Sokol spoke to him with a puzzled look.

“Your Grace, the Grand Duke is interfering with the marriage. Is that what you’re saying now?”

Marquis Luxus nodded his head affirmatively.

“Since you even mentioned the inheritance, it seems you know the whole situation.”

Sokol bit his lower lip tightly.

‘Olentia! What on earth have you been doing that the Grand Duke is getting involved?’

He knew that Olentia had prepared a house in Noctiferr, but he hadn’t heard any news after that.

He thought she wouldn’t be able to do anything, but she must have enticed the Grand Duke for a month. He never thought she would have such an ability.

After sending back Marquis Luxus, who wasn’t of much help, Sokol approached Kikozellia.

“Madam. Please don’t be too shocked when you hear this.”

Kikozellia’s expression was fierce throughout Sokol’s story. The corners of her eyes rose and her lips twisted cunningly.

Kikozellia had been in a very good mood these days thinking about attending Olentia’s wedding, but upon hearing the sudden news, her anger boiled.

“This can’t be! There’s not much time left. If Marquis Luxus says no, we have to find someone else!”

At Kikozellia’s words, Sokol’s complexion darkened.

He spoke in a hollow voice.

“Who on earth? Even Marquis Luxus ran away at a word from the Grand Duke. Who would fight against the Grand Duke?”

“But, but! Then what about the wedding!”

“I don’t know about that. Olentia must have something in mind……”

“No, why do you let the young lady do as she pleases? It shouldn’t be like this. We need to bring the inheritance.”

Although the Grand Duke had stepped forward, Kikozellia could not give up Olentia’s political marriage. She wanted to get Olentia’s inheritance no matter what.

Sokol was well aware of Kikozellia’s feelings.

Sokol went into the office and wrote a letter to send to Dimidius Belial. After sending the letter to Dimidius, he was going to personally look for Olentia.

In the midst of being angry, Sokol was slightly worried about the disadvantages Olentia would face if she didn’t have a proper wedding. She might never be able to have a proper wedding in the church again. That was equivalent to being expelled from aristocratic society.

‘So you should have quietly married Marquis Luxus!’

With a mixture of worry and anger, Sokol put on his morning coat. It was time to meet Olentia, whom he hadn’t seen for about a month.

Since it took quite a while for Kikozellia to prepare to go out, they arrived at Olentia’s house in Noctiferr Gold late in the afternoon. It was a place that could be called a fortress with a huge castle nearby.

However, Olentia did not open the main gate.

The mercenary guarding the gate only repeated the same words.

“I’m sorry, but the young lady says to go back.”

The apology must have been added by the mercenary. It seemed obvious how firmly Olentia was turning them away.

Having no choice, Sokol returned to Geranium. There was no way to enter when she wouldn’t open the door. Anger piled up in his heart layer by layer. He became so sensitive that he would get angry right away if someone poked him.

Upon hearing the news that Sokol and Kikozellia had left, Olentia finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Whew… I was worried about what would happen if they were stubborn. Thank goodness.”

From the moment she heard the news of their arrival, Olentia’s hair stood on end and her heart pounded. She was also worried about how much stress she would receive. So she didn’t let them in through the main gate and sent them away.

Bobby approached Olentia, who had a serious face, and said,

“Young lady. Please relax your expression now. Are you alright?”

Olentia shook her head from side to side, trying to come to her senses.

“Yes. I’m fine. It’s nothing serious, I think I was just too nervous.”

“I hope there will be nothing for you to worry about in the future, young lady.”

Then she remembered Dimidius’s words that he would take care of the negotiation with Marquis Luxus. Although there was no separate news from him, just the fact that Sokol and Kikozellia had come to Noctiferr made her guess what had happened.

It was clear that Dimidius had changed Marquis Luxus’s mind, and Sokol found out about it. They must have been very angry that things weren’t going their way.

Thinking of Sokol and Kikozellia’s devastated faces, her mood seemed to improve a bit. She hoped that they, who had tried to sell her to Marquis Luxus, would never live happily.

Olentia opened the window, felt the cool breeze, and looked at the tall castle walls. The high castle walls seemed to represent her current feelings of having definitely closed the door of her heart.

Olentia spoke to Bobby, who was always by her side.

“The wedding will go smoothly. With His Grace Belial.”

These days, Bobby never asked first unless she spoke first. She followed everything as Olentia wanted.

As a result, Olentia found herself speaking first.

Bobby was not surprised.

“I thought it would be like that. Young lady.”

Not only her uncle, Count Odor, but even Bobby anticipated Dimidius?

Olentia asked her with a face full of curiosity.

