Chapter 12
There was no one here who would visit them.
Since the National Foundation Day was in early spring, is it the person who delivers the invitation in advance?
But they would have at least waited until the melting of the snow.
Laritte did not hear anything.
In the first place, the sound of footsteps outside could not have been heard by ordinary human beings.
The moment he put his hand away from her mouth and tried to say something…..
“Is there anyone inside?”
A deep voice was heard at the door.
Laritte felt goosebumps.
“Are you sure there are people inside?”
Someone kept knocking at the door.
Laritte and Ian exchanged their glances.
Laritte whispered quietly.
“I’ll take care of it. You stay here.”
No one should have known that Ian was here.
If a rumor spreads to the Royal family that there was a man in the Duke’s Villa….it would be terrible.
Ian could also not afford the Imperial Household’s strength at the moment.
Bartolt, who betrayed Ian, was one of his swordmaster candidates.
Such a talented man, who could not even miss, works under the orders of the Royal Family.
It was highly likely that he was now a member of the royal family after the fall of Ian.
Furthermore, if he hears the rumor of Ian being alive, he would definitely come to investigate it.
Laritte could also suspect it.
While Laritte approached the front door carefully, Ian disappeared from the view.
The light of the villa was surely going out through the cracks. So, it would be even more suspicious if they pretended to be quiet.
“Who is this?”
“Oh, someone is really here, isn’t it? Can you please open the door for a second? I’m from the government office.”
It did not seem to be a lie.
She seemed genuinely surprised by the voice of the person.
Laritte carefully unlocked the door.
A man in a long winter coat was holding a report in his hand.
“Oh….”
It seemed as if his eyes were scanning over Laritte’s body.
It was a familiar sight.
Laritte looked just like her biological mother.
like the Milky Way Galaxy.
ocean blue eyes.
out
used to stare at her with a greedy look.
grown up, her beauty was
one thing that Laritte appreciated
showed affection to
a mistake, Rose slapped him and kicked him
‘not meant to be appreciable’, it was a good thing
trying to ignore the
“What is it?”
conducting a nationwide census on the Imperial
“…..”
saw
census, Laritte had heard about it from the Count.
intended to improve the quality of life of the people by producing accurate statistics.
it was just to
live here alone. Is that enough?”
the door with a cold reply.
hand in between the crack trying to hold the
is it again?”
back, I noticed two
Her heart sank.
up the mountain when the snow was piled
not alarmed
that it was coming back
Laritte calmly retorted.
herbalist was going out of town with a horse. It has been a long time since I’ve
footprints to the villa, one of them belonged to Laritte. So it could not be a possible lie.
man did not know that this place belonged to the Duke because
man believed Laritte.
be
like her were
was no need for a census to
because of the laity that
exact, it was her
here because the herbalist had praised Laritte’s
such a pretty lonely girl, you
open the door.
more people or not. I will be leaving
“Hey!”
come all the way here, so please give me
the man forced himself
her
is he
of here!”
there is no one in the living
the torn carpet and turned
in
hell are you doing……!”
than she was angry. He would not have expected this to happen.
you hiding well….’
a crash was heard from
“What was that?”
man said casually.
before him.
The
towards the outside of the villa.
had jumped over the snow
“Huh.”
messed up with wooden
see at a glance what
small wooden staircase outside the window.
by anyone, seemed to be available for sale.
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