‘But why did he look at me with those eyes?’

Could it be someone I shocked in my previous life? I didn’t think I made an enemy like that…

I tried to remember if there was a person with black hair and red eyes in the original work, but there was none.

Anyway, I couldn’t tell whether the appearance of the man would be a gain or a loss to me.

‘I’ve just started preparing to collect independent funds, it would be troublesome if a hindrance appears.’

That man said he would come to find me, but how would he know who I am and come to find me?

Anyway, he was a man too veiled.

Thinking like that, the carriage had entered the mansion before I knew it.

I was about to head to the annex after getting off the carriage at the main mansion when…

“……Hey.”

Turning at the voice calling me, there was still a stern Carlott.

“Why?”

“Come in and take it. Something from Keikun.”

“Ah, right.”

I had completely forgotten the fact that I had insisted on having cake as an excuse to shake off Carlott.

Thinking that there would naturally only be chocolate fondant, I entered the main mansion with a light heart and couldn’t help but widen my eyes.

Dessert boxes were stacked like mountains.

“Why did you buy so many……?”

At my question, Carlott responded, tilting his head as if it were natural.

“I was annoyed waiting for a long time, and it seemed a waste.”

“Oh, I see…….”

It was fortunate.

This second son of Ferdia didn’t buy the whole store…

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All sorts of boxes were stacked at the entrance to the annex stairs.

Shopping items I had grabbed from Twanet Street’s clothing room and jewelry shop as a task from the Duke, along with dessert boxes Carlott claimed to have bought one of each type from the patisserie.

I pointed at one box to a servant moving the items.

“Give that evening dress to Carlott.”

I didn’t forget to pass the unnecessary male evening dress to Carlott.

Just then, Masa, who was coming down the stairs, asked in surprise.

“Miss, what are all these boxes?”

“Desserts. Take them and share with the servants in the annex.”

“Oh my! I’m excited! Thank you, Miss!”

Masa screamed with excitement as she opened the dessert boxes.

Since Masa loves sweets, she couldn’t resist anything small, cute, and lovely.

Come to think of it, she also liked young and handsome men and memorized all the young nobles.

‘That redeyed man didn’t look like a commoner, with dignity flowing.’

Since Masa might know, I asked with a slight hope.

“Masa, do you know anything about a man in his early twenties with black hair and red eyes?”

“I know most of the young nobles in their early twenties… but there’s no one with such appearance characteristics. Why?”

“It’s nothing.”

“It doesn’t seem like nothing. Did you perhaps fall for him?”

Masa subtly asked, but I decisively cut off the conversation.

“Prepare my bath.”

“Yes.”

Masa pouted her lips and went up the stairs.

My mind became more complicated.

‘It’s dangerous.’

Before that man comes to find me, I must find him and figure out what he is.

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After finishing the bath, there was a letter with the royal seal on the table.

“Miss. Prince Adenmir has sent a letter.”

“Yes.”

It was the first contact since she had merrily stepped at the last Emperor’s birthday banquet.

Sitting on the sofa and unfolding the letter, I narrowed my eyes.

It was a matter of what date would be good for an evening banquet invitation.

I wonder if he intends to pretend to be a fiancé who he never did.

To me, who no longer has a single lingering affection for Prince Adenmir, it’s just a troublesome matter.

I immediately picked up a pen and wrote a reply.

In short, it was this:

[I’m not feeling well and can’t go. Please forgive my rudeness.]

After sealing the barely formal reply, I immediately called a servant and sent the letter.

‘Why should I come and go?’

In fact, it wasn’t without calculation that Prince Adenmir would want to break off the engagement if I reacted like this.

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“He disappeared secretly…….”

Yansi’s thin fingers, covered in black gloves, gently swept the report received from Suha.

The subject of the report was Elodie Ferdia.

Recent changes in behavior had caught his attention, so he had someone follow her.

Until now, there were no peculiarities as she rarely left the outbuilding, but today, she engaged in sudden behavior during an outing.

He knew that Elodie, who had been dismissed from close surveillance after informing Duke Ferdia about the betrayal of his father’s aide, had taken Carlott as an escort for an outing.

“Hmm.”

Where Elodie secretly headed while Carlott was in the patisserie was quite interesting.

The tower.

Since it wasn’t close monitoring, the report didn’t say why she went there, but he could find out if he was willing to take the risk.

‘Let’s put that aside for now.’

There was more interesting content.

It was a report about a man that Elodie ran into just before Carlott found her.

The man’s identity was written in the report. It was truly an unexpected existence.

‘As far as I know, Elodie and this person have no contact at all.’

It couldn’t be.

The man’s grace and Ferdia’s grace, their worlds were entirely different.

Heading out to cool his head, Yansi met Carlott in the hallway.

“Carl. Was the outing enjoyable?”

Although he had received the report and knew exactly what happened, Yansi’s attitude of feigning ignorance was entirely natural.

Carlott, who did not sense anything suspicious, shrugged his shoulders.

“Just something….”

“You must be tired. Next time we go out, should I talk to Father and go with you?”

He spoke as if out of kindness, but Yansi had intentions. If he went out as Elodie’s escort, he could observe her closely.

However, Carlott’s reaction was different from expected.

Carlott stiffened for a moment, then shook his head.

“No. You hate her, Brother.”

“You weren’t the one who hated Elodie?”

“…….”

Carlott, who would normally question why he was asking such an obvious thing, avoided his gaze with a trembling expression.

“I’ll go to bed first. I’m tired because I escorted her, which I don’t usually do.”

Yansi knew that Carlott was obviously avoiding his question but ignored it.

“Alright. Sleep well, Carl.”

A gentle smile appeared on Yansi’s face as he greeted his younger brother.

However, that smile disappeared as soon as Carlott turned and vanished.

A face without any expression, emotionless.

From one day, Elodie Ferdia changed.

Her actions were unnatural.

Wasn’t it strange that she found out the fact that her father’s aide was in collusion with the second prince and exposed him? The Elodie Ferdia he knew was not a child with such extraordinary insight.

The atmosphere within the family had changed somewhat lately.

At family mealtime, the mother, who had never even spoken to Elodie, occasionally had tea time with her. The father, who had no interest in Elodie, specifically attached one of his sons as an escort.

Carlott’s behavior today was also suspicious.

It was an unpleasant situation for Yansi, who had to have everything under his control.

The place where Yansi’s footsteps unknowingly reached was the garden.

Yansi’s hand inadvertently touched a rose.

Sssss.

Due to the unintentionally manifested ability of annihilation, the rose withered and then scattered in the wind that blew.
Yanshi’s expression soon crumbled.

‘……Again.’

His ability had manifested on its own again. At that moment, a memory he wanted to forget surfaced.

Yanshi tightly pressed his lips together.

He was not feeling well.