Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 14

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14.

After the operation succeeded, Johan left the salon shortly after.

“My lord! I’ve prepared the tea leaves you requested!”

It was to stay faithful to his role as ‘the brother who rushed here for his sick sister.’

“It was nice meeting you, Lady Bringer. I’ll take my leave first.”

After a brief farewell, Johan disappeared immediately.

‘Even leaving behind this kind of lingering impression is perfect.’

Violet was a ‘pretty woman.’

Someone who naturally received attention wherever she went.

So it would be bewildering for her that Johan left so decisively without lingering, unlike other men.

‘Now all that’s left is for her gossipy friends to chatter excitedly.’

I was curious how Violet’s friends would make a fuss.

As Siena turned her head toward them, she unconsciously realized something.

‘What…?’

That there was something large right in front of her face.

It was…

“…An Adam’s apple?”

It was Lian’s protruding Adam’s apple.

“Honey.”

As suddenly as the Adam’s apple entered her vision, his voice flowed in just as abruptly.

Siena’s golden eyes shook violently.

“Even if you like me, isn’t this too much? Nuzzling your face like this?”

…She almost forgot her role as ‘tea-drinking citizen #1’ and screamed.

‘I think this every day, but how does this guy say such things without any shame whatsoever?’

Siena quickly pulled away from Lian.

Now that the mission was complete, there was no need to remain surrounded by his embrace any longer.

“I, I wasn’t nuzzling or anything like that. I didn’t know.”

“You already nuzzled and now you say you didn’t know? You expect me to believe that?”

“I really didn’t know.”

“Our honey is really bad at lying.”

Lian was still holding up the newspaper.

When he removed one hand, the left side of the newspaper tilted.

“So pure and cute.”

His hand settled on top of Siena’s head.

Siena held her breath.

‘For a butter boy, his hands are unnecessarily large.’

Though she’d never held Johan’s hand, from a glance it seemed larger than his.

She quickly came to her senses and lightly swatted away Lian’s hand.

“I really didn’t know. I’m not lying.”

“People who can’t lie usually don’t admit it readily and get more flustered instead.”

“Be quiet and move away now. And stop calling me honey too.”

“Why?”

“What do you mean why? Because the job is over.”

Lian replied leisurely, as if humming a tune.

“Our honey is saying hurtful things again. You’re my honey, so I call you honey.”

Embarrassed, Siena grumbled.

“H-honey, what kind of damn honey…”

She looked around unnecessarily and snatched the newspaper from Lian.

Then she pretended to be absorbed in reading the articles.

[Northern resident ‘Euclid Eron’ Grand Duke reveals feelings: “Regrets being mean to wife in the past”…]

[Northern Grand Duke ‘Kalain Le Bercel’ single-handedly eliminated wolf pack that invaded during wedding ceremony!]

She suddenly realized something.

‘Come to think of it, all the grand dukes living here are northern grand dukes, so the Empire’s north must be unnecessarily vast…’

She’d accidentally discovered another strange secret of this world.

Soon the excited chatter of Violet’s friends could be heard.

“Violet, I saw it. I think Marquis Beloster definitely fell for you at first sight!”

“Oh no, that’s not it.”

“It is though! The way he looked at you was exactly like that.”

“But I saw Marquis Beloster up close for the first time today, and he really is cleanly handsome.”

“Yes yes, and he seems to have good character too. I think he’d be very caring.”

Isadora, Finn, and Heaven also seemed to be listening to their conversation.

Siena exchanged glances with the staff members.

Heaven, confirming that Violet and her friends weren’t looking, conveyed the message.

“Shall we go now? I’m hungry.”

Siena nodded vaguely.

In any case, the Willow Love Fabrication Team’s first mission ended in great success.

* * *

Maybe it was because I returned to the Center after the first meeting request and struggled with backlogged letter writing.

Today was particularly tiring compared to other days.

“Ugh, my whole body aches…”

I dragged my drooping body home.

“Welcome back, Miss.”

