“Antonio, this is actually for Roselia’s sake.”

“For Roselia? What on earth?”

“Bad rumors are only temporary. Those authors who enjoy tearing others apart and indulging in scandals quickly find new prey.”

With these words, Klaus looked at the weekly magazine paper.

“But anyone who reads this article will think twice before treating Roselia disrespectfully. At least according to the content of this article, challenging Roselia means making enemies with both Duke Valtazar and the Crown Prince.”

At Klaus’s words, Roselia, who had been momentarily lost in thought, raised her head sharply.

It wasn’t Roselia to overlook Klaus’s eloquence.

“Have you considered Roselia’s perspective? Even if the rumors fade away, Roselia will carry the label for the rest of her life.”

In response to Roselia’s sharp observation, Klaus’s gaze turned towards her.

“Moreover, judging by the fact that the person who wrote the article knows that the woman who danced with the Crown Prince at the masked ball and the woman who danced with the Duke at this event are the same person, there’s a high probability that they know Roselia’s face.”

Stating that, Roselia made a serious declaration.

“This article might just be a signal.”

Listening silently to Roselia’s words, Klaus eventually touched his temple, opened his mouth heavily, and spoke quietly.

“Antonio, don’t rush too far.”

Having said that, Klaus looked at Roselia with a cold expression.

“There’s no need to be swayed by such third-rate weekly magazines. If we react, it will only provide them with more material.”

“So, are you just going to stand by like this?”

“If you stay quiet, it will pass quietly.”

Roselia’s clenched fist trembled.

She never expected Klaus to be such a small-minded person.

The man who was so confident and arrogant, even saying that she was a woman he was interested in.

Moreover, he had kissed her. Despite the woman in such a situation, he had such an indifferent expression.

Beyond disappointment, anger swelled up.

Unable to overcome her anger, Roselia eventually turned roughly and slammed the door as she left.

Klaus, who seemed to be casually looking at documents, shifted his gaze to the direction she left.

Then, Klaus, who was flipping through the magazine that she had left behind, muttered lowly.

“Have you found Roselia?”

Although it sounded like a statement spoken to the empty air, it was clearly a purposeful question.

At that moment, Alejandro, who had revealed himself from the small door connected to the office, approached and bowed his head.

“I monitored the house in the alley as you instructed, but I didn’t see any signs of Roselia Yang coming or going. Whether she soared into the sky or not… I couldn’t find her no matter how hard I looked.”

“…….”

In response to Alejandro’s answer, Klaus’s brow furrowed deeply.
In fact, the first thing Klaus did after getting a sneak peek at the article in the weekly magazine was to find Roselia.

Of course, it could be an old woman’s prank who just enjoys chewing on gossip. But just in case someone is meticulously targeting Roselia… If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be resolved by just pulling down the weekly magazine.

They needed to find the mastermind targeting Roselia. They had to keep their guard down and be vigilant until they caught definite clues about that person, or at least the damn guy’s tail.

Even if it turned their world upside down.

But more importantly, it was for Roselia’s safety. Klaus tried to identify Roselia’s whereabouts first…

However, this unpredictable woman seemed to have vanished into thin air, despite mobilizing the Duke’s information network.

Of course, Klaus could have told Antonio about this fact, but he didn’t want to involve Antonio in something that could be dangerous.

Klaus himself was in a conflicting state of emotions that he couldn’t quite understand.

“Shall we follow Antonio?”

At Alejandro’s cautious question, Klaus, seemingly in contemplation, let out a deep sigh.

“Never mind. First, let’s find out who wrote that damn article, whether it’s Rugvela or Nubvela.”

“Understood.”

Having sensed that Klaus’s mood wasn’t so great, Alejandro quietly bowed his head and disappeared from the office.

Even after Alejandro was gone, Klaus continued to stare at the weekly magazine featuring Roselia’s article for a while.

Roselia walked confidently outside the mansion.

Well, this has nothing to do with me, right?

She probably doesn’t care about trivial matters like a woman who had just kissed him once, does she?

She must be an individual who only gets involved in things that benefit her.

Cold-blooded and ruthless, as if she had no blood or tears!

After silently cursing in her mind, Roselia felt a bit calmer.

Suddenly, when she looked up at the sky, she saw the sunset.

Suddenly, the words written below Rugvela in the weekly magazine came to her mind.

‘Under the silent sunset, Rugvela…’

It seemed like a metaphorical conclusion, but… something felt unclear.

Could it be because of some hidden meaning or message?