Chapter 39

"How are you feeling? My lovely fiancée~"

Wha— a bird?

Adele didn't turn into a bird. She turned into a hen.

At the same moment, everyone else in the dining room froze solid.

That man is really the war hero, Count Weiss?

The one who's supposed to fight without mercy, leading the White Ghost Knights?

Seira's eyes went wide, along with every other woman's.

Hic!

Even Henry let out a hiccup.

Oblivious to all of it, Christine — the man at the center of the commotion — pulled out the chair beside Adele and dropped into it.

"Henry, bring breakfast. We have a lot to get done today, so something simple we can eat quickly will do."

He gave the order with his chin propped on both hands, eyes still fixed on Adele.

"Yes, my lord."

All the while, Christine kept a sly little smile on his lips, honey all…