“Even though I’ve come all the way here, it looks like I’ll be leaving without getting the chance to have a good talk with you,” Gilead apologized after he personally found his way to Eugene’s room in the early hours of the morning.

Expecting this turn of events, Eugene had woken up early and had been waiting for Gilead’s arrival.

“It’s alright,” Eugene dismissed. “After all, it hasn’t even been that long since I left.”

Gilead refuted him, “Since it’s already been two months, you could say that it’s been quite a long time.”

Gilead appeared tired. It might be just because of his current mood, but he looked like he had aged by a few years since Eugene had last seen him.

Hesitantly, Gilead revealed, “...Eward is…. It’s been decided that he’ll be accompanying Tanis to her family’s estate.”

“So he won’t be returning to the main estate?” Eugene confirmed.

“He’ll be returning for a short while, but he’ll be leaving immediately afterward to go to his maternal relatives. It’s… understandable why she’s doing this. If he just stays at the main estate,...