I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History
chapter-476

476

I handed Isabella the clean handkerchief.

Isabella accepted the handkerchief with wide eyes. I was not sure if she was surprised that I was from the Williams family or that I had used magic on it.

All I know was that she uttered an “ah” and stared at me with her mouth hanging open.

I gently shifted my gaze to the chairman.

“I’m sorry, I’m not a benevolent woman.”

It was not the Chairman’s fault that the relationship between the Williams family and the Auges Trading Company would cease to exist. …But it was the Chairman’s fault, too.

It was his fault for letting his son go unchecked. He should have disassociated or rehabilitated him before he went on such a rampage.

“It’s a matter of course.”

After a slight expression of regret, he quickly bowed his head.

If I were a more open-minded young lady, I would have said, “I’m looking forward to the future,” and forgiven him… but I wasn’t that kind of character.

The chairman knew the industry very well. He would probably be more reluctant to continue the relationship with half-hearted kindness.

I think this incident was a good lesson for both father and son.

Especially the son. He should accept the gravity of what he had done.

“I’ve already disowned you. Don’t ever show your face to me again.”

The chairman’s low voice echoed through the store.

The man’s eyes were teary. He wanted to say something, but nothing seemed to come out.

…That’s right. It was hard to imagine that the end result of coming to a handkerchief shop was to be disowned.

“Ah, Alicia-sama, please do business with us.”

“Harris! Don’t waste your time! Don’t tarnish our name anymore!”

The man shuddered and stiffened at the chairman’s yell.

Harris…you’ve really been living in a state of no-brainer, haven’t you? You’re like a baby who didn’t know anything.

“But, but what am I going to do now?

“You can work. You have a body.”

What stupid advice.

But the young man who had lived a comfortable life might not understand. Working hard was something he had to do…

“You said something about how everyone in town hates the handkerchiefs in this store, didn’t you?”

He nodded cockily in silence at my question.

The chairman sighs in exasperation.

“People see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. It’s foolish to seek only the same opinions and then lump them together with ‘everyone else.’ There is nothing more frightening than giving yourself over to biased information. Broaden your horizons. Keep your eyes and ears open and cultivate the ability to see things comprehensively. Then think about how you are going to act.”

As I finished, Harris quietly cried and bowed his head to me once again, saying, “I’m sorry.”

I could see that he was truly sorry.