“Who’s Irene?”
I hurriedly turned around, startled by the unexpected low voice.
“Hearing the name, it doesn’t seem like a man?”
It was Cain who naturally sat down next to me, asking me an insignificant question. I was sure he was still at the Palace at the request of the Emperor…
“Have you finished talking with His Majesty the Emperor already?”
“I thought the Young Lady would want to see me.”
“…Me?”
“With what happened last time.”
Last…?
His sly words brought back memories I had forgotten, and my face was dyed red in an instant. Cain, who was gazing at my ripe apple-like face with a smile, asked curiously, “Seeing that you came to the Imperial Palace in this form, it seems that you met the wizard who made the medicine safely.”
Lily’s body visibly twitched at Cain’s question. I shook my head awkwardly as I glanced at her countenance.
“Yes, thank you for your concern.”
“Have you ever asked the wizard?”
“What?”
“Why did you return to being a human for a while?”
“Yes…?”
“As the Young Lady said, kiss—”
“The macarons are so delicious here…!”
I did not want to say anything that could cause a misunderstanding in front of Lily. Especially in front of her, who, like my mother and father, is worried about my marriage being late, really—!
I hurriedly put a macaron in Cain’s mouth and smiled. He squinted at my sudden action. As I was about to sit back in my seat, I heard something fall from the side with a chink and creaking noise.
When I turned around to see, I found that Lily had dropped the teaspoon she was holding and was frozen.
“Lily, it’s a misunderstanding…”
“Young Lady.”
“I, I really didn’t do anything with the Grand Duke, nothing!”
“It was just a kiss.”
“Yes, just a kiss…!”
I spoke quickly before staring at Cain, who had naturally intervened, and opened my eyes. Still, he just shrugged while sipping the tea in front of me. I hurriedly spoke to Lily, who had turned white, again.
