Nathan, who was frowning and wondering if he had seen wrongly, noticed Felice holding a sword. Moreover, he was about to strike down the woman presumed to be Diana.

“Younger brother Rodrick?”

“Long time no see, Sir Nathan.”

“What are you two doing?”

The woman, presumed to be Diana, who was in a predicament, suddenly clung to Nathan’s arm.

“Oh, elder brother! Do you know this person? I’m so scared. Please scold him for me!”

‘Sir Nathan, please play along!’

Despite her desperate eye signals, Nathan had no intention of cooperating. His face contorted fiercely.

That was understandable since he had already warned her several times.

“You little b*tch. Didn’t I tell you not to impersonate my sister’s face?”

“Urgh- No, wait a minute! Sir Nathan. There’s a reason for all this!”

The knights of Schwartz and Felice were blankly watching the two. As the veil was removed, Diana’s appearance was revealed.

No matter how you looked at it, it was the perfect appearance of Diana, making even the knights of Schwartz hold their breath.

Diana was grabbed by the collar and lifted high.

It appeared as if Nathan was unilaterally using violence against the woman.

Felice, who was about to cut down the woman with his sword, couldn’t bear to see violence after noticing Diana’s face. His heart softened.

“Sir Nathan?”

“What. What is it?”

“Using fists on a lady is a bit…”

Nathan raised his eyebrows fiercely.

“Does this b*tch look like a woman to you?”

“Pardon?”

No! How could you reveal such a secret!

“Second young master, please let go of my younger sister.”

When did she appear? The woman who appeared like a ghost without a sound startled the knights.

“Jane. You’re not properly managing your younger brother?”

“It’s my younger sister.”

Jane emphasized her words. The truth about Jamie couldn’t be revealed. Secrets are more effective when fewer people know them.

Nathan let out a sigh of annoyance at Diana’s face, who was having difficulty breathing while being held by the collar, and put Jamie down.

“If you impersonate Diana’s face one more time, you’re dead.”

“No, there’s a reason for all this. I’m also unjustly treated!”

Felice looked at the woman and Nathan, who seemed to know each other, with a puzzled expression and intervened.

“Can someone please explain what’s going on here? Why is that woman in the form of sister-in-law? Ugh!”

Felice couldn’t continue his words due to his collar suddenly being grabbed. This time it was Felice’s turn.

“Hey, younger brother Rodrick.”

Nathan headbutted Felice’s forehead so hard that it resounded. The clashing red eyes shone fiercely.

“I heard Diana is missing.”

“What?! Why would the young lady! Mmph. Mmph!”

Jane astutely covered Jamie’s mouth. The important thing right now was information about Diana.

“I clearly requested Schwartz to protect Diana. His Grace the Duke approved it. Is this how Schwartz handles matters?”

“…I apologize.”

There was nothing he could say. It was true that they failed to protect her. Felice could only apologize with his eyes cast down.

The rest would be handled by Rodrick Schwartz, his elder brother.

“You should have stayed put in the North. Why did you come to the capital and cause this trouble?”

“You don’t know?”

“Know what?”

“The Beatus family is proceeding with an arranged marriage for sister-in-law, so she was very angry. That’s why she set off, but…”

What is this about now? Nathan looked at the Jane and Jamie siblings.

The siblings were looking at Felice. How did he know about the young lady’s situation?

Felice was only looking at Nathan in confusion.

With doubts about each other, different gazes were fixed on one another. It was a chaos of confusion.

The Schwartz mansion, which had been abandoned and neglected, quickly began reorganizing.

“I’ll be imposing on you for a while.”

Nathan, who had only heard about Diana’s disappearance and didn’t properly know the situation unfolding in the Beatus family, settled into the Schwartz mansion.

Nathan was supposed to be at the western border, so he had entered secretly without anyone knowing.

“Please make yourself at home as if it’s your own house. We’re going to be family anyway.”

“Hey, younger brother Rodrick, do you want to get hit? Who decided we’re family?”

Felice quickly unpacked his luggage and deployed as many informants as possible.

He also learned that the woman impersonating Diana was a maid substituting for Diana’s absence.

Furthermore, Felice hardened his expression upon learning an even more shocking fact.

To think the Beatus family would act so recklessly. Diana’s arranged marriage partner was none other than the prince.

‘This absolutely cannot happen. My elder brother is here. Sister-in-law is meant to be the lady of our Schwartz family.’

Felice began gathering information from the capital’s social circles. So that they could act immediately when his elder brother arrived.

“No, are you crazy?! Why do you keep calling our young lady sister-in-law!”

“……”

Jane was silently unpacking the boxes piled high in the bedroom. They were all gift boxes sent by the prince.

They contained various dresses and jewels. It seemed the prince had taken a liking to Diana.

Of course, what man wouldn’t fall for the young lady’s beauty?

Jane had considerable pride in her young lady.

“Hey, are you listening? If it’s Felice Schwartz’s elder brother, then he’s the notorious envoy of the North, right?”

“I know.”

“If you knew, then why did you stay still like that? When Felice Schwartz called her sister-in-law, you should have jumped in even if it meant going to prison.”

As usual, Jamie was lying on the bed in Diana’s form, habitually complaining.

While Jane organized the gift boxes, Jamie lay sprawled on the bed, moving his mouth and grumbling.

