Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 536.2: Prelude of the Conspiracy (2)

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While today had been difficult for Roel, having received bad news after bad news, it was still a day of celebrations for the people of the Ascart Fiefdom. This was their well-deserved break after a year of hard work.

When Roel returned to the banquet hall, the nobles and the officials were still toasting one another. Carter wasn’t in the hall, possibly taking a brief respite. Alicia was still surrounded by noblewomen. It looked like nothing much had happened.

Roel took a brief moment to adjust his mood before stepping in.

It would have been much easier for him to let his emotions show on his face, but that would have resulted in unnecessary panic. The nobles and officials in the banquet hall wouldn’t be of much help for this matter anyway. There was no point in distressing them.

And no one in the banquet hall was able to see through Roel’s pretense, except for one person.

Alicia paused for a brief moment when she saw Roel re-entering the banquet hall, then doubt flickered across her crimson eyes. Noticing her actions, the noblewomen around Alicia shot Roel a glance and smiled knowingly.

“Lady Alicia, you should head over if you wish to. You don’t need to worry about us.”

“You haven’t been able to chat ever since the start of the banquet. It’s no wonder why you miss Lord Roel.”

At the urging of the noblewomen, Alicia accepted their goodwill and headed over to Roel’s side. She had been worried about Roel after learning about Artasia’s warning, and those feelings were exacerbated when she noticed that Roel’s mood had nosedived after he left for a short while.

Did something bad happen? Alicia wondered worriedly.

Guests who were headed in Roel’s direction halted their footsteps upon noticing Alicia’s arrival. They tactfully excused themselves to free up space for them. Little did they know that the two youths exchanged not sweet nothings between them, but words of concern.

“Lord Brother, what happened when you left earlier?”

“…It’s nothing much. I received a letter from Principal Antonio about the raid against the evi

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