Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 97

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97.

Chase wrapped his arm around Edel’s shoulder and quickly stepped out of the center.

“Let’s go, Young Master.”

As Siena had expected, this wasn’t the kind of behavior Chase would normally display.

Usually, he would never leave behind the beautiful women remaining in the center.

However, the situation was different now.

‘There must be chaos at the Imperial Palace.’

It wasn’t enough that Castillian, the Crown Prince, had disappeared—now Prince Edel was missing too.

Surely the Imperial Family would mobilize the hawks…

No, they would even deploy the Knights to find their two missing sons.

‘At this rate, even Lian’s location could be discovered.’

That had to be prevented at all costs.

“…”

Meanwhile, Chase wasn’t the only one thinking hard.

At the same time, Pitt was also calculating rapidly in his head.

Edel’s original purpose had been to meet Siena.

Now that he had achieved that goal, it was time to return to the Imperial Palace.

‘But…’

A problem had arisen.

‘To think His Highness the Crown Prince is unwell.’

Having heard this news, there was no way Edel would return quietly.

‘What should I do?’

Pitt wiped his deeply wrinkled forehead with a handkerchief as he fell into thought.

‘…We really shouldn’t have left the Imperial Palace.’

Though it was too late for regrets now.

“Wow…”

Chase glanced at Edel, who was looking somewhere and exclaiming in wonder.

‘Anyway, hiding him is the priority for now.’

If that innocent little lamb stayed here any longer, there was no telling what kind of trouble he might cause.

So he needed to take him somewhere safe first, then think about what to do next.

Before long, Edel turned to look at Chase.

He seemed to have felt his gaze.

“Are we going to see His Lordship the Baron now?”

His blue eyes sparkled with anticipation.

He seemed already excited at the thought of meeting his older brother.

But Chase flatly refused.

“No, Your Highness.”

Hadn’t Chase clearly said this before leaving the center?

“Lian is staying at my house.”

“…”

“I’ll safely take the younger brother who came from far away to his older brother.”

But now he was saying no.

As soon as he heard the firm refusal, tears immediately welled up in those blue eyes.

“Why, why…?”

Chase looked down at Edel quietly.

‘With the search orders intensified, if Your Highness comes to our house, the risk of discovery doubles.’

However, to tell this young boy before him the truth so bluntly…

‘He would surely be hurt.’

Chase might not know about other things, but he was good at reading people’s feelings.

Edel asked with an expression that looked like he might burst into tears at any moment.

“Then I…”

“…”

“Will I… sleep on the street?”

Even while asking this strange question, his eyes sparkled.

As if he thought sleeping rough on the streets would be a wonderful experience.

‘What an adorable Prince.’

Chase chuckled and shook his head.

“What are you saying, Your Highness. I would never treat Your Highness so poorly.”

He patted Edel’s shoulder.

“There happens to be a suitable place.”

“Huh…! Then I don’t have to sleep on the street?”

“Of course not, Your Highness.”

“Wow!”

Edel nodded his head repeatedly.

“Anywhere is fine! It’ll all be fun!”

Then one corner of Chase’s mouth curved up crookedly.

“It will be fun, but…”

He bent down and whispered to Edel.

“A demon lord lives there—would that be alright with you?”

Edel’s eyes widened.

Pitt, who was standing behind him, turned pale as a sheet.

‘…A, a demon lord.’

He didn’t know who the demon lord Chase was referring to was.

But one thing was certain.

Wherever they were going now, it wouldn’t be very smooth sailing.

***

After the two strangers left, the Counseling Center regained relative peace.

No… it should have.

“Hey there, senior employees! How about some tea?!”

“…”

“I’ve specially procured the Empire’s finest black tea!”

Roderick had long since abandoned organizing documents.

Instead, he hovered around the employees who were copying letters, making noise.

I looked at him with cold eyes.

‘He says he’s procured the Empire’s finest black tea.’

