The Villainess Does It With Class

Chapter 7 - You're Looking Kinda Sus!

The insignia of the Herman family has always been a roaring lion.

Leon Herman, the current head of the family, may look every inch of a dignified man and a loving father, but that was not all. He was once a ferocious general of the royal army who fought the last great war defending the empire. He was also the current empress' elder brother and the empire's current head of the senate.

A very powerful man.

And this same powerful person ended up being twisted. What might be the reason? Well, you guessed right! Because of Nadia.

He was a doting father who loved his daughter very much to the point that he's willing to do anything. Whenever Nadia creates troubles, he's always there to fix her mess. He would cover up every bad rumor that would occasionally appear, shut up those who would try to drag her down, and so on. He became an accomplice for all of her crimes.. The marquis always got Nadia's back, like a lion protecting its cub.

After Nadia's death, he became more and more vicious that he even tried to kill Estelle. He blamed her for the death of her daughter. He obviously failed, and that attempted failure earned him his neck, slashed off by the Crown Prince himself.

To be honest, I got depressed during that part of the novel because I really like the Marquis a lot! He was such a good man, but he got tainted because of that evil woman.

I bawled my eyes out when he died and felt really sad for him.

I liked Nathaniel as well. His character in the novel was really good and he became my second favorite guy. I shipped him with Estelle so hard that I got brokenhearted too when Estelle chose the duke in the end.

Seeing Nathan here made me happy, but it sucks if he feels the opposite with me.

"Nathan really hates me huh," I mumbled, remembering his indifference earlier as I sip my tea.

Mari looked at me and offered a smile.

"That... is not true milady. He... has always been like that." She said, not sounding convincing at all.

My lips stretched into a knowing smile in her attempt in consoling me.

"I know he hates me. I had been a brat after all."

"Yes. But milady is not like that anymore!" Erin exclaimed at the side.

"Hmmm," I hummed, not acknowledging what she just said. I have a long way to go, after all, a lot of things to fix.

Putting down the teacup on the table, I gazed at the beautiful flowers around me. The red colors of the roses glinted like rubies under the sun and looked really lovely. I have always liked the color red because to me, it symbolizes a lot of things and looks elegant.

Freesia emerged from the garden's entrance carrying a picnic basket. She went to the kitchen a while ago to get some snacks and had only returned.

She set the picnic basket on the table and opened it. The smell of pastry permeated the air, and it smelled good!

"The kitchen gave this to us, it is pumpkin pie milady. I told the cook to bake the usual tarts, but they said the main ingredient was not in season and they wished for milady's pardon." She said, looking at me pensively.

"Oh no, this is fine! I like pies! I should express my gratitude to them later. Thank you Freesia." I replied and beamed at her.

Freesia's cat-like eyes blinked at me. Her face suddenly turned pinkish as she looked away.