Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 38

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38.

 

The moment Siena laid eyes on Chase, her expression soured.

 

‘Ah…’

 

It was because of the dozens of women he had brought along, trailing behind him.

 

Siena looked back and forth between Chase and the women.

 

‘No, how are they following this guy around when there are million-seller male leads scattered all over this ballroom…?’

 

This was one of the three great mysteries of this world that she had identified.

 

However, she didn’t voice her thoughts.

 

“…Brother.”

 

She forced the corners of her mouth to curl up.

 

Chase turned his gaze toward his fan club.

 

The women cheered at his single meaningless gesture.

 

“Kyaa!”

 

“The Baron’s sharp profile could cut my hand…!”

 

“I’m getting dizzy because of Lord Chase! I feel faint!”

 

Chase seemed to enjoy their reactions.

 

His eyes curved faintly, and soon a sly smile spread across his face.

 

“Ladies?”

 

“Yes!”

 

“Excuse me for just a moment. I’d like to have a conversation with my sister whom I haven’t seen in a while.”

 

Chase wrapped his arm around Siena’s shoulder.

 

“You all know how much I cherish and love my sister, don’t you?”

 

“…”

 

“So I’m asking you beautiful ladies.”

 

“…”

 

“Could you give me some time to talk with my beloved sister?”

 

Naturally, the moment he finished speaking, his habitual wink flew out.

 

Siena’s complexion turned pale.

 

‘Ugh, I think I’m going to throw up.’

 

She felt like the cocoa she had drunk earlier was about to come back up.

 

But the women’s reactions were different.

 

“Kyaaa! Yes…!”

 

“Please talk as much as you want, Baron!”

 

“Ahhh, so handsome!”

 

“Wink five hundred more times for us!”

 

Siena thought seriously.

 

‘…Could this be a hidden camera show?’

 

Otherwise, there was no way they would say such crazy things like asking for five hundred more winks.

 

‘The women in this world must all be collectively insane.’

 

Soon the fanatical fan club obediently followed Chase’s words and retreated.

 

To behind a pillar some distance away.

 

From there, they hid and watched Chase and Siena.

 

‘Wow… Look at them not even blinking.’

 

The scene of dozens of women intensely monitoring her was nothing short of a horror movie.

 

Siena decided to be grateful that the ballroom’s lighting was bright and splendid.

 

“Phew…”

 

She let out a sigh and rolled her eyes to glance at Chase.

 

‘Why did this guy specifically come looking for me?’

 

Indeed, Chase didn’t seem to have any particular business.

 

As always, with a leisurely expression, he surveyed the wine glasses placed on the table.

 

‘Scotch whiskey, perhaps.’

 

Chase picked up a glass and posed a question to Siena.

 

“What’s the occasion?”

 

Siena tilted her head.

 

“What occasion?”

 

“Your brother didn’t know our Siena would come to the ball today.”

 

“…”

 

“If you were going to come, you should have told me. Then your brother would have escorted you.”

 

Chase took a sip of his drink.

 

Siena couldn’t readily answer.

 

Because she couldn’t quite understand.

 

‘…He didn’t know I would come to the ball?’

 

What does that even mean?

 

After all, the dress and accessories she was currently wearing were all gifts from Chase, weren’t they?

 

‘Wasn’t he deliberately timing the gifts to be sent for me to wear to the ball?’

 

Siena, who had been blinking slowly, opened her mouth.

 

“What do you mean? Brother, you gave me a gif…”

 

“Did you come to help the Marquis of Beloster with his romance?”

 

Chase cut off Siena’s words and gestured with his chin toward somewhere.

 

He was pointing at Johan, who was surrounded by nobles.

 

So Siena just decided to give up.

 

‘Well… maybe he gave the gifts and then forgot.’

 

Given her absent-minded brother’s personality, it was entirely possible.

 

“That’s right. I came for the purpose of orchestrating a romance. There’s no better day than today to execute the plan.”

 

“So that’s what it was.”

 

Chase slowly nodded his head.

 

“I noticed earlier that the servants were acting a bit strange.”

 

“…”

 

“It’s nothing unusual for banquet servants to move around covering different areas, but still, three of them particularly caught my eye.”

