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"What's going on."
The aide, who had been about to speak, was cut off by the heavy breaths that came with his hasty arrival.
Just as Peidan's irritation was about to reach its peak,
The aide belatedly presented the daily newspaper he was holding in his hand.
[Crisis in the Farnese Duke and Duchess's Marriage!
An Exclusive Look into the Inside Story!]
Peidan's expression turned pale as he read the headline.
A story that should have been kept secret until the National Foundation Day had been exposed.
"Who wrote this kind of article!"
Peidan, who was already getting annoyed just from finding the approval documents, finally exploded at the sudden event.
The aide hurriedly stopped him from tearing the newspaper apart.
"Y-Your Excellency! Calm down, and you must first understand the contents. Only then can you respond!"
"You read it, didn't you?"
"I only read the headline and hurriedly brought it..."
Peidan, grinding his teeth, eventually tossed the daily newspaper he was holding tightly to the aide.
"Read it."
The aide began to read the words haltingly.
"The, the discord between the Duke and Duchess of Farnese is presumed to be due to the Duke of Farnese's enormous physical secret."
"Physical secret?"
Peidan was dumbfounded by the completely unexpected topic.
At the same time, he was a little nervous about what kind of story was written.
Peidan nodded slightly at the aide who was looking at him cautiously.
'What kind of secret is it...'
The aide swallowed nervously with morbid curiosity and went down to the next paragraph.
"The Duke of Farnese's secret physical secret is..."
The aide stopped speaking mid-sentence.
Peidan, who was puzzled, looked up and saw the corner of the aide's mouth twitching.
"What is it!"
Thump!
When Peidan hit the desk, the aide finally opened his mouth with reluctance.
"The secret physical secret is... that he has three buttocks... Pfft!"
"...Are you laughing?"
Peidan's atmosphere became even colder.
The aide, who had failed to hold back his laughter, belatedly bit his lip, but it was already too late.
"Do you find it funny?"
"S-Sorry!"
The aide put down the daily newspaper he was reading and quickly bowed his head to the floor.
Peidan sighed irritably and picked up the daily newspaper in front of him again.
[The Reason for the Duke and Duchess of Farnese's Breakup is Because of Miss Elise Fran's Pregnancy, Who is Currently Staying at the Duke's Residence?]
[The Duchess of Farnese Left the Duke's Residence and is Currently Staying at a Hotel...]
[The Reason for the Duke and Duchess of Farnese's Breakup is Actually Revealed to be Due to the Duke of Farnese's Bizarre Sexual Tastes...]
[Conflicts Have Deepened in the Process of Discussing New Businesses. What Will Happen to the Upcoming New Continent Business...]
Ridiculous rumors like three buttocks were mixed with truths in between.
But it wouldn't matter much to the public what was true and what was false.
Peidan, who had confirmed the daily newspapers that were excitedly chattering according to their tastes, threw them all down and shouted.
"Lockheard!"
"Y-Yes!"
"Go and shut the mouths of those daily newspaper bastards."
"How much should I use..."
"It doesn't matter how much you spend, just make sure that kind of bullshit doesn't catch my eye!"
"Yes!"
The aide picked up the daily newspapers and quickly left the office.
His movements seemed to be running away from Peidan.
Peidan, who was still not relieved, screamed in anger and overturned everything on the desk.
"Like rats carrying around other people's words..."
His gaze, trembling with anger, stopped at the portrait hanging in the center of the office.
It was a portrait of the two of them that Leticia had hung up at the beginning of their marriage.
Peidan gnashed his teeth as he looked at it.
'Leticia...'
Even after bringing Elise into the mansion, the daily newspapers had been quiet until now.
Although it wasn't something to be proud of, having a mistress was not a new story among nobles.
'But if it's the divorce of the Duke and Duchess, the story changes.'
The fact that the daily newspapers, which had been silent until now, were acting up was all because Leticia had left the mansion.
Of course, it was he who had mentioned the divorce, but that was only a means to make Leticia kneel.
He didn't want things to get this big.
'Do you think I'll let it go the way you want?'
Peidan smiled bitterly and racked his brain.
To find a way to quietly cover up this controversy.
In a quiet cafe.
"Ahahaha!"
At my laughter, which I couldn't help but burst out, an employee who was passing by turned around with fearful eyes.
