The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Although Xia Ye was temporarily locked up, Aarons did not really treat her as a prisoner.

After all, she was the first to report the incident, and she did not make any moves to clear herself of suspicion. It would be too stupid to say that she staged the incident herself to sow discord.

It's just that Aarons has always been suspicious of her true identity, so he used this radical method to test her reaction.

"Did she say anything?"

"No, she didn't ask for anything."

"…Send her meals and clean clothes on time, and don't worry about anything else for now."

In the Marquis' study, the wolf beauty did not return to work immediately after reporting the result to Aarons.

Although she did carry out the order, she did not seem to agree with this judgment.

"Master, do you really think it was Xia Ye who did it?"

"If you insist that I tell the truth... I think it's highly unlikely that she did this."

"Then you still did it in front of everyone..."

As if she had guessed something, Karin stopped talking midway. Aarons sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"First of all, this was her own request. Secondly...if it was really done by some ignorant child, should I pull him out and judge him in front of everyone, or throw him out of this house to fend for himself?"

Precisely because no matter what he did, it would hurt these mentally immature children, Aarons temporarily used Xia Ye as a scapegoat to give those children a chance to reflect on their mistakes.

"And I guess this is most likely related to that brat Els. He has always been dissatisfied with me, so it's just right for him to do some petty theft to get revenge..."

However, before Aarons could finish his words, someone knocked on the study door.

"Come in."

Only those with the blood of the Marquis family can control the barrier that protects the room and the mansion. So without Aarons' permission, it is impossible for other people in the Marquis's mansion to enter the study.

"Master, we...Els has something to tell you."

After the door opened, the first person to come in was the girl Mary, while the boy Els followed her with his head down, as if he had made some mistake.

"Look, I said it had something to do with him."

After seeing the two children, Aarons spread his hands proudly and made an expression to Karin that said "I knew it was like this."

"Just say whatever you want to say. No one else can hear you if you say it here. As for Karin, she won't reveal any secrets."

"Master, in fact, Els has been hiding something from you. He..."

"I'll tell you myself. Master Aarons... I have something important to report to you."

Looking at Els's hesitant and frightened look, Aarons suddenly sneered and deliberately frightened the child who was actually only five or six years younger than him.

"Long story short, I don't want to hear stories or personal reflections."

"...I have been helping Grandpa Raul with chores after my recent training. Last night, Grandpa said he had to go out for something, but he didn't want to make everyone worry, so he asked me to help."

After hearing the name of another person who was not present, Aarons swallowed back the mocking words he had just prepared.

Raoul is the only old gardener left in the Marquis's family. Could this incident have anything to do with him?

"Since Sister Karin has been guarding the gate, Grandpa can't avoid her and leave alone, so he asked me to find a way to lure Sister Karin away for a while."

"…You asked me to correct your exercise posture last night. Was it because of this?"

"We'll talk about the details later. Els, go on."

After raising his hand to stop Karin's questioning, Aarons' expression began to become serious.

"I didn't know what grandpa was going to do outside, and he came back in less than half an hour, so I didn't ask."

"…The old man has no family anymore, so who are you going to give the money and things to?"

Although he briefly wondered if Els was lying, Aarons quickly denied this guess - if this guy really had secretly taken the money, he would have run away with his girlfriend long ago.

"What you said may indeed have something to do with the theft at home, but I have no way to verify whether what you said is true."

"...Grandpa Raul is very kind to us and has always taken good care of us. But...if Teacher Xia Ye had not been wrongly accused and imprisoned, I would not have said such a thing."

It seems that this guy came forward to provide clues because he felt guilty after seeing the punishment he gave to Xia Ye.

But...if it was really done by the old gardener, why would he steal things out of the mansion?

"To be honest, I don't believe that the old man did this. But whether what you said is true or not still needs to be verified... Karin, put this silver coin in the kitchen and find some food to put it in a conspicuous place."

After thinking for a while, Aarons took out a silver coin from the drawer. But before he handed the money to the wolf beauty, he wiped it with the ink at hand.

"If the silver coin is gone, come and inform me. The little ghost and I will go out and find a place to hide first to see who took it away."

"What about the gatekeeping mission?"

"Just do it normally. If it was really the old man who did it, he would have asked Meili to help lure you away."

Although the plan was made, Aarons still felt that there was something fishy about the matter.

The reason why the old gardener worked in the Marquis's house until this age was because he had lost his family a long time ago. And he had not stolen things from the mansion with the servants before, so why would he do such a thing now?

"You guys go down first. I'll go talk to Xia Ye by myself."

"Master, please don't embarrass Teacher Xia Ye... Everyone likes her lessons very much."

Aarons nodded, agreeing to the children's request.

After Karin and the two children left the room, Aarons picked up a few books at random and took them to the basement of the Marquis's Mansion.

This is not actually a prison cell, it is just a warehouse for storing sundries. However, because Aarons was very naughty when he was a child, the Marquis would sometimes lock him up here to let him reflect on his mistakes.

Because the Marquise loved her children, she even set up a toilet in the warehouse. After Aarons fell out of favor at home, he often came here with storybooks to kill time.

So even if Xia Ye was locked up inside, she wouldn't feel very uncomfortable.

"...Master?"

"I brought you some books. Read them if you're bored."

After handing the book in through the barred window, Aarons began to observe the Aries girl carefully.

Although her expression never changed, her beautiful facial features and white hair highlighted her cool temperament, which made people feel pity for her.

It’s a pity that such a woman may have some unspeakable secrets.