Chapter 45

"Dead?"

Lulak asked again while pulled himself away from the back of the chair.

"Yes. Two days ago, she was found in the southern part of the Server River."

"If she was found near the water, it would be difficult to find out her identity?"

"Even though she was found near the Server River, but the cause of death was not drowning. Her both hands were tied......."

"So it must be done by humans."

Lulak clicked his tongue.

"What should I do?"

Caitlyn asked carefully.

"Now it is confirmed that his nanny is dead, what should I do?"

She muttering, and her facial look wasn't good.

The Second Prince disappeared from the Imperial Palace where she worked, and for a long time, his whereabouts were unknown.

Apparently, Caitlyn felt very responsible for this job.

"Caitlyn."

"Yes, Lord."

"You just have to live your life. Then, when you come across information that might be of use to Lombardy, you just have to remember it and let me know."

"However... ."

Caitlyn squeezed her dress so tight that it was wrinkled.

"Did the others hear anything, Lord?"

It was taboo to ask for the information that other people brought here.

The scholarship members carried very little information, so Lulak gathered them together to hear about it.

Knowing it well, Caitlyn took the courage to ask.

"There is no other intention. It is only because the existence of the Second Prince is very important to Lombardy, so......"

Even Lulak didn't reprimand Caitlyn.

He just looked up and admitted that Caitlyn was right.

"Isn't that hilarious, Caitlyn. Even if he is a Prince, a child who doesn't even have a presence like him is someone I need."

It was a sentence of justification mixed with laughter.

The reason why Lulak was looking for the Second Prince was simple.

It was to check Angenas power, that is, Empress Rabini.

The most absolute card that the Empress possesses is that she is the Emperor's wife and the mother of his only son.

The Emperor apparently had one more son, but nothing.

The Emperor's attitude that pretended not to know about the seeds he sowed gave the Empress even more opportunities.

"It's because I moved too late."

Lulak was disappointed.

If he knew a little bit earlier that the Second Prince's mother was dying, he can just put the Second Prince under Lombardy's protection.

Without realizing it, the Empress dared to interfere with the issue of Lulak's inheritance.

"Angenas keeps snooping around what's going on under my roof, but I have to take my hands off and see! Ha!"

Rabini Angenas is involved in Lombardy's affairs, pretending to be a Viese supporter, but there is nothing Lulak can do.

Now it was very clear, the Second Prince was well hidden, so he couldn't even find a reason to face the Empress.

Lulak frowned even more.

"Is he already dead......?"

It was said that the villa in the forest where the Second Prince lived with his mother had been vacated for a long time.

The presence of the Second Prince and his servants was not noticeable in the abandoned separate palace, which was like a ruin.

So, Lulak ordered Caitlyn and the other scholarship members working in the Imperial Palace to find the whereabouts of the Second Prince's nanny.

It was because he thought that the Second Prince and the nanny would have been sent together somewhere in the land owned by Angenas.

But the nanny was found dead in the southern part of Server River.

There was a high probability that the Second Prince's body could not be found and drifted along the river.

"In the Imperial Palace filled with adults, it shouldn't be difficult to find him and his maid."

Lulak shook his head and lamented.

The First Prince are the only children living in the Imperial Palace.

Lulak decided it was time to stop looking for the Second Prince.

"I heard from Young miss......."

Something went through Caitlyn's head as she listened.

"Yes! She said when attending Empress invitation, none of it was fun. Except for making friends!"

It was Florentia's word, whom she had met a while ago.

Caitlyn thought about what she had heard.

"She said he was sick, and alone..."

Alone.

Until now, under the command of Lulak, they were targeting a combination of children and court ladies.

It was because he didn't think that the Empress would have left the Second Prince alone.

"But what if she hides the Second Prince alone, then moves the nanny to trick us?"

Caitlyn carefully opened her mouth to tell Lulak, who seemed to be pondering.

* * *

"Grandpa, I am here!"

I was just about to have dinner with Shananet and the twins after hearing the news that my father was late again.

The butler came and told me that my grandfather was looking for me.

When I entered the room, there was a simple meal on the table like last time.

"Our Tia is here! I called you to eat with this grandfather!"

"I like it too!"

Am I did something.

Maybe he just wanted to have dinner with his granddaughter.

I settled down and sat next to my grandfather and began to eat.

"Now, eat this too. This too."

Grandfather stroked my head when he pushed the delicious foods in front of me.

"Eat yours too grandpa! It's delicious!"

When I put the third piece of meat into my mouth.

My grandfather who looked at me, asked.

"Let's hear it, doesn't Tia have a friend?"

"A friend?"

"Yes, in the Imperial Palace."