[Renée’s POV]

I felt a breath in my ears.

My heart was pounding. My whole body was tense and all my nerves were concentrated in my ears. Soon after, he whispered teasingly, as if baiting me.

“Cancel it, it’s easy to say. But if we cancel the concert without a good reason,  do you think the people who have waited for this concert for three years will agree and leave?”

“……Wa, wait.”

“Well, let’s just say that I cancel it blindly, as you said. But those two brothers are people whose whereabouts were unknown. It’s not even clear what they’ve been doing for the past three years. But you’re forcing me to cancel it? Unless they’re an idiot, they’ll hide and we’ll be the only ones in trouble.”

Please! I got it… 

His voice seemed to echo from the depths of his chest, tickled because he spoke so low that he could not be heard by others. I had the illusion that we were alone in this wide place, as if only his voice was tying me down.

Even at the moment when I unknowingly squeezed the hem of his clothes, Diwen didn’t stop talking.

“So now, I have no choice but to wait for the concert to end without upsetting them as much as possible. It’s not too late to collect bones even if we meet after the concert.”

He didn’t let go of my neck until the end, pulled me close, and whispered in my ear until he finally let go of his hand.

Quickly I jumped away from him and tried to calm my pounding heart.

So what if Bradley goes wild during the concert? I couldn’t say that. It was because I wanted to run away right away as I could tell without looking in the mirror that my ears were red. The lobe of the ear was hot as if it had been burned.

Diwen looked at me like that and ‘haha’, laughed.

“I think you like whispering. I’ve had a shot at it.”

Absolutely crazy!

Normally, I wouldn’t have done it because it would put my life at risk, but I kicked his shin hard without realizing it.

Ughhh, I left him screaming and almost ran towards Anastasia, who seemed to be looking for me from afar. I don’t forget to fan my hands because I feel like my whole body is running hot.

***

“I have to go to the first floor, Renée.”

I managed to calm my reddened face, and I was about to go upstairs with Anastasia at once, whether or not Diwen followed me. If Anastasia hadn’t said it with a troubled face.

Naturally, I thought that Anastasia would also be on the second floor, so I put on a bewildered expression for a moment.

“What?”

“I have a ticket on the first floor….”

“Why…?”

Even though I knew it was a ridiculous question, I asked, lowering my eyebrows. Anastasia laughed with her eyes slightly folded as if I was funny.

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Then she asked me a random question. 

“I know. It may be uncomfortable for you to get asked such a question, but…… How did you get the ticket for Lord Fergus? Did he forcefully ask you for a ticket?”

“Uh?”

“And you were holding his hand earlier, by any chance…….”

The expression of Anastasia’s subtle smile was instantly colored with concern.

She didn’t speak for a while before lowering her eyes. A look of concern was evident. Either way, I was mesmerized by her silver eyelashes, which glistened exceptionally in the light.

It was because Anastasia looked fatally pathetic and beautiful. I even had the illusion that someone was tearing my heart out.

I felt it all over again, but she really looks like an angel. She doesn’t look like a creature like me. As expected, I thought it was like a heroine in a novel.

It was at the time when I was delusional, thinking that I should officiate if Anastasia chooses one of the candidates for the male lead and gets married. Words finally came out of her mouth, which had been covered with hesitation.

TL/N: BAHAH Renée in lala land

“By any chance… …Are you interested in him?”

Eh…?

Her golden eyes were full of anxiety. And I, was at a loss for words. The reason was simple.

It was because I completely forgot what conversation I was having with her because I was distracted by Anastasia’s appearance!

Which man are you talking about? Which man… . you were talking…?

I could ask who she was talking about, but if I ask, it means I wasn’t paying attention to Anastasia. I couldn’t make her feel embarrassed and disappointed.

Stupid me, hurry up and remember! What were you talking about with Asha?

At last, just as I was trying to pull my hair out, there was a thought that passed by like a flash. I didn’t remember who the man Anastasia was talking about was.

Just one guess… Anastasia carefully asked me if I was interested in a man.

In other words, I don’t know who it is, but maybe Anastasia is interested in the man. Isn’t that why she asked with such a desperate face as if she didn’t want it to be true?

Going crazy at the thought of it, I held out the palm of my hands toward Anastasia. I had to say euphemistically no.

“No! I’m not interested at all!”

A bright expression spread across Anastasia’s face as I shook my head vigorously. As if the flowers were in full bloom.

Oh my God, Anastasia. What did you eat to grow up to be this pretty?

“If that’s the case, I’m so glad….”

But why? I still don’t know who it is, but are you interested in him as I expected?

I wanted to ask her so badly, but Anastasia suddenly pointed to the nape of my neck, so I couldn’t.

“But Renée, I’ve been wanting to ask you this for a while. Did Reden give this to you?”

The thing she was referring to was a necklace. The necklace that Reden put on me before I left the mansion today.

When I barely nodded my head without being able to say anything at the sudden change of subject, Anastasia looked relieved at once.

“Yes, I can relax with that.”

“Relax? Why? What’s this?”

“That is…”

Anastasia was about to answer with a soft expression. Suddenly, ordinary people who were all having their conversations started to move to one place.

She murmured as she looked at them.

“Looks like the concert is starting soon.”

It certainly looked like that. Everyone was moving with excited faces.

