“Who is the culprit? Have you received testimonies from those who witnessed it?”

“We are still investigating, but since the assailants were all wearing masks, no one saw their faces.”

The Marchioness asked anxiously, tearing at the fur.

“Did anyone recognize Reyna?”

“People only saw her being dragged with her mouth covered by a towel. It seemed like no one recognized her as Reyna.”

Even after hearing that, the Marchioness couldn’t relax.

Her mind was filled with confusion and anxiety.

“Could someone have noticed but pretended not to? If they acknowledged it, there could be someone who kept silent, thinking it would be a problem.”

Christina entered and spoke.

“The servants who came forward as witnesses probably didn’t notice. If they had pretended not to know, they wouldn’t have come forward saying they saw nothing.”

“Christina!”

The Marchioness stood up with joy.

And her eyes sparkled.

Christina’s words were correct.

Christina ordered the housemaids.

“Check if there is anyone who was present but didn’t come forward as a witness. And, Mother.”

“Yes?”

Christina coldly stared at her mother and asked.

“Did you do it?”

The Marchioness, recalling the hardships suffered by Arthur’s knights and the conflict with the Marquess, trembled and raised her head with a shaking face.

“No, it wasn’t me.”

“Nor Father?”

“Yeah, it doesn’t seem like him. I thought he had gone mad, running around catching real criminals! He’s not your father either. I guess I should be thankful for that. Your father hasn’t gone that far gone yet.”

No, no.

My husband, the writer, has gone mad!

The memory of Arthur readily sacrificing the government for the sake of his daughter flashed back, and a shiver ran down her spine.

I married such a writer!

The Marchioness made a groaning sound, holding the back of her neck and sat back down.

Christina, leaning towards the Marchioness, asked.

“How is Reyna’s grandmother? Are you taking care of her?”

The Marchioness shook her head with teary eyes.

“You told me not to worry about such things. You said Mom would take care of everything.”

“I need to check on Grandma.”

“What? You personally? No way!”

“I have to. And please provide me with people I can mobilize. I need people with hands and feet. I have no one I can move right now, and there’s nothing I can do. The information is too slow, and I need my people.”

“…”

The Marchioness bit her lip.

She trusted her daughter’s insight and composure.

But Matilda didn’t want to dirty her hands to establish the family.

“No.”

“Mom.”

“Reyna’s grandmother is being properly treated and managed.”

“I have to see. I have something to confirm.”
“Some people now think ‘you’ have been kidnapped! But do you think the person who was supposedly kidnapped, ‘Christina,’ would go around suspiciously stirring up territories and dragging people? Just for that child’s grandmother? No way!”

The Marchioness cut in abruptly and stood up.

“Stay in the room! Just think about comforting Arthur’s heart. Reyna’s grandmother is being properly treated and managed, but if you want, I’ll make sure to check if her grandmother is doing well.”

The grandmother lying on the bed seemed calm.

She also appeared healthy.

More than any other time when Reyna had come home to see her grandmother.

Reyna looked at her grandmother, who was sleeping peacefully.

“……. ”

I felt this way about nine years ago.

Even though I tried my best to protect my grandmother, a single gesture from the Marquess had a much greater impact on her life.

Watching Reyna’s grandmother recover and seeing the significantly improved complexion of her previously fragile grandmother, influenced by a single favor from the Lady, made Reyna both happy and powerless.

“Is she asleep?”

“Yeah.”

Taylor, entering the room, lowered his voice and slightly drew the curtain to block the sunlight.

Seeing Taylor, who was taking care of her grandmother’s nap, Reyna suddenly thought and asked.

“What about the caregiver lady? Isn’t she coming here?”

Taylor replied.

“Yeah. She doesn’t know about this place. Since she was employed by the Marquess, we decided to move quietly without informing her about the change.”

Reyna hesitated.

“…Then, won’t she report to the Marchioness?”

“Well, she will find out eventually… You don’t know yet? I wrote a letter slowly so that you wouldn’t have to worry about it for now.”

Reyna widened her eyes and lowered her voice.

“How?”

“Well…”

Taylor said awkwardly.

“…Nicely?”

“…”

Taylor ruffled the back of his head.

It felt a bit awkward to explain in detail to Reyna that she was deceiving the Marchioness, pretending to be a double spy.

“…I’ll tell you slowly. You don’t have to worry about it for now, as the Marquess doesn’t know about it. The knights on both sides are protecting both here and there, so they will understand the situation. But there are some stories that you might want to hear now. Is it okay? If you want to be with your grandmother now, we can talk later…”

“No. It’s okay now.”