“…”     “…”     “You didn’t know…?”     “…”     Well, the smoky ghost only clung to the Duke’s back, so it might as well have been in his blind spot. Since he couldn’t see it, he might not know…     I picked up all the documents that the Duke had missed and placed…

      “…Shall I take you there?”      The Duke asked as I hesitated.     “Your Grace?!”     This was a question I hadn’t anticipated at all.     No. What is this coward saying? Is he going to faint on me again?     “It’s okay. I can go alone… probably.”     “…No. I’ll take you…

      Part 3: The Red-Haired Maid     The name Shawn alone provided little information. There was nothing remarkable about her, even when I previously searched through the former Duchess’s journal.      Moreover, considering that it had been so long since Shawn’s death that even the wish she had in her last moments had been…

      “Hello, Your Grace and Young Marquis.”     “Hello, Laura.”     The Young Marquis responded to my greetings. Soon, he rose from his seat and gestured toward the chair where he had been sitting. I followed his gesture and took a seat.     “By the way, your desk and chair are really nice.”  …

      “…He has ascended.”     As I spoke, the Young Marquis’s grip on my wrist loosened slightly.     Theo had ascended. Apparently, talking to his brother was his last wish in this life. It might have been a relatively simple wish, but for the deceased Theo, achieving it would not have been easy. And…

      “First, stay in this room and don’t come out,” the Duke said, pointing to the children one by one with his finger.      Then, grabbing me who had fallen, he helped me up. As he did, the coat covering my legs slipped and fell to the floor, revealing the charred hem of my…

      “Ah, yes. Hello.”     I grabbed the hem of my skirt and curtsied to greet him.     “Let’s go over there and talk.”     The Duke pushed the papers to one side and rose from his seat. The Young Marquis followed his lead, moving toward the table. I slowly followed him.     “I…

      “By the way, we used to talk about having our children marry when we were younger, but we both ended up having sons, so it didn’t work out.”     The Marchioness continued her story.     “Well, I can’t marry the Duke since I’m much older, but it shouldn’t be too difficult to get…

      An angel-shaped statue came into view right before our eyes as we ascended the staircase. It was undoubtedly the work of a renowned sculptor, intricately detailed down to the feathers on its wings. It was the kind of work that naturally deserved to be called a masterpiece.     “The room at the far…

      “Why are you acting like such a fool? Why?!”     “I’m sorry,” the child replied with a trembling voice.     “Don’t eat anything recklessly again! Never!”     “Okay…”     Theo nodded vigorously. The woman scowled and then turned away from the child. She lay down on the bed and refused to meet his…

      I approached the wardrobe that had been charred black and Theo looked up at me with big teary eyes.      Turning to face him, I asked.     “Theo, tell me a story about you.”     He looked a little dazed.     “What are you doing?”     The priest approached briskly, his face revealing…

      “Sister. Sister.”     At that moment, a guest came to my room. This time, it was the blonde little ghost. I initially tried to ignore the child, but soon changed my mind and got up. Since I couldn’t sleep anyway, I thought I’d find out what was going on.     I immediately opened…