I have no idea how they heard about the news, May, who was dragged by the waiting mages of the magic tower and loaded onto another carriage, cried out my name.
My voice was cut off by the door that closed unexpectedly.
âThis man. He closed the door on purpose.â
It was clear that he had blocked it because he was afraid I would go to May.
âYou donât need to worry about miss May. They will take good care of her.â
I was wondering who reported her to the magic tower, so was it you?!
âIt wouldnât be dangerous because that guyâs there, right?â
I was worried about May, but I couldnât stop the carriage, which had already started running in the opposite direction.
âIs sir Dillian okay?â
I quickly added to his puzzled eyes.
âYou donât even have your memories, Iâm worried if you will be able to adapt well. What if you get caught?â
Dillian said he would not reveal to anyone that he had lost his memory.
There was nothing good about it getting into Lexterâs ears, so he meant to hide it as much as possible.
âItâs okay since Eldman and Kanae have agreed to keep a watch on the side.â
âThen Iâm gladâŠ. Itâs really fine, right?â
âIf miss Ria is really worried, just help me on my side.â
âI will help you as much as I can.â
As I spoke to myself as if I were determined, Dillianâs smile widened.
When did I fall asleep? I opened my eyes in surprise.
âDid you sleep well?â
The handsome face looked at me and smiled. How can the first thing I see when I open my eyes is Dillianâs face? My heart has been strained.
Wait, why am I lying here?
Confused, I quickly got up. I narrowly avoided his chin and crouched in the corner of the carriage.
I remember falling asleep, but why am I sleeping on Dillianâs thigh?
As I rubbed my face with my dry hands, I could feel Dillianâs stinging gaze from the side.
âSorry. I must have been lying next to sir Dillian without realizing itâŠ.â
But that wasnât what Dillian was concerned about.
âI really thought it would hit my lips this time.â
I closed my eyes tightly at the sound of regret.
My head was spinning because I was half asleep, and even Dillian was still like that, so I was out of my mind.
âNow that you wake up, letâs get off the carriage.â
âNo way, did we have arrived?â
âWe arrived ten minutes ago.â
We were stuck because of me, who made his thigh a pillow and fell into dreamland.
My face heated up. Had I known this would happen, I would have forced myself to sleep yesterday.
I stayed up all night and this mess happened..
âI am sorry. Letâs hurry up and get down.â
As I hugged Nathan, who was sleeping soundly, and got off the carriage, the employees lined up in two rows bowed their backs.
âSince when have they been standing hereâŠ.â
The guilt grew like a snowball.
âYour Grace, have you arrived?â
The old gentleman at the forefront greeted Dillian with a friendly smile.
âHas nothing happened when I wasnât here?â
I looked at Dillian with deep surprise.
I was worried because he had lost his memory, but fortunately, Dillian treated the man naturally.
Slowly, the gaze of the butler who was talking with Dillian turned to me.
Floating like an isolated island and suddenly got attention, I got nervous, and grabbed Dillianâs arm quietly.
It was an unconscious action.
The eyes looking at Dillian, me, and our hands were strange.
âBut who is this person?â
Isnât he crazy? I didnât expect him to introduce myself as his wife.
Canât you see the hardened butlerâs face?
âIâll correct it. My soon to be wife. Since sheâs my fiancĂ©e, serve her sincerely.â
There was a series of inhaling sounds from the opposite side.
Dillian, who had cut off all of my stutter words, grabbed my hand that was draped around and interlocked it.
No, what am I supposed to do if you throw such a big bomb!
I was led by Dillion and set foot in the dukeâs mansion as huge as a castle.
Is what Iâm seeing real?
âThis is a room. Or a house?â
Are all noblesâ rooms like this? Even if I wanted to ask, Dillian was absent due to an urgent matter.
So, I was alone in this glamorous, eye-opening room.
Oh, and thereâs Nathan who is snoring out of its mind.
âSo it means Iâm going to have to stay here from now onâŠ.â
Just as I was staring blankly at the colorful chandelier, I heard a knock behind me.
It was women who appeared to be in their mid-twenties who opened the door and entered.
âIâm Sarah Haren, who will be serving the madam from now on.â
âThis is Kira Haren.â
âIt is an honor to have you here.â
Even a maid is assigned. It was really crazy.
âThis is Ria Delice. I look forward to your kind cooperation.â
Sera with her brown hair tied high. Kira with her brown hair curled up into a ponytail.
Whether they were sisters, the two exuded a strangely similar atmosphere.
âMadam, please lower your words.â
âThen why donât you call me by my name instead of âMadamâ?â
Madam, I feel like Iâm going to die of burden.
Sera and Kira seemed bewildered at my earnest request, and they made eye contact and then nodded their heads.
