Yvonne's expression looked really troubled as she said it was difficult and complicated to explain, and she had a hard time confiding in him.
"How can I get Yvonne to tell me her true story? I wish she'd lean on me. Am I not that attractive?"
But he didn't want to force himself to find out the secret Yvonne was hiding.
He wanted her to open her heart to him and trust him completely.
Yeah, that's what he wants.
He wanted to hold her heart and her complete faith in his hands.
'I'll take a step back for now. If I wait and do my part, there will inevitably be some intersection with her path.'
Rudnine tried to act wisely, pulling back on his own impatience.
But he can't let Yvonne be in danger like yesterday, so he has to hurry.
He thought back and forth between Yvonne's anxious face and the large, ominous glass greenhouse of the Empress Giselle.
And then he called Ant, who was still lying on the desk pretending to cry.
“Ant Rudican.”
"Yes?"
Ant, who wanted to be noticed, looked up from under a pile of papers with a hint of anticipation and met Rudnine's eyes.
Perhaps he took pity on me? Maybe he'd let me go on a special outing?
His heart is pounding.
Unfortunately, the words that came out of Rudnine's mouth were completely different from what he had expected.
"I need to speed up the tracking. It's interfering with my love life."
He pointed to a pile of papers.
“...What, what do you mean?”
Ant asked back, dumbfounded.
“That thing we’re digging for.”
Rudnine raised one side of his mouth and walked briskly toward Ant, whose face was pale, with a wry smile.
Ant, overcome with a sense of foreboding, jumped up from his desk, cleared his throat, and asked, "No way."
"I don't suppose Your Excellency would want to review the documents yourself? You know there's no need for such a tedious task, right? That's what I'm saying!"
“You said it was hard. It would be faster if I joined you.”
“No... that’s not what I meant!”
Ant was sobbing.
'I'm screwed. When you work with the Duke, there's absolutely no time to rest!'
Rudnine snapped his fingers and urged Ant, who was screaming inwardly that he was digging his own grave.
"I'll have to wait until the fairy contacts me anyway. I'll help. Let's get started."
“...Haha. Is her nickname, Princess, decided to be Fairy?”
“...”
Rudnine, already intensely focused, didn't respond.
“I wish the fairy would contact you quickly and take the Duke away...”
Next to Ant, who was now muttering in a voice of resignation, Rudnine looked through the documents with a fierce ferocity.
'Find them all.'
All evidence of the black magician connected to Empress Giselle, and all the flaws connected to the Duke Cardin family and Crown Prince Adrian.
So, he must make sure that they don't bother Yvonne at all in the future.
Wouldn't that make her only care about him and give him more time to just be together?
Yvonne can't make any other excuses.
'That would be good.'
Ant suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body when he saw Rudnine smiling brightly.
“I am afraid, Your Excellency.”
“That’s fortunate.”
After chuckling, Rudnine refocused on the documents, soon spotting a suspicious detail. He marked it and immediately ordered an investigation by ‘New Moon’.
"How can I get Yvonne to tell me her true story? I wish she'd lean on me. Am I not that attractive?"
But he didn't want to force himself to find out the secret Yvonne was hiding.
He wanted her to open her heart to him and trust him completely.
Yeah, that's what he wants.
He wanted to hold her heart and her complete faith in his hands.
'I'll take a step back for now. If I wait and do my part, there will inevitably be some intersection with her path.'
Rudnine tried to act wisely, pulling back on his own impatience.
But he can't let Yvonne be in danger like yesterday, so he has to hurry.
He thought back and forth between Yvonne's anxious face and the large, ominous glass greenhouse of the Empress Giselle.
And then he called Ant, who was still lying on the desk pretending to cry.
“Ant Rudican.”
"Yes?"
Ant, who wanted to be noticed, looked up from under a pile of papers with a hint of anticipation and met Rudnine's eyes.
Perhaps he took pity on me? Maybe he'd let me go on a special outing?
His heart is pounding.
Unfortunately, the words that came out of Rudnine's mouth were completely different from what he had expected.
"I need to speed up the tracking. It's interfering with my love life."
