Chapter 10.2

She couldn’t believe her just based on Robert’s claim, but she doubted that Marie had ever been there. Even if she went out of curiosity, she looked like a vigilant person.

Anne gripped the handle of the cup she was holding and pressed her lips together while she waited calmly for an answer.

“There was an errand that His Grace gave me . . .”

“What errand?”

“. . . It’s just . . . He told me to go to the Cromund mansion in the capital and get something.”

“. . . I see.”

Anne placed the bottom of the teacup on her opposite palm and wrapped it around, taking another sip.

Did he dare to ask his mistress to run an errand?

There were many questions, but she gently grasped the corners of her eyebrows that had stiffened, as though convinced by Marie’s words. She decided that she’ll have to ask this one properly again next time. It was because it was clear that Marie would have kept her mouth shut if she brought it up prematurely.

As Anne’s face softened, Marie hurriedly brought up another topic.

“When the snow melts a little, I will show you around the castle.”

“Yes, thank you. Rather . . . Is there a library here too?”

This is a place where time passes exceptionally slowly. It’s as if time has stopped. So Anne recalled a book that she had not read the ending. She still regretted that she should have read the last chapter ahead of time had she known this. So she wondered if the book was also here, maybe she could read it again.

“Yes there is. It’s on the 3rd floor of the West Building.”

“If it’s the West Wing . . . Where His Grace stays?”

“Yes. It’s at the end of the hallway past His Grace’s office.”

Anne’s countenance grew awkward, as she had never set her feet there before. She was said to be free to go anywhere in the castle, but she deliberately refused to visit the West Wing because she didn’t want to see the Grand Duke other times at night.

Marie said she would take her to the library right now, but Anne ended the conversation with ‘next time.’

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After Marie retired, she lay down on the bed to try to sleep again, but she eventually got up again. It was because the contents of the book that she did not see the ending of were secretly caught in her heart.

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Did she say that the library is in the West Wing?

There was no guarantee that the book she’s looking for would be there, but she had not seen it with her own eyes; If it was the Grand Duchy’s library, it would have a great variety, so there was a good chance it’s there.

Let’s go just in case.

Finally, Anne got out of bed and left the room, picking up a thick shawl that had draped over the back of the sofa. As she opened the door and stepped out into the hallway, which had less heat than her room, her nose was chilled by the rush of coolness. She quickly draped the shawl over her shoulders, clasped her hands tightly against her chest, and walked out.

Even though it was early in the afternoon, there was no one in the hallway. In the first place, the employees rarely went upstairs, and even if they did, most of them quietly entered the main building, so there was no chance of her encountering them.

As she turned the corner across the long hallway of the main building, she immediately reached the west wing. She was consciously unfamiliar with it because she never set foot this way. She realized once again that they were living in the same house— so close that she could reach him if she took a couple of steps.

However, since their relationship was no less than that of an arranged marriage, Anne pushed her thoughts down and moved her foot, which had paused for a moment.

“Was it here?”

After passing a few doors, as Marie had explained, she soon saw a quaint, auburn wood door. When she grabbed the handle engraved with a strange pattern and pushed it, the door opened with a heavy sound.

“Is this the Grand Duchy’s library?”

The first time she saw the magnificent sight, she was in awe.

The spacious space, which did not look lacking even compared to the Imperial Library, was all dark brown, and all the walls except for the opposite window were bookcases. Many books were neatly stacked on top of each other, and the stairs to one side were also full of books. Even on the upper floor, books were piled up.

She was already a little excited. Anne scrambled to step inside, and quickly skimmed through each of the bookshelves. With this amount, there must have been the book that she was reading.

“Huh . . . ?”

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But her hopes were quickly scattered like dust.

Most of the books on the bookshelf were so old that it was difficult to estimate the time, and the recently published books were nowhere to be seen. No, it wasn’t exactly recent, but she couldn’t even see books from about a few decades ago. Hardcovers covered with sheepskin with titles unknown to the extent that it was difficult to infer the contents were all.

“The book isn’t here.”

Anne was disappointed. Among these numerous books, none was the book with the title she was looking for. In the end, her neck was sore from looking at the books near the ceiling that she couldn’t reach.

Taking a deep breath, she took out a somewhat interesting book as the next best thing, and sat down on a long chair in the center of the library to read.