Deccarno gritted his teeth and approached her, and at the same time, Rex growled at him. The reputation of being a descendant of a northern dog was no exaggeration. The lightning flashes of snow in the middle of the night were terrifying. Before anything could happen, Evangeline quickly grabbed Rex, but she couldn't stop Deccarno.
"We're already too deeply intertwined to say no to you alone. In many ways."
"..."
"In a week, the O'Hara family's debts will be settled at Lebaron's auction, so you can feel free to set the wedding date after that. What do you think?"
Deccarno's voice, which gently reminded her of her situation, was more polite and cruel. He didn't even notice the sound of Evangeline's breath pouring down her chin. In fact, it wasn't she who was taking away his attention now.
"...Grrrrr."
The silver-haired beast she held was as if he were looking in a mirror.
He was extremely emotional, relying only on instinct and impulsive, and he was the one he had always despised the most.
Even if you can be blind to get what you want.
***
After returning to her room that night, Evangeline did not burst into tears or sit down. She was fascinated by his blank eyes. She wasn't the only one whose attitude had changed slightly.
"Would you like to eat, Lady?"
"..."
The maid she always saw changed her honorific title. Her attitude toward her has also become extremely cautious.
"We also have bath water for you. If you tell me what bath salts you want, I'll put them up right away."
"..."
The maid, who was acting as if she was going to pull her tongue out, lowered her head excessively. However, she himself was a little embarrassed, and she grunted her throat, wondering how Evangeline would come out.
"If it's not a meal, I'll bring you tea, so if you just tell me anything."
"I just want to eat. Prepare as usual."
"Oh... Yes."
Evangeline, who knew that she should stop doing this right away, was somehow very elegant. Instead, the maid, who had prepared herself, looked at her in surprise, but Evangeline only smiled sweetly.
"Prepare bath salts with rose scent. I can finish my meal and take a bath."
"Yes... My Lady."
As the maid became more cautious and left the room, Evangeline let out a light sigh. In just a few hours, she could fully understand why he came out with such an attitude.
This is a place where there are no secrets. She was sure that not only the maid who had just visited, but also everyone in the house would have a similar attitude towards her.
They must obey their master's will.
"..."
Soon after, she looked at the table and was dumbfounded. It was no exaggeration to say that this was more luxurious than the meal she was used to. Evangeline, who thought that the position of Duchess was a great new thing, swallowed her laughter.
'Let's eat. I'm going to eat it.'
Hungry on an empty stomach, she didn't even take the food. For a while, she drank only a few sips of water to get by, but now there is no reason to do so. After a while, she expected what the maid who was going to take the prize would say to the upper line.
'It's better than the sound of people giving up eating and drinking in despair.'
She chopped the steak and chewed it thoroughly. The same was true for the leftovers. The interim feast could have been a burden, but her father told her that she had to fill her stomach before a big day.
"..."
She emptied all the plates as much as she could, and finally got up. She didn't pay attention to the suitcase that had disappeared cleanly.
Instead, she pushed the padded board in the innermost part of the dressing table with her hands. It was her last bastion that she had touched and removed several times in the past. With a squeaking sound, she took out the dusty box, and her eyes were filled with a strange emotion.
Deccarno, on the other hand, also had his own changes. He still works hard, but he spends more time thinking about his pen every moment. It was so short that it was hard for ordinary people to notice, but it was different for old friends.
"So the search should be completed like this... Are you listening to me?"
"What am I?"
"What's the matter? It's like sending people so far away and listening to them without their minds."
Sitting on a table in his office, Pylon made a disgruntled Impression. The fact that he used his vacation for the first time in two years in this way was enough to make him feel disheartened if the person who asked for the request was like this.
"Of course, I admit that the results are not very good."
"Good work."
"I'd rather pretend I didn't hear it until the end."
At the most ceremonial greeting, Pylon frowned even more. But it wasn't necessarily bad to see a friend like this. He had a rough guess, so he turned his words away.
"By the way, our beautiful prospective Duchess must be very disappointed."
"Why is she?"
"You don't know that? She must have been eagerly waiting for news from her father. He's the only family left."
"..."
"She might be grieving by now. My sister couldn't even get up for a week when my mother died. I never thought she was so by such a great personality. I don't know how she hid her feelings all this time."
Pylon muttered to himself, remembering the past, and smiled bitterly. He glanced at Deccarno just in case, but it only added to the chill of his statue-like face.
"...Anyway, this is how it happened, so when I saw Lady O'Hara's face, I couldn't even cry. I thought I would see it this time, but when will I see it again when I set sail?"
"You saw her at a wedding."
"Yes. At a wedding.. What? What do you do?"
Pylon, who had been complaining deeply, looked at him in surprise. Of course, their marriage was predestined, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"When the hell?"
"Sooner or later."
"So when?"
Pylon persistently bit Deccarno and drooped. He was about to get in the way, but Deccarno had already stood up and looked for his black gloves.
"I'll go out and talk about the rest of the story."
"No, where is the rest of the story? You said the ship was wrecked, nothing was found, and the bodies were never found."
"I couldn't find the body, but I found my belongings. Isn't it fun?"
"..."
Deccarno had a talent for telling stories that were not Interesting at all. Usually, when he found an unexpected loophole, he would laugh creepily.
"It was the same last time there were rumors, but this time only his belongings were found. It's hard to find them."
"That's right, but that's not much when the body is wandering around..."
It's going to be hard.
Pylon, who could no longer stand as a navy, bowed his head in resignation. The drowned body is bound to blow, and in such a case, it is difficult to separate the shoes or clothes that fit the body. However, that didn't make sense, as it was impossible to find a body that wasn't there.
"
"Then what should we do? You can't even search the entire sea."
"Search the black market in the nearby waters. After all, they sell other people's things for money, so there's nothing they can't sell information. If that much stuff flowed in, I'm sure someone knows something."
"If you knew that, you would have told me long ago."
"..."
Despite Pylon's ridicule, Deccarno showed no signs of discomfort. He wished he knew. He could only swallow a bitter smile with his twisted mouth. The laughter was so bitter that even Pylon, who was so curious about Deccarno's expression of emotion, raised his hands.
"What's wrong with you? As if something is unsettling."
"It can't be."
Deccarno immediately shook his head.
For the past week, everything has been going well.
Every day, he heard from the butler that Evangeline was starting to eat again and regaining her old self. Even though it is still early to go out, she promised to act freely with her mouth, so he can't stop her forever. He can only be satisfied that she's not just looking for the captain.
So there is no such thing as anxiety. Strangely, his head throbbing and his chest feeling tight are just temporary fatigue.
It had to be so.
"Yes, so let's go out and have a drink. By the way, you won't really tell me when the wedding date is?"
"You'll find out after today."
"No, what else do you mean today?"
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