Chapter 148

I returned to the study with a calm expression.

"My lady, shall I bring you some tea?"

"No, that's all right. I think I need to focus on these documents for now."

"Yes, of course."

The maid nodded and stepped out.

But despite what I'd said about focusing on my work, my eyes weren't actually on the documents on my desk at all—they were fixed on the window.

I stared blankly outside for a while, until at last I saw the carriage bearing the Devereux crest pull away from the estate and grow smaller in the distance.

The storm-like commotion settled, and complete quiet finally returned.

And yet, now that it was all over, my feelings felt oddly more complicated than they had while I was actually facing Shurin.

I've never seen Shurin make a face like that before.

The way she'd just kept sputtering, unable to find a single…