Did they say that this concert was held after 3 years. But if it’s sold out, I guess it’s famous or has a lot of fans.

If this concert had been abruptly canceled without any clear reason…….

I got goosebumps in anticipation of how people would react.

Then Anastasia’s voice dragged my mind which had been preoccupied elsewhere.

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“Actually, if I go to the first floor alone…….”

“What?”

“Renée, I was worried because you had to have Sir Fergus.”

She spoke shyly as if she were revealing her innermost thoughts. At the lovely voice and way of speaking, I stopped and couldn’t ask why and just looked at her. she laughed.

“But I’m glad you have that necklace.”

As she mentioned the necklace once more, I tried to ask her what the hell it was and why she was worried about me being with Diwen.

“Why are you worried?”

If only Diwen, who came next to me, hadn’t asked.

I stared at him coldly because he was really an unhelpful human being, but Diwen was strangely distracted. He looked somewhere and it was his leg that I kicked a while ago.

Is he sick? I was a little stingy, so I passed what I was about to say straight down the back of my throat.

“I don’t know. Isn’t it because of the mad dog that appears at every banquet attended by the Lord and bites each person?”

Anastasia turned around and said. Normally, I would have wondered what she meant, but thanks to Lyn who told me about Diwen today, I could tell at once who Anastasia meant by the crazy dog. It must be Diwen.

By the way, look at how thorny it is. Even though the words weren’t pouring out to me, I was nervous and looked at Diwen’s expression with a side glance. Fortunately, he did not appear to have suffered any damage.

“Hmm, the dog doesn’t reveal its teeth unless someone touches it first……. Ah, is your friend a terrible person who harasses a dog who stays still?”

“…….”

“Then tell your friend to be a little nervous…….”

Why are you suddenly putting me on the line? And I don’t bully animals? Even more so for dogs.

When I thought I wanted to punch him in the mouth, which had risen playfully, Diwen’s words gradually faded.

I wondered at that and glanced at Anastasia for a moment, then hesitated.

It was just a simple sarcasm that didn’t need to be listened to, and Anastasia’s face was colder than ever.

No, it’s not to the extent that it’s cold and hardened. There was no expression on her face, as if she had heard something she didn’t want to hear.

As if Diwen didn’t expect this kind of reaction, he kept my mouth shut, and I quickly blinked and approached her.

“Anastasia? What’s wrong?”

“No. Nothing. Shall we go in now?”

As if she had never hardened her expression, she quickly changed her expression and proposed in a casual tone.

I was a little bewildered, but I couldn’t help it. I could tell that she didn’t want to talk about it by the proposal to go in now.

I watched as Anastasia greeted me briefly and went into the concert hall. For some reason, I couldn’t take my eyes off her as she was getting farther away.

Diwen murmured softly.

“Why on earth has that woman shown such hostility to me since the last time?”

“……Whatever it may be, you’re wrong. Even now, look, you’re wrong.”

“Ha? She’s the one who scratched the inside first……. Okay, that’s it. Aren’t you friends, you’re saying the same words.”

The same words? I looked at Diwen at the strange remark. And, ironically, as soon as I saw his face, I suddenly remembered what he had whispered in my ear.

I screamed inwardly as the tickling sensations seemed to return, and I quickly passed him and headed for the stairs. Fortunately, the stairs located at the edge of the hall were visible at a glance.

I heard Diwen’s brief cry, asking why did I go first, but I ignored it. I grabbed the hem of my skirt and stepped on the stairs covered with red carpet.

But Diwen was very quick. He quickly passed by me and blocked me.

“Wh, what. Aren’t you moving?”

“What’s wrong with you? Are you still angry?”

“Huh?”

At the sudden words, a dumbfounded sound came out.

What anger? After thinking about it a few times, I realized a little.

He had mistakenly thought that I had gone alone because I was embarrassed when I remembered what he had whispered in my ear.

Apart from that, it was true that I was angry before he whispered, so I waited in silence to see what he would say.

After a while, Diwen grabbed the stair handrail and bent down. Thanks to this, the light was blocked and a lot of shadows were cast over me, and I naturally had to look up at him.

He’s already big, but my neck hurt a little because he was a few steps above me.

“Don’t be angry, okay?

His voice was very soft. When I didn’t respond and just watched, Diwen seemed to hesitate, then continued.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you hated whispering that much.”

“What?”

The words I heard were not what I expected. I frowned at the absurd nonsense.

What is he saying?

I finally came to my senses when I saw him stupidly saying sorry for whispering.

“What are you saying? Do you think the reason I’m angry is because you whispered in my ear?”

“Is it not?”

He tilted his head as if he didn’t know. There was a short silence, and as I was looking up at him, my neck was getting more and more strained, so I pushed his shoulder. At the same time, I went up one step. Unexpectedly, he was pushed out of my hands.

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“Of course, I didn’t like that you whispered on purpose……. But that’s not why I’m angry?”

I can’t believe I have to explain this one by one.

I pushed him some more. He didn’t even look behind him and stepped backward as I pushed and stepped on the stairs.

“I don’t know how lightly you take this job, but I’m certain I’m scared of the situation now. I’m the person who went through the incident two months ago. That’s not even capable of anything! I can’t help being scared?

“…….”

“But you didn’t take my words seriously. What else did you say? We just have to wait for the concert to end? Then what if they suddenly change during the concert?”