Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 44

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44.

 

Feeling my scattered heartbeat, I suddenly came to my senses.

 

‘What am I saying? What am I thinking?’

 

That mindless flirting guy who makes a habit of managing his harem, doing something just for me… that’s impossible.

 

I hurriedly decided to change the subject.

 

“Where have you been all this time?”

 

“In the guest room.”

 

“Then why are you only coming now?”

 

Lian blinked a few times before answering.

 

“I overslept.”

 

I was dumbfounded.

 

“You overslept?”

 

“Yeah. I just woke up a little while ago.”

 

This guy…

 

He wasn’t sick, but couldn’t participate in the ball operation because he overslept?

 

“Good grief…”

 

It wasn’t like Lian, who never had anything to do but always showed up to work punctually.

 

‘And is that face really the face of someone who just woke up?’

 

Because Lian had such a perfect appearance that it was hard to believe he had just woken up.

 

‘Honestly, if his outfit wasn’t a mess, I would have told him not to lie.’

 

Both Johan and Lian, these male leads of this world must receive protagonist buffs that prevent facial swelling.

 

Then, Lian handed me something he had been hiding behind his back.

 

“This.”

 

It was shoes.

 

Unlike my original shoes, these had a low heel design.

 

“Huh…? What are these shoes for?”

 

“The Prince asked me to give them to you. He said the shoes the Center Director is wearing would be uncomfortable to walk in.”

 

Lian’s words were surprising.

 

‘Castillian gave me shoes as a gift?’

 

I really can’t get used to this.

 

I have no idea where that bastard I used to know went.

 

Either way, I was grateful.

 

Apart from my injured foot, the shoes I was currently wearing weren’t very comfortable.

 

“Th-thank you. Please tell The Prince I’m grateful.”

 

I tried to take the shoes.

 

But Lian suddenly grabbed my wrist.

 

“Come here.”

 

“Huh…?”

 

He sat me down on a chair in the corridor.

 

Then he knelt down and grabbed my foot.

 

“Wh-what are you doing right now…!”

 

“Put it on.”

 

So… he was going to put the shoes on for me himself.

 

‘No, you human.’

 

I’m grateful for the kindness, but how can you grab someone else’s foot so carelessly…!

 

My face instantly became hot.

 

Because I was embarrassed at the thought of Lian seeing my bare feet.

 

‘When I showed it to the doctor, it was nothing…’

 

I tensed my legs.

 

“It’s, it’s fine. I’ll go put them on.”

 

“Put them on now.”

 

“Then let go. I’ll put them on myself.”

 

“Put them on.”

 

But who was Lian?

 

‘He’s a stone that wouldn’t budge no matter how much I tried to push him away.’

 

No matter how much I grabbed and shook him, it was useless.

 

“Hah…”

 

I finally gave up and entrusted my foot to him.

 

Then Lian relaxed his expression and took off my shoes.

 

It was truly a careful touch.

 

‘Even in this situation, I’m thinking such things.’

 

The fact that Lian brought the shoes The Prince gave me as a gift, but came out wearing mismatched shoes himself…

 

‘He’s really a strange person.’

 

Someone who strangely intruded into my daily life a month ago and only does strange things.

 

My mood was so unsettled that I just bit my innocent lips.

 

Before I knew it, new shoes that fit perfectly were on my feet.

 

Shoes that matched the dress even better than the original ones.

 

‘Wait, how did he know my shoe size?’

 

To know the size, there had to be a ‘conversation.’

 

‘But that bastard didn’t say a single word no matter how much I thanked him.’

 

Words came out of my mouth on their own.

 

“The Prince is quite an interesting person.”

 

Lian, who was tying the ribbon on the shoes, looked up.

 

“Why?”

 

“Just…”

 

“…”

 

“Just because.”

 

I chose to cut my words short.

 

I couldn’t bring myself to say ‘because that bastard isn’t the type to do this’ in front of that bastard’s friend.

 

***

 

The Prince was interesting, but Lian was an even more interesting person.

 

I had wandered around lost until I met Lian.

 

The Imperial Palace was enormously vast and had a complex structure.

 

On the other hand, Lian found the way immediately.

 

“We can go this way.”

 

To have memorized the geography of this place so well…

 

‘As expected, this guy hasn’t just visited the Imperial Palace once or twice.’

 

Soon I came out to the terrace of the banquet hall with Lian.

 

Why did we come here…

 

It was essentially taking refuge.

 

A few hours ago, I had fallen flat on the ballroom floor and exited in Castillian’s arms.

 

While receiving the attention of all the nobles.

 

‘If I go back into the ballroom like that, I’ll become a hot potato.’

