Chapter 89

Chapter 89

“Yes. I'll keep your secret.”

Seeing the guileless side of Count Nagrange, whom she had thought merely courteous like any other noble, Ines let her guard down.

Count Nagrange gazed at Ines for a moment, then added a single remark.

“Besides, if some misfortune were to befall Lady Greenwood, Lea would surely think the Empress's side had arranged it.”

“Ah…”

“I couldn't bear the thought of being hated by her, and so I've come rushing all the way here.”

Every reason he gave was sound.

Even for the Empress's faction, it would be better for her to depart safely for the convent than to return to Eltra, and the count's words about still being unable to forget her aunt were reason enough for him to come looking for her.

‘Yes. There's no need to be so suspicious of someone who came all this way to help me.’

Ines…