Chapter 75

"There was another report I ordered."

At the icy tone, Conrad immediately understood what Cain was asking about, but he couldn't answer easily.

Behind his glasses, a troubled look flickered across his eyes.

"...You mean the matter concerning Miss Viola. I'm sorry, Your Grace. It seems I must tell you the same thing once again this time as well."

At that answer, Cain let out a disbelieving laugh, exasperated.

Around the time Viola first set foot in the residence, Cain had ordered Conrad to investigate her past early on.

Just who that man, her former lover and supposedly Melody's birth father, actually was.

Where on earth that man had holed himself up, doing goodness knows what, while the woman who'd borne his child suffered through it all alone.

He'd ordered every detail about that man dug up and reported to him.

At the time, Cain had had no doubt whatsoever…