The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 173

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Chapter 173

Translator: Yonnee

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“Yes… Of course, Marquis…”

“Alright. I trust you and I’m helping you without thinking about anything else, you don’t have to think about it either. Got it?”

When his low voice, which had a rich tone, flowed into Radis’s ears, all the senses inside her ears that normally should be asleep started to sing and cheer.

Her ears were itching like crazy because of this, but in contrast, her head felt like it was melting.

And not only her head started melting, but her entire body as well. When she effectively felt like a puddle, that’s the only time that Yves let her go.

Watching as Radis was walking away unsteadily, Yves grinned at her back.

Although she had been on the way to the drill hall, in the end, Radis wasn’t able to enter. Instead, she just leaned against one of the thick pillars, looking at the sky as she tried her hardest to collect her emotions.

It was drizzling earlier this morning, but now, the sky was clear.

After shaking off the spring rain, the fluffy clouds were floating leisurely in the azure sky.

Then came Robert’s voice.

“Radis.”

Not far away, Robert was looking at her with storm-like eyes, as if they were clouds that were about to pour down a heavy torrent.

As he approached her, there was a dark expression on his face. It didn’t match the clear weather behind him.

“May I ask you something?”

At his question, Radis stood up straight and nodded.

“Sure.”

Even though she already answered like so, Robert could not easily open his lips again to speak.

His pupils quivered slightly as he looked at Radis, and he took two or three deep breaths before asking the question.

“You… Do you have f-feelings… for that guy?”

Radis looked at Robert with her mouth slightly agape.

She couldn’t immediately understand what he was saying.

First, she didn’t know who he meant by ‘that guy’.

“That guy…”

But to clarify, Robert spoke again with great difficulty, as though there was a thorn lodged in his throat.

“Marquis Russell.”

Radis’s eyes went wide open.

She was still processing the meaning behind Robert’s words.

It didn’t seem like the ‘feelings’ that Robert was talking about was referring to simple affinity between one human being towards another.

So, Radis asked.

“Do you mean romantic feelings? Like love?”

Hearing this, Robert felt a wave of emotional agitation washing through his expression.

With the tips of his ears now red, Robert nodded.

Radis was now more embarrassed about Robert’s response rather than her own question.

“Did you see me… just now…?”

“I didn’t mean to see that, but… it just so… happened that I passed by…”

If he were to continue, Radis was positive that she’d be even more embarrassed.

She spoke quickly and cut him off.

“No, Captain.”

“No?”

“My actions… might outwardly seem like romantic feelings, but that is a misunderstanding. I have no feelings for His Excellency, nor does he have any for me.”

Robert was unconvinced.

No, by the expression on Radis’s face right now, at the very least, the first part might be true.

That Radis had no romantic feelings for the marquis.

But what about Marquis Russell?

When Robert had reunited with Radis, he recalled the look on Marquis Russell’s face when Robert said, ‘I’m here to see Radis.’

It was almost evocative of a dragon’s wrath.

The same was true when Robert had been caught going to the forbidden region with Radis.

The Marquis Russell that Robert knew was not the kind of man who would directly endanger himself and go to a dangerous place just to save someone.

According to his memories, Marquis Russell was a man who brought chills down the spine as though he was the very incarnate of Monsterwood.

There was also a plausible basis for this.

According to Franz Roderick, who had a great interest in the affairs of the Russell Marquisate—but in an insidious manner—there was a secret tradition amidst the household.

They regularly went to Monsterwood every few years.

However, according to Franz Roderick’s sources, the present marquis—Yves Russell—had never visited the forest ever since he took up the mantle of household head.

It was not known exactly what happened during those ‘visits’, but it was clear that Yves Russell himself was avoiding Monsterwood.

That wasn’t the only thing.

He had only seen it from afar, but Robert could clearly deduce that Yves Russell felt something for Radis as he had her in his embrace.

Nevertheless, Robert wasn’t stupid enough to tell that to Radis.

He spoke weakly.

“Then, it must be as you say.”

Staring at Robert, Radis exclaimed.

“Robert, it’s really not like that!”

Despite her naivety, she still had some tact.

She could tell that Robert was not convinced at all, even though he answered as if he was accepting Radis’s words.

But really. It was absolutely inconceivable.

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