"Apologize."
My voice pierced the air, causing the gradually dispersing crowd to stop in their tracks, and all eyes turned toward . Even Cylien was montarily rendered speechless.
"...What?" Jiren turned back to face , his expression deford.
"M-Milord…?" Blaire, still nestled in my gentle embrace, raised her gaze and shook her head. "It's not necessary… thanks-"
I hushed her gently with a soft 'shh', patting her hair with the sa composed deanor as my stare remained fixed on Jiren.
"Oh~" From the side, I could see Rodolf grinning in approval, clearly amused by the unfolding scene.
"I don't think it's not necessary to infla the situation…" Cylien cautioned, looking at with a hint of concern in her eyes.
I glanced briefly at Cylien but decided not to respond.
Infla what, exactly?
Blaire is the victim and should be the one dealing with that guy but since she isn't able because of that inferiority complex oh her, I will take upon the role of getting 'revenge' for her. This is the third ti he crossed my way and it will be the last one today.
"No, Cyli, he's right," Celeste surprisingly chid in, coming to my defense. "Jiren didn't even apologize to her after he hurt her."
Jiren, his eyes still locked in a fiery glare, refused to budge. "No," he said curtly before turning and walking away.
"H-Hey! Wait right there!" Celeste tried to rush after him but was restrained by Alia.
"C-Calm down, Celes! We're attracting too much attention!" Alia hissed urgently.
"U-Um, Milord…" Blaire's voice broke through the commotion, and I lowered my gaze to her. She was looking up at , her fearful expression carefully concealed but still noticeable in her shivering body.
"Are you okay?" I softened my expression and asked her, putting aside thoughts of Jiren for a mont.
"Ah…yes…"
"May I help her?" An elven woman approached with a kind smile. She appeared to be in her early twenties and was exceptionally beautiful.
I considered her offer. I didn't want Blaire to return to the mansion in this condition; Christina would be furious.
"Why did you co, by the way?" I inquired, curious about Blaire's presence.
"Ah, that's…I wanted to buy a gift for my mother…" Blaire explained sheepishly as the woman began treating her.
A gift for Helga?
As I watched Blaire receiving dical assistance, I decided to give her so additional funds to purchase a gift. After all, she had taken care of when I was a child, and this was a small gesture of gratitude. I handed her a 100-Eden note, but Blaire was taken aback.
"T-That's too much, Milord!" she exclaid, her eyes widening in surprise. However, I simply shrugged.
"It's the least I can do. She had looked after when I was younger," I replied, my tone gentle.
With Blaire's treatnt complete, the kind elven woman who had helped her flashed a smile and assured , "It's over."
"Thanks," I expressed my gratitude to her.
"Oh, no, don't worry," she hastily waved her hands, a bit flustered by the attention.
She was undeniably beautiful. With shoulder-length green hair and hazel eyes, she appeared quite youthful. In fact, she was exceptionally gorgeous.
As I took a closer look at her, a thought popped into my head.
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Was I?
I shook off the thought and addressed the young woman, explaining, "No, you helped her." I stepped closer to get a better look at her face.
"A-Ah!" Viessa, as she introduced herself, took a step back, her face turning shy as she averted her gaze.
"Your na again, Miss?" I inquired with a polite smile.
Viessa seed to flinch, her deanor bashful. "V-Viessa…"
Viessa? It was a na I hadn't heard before. Nevertheless, I couldn't deny her beauty, her proficiency with mana, and her kindness.
This woman is truly remarkable.
I then asked her another question, "Are you married?"
To my surprise, this question prompted shocked reactions from those around us.
"Y-You!" Alia pointed at in disbelief.
"..." Celeste had frozen long ago with her mouth opened wide.
"A-Amael…?" Elizabeth was also quite confused by my behavior.
"Are you, Viessa?" I asked Viessa again.
"N-No!" Viessa managed to shout that before running away with a red face.
Rodolf, who had been observing the whole scene, couldn't help but chuckle. "You've got so guts. Why did you do that out of nowhere?"
My mind was still preoccupied with Viessa's beauty as I replied absentmindedly. "I an, she was stunning..."
Shaking off my daze, I turned my attention back to Blaire, who seed to be recovering well from her ordeal.
I lifted her chin gently, checking the condition of her cheeks.
It seed like she had been treated quite well. Christina shouldn't notice anything.
"Elizabeth, I'm going to head off early," I inford her. "My apologies."
Elizabeth, understanding the situation, smiled wryly and nodded. "No problem. I'll pass on your greetings to Sephira and Sirius."
As I walked away with Blaire, I couldn't help but feel Cylien's piercing gaze on . Was she still upset about the last ti?
…
…
[] Cleenah had sounded quite serious.
I chuckled as I responded back while casually strolling through the bustling shopping mall. 'Don't worry, she won't find out unless you decide to spill the beans, which I hope you won't do.'
With Blaire on her way, I had a bit of ti to spare before heading ho.
[] Cleenah's reply was swift.
I couldn't help but wonder about their conversation during our engagent day.
'What did she tell you on the engagent day?' I asked, curious to know more.
After all, I had introduced Cleenah to Layla during our engagent ceremony, and they had even engaged in an hour-long conversation.
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