At that, I cleared my throat and raised my sunglasses.
In front of me were piles of today's daily newspapers.
Yes, that's right.
Half of the stories in today's daily newspapers were stories I leaked.
'The other half are rumors that the newspaper company has sensationally extracted according to their tastes.'
Of course, I didn't tell the media to spread rumors.
I just added one more mouth.
'Stories are bound to be exaggerated and distorted when they pass from mouth to mouth.'
Still, it was beyond my expectations to create such sensational rumors.
'When the media is on my side, it's reassuring.'
Suddenly, memories from my past life came to mind.
The contents of the daily newspapers that branded me as a murderer and villain who caused her child's miscarriage because of Elise's words.
'...No, they're not on my side. They're just on the side that attracts public attention.'
Whether it's true or false.
My mouth felt bitter as I recalled the past.
'I should avoid using the media as much as possible.'
In the first place, the purpose of attracting the daily newspapers this time was not simply to make Peidan suffer.
The real purpose is...
I looked at the man sitting across from me with an anxious face, constantly drinking tea.
Wigg Sebastian.
He was one of the final candidates who applied for my aide position.
"Did you see today's daily newspapers?"
"I, I didn't report it! It's true, please believe me!"
"I know. Because only the stories I told you weren't published in the daily newspapers."
On the day of the interview, I leaked different stories to each of the three final candidates.
In common, the story that I was going to divorce Peidan.
And to each of them,
"Miss Elise is pregnant with my husband's child. My husband told me to divorce him."
"We had different opinions ahead of the new business. In the process, we collided a lot."
"My husband told me to divorce him because Miss Elise was pregnant. In the meantime, I got in touch with Grand Duke Dellua, so I decided to accept the divorce."
I told them different reasons for the divorce.
The other two spread my stories either by reporting them to the daily newspapers themselves, or by unintentionally leaking gossip to others.
But Wigg didn't even mention my story.
The fact that the relationship between me and Idris was not published in any daily newspapers was proof of that.
"The aide has to assist me more closely than anyone else, and as such, has no choice but to share many secrets."
"T, that's right."
"I needed someone who could pretend not to see what they saw and pretend not to hear what they heard. So."
"..."
"Wigg Sebastian, I have made the final decision to hire you as my aide."
I pushed the employment contract I had brought to Wigg.
"Working hours are from 9 am to 6 pm, and the basic monthly salary will start from 100,000 gold. Overtime work will be doubled..."
"M, Madam."
"Is the money too little?"
Wigg was startled by my question and waved his big hands.
"N, no! It's more than enough."
I looked at him with a question in my eyes as to what the problem was.
Then Wigg, who was fidgeting with his hands, opened his mouth.
"However, I'm not sure if I meet the talent Madam is looking for..."
"What makes you think so?"
"Madam seems to want someone who has a tight mouth, but in fact, I didn't have such a heavy responsibility to protect Madam's secrets."
"Then?"
"It was just because of the fear that I didn't want to directly or indirectly contribute to other people's misfortune. It's funny, but I believe it all comes back to me."
"Ah."
"So... it was because of that fear, not because I was protecting Madam's secrets for her sake. I don't know if I can dare to be an aide..."
Looking at him shrinking like that.
'It seems like he's been suffering under a malicious employer.'
Telling him to be dedicated with a sense of ownership, and to think of him as family.
Well, that's the typical old-fashioned boss's comments.
Along with the feeling of pity, I had confidence in his attitude of honestly confessing even though he could have readily accepted the offer.
'Since they sincerely participated in the interview, I should let them know what kind of boss they will be serving in the future.'
Most people think that an interview is just an upper person picking a lower person, but my thoughts are different.
'Lower people also have the right to judge and worry about under what kind of boss they will work.'
I opened my mouth with that thought.
"Whatever your intentions, you kept the secret as a result, right? That's all I need."
Wigg only blinked his eyes as if he didn't understand my words.
I continued, hammering it into him as if nailing it down.
"I don't want such grand hearts for just a few coins."
"..."
"That kind of trust and loyalty can be done when it comes from your heart, then."
Wigg's expression turned blank as he listened to my story.
I smiled brightly at him and asked.
"Now, do you feel like working with me?"
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