My Dream is to Get My Own House

In an instant, Soldika’s forehead twitched.

“Everyone here seems like they don’t know you. There shouldn’t be anything surprising, right?”

I slightly raised the corner of my mouth as I faced Soldika.

“Well, you might know.”

“Ha!”

Soldika was engaging me with an intimidating tone.

At that moment, without even realizing when he entered, Pedro entered the hall with a loud noise.

“Soldika! How rude!”

In an instant, Pedro’s characteristics came to mind.

‘A crazy bastard when it comes to women.’

Yeah, that’s how I should act.

I stared at Pedro and Soldika, raising one corner of my mouth.

“Oh, lovely lady, don’t give up. I’m so curious about your name! Could you tell me?”

“Pedro!”

A crack appeared so easily between the two, even though they had tension beneath the surface.

Soldika called out his name as a warning.

However, Pedro, in an excited state, was making loud noises.

I stared at Pedro with a cold gaze.

Was he the kind of person who would show such a humble attitude?

He may have only changed his appearance, but it’s amusing how he treats me so differently.

‘Pedro, this despicable guy.’

Just a beautiful woman, and all he does is flatter her, thinking it will get him somewhere.

That makes him even more unfortunate…

Pedro, who received my gaze, started rambling excitedly.

“By the way, lady, have we met before?”

“Is that so?”

“I’m familiar with your voice. Where could I have heard it?”

At that moment, Dylan, who had been quietly listening, whispered to me.

“Shall I take care of the trash?”

I whispered back to Dylan.

“No, I’ll handle it.”

I wanted to be the one to finish it off.

“Yes, we have met.”

Pedro looked at me with trembling eyes.

“When did we talk, lady?”

“It seems you don’t remember.”

“I could never forget such a beautiful lady like you!”

Pedro looked at me with an excited face.

I maintained a cold expression unlike Pedro.

Then, I stared at him and Soldika firmly.

Thanks to the beautiful makeover of the Fablery Salon, perhaps?

Everyone’s attention was focused on me.

It was quite a good, no, perfect timing to put Pedro and Soldika in their place.

In the quietness of the situation, I calmly spoke up.

“I was surprised that you didn’t recognize me.”

With a gentle gaze, I looked at Pedro and Soldika.

They were staring at me, dumbfounded, due to my sudden informality.

The situation had completely reversed from the past.

As I continued to gaze at them, I spoke fluently.

“How on earth could you not recognize me? Soldika, Pedro.”

I acted as if I didn’t know how I knew their names.

“I’m your older sister, Soldika.”

A bewildered expression spread across Soldika’s face.

“Older sister…?”

Only my voice resonated clearly in the hall.

“Ishael Lorelei, Administrative Officer of the Knight Management Division, Team 1.”

“What?”

An unstable blue color flickered on Soldika’s face.

“Pedro.”

I pretended to be affectionate and gave a small smile.

“It’s me, your ex-girlfriend, Ishael.”

Pedro’s pupils flipped over at my words.

“That’s absurd. That wretched Ishael?”

His eyes were nothing but white.

I bit my tongue as I looked at his inverted pupils.

“Yes, it’s not something to be so surprised about.”

He clasped his hands in front of his chest and gasped for breath.

It seemed he had already fallen in love with me.

“But, anyway, he’s just a guy crazy about women.”

He was as shallow as a puddle, easy to read.

“Why did I love such a guy?”

I stared at Pedro with a cold gaze.

Then I locked eyes with Soldika.

She stared at me sharply, as if she had sharpened her front line.

“…You’ve changed a lot, sis. Looks like you’ve put in a lot of effort. I couldn’t recognize you.”

This was one of the rhetoric of high society.

It meant that I was originally not beautiful.

“Yes, that’s right.”

If I were to insult her appearance, that was the only way to acknowledge it.

Soldika bit her lip tightly.

I looked at Soldika again and spoke.

“Madam of the Fablery Salon helped me.”

Soldika’s complexion quickly became pale.

“Fablery Salon…?”

Her sister had not entered the renowned salon of high society.

It was a very uncomfortable reality for her.

“How did you go there when you don’t even have money?”

Soldika’s eyebrows drooped down to her temples.

“Sis, did you go into debt to indulge yourself?”

Yeah, Soldika.

I thought you would say something like that.

I looked around.

Was I too immersed in this situation?

People were watching us, even putting their dances on hold.

Even the melodic sound of the orchestra, which had been flowing gently, stopped.

Soldika covered her mouth and whispered in a tone of false accusation.

“People can be so bad.”

I remained silent, and Soldika opened her mouth as if she were possessed by a god.

“You even abandoned your family like that, got married, and shamelessly thrust your face in front of us?”

I pressed my temples and made a tired expression.

When I didn’t respond, Soldika seemed to think she had the upper hand.

It was when a deep smile spread across her lips.

Instead, I tilted my head slowly and whispered into her ear.

“Do you not grasp the atmosphere?”

“What do you mean…?”

Only then did Soldika look around.

The gazes of the people looking at her were chilly.

Soldika’s eyes shook in bewilderment.

Yeah, it’s understandable that she wouldn’t understand.

She probably thought she had caught me off guard.

The atmosphere was completely different from what she had expected.

* * *

The story goes back to before we heard about the ball.

I had made up my mind to get rid of my family.

Coincidentally, there was a ball for government officials.

First, I decided to use the “word of mouth” technique.

“I will utilize the rumor that Dylan and I got married.”

I smiled slyly and shook a document.

“Tomorrow, I will submit a record of filing a claim for damages to my family to the Family Management Division.”

“I’ll make sure the rumor spreads properly.”

“Yes, people will be curious. They love other people’s misfortunes and unexpected gossip.”

Just like Soldika is doing now, openly mocking someone was low-class.

There was a high chance that I would become the person who tarnished my own family’s reputation at the ball.

Look at the current situation.

“Did everyone see the claim for damages?”

“They spend the money as they pleased.”

“Then, is that claim saying that they secretly got married using their own money? Wow, they’re truly shameless.”

“I saw the claim for damages, and it seemed absurd. Could it be that the sister is pretending to be the victim?”

I looked at Soldika and blinked my eyelashes.

Now, all I had to do was add fuel to that rumor with a comment.

“Now you’re an adult too. Don’t rely on me completely.”

The so-called victim playing.

The officials of the Family Management Division became a little more audacious.

Soldika rolled her eyes in confusion.

“Sis… What’s that supposed to mean?”

The officials of the Family Management Division held their tongues.

“Seriously, you’re shameless. It’s already proven in the documents.”

Soldika had only one option left now.

The tears operation.

As expected, Soldika lowered her head and prepared to shed tears.

“Ah…!”

When she whispered softly, I met Dylan’s gaze.

He was also staring at me.

“S-Sob…!”

Soldeeka tried to shed crocodile tears.

Now was the time to execute our plan.

“I heard it at the ball.”

“Yes.”

“Soldika will use the tears operation. The atmosphere may change.”

“Well, how should we handle it?”

As we had planned, he reached out his hand to me.

In an instant, I twisted my body and touched my forehead.

“Ah, suddenly dizzy!”