Chapter 88

Yeu-ju took away her first love, Chapter 88

“I came here in a hurry, but I don’t know what to do. It’s also hard to move around with my arm like this. So, could you tell me what happened today every evening?”

Andrew’s request wasn’t a big one.

But it was annoying and troublesome.

“At the café near the hotel. Bring your faithful dog and maid as well.”

“But...”

I didn’t want to be involved with him at all.

Seeming to sense my thoughts, he grabbed my arm and pleaded again.

“It’s because no one here knows our faces, unlike in the capital. Please, I’m asking you.”

The moment Pio inflicted injuries on him, I had no other choice.

“Alright. I won’t stay long.”

Nodding reluctantly, he smiled warmly.

“I appreciate your consideration.”

Andrew lightly bowed and left the room.

“S-Sorry... Miss.”

Lily said with drooping shoulders.

“You didn’t do anything wrong.”

I glared at Pio lightly and muttered.

He barked indignantly.

[It’s only right to kill a cheating bastard!]

And it was also my fault for not expecting a demon with the nature of a wolf to act this way.

“Sigh...”

I really had bad luck.

That afternoon, we headed to the café when it was almost empty in the evening.

I had planned to hire a personal coachman to send the items to the capital.

“Cowards.”

But it wasn’t easy.

The coachmen were being cautious, fearing they might fall out of Giovanni’s favor.

They wouldn’t work for a stranger who only needed a one-time service.

“Ugh, how...”

I saw Karina’s maid sitting on the terrace, hugging a dog.

‘Why is she here?’

Sure enough, Karina soon came out of the door and hurriedly left with her maid, looking as if she had committed a crime.

“What’s going on?”

Juliet opened the café door and went inside.

Since it was late, there were almost no people.

And a man with an overwhelming presence sat in the empty space.

“Oh, customer. For the next two hours, this café is rented out entirely by that gentleman. Didn’t you see the notice at the entrance?”

“Huh?”

Juliet was taken aback by the shop owner’s words.

Looking back, she saw a sign hanging on the door.

“No, I need to talk to her, so let her in.”

Andrew’s cold tone made Juliet shiver.

Though she had decided to take the Duke’s hand, he was still a creepy man.

Sitting opposite him, I felt the warmth left on the seat.

Indeed, Karina had just been sitting there.

What had they talked about?

“I came to pick up the urgent items myself.”

Andrew’s slow words snapped Juliet back to reality.

“Oh, yes... I’ll send them through someone tomorrow.”

“And since the Duke’s family will assist, don’t worry about the price, just make sure to deliver on time.”

Juliet bit her lip at his words.

Receiving such help would only narrow her position among the noble factions.

But there was no other way.

“Thank you for your help.”

Seeing Juliet bow, Andrew shook his head.

He saw in her eyes that she suspected something between him and Karina.

He considered explaining but decided against it.

He knew that the more you try to explain, the more suspicious it becomes.

“See you next time.”

Leaving his seat, Andrew didn’t return to the hotel but headed towards the sea at the back.

Sitting on the bench where she had been, he closed his eyes.

‘How could you do this to me!’

Though it happened long ago, it felt as vivid as if it were yesterday.

Her blue eyes filled with despair, her frail shoulders trembling with betrayal, and Karina’s voice crying out.

I had done something terrible to my real love, misled by fabricated emotions.

I lost everything in my life in a moment of mistake.

The woman I thought would quench my thirst was an illusion.

There was someone else he needed.

‘Just a little more.’

If only he could reach her a little more.

* * *

In the heart of the arid west, Plentasi.

The largest and most splendid building there belonged to the Cassel family.

The elegant building, made of pristine white marble, resembled a palace.

It boasted the immense wealth of the Cassel family with its grandeur.

However, the internal atmosphere was far from its splendid exterior, heavily depressed.

“That lunatic attacked the eastern branch.”

The lunatic was Raymond Cassel.

Once a liability, Raymond survived and grew his power, bringing the blade to the Cassel family’s throat.

The family head, Julius, reviewed the report from the east.

“The east is completely finished. They say it will be difficult to rebuild. Most importantly, all the research materials were lost.”

“Are the researchers safe?”

“Most are, but those who were Cassel family members or in high administrative positions have lost their minds. It seems they won’t recover.”

Julius’s face turned serious.

Three research facilities in the east were destroyed, and all the research materials were lost.

There were ominous rumors that he would head to the south after finishing the east.

‘If he destroys the south, he’ll come to the west.’

He couldn’t afford any more losses.

“Have you been able to contact the Duchess?”

The elders shook their heads at the family head Julius Cassel’s question.

“The Duchess says she can’t contact Raymond.”

“Ugh, how much money have we paid her, and now she’s trying to dodge responsibility.”

Tatiana had received a substantial amount of money to control the rampaging Raymond, who was like a furious calf.

Moreover, she had recently pulled in additional manpower urgently.

And now she was dodging.

“And according to a recent report, the person Raymond has sworn loyalty to has changed.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s strange that the news hasn’t spread much, but he had a big fight with the Duchess and swore loyalty to the Duchess of Pionea, with whom he has a bad relationship...”

Julius’s face crumpled at the elder’s words.

“Such a big topic, and it’s this quiet?”

It was hard to believe.

The only person Raymond had ever been obsessed with was Tatiana.

Even Julius, who didn’t care much about social circles, knew about Raymond’s tearful devotion.

“Perhaps because the Duchess isn’t well-trusted. So everyone is being discreet.”

It felt uneasy, but now wasn’t the time to worry about such things.

The fact that this large family could be brought down by a single mage stimulated his inferiority complex.

“First, contact the Duchess of Pionea. And tell the Duchess that the next support will only be given if she brings Raymond here to apologize.”