Elise smiled and quickly changed the subject.
"And you said there was a guest who came from across the door in Lazia?"
"Yes."
Ran nodded and Elise asked carefully.
"What kind of person is she? Through words?"
"She's just like us, she's a good kid. We can talk. I was going to introduce her to you. Can I call her now?"
"Of course!"
With a throbbing heart, Elise nodded, so Ran ordered a maid to call Sina.
She was wearing a navy blue dress that suits her, not a shirt and pants, as usual, as I had told Sina in advance.
"Hello, my name is Ishina Lee. You can just call me Sina."
When she greeted her with courtesy, Elise also smiled face- to-face.
"Call me Elise."
"I've heard a lot from Ran unnie. You're a good person."
With a smile, Sina said, and Elise nodded.
"I heard the story, too."
"Come on, both of you sit down. Would Sina like to drink iced tea? Or something warm?"
"I'll drink something warm."
The inside of the green arch was slightly cold because the air conditioner was strong.
"Then will Miss Sina come to the garden party where Empress Dowager is holding?"
"Yes, if she allow it."
Ran supplemented what Sina said.
"I already asked Empress Dowager Katya if she could attend now."
"Ahhh."
Elise nodded.
"Wouldn't she allow it?"
"I think so, too. The Empress thinks the first is important."
"Right."
Elise nodded.
Empress Katya also had to use the first good thing when selling magic works. The same goes for the ball where Eustaf came out.
Therefore, there was no way she would refuse to be the first party to come out.
Ran said, fanning out Elise's hand again toward the chocolate mousse cake.
"So. Keep talking about Baroness Chloe."
"Didn't you give up?"
"Couldn't have?"
Sina looked suspicious at Ran's words, and when Ran told her about her rumor, Sina's face turned red.
"Who's spreading such nonsense?!"
"The Baroness Chloe I just mentioned. But I've never really met her. No? I met her, but I don't remember?"
Elise poked Ran's fan with her spoon a few times, but sighed when Ran showed no sign of cleaning up.
"Baroness Chloe used to say that crap. But it was between them, and they didn't have any social influence."
"...yes."
Seeing that she is a baron who has never heard of her name, I thought she was probably a court noble.
In other words, it means a family of South Korea and the U.S. that serves as a family retainer to another family and does not have its own land.
"But one day, Empress Olivia stood right next to her."
"Huh-"
Ran's eyes narrowed and Elise breathed a breath.
"At first, she spoke so awkwardly, and when the Empress Olivia said, "Oh, my God," and she just started talking nonsense."
"Did Empress Olivia do that?!"
"Yes, of course, at the end of the day she said, 'Oh, well, that's not true,' and she swore that Baroness Chloe was true."
Ran groaned.
"You just shot me in the face."
"Shoot? Is that what you call it? Yeah, well, that was before Emperor Ruth died."
"Then after I go back to Lazia, I'm a rumored, right? There's no engagement in there, is there?"
"The engagement story was recently added. Before that, you had taken Emperor Ruth's child down to the estate."
Ran squinted her eyes.
"Lady of Baroness Chloé."
"Unnie, go find her now!"
Sina said excitedly.
"I'll ask her to come and talk to me before my eyes."
Elise said with a smile when she saw Sina getting angry like her job.
"You won't have to worry. Because-"
"Because-what?"
"The Duke of Lazia knew."
"Ah."
Sina's face brightened.
"Ah, then that would be fine."
Ran frowned.
"Did Eustaf know?"
"Yes."
Elise smiled and said.
"What will happen to the Baroness Chloe when the Empress can no longer be a backbaby?"
Ran was conflicted between his mind that he should tell Eustaf to be gentle and his mind that 'No, but such rumors are the worst.'
'I don't know if he'll get rid of the Lady because of this rumor.'
If Lady Chloe was found as a dead body by the lake, Ran would not sleep at night.
Sina said with a smile.
"The Duke is trustworthy in this regard."
"Is, Is he?"
Elise nodded as Ran stammered.
"That's right. He'll never miss it. Whatever you want."
Ran's face turned red with a meaningful tone of voice.
"Eustaf is a good man."
Elise spooned out a chocolate mousse cake and said, "Oh? Who said what? Sina said, "It's a compliment," and smiled single-heartedly.
Next time, come to our house, Sina nodded deeply to Elise and said goodbye to her.
As soon as she did, Sina jumped up and said.
"Then I'll quickly take off this dress and put on a shirt and pants."
"Pretty, you're wearing more, aren't you?"
"Lumie asked me to go horse-riding."
"Really?"
When Ran asked in surprise, Sina flinched and asked.
"Can't I? Come to think of it, I should have gotten permission from Unnie first-"
"No, it's okay. You're going with Lumie."
When Ran said that, Sina replied "Thank you," , and quickly went upstairs.
Unexpectedly, she ran into Lumiere in the hallway.
