Obviously, It’s My Child - Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Translator: Effe

Editor: Yonnee

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“Is Sir Maximillian really alright? Something like that happened yesterday, yet you made him go back to work right away?”

“Maximillian is at least in a better condition than you’re in.”

Knock, knock.

At that time, as if he knew that they were talking about him, Maximillian himself was at the door, knocking twice as he spoke.

“It’s Maximillian, Your Grace.”

“Come in.”

Maximillian opened the door.

Claire put down her cup and stood up.

“Sir Maximillian!”

He looked a little haggard, but he didn’t seem to be injured. Claire looked at him from head to toe, even though she knew it was a bit rude.

“Are you hurt anywhere? I heard a gunshot.”

“I am okay. I’m glad you’re okay, Baron.”

“Sorry. I should have been more aware of my position and acted more carefully.”

“You acted so bravely that it could not have been done better, Baron.”

Maximillian spoke softly. His attitude was much more relaxed and friendly than before yesterday.

For Maximillian, being locked up in the cell or being left behind was not such a big deal.

His opponent had been, at best, a thug. It was surprising that they even had guns, but they seemed like they had never actually shot a gun before.

What he was worried about was whether he could keep his mistress safe.

If Claire had sat down in fear and couldn’t move, he would have been in trouble. Since it was an emergency, he had to keep both hands free.

But she stood on her own feet. Her face was pale, but she did not stop to think and judge what she should do even at that moment.

Maximillian knew that such people were rare. She was someone who deserved respect in her own right, not simply because she was the person Erich had chosen.

“Still… You didn’t sustain any burns, did you?”

Claire spoke carefully, as if she was very upset about leaving him behind.

“Thanks to the Baron who escaped safely early, I was able to escape with ease.”

“Hmm.”

Erich made a noise lightly. Claire tilted her head and looked back at him.

Erich asked Maximillian with a cold face.

“No more chatter.”

Maximillian smiled bitterly.

“I received the contact information from the Reporter from Levi Times and was sent home. I added a bodyguard.”

“What about Miss Lina?”

“Lina Grace was found safe with the other maids at the opera house. She was not hurt, and she was worried about Your Ladyship. I couldn’t send her back to Stefan Heinz’s house, so I gave up a guest room.”

“Thank you.”

Claire breathed a sigh of relief. Then she sank down on the sofa and asked,

“What about this guy named Stefan Heinz?”

At this, Erich smiled.

“Why are you smiling?”

“What a workaholic. I can’t believe you’re going to take care of that first.”

“No, if you miss this moment and don’t see him, we won’t have a chance in the future. He will be handed over to the special investigation team.”

“There is no need to see him. Like you said, he will fall into the hands of the special investigation team, so he won’t open his mouth.”

“Ah, is that so… If they interrogate him too hastily, they might end up finding out what we were suspicious of. However, we cannot confine him so that he does not pass on information to other places.”

Claire was lost in thought.

He had a lot of things she wanted to check. However, if she only reads the thoughts in reverse, it is better not to meet him. In a tired state like now, there was a high possibility of making a mistake.

“Anyway, they all claimed it was a coincidence. It was just a coincidence that the meeting place happened to be a place where there was a device that could snatch people. It would be difficult to prove how Thomas Borjans had recognized you and planned to kidnap you.”

The man claimed that all he did was offer to send an usher to the first floor lounge. Claire also agrees that the opera house is a safe place.

Claire responded in bewilderment.

“If Borjans didn’t recognize me, he could have had someone else tell him. It would have been more effective if he had told me that he was going to hand over dangerous information.”

“But the special investigation team will accept that excuse. It’s more likely a coincidence than throwing ten dice and getting all flat ones.”

“There is such a thing as probability.”

If the purpose of the special investigation team is to ask questions, it will certainly be so.

“If we watch how the investigation team comes out, we will be able to find out his true location.”

“The Empress’ intentions, too.”

Claire said, lost in thought. Erich said calmly.

“It seems like a real coincidence that the maid named Lina followed you. When Stefan Heinz heard that, he looked embarrassed.”

“Well. He’s the one who goes on stage. Just because his main job is dancing, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have acting skills.”

Claire sighed.

“What are the movements in the Schneider County?”

Erich looked at her with a subtle face. And he lightly waved his hand.

Wilhelm, Maximillian and other aides all retreated. Claire thought a little strangely.

They were the people Erich trusted the most. But was the Schneider family so important that he couldn’t make them listen to the matter?

If so, it felt like she would be angry.

“They say Borjans is Countess Schneider’s lover. Perhaps it was Borjans who murdered Nora Hoffman.”

“Are you sure?”

“I don’t remember every conversation clearly. However, I heard that the lover’s daughter was his daughter. The Levi Times’ reporter was making a fuss.”

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