The Eternal Debauchery's

a better man than you

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

The sound of footsteps resounded in the quiet house of Riea.

Finally, the footsteps stopped in front of a door. It was Earl Riea's office door.

Mia looked at the door with a complicated expression. Her silver hair looked slightly fainter than before, and her beautiful white skin had lost its light.

Even her green eyes looked much gloomier, proof of how depressed she had been lately.

After taking a deep breath, Mia Hera put on a stern expression and pushed the door open.

Almost instantly, the people inside turned their gazes towards him.

Other than Earl Riea, three other people were with him in the office. The three of them were important servants and confidants of the earl, and although Mia did not treat them more, she knew of their whereabouts. Normally, Mia would greet them politely.

But this time, he was not in the mood to be polite.

"Get out." Mia said without hiding the displeasure in her voice. The three maids looked at each other in confusion before staring at the earl.

But before the earl could say anything, Mia spoke up again.

"I said, get out."

The servants shivered. Where Mia's ice-like ninth layer struck the office, and her ice-cold voice crippled them. The three maids understood that if they dared to hesitate, they would end up like ice-caps.

simultaneously, the office was vacated in a matter of seconds, leaving only Earl Riea and his wife inside.

“.... What do you think you're doing, Mia?” Earl Carson Riea growled displeased. The fact that Mia dared to weaken her authority like this was no match for her.

But it seemed that Mia did not hear his question. She just stared fixedly at her husband before shaking her head in disappointment.

“I can't believe the virtuous man I once married ended up like this.”

"What does that mean!?" The Earl growled, barely holding back his anger.

Mia, however, smiled coldly. “I'll just ask you one last time. Will you help my family or not!?”

Earl Riea was shocked and speechless. For a moment, his anger disappeared, and instead, he let out a long sigh.

“... I told you, Mia. I can't do anything about that. ”

Mia's lips curved up forming a mocking smile. "no? Can't!? Hahahahahaha, fuck, Carlson! This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for your ambition!”

“... Mia, do you want to talk about this again?”

“Of course I want to talk about this again! Carlson, you're destroying my family! My father, my mother, my brothers! They're all in jail and it's your fault! Then what!? you can't even use your all-important influence to save them! What kind of rubbish are you!?”

“Mia enough!” Earl Riea shouted. "You have no right to treat me like that!"

"i have rights!" Mia shouted furiously with tears flowing from her eyes. Then, he started to sob.

“... I only ask you to look after our family, Carlson… I just want a husband who can protect me and our family. But you. Heh, you have no qualms about risking your daughter's life! He could've died, Carlson! Raped by a daemon as you pursue your so-called authority! Butno. No no no no no. It is not enough for you. On the contrary, when you fail, you do not hesitate to use my family as a scapegoat…! You ruined my family!" mia shouted with sobs.

Earl Carlson was silent. Seeing the sadness, disappointment, and despair in his wife's eyes, he was unable to speak.

In the end, he only managed to say something.

“... I never intended for this. Daemon it was not part of my plan.. Perhaps, everything was part of Prince Claus.” plan Earl Carlson said.

“Hahahaha... Do you think I'm stupid!?” Mia laughed mockingly. “Everyone knows that Principal Evelyn killed the daemon saint (fourteenth layer) and hundreds of powerhouse daemons. Are you telling me now that everything is a joke they set up? That daemons even sacrificed fourteenth-tier powerhouses just to mess with you!?”

"Enough, Carlson," said Mia in an icy tone.

Mia's despair and disappointment from before turned into pure indifference. “Do you think I don't know about your plans to kill prince Claus? Do you think I don't know you ordered my family to help you with your plans? ”

Earl Carlson's eyes opened wide in shock.

“How do you–”

“Heh.” Mia sneered, cutting it off. “In the end, Prince Claus is right. You are someone who does not care about sacrificing your family just for your purposes.”

After saying that, Mia turned to leave.

But-the

"Wait." Earl Carlson stopped him, grabbed his arm. “You said Prince Claus, right? You... Did Prince Claus tell you about the plan to kill him?”

Mia did not reply, just looking at him with a mocking expression.

"My answer!" Earl Carlson shouted. “Is that Prince Claus!? Don't you understand, Mia!? Prince Claus is our enemy! He just wants to separate us! How can you think to hear– ”

*Plak!*

Mia slapped Carlson on the cheek.

Then, he let go of her hand and pushed her away.

“Our enemy? No, Carlson, he's just your enemy. Prince Claus warned me about this. He told me what kind of person you are! But I decided to trust you! Heh... In the end, she had her reasons.” sneer Mia.

"Mia ..." Earl Carlson held his cheek with a complicated expression. "Please wake up! He only used you to hurt me!”

"Do you think everyone is like you?" Mia sneering. “No, Carlson. Not everyone is so cold-blooded. Prince Claus is protecting my daughter, our daughter! And at the very least, he did not put him in danger. From the looks of it, he is a much better man than you.”.

*Plak!*

This time, Earl Carlson slapped Mia. "Don't you dare say that!"

Mia looked at her husband for a while and shook her head. Then, he turned around to leave the office.

“I will leave this mansion, Carlson, and I will take my children with me. As for you. I hope one day, you return me the man who once made me fall in love.” After saying that, Mia left the office.

Earl Riea looked at his wife's back with a complicated expression.

Then, he punched the wall.

*bom!*

“Damn…! shit, shit, shit! ”

After cursing a few times, Earl Carson took a deep breath and returned to his desk.

He could not understand how it all ended like this. Even now he doesn't know what's wrong.

It was as if a strong hand was guiding everything against him. The plan, the strategy.

But he has not lost.

No. gabe. The game has just begun.