Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 85

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85.

A very long time ago, when Isadora had just started working.

Heaven had once argued with her.

It was over a very trivial matter.

“Isadora, wouldn’t it be better to phrase it more indirectly for this person rather than writing it this way?”

He pointed out a letter Isadora had written as a ghostwriter.

“Look here. The documents submitted by client Mr. Pelton state that his personality is usually cautious.”

“…”

“But this sentence you wrote is too direct for someone like that to say.”

It was what you’d call senior arrogance.

‘I have more experience than Isadora, who hasn’t written many letters, so I would know better.’

He absolutely had no ill intentions of wanting to torment her.

It was purely meant with good intentions to teach her, but…

That action sparked anger.

“…Senior Heaven Delgado.”

“Yeah.”

“Are you telling me I’m ‘wrong’ right now?”

Heaven, who knew nothing, affirmed it.

“That’s right.”

“Wrong…”

“No, not completely wrong, but I have more experience than you. So doing it the way I said would be a bit more…”

“Wrong, you say.”

That was the beginning.

The curtain of war had risen.

Isadora rattled off reasons why she wasn’t wrong for two straight hours like a machine gun.

“There’s a reason I chose this tone. Speaking too indirectly reduces masculine charm.”

“…”

“Most women don’t prefer passive men. Ms. Jessica Vermotti, who is Andrew Pelton’s target, would be the same.”

“…”

“Moreover, no matter how passive someone usually is, they must show an active and proactive side only to the woman they like to give the impression that ‘this man is making an effort for me.'”

“…”

“This is something I can understand because I’m a ‘woman,’ unlike ‘senior.'”

She said this while glaring at Heaven with very eerie eyes, just like now.

“Furthermore, I even slanted the handwriting. When humans are extremely focused on something, their writing tends to slant to the right or gradually descend.”

“…”

“Therefore, this wasn’t a mistake but was intended to emphasize that the writer is interested in the recipient and wrote the letter with sincerity.”

“…”

“Am I still wrong?”

Finn witnessed that scene and thought.

‘No matter what happens, I must never tell her she’s wrong.’

And for good reason—Heaven was miserably defeated without being able to say a word for two hours.

The current situation was similar.

‘I absolutely can’t let her find fault with me.’

Because Isadora was a professional at finding fault…!

The two men didn’t really understand Violet’s intentions, but they knew well that no matter what they did, they couldn’t win against Isadora.

Finn and Heaven quickly exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

‘Let’s just apologize for now.’

It was an unavoidable choice for world peace.

“Sorry, Dora. I was being short-sighted. I didn’t mean it that way.”

Heaven also chimed in.

“Yeah, me too… Sorry.”

“I understand what you’re trying to say now. Right…, you’re not someone who would say something out of the blue, Dora.”

This much was sincere.

Indeed, Isadora didn’t talk nonsense like Heaven did.

‘But for Dora to act so sensitive like that, there really must be something…’

Even so, he couldn’t accept the part about Violet doing something suspicious or that she would have hurt Lian.

Finn clicked his tongue and said.

“Anyway… I’ll think about it.”

Hearing his words, Isadora raised one eyebrow.

Soon she stood up from her seat.

“I’ll be leaving first.”

Her expression was far from pleased.

Isadora knew that Finn and Heaven still didn’t believe her.

Heaven fidgeted like a puppy that needed to pee.

“Uh… leaving already? You’re the one who called us to meet.”

“I can hear cockroach eggs hatching, so I can’t stand it anymore.”

She passed by Heaven with a cold expression.

Soon the sound of the front door opening and closing could be heard.

Click.

Only then did Finn and Heaven’s tense shoulders relax.

“Phew…”

It felt like a storm had passed.

Just today alone, with Violet’s hiring and Lian’s injury…

Who knows how many storms had blown through.

Finn scratched his head with his eyes closed and said.

“…Should we trust Dora?”

Heaven shrugged his shoulders.

“Well, I’m not sure. Violet wouldn’t do such a thing…”

“But Dora has never been that fierce before.”

“That’s true too. Except with difficult customers…”

Even though the typhoon called Isadora had passed, their faces remained dark.

While they thought Violet couldn’t possibly do such a thing, they still felt uneasy.

Finn crossed his arms and tapped his arm with his fingers.

Then he suddenly frowned.

“But Heaven…”

Heaven looked back at him.

“You really need to clean your house. What is this… You’re one step away from cohabiting with cockroaches.”

“No, I did clean! Today is the cleanest this house has been since I’ve lived here.”

“That’s crazy…”

Finn clicked his tongue as if he found it pathetic.

When even Finn didn’t believe him, Heaven continued grumbling after that.

Then, a little later, he asked back.

“But… do you really hear eggs hatching?”

Even though he was indifferent to cleanliness, he hated cockroaches.

***

Siena brought Lian to Aizet Baron’s Mansion.

Since Chase was away from home, only Roderick came out to greet them.

“Brother Lian… Ugh, brother!”

Naturally, he screamed when he saw Lian.

His condition was terrible.

“No, what happened here? Weren’t you going to write a letter? How does a person’s hand end up like this from a paper cut?”

Lian didn’t respond at all.

Siena explained the situation instead.

“He wasn’t cut by paper, but injured by being stabbed with glass shards.”

“Huh…? Stabbed by glass shards? And it became like this? This is almost at the level of being embedded, isn’t it?”

“Well, the glass cup…”

Then she shook her head.

She thought now wasn’t the time for detailed explanations.

“Rik, Lian’s bleeding is quite severe. I’ve temporarily stopped the bleeding with bandages, but… We can’t just stay like this. We need to quickly call a doctor for treatment.”

Siena transferred Lian’s arm that was wrapped around her shoulder to Roderick.

Even in this situation, Lian only looked pale but maintained an indifferent expression.

Siena checked the time on her pocket watch and said.

“I need to head back now… I’ll leave the rest to you, Rik.”

But even after saying that, she didn’t hastily step away.

No, she couldn’t step away.

‘…I’m worried.’

Partly because Roderick was like a scattered elementary schooler.

But also because she didn’t want to leave Lian’s side when he was looking at her like that.

‘I want to nurse him myself…’

After pondering for a moment, she eventually shook her head.

‘No… I have to go. Get it together.’

It’s not like she was leaving Lian completely alone—Roderick was there.

“I’ll be going.”

“…”

“Make sure… to get treatment and rest.”

Siena, who had given her farewell, climbed into the carriage.

Her retreating figure looked unusually heavy, unlike her normally composed gait.

Lian was staring blankly at her.

Only Roderick was obliviously making a fuss.

“Eeek, what should we do? A doctor? We need a doctor. But I don’t know any hospitals in the Empire!”

Lian, who had kept his mouth tightly shut until now, answered.

“…There’s an address book in Chase’s office.”

“Pardon?”

“You can have a servant call a doctor.”

His red eyes were still watching the carriage Siena had boarded.

Soon the carriage departed.

As it moved away, Lian, who had been leaning on Roderick, stepped back.

Though he was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, he looked quite composed.

Roderick finally remembered.

‘Right. Brother can’t feel pain.’

Eventually, Castillian began walking toward the manor.

Step by step.

Blood that had seeped through the bandages dripped down beside his footsteps, leaving traces.

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