Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 57

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57.

He tilted his head and replied.

“No… I told you earlier. I work with Lian.”

“Huh?”

Then Roderick’s eyes widened as he uncrossed his arms.

“That was real?”

“Yes.”

“You said it was a joke!”

Good grief.

‘When did I ever say that, you fool…’

I’m not thick-skinned enough to joke around with someone I just met.

“I never said it was a joke.”

“Huh? That’s strange.”

Roderick kept blinking his eyes.

“How could Lian be an employee…? Is that realistically possible?”

“…”

“Hmm…”

He stroked his chin and let out a snort.

“The Empire really works in mysterious ways. How very interesting! Haha!”

I stared at Roderick blankly.

‘Is it realistically possible for Lian to be an employee…?’

Why would that be impossible?

I couldn’t understand it at all.

‘Is it legally prohibited for foreigners to work in Lehatten Kingdom?’

Even if that were the case, I wondered if it was worth being this amazed about.

‘Well… Roderick is someone who has good reactions to everything.’

I decided to just let it slide.

‘What’s the point of seriously pondering the words of someone who doesn’t think?’

It would only give me a headache.

Roderick started chattering again.

“By the way, is Castillian still quiet and all that?”

…Huh?

‘Castillian?’

Suddenly…?

“The Prince?”

“Yeah, Prince Castillian!”

“…”

“Back at the Academy, it was really something. He answered my words maybe five times total? Chahahaha!”

I rolled my eyes while using Roderick’s strange laughter as background music.

‘This is absurd.’

Why did we suddenly jump from talking about Lian to The Prince?

This was puzzling even considering Roderick’s scattered personality.

After thinking about it, I asked a question.

“Are you close with The Prince too, Rik?”

Then Roderick thumped his chest with a loud thud.

“Of course I’m close with him! No doubt about it! I told you I was close!”

I blinked slowly.

‘When exactly did you say that?’

It seemed Roderick had some memory problems.

He started counting on his fingers while listing names.

“Chase, me, Rosi, Lian.”

“…”

“The four of us were really close. We always hung out together, haha!”

Lian…?

‘He was talking about The Prince and suddenly switched to Lian again.’

Confused, I mentally retraced Roderick’s words.

“Chase, me, Rosi, Lian. The four of us were really close.”

…So what exactly does that mean?

‘Was he close with that bastard, or was he close with Lian de Vicelle?’

I found myself furrowing my brows deeply without realizing it.

‘But… that’s also strange.’

Roderick and Lian are cousins.

‘Family members don’t usually say they’re “close” with each other.’

So the problematic ‘Lian’ that Roderick mentioned must be Castillian.

“Is Lian… The Prince’s nickname?”

When I asked, Roderick’s eyes went round.

“Huh? You didn’t know?”

“No.”

“Why don’t you know?”

His expression truly said ‘How could you not know that?’

‘No, Roderick de Vicelle.’

How would I know The Prince’s nickname?

‘I only met that bastard once at the ball…’

He never told me The Prince’s nickname himself, yet he’s treating me like a strange person for not knowing it.

Roderick was truly an incomprehensible person.

But it was oddly fascinating.

‘That bastard and Lian really have a lot in common.’

Similar names, similar looks, and even the exact same nickname.

‘Don’t people usually avoid giving the same nickname…?’

It would confuse both the person calling and the person being called.

Moreover, Castillian and Lian attended the Academy together.

So when their friends called out ‘Lian!’ both of them would have turned around at the same time.

‘And yet they still used the exact same nickname…’

I soon realized.

‘…Roderick must have come up with it.’

It made sense since he’s someone without an ounce of thought.

Then, Roderick clapped his hands together.

“Right. I didn’t mention this! How could I forget such an important story. Chahahaha!”

“…”

“In our kingdom~”

My complexion darkened again.

‘Here we go again…’

I could only pray that this carriage would quickly arrive at Aizet Baron’s Mansion.