âIf Ria-nim is comfortable with it, then we will.â
â⊠Thanks. But I donât need anything like a maid. I appreciated it, but will you go back?â
It was a difficult word of refusal, but the two nodded as if expecting it.
âIf it is Ria-nimâs will, we will obey it. But before that, can you give us one more chance?â
âIf we just go back, we will be scolded by His Grace.â
Sera and Kiraâs faces brightened as I gave permission, fearing that Dillian might catch the wrong people .
âThen, we will start with the bath attendant right away.â
Suddenly taking a bath, isnât the difficulty too high right from the start?
I thought so, but I was already in the bathroom.
And the clothes flew away.
In a blink of an eye, I was in the bathtub.
Stupidly opening my mouth at the magical thing, a grape popped into my mouth.
âIt is a speciality of the Sinaize.â
Kira, who added that it was a special product, put a strawberry in my mouth this time.
When I was admiring the sweet taste I tried for the first time, a soft hand rested on my shoulder.
âRia-nim, you have been exhausted from coming a long way, right? I will release it all.â
And I fell in love with Seraâs dazzling massage skills.
The first place Dillian, who took Ria into her room, visited was the office.
There is no time to unwind. Over the past month, things have been piled up like a mountain.
A man approached him as he was busy organizing his documents and bowed his head.
âYour Grace, you came back very early.â
âYour tongue has become very free-spirited while I havenât seen it. Neison.â
At Dillianâs cold eyes, his lieutenant, Neison, closed his mouth and rolled his eyes.
âSeeing His Graceâs eyes hurt me to the bone, it must have been a rumor.â
Dillianâs fine eyebrows twitched.
âThe ridiculous rumors that Your Grace has lost his memories.â
Neison waved his hand, asking if it was too funny.
But the knights couldnât laugh.
Someone noticed Dillionâs abnormality. What if Dillian came back with no memories?
It was terrible just to imagine.
The knights quietly watched a hint on Dillian.
Neison blinked in a strange atmosphere.
âWhatâs wrong? Why am I the only one who laughs like a fool?â
âShut up, did you find out when and who leaked the rumor?â
âIâve been digging it, but I havenât found anything. Everyone trembled, saying they didnât know the epicenter was.â
Neison shrugged, saying, âIsnât that just a rumor?â.
âBut there is a figure we can guess. He is known by Your Grace, the knights, and even everyone.â
âYes. That disgusting Lexter.â
Like talking about a leech, Neisonâs head shook.
âLooks like the Information leaked through the mice.â
He sent assassins over and over again to catch him, and it was clear that information had flowed there.
Annoyed hands pounded on the desk.
âThe 3rd Prince and Lexter are holding hands.â
âSo the weak one held hands then.â
Neison shrugged at Dillianâs poignant evaluation.
âOther than that, itâs quiet.â
âHe must have done something on the back.â
âEven though Lexter didnât get anything.â
It wasnât surprising that it was such an obvious move.
âFind the cases done by that guy. I should take the opportunity to change the waterâs flow once in a while.â
Dillian talked about the purge in a light voice, as if talking about todayâs weather.
âBecause we donât need a dog that bites its owner.â
Thereâs gonna be a bloody blast on the Dukeâs house. And all the cleanup will be Neisonâs.
Neison, who was already tired, shrugged.
âMore than that, Your Grace, did you bring the dragonâs heart?â
At Neisonâs question, Dillian nodded towards Kanae.
Kanae put her hand in the pocket tied around her waist, took out a flower, and gave it to Dillian.
Seeing the flowers red like blood, Neison burst out in admiration.
âI thought it was a flower of legend, but it really did exist.â
Neison, who was looking closely, raised his glasses.
âBy the way, Your Grace. The petals are damaged, is this fine? What if the Crown Prince nitpicks it?â
âI donât care. The important thing is the roots.â
Itâs enough to ignore the nitpicks with it.
He went all the way to the northernmost part of the empire and saved it through hard work, but the Crown Prince doesnât like it?
Then he will eat it on the spot.
âWhen are you going?â
âThat is true, but there is such a thing as a procedure, right? Please wait a little. I will apply for an audience.â
Dillian, who was trying to solve the troublesome thing, frowned.
âYour Grace also still has a lot of work to do here.â
As he said The work was piled up like a mountain, and he had to watch Ria too.
âBecause itâs an unfamiliar place, she wouldnât come out of the room, so I have to stay by her side.â
Perhaps reading Dillianâs mind who seemed to remember Ria, Neison mentioned Riaâs existence.
âBy the way, Your Grace. Your soon-to-be Madam. Is that true?â
As if he had heard the news of Ria, his eyes twinkled with curiosity.
He felt dirty when the guy who used to have empty eyes every day was doing that, so Dillian suddenly pushed his face away.
âDonât show your ugly face and get out of the way.â
âOr perhaps, the Emperor kept forcing you to marry, so forcedly you brought her, ouch!â