In Kingswood Mansion.
Ruby was playing with Hahah in the courtyard.
Aunt Heather rushed over with a concerned look as she said, “Miss Luna, when I was cleaning up Master Blaine’s study earlier, I found these pictures on his desk. These are very private to Master Blaine and I know I shouldn’t voice my opinion on matters like these as a servant, but these pictures were obviously taken in secret. You know how unique Blaine’s circumstances are due to his identity, so I’m worried that someone might be using these pictures as leverage against Master Blaine.”
Aunt Heather then handed the pictures over to Ruby.
Ruby took a few glances at the pictures as they were being handed over. They were pictures of intimate moments she had with Blaine.
Blaine was the Dark Organization’s Director and she happened to once serve the Light Organization and Z Country. This put both of them in opposing positions against each other.
“I know, Aunt Heather. Put them back on Blaine’s desk. You don’t have to tell him about it.”
“Sure.”
Ruby squatted on the grass as she reached out to pat Hahah’s head before mumbling to herself, “You know, my identity is as unique as your father’s. I have no idea why your father is still so adamant in keeping me by his side. He couldn’t have actually fallen in love with me now, right?”
However… She realized on much deeper thought that they did not exactly spend too long of a time together. They had only met each other two to three times in the past before other than when others had set her up. As a result, they somehow ended up sleeping together. Their future encounters were all work-related.
Judging from Blaine’s personality, he did not seem like the kind of person to be tempted by women. It would be too controversial if he actually did fall in love with her though.
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, a black car entered the courtyard. It was Blaine’s.
When Hahah noticed its master getting out of the car, it rushed over to Blaine’s side and started nuzzling up against his leg in a very coquettish manner.
Blaine frowned slightly as he thought about how much Hahah was attached to him.
Ruby stood up and when she noticed the silhouette of a tall man approaching her, she felt a sense of familiarity from that alone. It felt like deja vu for her, but she could not recall exactly where she had seen this scene before.
For a moment, she was stunned.
She only snapped out of her trance when Blaine walked over to her and reached out to pat Hahah’s head while saying, “I’ll need to travel abroad tomorrow so I’ll leave Hahah with you while I’m away.”
She asked him, “Where will you be going, Blaine?”
A peculiar glint flashed across Blaine’s eyes. He did not expect Ruby to actually be concerned about him since such concerns would have only come from Softie a decade ago.
He replied without any hesitation, “The Western borders.”
Immediately, he continued after that, “I might not return for at least a year and a half. I won’t force you to take care of Hahah if you’re unwilling to.”
This was because their original agreement was only for a hundred days. Three months would soon fly by in the blink of an eye.
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t you’d be in for a very huge loss, Blaine?”
Blaine remained silent. However, he cracked a subtle smile.
He would not be able to protect her while he was away from Glacier City. He knew that the Glaceau family would be completely against her in his absence, so it would be better off for him to set her free. It would not be too late for him to look for her again when he returned.
…
Blaine began packing after dinner.
Ruby knocked on the door while standing by the entrance. She crossed her arms as she stared at the busy man.
“Why were you deployed to the Western borders so suddenly? You’re technically royalty though, so how is it possible that you’ve been deployed to the Western borders so suddenly?”
Blaine did not look up as he simply replied, “Because only I’m capable of settling the horrible conflicts at the borders.”
Ruby pouted her lips as she muttered in her heart, ‘How arrogant.’
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