“Are you able to wait outdoors the greenhouse for a second?”

At Louis’ phrases, Seira regarded again at Baron. He glared at Louis together with his brows furrowed, however earlier than her gaze might attain him, he smiled and mentioned, “I’m sorry to allow you to go now. I sit up for our subsequent date, Seira.”

“Sure, it was a pleasure, Baron. I’ll see you on the convention.”

With a slight wave of her hand, Seira left the greenhouse first, leaving the 2 males behind.

Baron stared blankly at her again, feeling no regrets or lingering emotions, however as quickly because the door shut…

“So.”

As if to mirror his uncomfortable emotions, a chill got here down his low voice.

“What does the pinnacle of Franto must say that he walks himself all the best way to Jeff?”

“I don’t know why you set me up like that,” Louis spoke with out hesitation, “I even offered you with the knowledge you needed.”

“It’s in all probability as a result of you have got an ulterior motive.”

The smile that was on Louis’ mouth widened barely.

“Effectively, it’s none of my enterprise what you assume. However…”

Shifting slowly, he slumped into the empty chair throughout Baron. Louis took a sip of what was left of Seira’s teacup the place her lips touched, after which muttered, “I don’t assume that is Seira’s style,” after which spilled the remainder on the ground.

“If I ask her to not meet you, what do you assume will occur?”

“…”

“A companion is only a relationship made to fulfill your need. For those who don’t wish to lose that, please assume in any other case.”

“Don’t even take into consideration wielding Seira at your disposal, Louis Franto.”

“After all. I’ve by no means been so immodest, Duke Jeff.”

Setting the teacup right down to its unique place, Louis regarded straight at Baron, “Let’s cease this ineffective emotional battle. It gained’t profit anybody.”

Louis raised his head barely and bowed as if it was the tip of his enterprise, rose up and left the greenhouse.

Baron stared intensely on the empty seat reverse him. Louis’ threatening phrases have been imprinted in his head. He needed to shout that it couldn’t be, however he can’t. He was afraid he wouldn’t see her ever once more.

“Your Excellency.”

Noah’s voice got here calling outdoors the greenhouse. The pinnacle butler apprehensive about Baron who was left alone.

As a substitute of answering Noah’s name, nevertheless, Baron rose from his seat and walked in the direction of the view outdoors.

Franto’s carriage, the place Seira was driving now, was getting farther away.

“…Seira.”

It was the primary time he felt so helpless.

On the desk in his workplace, there have been at all times plenty of celebration invites and letters from highly effective households. Few males have been discovered as well-liked to be regarded as husband materials. However what was the purpose of all that?

CRACK!

As quickly as his sense of loss turned to anger, the glass partitions of the greenhouse broke with a loud noise. Baron’s violent power was destroying the whole lot in its path. Nonetheless, Baron’s gaze adopted Seira with out blinking an eye fixed.

In that scenario, Alec got here as a substitute of the butler.

“Your Excellency…!”

However he too might now not go in from the doorway.

Alec stood immobile and checked out Baron’s again, who was spewing bloody homicide. His clenched fist was shaking with rage. The violent swirling of the glass window’s powdery fragments was stunning and terrifying on the identical time.

“What the hell is occurring? The Duke of Askan, by any likelihood…” he muttered in disbelief.

“Alec.”

Maybe due to his voice or due to the particular title he talked about, the heavy strain that Baron exerted disappeared as if it by no means occurred.

Alec’s coronary heart sank as slowly, Baron regarded again at him with surprisingly chilly and lifeless eyes.

“Sure, sir.”

“I wish to kill Louis Franto. What ought to I do?”

Alec sucked in air. Did he actually imply Louis Franto? How on earth would he kill a duke of an empire who was a one-man military himself? No, the truth is, it was doable if Baron goes all out. However Alec pointed to an even bigger drawback.

“Your Excellency, are you able to obtain what you need by killing him?”

Alec was sharp and he knew what Baron needed. To his information, Seira Askan wasn’t somebody he might receive by way of the loss of life of Louis Franto.

“…No.”

Baron didn’t realize it both. Eliminating Louis wouldn’t change something. Somewhat, it was extra doubtless that his relationship with Seira may worsen if he did.

“I really feel actually soiled.”

“You need to retaliate in an acceptable method. Doesn’t Franto even have a weak point?”

As Alec mentioned, Louis Franto had an apparent weak point. However that wasn’t the sort of revenge that Baron needed.