116 Result he wanted to hear

"You may leave"

Verena orders as the girl rushes out of the room. A smile creeps up upon my face. "Where have you been the whole day?" Beneath a slight beam, I throw a query. Even the henchman did not know where she disappeared to; I ponder what she had been doing the whole day.

"I had to assure the upcoming festivals will proceed well. Did you wait for too long perhaps?" Huh? All of the sudden, I quiet down. Something does not feel right. Shouldn't she refuse to tell me? Verena Laurel is that type of woman who makes everything hard for you to know.

Yet, she informed me just now? To think this is the huge progress I made, it is too soon. Her reaction is quicker than I expected. Did something happen? She even asked if I was waiting for her too long or not. Queries waver on my mind as I stand there, peering into her gaze.