Only the servants were waiting in the lobby to greet me; Soren wasn’t visible.

‘Is he sleeping?’

I wasn’t particularly concerned.

I just wanted to wash up and lie down quickly.

But as I was about to climb the stairs, faint footsteps began to reach my ears.

“It’s been a while, Siena.”

When I looked to the side, Chase was there.

“Brother…? What brings you here?”

“It’s not strange for me to come to our house.”

“You don’t usually drop by much.”

“I just came because I missed my family. You know how much I love you and our brother, right?”

My brother’s left eye gently closed and opened.

‘He still hasn’t cured that damn winking habit and love talk.’

He was holding a glass today as well.

From the yellowish liquid inside, it was probably his favorite whiskey.

I sighed through my nose.

“Brother… stop drinking so much. You’ll get sick.”

“Our Siena, are you worried about your loving brother? How sweet of you.”

After the winking habit, that brother complex seemed far from being cured too.

‘And it’s not that I’m worried out of love, it’s because alcohol itself is bad for your body.’

Living as a Korean, you hear about the three major cancer-causing factors until your ears get callused.

While I grumbled internally, Chase changed the subject.

“By the way, how’s the Center? Is it running well?”

Honestly, if you’re the representative, either come see for yourself…

Instead of coming to work to check, you just keep asking like this.

“…It’s running well. The staff are really good at their jobs.”

“Nothing unusual happening?”

“No.”

“Really?”

Chase stretched out his words as he tilted his head.

‘What’s this?’

For some reason, I felt like his tone was strangely probing.

‘Oh, come to think of it, there has been something going on.’

My brother doesn’t know about Johan’s situation.

I said.

“That’s right, recently the Marquis of Beloster sent us a request, so I’m helping him out.”

“The Marquis of Beloster?”

“Yeah. I’m orchestrating a romance between him and Lady Violet Bringer.”

Chase stared at me intently before asking.

“Isn’t that annoying?”

“Huh?”

“Given your personality, I’d think you’d find that kind of thing bothersome, yet you’re doing it. Did you readily agree to help because you have some connection with the Marquis of Beloster?”

Honestly, I felt a pang of guilt and almost flinched.

‘Both Lian and my brother.’

If those two teamed up and set up shop together, they’d make a fortune.

I quickly denied it while hiding my true feelings.

“No, of course we don’t know each other. How could I possibly have a connection with the Marquis of Beloster?”

“….”

“The Marquis of Beloster offered 100,000 gold as payment for the request. That’s why I took it on. There’s no other reason.”

“Hmm….”

Chase swept up the hair that had fallen over his forehead.

It was the same color hair as mine.

Soon he chuckled softly.

“Well, as long as it increases your income, it doesn’t matter.”

“….”

“How’s Lian doing?”

I looked at Chase.

I felt the corners of my mouth drooping against my will.

‘How is Lian doing…?’

You call that a question?

‘Our youngest is doing just fine.’

He doesn’t work and just babbles nonsense all day.

Whenever he gets the chance, he goes “Center Director, Center Director,” and now he’s even telling me to call him by his name.

At this rate, my ears are going to start bleeding soon.

But….

‘Is it okay to badmouth my brother’s friend in front of my brother?’

After pondering, I ultimately chose to keep my words to myself.

“He’s just doing fine.”

“Are you taking good care of him? That kid Lian doesn’t know much about the Empire.”

“….”

“Contrary to his appearance, he has a somewhat naive side….”

“….”

“I trust that our Siena, being a responsible and diligent person, will take good care of Lian.”

Chase smiled gently.

Naturally, Lian’s shameless face floated through my mind.

‘That guy is naive? Where exactly?’

Even if you dropped him in the middle of nowhere, he’d probably eat well and live well….

That’s when it happened.

Thud, thud, footsteps began to be heard from upstairs.

Both Chase’s and my gaze turned upward.

A moment later, someone appeared.

“…What’s all this commotion?”

He was the eldest of our siblings and the head of House Willow, Count ‘Soren Willow’.

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