Chapter 21:
I held my breath and slowly looked inside the house..
The silence lingered in the quiet night, and it was perfect to hide a presence from Edgar’s energy.
I had a hard time avoiding the eyes of the guards from the annex to the main building, but I headed toward the secret stairs I saw the other day.
‘They’re smart… I guess I’m dealing with a big thing here.’
The informant must be out there, but there’s a secret place inside the house.
The more I thought about it, the more I cringed.
Leon smiled with a confident look on his face.
‘What the hell are you doing besides information?’
Due to Edgar’s personality, it was unlikely that he would be here quietly. This banquet will also have something to look forward to.
Otherwise, he won’t be able to go to the debutante of his daughter, who has been sitting on the sidelines.
Leon was naturally intrigued. What is Edgar hiding?
I was trying to take my steps slowly, but I saw someone come before me.
The way she held her breath and crouched close to the door reminded me of someone.
‘I’m sure she’s sleeping…….’
Leon gently shook his head and slowly approached.
The crouching person still didn’t notice me because he couldn’t read my presence.
“He’s not good enough to be a spy.”
On the contrary, if he were a spy, no one would betray Edgar in the house.
He was a ruthless but not a bad owner for his employees.
Leon folded his arms and stared still.
“Oh, I can’t really hear what you’re saying…….”
Leon’s eyes narrowed at the murmur of the crouching man.
Leon’s fierce frozen eyes changed smoothly.
‘What are you doing here, not sleeping?’
Leon sat down slowly and captured the back of the woman in front of him.
It was cute that she was listening so hard to her ears with her small hand.
“What…??”
Finally, the person in front of him looked back as if he felt the sign of Leon behind him.
“Gasp…!”
Surprised, Elle caught a breath when she found Leon.
Leon immediately put his index finger on Elle’s lips.
“Shh. We’re hiding now.”
Elle nodded with a puzzled expression.
In the embarrassment of her expression, Leon drew a smile around his mouth without realizing it.
Like a child who doesn’t know how to hide her feelings, Elle always revealed everything.
“How can you……?”
“I just couldn’t sleep, so I came here while walking.”
Leon lied without blinking an eye.
Elle didn’t seem to believe it either. The two faced each other when the conversation from inside was cut off.
‘Oh, my God, I’ve got to run.’
He took Elle’s hand and grinned.
“I think we should run away.”
“What?”
Before Elle could question him again, she was led by Leon to hid herself.
She lay still in his arms and listened to his heartbeat.
Leon’s heart is beating quietly and strongly.
It was the same with Leon.
It was different to say that it was because he was nervous about hiding in a dark space and being caught.
Leon tried to pull down the corners of his mouth, which kept rising.
Elle ran away two steps when he approached her.
It was best to hold her so she could not escape from this distance.
“There must have been a rat.”
Feeling the presence, Edgar swept his hair and emerged from a secret space.
With a distorted expression, the eyes that scanned the surroundings gleamed fiercely.
“Catch it. It won’t go too far yet.”
Elle’s body trembled with fear.
Her face turned blue, perhaps because she was afraid.
Leon gently stroked her back.
“It’s all right.”
You won’t get caught. I can’t let anyone else take you from my arms.
Elle nodded quickly to Leon’s whisper.
His breath kept touching her ears and her face was heated.
What should I do, I wanted to steal this little rabbit-like Elle and run away now.
So that no one can take her from me.
Edgar and the guards moved in a row.
If we continue like this, they will know that we have left the room.
Leon had no choice but to cover Elle’s eyes with his hands.
“Elle, you’ll be fine when you wake up…….”
“Leon? What do you mean….”
Elle’s eyes closed without realizing it.
Soon after, she fell asleep in his arms with a sound of breathing.
* * *
Leon removed the blanket and laid Elle carefully.
I didn’t find anything thanks to her, but today’s event will be another memory.
Red hair spread out on the bed.
It was beautiful like a place where roses bloomed.
Leon sat on the bed and appreciated Elle sleeping with her eyes closed as if he were possessed.
There will be no chance to see her sleeping like this legally (?)
Maybe it’s a chance that won’t come again.
When he thought of it, Leon felt like he was wasting every minute and second.
Clear skin with no blemishes and red lips.
He murmured quietly when he saw Elle sleeping in sky blue pajamas.
“You really don’t know anything.”
Leon jumped up from his seat with a bright, flushed face..
Covering his face with his hands, he hurried out of Elle’s room.
* * *
Knock, knock, knock.
“Young lady, I’m coming in.”
“Ummm……”
What kind of fuss is this, so early in the morning? I opened my eyes and looked at the clock.
Oh? How did I come in?
I tore my hair out as I retracted the memory of yesterday.
‘I ran into Leon, but I remember hiding when Edgar came out.’
I couldn’t think of anything else.
I went to spy yesterday, wondering what information the Count’s information dealer is buying and selling these days.
Knowledge is power. Information was my weapon.
He kept information underground and sometimes discussed the request with his aide.
It was possible because I knew the content.
I thought it was weird to participate in the banquet, so I went to see if there was something, but Leon! I didn’t expect to run into you.
‘But how did Leon know that he really came?’
He didn’t even notice what the Count was doing.
I shook my head because I had a strange idea.
I think he recognized me at once…….
Boy, that would be my deluded imagination.
By the way, it’s still early. Why are they here already?
My head is complicated, but I wanted to lay on the bed a little longer and organize my thoughts.
I shouted over my blanket.
“I want to sleep a little longer!”
Even with my words, Diria kept knocking.
“I’m coming in, Young lady. It’s already late too!”
“What on earth….”
As soon as I said it, the debut banquet passed by in my head.
Oh, right! That was today.
In the aftermath of the previous day, I forgot what was important to me.
Oh, I’m correcting it.
It’s not important to me, it’s important to Edgar.
I got up in a disheveled state and sat on the bed with a blank look on my face.
‘I think something interesting is going to happen today, but I don’t want to go.’
Apart from their story starting, I didn’t want to know.
I just had to quietly raise Leon and send him off.
Of course, it’d be even better if Edgar could stop the craziness.
I didn’t know what Edgar was trying to participate for, but I might find out naturally when I go.
“I have to go, right?”
“You’re such a lady. It’s that word again. I don’t think you can do that…….”
Diria glanced behind her.
Others appeared behind Diria, who opened the door and came in.
“Huh? Who’s behind you…”
“These are the ladies who will help you dress up today. The count sent them.”
That human being?
Are you really thinking about going to the banquet with me?
“Really, the count is coming with me?”
“Yes, I’m sure he’s already prepared it’”
“I really don’t know what he’s thinking….”
I let out a deep sigh.
There wouldn’t be anything good about going with the subject that was kicked out to the outskirts.
In the end, I had to leave my body in Diria’s hands and get dressed.
