Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"I see," Anfey said with a nod . "About Batusimon… do as Christian says . "
"Yes, sir," Ye said . Anfey's attitude showed that Ye's words had made an impression . He was also glad that Anfey was willing to listen to advice, and was not an overly confident man .
"Sir?" someone outside called .
"What is it?" Ye asked .
"We found those men, sir," one of the men replied .
"Did Alice put you up to this?" Anfey asked .
Ye shook his head . "She knows what I'm doing, but she did not tell me to do anything . "
"Tell me everything that happened . "
"You haven't talked to anyone lately, have you, sir?"
"I went to meet the guards," Anfey said . "I didn't notice anything off . "
"After those noblemen were executed, the families began spreading rumors to slander Lady Alice . Some of those families must have found an artist and paid him to do some paintings on a wall near the southern gate . The artist drew a picture of a woman performing sexual acts with demons, and the woman resembles Lady Alice . "
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Anfey frowned . This showed blatant disregard and disrespect toward Alice and, by extension, him . Ye paused upon seeing his frown and added quietly, "We destroyed those images as fast as we could . "
"Does Alice know?"
"I think so," Ye said . "Lady Alice is popular among the commoners, and there is no reason for them to be so disrespectful toward her . Batusimon has already apologized to Lady Alice as well . "
"Why did he apologize?"
Ye sighed and said, "The paintings were done during the night . Batusimon's men found the paintings and, instead of reporting it immediately, they chose to ignore it . It wasn't until midday that it was discovered by us . "
Anfey's frown deepened .
"I don't think Batusimon has anything to do with this, though," Ye said hurriedly . "He seemed very sincere when he apologized to Lady Alice . "
Anfey walked over to the window and opened it, wanting to calm himself down . He pushed on it too hard and the windows slammed into the wall, attracting the attention of several mercenaries below . He looked to the distance and saw that Alice was still in her office . "Is she getting enough sleep?"
"She is busy," Ye said . "She will only get busier . "
Inside Alice's office, Alice was with Hui Wei . Both had a large stack of paperwork on the table next to them, and were hard at work . Suzanna was sitting in a chair in the corner, staring at Alice .
"Did you hear that?" Alice sat down and asked with a frown .
Hui Wei nodded . "Was that Anfey?"
"It was," Suzanna said with a nod . "He sounds angry . "
"Do you want to do check on him?" Alice turned and asked Suzanna .
"I'll go when Shinbela gets here . "
"But…"
"Don't worry," Suzanna said with a smile . "He's not a child anymore . I am sure he can take care of himself . "
"Does that mean that I am a child that can't take care of herself?" Alice asked jokingly .
"Of course not . "
"She's right, Alice," Hui Wei said . "We can't risk it . Sure, it's unlikely, but what if something goes wrong, and there's no one here to protect you? We can't lose you . "
Alice sighed . "I'm just curious," she said . "What made him so angry? Has he been moody lately?"
Suzanna thought about it and shook her head .
Alice smiled . "Seeing how much he cares about you, I don't think he would let you know if anything's bothering him, even if he is extremely irritated . "
Suzanna blushed . "Don't you have work to do?"
Alice giggled and returned her gaze to the paperwork .
A few minutes later, the door opened and Anfey appeared . "Suzanna, honey, smile," Alice said without lifting her head .
Suzanna rolled her eyes, but nevertheless grinned at Anfey . Hui Wei looked up and smiled .
"Anfey," he said . "I need to talk to you . "
"How did you guys know it was me?"
"Because you're the only one who doesn't knock," Alice said . "What is it?"
Anfey looked at her for a few seconds, then said, "Did Lord Baery say anything about executing the noblemen?"
"Of course…" Hui Wei said . Before he could finish, Alice frowned and interrupted him .
"Hui Wei, can you go fetch me Ozzic?"
Hui Wei glanced at her, then sighed and quickly left the room . Anfey sat down in Hui Wei's chair and looked at Alice . "You didn't want to tell me anything," he said .
Alice shrugged . "Didn't feel right," she said .
Anfey turned to Suzanna and whispered, "Can you leave us alone for a bit? Don't let anyone come in . "
Suzanna nodded and left the room, closing the door behind her softly .
"What happened?" Alice asked with a frown .
"You should know . Batusimon came to apologize in person, didn't he?"
"Oh," Alice said . "You mean the paintings . "
Anfey nodded .
"It's not a big deal," Alice said, shaking her head .
"Not a big deal?"
"I know you worry about me, but this is inevitable," Alice said . "I won't let it get to me . "
Anfey stared at Alice . He admired her sensibility, and was very impressed by how calmly she had handled this public humiliation .
Chapter end
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