The paper inside was not only crumpled but also torn. She took everything out to see if there was still intact paper, but it was a vain hope.

“……What to do.”

Aelfrie’s face turned pale.

Even though she was already going home late, she had braced herself to face Elize’s annoyance once. But now, it would not end with mere annoyance.

When she returns home, she will immediately be questioned about why she is so late, and then she will have to tell what happened.

‘I’ll get scolded for doing something unnecessary.’

Moreover, it was certain that Elize would torment her for days, complaining that the letter to the Archduke was late.

She would definitely raise her hand several times. Her yetunslapped cheek ached already.

Then, a low voice was heard again from above.

“It happened because of us.”

“Uh, that is…….”

She could not respond with a simple no. As Aelfrie hesitated in her answer, the man gave a refreshing smile and extended his hand to Aelfrie.

“We cannot simply ignore the favor you’ve done for us. Please give us a chance to repay your assistance.”

At his attitude, Aelfrie unconsciously reached out. He took Aelfrie’s hand gently and said,

“First, let’s get treatment for your injuries.”

(This is the time divider.)

“Calon sir! What are you thinking?”

“Don’t shout so loud, Nisha? People inside this building, including the lady who came with us earlier, can all know my name. It’s a mystery.”

With Calon’s nonchalant speech, Nisha put her hand to her forehead.

She was looking at Calon Ash, holding a book in front of her. The owner of Ash Trade, who people outside guess to be a middleaged man, is actually this late 20s man before her eyes. Nisha always wondered what expression people would make if they knew.

“You were originally going to arrive three months later, and it was surprising enough that you suddenly came……Why did you bring her when you could have just handed her some compensation and sent her away…….”

As Nisha grumbled as if she did not understand, Calon’s face, which had been wearing a gentle smile until a moment ago, turned cold.

“Don’t say that. Thanks to that lady, we caught the guy, didn’t we?”

“That’s true.”

“From his movements alone, I could tell that he wasn’t an ordinary vagabond. And when he lunged at us, he aimed for the documents you were holding right from the start. As if he knew that those documents had just arrived today.”

“…….”

“It seemed he didn’t know I was Calon, but anyway, our information security here is not perfect. Be careful.”

“Understood. I will scrutinize more thoroughly.”

At the cold voice, Nisha bowed, discarding her friendly attitude from earlier.

She could feel the cold gaze pouring over her head. Suddenly, a cold sweat ran down Nisha’s spine.
A few hours ago, Calon, who had been conversing so casually that he almost seemed like a friend, was now unmistakably felt to be the one leading this immense Ash faction.

“And bringing that young lady wasn’t just to bestow kindness.”

“What? Was there something suspicious about that woman?”

Nisha recalled the woman who had introduced herself as Aelfrie, the woman who had helped them capture the attacker.

The expression on the woman’s face, who had hurt her ankle in the process and whose belongings had been left in a mess, didn’t seem false.

“This.”

“That’s… the book that person threw, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

Calon muttered as he lightly tossed and caught a small book.

“Do you think it makes sense for a woman walking the streets of Denerutum to read a book that even the economists of the Imperial Academy find hard to understand?”

Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)

One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.

Synopsis:

Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.

Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.

Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.

Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.

There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.