Kristian and Adele, after dining at the city’s finest restaurant, headed to the theater by carriage.

As it was the most popular opera performance these days, the front of the theater was bustling with people, leaving no space to step on.

“I heard it’s hard to get tickets for this. How did you manage?”

It was a performance Mia and Tanya expressed interest in not long ago.

“I sponsored it. I get to keep a royal box vacant throughout the entire show.”

“Are you telling me you sponsored it just for our date?… No, right?”

“If not for that reason, then what?”

“Wow, the scale is indeed different.”

Seeing Adele’s surprise, Kristian looked out of the carriage window with an indifferent expression.

“No need to be impressed. I just signed it because they kept asking for sponsorship.”

Though he said that, he somehow felt embarrassed.

Now that he thought about it, Adele wasn’t the only one who wanted to do something together. It was admirable to have such thoughts.

“Tell me. Did you prepare something else for our date?”

“What else should I prepare?”

Seeing Kristian’s awkward expression, Adele teased with a mischievous smile, sticking her tongue out.

“You keep raising expectations because you’re talented.”

“No, don’t expect anything!”

When the carriage door opened, Adele accepted Kristian’s escort and got out. Even though they intentionally chose a quiet spot for the carriage and walked, people easily recognized them.

“Hello, Viscount, Miss Adele!”

There were people who greeted them warmly as if they had known each other for a long time, and there were those who handed them papers, asking for signatures.

There were even people who came to see and admire the royal box arranged on the second floor.

“Feels like we’ve become celebrities.”

Adele comforted him as he grumbled, sitting with his chin on his hand.

“It seems like your popularity is growing day by day.”

“Next time, let’s just go on a quiet trip together.”

“Yeah, to a place where we can be alone.”

Was Adele’s words magical? Kristian’s expression quickly turned ominous.

“How about going to a quiet place now?”

“Yeah, no. I really wanted to see this performance.”

“Tsk!”

Even during this time, the curious gazes continued.

“They seem to get along well, don’t they?”

“It’s all an act.”

In the midst of the murmurs, Kristian, looking at the crowd, rose from his seat with a stern face.

“It’s about to start. Where are you going?”

Adele, who knew nothing, looked at him in confusion.

“I’ll be back soon.”

He gently smiled, tucking her hair behind her ear.

Watching Kristian emerge from the royal box, people hesitated and stepped back. It was a completely different stern expression than when he was with Adele.

As he swept his eyes over the people, he saw ‘Colorime Tabloid’ in the hands of a man.

When he reached out, the man handed over the tabloid with a frightened expression.

“No, right? This article is wrong?”

“Hitting Miss Adele?”
People cautiously inquired as if trying to confirm the truth.

Adele and Kristian had been the couple adorning the front page of the tabloid these days, making it clear that their days were inseparable.

Mostly, the news about their cheesy and awkward romantic moments dominated the headlines.

However, for the past few days, a quite sensational article had been circulating.

“[The truth behind the Marbell Palace couple stained with violence!]”

Accompanied by a provocative title, there was an illustration below depicting Kristian embracing Adele.

In the illustration, Adele’s dress was torn, and her body was covered in bruises as if she had been beaten by Kristian. The article subtly crafted speculations to lead readers to believe in such scenarios.

It was the work of reporters who had visited the Marbell Palace with Stone a few days ago.

After arresting them, Kristian sternly restricted them from writing articles about the Silver Wolf. In retaliation, the resentful reporters wrote scandalous articles.

Of course, behind it all was Stone, making such audacious actions possible.

Kristian realized why people were particularly crowded today.

‘If Adele sees this article!’

He had intended to change the mood for her, but he worried she might get hurt.

Just as he was about to hurry back to Adele’s location:

“Aaah!”

A desperate scream echoed.

It came from the Royal Box where she was.

However, Kristian, who rushed over in surprise, was dumbfounded.

“You came?”

Adele was smiling brightly while holding a dagger against the neck of a man.

“It seems we have a visitor.”

Kristian, looking at the pale-faced man, frowned.

He was one of the journalists he had arrested and detained not long ago.

“Oh, you knew him? I thought he was just a nuisance again.”

Even so, Adele did not put away the dagger from the man’s neck.

“Not really. We’re not that close.”

Kristian, too, did not care about that aspect and casually took his seat.

“He must be a nuisance. He came all the way here and kept annoying us.”

Even as Adele playfully threatened with the dagger at the man’s neck: