Scarlet smiles at her, "Then, Cousin Nichol, if you wanted the treasure, why didn't you go fight the war?"

Nichol chokes at her words. What is this crazy woman saying to her? How can she go fight a war when she's just a fragile small girl!

Scarlet read her expression. She had seen many girls like Nichol. Spoil rotten to the core and will use anything to get out of any kind of trouble.

"Enough!" Brett yelled out again, "Scarlet you are at fault for not bringing anything back!"

"What do you mean uncle? I brought honor and glory to my father's Ashegrey Household didn't I," said Scarlet with an innocent face.

The words that Scarlet carefully chose angered him greatly. She said her 'father's' and not his. Brett grip his fist tightly. He has been very generous holding in his anger at her ill manners towards them but she kept pushing the button. Just what is this? Just what is going on? She has never acted like this before to him!

"Scarlet, you," before he could finish his sentences, Scarlet had already said.

"I have finished greeting and reporting to uncles and cousins. I will take my leave."

Just as Scarlet was about to leave, Brett slams his fist hard against the table, "I did not give you permission to leave!"

Scarlet stops in her footsteps. Brett thought that she had stopped because she had come back to her senses and began to fear him again, but he was wrong. She slowly turned her head and said, "Since when did I need your permission to leave?"

"Wha? What?!"

Scarlet turns and walks away as she said, "If there is nothing else to say nor discuss, I am heading back to my room. Good day uncle and cousins."

They were shocked at her action. Just how did that timid, scaredy cat, useless, and wordless girl become like this? She would always do as they say, and never said anything against them. Everything they wanted from her, she gave. Anything they wanted her to do, she did. So why is she acting like this?

Darla mumbles out, "They say that war changes people, is that true?"

Brett slams his fist against the table again, making everyone jump, "Hmph. True or not, she dares to disrespect me... I'll make her regret doing such thing ever again!"

Brett's daughter snickers to themselves. The day of torturing her and having her as their amusement pet is back. They were going to enjoy this. But what they don't know is that it would become theirs and not Scarlet's torturous day.

As Scarlet lays down on the bed. She thought up many ways to best them in any kind of threat they would throw at her. She held the memories of the owner's body, and knew that they weren't good people. None of them were, and none of them were innocent. But who was she to judge who was innocent when she had done more killing than anyone. It made her smile thinking that she would live in another person's body and act out revenge for them. The irony of it made her laugh.

But the questions continue to ponder her mind. Why did she travel back here to this time?

As Scarlet ponders on this question, her stomach starts to growl. Scarlet sits up and looks out the window. Right now is around noon, and she hasn't had anything to eat. As the daughter of the Ashegrey Household, the owner of this body always had to go find food for herself. She was never given food nor treated to one.

That works fine with Scarlet though, she never ate anyone's food except Andy's and her own. Back in her world, she and Andy were always being poisoned with food daily. Although she had immunized to many poison, there are still some that she hasn't grown immune to.

Scarlet gets out of bed and heads over to the kitchen. It was chaotic there. There's always a war in the kitchen. The servants were constantly making food for Brett and his family. Scarlet scanned the place and found some food that wasn't being used. She grabs them and starts cooking her own meal.

It was a norm for the servants to see her cook there. They were 'too busy' to cook her a meal so they could care less that she was there. Suddenly, an aroma they have never smelled before was making their stomach growl and mouth drool. They all turned to her, and saw that Scarlet had made Carbonara. Scarlet felt stares behind her, and she knew why. No one had ever seen this kind of dish before.

One of the servants came up to her, secretly trying the dish, but Scarlet turned around quickly, stepping on the servant's foot, hard. The servant bellows out in pain. Scarlet looks at them for a bit then with a smirk before she leaves.

At the same time, guests came to the Ashegrey Household to congratulate them of their victory. One of the guests was Ann Polarmis, the oldest daughter of the Polarmis family. She was also the best friend of Margaret. As soon as they met, they exchanged smiles with each other. Excited to see the other in good health

"Greeting Margaret," said Ann.

"Greeting Ann," she answered back, "I don't see Young master Ian, and milady Candice."

Ann smiles at her, "They are still catching up about old times."

Margaret claps her hand together, "How wonderful."

As they chatted, Ann looked around and noticed that someone was missing. She smirks to herself as she says, "Where's sister Scarlet? Is she alright?"

Margaret snickers at her words, "Sadly, sister Scarlet was feeling under the weather ever since she came back."

"Oh my, how terrible," said Ann, shocked, "We should drop by then. Surely, my sister will do better with others visiting her."

"Oh, how kind of you Ann," said Margaret.

Everyone around who heard them talking whispered among each other about how kind they were to go visit Scarlet. If she really was suffering under the weather, then that meant she was homesick. Being away from home because of war could do such a thing. They are indeed such kind and generous daughters of the Ashegrey and Polarmis family.

Some of the older guests went up to greet Brett. They congratulated him about the honor the emperor gave them.

"I heard that your oldest son went to war and won a favor with the Emperor? As expected of the Ashegrey Household."

Brett chuckles at their flattery. Many people who witnessed the parade did not know who Scarlet was, much less that she was the one who went to war. They only knew that it was someone who was in the Ashegrey Household that went. Brett took advantage of this and spread a rumor that it was his oldest son that went.

As she returns to her room, Scarlet digs into her food. Though this was her first time using chopsticks, the body seems to remember how to use them. How convenient. While she was cooking her food, she overheard some of the servants praising the young lord for going to war for their country's sake. This made her laugh. Scarlet thought that it was just outsiders that were taking advantage of the owners bodys fame, but it turns out that even her own family are taking advantage of it as well. Just before she finished her food, someone slammed her door open.

It was Margaret, Ann, and a few of their maids. Scarlet wipes her mouth, ignoring them. Margaret's eyes twitch at Scarlet's action. She took in a breath before saying, "Dear sister, Ann here was worried about you and came to see how you were doing."

Scarlet glances at them for a bit. This Ann person was in the owner's body memories. At first, the owner had thought that Ann was a kind older sister, who sided with her in getting married to Ian. It wasn't until much later did she realize that Ann was actually helping Ian get them together in order to have benefits from the owner's body's father's name. It crushed her heart.

Scarlet finished her food and drank tea as though the words that came out of Margaret were just the wind. Margaret was about to bust a bubble at her. She was being straight out rude to her right in front of Ann.

Ann walks over to her and grabs her hand, "Sister Scarlet, how are you doing?"

Scarlet takes her hand away from her grasp in silence. Ann was a bit in shock to her reaction. She tried to smile at her, "Sister?"

Scarlet silently stands up as she picks up her plates. Anger starts to swell in Margaret's chest. Scarlet was embarrassing her right in front of Ann just by ignoring her. Margaret wanted to march over to Scarlet and pull her by the hair, but held back. With the maids in the way, there's no way she could leave this room.

Scarlet approaches the door, but is blocked by the maids. She glances at them, "Move."

They chuckle at her, why would they move just because she asked? She wasn't their lady. However, their body suddenly grew heavy, as their knee went out on them. The maids at the door were suddenly kneeling before Scarlet.

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