“That’s right. Make sure he never comes. How dare he touch anyone!”

This kind of anger was unprecedented. The viscount had always thought well of Prince Ian.

He wanted to form a connection with the royal family and become a son-in-law, desiring to enter the royal family.

To him, the prince was a rare alternative in case he couldn’t tie the knot with the crown prince.

So, with nowhere else to turn in his very young years, he had given Ian, who was an only friend, a place to rely on.

That was Sesenia. To avoid even the slightest blemish on Elzerg, the eldest daughter, she chose Sesenia.

The false accusation of being Ian. The title of Prince’s friend.

Because those things could be a problem if Elzerg were to become the queen, the viscount chose Sesenia as his second daughter.

For a long time, Sesenia had been nothing more than a substitute for the viscount.

Although there could be problems later if Sesenia became Ian’s friend, the viscount was too preoccupied with his own ambitions.

“Come to think of it, he’s a very loose person.”

“Loose?”

“Yeah. You’re not enough, so how much did your sister flirt. I told Ian to keep his distance, but he got angry with me instead.”

“My sister said that? It’s really strange.”

“Yeah. Your sister, who had never done such a thing in her lifetime! She’s such an innocent girl!”

At the viscount’s words praising her innocence, Sesenia quickly covered her mouth with her hand. How could he not know his own child like that?

In Sesenia’s memories, Elzerg was a free-spirited person. In the empire, most marriages were arranged between families from a young age, and most people married their arranged partners.

Free love was impossible. But Elzerg had done something remarkable.

Sesenia became the crown prince’s fiancée, and after a splendid debut in high society, Elzerg’s movements were quite interesting.

It was something the viscount could give up on.

‘A person like that is called innocent. If it’s that level, it might not be possession but enchantment.’

As she experienced countless times, that thought became more and more intense.

The viscount must have been enchanted. Of course, this time it felt strangely less intense than back then.

Rather than feeling less intense, it was different in that she was aware of her own behavior.

“I’m really disappointed. Prince Ian… I didn’t see him like that.”

“So please prohibit his entry for a while.”

“That’s right. Don’t have any difficult times. Just be like before. I thought there wouldn’t be any problems since we’ve been friends and getting along well.”

Muttering to herself, the viscount patted Sesenia here and there.

“So, how are you feeling?”

“There’s nothing to feel bad about. Father said he would block Ian’s entry. Just that makes me feel better.”

“I’m glad to hear that. Hm. Well… Sesenia. My apologies for not being able to come because of work.”

“Work?”
“Rather, I thought of you and prepared this.”

This time, it was flowers again.

It was a slightly different flower from before.

While the flowers Ian brought were merely large and extravagant, this time, the flowers were more like lifeless objects than flowers when called flowers.

“What is this?”

“It’s a trendy flower these days. I think they call it glass flowers or something. A perfect flower to give strange messages.”

It was something she had heard of. In the past, not the present. The item called glass flowers was said to be trendy.

Was it around this time? She didn’t particularly care, but due to the viscount, who insisted on her interest, Sesenia responded to his words with a small acknowledgment.

“What kind of message?”

“That a loved one is trapped inside it. They say, ‘Please rescue with a beautiful heart.’ It’s said to have such a message. Why don’t you take a look inside?”

At the strange words, Sesenia frowned slightly and looked inside.

Then her figure appeared in the glass flower. Because all the petals were made of glass, it looked like there were dozens of her overlapping.

“Ah… so this is it.”

“Isn’t it fascinating?”

“Yes. It means the person who received this flower is trapped inside.”

The viscount smiled brightly at Sesenia, who guessed his intention.

The viscount had never given Sesenia a gift other than what he said he wanted in his lifetime.

Sesenia had almost no desire for the gifts he wanted.

Elzerg was sick, so she was busy taking care of Elzerg and expected Sesenia to grow up on her own.

She prevented her from acting spoiled. So, Sesenia found it quite difficult to express any desire for something.

‘I feel good.’

Knowing that, he didn’t give her a gift. It was exhausting enough to focus only on Elzerg.

So the viscount felt pleased at Sesenia’s interest in the gift he gave her.

“I always bought things like this for Elzerg. I’ve never bought you anything… I hope you like it.”

‘Come to think of it, my sister was always sensitive to trends.’

In contrast, Sesenia didn’t know much about trends. She had heard the name of this glass flower long after it had become a trend.