Chapter 75

Chapter 75

Cedric, who had yielded nothing, returned to his own home not long afterward.

As time passed, the days continued like the eve of a storm. Count Greenwood avoided Ines after Cedric's visit.

"My lord."

The butler's expression was far from calm as he watched the Count, who had changed early in the morning and was preparing to leave the mansion.

"Do you intend to come home late into the night again today?"

"I'm busy with work. Will you do my work for me?"

"Lady Ines will be looking for you, my lord."

Count Greenwood, who had been putting on his coat, paused. But soon he finished putting it on, as though nothing were the matter.

"Tell her I have nothing to say."

He meant it. He had nothing to say to his daughter.

What Ines wanted was something he could never give her. He could not understand a…