Chapter 145

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“David.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Fear is evident on David’s face, who is afraid to speak. Like everyone else, he was obviously afraid of Ejed.

But in front of Jade, David didn’t. He rather tried to talk to him first and do something for him.

Ejed missed that moment a little bit, and he Jede smiled bitterly.

‘…I can’t help it.’

If it were his former self, he would not have said a word to David, or he would have ordered him to  ‘Get out.’

But now it has changed. Because of Annie, Ejed was able to learn a gentle and skillful attitude towards people.

It was something he would never have realized in his lifetime.

‘Like Annie did for me, let’s find common ground.’

The answer came quickly.

It was Annie.

“Sometimes we get reports about Annie from foreign ministry officials.”

“….”

As soon as the story came out, David raised his head as if he was frightened.

There was a strange tension between the two men. In particular, David’s eyes were full of seriousness.

“Is my younger sister making a mistake?”

“It’s the other way around.”

“…..”

David’s purple eyes widened as if he was a little puzzled at Ejed’s assertion.

Its appearance was similar to that of Annie. Ejed was very happy to see David like that.

His voice became softer.

“Annie is doing a great job. She’s raising the Dsev family honor, and she’s working for the future of Porcaus. We’re all appreciating that.”

“……”

“Thanks for letting your sister go.”

Ejed tried to convey his sincerity as kindly as possible. He’d been avoiding conversations by reducing his talk, but now he shouldn’t.

He wanted to be seen as a good man to Annie, and he wanted to grow up to be worthy of Annie.

That was a very big change for Ejed, who had been avoiding it for the purpose of being considerate of others. And he was also courageous.

Did the effort pay off? David faced Ejed with a face he had never seen before.

His expression overflowed with emotion.

In fact, while pretending not to, David was very worried about Annie. To some extent, he was almost unable to sleep at night.

How difficult would it be to survive alone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where only men are there?

However, the emperor’s praise seemed to melt away his worries.

Ejed continued with a faint smile on his face.

“Annie will soon be rewarded for her performance. And of course, the Dsev family as well.”

“Your Majesty…..”

“Thank you for coming out at such a late hour. The disrespect was my fault.”

“No disrespect! What! Anytime! Come whenever Your Majesty wants!”

A loud voice echoed through the waiting room.

***

“Carla, did you eat something wrong? Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

“Miss, I’m sorry.”

“How can you say that, by the way, why do you keep smiling?”

Annie asked Carla the whole time she changed her dress, but she only grinned.

‘What’s wrong with you?’

She told her not to be misunderstood in case her mind was, but Carla was overjoyed.

Rather, she even questioned whether she was doing this because she really didn’t know.

[What do you mean? Explain so I can understand.]

[The miss knows that best.]

She tried to refute, but there was no time. The thought of David, now sweating profusely as he greeted Ejed alone, gave her a headache.

Annie glanced at Carla and hurried to the parlor. In her comfy dress and low heels, she hurriedly walked.

She was followed by Lang. She was now waving her tail softly, delighted with Ejed’s visit.

Knock, knock.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw a different landscape than she expected. There was a smile on David’s lips as to what they were talking about.

In addition, there was a soft smile on Ejed’s face.

‘……what?’

The two men talk so enthusiastically that they just give Annie a gaze.

David’s voice was particularly loud.

“So, yes. I caught a cromant there. Haha. How good it tastes!”

“That’s great. To get a big fish that I couldn’t even catch.”

“Ah, Your Majesty will be able to do it too. It has a picky taste, so you only need to use the bait well.”

Fishing to Ejed. Annie was startled and tried to dissuade David.

“Brother, what is that…”

“Then let’s do it together. When is it convenient?”

Things kept going in an unexpected direction. Ejed, as if he had waited, readily agreed, and David mumbled more happily.

Annie, who was in the middle of it, was blank, and she looked at the two of them and burst out laughing.

It was like that when Ejed was young, but the two seemed to have a secret connection.

‘…is it because of me that you get so close.’

David and Annie were not only similar in appearance, but also in their preferences. Of course, the same goes for objects or people that you like.

Maybe it was normal. She liked Ejed, so David couldn’t have not liked it.

‘Oh, I don’t know anymore. What kind of fuss is this at this hour?’