Chapter 14

There is no bookshelf near him. There was no one who was interested. Edwin hesitated a little, but walked towards the stairs that he had come and gone. Of course, Amelia was not there. However, the bed, table, and other things were left intact, and the only thing he couldn’t find was books that were lying around every time he came. Edwin walked over to the table where she was serving tea and sweets and sat down on a chair. His heart was pounding strangely. What is this kind of emotion? He looked up, but he couldn’t see Amelia, who was always smiling from the other side. He felt empty. And it was very sad, but at the same time, it was also disappointing. He thought we were close friends, but like this disappearing without telling him.

After all, it was Amelia’s fault for being careless. Edwin had told her to be careful from the first time he saw it, and the reason he didn’t come was because Amelia didn’t listen to Edwin properly. Moreover, just as Amelia was embarrassed by her shameful appearance, Edwin, who had seen it, was equally embarrassed. He was a little upset that Amelia was desperately trying not to feel awkward, but that the return was a farewell without even a greeting. Suddenly, he remembered what Amelia had said with a smile.

“Oh, it’s on Laplus Street. And there’s one on Celine Street, and another one on the west side. It’s not a mansion, but I also own a building in Piazza Rosa, and the bookstore here is mine.”

Laplus Street, Celine Street, West Gate, Rosa Square. It wasn’t really difficult to find a girl with the name ‘Amelia’ in a specific place. If Vanessa had freed the people he was acting as an informant right away, he would have been able to find out her whereabouts in a day. But Edwin quickly erased the impulsive thought. He had no reason to go looking for Amelia like that.

Besides, if Amelia is avoiding Edwin while cleaning up her cozy paradise she’s made, doesn’t it mean she’s really determined? After all, Amelia and himself were nothing more than a bookstore owner and a customer, and they only got to know each other a little more after a robbery.

“Maybe he has already left the Empire.” Edwin thought that it was because she had lost the only space where he could rest comfortably because of the feeling of being nailed down, and he left her room, where he would never come again.

—And exactly two days later, Edwin reunited with Amelia in the square.

“It’s delicious.”

It was the fourth already. Amelia had a happy expression on her face eating chicken skewers bought from a street vendor who was riding the word of mouth in Rosa Square. After clearing out the bookstore, she was staying at her house on Laplus. Thanks to the constant caretaker, she had no problem moving in and living right away, and my reading time was reduced, so she was slowly enjoying a healthy hobby of taking a walk. Of course, it wasn’t a long-distance hobby.

Anyway, it’s been a long time, so she visited the buildings she couldn’t see, Rosa Square. Come to chase the delicious smell and snacks. Amelia, who had been sitting on a nearby bench and eating another one she had bought a while ago, took a break while looking around the noisy square, removing three pieces of grilled skewers with a generous amount of chicken stuffed and standing up. “Sometimes this is good.’

The day after Edwin found her, Amelia immediately cleaned the bookstore. Originally, she was going to leave for another country as it is, but things got a little complicated because most of Amelia’s fortune was tied to the Empire.

Amelia and her parents weren’t very smart, nor were they nimble. All property matters were left to the agents, who advised her that wealthy commoners incur huge taxes each time they traveled and stayed in another country, unless they were merchants. It was not for nothing that her parents handed over the entire estate to Amelia. He added that he had to go to exile to avoid it, and although he could find a few places through his parents’ networks, it would take a long time, and he added that he would not recommend it because there are not many places as good as the Empire. There were complicated issues with taxes, etc., but that alone gave Amelia a break.

It didn’t take long for her, who quickly cooled down, to feel bothered by everything. Even so, the bookstore had already been cleared up, and she was enjoying the life of a wealthy white woman, her original job, for a week because she was reopening now. She likes dirty books, but she also enjoys walking around leisurely while eating delicious food. Amelia, who was in a happy thought, suddenly felt a gaze and turned her head.

“Ah!”

Not far away, Edwin was standing and looking at her. The Rosa Square was located right in front of the Imperial Palace, so knights and nobles’ carriages could easily be seen.