At Nick Moore's words, a moment of silence fell over the Delina House.
“What the hell is that?”
The first to break the silence was Knox.
"You said the day he was murdered was National Foundation Day? Killian was at the palace at the time."
Nick Moore then asked Killian directly:
"But didn't you escape from the palace midway through? There are witnesses, so don't even think about evading the truth."
“Didn’t that witness say I was with my wife?”
Nick looked indignant as Killian spoke without much agitation.
"Having a wife with you doesn't establish an alibi. How do you know they committed the crime together?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nick was pushed against the wall.
“You’re being so arrogant as to insult my wife.”
In an instant, a standoff unfolded between the police and the Starr family.
“You will be in big trouble if you dare to do this to the Imperial Knights.”
"You're the ones who bring in this ridiculous evidence and start acting like this again. I'll deal with it properly."
Nick gritted his teeth as Giovanni spoke, twirling the knife with one hand.
"We'll let this pass for today, but if this continues, it'll be difficult. No, it will be difficult."
“Let’s keep a close eye on who’s really going to be in trouble.”
Nick ordered a retreat and went out with the knights.
“Lord Killian.”
Pete approached him with a serious face.
“Looking at their behavior, I think an arrest warrant will be issued soon.”
“Does that make sense? There’s no evidence that Killian killed anyone.”
Chambers also spoke, agreeing with Knox's words.
“If we were to identify the culprit based on the items left at the scene, there would be dozens of suspects.”
But Giovanni's expression remained stiff.
“When we checked the scene, there was nothing like someone dropping something around.”
“Huh? That means...”
“The evidence was fabricated.”
In the end, Marlene left without telling the Crown Prince what had happened.
Since she left, Emily has been in a state of instability. In the original, Killian was never accused of being a murderer.
“Madam, how about taking a nap?”
Cezanne asked worriedly.
“No, it’s okay.”
“Then should I get some tea? You look very tired.”
Emily, who was about to refuse this time, suddenly tilted her head at the noise she heard from downstairs.
“What’s going on down there?”
“Well, I’ll take a look.”
“Let’s go out together.”
Emily walked with Cezanne toward the second-floor railing. Below, Alvin and the security guards were scuffling.
"The Marquis has already reported. We came to search this house, so get out of the way!"
It was Nick Moore, who had been practically kicked out of Delina House. He spotted Emily standing on the second floor and took off his hat to greet her.
“Good morning, Madam. I am from the police station.”
Only then did a look of disappointment cross Alvin's face as he saw Emily.
“Yes, what brings you here to make such a fuss?”
Nick took a step back in embarrassment as Emily asked him scoldingly.
"I apologize for coming without notice. However, due to the current situation, I have been ordered to investigate the Starr Mansion."
She had expected the knights to storm the mansion since Marlene had just arrived. She just didn't know it would happen so quickly.
“Whose name is that?”
“The palace has been ordered to thoroughly investigate this matter.”
They were vaguely talking about the palace, but it was clearly the Crown Prince's doing. Emily calmly guided them to Killian's room.
She wasn't too worried because she had already told Alvin to hide important documents and items that shouldn't be taken outside.
“Then excuse me.”
The knights began to search his room, study, bathroom, and even other rooms.
“We will search this room as well.”
As Nick Moore stood in front of Emily's bedroom door, Cezanne stood in front of him with a menacing air.
“This is the lady’s bedroom.”
“There are no exceptions.”
"Then, bring a female knight instead of a male one. Even if you have the royal family's permission, you must respect the lady's privacy."
Anyone else would have probably never heard of it, but this was the room where Emily, the most beautiful woman in the empire, stayed.
Nick Moore glanced at Emily again.
"That mafia guy's so lucky, isn't he? To have such a beauty as a wife."
“Ahem, I understand. I’ll bring the female knight.”
Nick summoned a female knight who was searching another room and had her search Emily's room. Despite a thorough search, she returned without finding anything significant.
“What was missing?”