 

To avoid that, hiding was the answer.

 

Surprisingly, there was no one on the terrace.

 

“Phew…”

 

I leaned against the marble railing and looked out at the night sky.

 

A yellow moon like Castillian’s hair color was floating in the black sky.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Center Director.”

 

Lian called me.

 

He was looking somewhere in the Imperial Palace Gardens.

 

“Yes.”

 

“You look pretty today.”

 

“….”

 

“It suits you well.”

 

Strangely, Lian said that without looking at me.

 

‘Why is he acting like that.’

 

Normally he would lean his face close and add something like ‘See? That’s my girl. You really look like a woman who remarried me.’

 

Suddenly I remembered what happened earlier.

 

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

 

I had thought Chase sent me the gift, but he didn’t remember doing it.

 

‘…Don’t tell me.’

 

Earlier I just brushed it off thinking he had forgotten….

 

Now I was getting a hunch.

 

“Lian.”

 

When I called Lian, he quickly turned to look at me.

 

His face looked a little surprised.

 

‘Ah….’

 

Only then did I realize this was the first time I had called Lian by his name.

 

‘It’s, it’s a little embarrassing.’

 

Feeling shy, I immediately got to the point.

 

“By any chance, this dress and necklace…, did you send them, Lian?”

 

Lian, who had been staring at me blankly, nodded his head.

 

“Yeah.”

 

As expected, his answer was short.

 

Uncharacteristically for Lian.

 

“But why did you send them under Chase’s name?”

 

“Just….”

 

He rolled his eyes to the side and continued.

 

“I’ve never done anything like this before.”

 

My head was filled with question marks.

 

‘Why is he… speaking so briefly?’

 

I was well aware of Lian’s usual frantic way of speaking.

 

So when I had conversations with him, half of my responses were ‘No, that’s not it.’

 

‘But now he’s speaking so little that I have to keep questioning him.’

 

Something… reminded me of Castillian.

 

I’d never had a conversation with that bastard, but their atmospheres seemed similar.

 

‘Did Lian catch something from that bastard after being together for a few days.’

 

I asked a question.

 

“What do you mean by ‘anything like this’?”

 

“That….”

 

After dragging it out for a while, Lian finally replied.

 

“Gifts.”

 

Then he turned his gaze straight ahead.

 

‘Gifts?’

 

He’s never given a gift before?

 

It was quite unexpected.

 

Lian was the same type of person as Chase.

 

So just like my brother, I thought Lian would normally shower women with gifts.

 

‘I thought he had a chronic gift-giving disease along with his chronic winking disease.’

 

But all those times he said ‘I’ll buy it for you, I’ll buy it for you’ were only for me…?

 

Then, his lips parted once more.

 

“…Anyway.”

 

“….”

 

“You’re pretty today. The dress suits you well.”

 

“….”

 

“The necklace that’s the exact same color as the Center Director’s eyes too.”

 

I stared at Lian blankly.

 

‘I knew he would say something like that….’

 

But hearing it in person felt different.

 

‘…It’s a little heart-fluttering.’

 

Was this because the moon hanging in tonight’s sky was yellow and the air was cool?

 

I couldn’t tell if this summer night was making my mood strange, or if it was entirely because of Lian.

 

‘Well, it does feel good.’

 

Even if it was an insincere compliment from a playboy.

 

Johan and everyone else only paid attention to Violet, but at least Lian was looking at me.

 

I fidgeted with the sleeves of my dress.

 

“…Thank you for the gift. I really like it. That’s why I wore it.”

 

“….”

 

“But from now on, don’t give me such expensive gifts. I still remember the price tag on the necklace, you know?”

 

I grumbled for no reason, feeling embarrassed.

 

A quiet voice leaked from Lian.

 

“It’s really nothing.”

 

“It’s something to me. I’ve also… never received a gift like this before.”

 

I was just stating the facts, but after saying it, it sounded a little strange.

 

‘It sounds like I’m saying Lian’s gift is special to me…!’

 

I quickly changed the subject.

 

“A, anyway…! Never give me expensive gifts again.”

 

“….”

 

“Even if I wear these fancy things, I’m not as pretty as Violet Bringer anyway.”

 

“….”

 

“No matter what I wear, I’m just ordinary….”

 

“Today.”

 

In the middle of my rambling, Lian suddenly spoke up.

 

“You were the prettiest at the ball today. I couldn’t take my eyes off you because I could only see you.”

 

“….”

 

“Not for a single moment.”

 

I was staring at the railing and slowly turned my gaze to Lian.

 

I could see myself reflected in his eyes.

 

Like Castillian’s, in those red eyes.

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