Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 48

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48.

 

The weekend morning dawned.

 

As soon as Siena woke up, she let out a deeply ripened sigh.

 

“Hah….”

 

Today was Saturday.

 

‘It’s supposed to be a holiday where I rest well, hoping Monday never comes….’

 

But all she could think about was how Johan’s third romantic manipulation request had failed miserably.

 

The employees and I had considered this ball a golden opportunity.

 

“The Imperial Palace Ball…, it is indeed a good environment for developing relationships.”

 

“….”

 

“That day, that place becomes a meeting ground for everyone. With the heightened atmosphere maintained, both Violet Bringer and the Marquis will benefit from it.”

 

But the plan crumbled because of the suddenly held ‘☆Castillian Surprise! Time Sale☆’.

 

I even got hurt from falling.

 

‘Would it have succeeded if I hadn’t fallen?’

 

That was also uncertain.

 

Seeing how Violet was completely captivated by Castillian the moment he appeared.

 

‘Maybe it was fortunate that bastard carried me away.’

 

Anyway, now that things had turned out this way, I had to re-orchestrate the third meeting.

 

“I guess I need to think about the script content today.”

 

Which meant I had to work even on my day off.

 

“Damn it, life….”

 

I already knew I was a worker ant, but today it hit me even more painfully.

 

Before starting work, I washed my face and changed clothes.

 

Then I suddenly looked at my desk.

 

“Hm?”

 

Two letters were placed there.

 

‘Who are they from?’

 

The moment I picked up the correspondence, that holy and sacred ‘name’ struck my vision.

 

[Sender: Johan Beloster]

 

I immediately covered my mouth.

 

“Eek, Johan…!”

 

Crazy.

 

‘What on earth is happening?’

 

Yesterday I was lying in Castillian’s room, and today I’m receiving a letter from Johan.

 

‘I guess I really am like that.’

 

The fortune I’ve accumulated from living like an ant is finally starting to pay off…!

 

‘Everyone, I’m an ant! Not a person, but an ant!’

 

The happiest ant in the world hastily grabbed a knife and opened the letter.

 

“Johan’s handwriting was pretty…. How much prettier would the writing he wrote just for me be.”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Knock knock.

 

The door opened along with the knocking sound.

 

“Miss Siena.”

 

I bit my lips tightly.

 

‘Ugh.’

 

Couldn’t you have come in just 5 minutes later….

 

The tactless maid interrupted my sacred handwriting appreciation time.

 

But I couldn’t let the maid know that I was on the verge of losing my mind with excitement over just one letter.

 

I turned my head, pretending to be calm.

 

“Yeah. What’s the matter?”

 

“A guest has arrived. They’re in the reception room.”

 

“A guest?”

 

I immediately pointed to myself and asked back.

 

“For me…?”

 

“Yes, Miss.”

 

The reason for my reconfirmation was simple.

 

‘Because I’ve never had a guest visit me before.’

 

Guests visiting Willow Estate were extremely rare.

 

Since the head of the household, Brother Soren, wasn’t someone who enjoyed socializing or networking.

 

Meanwhile, I, the co-resident, was also a loner whose specialty was staying home.

 

‘But to think a guest came looking for me on this weekend morning….’

 

It was truly surprising.

 

Naturally, I couldn’t help but think of the employees’ faces.

 

“Did Isadora come? But there shouldn’t be anything to tell me.”

 

I went down to the first floor of the manor.

 

And the moment I arrived at the reception room, I couldn’t close my mouth.

 

“…Marquis?”

 

I was about to read Johan’s letter, but Johan appeared before my eyes…!

 

Johan, who had been standing by the window looking outside, turned to look at me.

 

“Center Director.”

 

He approached me.

 

“I’m sorry for visiting without permission from this weekend morning. You should be resting, but I’ve ended up taking your time, Center Director.”

 

“Oh no, not at all! Not at all.”

 

I shook my head vigorously and waved my hands.

 

‘Johan, saying you stole my time….’

 

What kind of nonsensical words are those.

 

‘I’ve been blessed with your fantastic face from the morning, and my eyes have been enlightened.’

 

I don’t need caffeine or anything like that today.

 

Barely suppressing the gushing inside me, I asked.

 

“But Marquis…. Didn’t you send me a letter?”

 

“Ah, that’s right.”

 

“I was just about to read it in my room.”

 

Johan’s eyebrows drooped slightly.

 

“Even after sending the letter, I didn’t feel at ease, so I ended up coming to Willow Estate in person.”

 

“….”

 

“I thought it was right to apologize face to face rather than through writing.”

