âYour Highness?â
It was Callian.
Callian threw off his old robe and sat crookedly with his legs.
I didnât think that Callian would come to see me, so I looked at him blankly with my eyes wide open.
âYour Highness, what brings you here?â
âWhat brings me here?â
Callian responded somewhat sharply.
âI want to ask you that. Where is your husband?â
He shouted, throwing a newspaper on the opposite sofa.
âYour husband must have worked hard to get this article out!â
âOhââ
Look at his temper.
Who sees him as a male lead?
I see it as a personality wrecker trash.
I clicked my tongue out, put away the newspaper he had thrown away, and sat down on the sofa.
âEven so, I talked to my husband about this. But he said no.â
âWhat no?â
âMy husband didnât publish an article.â
Letâs pretend that I donât know because itâs going to cause more trouble if itâs revealed that Neil, an assistant, puts out an article here.
I donât know who published the article. I never know.
Ha! Callian, who doesnât know my thoughts at all let out a laugh and looked at me.
âDo you believe that?â
âOf course I have to trust my husband. What to do if I donât?â
âThis is crazy.â
Callian swept his hair roughly and glared.
âI have a headache. My head hurts.â
âReally? Do you want me to bring you medicine?â
At my words, Callian frowned and shouted loudly, seemingly more angry.
âYouâre the problem! You! Youâre the one who is giving me a headache!â
âNo, thatâs the same for me.â
âThat mouth.â
âIâll close it.â
Hap.
I kept my mouth shut.
Callian laughed again and looked at me.
He seemed to be thinking, âWhat the hell is she?â
I donât know. I donât know what the hell I am either.
I wanted to say this, but I thought Callian would get angry again. So I didnât say anything.
âTell him to publish a correction article right away. Did you get it?â
Callian explained the purpose of coming to me. I shrugged my shoulders.
âNo I mean, my husband didnât publish this article in the first place.â
I said it again.
âIf you want to publish a correction article, you can go to the reporter and argue. Why do you do this to us?â
âOphelia Ryzen!â
âIâm not deaf. Stop screaming.â
As if shocked by my words, Callian leaned back with a shocked expression on his face.
No, why are there so many things to be shocked about?
I nodded my head.
âIâm telling you, itâs not our responsibility. If it were an article we published, my name would have been omitted. Donât you think so?â
ââ¦.â
Callian seemed to think that what I said had some truth. Seeing him close his mouth.
He clenched his fist and opened it repeatedly and closed his eyes tightly.
âDamn it. No one is on my side wherever I go.â
Callian spat out a mumble. I didnât miss the word.
âYou have me.â
I said, leaning forward as if to push.
âIâll be on Your Highnessâ side.â
I smiled.
âOf course, Iâm still on Your Highnessâ side, though.â
ââ¦.â
Callian looked at me sullenly.
I am in his eyes. I say that I will stand by his side.
âYouââ
Callian frowned and said.
âUntil when will you like me?â
âI donât know.â
But I donât like you, though.
I canât say that, so I just turn the words around.
âDo you want to guess?â
At my words, Callian laughed at that moment. It was a joke, but thinking about how angry he was up until a while ago, I made a good move now.
âI canât even get angry.â
Look.
Donât you say it like this?
âThatâs right. I was telling you not to be angry.â
I smiled softly and pulled my hair back behind my ears.
âIâll take care of the article. Donât worry too much.â
Callian looked at me again.
What is he thinking?
By the time the question deepened, Callianâs lips opened.
ââ¦Yeah.â
He replied with a nod.
âI only trust you.â
Oh?
Somehow, a good atmosphere was created.
I was wondering if I could use this as an excuse to ask for money from Sylvester.
Bang!
The door opened.
And it was Sylvester who came in.
âI was wondering whoâs here, so itâs Your Highness.â
Sylvester spoke in a sharp voice.
âWhy did you bring up the issue of my wifeâs affair?â
Somehow he looked angry.
Why?
