<span>“Why? Why would Brothere all the way to this ce…?”


    <span>After taking a wobbly step back, Theodore looked at Rishe.


    <span>“No way, for you?”


    <span>“Your Highness Arnold. I’ve been expecting you.”


    <span>When Rishe bowed to Arnold, Theodore’s face got distorted abhorrently, then he looked up at him with a bitter expression.


    <span>“It’s all a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding, Brother! I didn’t mean what I said earlier. I just wanted to get along with Sister-inw and that’s why I tried to scare her a little!”


    <span>“Theodore.”


    <span>“!”


    <span>He called out his brother’s name with a low voice.


    <span>Theodore kept his mouth shut at that, gulped and shushed.


    <span>“I ordered you to stay away from Rishe, didn’t I?”


    <span>“…”


    <span>Arnold’s eyes that were looking down on his brother were cold to the core.


    <span>Not a single hint of emotion lurked in them, yet that gaze was terrifying. The tension, smacked of the tip of a sword pointed at his throat, made even Rishe, who was only watching, breathless.


    <span>“I’m sorry, Brother.” Theodore bowed deeply with a shudder racking his entirety. But even with such a disy, to Rishe, Arnold looked uninterested in any of it.


    <span>“Rishe, let’s go.”


    <span>“Please wait, Your Highness. I just need to talk to your brother for a few more minutes.”


    <span>“There’s no need.”


    <span>“But…”


    <span>What exactly was going on between them?


    <span>Based on his earlier excuses, Theodore didn’t seem to want to totally break ties with his brother. On the other hand, Arnold showed no signs of concern for his brother.


    <i><span>His Highness Theodore wanted to make me fear Arnold Hein. What for?</i>


    <span>“Rishe.”


    <span>“Yes?”


    <span>It was unlikely that she could keep Arnold back any longer.


    <span>She was about to give up and walk towards the door where he was, when something happened.


    <span>“Ha…”


    <span>In a tiny little voice, Theodore muttered.


    <span>“I knew it. I was right, wasn’t I, sister-inw.?


    <span>“What?”


    <span>The moment she heard that, a chill ran down her spine.


    <span>Rishe looked at Theodore as if she had been yed. And for the first time, she realized that the reason he was shaking all over wasn’t out of fear.


    <i><span>He wasughing?</i>


    <span>It was a beautiful smile, somehow bewitchingly dim and lovely.


    <span>“I’m really sorry, Big Brother.”


    <span>Theodore looked up, and this time, he looked at his brother seriously.


    <span>“I’ll be gone from this ce. I don’t think that’s going to be enough to convey my remorse, though.”


    <span>“Your Highness, Theodore…”


    <span>“I’m sorry to have startled you, sister-inw. I won’t say anything mean like that anymore.


    <span>Then, after thanking Rishe, Theodore said to his brother, “Good night, Brother. It’s a pleasure to have seen you up close after a long time.”


    <span>“…”


    <span>Theodore walked out of the chapel, past Arnold.


    <span>Rishe remained a little perturbed, reying the smile Theodore had shown her earlier.


    <span>With only the two of them left in the chapel, Arnold spoke first.


    <span>“I’ve warned you the same way, Rishe.”


    <span>He should be pertaining to that same “Stay away” warning.