Chapter 96 (1/2)

"I don't know either. I…"

Rubica shut her mouth and stood up. She felt sorry for leaving the ice cream that hadn't even been tasted yet, but this wasn't the time to enjoy her dessert.

Being with those panicked people wouldn't let her find out what Edgar was up to. To know why he was doing that, she had to talk to him.

"Ann, come with me."

"Yes, Your Grace."

Ann understood what Rubica was about to do and nodded. She told the other maids to not follow her since she was going to serve Rubica on her own this evening, then she followed Rubica.

"Edgar!"

Rubica arrived when Edgar's attendant was helping him get changed to his slippers. Edgar then saw Ann and Carl come in after her.

He nodded to his attendant who soon realized what was going on.

"Then, Your Grace, I hope you have a pleasant time."

Nothing good will come by being present there. The duke and the duchess were going to have a very serious conversation. If rumors about it got out, he was going to be held responsible.

He tried to leave, but Edgar turned to Rubica and opened his arms.

"I'm not ready to have a pleasant time yet."

The message was clear. He wanted the attendant to undress him. It appeared the attendant wasn't going to allowed to leave before helping his master get changed into a comfortable gown. He glanced at Carl, but Carl wasn't his master. Edgar was.

"Yes, Your Grace."

Now he had no choice but to witness the couple's fight.

"Edgar, I want to talk to you in private."

Thankfully, the duchess gave him a chance to survive. The attendant silently let go of Edgar's jacket sleeve, hoping to be unnoticed.

Actually, having to witness the fight itself wasn't scary. He was sure he could do his job like a mute no matter what the two said. However, the problem would come after that.

When he left the room, the other servants were not going to let him go until he told them everything.

"Let's just talk. It's not like it's that serious."

But sadly, Edgar dismissed that chance. Rubica sighed, and Edgar hated it when she did it. However, this time, he pretended to ignore it and let the attendant undo the buttons on his sleeve.

"We are not getting mana quartz this year? What are you talking about?"

"I meant what I said, and I plan to not get that thing ever again."

"What the- Edgar! I really can't see why you are doing this."

Edgar smiled, but Rubica truly didn't know why he was doing that.

"I decided that getting mana quartz was unnecessary. Is there any other reason needed?"

"But…"

"I apologize again for interfering with your budget."

"That's not the problem!"

Rubica grabbed her skirt and then let it go again a couple of times. Ann and Carl couldn't dare to speak and just watched the two.

"Finding mana quartz is about the Claymore's honor, tradition, and history. It is also needed to test newly developed weapons and to check if there are any problems with them."

It just made no sense. She was saying exactly what he had told her to convince her. It also had made her eventually admit he was right. But unlike her, Edgar didn't lose the smile on his lips. He took off his shirt and wore a gown his attendant brought.

"I plan to make a new tradition."

"Edgar."

Rubica was so mad that tears swelled up in her eyes.

She had cried yesterday because she had been so angry that she had to give up on her values, but now she cried because she was mad at Edgar who always got his way.

Why was this man always trying to toy with her? She never thought of defeating him or toying with him, but he was always like that to her.

"It has always been a problem to count such a thing as domestic budget for the family."

"Then, are you saying you will assign it to the outer budget?"