Scarlett came out of the large iron gate of the palace, heading to the court with a frown.
While she was hesitating in court, Isaac walked out with the lawyer the brothers had hired.
The lawyer returned to complete his work, and Isaac ran towards Scarlett and asked her, tilting his head: “It seems that the results were not good.”
He read her expression, smiled with his eyes and added: “It’s okay, it’s just a hobby.”
Scarlett held up the perfume bottle and said, “They said this was very good.”
“And the other two weren’t?”
“They said they needed to be developed.”
Isaac laughed at her defence: “I was expecting that.”
“But this one they said was excellent, and they gave me this as a gift.”
Scarlett took out the crystal that Mrs.
Paradis had given her.
Isaac was impressed and said, “Wow, exactly as I imagined.”
“Me too.
This color is what I thought of for this fragrance.”
“Mrs Paradis is truly amazing.”
“So you own this big palace.”
“Indeed”
Isaac examined the crystal cloy and said, “We will split this crystal in half to decorate the bottle cap.”
“That would be nice.”
“If we find crystals that match other fragrances, it will be great.”
“Good idea!
You really are from the Crimson family.”
Isaac laughed like an angel and said, “Is there a perfume you want?
I don’t know the world well yet.
I want to make perfumes based on your suggestions.”
“Almageria flower?”
“That's right, you like Almageria.”
“And... roses too.”
“Roses?”
“Yes, deep red roses.
And also peony.
A perfume that looks like a huge vase filled with peony... isn't that expensive?”
I hesitated, and Isaac said: “I don’t know yet, I’ll check.”
“Okay.
What about the documents?”
“I brought it to court”
“Do you think it will work?”
“Yes, I think so”
Scarlett laughed at his confidence: “So confident?”
“Before going to court, you said I had improved a lot.
That gave me a lot of confidence...
I was very confident there.”
Scarlett laughed loudly as he walked with proud steps.
She didn't remember the last time she laughed like this, but this moment was filled with happiness.
The lawyer looked out the window at the two of them leaving after filing a request to cancel the guardianship and a complaint against Evil Crimson.
In court, Issac was expressionless, even as the staff looked surprised at his eyes.
But he turns into a smiling angel upon seeing Scarlett, astonishing the lawyer.
Isaac slowly accompanied Scarlett to the watch shop.
After drinking tea, Scarlett made sure he took a private carriage back to Crimson Palace.
When she was about to enter the store, Julie, the Seventh Street newsboy, ran up and handed her an extra newspaper: “An extra copy, Miss Scarlett!”
“Thanks, Jules...”
Before she could finish, Julie ran away, as if the news was urgent.
Scarlett examined the newspaper and her eyes widened:
[Rubid's commander, Victor Domfelt, meets with Festina officer Basili Lintberk]
The title was short but punchy.
People in the capital froze upon seeing him.
The Navy, and Victor Domfelt, were the mainstay of Salantaire.
Even if Festina succeeded in making planes, war would require the conquest of territory, and the people trusted Victor's fleet to repel Festina from the south, which would lead to a Salantaire victory.
But if Victor joins Festina...
While she was freezing, the people of Seventh Street approached.
"Miss Scarlett, what is this?
What's going on?"
"Did you notice something with the commander?
What's going on?"
"I'm divorced, I don't know.
I'll go check," Scarlett said, confused.
“But you know more than us!”
While surrounded by war-terrified people, a carriage stopped in front of the store, and a middle-aged man got out without buttoning his jacket.
He saw the crowd and was surprised.
“Isn't that the Member of Parliament?”
“Yes, it's Joseph Felix!”
It was Joseph Felix, a well-known Member of Parliament.
People's fear turned into curiosity with his appearance.
“Can I come in?
It’s urgent,” Joseph said awkwardly.
“Of course, go ahead.”
Joseph quickly entered and closed the door in a way that seemed as if he had forgotten something.
When he met Andrei’s eyes, he stopped jogging and froze: “Mr.
Hiram?”
“Mr.
Joseph, we haven’t met for a long time.”
Joseph turned pale.
Scarlett frowned and asked Andrei: “Why is he so surprised?”
“Because we met at headquarters.”
“In a bad way?”
“Royal police are monitoring MPs, but I haven’t done anything bad.”
Unlike senators from noble families, members of parliament are elected by the people, making them a danger to the system.
Andrei said that he had done nothing bad, but Joseph, who seemed to have bad memories of him, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief.
Andrei said: “I left the Royal Police a long time ago, there is no need to be nervous.”
“But why are you here, Mr.
Hiram?”
“I got a job.
Didn’t you know?”
“From the Royal Constabulary to this little shop?”
Scarlett frowned: “Why do you say my store is small?
It’s a two-story building!”
“It's small, and it's rented,” Andrei said.
“Anyway, it's my store!”
“If you worked harder, I would want a bigger store.”
Joseph couldn't believe that Hiram Pitt, who was like crazy, was quietly working in a convenience store, and was even more shocked by Scarlett's knowledge of his past.
The Royal Constabulary had the weaknesses of most of the MPs, and Hiram, who had been overdue for promotion, was tasked with exposing them, including Joseph's.
“Trust me, manager,” Andrei said.
“Joseph is a good man.”
“No need to explain”
Scarlett interrupted, and Andrei shrugged.
Joseph checked on Andrei many times.
Scarlett and Joseph sat at the table, Andrey served tea, and then went out under the pretext of buying sweets from Rebny.
After Andrei left, Joseph sighed and said: “Did you see the extra newspaper?”
“Yes”
He spoke cautiously: “I know that information about the Commander’s friendship with Basile Lintberk came out from you during the investigation with the Royal Police.”
“Yes, that's true”
“Are they… very close?”
His voice was full of worry.
Scarlett closed her mouth, unable to speak easily.
“This is very important,” Joseph urged her with an urgent tone.
“If you have necessary questions, I will ask Victor directly.”
“Really?”
“Yes”
Scarlett nodded.
Joseph, who was distracted, seemed to calm down a little and said, “How close are you to the Royal Police?”
“Not a good relationship”
“But Mr.
Hiram...”
“He may have been a former spy, but now he's just a watch shop employee.”
Scarlett took a sip of tea and said, “He doesn’t seem to be a good spy, if he gets exposed so easily.”
“Okay...”