Upon arriving home, the Marquis strongly scolded Rosemary. After that, she was forbidden to go outside, so she was locked in her room and sobbed all day.

The Marquis was glad that Rosemary had a girlfriend, but he did not like it if she neglected her main job because of her.

Especially after he found out that she had secretly sold the Rose Mansion he had given her for her birthday.

The moon hadn't done anything wrong, but she was the main reason, so the Marquis and his wife thought they should meet her sometime.

Shortly thereafter, Carleton arrived unexpectedly at the Marquis.

- Marquis! I need to tell you something! Please help me!"

His cheeks were covered in red spots, as if he had been hit hard in the face, and there were bruises on his arms. Exhausted, he approached the Marquis.

The marquis, amazed at his condition, immediately asked him a question.

- What happened ... ? Where did you get so hurt?

Their communication was rare, but Carlton made a good impression on the marquis. Whenever they hired him for their parties, he was always kind to him.

Even when Rosemary arrogantly made remarks to him about the garden, the Marquis, in turn, treated him in a completely different way, helping him and making various suggestions for improving the garden.

- This was done by the new mistress ...! She even fired me because she didn't like me!"

"New mistress, Luna Pales?"

William, the butler who supported Carlton, frowned at his words.

"I couldn't do anything on my own, so I came here to see you!" Help me please!"

Carlton, who was almost crying, seemed very unhappy, so the Marquis ordered him to be taken to the drawing room.

William was little acquainted with the new mistress, but he understood that Luna was not such a person, without hiding his anxiety, he led Carlton into the living room.

- What happened?

The Marquis, who had been silent the whole time, became noisy, and the Marquise, who was drinking tea on the terrace, also appeared in the drawing-room.

The more people will listen to his grief, the better, Carlton thought, and raising his bruised hand stroked his red swollen cheek.

- Oh my goodness! What are these wounds!? What the hell happened...!"

Naturally, the Marchioness saw the sight of Carlton and was horrified. Except for the cheeks, the bruised arm didn't look too bad.

Since all his supporters gathered in the living room, Carlton immediately decided to tell about the injustice that had happened to him.

"... This was done by Baroness Luna Pales, the new owner of the Rose Mansion. She fired everyone who worked at that mansion, including me."

"... Fired all the employees?"

The marquis questioned the unthinkable words of the butler. Carlton responded by adding how much he cared about Luna.

- Yes. The size of her old house is different from the new mansion she now lives in, so I warned the servants in advance that she would be uncomfortable, and I wanted everything to be new in her new house ... She fired me because I didn't tell her about it."

"Oh my God, this is absurd."

The wife of the marquis was shocked, covering her mouth with her hand. She couldn't believe it because it was so absurd. Even the Marquis could not understand the situation with those words alone.

"So she fired you and also beat you?"

- Yes. Everything was so. When I said that I would file a formal complaint, saying that it was unfair, she made fun of me, saying that I would end up being fined because of the difference in our statuses."

As if it pained him to talk about it again, Carlton covered his face with his hands. After hearing his story, Luna really became a villain in the eyes of the marquises.

However, there was a part that was not completely clear. It takes a long time to hire new servants and get used to the working process. In other words, this meant that it would be difficult for the owner to fire all the employees.

"Baroness Pales inflicted all these wounds on you?"

"Yes... She slapped my cheek several times."

Carlton answered the Marquis's question by stroking his swollen red cheek.

But the Marquis was not watching his face, but his hand. The handprint was different, it was larger than the size of a woman's hand.

- No, not on the cheek, but on the arm. I don't think an ordinary woman can do that."

Remembering that Antares was holding his hand, Carlton licked his lips and fell silent for a moment.

He could not decide whether to tell the marquis and his wife about Antares, because he was their son.

However, he could not hide this fact. If he wanted to protest against Luna's decision, the wounds on his hand were very strong evidence, and in fact the wounds on his hand or at the place of blows were much worse than on his cheek.

Carlton was sure that everything would be fine, because the marchionesses had not gotten along with their son for a long time. What's more, he thought they would feel guilty if they found out that it was their own son who had done it.

- In fact, Mr. Antares did it. I tried to dodge the hostess who hit me in the face, but suddenly he grabbed my hand."

"Antares?!"

- Antares?

The marquises, who didn't even know he was in the capital, let alone his relationship, were shocked by the butler's words.

Carlton, who took this as a reaction to the fact that it was their son Antares, described the situation more specifically.

- Yes. Looks like he didn't like me either. After all, they are in a relationship with the Lady Moon. At the end, he even kicked me."

- In relationship?"

The Marquis could not believe the news about his son, whom he had not seen for over ten years.

"Are you by any chance mistaken?"

Therefore, when the Marquis asked this question, Carlton, who was not believed, refuted it with great emotion.

- Not! They even live together in a mansion, how could I be wrong? It was definitely Antares. Lady Rosemary saw him too."

Hearing their daughter's name, the eyes of the pair of marquises turned to the butler. He went to fetch Rosemary to bring her back, so the question was whether this statement was true.

The butler, who was very embarrassed by this, swallowed dry saliva. After answering too harshly, he was afraid of falling under the fury of Antares. Therefore, gathering all his thoughts, the butler picked up the right answer.

"I didn't see Mr. Antares when I was at the mansion, but... It's true that the Baroness and Mr. Antares are dating."

After his answer, silence reigned in the living room. The couple stopped and could not take their eyes off the butler.

They were together at the coming-of-age ceremony, so I thought they knew, but I guess I was wrong, thought Carlton.

In any case, Carlton, who had won their trust with his story, continued to complain about his injustice. He understood that Antares was also involved, so he could not just sit still.

- I beg the Marquis to help me! In that case, it would be nothing but an unfair beating and dismissal...! They even say that I am in charge of all the servants so they want me to pay the fine, but I really don't have the ability to resist them...!"

But, unfortunately, no one listened to him.

- Call Rosemary.

- Good."

When the Marquis's instructions were given, the butler came out of the drawing room to call for Rosemary. Meanwhile, Carleton once again appealed to the Marquesses for help.

"I beg you..."

- I understand. As soon as I contact Antares, I'll figure it out and help you. So don't worry."

However, in contrast to the promise to help, the tone was somewhat cool. The Marquis had long since lost interest in Carlton's story.

In any case, Antares is not new to getting into such situations. It was enough to call Royer and solve this problem.

Otherwise, he was more concerned about rumors about his insane son.

***

"... Did you call me?"

After a while, Rosemary appeared with swollen eyes. It was evident from her face that now she was ready to talk only about important things.

The Marquis, who had been impatiently waiting for her, hastily asked her a question.

- Is Antares really in the capital? And he's dating Baroness Lady Pales, is that true?"

After bragging like that at the party, Rosemary crossed her arms over her chest, realizing that her parents already knew everything.

- You know everything, don't you? Why do you need to ask me at all? If you don't believe me, you can ask his lover directly."

She had already been banned from going out, so Rosemary's response was cocky. In any case, her answer was yes, so the marquises didn't know how to accept this fact, so they were silent for a while.

Meanwhile, Rosemary noticed Carlton sitting in the living room. He looked like he had been beaten.

- What's going on here?"

She was quite friendly with Luna, but she was Carlton's hostess for nearly 20 years nonetheless. She was always friendly, quite objective and fair, though sometimes arrogant.

Because of this, Carlton again spoke about what happened. He hoped that she would take his side after hearing his story.