“Yes, there was nothing particularly suspicious.”
It was the same in the other rooms.
But Nick Moore wasn't disappointed.
He's come to this house to vent his frustrations about what happened at Delina House, anyway. And since he was there, he got to see the pretty face of Madame Starr up close, so he satisfied his selfish desires to some extent.
“Excuse me. We’ll be going now.”
Nick Moore left the mansion, kissing the back of Emily's hand.
The servants at Starr were furious at the messy mansion and his treatment of Emily.
“Oh my god! Just leave those kids alone!”
Among them, Ivan, who was particularly weak in emotional control, pounded his chest with his large fist.
“Can’t I just follow him and assassinate him?”
Cezanne asked Alvin for permission.
“Yeah, who else is a sniper here besides you?”
Alvin, who had to stop them, also had his eyes rolled back.
“Everyone, stop it.”
Emily sighed and stopped them.
“They were just carrying out the royal family’s orders.”
“But, ma’am...”
“Let’s quickly clean up before the Marquis arrives.”
Alvin looked around. As Emily had suggested, it seemed best to start by quickly tidying up the house.
Alvin tidied up Killian's room and study, and Emily and her servants began tidying up the hallway, which was the first thing that caught their eye.
It wasn't long after they started organizing things like that.
Alvin jumped down from the second floor.
“Madam, something terrible has happened. His Grace’s carriage has passed the main gate.”
“He's here already?”
Emily looked around. The signs of the mansion's overturning were still evident to anyone who saw it.
“How much is the second floor organized?”
“First, I moved almost all the items that were scattered on the floor back to their original places.”
"Well done. If His Grace asks, everyone should act calmly as if nothing happened."
“Yes, ma’am.”
Those who had finished organizing as much as possible before Killian came in greeted him with awkward smiles.
Killian, who felt the mansion was unusually messy from the moment he entered the lobby, hardened his face.
“Why is the house like this?”
They tried their best, but it wasn't enough to fool Killian's eyes.
"The police came and went, saying they had something to investigate. Of course, they came up empty-handed."
Emily said calmly, as if it was okay.
“Alvin.”
Alvin came forward, trembling as Killian swallowed his anger and called out to him.
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“Were they rude in front of the madam?”
If they were from the police force, they must have been at Delina House. The thought of them barging into Emily's house alone to vent their anger made Killian furious.
Emily interrupted before Alvin could answer.
“Nothing happened. When they searched my room, it was the female knight who did it.”
But instead, those words only served to inflame Killian's anger.
"Alvin, what the hell are you doing in this house? Not only did you let them in, but you let them ransack Madam's room too?"
Alvin immediately fell to his knees.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
“How can Alvin stop that?”
Emily quickly stopped Killian.
“Nothing happened, so it’s fine. Are you okay out there?”
Killian's heart grew heavy under Emily's worried gaze.
Not only was she looked down on as the wife of a mafia man, but now she was treated like the wife of a murderer.
Killian couldn't even look her in the eye because she was enduring all the humiliation she's ever experienced in her life by marrying him.
“I’m fine.”
Emily was concerned about Marlene's words, but she was sure that Killian would be able to get out of this crisis.
“I have something to tell you. Do you have a minute?”
The study they entered was not very organized, but it was enough for them to talk.
“Marlene came and went today.”
Emily sat down on the sofa and got straight to the point.
“I’m not sure because Marlene didn’t tell me the full story, but I think this was something the Crown Prince and the Giuliano family planned together.”
Perhaps because it was what he had expected, Emily felt strangely relieved to see Killian not seem that surprised.
“You went through this because of me. I’m sorry.”
Killian immediately denied that statement, as if it were absolutely not true.
“That’s what I have to say.”
The two people's eyes met for the first time in a long time.
“...Even if the palace is involved, you can clear your name, right?”
“It won’t be a problem.”
Although he managed to reassure Emily, Killian also found it difficult to give a definitive answer.