******
âNeil!â
Upon returning to the mansion, Sylvester headed straight to the office as soon as he parted with Ophelia.
It was to find Neil.
âOh, my. I was wondering who was calling me like this, and it was Your Excellency. Whatâs wrong with you?â
Neil greeted Sylvester with a big fuss. He didnât seem to know the seriousness of the situation.
Sylvester frowned.
âDid you publish an article on your own?â
âYes?â
Neil was startled.
âAh, thatâsâ Your Excellency.â
He seemed to prepare an excuse.
Sylvesterâs eyes narrowed.
âDonât make excuses. Because I know you did it.â
Neil rolled his eyes with his mouth closed.
âIt was for Your Excellency.â
Ha! Sylvester laughed in vain.
âI definitely told you not to do it, but you did it for me after doing it on your own? Are you kidding me?â
âBut thanks to it, His Highness Crown Prince has lost his reputation!â
âAt the same time, my wifeâs reputation was falling. How are you going to take responsibility?â
Neil opened his mouth and closed it slowly. He raised his voice a little bit.
âI didnât know Your Excellency really cared for Madam.â
Sylvester flinched. I, to who? He shook his head in a hurry.
âItâs not because I care.â
âThen, is there any other reason?â
Neil asked.
âFor exampleâ Your Excellency plan has been disrupted.â
Plans?
Disrupted?
It wasnât at all, but Sylvester thought this was an excuse for the reason for his behavior.
âThatâs it. My plan went wrong because of the newspaper article. So try to send out a correction article. Right now.â
âWhat plan?â
âNeil.â
Sylvester looked at Neil with a cold gaze in an instant.
âWhat did I just say?â
âYou told me to release a correction article.â
âThen what should you do?â
âIâll move right now. I apologize.â
Neil bowed his head and ran quickly to his desk.
âAh, and.â
Then, as if something came to mind, he clapped his hand and said.
âI believe His Highness the Crown Prince is in the drawing room. I think youâd better go for now.â
âWhat?â
Sylvester was surprised and asked back.
âWhy are you saying that now?â
âBecause you got mad at me as soon as you came.â
Oh my.
Sylvester gritted his teeth and stared at Neil.
âYouâre a really disobedient assistant.â
Neil shrugged, and Sylvester hurriedly left the office after hitting Neil.
*****
When he goes to the drawing room.
A voice leaked out through the slightly open door.
âDamn it. No one is on my side wherever I go.â
It was Callianâs voice.
Hmm.
Letâs listen to it a bit more.
Sylvester leaned against the wall with his arms folded.
As he said, Callian doesnât have anyone on his side in the Imperial Family.
There was absolutely no way the stones that were suddenly rolled in would like the stones embedded in them.
Maybe thatâs why Callian was anxious at every moment.
He blamed his weak position and worked hard to expand his power.
Butâ.
âYou donât have to do that.â
The people value the blood line.
In that regard, Callian was a suitable Crown Prince, and if there was no major change, his power would become stronger with the support of the people.
However, Callian didnât seem to be able to stand it.
âItâs good.â
Right now, heâs supporting Largo.
But at this time,
âYou have me.â
A familiar voice was heard.
It was Ophelia.
âIâll be on Your Highnessâ side.â
Sylvester unknowingly removed his body from the wall.
What did she just say, right now?
âOf course, even now Iâm still on Your Highnessâ side.â
Sylvesterâs eyes shook.
He knows.
He knows Ophelia likes Callian.
However, it felt different to hear it in person from what he knew in his head.
And what now?
Itâs reallyâ.
âIt sucks.â
Sylvester bit his lower lip tightly.
âIâll take care of the article. Donât worry too much.â
âYeah, I trust you.â
What do you mean trust?
Donât trust her!
Sylvester could not stop the burning emotions.
So he ran into the room at once.
âI was wondering whoâs here, so itâs Your Highness.â
He said with his eyes wide open.
âWhy did you bring up the issue of my wifeâs affair?â