I’m Looking for the Male Lead for the Ending - Chapter 55

Chapter 28.2

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Three days went by faster than I expected. Marie’s face noticeably relaxed upon hearing that the Grand Duke had promised to find a healer.

As expected, even though she pretended not to show it, I couldn’t help but feel sorry seeing how worried she was deep down.

As I paced around the room while waiting for him to contact me, I noticed Marie glancing nervously from time to time. I realized that I was also making her uneasy, so I smiled and spoke as if nothing had happened.

“Marie, could you pour me a cup of tea?”

“Yes, Young Lady!”

As the door closed with a soft click, I sat down on the sofa and pursed my lips. I recalled the conversation I had with him three days ago.

〈 If it’s alright, when you contact me in three days, could you discreetly contact me directly? 〉

〈 Discreetly? 〉

〈 I don’t want my father or brother to know about this. 〉

His expression turned subtle at the cautious request. He asked, furrowing his eyebrows almost invisibly.

〈 Is that because I’m Kaisian? 〉

〈 Yes? No, that’s not it! I’m worried they might punish Marie. What happened to Mari was because of me. 〉

Of course, it wasn’t entirely untrue that I was worried because he was Kaisian, but thankfully, he seemed to agree with my added explanation.

‘Since I’ve asked this much, I’m sure it will be okay. Still, how does he plan to contact me?’

In truth, the reason I made such a request was because Vien, Diel, or Allen had barged into my house every time they needed something from me. I said that to Estieren as well in case he might do the same, but…

Since I hadn’t clearly discussed how we would contact each other, I became worried again.

‘If they see the emblem of the Grand Duchy, Darren will surely deliver it to Father. But surely, he wouldn’t send a letter, right?’

As I began to regret not mentioning that letters were also not allowed, all of a sudden, I could hear a tapping sound at the window. When I turned my head to look, I saw a pure white carrier pigeon tilting its head with a piece of paper attached to its leg.

‘…A carrier pigeon?’

I hurriedly approached the window, wondering what was going on. The moment I untied the paper from its leg, the carrier pigeon immediately flew up into the sky.

After closing the window, I sat down and unfolded the neatly folded paper.

On the paper was written a message with the Grand Duchy of Kaisian’s emblem, along with what seemed to be Estieren’s handwriting.

When I asked the wizard who would treat the aftereffects of petrification magic, I was told that it would be best to conduct the treatment at the Grand Duke’s residence. In trying to find the most natural way to bring you here, I inevitably had to seek someone else’s help. This person is trustworthy, so you don’t need to worry about any rumors.

Even though I understood his situation, I had no idea who the person he received help from could be.

‘…Who on earth did you ask for help?’

Just then, there was a loud knock on the door.

As I hastily folded the paper to hide it and answered, Marie, who had brought the tea I had asked for, tilted her head as she looked at me.

“What are you doing over there, Young Lady?”

“Oh. No, nothing.”

“Are you going to be sitting on the sofa?”

“Ung.”

When I hurriedly approached the sofa and sat down, Marie slid the party invitation down beside my teacup, adding, “I wasn’t going to bring it, but it seemed like the Young Lady was quite worried because of me.”

“….”

“I brought it because I thought you might want to go to the party instead.”

Even as Marie handed it over, gauging my reaction, I didn’t feel like attending the party. I was about to refuse everything when I suddenly remembered the message he had sent and eventually approached her with a hesitant feeling. As I looked through the invitations on the tray, I soon found a familiar seal and abruptly stood up.

‘Grand Duchy of Kaisian.’

The moment I checked the date and sender on the invitation, I realized who Estieren had asked for help.

“What’s wrong, Young Lady?”

“I’ll have tea later. Help me get ready to go out, Marie.”

“Oh my, are you going to the party?”

I said, handing the invitation I was holding to Marie, who was smiling brightly.

“Yeah, and Marie is coming today as well.”

“M-me too?”

I smiled at Marie, who looked flustered, then hurried to the dressing room.

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