For now, the only way they could find the real culprit was to do so.
“What the hell is that?”
The first to break the silence was Knox.
"You said the day he was murdered was National Foundation Day? Killian was at the palace at the time."
Nick Moore then asked Killian directly:
"But didn't you escape from the palace midway through? There are witnesses, so don't even think about evading the truth."
“Didn’t that witness say I was with my wife?”
Nick looked indignant as Killian spoke without much agitation.
"Having a wife with you doesn't establish an alibi. How do you know they committed the crime together?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nick was pushed against the wall.
“You’re being so arrogant as to insult my wife.”
In an instant, a standoff unfolded between the police and the Starr family.
“You will be in big trouble if you dare to do this to the Imperial Knights.”
"You're the ones who bring in this ridiculous evidence and start acting like this again. I'll deal with it properly."
Nick gritted his teeth as Giovanni spoke, twirling the knife with one hand.
"We'll let this pass for today, but if this continues, it'll be difficult. No, it will be difficult."
“Let’s keep a close eye on who’s really going to be in trouble.”
Nick ordered a retreat and went out with the knights.
“Lord Killian.”
Pete approached him with a serious face.
“Looking at their behavior, I think an arrest warrant will be issued soon.”
“Does that make sense? There’s no evidence that Killian killed anyone.”
Chambers also spoke, agreeing with Knox's words.
“If we were to identify the culprit based on the items left at the scene, there would be dozens of suspects.”
But Giovanni's expression remained stiff.
“When we checked the scene, there was nothing like someone dropping something around.”
“Huh? That means...”
“The evidence was fabricated.”
***
In the end, Marlene left without telling the Crown Prince what had happened.
Since she left, Emily has been in a state of instability. In the original, Killian was never accused of being a murderer.
“Madam, how about taking a nap?”
Cezanne asked worriedly.
“No, it’s okay.”
“Then should I get some tea? You look very tired.”
Emily, who was about to refuse this time, suddenly tilted her head at the noise she heard from downstairs.
“What’s going on down there?”
“Well, I’ll take a look.”
“Let’s go out together.”
Emily walked with Cezanne toward the second-floor railing. Below, Alvin and the security guards were scuffling.
“The mistress is the only one here now, so please come back another time!”
It was Nick Moore, who had been practically kicked out of Delina House. He spotted Emily standing on the second floor and took off his hat to greet her.
“Good morning, Madam. I am from the police station.”
Only then did a look of disappointment cross Alvin's face as he saw Emily.
“Yes, what brings you here to make such a fuss?”
Nick took a step back in embarrassment as Emily asked him scoldingly.
"I apologize for coming without notice. However, due to the current situation, I have been ordered to investigate the Starr Mansion."
She had expected the knights to storm the mansion since Marlene had just arrived. She just didn't know it would happen so quickly.
“Whose name is that?”
“The palace has been ordered to thoroughly investigate this matter.”
They were vaguely talking about the palace, but it was clearly the Crown Prince's doing. Emily calmly guided them to Killian's room.
She wasn't too worried because she had already told Alvin to hide important documents and items that shouldn't be taken outside.
“Then excuse me.”
The knights began to search his room, study, bathroom, and even other rooms.
“We will search this room as well.”
As Nick Moore stood in front of Emily's bedroom door, Cezanne stood in front of him with a menacing air.
“This is the lady’s bedroom.”
“There are no exceptions.”
"Then, bring a female knight instead of a male one. Even if you have the royal family's permission, you must respect the lady's privacy."
Anyone else would have probably never heard of it, but this was the room where Emily, the most beautiful woman in the empire, stayed.
Nick Moore glanced at Emily again.
"That mafia guy's so lucky, isn't he? To have such a beauty as a wife."
“Ahem, I understand. I’ll bring the female knight.”
Nick summoned a female knight who was searching another room and had her search Emily's room. Despite a thorough search, she returned without finding anything significant.
“What was missing?”
“Yes, there was nothing particularly suspicious.”
