Hesta listened for a while, "Why does it seem like someone is still crying? Did something happen?"
"It's okay. An old acquaintance of the Duke has encountered some troubles recently. I hope the Duke can intervene." The butler replied.
"He himself can't save himself, so he's still helping others solve their problems?"
The butler smiled helplessly, "That's what the Duke is like."
Hesta sat in the study chair and spun around.
"Hel the door for me." She said softly, "Go and tell Victoria that if she comes to see me for anything, come to the study. I will stay here tonight."
"Okay." The housekeeper responded and closed the door from the outside. The crying in the hall suddenly became much quieter.
This study room is at the end of the corridor on the first floor. Since Danglars doesn't like reading, there are servants cleaning it, and almost no one comes in or out.
Despite this, the study room is still magnificently decorated, with a large bookcase that stands tall and full of ancient books. The marble floor is as clean as new and has a sun god pattern printed on it. However, the light golden crystal chandelier on the ceiling shines on it, making it dazzle. It makes my eyes uncomfortable.
Hesta kicked the table and slid the chair and the person to the bookshelf. She lay on her back and leaned on the chair, her eyes casually scanning the text on the spine, and finally slowly stopped by the window with the chair.
Hesta spun briskly for half a circle, then put her feet on the windowsill, folded her hands on her waist, and closed her eyes to rest.
The raindrops fell on the glass window of the study, and the sound was cool and faint.
But after a while, the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and two people rushed in. Hesta was just about to get up and look back when she heard Sean's voice.
"I can't explain it to you clearly. Anyway, can you listen to me one more time? Let's just stay here and don't go out for the time being!"
"I don't understand what you are afraid of?"
——This is Calvin's voice, and it sounds vaguely angry... This is really rare.
Hesta quietly resumed her previous posture.
"I'm not afraid..." Sean closed the door, his voice a little louder than before, "I just don't want to cause us trouble! You are so strong, even if you are wearing a mask, you are very easy to recognize."
"So what if you recognize him? We just went to his shoe store once. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about it. What's the trouble? Sean, you can't be so surprised all the time. ——”
"I'm not surprised!" Sean put his hand into his hair and pulled it hard twice.
He paced in place, thought for a while, and his tone quickly softened, "Karl, can you just listen to me this time? I promise never to mess around again..."
"There are so many strange guests there tonight, we can't hide here!" Calvin scolded, "If there is an assassin among them, then the Duke's safety-"
"Is it the safety of the Duke or the safety of the Duchess?" Sean's tone suddenly became bitter, "You can't bear to leave your sight for just a moment? That's a married woman, Karl, wake up! What are we, even if Weir Even if Fu dies, it won’t be your turn!”
"Xiao-en!"
Oh...
Hesta curled her toes in embarrassment.
It was rare to hear Calvin call Sean's name in this tone. It seemed... a little bit irritating. If this continues, I don’t know what Sean will shake off...
Hesta didn't want to listen any more and snored lightly.
This sound was like thunder in the ears of the two brothers, and they both fell silent at the same time. Soon, they heard someone sniffing again on the chair not far away, and the joints of the chair made an unpleasant "squeaking" sound.
Calvin frowned and walked slowly towards the window sill - they were so busy arguing just now that they didn't realize there was anyone else in the room.
Sean also realized the danger. He swallowed nervously and followed Calvin towards the window sill.
"Jane?" Calvin shouted in disbelief.
Hesta pretended to wake up, suddenly raised her eyes and stood up. It wasn't until she saw clearly that it was Calvin that she let out a sigh of relief, "It's you... I was really shocked. Why are you here?"
Sean instinctively took a dozen steps back and reached the door. He clenched his fists forcefully and forced himself to look directly at Hesta's face.
Calvin stared at Hesta with a complicated expression.
"Did you hear something?" he asked in a low voice.
"What?" Hesta looked confused.
Calvin stood there at a loss, his face looked very ugly, and he hesitated to speak for a while.
"You don't need to explain. I said I didn't hear anything, so I really didn't hear anything."
"……good."
"The party is over?"
"Not yet." Calvin whispered, "Sean is not used to crowded places, so we just wander around by ourselves."
Hesta glanced towards the door in feigned surprise, as if she had just discovered that there was another person in the room.
Sean's face was already flushed, and he stared at Hesta warily, but the other person's eyes just swept past him lightly.
"Everyone, please sit down," Hesta rubbed her face, "I've been busy all day today, and I'm really a little tired...I still want to sleep some more."
Calvin responded and sat elsewhere with Sean.
There was silence in the study.
Hesta turned on her phone and sent a message to Victoria. Not long after, Calvin stood up and said, "I want to go out for a while."
"...What are you going to do?" Sean asked.
"Victoria asked me to go out for a while." Calvin whispered, "I'll be back soon."
"Karl——"
Sean still wanted to try to save something, but Calvin had already closed the door.
This sudden change caused Sean to struggle a little.
There was silence in the study. He used his peripheral vision to look at where Hestad was, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat - the swivel chair was now empty, and Hestad was gone.
A voice sounded from beside him at this moment.
"It seems that the effect of exposure shock therapy is really good. You have dared to live in the same room with me... You have made great progress."
Sean shuddered, and he stood up almost immediately, but before he could stand still, Hesta pushed him back down.
Hesta's body blocked the ceiling light in the study, casting a shadow.
This scene made Sean's teeth chatter unconsciously, and the blood drained from his face.
"Tell me," Hesta stepped on Sean's chair, "What kind of thing is it that makes you rather stay with me than go out to meet people?"
"What are you talking about...I...I don't understand a word of it."
"Don't you understand? You should have noticed when you came here. Except for this study, all the other rooms on the first floor are locked. You want to hide somewhere else, but the key is with the housekeeper. Without her, you can't go anywhere. No."
Sean supported the chair and reluctantly moved a few inches to the side. Hesta grabbed his collar expressionlessly and pulled him in front of her.
"Did you do something bad again, Sean?"
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