Only after the guests' carriages had all left the residence did the steward let out a sigh of relief. Then he immediately assembled the servants of the ducal residence.
Soon all the footmen and maids gathered in the banquet hall.
“Shall we begin cleaning the banquet hall, Steward?”
It had been a very long time since the ducal residence had hosted such a grand event. The maids, who did not know the situation, had eager, shining eyes. With the guests gone, a mountain of work awaited them.
But the steward shook his head with a grave face.
“No. That is not what matters right now.”
“Pardon?”
Sighing, the steward began to give a roughly fabricated account of the situation.
“Lady Greenwood vanished right after the engagement ceremony. She must have lost her way, the residence being so large.”
“What? What did you say?”
The servants were startled, and…
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