It took quite a long time for Aria to stop crying. Fortunately, through the open door, Aria’s crying sound reached Luke, and thanks to that, Luke could soon reunite with Bonita.

“What on earth is going on?”

However, from Bonita’s perspective, the situation where her mom and dad were staring at her with red eyes was extremely awkward. First, calming down her crying mom and asking to know what happened, Bonita, who had soothed and calmed Aria, asked, and Aria spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

“I thought you were gone. You were lying in that room, but you disappeared in a few minutes.”

“I’ve been here the whole time for the past hour… ”

While muttering, Bonita found the situation somewhat amusing. It seemed that Luke felt the same way; he had a serious expression for a moment and then burst into laughter.

“Yeah, that’s right. We completely made a fuss.”

Thinking about it, Bonita had predetermined places to go after waking up from sleep. Instead of checking the most likely places, such as the bedroom, they searched randomly in various rooms, leaving the place they should have checked first. Bonita found the situation quite amusing, muttering to herself. Luke, who seemed to feel the same way, had a serious expression at first, but he soon burst into laughter.

“Yes, it’s really like that. We did something completely unnecessary.”

Aria, who had hugged Bonita, sighed as if in relief.

“Whew… I really thought my heart was going to drop.”

“That’s not allowed! You should live a long life.”

“…Yes, I should.”

Bonita’s surprise cry made Aria regain her smile. Although still cold towards Luke, both of them didn’t have the intention to openly show their emotions in front of the now fully conscious Bonita.

Thanks to that, Bonita didn’t notice the cold atmosphere between the two. There were more pressing issues she had been thinking about before.

“By the way, what day is it today?”

“Well…”

Aria hesitated before answering.

“Don’t be too surprised. Today is the 11th. You’ve been unconscious for a day.”

“That seemed to be the case.”

Even Luke, who had been silent, couldn’t help but be surprised at Bonita’s nonchalant response.

“How did you know?”

“Well, the time was too early. The last time I remembered was around two o’clock, and when I woke up, it was already one-thirty.”

Aria and Luke unintentionally looked at each other in astonishment. They exchanged a silent conversation with their blue and red eyes.

‘Did you see it just now?’

‘…I wouldn’t be so calm either.’

‘Bonita doesn’t resemble the Duke at all.’

‘What did you say?’

‘Did I say something wrong?’

Reading the subtle atmosphere, Bonita tilted her head.

“Um, Aria? Dad?”

They quickly turned their heads awkwardly and began to cough. They matched each other perfectly in the midst of the cold war. Even though one side was unaware.

Aria, who cleared her throat, spoke again.

“Um, Bonita. Do you remember fainting?”

Bonita shook her head.

“No, I don’t remember well. It just feels like I suddenly fell asleep at some point.”
“Other than that, was there anything strange? …Before you fainted.”

Luke, swallowing his saliva, asked after hearing Bonita’s testimony. If the cause of Bonita’s collapse was not a simple health issue or fatigue but a curse related to dark magic, there should have been clear symptoms beforehand.

“My head was hurting.”

“Your head?”

Luke’s expression became serious. Seeing that, Bonita shrank back in fear.

“Um, is it something serious?”

“No, no. It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”

Luke comforted Bonita, concealing his true thoughts. Instead of immediately questioning Bonita about everything, it was more urgent to ensure her stability.

Afterwards, the family doctor, Rebecca, came and examined Bonita. Removing the stethoscope from Bonita’s chest, she smiled kindly and said, “Fortunately, the heartbeat and body temperature are all normal. There’s nothing wrong now, at least not health-wise.”

Although Luke and Aria had heard these words when Bonita was unconscious, they sighed in relief once again. It was clear that they had passed a major hurdle. The next problem, although the bandits were still a threat, had to be dealt with.

The first thing Aria did after confirming Bonita’s safety was to write a letter to Lenn. Since Luke was confined to his room, there was no one to stop her.

“Deliver it as soon as possible. As quickly as possible!”

Thanks to Aria’s earnest request, the servant quickly went to deliver the letter to Viscount Rothwell.

The letter reached Lenn’s hands within a few hours.

“Sir, a letter has arrived from Miss Hilton.”

Upon hearing the servant’s words, Lenn, who was searching through business documents, abruptly stood up. Without waiting to fetch a paper knife, he tore open the letter and checked its contents.

“…Bonita?”

His pink eyes widened after reading the letter. He repeatedly perused the unbelievable news. Of course, the letter’s contents didn’t change just because he read it over and over.