Chapter 116: Chapter 24. The Magic Trick

After Celine de Loon became aware of the unforeseen circumstances of her husband’s departure, she could not just sit idly by, as she had to find out everything.

Phillips’ butler, standing in front of the Duchess in her office, crossed his arms over his chest, as if preparing for a storm.

«I’m ordering you to find out his location,» the woman said, and her voice sounded harsh and authoritative. She left no room for doubt. The butler raised his eyebrows and bowed, but there was concern in his eyes.

«Your Grace, I’m not sure if this is really a good idea. Wouldn’t it be better for you to just let it go and forget about this person...?» he cautiously remarked, trying to soften her ardor.

«Are you really going to cross me?» Selina’s tone turned icy in an instant.

The butler flinched, but seeing her unwavering determination, he only bowed once more.

«As you wish, Your Grace... I’ll do my best.»

Actually, finding one person in such a large empire wasn’t such an easy task. However, Selina took full advantage of her powers as the princess of the north to find the baron’s youngest son. During all this time spent waiting, the Duchess felt more and more excitement and anxiety growing inside her.

And about a week later, after a thorough search of all corners of the empire...

Finally, Phillips the butler returned with the results.

«Your Grace! We’ve finally managed to find Milord!»

«...»

In the end, that’s where it all started.

After Phillips’ butler spread out the intelligence results obtained from their people’s investigation in front of her, Selina finally managed to figure out the location of her escaped faithful. In fact, the woman couldn’t admit that she actually felt some relief at the moment when she found out that Jeremy was still alive.

Moreover, at the moment he was not in some dangerous or God-forsaken place, but... The capital of the empire. When Selina found out about this, it was difficult for her to control her feelings.

«Although we have managed to find out about Milord’s whereabouts, however... Your Grace, I strongly recommend that you do not go there. This can cause undesirable consequences,» the old man remarked in turn, trying to make up for his previous failure in trying to dissuade her.

But Selina, without even listening to the end of his warnings, got up from the table.

«I can’t stay in the dark any longer. If he’s there, then I have to see him.»

The Princess of the north walked quickly towards the door, her steps confident and determined. Butler Phillips, realizing that his words had no power against her will, hurried after her.

«Your Grace, at least let me prepare the carriage and send guards with you!» he shouted.

«That won’t be necessary,» the Duchess replied sharply, turning around. «I’ll go alone. It’s my business, and I’ll decide what to do.»

— ...

Thus, the old man was completely powerless when his mistress stormed out of the office.

In the end, citing an allegedly unscheduled work trip, the Duchess left the Edelweiss residence and secretly traveled south. The butler Philipps stayed at the castle to look after things for her, but even so, they could still keep in touch with the help of Selina’s magic.

«Your Grace, are you satisfied that my lord is okay now?»

When the butler’s voice rang in her ears, the woman frowned.

«I suppose so.»

«In that case, when do you plan to return?»

— .....

At this moment, Selina could hardly hear her servant, as all her attention was focused on a certain object.

The Duchess quickly managed to find the place mentioned in the report. And, as it turned out, it turned out to be an unremarkable flower shop. Although Selina was quite puzzled by the specifics of this location, nevertheless...

For a while, Selina de Loon continued to watch him from afar.

«What is he doing...?»

The woman watched with some surprise as Jeremy Seibel continued to carry boxes of plants that were standing at the entrance to bring them to the flower shop. «What is it? Does this kid really work in this place now? But why?»

After all, even if Jeremy’s previous social status was nothing compared to her own, but the guy was still of noble birth, being the youngest son of a baron. So why didn’t he return home and instead do something similar here?

Besides...

«This woman.»

Selina involuntarily frowned even more when a girl with blonde hair and a cute dress with an apron tied on it came out of the store. She began to help Jeremy bring boxes of flowers into the room, and along the way they chatted sweetly with each other. More precisely, there was definitely a relaxed atmosphere between them. The guy and the girl laughed and looked relaxed when they were in each other’s company.

«....»

For some reason, this blonde also seemed vaguely familiar to Selina. As if she had seen her somewhere before...

Although at first, the Duchess of the north was just planning to observe her ex-husband and come back, but now her former resolve has wavered somewhat. More precisely, she just couldn’t take her eyes off this scene, which for some reason continued to evoke conflicting emotions in her.

«No, that won’t do,» she thought decisively, «I have to find out exactly what he’s up to.»

«Philipps.»

The woman again non-verbally addressed her subordinate.

«Yes, Your Grace?» — immediately responded to that.

«I think I’ll stay here for a while longer. So keep an eye on things while I’m gone.»

«what? But of course... Wait!» the butler wanted to protest, but the Duchess had already cut off their connection.

At this time, Selina was seriously thinking about how she could get closer to this place without revealing her identity. At the same time, an idea came to her mind. The woman decided to use the ancient magic of her family, which she had not used for a very long time. And yet, who would have thought that she would need it at such a moment.

«Well, in that case...» The Duchess thought that this exploration itself would not take much time.

In the next instant, a flash of white light appeared in the same place where the Duchess of the north had once stood. And after the fog cleared, there was now a small silver snake in the princess’ place.

Hissing softly, she headed straight for the flower shop.

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