Chapter 77

AD

As quickly as he appeared, each of us stood on the similar time. Princess Astra bowed her head virtually instantly.

However she couldn’t utter her greeting as a result of the Duke didn’t even spare her a look.

“Why are you right here?”

“As a result of I miss my spouse?”

However the Duke gave the impression to be in a great temper which was in all probability due to Princess Astra. It was the identical expression he wore on the day he trampled on Duke Arvida and Princess Astra final time.

“You’re good at mendacity, too.”

The Duke laughed at my comment and turned his gaze to Princess Astra.

“Princess Astra appears to be very upset with me.”

“That’s not true.”

“You don’t even greet me correctly…and the way in which you have a look at me is sufficient to drill a gap in my head.”

“…I’m Astra Arvida, Your Grace the Duke.”

“I believe you’ve develop into an obedient sheep now. If it had been you of the previous, you wouldn’t greet me instantly after speaking like this.”

Astra’s face stiffened listening to the Duke’s snide comment.

Why does his angle make my coronary heart flutter? It’s the identical Duke that I hated each single day, however I need to praise him at the moment.

“So what had been you speaking about?”

“Ah, about that-”

“N-No, please don’t say it, Duchess Petri.”

“…Wouldn’t or not it’s higher so that you can speak to him in individual?”

“No, it’s high quality.”

Astra hurriedly waved her palms as if telling me to close up.

“Leona. Did Princess Astra ask you for a favor relating to the investigation into Arvida Dukedom?”

Princess Astra’s face turned white.

“Th-That’s….That’s not true!”

Astra screamed even earlier than I might reply.

“Not true, huh? I undoubtedly instructed you to not point out it. I actually can’t inform whether or not it’s you or your father who’s silly.”

Astra’s face paled whiter below the Duke’s fierce stress.

“Since you’ll be able to’t attain out to me, so now you’re ‘bothering’ Leona?”

“I didn’t hassle the Duchess. And at the moment…I’m simply right here to apologize so I can keep a great relationship with the Duchess sooner or later.”

“Hooo…Is that so?”

He sneered at her whereas stroking his chin.

“Have you ever apologized then?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m asking when you apologized for all the things you probably did to Rere and Leona. In case you are a human who has a superbly working mind, you need to apologize first earlier than you say the rest.”

Astra mumbled to herself then bowed her head whereas glancing between me and the Duke.

“Umm about that…”

“Did you name that an apology?”

“Pardon…?”

The Duke’s voice turned harsher than ever.

“I’m asking you if standing upright and bowing is sufficient for an apology. Princess Astra.”

“……”

“This isn’t sufficient contemplating what you probably did to Rere and Leona.”

Huh, aren’t you a pot calling the kettle black? The Duke just isn’t a lot completely different from her, however at the moment he was particularly assured.

“…How ought to I apologize?”

She was clearly in a really tight spot.

What on this planet did the Duke do? How might he make this overbearing Princess develop into this meek?

“Kneel down and apologize correctly.”

Listening to that, the Princess rapidly made eye contact with me for some time, as if asking me, ‘Do I actually have to do that, too?’

Her face trembled as if asking me if I actually wished her to do that, but it surely was an excessive amount of even for my part.

How might I make a Girl of a prestigious Duchy kneel in entrance of me?

However she needed to apologize for what she had executed to us. So I smiled broadly and nodded at her.

“You don’t need to do it when you don’t need to. However when you don’t apologize, you’ll remorse it, Princess Astra.”

The Duke, who was aggravated, crossed his arms and regarded down at her with an overbearing expression. Finally, she gave up her delight and slumped on the ground.

“I apologize for what I did to Duchess Petri and Princess Rebecca up to now.”

I used to be just a little shocked since I didn’t anticipate her to truly kneel down.

“…Umm.”

What ought to I say to her?

“If you’d like extra apologies, I’ll decrease myself and apologize irrespective of what number of occasions it takes. You don’t even have to just accept my apologies, all I need is so that you can contemplate what I stated earlier than.”

Whereas I used to be looking at her in a daze, pondering that she regarded like a totally completely different individual, the Duke smiled subsequent to her.

“You must apologize extra. Take into consideration all the things you probably did unsuitable and write it down. If Leona forgives you after studying it, I’ll contemplate your request.”

Astra, who was bowing her head to the ground, slowly raised her head.

“Then you might depart now.”

“Are you letting me go like this?”

