I was ready to answer him no matter what he said
Duke Gamuti has no morals at all.
“Hmm, oh, I’m sure you remember the purpose of my visit today, Your Highness!”
Instead of declaring his loss in front of me, he changed the subject, directing his gaze towards Cassian.
“That man...”
While I was muttering a little anger inside me,
“Oh, of course.”
Cassian laughed openly at him and nodded.
“It seems that the Duke has nothing more to say to my assistant’s question, so I think we can move on to the main topic of the day.”
“Kuh, kuh...!”
The Duke coughed loudly at Cassian's blow and nodded…
With these words, Cassian took me as if on purpose and entered the annex before the Duke.
In conclusion, he patted my arm as if he was sorry.
Of course, I leaned slightly towards Cassian with a look that said it was okay…
Like a really nice fiancée.
“Wait for me...!”
The Duke's unimaginable scream coming from the back of my head made me feel a little disturbed.
"Rose, don't your feet hurt?
Is it better if I carry you?"
Due to Duke Gamotti's visit, the interior of the annex was actually an experimental exhibition room..
"Look at this crown, Rose.
The princess said there are some pieces of art available for purchase as well."
And my boss…
“No matter how hard I try, everything seems to lose its luster in front of the beautiful Rosie.”
I was enjoying the sound of Duke Giamotti's blood boiling to my heart's content...
Every time he spoke to me kindly, the color of the Duke's face would change so much that I thought it was kind of funny.
“Heh, heh, Your Highness.”
“Hmm?”
“I'm sure the Duke is taking a good look at us, isn't he?”
Cassian spoke, openly showing his annoyance at the sound of calling me.
“It's a bit annoying having to share the short time I have so lovingly with Rose.”
Of course, his annoyed tone, and his words that were so sweet as if he was pouring a whole bucket of honey, were not just a disguise to excite the Duke.
“Your Royal Highness, you don't know how important this exhibition is, do you?”
Duke Gamuti opened his mouth as if to scold Cassian.
“If you don’t examine it properly, there may be a diplomatic problem with the Anden Kingdom, but are you enjoying the exhibition with Miss Salis?”
It seems that the Duke has discovered the matter and shown how upset he is.
At that time, Cassian gently wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me into his arms and spoke..
“Are you saying there is something more important than looking at the exhibits from a visitor's perspective?”
Cassian replied as if he was accustomed to this field.
“So, I deliberately asked my beloved Rose to treat me more like a fiancée than an assistant today.”
Cassian spoke slowly, kissing my temple as if he was showing off.
“My girlfriend is so involved in my work that she is more busy checking the condition of the exhibits than dating.”
He clicked his tongue a little.
“I thought I would be able to have a fun date with Rose since Her Majesty the Empress recommended you, but I think you are not trustworthy at all.
Right, Rose?”
I opened my mouth with words filled with worry.
“Your Highness, what should I do if I say that in front of someone?
Although it’s true that I became more preoccupied after looking at the documents from the ballroom last time...”
“Yes, yes, it was bad of me to make Rose look not only at the ballroom, but also at Duke Gamotti’s documents.”
“That was my job, of course.
Your Highness said I was best at reviewing sensitive documents.”
“Well, there is no one better than you when it comes to accuracy, detail, and perfect handling of work.”
Cassian laughed and looked at me.
By deliberately creating a soft atmosphere between the lovers, as if Duke Gamuti did not exist..
“But didn’t Her Majesty the Empress recommend the Duke?”
“My sincere feeling is that I want to relieve you from today’s hardships, even if only for a short time.”
“As you know, Your Highness, I am a person who knows responsibility well, so I cannot neglect my duties.”
I laughed a little..
“How could I miss it without doing my job properly, do you see me as your previous assistants who ran away just because it was a bit difficult?”
Cassian was about to say something that made him feel uncomfortable when I said something that sounded a bit frowny..
“I feel very uncomfortable hearing this!”
Duke Gamuti opened his mouth and barely left any trace of dignity.
I opened my mouth, pretending not to know anything and not to notice anything.
“What are you saying, Duke?
I have just told His Majesty what happened without any distortion...”
I held Cassian's hand tightly and spoke with a hint of criticism, as if I didn't understand anything.
“How could you eavesdrop on my conversation with His Highness Cassian?”
Duke Jamotti looked at me with an expression that wondered if it was all nonsense.
“Of course, it's inappropriate to eavesdrop on others, but I can't say it's entirely your fault, I forgot that we're not alone either.”
While we were uttering words that would cost us dearly, Duke Gamuti looked at us with a face that had a lot to say.
Normally, he would have taken the garbage out of his mouth a long time ago.
“...Enjoy your date!
I will check the exhibits very carefully.”
“Oh my God, really?”
It's okay for him to do that, right?
While I was squinting my eyes suspiciously, I saw Duke Gamuti gritting his teeth slightly…
“Rose, I know how worried you are, but, isn’t this the person Her Majesty the Empress trusted?”
“Yes, you're right.”
I took a deep breath and nodded my head.
Duke Gamuti could not hide his indignation when he saw us both, so he turned around, took off his glasses and put on his gloves.
He looked like someone who really wanted to look at the exhibits carefully.
Cassian looked at his back with cold eyes, but he did not forget a single word that scratched his pride.
“Please take a good look at it, Duke Gamuti.
And please make the documents clean so Rose doesn’t have to work twice.”
Duke Gamuti's shoulders shook again...
I didn't know if it was anger, or hesitation from someone who took an opportunity to escape...
For about two hours after that, Cassian and I were pretending to be enjoying our date and suddenly approached Duke Gamotti.
After seeing the Duke's reaction at that time, Cassian and I were able to achieve our desired goal..
How to use the information I had just gathered was another matter.
Thanks to this, when all the inspections were completed and he walked out of the annex, Duke Gamuti had no choice but to walk in a somewhat disheveled manner, unable to hide his tired appearance.
“Report it.”
"… Yes?"
As soon as they left the annex, Duke Gamotti responded like an idiot to Cassian's words, the look from his face completely erased from the play of lovers.
“If there was something wrong during the inspection, shouldn’t you have told us about it first?”
Duke Jamotti heard the sound and became angry.
“You must give me time to sort things out, Your Highness.
No one can do this right away-”
“Rose.”
Cassian stopped talking immediately and called me..
Of course, I wasn't on a real date, so I immediately took out my notebook and opened my mouth.
“No special anomalies were found in most of the ancient treasures of the Anden Kingdom.
There was no significant difference from the condition reported by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexis.
However...”
I read before Cassian some things that bothered me and things that I thought I should pay attention to..
Since Cassian and I are perfectly good people - for the most part, we naturally shared the case document that Princess Alexis had given us with Duke Gamut..
“That's all I can say from what I've seen so far, but I will look into it again and prepare a document in case that happens.
So we can share it with the Anden Kingdom as well.”
As soon as my short report finished, Cassian looked at Duke Gamuti with cold eyes.
“The Empress said that the Duke knows better than Rose and I.
Is there any deficiency in what she said?”
“Well, this is...”
“My beautiful fiancée and assistant did enough research while dating.”
“Nonsense!
How did you get the chance to search, Miss Saliss!?”
When he tried to change the subject, I didn't care, because I was distracted by something else...
When I looked at him in this nonsense, Duke Gamuti seemed to have lost his mind and instead raised his voice…
“You're just using dirty tricks, Miss Saliss!
This is an insult to the Imperial Family-”
“Future princess.”
At that time, Cassian suddenly interrupted Duke Gamut..
“...yes?”
“Isn’t it legal for you to call her by that name, Duke Jamote?”
His tone was harsh like a northern winter wind…