Even if it hadn’t been long since I arrived in the capital, there was no way he hadn’t heard about me.

That’s what made it even stranger. Who would want to befriend Lady Raydia, known as the troublemaker of Ferdia?

Then Felix replied casually.

“Of course, I’ve heard. The rumors I heard were quite distinct, and I thought they were about different people, you know?”

He grinned and raised a finger.

“One is the ugly duckling and illegitimate child of the Ferdia family.”

At his words, Charlotte clenched his fist. Felix raised another finger.

“The other is the savior who will save the world.”

Felix laughed and lowered his hand.

“Those were such vivid rumors that I became even more curious. Who is this person, really?”

Was his interest in me simply because of curiosity about a person, or was there something more?

‘No. There must be something.’

It was an instinctual intuition. It wasn’t just for such a simple reason that he had called me here.

Reading my inner thoughts, Felix sought Charlotte’s permission.
“I would like to have a private conversation with Lady Ferdia now. Would the Second Duke of Ferdia mind stepping aside for a moment?”

“What? Absolutely not.”

Charlotte jumped up, but I gently persuaded him.

“Charlotte, could you wait outside for a moment? We’ll finish the conversation quickly and join you.”

“What if he does something? I don’t trust that guy!”

“Excuse us, Count Hiklmaier, Charlotte.”

“But…”

“I promised not to cause trouble.”

Perhaps because of the previous scolding he received from me, this time Charlotte didn’t insist any further.

“If there’s any trouble, just shout. I’ll demolish the Seberes mansion with my power.”

Leaving a chilling threat, Charlotte glared at Felix until the moment he left.

As the door closed, Felix stood up from his seat.

“I prefer discussing matters in a more private setting.”

“But Charlotte is outside.”

“It’s okay. We’ll use a different passage to exit.”

After Felix touched the wall a few times, the wall silently opened.

“Shall we go?”

I asked cautiously, eyeing the man.

“You’re not planning something foolish, right?”

“I’m not afraid of Lady Ferdia. Besides, it would be inconvenient if the Seberes mansion collapses.”

Well, that’s true.

Smiling at Felix’s jest, I followed the man.

After passing through numerous secret passages connecting rooms, we reached a greenhouse.

Unlike Ferdia Lady’s greenhouse full of deadly plants, the Seberes greenhouse was filled with vibrant spring flowers.

“Come this way.”

At Felix’s gesture, we approached a place where there was a glass coffin.

And there was… a man inside.

A blond man so handsome that even with closed eyes, one couldn’t help but admire.

The only evidence that the man lying there was alive was the faint rising and falling of his chest.

Suddenly brought to the greenhouse of the mansion, the place we arrived had a man sleeping in a coffin.

Unable to comprehend what was happening, I turned to Felix, who explained with an expressionless face.

“He’s my half-uncle.”

“Half-uncle…?”

“Yes. Richard Seberes, the head of the Seberes family.”

I looked down at the coffin again.

‘This person… my father?’

It was the first meeting with my biological father.