Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 30

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30.

 

At Isadora’s blunt words, Finn and Heaven turned pale.

 

‘Dora…!’

 

The employees were people whose main job was consultation.

 

So they were quick to pick up on things.

 

They had also known for a long time that Lian was hiding his true personality and that he was imitating someone.

 

And that… it seemed to be Chase Willow.

 

‘It feels like he’s not just imitating, but has been thoroughly trained by the boss.’

 

But they had never dared to think of voicing this.

 

‘Because that noble person makes us uncomfortable!’

 

Though they had been acting more obsequiously than before since he was said to be the Crown Prince’s friend, Lian was still an awkward presence.

 

‘But to say such a thing so openly…’

 

Dora, you’re the true hero.

 

The fearless and gutsy real youngest had caused trouble.

 

Lian, who had been quietly making eye contact with Isadora, took a small breath.

 

“That’s…”

 

“…”

 

“…because I have to.”

 

Lian replied as briefly as the air he had inhaled.

 

Question marks appeared on the employees’ faces.

 

‘…What does that even mean?’

 

In fact, Lian’s meaning was this:

 

‘I deliberately change my personality and pretend to be sociable because that’s Siena’s ideal type.’

 

But without additional explanation, how could the employees understand?

 

‘Hiding your personality and imitating someone else is something you have to do…?’

 

…What on earth is this.

 

Though they were using the same language as Lian, it felt like they were speaking different languages.

 

“Hmm…”

 

Unable to find an answer, Finn scratched the back of his head vigorously.

 

Heaven unnecessarily moistened the corners of his mouth with his tongue tip.

 

In the midst of this, only Isadora maintained her composure.

 

Her black eyes, which had been fixed on Lian’s shoulder, flowed back to his face.

 

“…I’m not exactly sure what you mean by that.”

 

“…”

 

“But one thing is certain – your current appearance is much better than the fabricated one.”

 

At this, Lian, who had been staring dryly at Isadora, blinked.

 

His long eyes became round for an instant.

 

‘My original personality is better?’

 

It was the first time he’d heard such a thing since birth.

 

“Lian, everything about you is good except your personality.”

 

He had always received evaluations from Chase and even his own parents that he was ‘too blunt, that’s the problem.’

 

“Castillian.”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

“Please treat people with a little more smile. The Castillian I know is a gentle person, but others don’t know that well, do they?”

 

“…”

 

“I don’t want the Crown Prince to be misunderstood. Being warm to others will be good when the Crown Prince ascends to the throne in the future.”

 

“…”

 

“And Castillian, communication is important between people.”

 

“…”

 

“The Crown Prince is reserved even with me, his mother. Since you don’t share your inner thoughts, I’m always worried about Castillian.”

 

Naturally, he didn’t tell Isadora about these circumstances.

 

But she added as if she had read Lian’s mind.

 

“After all, honesty is one of humanity’s greatest charms.”

 

“…”

 

“Rather than trying to win hearts with a fabricated appearance, you should find someone who will love your true self.”

 

Her quiet voice echoed through the silent Center.

 

Lian kept his gaze fixed on Isadora without blinking once.

 

He had frozen.

 

‘Find someone who will love my true self…’

 

He hadn’t expected Isadora, with whom he normally had no interaction, to suddenly hit such a nerve.

 

He pondered deeply.

 

‘If I treated Siena with my original personality, would Siena open her heart to me?’

 

But he soon let out a sigh.

 

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t find an answer.

 

Isadora, who had given Lian the hint, remained composed.

 

She turned her eyes to her desk and quickly organized documents with swift hands.

 

‘Sharp departure.’

 

It was because quitting time was approaching.

 

Isadora, with her sharp personality, had an iron rule of leaving the Center at exactly 6 o’clock.

 

“Oh… oh my, now that I think about it, it’s quitting time?”

 

Finn and Heaven, who had been reading the mood, also began packing their things.

 

They chattered about anything due to the awkwardness.

 

“Today really passed by quickly. It’s already time to leave.”

 

“It’s not ‘already’ time to leave. Didn’t you whine five times today saying the day was going too slowly, Finn?”

