Chapter: 419

“What, what? What did you just say?”

“I told you not to insult Astelle.”

“How dare you! To your father……”

Then I heard loud footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps were rapidly approaching from down the stairs.

knock knock.

The door opened with two knocks.

Behind the door were men in Imperial Knight uniforms.

Lyndon with the knights came in and greeted Astelle.

“Lady Astelle, I apologize for visiting you in the middle of the night.”

“It’s okay, Sir Lyndon. What’s going on?”

Lyndon glanced at the duke beside Astelle, then bowed his head politely.

“By Your Majesty’s orders, the knights will guard this mansion from today onwards.”

There was a heavier and longer silence than before.

“Why do they have to guard this mansion?”

A confused expression appeared on Lyndon’s serious face.

Astelle noticed what he was trying to say.

‘Lady Astelle is the one who received His Majesty’s proposal…… Of course, you need to be protected by the knights……’

That’s probably the reason.

Lyndon did not dare to be so frank but answered as euphemistically as possible,

“It’s His Majesty’s orders.”

There was no one who could not understand the meaning of those words.

“I am leaving tomorrow.”

“Are you leaving?”

“Are you leaving?”