I Quit Being The Male Lead's Rival {COMPLETED}

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Things that Don't Matter in Front of Love (5)

"Ah, yes... Alright."

"Oh! And one more thing."

Braden hurriedly summoned the servant.

"Tell them that it is best not to leave the mansion for a while. I don't have a good feeling for some reason."

The servant left the room with a confused face.

Leslie also looked up at Braden with a puzzled expression.

"...Um, darling? Now this..."

"I'm going to set them up in advance. Miss Annabelle felt terrible for her family."

Braden gave Leslie a determined smile.

"It's not something I should let go for Ian's marriage."

"Well, good luck. I think it's just that Ian's..."

"Opponent is Annabelle?"

"But it also depends on Annabelle's personal will..."

"Annabelle will be our daughter-in-law. Think carefully."

In the end, Leslie sighed and muttered, unable to deal with his shaking gaze.

"Fine..."

She rolled her eyes and added firmly.

"...I'll go see Marilyn myself tomorrow and have some tea time. I'll even bring a simple present."

"You never did that for the Empress, Leslie."

Braden smiled and stroked Leslie's hair once.

He said as she squinted her eyes and felt the touch, as if she had suddenly remembered it.

"Then why are you telling them not to go outside the duchy?"

At those words, Braden's expression darkened slightly.

"The face of the Marquis of Abedes was unusual. It was a face that wanted to do something... I'm worried that he might do something extreme if he finds them in a corner."

"Hey, don't worry."

Leslie waved her hand and said brightly.

"Richard was the only person in the house who could use his head boldly, didn't they say he was unconscious? I guess you don't have to worry about it."

Hearing Leslie's bright words, Braden began to be genuinely concerned.

~*~

"Brother... I did what I was told."

Richard listened to Elburn's report in the room who gave instructions one by one.

Externally, Richard was still unconscious.

It was because there was a decree that he had to appear in the Imperial Palace as soon as he became conscious.

"By the way, if it's a bit like this... It looked pretty cool."

Elburn blinked his eyes and chose his words carefully.

"In the past, when I mobilized assassins myself, not only did they purposely get themselves followed, but they also found out the exact number of people."

"So, you weren't fully prepared."

Richard responded angrily without even looking at Elburn.

"Let's do everything we can."

"That... Right..."

Richard had Elburn look for illegal drugs and magic items.

And he selected only those that worked best among them.