âJust in case, Your Grace. His Majestyâs intentionsâŠâ
Leon stared at Daniel while waiting for him.
âIsnât His Highness trying to connect Your Grace with Princess Christine?â
While talking, Daniel glanced at Leon. It was definitely a story that he wouldnât like. From the time he went back because of Dana, Daniel didnât know, but he had no choice but to notice to some extent.
No matter how much the cat means, Princess Christine has been inquiring about the cat all along.
Daniel, who was worried that he would get angry, was surprisingly amazed by Leonâs quiet appearance.
âAnyway, I have no choice but to attend. Iâll tell him to send me two invitations.â
âOh, yes. I see. Two⊠Do you mean two invitations?â
âOkay. If you understand, get out of here.â
âYour highness, are you trying to take her to the banquet?â
âDaniel.â
Daniel flinched and shut his mouth at his warning tone.
âThat woman, be careful. She is the one who will be the hostess of the Grand Duchy.â
âUh⊠Oh, yesâŠâ
Daniel was so surprised that he couldnât even respond and left the office blankly at the ensuing congratulatory call.
âThe hostess of the Grand Duchy⊠What do you mean, she⊠No, that lady. My my.â
Of course, Daniel now admitted that Leon cared about Dana. However, it was beyond imagination to think of entering the Grand Duke at once like that.
It was also somewhat unsuitable for Leon to push right away with just personal feelings.
âWhat happened while I was away?â
Daniel began to move busily to figure out what had happened while he was away.
After Daniel had left, Leon sat at his desk for a while and was lost in thought.
Dana, Dana Deniz.
Of course, he decided to get married. Thus, it wasnât just something that would happen so easily.
As she worried yesterday, Dana had almost gotten killed. Yet, she couldnât remember what had happened.
To be sure to protect her, he had to know who tried to kill her.
âTo do thatâŠâ
First, he had to know who she was properly. Leon stood up with his arms folded and looked out the window.
Of course, after finding her, Leon wasnât just letting go of her hand. He tried to find it based on reports of disappearances, but no report had been received that a woman was missing around that time.
And after that, Leon had a grim feeling. It was purely because of his selfishness.
If she finds out who she is, and also wants to return after knowing herself. He hated it, so Leon had intentionally stopped looking into it.
But now it was different.
It was not until he missed it in his hand that he desperately knew it. For any reason, the conclusion of letting her go was completely absent in the options.
From now on, Leon had two things to do.
One was to find out who Dana really was and who tried to kill her then.
Another was to make her a real âDana Denizâ. There must have been some unavoidable circumstances to use such a band at the merchant group.
Then, is Dana Deniz really missing? He will also have to find out about that later.
Leon, whose thoughts had been organized to some extent, began to hurry up and complete the tasks piled up on the desk.
As he read and signed documents very quickly, he suddenly smiled at a thought.
Did she wake up now? I think I let her sleep quite late yesterdayâŠ
He shook his head and fixed his eyes on the paper again. If he hurried up a little, he thought he could finish it in time for lunch.
* * *
ââŠIâm hungry.â
It was the first thought that crossed her mind as soon as Dana opened her eyes. All she had taken since she arrived here was a glass of wine, a slice of cheese, and a few grapes. However, Dana, who had worked much harder than she had eaten, felt like she was really going to die now.
She got up in a hurry and put on her clothes. She had been away for a few days, but the items she used were left intact.
âYouâre up, lady.â
âDo you want me to prepare you a meal? Or take a bath first?â
Two maids politely gathered their hands together and stood side by side in front of the door to greet her.
âYeah, so⊠EatâŠâ
âHis Grace said he wanted to have lunch with you, would you like to eat first or wait?â
When she heard a thick male voice next to the door, she turned her head in surprise; Ahil was guarding her door.
Dana only saw Ahilâs face a little, but she did not know who he was. When Dana just glanced at him without a vague answer, Ahil officially introduced himself, bowing to see if he had made a mistake.
âOh, Iâm Ahil Peterson, your escort from today on His Graceâs order.â
âYouâre my escort? Is that why youâve been standing in front of this door?â
âOh, yes. Iâve been here since I came to work early in the morning.â
âItâs early in the morning? So, from what time in the morning⊠Oh, itâs not.â
It was around dawn when she fainted after her lovemaking with Leon, but she couldnât tell what time it was.
However, she thought that the red sun rising outside the window was dazzling and fell asleep.
I hope he didnât hear that.
âThen these peopleâŠâ
Dana rubbed her red face with the back of her hand and pointed to the maid staring at her.
When they were pointed out, one of them stepped up and greeted them kindly.
âWe were told to take care of the lady. My name is Lily. This is Wendy. If youâre going to eat with His Grace, can we help you?â
âWhat? Uh, there⊠Wait⊠Come to think of it, Iâm not hungry.â
Feeling overwhelmed by the sudden gathering of the strangers, Dana was embarrassed and lied.