 

He held up three fingers.

 

“Two men and one woman.”

 

“…”

 

“Those three were taking turns hovering around the Marquis of Beloster as if they had arranged the order among themselves…”

 

“…”

 

“It was suspicious, so I watched quietly, and it turned out they were our employees.”

 

Chase, who had been speaking seriously, chuckled.

 

He gestured with his chin toward somewhere again.

 

“As expected, Isadora is prettier without her glasses.”

 

True to his words, it was in the direction where Isadora was standing.

 

Chase swirled his wine glass while watching her organize things in a corner of the banquet hall.

 

Before long, Isadora seemed to feel the blatant gaze.

 

She flinched and trembled, then looked at Chase.

 

Chase winked with one eye.

 

“Hello, Dora.”

 

Then sighs and anger erupted from the pillar area.

 

The fan club was going wild over the fact that Chase had greeted someone other than them.

 

Meanwhile, Isadora’s eyes became a straight line.

 

Though hidden by her thick bangs, her eyebrows had obviously become sharp-angled as well.

 

‘Dora…’

 

Yes, I believed in you.

 

In this crazy world, you’re the only normal one, Isadora.

 

‘But why didn’t you say Johan was handsome when you saw him back then?’

 

Siena was quite the type to hold grudges.

 

Isadora, who had been glaring daggers with her eyes, turned away from Chase and left for somewhere else.

 

Only then did Siena respond.

 

“Impressive that you recognized me.”

 

“Of course, your disguise was good. But you can’t fool my eyes.”

 

“That’s amazing. I thought you’d forgotten the employees’ faces since it’s been ‘sooo’ long since you came to the Center.”

 

Siena deliberately emphasized the word ‘so’ as she spoke.

 

Unfortunately, Chase didn’t seem to catch on.

 

“How could I? I personally hired those employees, so of course I remember them.”

 

He raised his eyebrows and tapped his head.

 

“I still remember what all the employees’ handwriting looks like.”

 

Siena glanced at Chase with a displeased look.

 

‘Instead of just talking big, come to the Center and help with the work.’

 

Or at least hire more quick part-timers.

 

As she grumbled internally, she suddenly realized something.

 

The culprit behind her desperate need for additional staff.

 

She still hadn’t seen Lian, the youngest who doesn’t work.

 

‘Come to think of it, where is Lian?’

 

Siena looked around the ballroom.

 

There were many men with jet-black hair (=male leads), but no matter how much she looked, Lian wasn’t there.

 

‘He’s definitely not here.’

 

Hair color aside, if someone with such a large build was here, there’s no way she wouldn’t have noticed.

 

‘And there’s no way that chatterbox would stay quiet without clinging to me all this time.’

 

Why hasn’t he come by now?

 

“I wonder if something happened…”

 

She became a little anxious.

 

Still, Siena refused to admit she was worried about Lian.

 

‘This is just because that guy is acting different from usual.’

 

When someone does something they don’t usually do, you think ‘Why is this person acting like this? Are they planning to die tomorrow?’

 

‘I’m just… feeling that way, that’s all.’

 

Moving her eyes here and there, she opened her mouth.

 

“…Um, brother.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“By any chance, is Li… right now…”

 

She suddenly stopped speaking.

 

‘No… why would I look for that guy.’

 

She remembered that while Lian was Chase’s friend, he was also The Prince’s friend.

 

‘If he’s not here, he must be with The Prince.’

 

When Siena didn’t continue, Chase tilted his head.

 

“Siena?”

 

He narrowed his eyes.

 

“Why would you call me and then not say anything? Are you trying to get my hopes up?”

 

Siena thought.

 

‘…Good thing I didn’t ask.’

 

Judging by that guy’s scheming expression, if I had brought up Lian, he would have milked it like bone broth and kept pairing us together.

 

She soon shook her head, pretending to be nonchalant.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

“…”

 

“I was going to say something… but I forgot.”

 

That was the moment.

 

Toot-

 

Once again, a loud trumpet sound echoed through the ballroom.

 

Then the gatekeeper’s announcement was heard.

 

“His Highness Crown Prince Castillian la Ideberte Carnon is entering.”

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