 

My eyes widened.

 

“…What? An apology?”

 

What is he talking about.

 

I couldn’t understand why Johan was suddenly apologizing to me.

 

He hadn’t done anything wrong to me.

 

‘Well, there is one thing.’

 

The crime of guilty flirting with me.

 

“Center Director, you’re beautiful.”

 

But that wasn’t an actual wrongdoing, was it.

 

‘I was just gushing by myself.’

 

Johan, who had been hesitating for a moment, slowly added.

 

“At the ballroom….”

 

“….”

 

“I’m sorry I couldn’t catch you, Center Director.”

 

He placed his hand on his chest and bowed deeply at the waist.

 

It was an impeccably polite apology.

 

“Pardon…?”

 

“If I had caught the Center Director, you wouldn’t have fallen in the middle of the ballroom.”

 

“…”

 

“But I failed to do so…, and as a result, the Center Director fell. It’s all my fault.”

 

“No…, why are you apologizing for that, Marquis?”

 

After all, Johan wasn’t the one who made me fall.

 

He straightened his posture and answered.

 

“No. It is indeed my fault.”

 

“…”

 

“Not being able to apologize immediately has been weighing on my mind constantly.”

 

“…”

 

I was the one standing next to the Center Director…, yet I caught Violet Bringer instead of the Center Director.”

 

“…”

 

“Even though I was actually closer to the Center Director than to Violet Bringer.”

 

His blue eyes were glistening as if they might spill stars at any moment.

 

I almost let out an audible sigh.

 

‘Johan Angel Beloster…, what am I supposed to do with you being so kind.’

 

To come here to apologize while feeling guilty even though it wasn’t his fault.

 

‘Like a thief getting nervous feet when he’s not even a thief.’

 

I shook my head.

 

“No, Marquis. This really isn’t something you should apologize for.”

 

Then Johan, who had been staring at the floor, slowly raised his gaze.

 

“You didn’t need to send me a letter of apology, and you certainly didn’t need to come find me.”

 

Though I was saying this, my true feelings were different, of course.

 

‘It wasn’t your fault to apologize for, but thank you for writing me a letter in such pretty handwriting.’

 

And thank you for coming to see me first thing in the morning and making my eyes light up.

 

“And even if you had ignored me and caught Violet instead, that wouldn’t be something to apologize for either.”

 

“…”

 

“That’s instinct, you see.”

 

“…”

 

“The heart that cares for someone you like—I understand it well.”

 

Johan’s eyes gradually grew wide.

 

I wasn’t sure what he was thinking, but he seemed a little surprised.

 

I continued speaking.

 

“Because you like them, your head is filled with thoughts of only that person. In any situation, you end up looking at that person first.”

 

“…”

 

“Whatever you hear around you, you end up thinking of it in connection to that person.”

 

“…”

 

“So Marquis, you saw Violet Bringer about to fall first, not me.”

 

That’s why even though I was the one who fell, I thought of you first.

 

‘Because I wanted to check whether you had seized the opportunity with Violet or not.’

 

I smiled slightly.

 

“It’s absolutely not a selfish feeling. It’s just something you can’t help…”

 

Then I suddenly stopped speaking.

 

‘…Wait a minute.’

 

Because I realized that the words I had spoken were strange.

 

‘On the day of the ball, I was…’

 

No, even before that, I had been constantly thinking about Lian.

 

“Today makes it two days since I last saw him.”

 

Talking to myself while thinking of Lian.

 

“He really is a strange person who knows absolutely no shame. If he calls me ‘babe’ again, I should step on his foot.”

 

Grumbling while needlessly criticizing Lian.

 

“I wonder if something happened…”

 

Staring longingly only at the banquet hall entrance because Lian didn’t come.

 

Besides these, there were countless other foolish things I did while missing him.

 

‘But if that’s the case, then I… end up liking Lian.’

 

Instantly, a burning sensation crept up to the back of my neck.

 

‘Wh-wh-what kind of nonsense is this?’

 

Of course, I admitted that I had been fluttered by Lian.

 

Even before the day of the ball, I had been fluttered several times.

 

And now I didn’t dislike Lian.

 

Neither his smooth attitude nor his loose personality that gave hope to everyone.

 

‘I also admit that I secretly hope he’ll talk to me.’

 

But I thought I was simply feeling this way because I had adapted to Lian.

 

That I was feeling these emotions because I had gotten used to him constantly pestering me.

 

‘But then…’

 

This was me liking that guy?

 

“…That’s impossible.”

 

That habitual flirting + hot air balloon + wink-diseased butter boy?!

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