“Why? Is it because you spent many days together for a month?”

“It doesn’t seem to be simply because you spent many days together. The relationship between you two… looked like lovers.”

Not only her uncle misunderstood, but Bobby also seemed to think similarly.

‘Which part looked like lovers?’

Olentia frowned, unable to figure it out even after recalling the days she spent with him. Seeing Olentia like that, Bobby burst into a silly laugh.

“Haha! Is it that hard to understand?”

“Yes. I told you, my relationship with His Grace Belial is strictly contractual. We’ll divorce after 5 months.”

“Oh my!”

“So you shouldn’t get too deeply attached to the people of the Grand Ducal Residence or Geranium either. It will be difficult later.”

“I haven’t even met them yet. Well, I only think of you, young lady.”

Bobby shrugged and left.

Left alone, Olentia swallowed her dry saliva, thinking of the wedding that was only a few days away. She couldn’t help but feel nervous at the thought of the contract marriage starting.

The next morning.

Sokol received a reply sent by Dimidius. The letter did not contain a detailed story. It just said that if he had something to say, he should come to the Grand Duke’s townhouse in Geranium. The Grand Ducal Residence.

Sokol thought he had been moving very diligently since yesterday, finished his preparations, and headed to the Grand Ducal Residence in Green Park.

Upon arriving at the Grand Ducal Residence, the butler guided him. The Grand Ducal Residence was not as magnificent as the Grand Ducal Castle, which was rumored to be grand, but it was quite large and beautiful. The ivy vines climbing the stone walls, the splendid rose garden, and the fountain with statues on display. Everything felt well-maintained.

Entering the Grand Ducal Residence and arriving at the drawing room, Sokol flinched upon seeing Dimidius. Dimidius was wearing a mask and exuding an overwhelming pressure that was hard to bear.

He already knew that Dimidius had this characteristic of being half-human, half-demon. Nevertheless, Sokol felt his heart momentarily shrink with fear.

‘No. I have to say what I have to say properly.’

Sokol came to his senses and said to him,

“Your Grace! What is the reason for intimidating Marquis Luxus? Did Olentia ask you to do it?”

Dimidius let out a rough voice at the question that came in without any greetings.

“What if the Lady asked me to?”

“Don’t trust Olentia too much. Your Grace is being deceived.”

At Sokol’s brazen words, Dimidius clenched his fists. He was not pleased to hear such nonsense from a face similar to Olentia’s. He also had thick hair and docile eyes, but it was unbelievable how different they could be.

Is this the cousin brother Olentia had been living with all this time?

Dimidius gripped the teacup tightly and said to Sokol,

“I don’t know what you mean by being deceived. I will be with the Lady.”

Sokol was startled and trembled.

“Are you saying you’re going to marry Olentia?”

“That’s right. Is there any reason it can’t be done?”

“It will be difficult for me. Don’t you know how good of a relationship the House of Armeniaca has had with the Church? But you say you’re going to get married! It’s absurd.”

Sokol’s complexion was very dark, as if storm clouds had gathered. But Dimidius didn’t care if he was in trouble. If it caused problems for Olentia, he would reconsider, but that was it.

Dimidius spoke coldly.

“That’s for the Count to figure out. I will keep my promise to the Lady.”

Even though he was trembling, Sokol’s eyes were fierce. His thorny gaze was directed at Dimidius.

“This can’t be. Do you know what the end of a marriage opposed by family is like? It will surely be terrible.”

“Family? Since when were you the Lady’s family? The Lady doesn’t think of you that way at all.”

“You’re not making sense. I’ll take my leave now.”

In the end, Sokol ended the argument with Dimidius, got up from his seat, buttoned his jacket, bid farewell, and left the drawing room.

Sokol’s head ached severely at the thought that he couldn’t stop Dimidius. He felt like he would lose his strength and collapse at any moment. It seemed to be because his body and mind were very tired from being with Dimidius. Being alone with Dimidius definitely made him feel intimidated.

When he arrived at the Count’s residence of Armeniaca, Kikozellia was out.

“Madam has gone to the Marquis’s residence of Kertin.”

At the butler’s words, Sokol held his throbbing forehead.

Kikozellia seemed to be trying to find another man to keep Dimidius in check, but she would probably fail.

Because such a person did not exist in the empire.

Even Marquis Luxus had stepped back in fear. Would Marquis Kertin be any different?

Realizing that he had definitely lost to Olentia this time, Sokol gritted his teeth.

He was also very annoyed by her decision to marry Dimidius despite knowing full well what kind of relationship the House of Armeniaca had with the Church for generations.

Sokol roughly took off his jacket and threw it.