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With that thought, Eclipse directly looked at his father and smiled; "So, you've known for a long time that the Marchioness was acting as a spy and a traitor but what I couldn't understand was…. why aren't you doing anything about this matter…. Marquis Chevalier?"
As he said those words, Eclipse's smile didn't reach his ears, and his cyan-colored eyes are now cold and dull as he looked in the direction of the person he addressed by his noble title.
The Marquis, Augustus, on the other hand, noticed the shift of mood coming from his youngest son and silence reign for that second but afterwards, for some reason, he couldn't help but to chuckled and mumbled to himself…
" ….. "Just like your mother, Aryna. So headstrong yet so smart at the same time…."
Eclipse raised an eyebrow at his father when he heard what he mumbled.
However, Eclipse didn't bother with that, and he remained indifferent while putting a forced smile into his face.
"Marquis Chevalier, I don't mean to disrespect, but I don't have the time to reminisce about the past. So, please do me a favor for not mentioning about my mother's name in front of me!"
Eclipse didn't mean to raise his voice at the Marquis but at the mere mention of his mother with this person's mouth makes him sick to the core.
'Although the Marquis provided us with everything that we could have, however, our lives within the Marquis Chevalier household feels like more than a hell that a safe haven for us.'
He snapped and didn't want to relive those moments of how miserable they were from his first life as Ezekiel.
The dimensional traveler ignored how the Marquis got started because of how he raised his voice against him because of mentioning his mother's name within his lips and Eclipse almost sneered at the Marquis but refrained from doing so.
After that, he cleared his throat to composed himself and looked directly at the Marquis' eyes and said; "How about exposing the Marchioness not as a spy or a traitor but rather…. Her unsavory reputation from her youth. What do you think?"
As much as he wanted to sugarcoat his words, but the dimensional traveler preferred to be straightforward than going sideways and he would handle the consequences along the way.
'Although I said to myself that I won't push things too far but then again…. I'm no longer that timid child who couldn't do anything and would just blindly follow the rules. It will better to get this done….'
As expected, the Marquis' expression became more darkened at the mention of his wife's unsavory reputation from her youth and of course, the Marquis would have known about that.
There is an oppressive force within the room that resonates within the four corners of this place and if Eclipse was just an ordinary child from his first life, he would be overwhelmed by this sheer force coming from the Marquis himself.
However, he is no longer Ezekiel Zephyr Chevalier.
He is now Eclipse, the Platinum dimensional traveler from the Main House System and one of the chosen successors for the Leadership position within their realm.
After some time had passed, the oppressive force from the Marquis suddenly dispersed and Eclipse just stared back at his father and both of them seemed like they were having some staring competition with one another and afterwards, the Marquis suddenly let out a chilling laugh, which made the dimensional traveler raise an eyebrow at him.
'Had he gone insane?'
Eclipse stared at the Marquis with his deadpan expression and waited for the person to calm himself.
"Do what you want. No matter what the methods you do, I'll support you along the way, little three."
Eclipse snapped his thoughts when he heard the permission coming from the Marquis and that familiar yet unfamiliar nickname coming from his mouth.
'Little three? Where did I heard that nickname from…'
However, he snapped once more and set aside those trivial thoughts and then observed the Marquis' expression right now and from before, he only had either a stoic or indifferent while conversing with him earlier but right now, Eclipse could see some amusement from his father's eyes.
'He had truly gone insane, didn't he?'
Eclipse cleared his throat and confirmed it once more; "Are you sure about what you said right now, Marquis Chevalier? There's a chance that your household's name and honor could be dragged into a mud, you know..."
The dimensional traveler tried to gouge the Marquis' intention by stating this matter since it can truly affect the household's name and honor for the method that Eclipse would be doing.
Although for Eclipse, he doesn't care about this household's name and honor since he had long discarded the identity of Ezekiel Zephyr Chevalier the moment he died in his first life. Right now, he is just borrowing this identity for the meantime but afterwards, he will discard this forsaken identity.
Even if the Marquis gave explicit permission, Eclipse wasn't that shameless to abuse the authority that was given to him, and he needed further confirmation for this.
"Are you truly sure about this? You might regret this later, Marquis Chevalier."
Eclipse didn't address him as father at the beginning of this conversation since the dimensional traveler didn't want any attachment left to this so-called family of his.
'Argh! Please spare me…!'
Eclipse thought and mentally felt nausea at the notion of addressing this person in front of him as father and it makes him sick to the core just thinking about it.
The dimensional traveler noticed the change of mood of the Marquis, and he immediately went on guard as he prepared himself for what would be the outcome of this conversation.
However, what the Marquis said afterwards almost got Eclipse cut off guard and the Marquis' cold voice resonates within the room.
"Regret? My only regret was for that wretch woman to enter my life and forced herself to me so that she could become the Marchioness of this household! Don't hold back and do what you must. I'll question you later after you have done what you need to do."
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