He pointed to a pile of papers.
“...What, what do you mean?”
Ant asked back, dumbfounded.
“That thing we’re digging for.”
Rudnine raised one side of his mouth and walked briskly toward Ant, whose face was pale, with a wry smile.
Ant, overcome with a sense of foreboding, jumped up from his desk, cleared his throat, and asked, "No way."
"I don't suppose Your Excellency would want to review the documents yourself? You know there's no need for such a tedious task, right? That's what I'm saying!"
“You said it was hard. It would be faster if I joined you.”
“No... that’s not what I meant!”
Ant was sobbing.
'I'm screwed. When you work with the Duke, there's absolutely no time to rest!'
Rudnine snapped his fingers and urged Ant, who was screaming inwardly that he was digging his own grave.
"I'll have to wait until the fairy contacts me anyway. I'll help. Let's get started."
“...Haha. Is her nickname, Princess, decided to be Fairy?”
“...”
Rudnine, already intensely focused, didn't respond.
“I wish the fairy would contact you quickly and take the Duke away...”
Next to Ant, who was now muttering in a voice of resignation, Rudnine looked through the documents with a fierce ferocity.
'Find them all.'
All evidence of the black magician connected to Empress Giselle, and all the flaws connected to the Duke Cardin family and Crown Prince Adrian.
So, he must make sure that they don't bother Yvonne at all in the future.
Wouldn't that make her only care about him and give him more time to just be together?
Yvonne can't make any other excuses.
'That would be good.'
Ant suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body when he saw Rudnine smiling brightly.
“I am afraid, Your Excellency.”
“That’s fortunate.”
After chuckling, Rudnine refocused on the documents, soon spotting a suspicious detail. He marked it and immediately ordered an investigation by ‘New Moon’.
Ant sighed, muttered, and picked up his share of the papers.
“...Your personality has become strange. No, you were always strange, but it’s only now coming to light.”
Rudnine, who had been waiting endlessly for Yvonne's call, had no intention of resting even for a second.
He buried himself in his office, clutching the papers and a frustrated Ant.
***
Fiercely burning purple eyes.
Thick, upturned eyebrows. That face that says, "I'm angry!"
What is this feeling of foreboding...
Duke Kaiser Argenthoz, the air in the room feels like it's tingling with the rage my father spews.
'Ha ha ha.'
“Why, why didn’t you tell me until now!”
Father's old voice echoed throughout Duke Argenthoz's office.
I shivered at the sharp voice I heard after a long time.
'Oh my, you're still the same.'
“Oh, that’s it...”
I was fidgeting with my fingers, not knowing what to do, and sweating profusely, when an unexpected savior appeared behind me.
“Father, please don’t say anything to Yvonne.”
“Barden? What have you done so well to get out there?”
“...What did I do well?”
“What, what did you say?! What did you just say!”
My father was shocked, and I was even more shocked.
Did Barden, who had been quiet his whole life because he wanted to look good to his father, rebel?
'Huh? What is this?'
Our brother has changed?!
I opened my eyes wide, thinking that I had seen all sorts of things in life.
They say that when a child who is normally good and obedient rebels, it is more shocking and scary.
My father's eyes were bloodshot, his forehead was swollen with tendons, and his hands were shaking.
“This, this guy...!”
Barden continued to respond coldly, as if he had no intention of appeasing his father, who was gaping like a carp.
"It's funny that you're only now getting angry and arguing with Yvonne. Honestly, both father and I knew Yvonne was being talked about behind her back."
“That, that’s it!”
"Even though Yvonne was a Princess from a prestigious family, everyone openly criticized her. And even we, her family, didn't help. Honestly, I'll admit that I used to dislike Yvonne's behavior, and I even used to swear at her."
“Barden! This guy!”
Barden, ignoring his angry father, looked at me intently.
Why, why is it like this? Feeling it.
Are you feeling guilty now?
Did you call me a crazy dog? Well, it's okay now. I admit I was a crazy dog, too. And when were we ever affectionate?
Is it awkward between real siblings?
Feeling embarrassed, I turned my head away to avoid his gaze.
