When Pride Falls at Your Feet (19 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 42

His head tilted slightly, and his black hair, bathed in red light, fluttered in the breeze. Just as she wondered why the wind had suddenly stilled, she realized the train was gradually slowing down. Seeing the distant Bacorta Station, Emilia muttered half-resignedly.

“I wish you’d be satisfied just staying at my mansion.”

“I’ll judge based on what I see you do while I’m here.”

She’d planned to spend all her time exploring the mansion from arrival until her departure day—but it seemed she couldn’t afford to leave him out of her plans. After a brief pause, she spoke.

“What should I do for your judgment to be favorable?”

“Well… perhaps it’d be best if you figured that out yourself.”

“I’d like to, but there’s really nowhere worth visiting in Bacorta. Honestly, I only lived here as a child, so I’m practically a stranger myself.”

“Then how about we, two strangers, explore it together?”

Was he doing this on purpose? He clearly knew her interest lay solely within the mansion—so why keep insisting on going outside? Emilia stared at Enrico, who was smirking annoyingly, and pressed her lips tightly together.

“…Your Grace, I’m far more curious about the mansion. Would you care to look around it together?”

“The mansion, you say… Is there anything worth seeing compared to mine?”

Of course not. His mansion housed an art collection rivaling the national museum; where in the world could another mansion compare? She’d even heard that the pieces currently in his mansion were merely a portion of his collection—the older acquisitions were stored in a gallery at the Michele estate…

Emilia turned her head away with a resigned expression and gazed straight ahead.

“I’m afraid there’s nothing like that here—just traces of my childhood, probably.”

“For example?”

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