Riley quickly shook her head.

Who was this woman? Perhaps with a high probability, she was one of the people entangled in Gibnen’s complicated relationships with women, she thought. Riley knew all too well about Gibnen’s numerous scandals, so it was not surprising.

“What on earth are you doing crawling in here? Have you lost your fear?”

Moreover, she was quite sharptongued. Contrary to her beautiful appearance, it was the rough speech one might hear in a pub with a beer. Riley’s mood soured because of that.

Whoever she was, there was no reason to accept her making a scene here.

“I don’t know who you are, but I have no reason to leave. Please stop.”

……I have nowhere else to go.

She mumbled the last part.

Then the woman narrowed her eyes.

“You’ll stay here?”

“Yes.”

“You’ll regret it; you’ll ruin your life?”

“……Who are you to rudely ask?”

It was just then that the woman was about to introduce herself.

The door opened, and someone entered the mansion. The servants moved uniformly and lined up. Then they welcomed the master of the mansion.

“Welcome home, master.”

It could not be anything but an astonishing entrance with perfect timing.

“What’s the fuss?”

He turned pale when he saw the woman with Riley.

“Why are you here?”

“Why am I here? That idiot Matapju keeps screwing around, leaving his place for three days at a time because of romance, so how could I not come here to get my payment?”

What was it, this harsh conversation? It was not a conversation that could be seen between lovers. Rather, the woman, who was suspected of having an emotional connection with Gibnen, showed an extreme hatred towards him. Of course, Gibnen felt the same.

Come to think of it, both… had eerily similar ashcolored eyes and silver hair.

Could it be?

“Anyway, you’ve done something really interesting? Setting up a household before marriage? It’s not like you; why did you do this? How impatient were you…….”

“Mind your own business instead of someone else’s marriage.”

“The main contributor to the family’s disgrace with all kinds of rumors is worrying about whom?”

“Eight out of ten are rumors.”

“This one’s real. Besides, this time it was really unprecedented? Stealing someone’s woman? Even a woman who was going back and forth with the owner of a rival company?”

At her words, Gibnen laughed and leaned against the wall.

“If I want it, I take it.”

“The shameless one in the world.”

“Nothing new.”

“Can’t you meet someone more decently, no matter who you meet?”

“It’s not that I’m noisy, but people make it noisy. I want to be quieter than anyone else.”

“You did that at the reception?”

Riley was finally sure.

This conversation could not be seen as a conversation between lovers. This harsh conversation, like a battle between a sword and a shield, yes, was undoubtedly ‘siblings’.

“A romantic escape with a lover? As if to show everyone, you crossed the central hall straight to the hotel? Aren’t you an attention seeker?”

Libne’s words stung Riley’s conscience. Ah, there, he wasn’t really planning a night escape, there was really an unspeakable situation…… but it wouldn’t make a difference.

Siblings often don’t get along, and it really seemed to be true. It was strange to say this, but these two seemed to have a worse relationship than Claire and Riley in another sense.

Neither side would back down. The breathtakingly harsh conversation conducted with a very polite and elegant demeanor was aweinspiring.

“Um……”

Riley intervened between the two. Only then did the siblings stop their verbal battle.

With a dry face, Gibnen introduced Libne.

“This is Libne Lianster, my twin sister.”

“Leave out ‘sister’?”

“You call a sister a sister, or should I call you elder sister?”

Libne casually ignored Gibnen and extended her hand to Riley.

“I’m Libne Lianster.”

Riley, flustered, firmly grasped her hand.

“La, Lailey Eardalin.”
“Yes, nice to meet you. No, actually, I’m not pleased at all. Leave here, and don’t regret it seriously.”

Riley was sure that Gibnen didn’t like her.

Well, that’s probably the case. The gap between their households was too big, and from their perspective, it would be alarming how Gibnen was unilaterally proceeding with the marriage. Moreover, considering the past scandal…… she couldn’t plant a good impression.

However, contrary to Riley’s expectation, Gibnen cited a completely different reason.

“Get away from that damned guy while you are still somewhat sane. Don’t ruin your life.”

“……Yes?”

“That guy, I mean, he may look fine, but he’s not fine. He’s really crazy. I can assert that I’ve never seen such a lunatic in my life. Maybe because he was overpraised as a genius since childhood? The kid is missing a screw and is weird…… No, I don’t understand, what’s good about such a guy. No, that guy is popular? That’s what those who don’t know say. Even though our house is somewhat decent, he’s not decent. I feel sorry for the girl who meets him the most in the world.”