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.

silver hair like the Milky Way

beautiful ocean blue eyes.

was not able to get out of the cluttered limbs from

sometimes people also used to stare at her with a greedy look.

that she had grown up, her beauty was shining even more.

only one thing that

male servant, who showed affection to

be a mistake, Rose slapped him

beauty was ‘not meant to be appreciable’, it was

asked, trying to ignore the man’s stare.

“What is it?”

census on

“…..”

the herbalist said that he saw

the census, Laritte had heard about it

the quality of life of the people by

all, it was just to get the tax off.

live here alone.

tried to close the door with a

put his hand in between the crack trying to hold the door off.

it

back, I noticed two footprints heading here.”

Her heart sank.

go up the mountain when

alarmed about going out.

could not believe that it was coming back like

Laritte calmly retorted.

It has been a long

footprints to the villa, one of them belonged

this place belonged to the Duke because

believed Laritte.

only meant to be conducted in

lived alone like her were excluded as a

was no need for a census to come this

because of the laity that this had to be done.

exact, it

herbalist had praised Laritte’s

such a pretty lonely girl,

open the door.

if there are more people or not. I will be leaving after searching this

“Hey!”

all the way here, so please give me

man forced himself

her eyes searching for Ian.

is he now?’

of

is no one in the living room……”

torn carpet and

in the kitchen?”

hell are

she was angry. He would not have expected this to happen.

you hiding

thought…… a crash was heard from the kitchen.

“What was that?”

said

towards the kitchen before him.

a window that led towards the outside

had jumped

“Huh.”

were messed up with wooden boards lying here

could see at a glance what happened.

wooden staircase

could not be reached by anyone, seemed to be available

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