Oh, Cedric! It’s nice to see your face after so long. Is the Imperial Princess doing well? It looks like she didn’t come today.”
“Greetings, Countess Direl. My mother’s chronic migraines flared up, so she unfortunately couldn’t attend today.”
“Oh my goodness…”
“Ah, and this is my lover, Miss Harriet Listerwell. Harriet, this is Countess Avery Direl, my great-aunt.”
Cedric introduced her, and Harriet was just about to bend her knees and greet her properly—
But the Countess spoke first, as if Harriet wasn’t even there.
“By the way, I heard some good news recently. The youngest princess of the Astelone royal family, who helped develop Simon, is coming to our empire to study soon, isn’t she?”
“…That is true, but I don’t think this is the right time to discuss that.”
“What do you mean it isn’t? Why would Astelone send their princess to study abroad? It’s because of…
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