pretending to be the righteous, yet secretly ostracizing me—lying in wait for an opportunity.
She did it in a clever manner so that Theodore wouldn’t notice at all.

Well, it wouldn’t have made any difference if Theodore did notice… In any case, this time, Missus Seymour must have made up her mind to do something significant.

‘It’s either she really thinks that Charlotte’s guilty, or she’s behind this from the very start.’

“Get on the chair!”

Raising a cane, Missus Seymour shouted at the hesitating Charlotte.
I turned to Jenna and ordered her in a hurry.

“Go and call the knight commander here.”

“But the knight commander, right now—”

Jenna tried to say something, but there’s no time to listen.
I’ll have to see later whether she will heed my words or not.

From here, Jenna was walking on a tightrope between me and Missus Seymour.

But without further delay, I entered the Avoridge Hall.

“What are you doing right now, Missus Seymour.”

As I raised my voice, my words echoed throughout the hall.

Everyone inside halted, and when they turned around, a moment of silence passed.

After a while, Missus Seymour answered my question.

“Lily, you’re just in time.
Your lady-in-waiting stole the knight commander’s gold brooch, but she keeps denying it.
That’s why I’m interrogating her now.”

“I didn’t steal it, Madam!”

Charlotte cut in and shouted.
Her eyes told me exactly how wronged she felt.
At this, I nodded at her, wordlessly telling her that I knew she didn’t do it.

“……!”

Charlotte’s eyes watered as she clenched her lips and clasped her hands together.

I walked towards Charlotte slowly.
Then, I stood in front of her as though to protect her.

I turned to Missus Seymour.

“Is there evidence that Charlotte stole it?”

“There is a witness.
Serena? Will you tell Her Grace what you saw?”

A maid named Serena hesitated, but she soon stepped forward at Missus Seymour’s call.
Even though she took only three steps forward, her gait was incredibly awkward.

Serena glanced up at me, but the moment her eyes met mine, her mouth opened in horror.

Serena was one of the two people I was observing earlier.
She still looked extremely nervous.

As I stared back at her indifferently, Serena moistened her dry lips before she spoke.

“I-I am the maid in charge of the upkeep of the knight commander’s room, and I was on my way there to clean, but I saw Lady-in-Waiting Charlotte go inside.”

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t/n: the knight commander’s ‘brooch’ was actually just an ‘ornament’ in the raws, and i’m just guessing that it’s a brooch.
if it ever gets specified later on, i’ll leave another note to inform you guys.

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