When Lumiere scattered Sina up and down, Sina said with more open chests.
"How do I look?"
"Pretty."
"Oh, yes - yes?"
When Sina opened her eyes wide in surprise, Lumie nodded with a funny face.
"It looks good on you."
"What, what, all of a sudden."
"What? I can't even praise you?"
"You always make fun of me...."
Lumiere reached out with a smile and patted her head.
"Pretty, pretty."
Sina said, frowning and avoiding his hand.
"Oh, come on, I'm gonna get changed and come on-"
"Why don't you just leave?"
Sina looked down at her dress and said.
"Like this? It'll be ugly if I ride a horse like this, and the dress will all dry up."
"...take the side."
"You're nervous, aren't you?"
"I was going to ask you to ride with me, but...it's done. Get changed and come out."
When Lumiere shook his hand, Sina went into the room with her mouth out. But just 10 seconds later, Sina opened the door and said, "Then shall we ride together?"
Lumiere laughed.
*******
Eustaf replied relaxedly, when someone cover his eyes from behind.
"What are you doing at this hour?"
"Who, no, did you know I was coming?"
"I know."
Ran broke her excitement and hit her hand, and Eustaf held it and turned his chair and looked back.
He kissed her on the back of her hand and said.
"It's late at night."
"Just because someone's working until this hour. What? What happened so much? I'll split it up."
"No, it's nothing."
"I don't want Eustaf to collapse from overwork."
"I'm not Ran, so I'm fine."
"I came to the capital for the first time in a long time, but I don't have time to spend with you....."
She muttered and pulled Eustaf's arm up from his seat.
"I'll always have time if Ran tell me."
"I know that, but if you're so busy, I can't ask for your time."
Ran said so and pushed Eustaf onto the sofa. Eustaf glanced at the clock.
It was almost two o'clock in the morning.
"Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Eus isn't sleeping."
Ran said so, and sat next to him, on the floor, and put her chin on his thigh.
"Ran?"
"Being a child."
Then she glanced at Eustaf and stroked her head as if possessed, and Ran grinned.
She leaned more against his leg.
"What are you doing, Eustaf? Tell me."
"There is a conversation between the Emperor and this and that."
"With Label?"
"Yes."
Ran narrowed her forehead, Eustaf smiled and said, pressing her forehead wrinkles with his thumb.
"It's not a serious story."
"You've been talking this late?"
"Yes."
"Eus."
"Yes."
"Let's run away."
Ran jumped up from her seat and reached out his hand to him and said.
"Duke Lazia, run with me. I think this is good, right? All I need is you."
If I stay like this, my Eustaf will overwork.
Eustaf looked blankly at Lan and pulled her arm in his arms.
"Really, Ran."
Do you have the ability to just say what I want to hear? He swallowed his hind words and chewed Ran's words. Your money? Your title? That's nothing.
All I need is you.
How sweet is this word?
Eustaf smiles and hugs her, sits Ran on the sofa on the other hand, and sits next to her and slaps his chin on Ran's lap.
"Eus?"
"I'm a kid."
At his words, Ran laughed and patted him on the head, saying, "Our Eus learns very well."
Eustaf smiled and leaned on her for a while before falling asleep.
Ran was surprised to find out that Eustaf was really asleep after a long stroke on the head.
'Oh, he must have been really tired.'
What are you talking about with the Emperor? Ran was worried and carefully swept his hair. I could see a neat forehead and nose bridge.
'I wish I could help you.'
Ran sighed, thinking so. In fact, Ran's work inside the Duchess of Lazia was so much that it was different from ordinary aristocratic wives. However, it didn't feel that much for Ran, who was already domesticated in her life as a Patriarch.
'Is this how the disciple felt when they saw me when I fell down before?'
Ran whispered softly.
"Don't push yourself too hard, Eus."
*******
Eustaf opened his eyes quickly and realized what position he was sleeping in and hit himself.
You've been in this position?
"Ran-"
When I called her in embarrassment, she was seen sleeping with her mouth open against the sofa. Eustaf laughed.
'Ah, Why is it so cute when you sleep with your mouth open?'
Slightly open lips, white teeth, and moist tongue caught my eyes. A slightly tilted white neck and an exposed collarbone.
Sleeping Ran can't seduce him, so it's clear that he's looking at her with indecent eyes.
Eustaf took his eyes off her and looked at the clock. Even without looking, light leaked through the curtains, so I could see that the morning had come. He carefully hugged her.
Nevertheless, Ran did not wake up and was still asleep.
'I'm telling the truth.'
She's too defenseless.
He sighed.
What will happen if there's a rumor that they slept in the same room?
'It doesn't matter.'
He's going to marry her anyway.
Back in her room, Dimodia and Soda opened their eyes wide and looked at themselves.
Eustaf put Ran on her bed without saying much and left the room.
It's a pleasant morning.