“Rodrick Schwartz. Just hearing that name makes enemies tremble in fear. They say he’s not only obsessed with bloodshed but also eats human flesh.”

The more Jamie talked, the more heated he became due to his excessive affection for Diana.

After the prince, now it was the notorious warmonger of the North.

“I heard madness runs in the family. Even the ladies of that household have gone crazy for generations. We absolutely can’t send her to such a place. How can such a man be worthy of our young lady?!”

“If he’s not worthy?”

The voice was smooth and soft.

“……”

“……”

The siblings’ breaths seemed to stop, and the surroundings became silent.

Thud- The box Jane was holding fell, making a noise. At the same time, the stiffened bodies of the siblings loosened.

Jamie’s eyes slowly widened, brimming with tears.

“Young lady.”

“Sob, young lady!”

“Have you been well?”

Diana, who had entered through the window after shaking off the Beatus family’s guards and knights, revealed her face hidden by a robe and smiled brightly.

At that beautiful smile they had missed so much, the Jane and Jamie siblings ran to Diana and hugged her.

“Jamie, your makeup skills seem to have improved. You look exactly like me.”

“I don’t know! Young lady is stupid! Why did you only come now!”

Jane, who had been holding her tightly, came to her senses and straightened her posture, leaving behind her whining younger brother.

“Welcome back, young lady. We’ve been waiting for you.”

“You’ve worked hard while I was away, Jane.”

Diana reached out and stroked Jane’s rough cheek. At the warmth on her cheek, Jane showed a smile that she usually didn’t reveal.

“Young lady, you can’t disappear again. Okay? Do you know how shocked we were?”

They said that while the doctor went to call her due to her sudden illness, she vanished from the bed as if she had evaporated.

That was probably the moment she had returned. When she opened her eyes in the wizard’s castle.

“Yes, I won’t disappear again.”

Comforting Jamie, who was standing like a twin with the same appearance as her, Diana caught her breath.

Rodrick must have arrived safely too, right? She had to put in a lot of effort to persuade him not to leave her side.

Venci had teleported them to the capital’s square instead of the Beatus family’s residence.

After sending Rodrick to the Schwartz mansion, she was able to come here alone. She also wanted to bring Noel, but it wasn’t possible.

‘Leave him.’

‘Pardon?’

‘You know it too, right? That this child isn’t your younger brother.’

‘……’

At some point, she had started to feel that way. Is this child really my younger brother?

The awkwardly inserted memories of the illegitimate child began to misalign over time.

As time passed, she realized it at some point. Ah, this child is not my younger brother.

Nevertheless, Diana treated Noel as her younger brother. Because that’s what the child wanted.

“Stop crying, Jamie. It’ll ruin your skin.”

“Sniffle. Okay.”

“Now, let’s try to reclaim my position first.”

To start, she needed to take a bath and cleanse herself. As Jane disappeared into the bathroom to prepare, Diana pinched Jamie’s cheek.

“Jamie.”

“Esh? (Yes?)”

“If you speak ill of Rodrick Schwartz one more time, I won’t let it slide even if it’s you.”

“……”

Jamie just blinked his eyes. The long eyelashes set without removing the makeup fluttered.

“No, it can’t be. Young lady.”

Jamie, who had been with Diana for a long time, noticed it. The young lady’s feelings.

“What can’t be?”

“No way. You couldn’t have fallen for such a terrifying man!”

Diana laughed and left the bewildered Jamie behind, entering the bathroom.

“No! Young lady! You’re too good for him!”

Jamie’s desperate scream could be heard from behind the door, but Diana just shrugged her shoulders.

Zelony Bruger was in a very low mood today.

The position of being a branch family of the Beatus had its sweet sides, but it wasn’t always good. From this ambiguous position, he could only desire to climb higher.

Zelony had been fuming the entire way back from the imperial palace.

Vanessa, the crown princess-to-be, did not attend the tea party he had prepared.

Since it was a family tea party held in the name of the crown princess-to-be, the aftermath was all Zelony’s responsibility.

He had made a fool of himself at the tea party! How dare she not attend the tea party I prepared? No matter how strange her condition has become, there’s a limit!

After getting out of the carriage, Zelony vented his anger by kicking the footman who had lowered the footrest, then entered the mansion.

The furious Zelony failed to notice the change in the mansion’s atmosphere. The servants were tense and holding their breath.

Bang- Zelony, who opened the door to his drawing room, froze on the spot.

An uninvited guest was sitting at the head of the table, elegantly sipping tea.

“Oh. You!”

Zelony pointed at the uninvited guest with surprised eyes.

It was Diana Beatus.

This unpleasant feeling. That’s not the maid disguised as Diana. Unlike the disguised maid, even the air surrounding her was different.

Diana, who silently put down the teacup, lifted her haughty eyes to look at Zelony.

“You’re still vulgar as ever, Zelony.”

“Y-You. When did you come back?!”

“Whether I come to my own house or not. What does it have to do with you?”

Zelony was too shocked to shout, “This is our house now!” like he usually would.

“Didn’t you receive the letter from our father?”

If she had somehow been contacted, she should know about the arranged marriage, but Diana remained nonchalant. Zelony’s face crumpled at the following words.

“Ah, that trash?”

Diana smiled, drawing a perfect line.

“Of course I threw it away.”