Even more so when the person involved knows nothing.
Having concluded the conversation with Kraye, Olivia turned to Sugar.
“Your brother struggled because of money and suddenly went missing. Naturally, you understand that it’s a dangerous situation, right?”
“…Yes.”
“And the next target is you?”
“Yes. Then… Did you bring me here not to kidnap but to protect me?”
The child seemed to agree obediently, but there was a hidden meaning in his words.
“Sly. You want to ensure your safety through my mouth.”
“As a princess, you should be aware of the honor of keeping your word once spoken.”
“You kidnapped a criminal like me while knowing who I am.”
“Someone with hair redder than the sun and eyes bluer than the lake—can’t be anyone other than Bolshevik. I apologize.”
As Sugar lowered his head, Olivia waved her hand.
“Enough. I don’t dislike a smart child who looks out for my safety. But more importantly, we need to find your brother.”
“Are you going to find my brother for me?”
As Sugar’s eyes sparkled with hope, Olivia had to conceal a bitter smile.
The child probably makes that face because he doesn’t know why his so-called brother has treated him this way. Of course, it’s uncertain whether that guy intentionally made the child a sacrifice or if it’s the choice of an ancient god with damn weird tastes.
Once they find that guy called his brother, there will be many questions to ask and answers to hear.
“I’ll call someone to find your brother, so tell me everything you know.”
After her words and a few minutes later, Isaac, who had left her side as if fleeing because of Kraye’s gaze, had to return to Olivia because of that gaze.
“The investigation has already concluded.”
The woman who had been trying to replace the investigator in charge of the case at the princess’s palace under Bonita’s orders bowed her head.
“Concluded?”
“Yes. The investigators have also withdrawn.”
At the woman’s words, a faint smile appeared on Bonita’s face, expressionless like a mask.
Is it too quick of a conclusion? To resolve a murder case that occurred at the princess’s palace so swiftly.
If there’s someone influential enough at the princess’s palace, it’s none other than the princess herself.
In that case, does the princess know something?
It was an extremely sharp suspicion, but Bonita couldn’t draw more from it.
Just as Olivia didn’t know about Bonita and Greta’s relationship, Bonita also didn’t know that Olivia had regressed.
If you try to grasp the overall situation only with clues, like an elephant groping its surroundings, you’re likely to reach the wrong conclusion.
Knowing that fact, Bonita decided not to hastily conclude, as she was aware of Olivia’s regression.
Since Greta’s entry into the empire was delayed, there was still some room to spare.
“Bring the investigation results report.”
“What I’ve just said… Yes, I understand.”
The woman, who received Bonita’s cold gaze, immediately bowed her head.
“What about the servant we’ll send into the princess’s palace?”
“We are carefully selecting one after another.”
“We will soon have a vacancy, so prepare to send them in immediately.”
The original plan to kill one of the servants in the princess’s palace to create a vacancy had deviated, but it was not without alternative methods.
Having already exerted pressure over the servant issue at the princess’s palace, the answer was expected to come back soon.
Apart from that, after issuing various commands, when Bonita gave the order to disperse, the woman hesitated for a moment, unlike her usual prompt disappearance.
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s about the man you ordered to be handled before.”
“Who?”
“The servant from Taren who was tasked with seducing the servants at the princess’s palace.”
“Ah, that failure.”
In response to the reference to the man who had been spit out with an emotionless face and a voice that couldn’t feel even a speck of emotion, the woman pressed her tongue beneath her teeth, lowering her head.
“It has been conclusively dealt with.”
“I see. Go and check.”
Always feeling choked as if something was blocked somewhere, the woman who left Haindar Manor muttered as she walked through the night.
“Darn it, if I had said that the guy was making annoying remarks and tried to handle it from this end, I could have ended up being the one dealt with right there.”
Recalling Bonita’s face that definitely did not look like that of a bleeding person, the woman complained incessantly, shivering as if she had the chills, even though it was not cold.
“I’ve already said it’s been handled, so it should be dealt with. Just because that guy said that if he’s touched, an ancient divine punishment will come down or some nonsense, ugh.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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