He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 128

As had been announced, two days after Isabella’s visit, Adrian arrived at the count’s mansion.

The count’s household had been in an uproar since early morning, bustling about in preparation to receive Crown Prince of Harkin, who was expected to arrive late in the evening.

Over the remaining two days, Brian had fortunately managed to almost finish reading the etiquette manual the count had tossed at him, insisting he memorize it word for word.

Yet, having finished reading it, he seemed to have clearly hit his limit.

He knocked first on Laila’s door.

“The count’s procession is supposed to pass by here in a few hours—would you like to come watch it together?”

He also mentioned wanting to confirm Adrian’s safe arrival himself, given his role as a guard.

But despite his words, verifying Adrian’s safety wasn’t actually his top priority—it was nearly certain Adrian would be perfectly fine anyway—and it was far more likely he just wanted to relieve the restlessness of being cooped up in his room all this time.

Regardless, upon hearing the suggestion to go see Adrian’s procession, Laila, who had been curious anyway, immediately got up.

Thus, Laila and Brian slipped out of the mansion after leaving a suitable excuse with the countess and headed out to watch the group arriving with the carriage carrying Adrian.

Since they were staying in the capital—where the power of Fitzroy was concentrated—it was crowded, likely due to the time of day.

Few people were waiting specifically like the two of them to see Adrian’s procession, yet most conversations among passersby revolved around Adrian’s visit.

“Why on earth is an envoy coming from Harkin?”

“Exactly! And they say that prince himself was the one behind that incident with our ship not long ago…”

In Harkin, wherever Adrian’s procession went, people welcomed it warmly. But Fitzroy was entirely different.

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