“Aren’t you executed with what you must say? Or are you going to admit your sins right here? I used to be being thoughtful towards you.”

“…Alright. Then I’ll come again quickly, Your Grace the Duke and Duchess Petri.”

However there was no reply to her final greeting. The Duke solely stared on the Princess’ retreating again for a very long time. And when she fully disappeared, he turned towards me.

“Let’s go in, too.”

“Alright. However what are you going to do now that I already obtained an apology?”

“That a lot just isn’t going to quell my anger. I’m certain you’re additionally the identical, Leona.”

“However since I obtained an apology, I’ve to point out her just a little change too. In fact, that’s provided that she writes me a letter.”

The Duke, who had been taking a look at the place she went for a very long time, reached out his hand to me.

“Leona, you don’t have to fret about the rest.”

Together with the phrases, he wriggled his fingers as if telling me to carry that hand.

“Ha…Truthfully, you’re not doing a great job both.”

“Is that so?”

“..She’s at fault, however you’re at a much bigger fault than her. Since you harm the kid greater than that lady.”

His lips quivered a bit.

“…I hope you’ll come to your senses any more. You must deal with Rere higher. What are you going to do if a wall falls round your baby’s coronary heart, and she or he closes her coronary heart on you?”

Right this moment, I deliberate to speak reasonably and finish the dialog like typical. Nonetheless, he smiled and bowed to me.

“You all the time fear quite a bit about our Little Miss, and our Little Miss can be fearful about you.”

I used to be dazed for a second listening to the voice that sounded completely different. As well as, he was referring to Rere with ‘Our Little Miss’.

“No means. Are you Luca?”

“I suppose some persons are fairly ignorant, don’t you agree?”

As if he was in a great temper, Luca smiled and grabbed my hand.

“Haa…critically…I used to be fooled once more.”

“As a result of I needed to idiot you, too. Princess Astra has a sense towards His Grace, so I assumed she may acknowledge me.”

No surprise it felt unfair. I saved questioning why he was so good at the moment.

“You must idiot your allies to idiot your enemies.”

“I actually didn’t know this time.”

“Is that so? I really feel good however just a little unhappy.”

“Why are you unhappy?”

“I assumed Leona would acknowledge me straight away, no matter what I appear like.”

“I’ll make certain to acknowledge you subsequent time. By the way in which, you look completely happy.”

“Somebody remembers me, and somebody is on the lookout for me. Is there the rest that makes me happier than that?”

Luca’s eyes folded superbly as he stated that. His palms had been so heat that I didn’t assume they ever went chilly. That’s what I assumed as he led me inside.

He was the one who stuffed my empty coronary heart. Due to him, spring appeared to have come to my coronary heart. He made it beat so arduous that I couldn’t bear to take a look at him. I knew I shouldn’t do that. My thoughts instructed me that it wasn’t proper, however my coronary heart continued heading for him.

The trail to the room felt actually quick. Nonetheless, there have been no individuals on the way in which again, as if we had been misplaced in our personal time.

“This should be Luca’s magic, too.”

“Do you not prefer it?”

“No, it’s simply…there’s solely the sound of our steps and respiration right here.”

For some motive, listening to these sounds made me embarrassed, that’s why I attempted to alter the topic.

“By the way in which, Luca.”

“Sure.”

“The flower crown…It’s Luca who put it in my room, proper?”

He slowed down our tempo at my query.

“Luca is all the time candy.”

“I need to be candy solely to Leona.”

“You’re candy sufficient, Luca. Wasn’t it Luca who all the time caressed my cheeks sweetly? Final time, and this time, too…?”

Luca simply smiled at my query.

“Huh? So it’s true?”

“Have you learnt that you simply’re getting thinner?”

“Me…?”

“You don’t sleep nicely at evening, do you?”

“No. I believe I’ve been sleeping very nicely…”

“You toss and switch quite a bit at evening. You received’t get high quality sleep that means.”

“I don’t even know that….however you realize it nicely…”

Lastly, Luca stopped.

“I need to know extra about you, Leona. What do you consider me? Am I the one one who has these emotions? I need to know all of it.”

“I…”

“However I’ll endure it for now as a result of I’m afraid I’ll be grasping if I do know that. I’ll endure what I need to know and take a look at to not drive my coronary heart to you.”

Why are your eyes so unhappy?

“…Luca. As for me…”

“…Sure.”

His voice trembled just a little.

“I like Luca.”

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