RBD 120

“……I don’t want to send Rudrick alone.”

“Why? Do you like me that much?”

Rudrick asked teasingly.

Milena stared quietly at him for a moment before answering without hesitation.

“Of course.”

She nodded firmly.

“If I didn’t like you, why would I care whether you went alone or not?”

“……”

Something about those words made Rudrick’s nose sting.

Milena… she’s worrying about me.

The estrangement between Marquis Schlicht and the Second Prince was well known throughout noble society.

Which meant—

If Rudrick went alone, there was a chance he would clash with the marquis.

That was what Milena was worried about.

A faint smile spread across Rudrick’s lips.

“I see. Just hearing you say that is enough. Thank you.”

But at that moment, Rudrick had no idea just how much initiative Milena was about to show.

A few days later.

The investigators were officially appointed during the House of Nobles…