Mr. Roderick, this is the Empire.

‘How can you boast about Imperial tea while in the Empire? It’s not convincing at all.’

The other employees besides me must be thinking the same thing.

Finn’s face clearly showed his discomfort.

“Th… I, I’m fine. I…”

“There’s no way you’re fine. You must be thirsty!”

“No, I…”

“I’ll specially brew it for you! Chahahahat!”

Roderick didn’t even pretend to hear the refusal and headed to the break room.

Watching that confident retreating figure, I sighed once again.

‘Lian and Roderick both…’

They’re both completely selfish as a pair.

Lehatten Kingdom.

No, is this a de Vicelle family trait?

“The Empire’s building structure is quite different from our Lehatten Kingdom! In our kingdom, you see…”

Roderick’s voice echoing through the corridor was gradually getting quieter.

‘Who is he talking to?’

I stared blankly at the empty corridor before finally lowering my gaze to the documents.

Then I suddenly noticed that the seat next to me was unusually quiet.

‘Come to think of it…’

Isadora was nowhere to be seen.

“…Where did she go?”

She wasn’t usually the type to leave her seat without a word during work hours.

Unless she was going to the bathroom, it rarely happened.

Actually, she rarely even went to the bathroom.

‘Well, Dora is an efficient person after all.’

When was it again.

There was a saying she had left behind.

“The more you slack off during work, the more work piles up and the later you leave. Mr. Finn, and Mr. Heaven. Take note of this.”

“…Huh?”

“Why, why me…?”

Isadora, who only spoke the truth, suddenly targeted Finn and Heaven out of nowhere.

‘Back then I… didn’t say anything.’

Because.

Finn and Heaven actually did slack off a lot during work.

I roughly scanned around the Center.

But Isadora was nowhere to be found.

“What the.”

After tilting my head for a moment, I focused my attention back on the documents.

The documents piled on my desk were like a mountain.

‘Instead of having random thoughts, I should just work.’

Dora is…

‘She’ll handle herself, whatever.’

I wasn’t particularly worried.

It was ‘Isadora’ of all people.

I knew better than anyone that she wasn’t someone who would do useless things.

‘If I work, she’ll quietly return to her seat before I know it.’

Right now I had my own problems to deal with.

“Ugh, when will I finish processing all this.”

My poor real life…

I pressed my temples firmly to chase away the drowsiness that was creeping in.

Just then, Lian’s face suddenly came to mind.

“Center Director.”

“Yes…?”

“Here.”

The image of him handing me an iced americano even though I hadn’t asked for it.

“…”

The pen that had been moving on the paper stopped for a moment.

‘I wonder if Lian is okay.’

Even though he’s resting at my brother’s manor…

‘He must be alone right now.’

Chase and Edelweiss probably haven’t arrived there yet.

‘What is he doing alone?’

I unconsciously checked the sofa located to the left of my seat.

Naturally, no one was there.

Seeing that empty scene made me feel like there was a gaping hole in my heart.

‘It feels empty.’

Without that big puppy who was always clinging to me.

‘No…’

Honestly, I missed him.

***

‘That’ Isadora who had Siena’s unwavering trust was as expected.

She hadn’t left her seat for some trivial matter.

It was for a very important business.

“…”

It had been quite a while since Isadora came to the employee break room.

She had secretly slipped away earlier during the height of the Edelweiss commotion.

Only silence lingered in the narrow, empty space.

And on the old table positioned in the center, something existed.

A bloodstained glass shard wrapped in a handkerchief.

It was something she had secretly taken from Violet’s locker just moments ago.

“…As expected.”

Her prediction was right after all.

Isadora crossed her arms and looked down at the evidence with sharp eyes.

‘Violet Bringer deliberately stabbed the former youngest master.’

If it had really been an accident, this glass shard wouldn’t have been carefully stored in the locker.

‘Clear concealment of a murder weapon.’

Everything was intentional from the beginning.

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