It was the same in the other rooms.
But Nick Moore wasn't disappointed.
He's come to this house to vent his frustrations about what happened at Delina House, anyway. And since he was there, he got to see the pretty face of Madame Starr up close, so he satisfied his selfish desires to some extent.
“Excuse me. We’ll be going now.”
Nick Moore left the mansion, kissing the back of Emily's hand.
The servants at Starr were furious at the messy mansion and his treatment of Emily.
“Oh my god! Just leave those kids alone!”
Among them, Ivan, who was particularly weak in emotional control, pounded his chest with his large fist.
“Can’t I just follow him and assassinate him?”
Cezanne asked Alvin for permission.
“Yeah, who else is a sniper here besides you?”
Alvin, who had to stop them, also had his eyes rolled back.
“Everyone, stop it.”
Emily sighed and stopped them.
“They were just carrying out the royal family’s orders.”
“But, ma’am...”
“Let’s quickly clean up before the Marquis arrives.”
Alvin looked around. As Emily had suggested, it seemed best to start by quickly tidying up the house.
Alvin tidied up Killian's room and study, and Emily and her servants began tidying up the hallway, which was the first thing that caught their eye.
It wasn't long after they started organizing things like that.
Alvin jumped down from the second floor.
“Madam, something terrible has happened. His Grace’s carriage has passed the main gate.”
“He's here already?”
Emily looked around. The signs of the mansion's overturning were still evident to anyone who saw it.
“How much is the second floor organized?”
“First, I moved almost all the items that were scattered on the floor back to their original places.”
"Well done. If His Grace asks, everyone should act calmly as if nothing happened."
“Yes, ma’am.”
Those who had finished organizing as much as possible before Killian came in greeted him with awkward smiles.
Killian, who felt the mansion was unusually messy from the moment he entered the lobby, hardened his face.
“Why is the house like this?”
They tried their best, but it wasn't enough to fool Killian's eyes.
"The police came and went, saying they had something to investigate. Of course, they came up empty-handed."
Emily said calmly, as if it was okay.
“Alvin.”
Alvin came forward, trembling as Killian swallowed his anger and called out to him.
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“Were they rude in front of the madam?”
If they were from the police force, they must have been at Delina House. The thought of them barging into Emily's house alone to vent their anger made Killian furious.
Emily interrupted before Alvin could answer.
“Nothing happened. When they searched my room, it was the female knight who did it.”
But instead, those words only served to inflame Killian's anger.
"Alvin, what the hell are you doing in this house? Not only did you let them in, but you let them ransack Madam's room too?"
Alvin immediately fell to his knees.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
“How can Alvin stop that?”
Emily quickly stopped Killian.
“Nothing happened, so it’s fine. Are you okay out there?”
Killian's heart grew heavy under Emily's worried gaze.
Not only was she looked down on as the wife of a mafia man, but now she was treated like the wife of a murderer.
Killian couldn't even look her in the eye because she was enduring all the humiliation she's ever experienced in her life by marrying him.
“I’m fine.”
Emily was concerned about Marlene's words, but she was sure that Killian would be able to get out of this crisis.
“I have something to tell you. Do you have a minute?”
***
The study they entered was not very organized, but it was enough for them to talk.
“Marlene came and went today.”
Emily sat down on the sofa and got straight to the point.
“I’m not sure because Marlene didn’t tell me the full story, but I think this was something the Crown Prince and the Giuliano family planned together.”
Perhaps because it was what he had expected, Emily felt strangely relieved to see Killian not seem that surprised.
“You went through this because of me. I’m sorry.”
Killian immediately denied that statement, as if it were absolutely not true.
“That’s what I have to say.”
The two people's eyes met for the first time in a long time.
“...Even if the palace is involved, you can clear your name, right?”
“It won’t be a problem.”
Although he managed to reassure Emily, Killian also found it difficult to give a definitive answer.
For now, the only way they could find the real culprit was to do so.
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