Then, Barden's voice, which had soon subsided, was heard again.
"Father also stood by and watched, so isn't it the same as me? Yvonne may have made mistakes in the past, but Father was equally wrong. You didn't take action..."
Barden's voice grew fainter.
‘Huh...?’
I looked at Barden in confusion, but he had turned his head away, so I couldn't see his face properly.
Hey, really? Are you going to cry?
My father, who was so excited that he looked like he was going to throw a fireball at Barden, couldn't even blink and started to panic.
And then suddenly he lowered his head.
What, a sudden reflection on the past?
I absolutely did not wish for this.
I never wanted the two of them to atone, to apologize to me for their mistakes.
There was silence for a long time, and then Barden called me.
“Yvonne?”
"Uh?"
Both people's gazes turned to me, but I was frozen and unable to do anything.
I am so embarrassed, ashamed, sorry, and confused that I cannot face the two of you properly.
By the way, why do you all have such expressions?
My father came to me first and spoke, fidgeting.
"Why, why are you crying, Yvonne? I'm sorry, but... Yes, Barden is right. I was wrong. I, a loser, got angry for no reason."
"Hey. Why are you crying? Don't cry! You didn't do anything wrong. Since I was little, I've been jealous of you, so I've been ostracizing you and not letting you play with me, which is why you grew up like that. I'm sorry. Don't cry."
'Did you ostracize me on purpose? Did you? You damn bastard.'
I learned something new about Barden, who had been avoiding me since I was little due to jealousy.
By the way, I didn't realize it... I think I'm crying right now.
Ha. Seriously, it's so out of shape.
Crying like this in front of my father and Barden.
I, Yvonne Argenthoz.
But as if a flood had formed in my eyes, the tears just wouldn't stop.
'This is driving me crazy.'
I felt both funny and sorry as I watched the two men take handkerchiefs and take turns wiping my cheeks and eyes.
Of course, I used to feel bad about them because they were so vulgar.
Because I was lonely and sad because my father and older brother did not take care of me, their family.
It seemed like nothing could comfort me except magic.
But it's not these two men's fault that people gossip about me.
It's all the result of my past behavior of wanting attention, being violent, and acting like a dog, so why would it be these men's fault?
'I'm so embarrassed.'
My throat felt like it was completely choked up, but I managed to force my voice out.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry...”
When I apologized, my father and Barden were at a loss as to what to do and started to scold each other.
“I said no! Oh my... That guy Barden is the problem!”
“So, why is father yelling at his child?”
“Oh my... Yes, yes, I’m sorry, Yvonne.”
“No, I said no. I appreciate and value both of you.”
“You are precious to me, too.”
My father, feeling awkward and hesitant, stutters and finishes his speech.
“Me?”
“Ah, you...”
“Me!”
And seeing Barden talking back to his father without being intimidated was so funny that I couldn't help but laugh while crying.
“Haha.”
How did we end up filming such a warm and friendly family drama?
The incident that happened at the banquet yesterday, that is, the incident where Young Lady Melovy badmouthed me, reached my father's ears, and he became very angry.
How dare she openly swear at Princess Argenthoz in a grand banquet hall?
My father returned to the mansion in the morning, having been investigating the truth behind the gossip and rumors that had been circulating openly in social circles, and he came to see me in a hurry and got very angry.
Ha ha ha.
Well, the ending is a bit awkward, but it became a family drama.
Honestly, I never dreamed that this would be the reason when the maids told me that my father was looking for me urgently.
Of course, I thought it was only an incident related to Empress Giselle.
So, I thought the Empress had noticed something and called my father to put pressure on him.
That was also the reason why he advised Rudnine to hurry back to his mansion through the window without being noticed by anyone.
'I heard it wasn't true.'
I felt sorry and thought of him jumping out of my room window.
It's so high, and he jumped down from that height in one breath.
Even though I was blinded by it, it was still so cool.
When I absentmindedly waved at him as he landed lightly on the floor and looked up at me, he looked slightly dissatisfied.
'You made the Duke go through the window twice? He must have thought I was too undignified and ignorant.'
I sighed slightly in regret.
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