 

“Did I? Haha… I’ll be the first to leave the Center.”

 

“Let’s hurry home and lie down. It’s getting hot, so I don’t want to do anything.”

 

“Heaven, you didn’t even do half the work Dora and I did today…”

 

Lian checked the wall clock.

 

5:52 PM.

 

The minute hand, which couldn’t point to exactly 6 o’clock, was slightly bent.

 

‘…Just like Siena.’

 

It felt exactly like her, who no matter how much he reached out, seemed to lean toward Johan.

 

* * *

 

Finally, the day of the Imperial Palace Ball dawned.

 

I woke up early in the morning.

 

“Miss! Miss Siena!”

 

“Ugh… eh…?”

 

“It’s the day of the ball, so please get up quickly! You need to prepare!”

 

It was because of the maids.

 

“R-right now…? It’s 5 AM?”

 

“Yes, it’s already 5 AM!”

 

Honestly, I had no idea why they woke me up at dawn.

 

First of all, I was so… so very tired.

 

‘I worked late last night because of ghostwriting…’

 

Was it really right to wake such a person at 5 o’clock?

 

Also, I had no particular reason to dress up elaborately.

 

Someone who wanted to catch the eye of the opposite sex today would have to pour their soul into their appearance.

 

That way they’d stand out among numerous competitors.

 

But that wasn’t me.

 

I had no other purpose besides manipulating Johan’s romance.

 

‘And to carry out the commission, I need to avoid drawing attention as much as possible.’

 

However…, I couldn’t tell the maids about this fact.

 

So I was just sitting at the vanity, receiving makeup for the third hour straight.

 

“Oh my, Miss Siena! Your skin is particularly good today, so the makeup is applying beautifully.”

 

“By the way, what color would you like for today’s makeup?”

 

No…, girls.

 

‘I keep telling you I’m not the main character today.’

 

And there was no point in asking me what color I wanted to be styled in.

 

‘I don’t know anything about that stuff.’

 

During my time living as Siena in this world, I had never taken an interest in fashion or makeup.

 

Same with my previous life.

 

“Just do whatever you want…”

 

“Oh my, Miss! Whatever we want?!”

 

“Such irresponsible words!”

 

The maids placed their hands on their hips and made a fuss, saying that was absolutely not allowed.

 

Then they put even more effort into drawing lines on my face than before.

 

‘What’s going to change by doing this?’

 

I knew that no amount of styling would make much difference for me.

 

After all, I’m not particularly pretty.

 

Of course, my appearance wasn’t exactly rough around the edges.

 

‘Just… well, decent and ordinary, I suppose.’

 

But who was coming to today’s ball?

 

‘Violet Bringer, the Empire’s greatest beauty.’

 

Plus, many other beautiful people would be attending in large numbers.

 

‘In the midst of all that, could I possibly keep up with even their fingernails just by getting dolled up…?’

 

As I said before, I had a very realistic personality.

 

Unfortunately, the maids seemed oblivious to reality.

 

Anyway, after sitting at the vanity for several hours, it was finally finished.

 

“Miss! You look so beautiful.”

 

“The princesses in fairy tales would cry with envy!”

 

The maids gushed as they looked at me reflected in the mirror.

 

But the me I saw was just so-so.

 

‘Nothing’s really changed.’

 

Maybe slightly paler than usual…?

 

But I didn’t want to disappoint the maids who had worked so hard, so I thanked them.

 

After finishing with my hair, I began putting on the dress with the maids’ help.

 

“The dress is truly beautiful, Miss Siena.”

 

“Baron Aizet really does have good taste, doesn’t he?”

 

Ah, right.

 

Yesterday, a package arrived addressed to me.

 

It was a gift sent by Chase.

 

‘What’s this all of a sudden…?’

 

It was quite unexpected.

 

Because.

 

My brother was the type to buy gifts for the women he was seeing, but not for his actual sister.

 

What was even more surprising was the source of the delivered dress and accessories.

 

These were unmistakably those items.

 

“Darling, how about this dress?”

 

The things I had looked at with Lian at Valerie Atelier.

 

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

 

“…Did Lian send this?”

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