After hearing this, Hahn turned around and looked at Vivian in surprise.
"Isn't this the outcome you wanted?" Vivian looked at him with contempt. "I've always wondered why you had such a strong grudge against me."
"If it were just that one trivial incident, you shouldn't have held such a grudge. After all, it's perfectly normal among nobles."
"As for Irene and the other two coming here, I didn't think much of it at the time. I just assumed they were a way for you to counter me."
"Only tonight did I finally understand why. You must have known my identity all along. You arranged for them to join the Sheffield Family not merely to counter me, but to replace me when necessary."
"Just now, Irene said she got the letter from you. Even if she ran into Freya while delivering it, and Freya instigated her, Irene still shouldn't have interrupted the two of us so casually.
"Besides, I know what an Instigator can do. It can only bring out the evil desires deep inside someone. Irene's behavior didn't look like the result of her desires being stirred up by an Instigator."
"If you hadn't been so eager to act this time, you might really have managed to outwit me. But I have to admit, your plan was quite good."
Hahn smiled. "But my plan succeeded, didn't it?"
Vivian asked curiously, "Didn't Leif alter your memories back then?"
Hahn nodded, then shook his head. "Count Leif didn't choose to alter my memories at the time. He only added some memories of the plan, such as how Young Master Lucius became Count Altair, and the Demoness's seduction."
"Perhaps the memories were added too hastily, or perhaps it was because Young Master Lucius hit me with that vase. Either way, my memories