When Leon tried to take off his shirt and pants, Dana hurriedly turned around. While she was already getting far, her new reaction was funny to Leon.
âI was pretty good at that. Itâs about dealing with people. Are you going to make that maid yours?â
âTerra is honest and selfish. Iâm not loyal or righteous to anyone. But sheâs quick-witted, and sheâs been working in this castle for a long timeâŠâ
âSay more.â
The voice from the back was very sweet. Dana was relieved and recited her thoughts.
âSheâs not going to be anyoneâs person. But there are certain likes and dislikes, and she seems useful because she is sensitive to profits and active.â
âThatâs why she treated you like a dog, not a human. While training with food.â
âThat must meanâŠ!â
Looking back, Danaâs eyes widened. She thought Leon had finished changing, but he stood behind her naked.
Undressed, he was dignified and confident. Rather, Dana couldnât find a place to set her eyes on, so her face flushed.
âIt sounds good. It looks like youâre going to be a hostess in earnest, have you made up your mind?â
âYou said itâs not something I can choose anyway.â
Dana answered in a slightly smaller voice, desperately looking down.
âIt seems like Iâm making an excuse, but Iâm just saying.â
Leon reached out to Dana and said.
âIâm going to take a shower. Will you join me?â
âI just washed up.â
She knew now that washing up with him didnât just mean that.
She refused lightly and grabbed his hand. Then Leon hugged Dana tightly and entered the bathroom.
âThen itâs easier.â
Dana decided not to turn away from the instinctive desire that attracted her. And instead accepted the marriage as Dana Deniz, she changed her mind to actively utilize that position.
I donât have any memories, so I can be anyone.
The bathroom door was closed, and after a while, the maids appeared and disappeared with towels and gowns in front of the door. The daily life that caught fire whenever the two met was now quite familiar to the maids.
* * *
âWhoo.â
Harbert looked anxiously out of the wagon window, wiping off the sweat on his forehead. Beyond that, there was a magnificent grand castle.
Everything was smooth.
The Grand Duke accommodated and purchased all the items proposed at the Deniz merchant, and paid a huge sum.
But he kept feeling uncomfortable in a corner of his heart. It was that he did not send back âDana Denizâ, who he put forward as a stand-in, for the Grand Duke.
I heard that a Grand Duke likes her and makes her the hostess.
In that sense, it made sense to come out favorably to them from the Grand Dukeâs side. However, it remains to be seen whether it will benefit in the long run.
If she gets caught being fake.
Just thinking about it gave him chills in his spine. Not only himself but also the entire merchant group will be a shaggy field. Even their families will be exterminated and they will be called slaves in the castle for generations and generations.
âWhoo.â
So she should never get caught.
So Harbert was on his way to the Grand Duke to see the situation in person. Heâd never been invited, but he was at the top of the deal, so he would be let in if he put it around.
The question was whether he could meet Dana, the stand-in. If she became the hostess, it could have been harder to meet in the future. So he had to meet her before that.
If she has a real thought, itâll come out.
She shouldnât forget her duty just because sheâs cute to the Grand Duke.
Harbert looked at the gate with a nervous face. Soldiers came and went through a long line of carriages to enter the castle, confirming their identity.
Knock knock~
âExcuse me.â
A soldier approached Harbertâs carriage, and he rolled up the curtains and showed his ID card. The soldier alternated between his ID card and the wagon and asked loudly.
âAre you from the Deniz merchant?â
âThatâs right.â
âWait a minute! Commander!â
When the soldier called someone, a much higher-looking knight approached and opened the door.
âGet off and follow me this way.â
âWhat? Suddenly? I only⊠Oh, I only need to see the head. Please come and tell her.â
âThe Grand Duke said that if the upper-level officials came, give the message directly. I will pass it on to you now.â
Harbert hurriedly got off at the name of the Grand Duke, but he did not readily understand.
The Grand Duke is coming out directly? To see me? If he wanted to see me, why didnât he call me separately?
As he hurriedly followed the knight, he was guided to the garden terrace for welcoming guests, not to a large drawing-room. The simple blooming spring flowers were beautiful, but they were not his interest now.
There was a person who was seated. Looking at a middle-aged gentleman sitting gracefully with a teacup in his hand, the knight hurriedly took a bow.
âYour Highness! You were here. Iâm sorry for disturbing your rest. Weâll take him somewhere else.â
âNo, Iâm about to leave. But who is the person you came with?â
Harbert bowed his head, recalling who he was when he was said to be a duke.
âHeâs Harbert from the Deniz merchants. He is currently serving as a vice-president at the top. We have something to discuss with him for a momentâŠâ
âOh, itâs from Deniz. Come sit here, letâs have a cup of tea.â
Owen got up from his seat and asked him to shake hands. Unexpected hospitality made him hold Owenâs hand with both hands. He still didnât know what was going on.
The knight stood up and said.
âThen you two can talk, and I will come back with His Grace.â
âWell, wait a minute.â
âWhat?â
Harbert hesitated to call up the knight.
âOur head⊠Please post a request that I really want to see her.â
âWhat do you mean, she said sheâd stay here. She wants to see you too, so sheâll ask you to come.â
The knight, who was indifferent when Harbert spoke, immediately turned silent when Owen spoke.
The knight disappeared, and Harbert sat on the chair as if he were sitting on a thorny cushion.