* * *

Ten minutes later, the carriage came to a stop.

I opened the door and got out, and the full view of Aizet Baron’s Mansion came into sight.

A newly built manor constructed in white tones.

‘No matter when I see it, the building’s exterior is really neat and clean.’

Though the owner of this house’s love life is anything but clean.

Roderick was still rambling on about Lehatten Kingdom.

“If you hear this, Siena, you’ll be so shocked you’ll faint. Our kingdom has this amazing culture~”

“How fascinating indeed.”

“I haven’t even told you yet, but you already know it’s fascinating. Siena, you’re quite perceptive!”

“I suppose so.”

I played along halfheartedly as we entered the manor.

The servants greeted us.

“Miss Siena, you’ve arrived.”

“Where is Chase?”

“The Baron is in his bedroom.”

I turned around to guide Roderick there.

“Mr. Rik, I’ll guide you to my brother’s bedroom… Hm?”

But… there was no one behind me.

‘What? Where did he go?’

As I stood bewildered, a servant whispered to me.

“The gentleman just went to the right.”

His hand pointed toward the right corridor.

“Good grief…”

A grown adult man couldn’t wait and went off exploring the manor on his own.

‘What is he, an elementary schooler…?’

I truly felt it was the right decision to bring Roderick to our house instead.

If Soren had seen Roderick strutting around like he owned the place, he would have had a fit.

First, I headed to Chase’s bedroom.

Since I came to his house unannounced, greeting him should come first.

“But what time is it now that he’s still lying in bed…”

I grumbled as I went up to the second floor.

As I passed several rooms, only one door was slightly ajar.

‘Is it a bathroom?’

Steam from inside was thickly spread across the corridor ceiling.

“Hm…?”

I tilted my head.

‘Who’s using the bathroom?’

This wasn’t near Chase’s bedroom.

So it wouldn’t be the bathroom he uses.

‘Are the servants cleaning it?’

As I passed the bathroom, I glanced at it sideways.

At that moment, I caught a glimpse of ‘blonde hair’ in my vision.

“Hm?”

I unconsciously stopped walking.

‘It was blonde.’

It was definitely blonde.

But Chase had the same ashen brown hair as me, and there were no blondes among the servants in this house.

My eyes widened instantly.

‘…Don’t tell me.’

A woman Chase brought over?!

That was highly likely.

Why?

‘Because Chase Willow is a playboy who dates four or more women every day…!’

It wasn’t strange for outside women to come and go in a Casanova’s house.

I’m the fool for only thinking of this now.

“Da, damn it…”

I picked completely the wrong day.

‘I shouldn’t be here…?’

After fretting, I finally made up my mind.

I should take Roderick and leave this manor.

“But how do I leave.”

Right now I don’t even know where that reckless, scatterbrained Roderick is.

‘Even if I find that guy, how do I explain this situation…’

Option 1: ‘Mr. Rik, let’s hurry and leave. Some blonde woman was using Chase’s bathroom.’

Option 2: ‘Chase wants to spend quality time with a charming blonde woman. Let’s tactfully take our leave.’

After thinking for a moment, I made a tearful face.

“Whatever I say, it’ll sound weird anyway…”

That’s when it happened.

Thud.

Suddenly something heavy landed on my shoulder.

Someone had grabbed me.

“Ahhh!”

I reflexively screamed.

But then, I heard a familiar voice.

“Center Director?”

I slowly turned my head.

Lian was standing behind me.

“Uh…?”

I stared at him blankly before coming to my senses.

“Oh, no. Youngest. Why are you here…”

Water was dripping from Lian’s black hair.

His damp face and moistly wet eyelashes.

I suddenly felt something strange.

‘…Come to think of it, why is the area below Lian’s neck so bare.’

There was nothing around his nape where a shirt collar should be.

My gaze, which had been meeting his red eyes, slowly dropped downward.

Lian was… half-naked.

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