93 THE CHILL BEFORE THE LIT

NEOMA was relieved to see Hanna at the end of the staircase while she was going down the stairs behind her Papa Boss.

It wasn't only her cousin waiting for her.

There you are, Rubin Drayton.

The young lord wore a dark green jacquard frock coat with baroque coat over a white floral jacquard shirt with silver lace. He wore black gloves, black trousers, and dark leather shoes.

I don't want to admit this but Rubin looks really good.

"Have a dance with Hanna Quinzel and don't make a mistake," Emperor Nikolai said when he was about to reach the final step of the staircase. "Then, return to my side."

"Sure, Papa," Neoma said. "Don't worry– I'll protect you from your sasaeng fans."

'Sasaeng fans' was a Korean term for obsessive fans.

"Don't talk like that when you greet the guests later," Emperor Nikolai scolded her. "Not everyone will understand that you have a strange way of speaking."