Rumors and Worries

“Elisia, are you really going to be okay?”

It was a dark night in the mansion’s garden.

In a space just for the two of them, where even the Butler couldn’t enter, Aletus asked with a worried expression.

In truth, he was already aware of the rumors circulating about Elisia.

If she were to be absent this time too, the rumors would solidify into certainty. But if participating or not led to the same outcome, a father’s heart simply didn’t want her to suffer painful memories.

However, Elisia shook her head slightly and replied.

“I’ll be fine. I can’t just keep running away, can I?”

“That’s true, but…”

“And I, um…”

Elisia tapped the ground with her index finger, deep in thought...