Glancing at Delina, who was looking down at the bag, Noah naturally continued speaking.

“Among the recently developed diamonds in the diamond mines, the highest-quality diamond came out. I thought of crafting it and giving it to you.”

“Yeah, that sounds great.”

“But it’s smaller than I expected. It doesn’t seem suitable for a necklace or bracelet, and a ring would be the best.”

“Yeah, a ring sounds good.”

“Should I measure the size then?”

“Yes, sure… What?”

Delina, lost in thought about what might be written on the paper, was startled as she felt a sensation being wrapped around her finger. Noah was holding her finger.

“What, what are you doing?”

“What does it look like? I’m asking for your ring size.”

“Is it usually measured like this?”

“Probably?”
Before they knew it, the fingers of the two were tightly intertwined. Noah’s finger, which had been teasing Delina’s, smoothly slipped away, and Delina stared blankly at the entwined fingers with a dazed expression.

“No, um… well, let’s stop here. The gathering must have started.”

Perplexed, Delina put the paper into her pocket and turned her body towards the inside, unable to look directly at Noah.

Delina’s footsteps had become noticeably faster. Unconsciously, she recalled the sensation of Noah holding her fingers just moments ago. Specifically, the feeling that had wrapped around her left fourth finger.

Upon entering, she saw people sitting at various tables. It wasn’t challenging for Delina to find her place.

“Delina!”

Celine, who was at the center of the gathering, pointed to the seat next to her and called out.

“Your seat is here. Hurry and sit down.”

Delina’s surroundings were filled with the gaze of Sylvia and the followers who were always with Sylvia. Delina carefully checked her designated seat.

“…”

Seated right next to Celine, surrounded by Sylvia and her entourage, and across the table, there were Vansent, Gideon, and Ailey.

‘Look at this.’

While Vansent might have done it, placing Gideon and Ailey at the same table seemed quite intentional. Noah, who confirmed that his seat was next to Vansent, also had an amused expression.

“Hello. You are the Diamond Viscount, right?”

Celine greeted Noah with a smile when he entered with Delina.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Celine Wolfrim. Please take care of me.”

Celine and Noah, the two of them looked at each other. Delina secretly tensed while watching them. Noah, after looking at Celine, also smiled and replied.

“Yes, I look forward to working with you.”

The gazes of Noah and Celine became subtly entwined. Then Sylvia spoke up.

“Oh my, Your Grace. Is the necklace you are wearing now perhaps the emblem of the Wolfrim family?”

Sylvia asked with sparkling eyes about the chilly necklace that Celine was wearing.

“Could this also be a gift from His Grace?”

“Yes. I received it again from my father, who gave it to my mother.”

“Oh, I see. By the way, your dress is truly beautiful… His Grace seems to cherish you a lot.”

The reason for placing Delina next to Celine and praising Celine was evident. Other maids were also busy complimenting Celine at this moment, and Delina looked resigned.

‘I knew it would be like this.’

In this seat with Ailey and Gideon, they clearly intended to embarrass me in any way possible.

Most importantly, they were people close to me. Delina didn’t react much, considering she had already anticipated Noah and Vansent sitting next to each other. However, she was more curious about something else.
‘Why are there two empty seats?’

Since Sylvia, the host of the gathering, was sitting at the table, there was no reason to intentionally leave seats empty. Other maids were also curious, and one of them asked Sylvia.

“By the way, Lady Sylvia, have all the guests for this table taken their seats?”

“Oh, I was planning to inform you even if you didn’t ask. What a wonderful question.”

Sylvia responded promptly to the maid’s question.

“Two special guests are expected to sit in those seats. They really want to visit our family, and they insisted on attending the gathering.”

“Oh my, who could they be…?”

“They are distinguished guests from another country. It’s about time for them to arrive.”

‘What?’

Upon hearing about distinguished guests from another country, Delina’s eyes trembled. Then, as if confirming Delina’s ominous feeling, the distant sound of people buzzing reached her ears.