"Lady Seraphina, Young Master Vaan had come to visit you."
The servant reported and hearing that report, both Seraphina and Anna's widened their eyes in absolute horror.
"What is he doing here?"
Seraphina questioned out loud.
Usually, she had decent control over her emotions, right now, however, things were different. For Vaan to come at this moment, that too, completely unannounced if this was purely coincidence, it was one heck of a coincidence.
Even then, Seraphina was having a hard time calming her nerves.
"Lady Seraphina." Suddenly, Anna called out.
Seraphina turned towards her,
"I will take care of this, you shouldn't keep him waiting," Anna spoke with a determined look on her face.
The brave front she was showing was definitely admirable. Especially considering the fact that she would be the first to die the moment the Dreamweave was revealed since she was the one who brought it here.
Whether she was ordered to do it or not, that fact didn't matter. Heck, because of her low status, she wouldn't even be given the time to represent herself or clear her name.
However, seeing that Anna was still putting out the brave front and was actually thinking about how to deal with the situation instead of panicking like her, Seraphina couldn't help but admire her maid.
She nodded at Anna, then, trusting the Dreamweave with her, she walked out of the room, wanting to meet Vaan as soon as possible and figure out why he came here.
…
"Young Master Vaan."
Seraphina greeted as she walked into the bedroom where Vaan was waiting.
"Oh? You came here quite early." Vaan spoke, pleasantly surprised that he didn't have to wait for much longer, soon, however, a frown appeared on his face.
"Seraphina, you don't look as good as you normally do. What happened? Is it your make-up? Am I so accustomed to always seeing you with makeup that the natural you look kind of ugly to me?"
Vaan questioned with a curious smile on his face.
Of course, Seraphina could tell what Vaan was trying to do, he was indirectly calling her ugly, Seraphina, however, didn't have the time and energy to bother with something like that.
"I heard that Young Master Vaan had come to visit, so I came here as soon as I could. I apologize if I couldn't prepare enough because of my hurry." Seraphina replied as she gracefully walked towards Vaan, serving him tea, before finally sitting on the chair in front of him.
"Is that so…? It seems you were quite excited to me…
Or…
Maybe you panicked when you heard about my arrival and quickly came here to see what I am here for."
Vaan spoke as he looked into Seraphina's eyes.
Seraphina's body momentarily froze.
Vaan's words, they were oddly accurate. It was almost as if he could see her all the way from here and was describing the situation.
This couldn't possibly be good.
Seraphina could tell, Vaan wasn't here with good intentions. Not to mention him coming here right when Anna returned with Dreamweave, something was wrong. Seraphina could feel it.
Was Anna being followed by the Vesta Family men? Seraphina started wondering, soon, however, she shook her head.
The Vesta Family doesn't play games like these. If they were so suspicious of Anna to the point that they would follow her, they would have simply captured her and there was nothing she could have done about it.
'Why is he here…?'
Seraphina wondered as she glanced at Vaan.
Of course, even though she knew the situation was bad, Seraphina wasn't stupid enough to react in front of Vaan and confirm his suspicions.
A small smile appeared on her face and,
"Young Master must be joking, why would I panic because of your arrival? As I said, I just came here as soon as possible because I didn't want Young Master Vaan to wait for me."
"The sweat on your forehead doesn't say the same though." Vaan pointed out.
Seraphina touched her forehead and quickly realized she was sweating, a wry smile then appeared on her face as she continued,
"It is because I rushed all the way here that I am this sweaty. I will be careful next time."
Vaan nodded in understanding,
Then, he started looking around.
The more he acted that way, the more Seraphina's heartbeat quickened, Vaan's presence was messing with her mind, and even though she wanted to calmly think about this whole situation, imagining the worst-case scenarios playing out in her mind was scaring her. She couldn't think properly.
And then suddenly,
"Where is that maid who always followed you?" Vaan questioned.
This time, Seraphina couldn't control herself, she was trying to keep a straight face all this time, but with Vaan asking about Anna, her expression changed and with a panicked frown on her face, she replied.
"She is on leave today,
Why do you ask?"
"She is on leave?" Vaan raised his eyebrow, he looked surprised.
"Yes, that is correct." Seraphina nodded her head.
"That is quite strange…"
Vaan frowned.
"I could swear I saw her roaming around the Mansion."
"That might be because she hasn't left the Mansion. She actually has nowhere to go to, so she usually spends her holidays roaming around and resting in the Stormweaver Mansion." Seraphina replied, doing her best to sound calm and answer in a way that opened up the ways for her to back down later.
Vaan, however, wasn't here to play any games today.
He stood up, and as he did, Seraphina's heartbeat quickened.
"Seraphina." Suddenly, Vaan spoke, this time, his tone was commanding.
"Would you mind if I search your room?"
He questioned, his tone, however, gave an impression that he wasn't willing to take no for an answer.
"H-Huh? That is quite a strange request, Young Master Vaan. You can't just ask to enter a ladies' room like this, you know?" Seraphina laughed, trying to take this as a joke and stall the matter.
"I believe it would be better than the Mages from the Vesta Family searching the entire Stormweaver House, won't it?
A whole wide search by the Vesta Family often ends up finding something they shouldn't.
And even if they don't find anything, the fact that your House was searched by the Vesta Family Mages would definitely affect your connections, don't you think?"
"I still do not understand on what grounds are you trying to search my room. Search is quite a strong word you see and honestly, it makes me quite uncomfortable."
Suddenly, Vaan took out a Black colored ball from his pockets, it was an item that allowed him to talk to his mother, it was like a telephone.
"Should I just call the Vesta Mages instead?"
"What Young Master Vaan is doing right now can be considered as a threat, you know? Even if you are the Young Master of the Vesta Family, you cannot just threaten people using your family name and do whatever you want."
"Everything would be solved if you just let me search your room."
"There are some personal things that I do not wish to show anyone in my room."
"Are those things perhaps illegal?"
"Of course not. I just do not wish to reveal it to others, I have my own private life and preferences."
"Again, you have two options, its either I see your personal legal things you wish to hide from others, or it is the Mages from the Vesta Family, the choice is up to you."
"Young Master Vaan, you must provide me with a valid reason if you wish to enter my room. I cannot grant you access solely based on your requ-"
Before Seraphina could even complete,
"The Vesta Mages it is then," Vaan spoke up.
Then, he quickly turned around and brought the black item close to his mouth.
"W-Wait!"
Seraphina shouted.
"What is it? I do not have all day, Seraphina." Vaan turned around with a frown on his face.
"You wish to search my room, correct? You can do it. I do not want to ruin my Family's image by bringing the Vesta Mages into this.
However, Young Master Vaan must provide me with a clear answer after this is over and nothing is found."
Seraphina spoke as she looked into Vaan's eyes.
This was enough, she had stalled enough time for Anna to quickly hide the Dreamweave in the location she ordered her to and leave her room.
Now, even if Vaan were to destroy her entire room, he still wouldn't be able to find it.
The Mages from the Vesta Family, however, were different, if it is them, then there is no guarantee, honestly, the chances of them finding it were higher.
This was the reason why Seraphina wanted to avoid bringing those Mages into this.
"Alright, show the way."
Vaan ordered.
Still a bit dissatisfied, Seraphina turned around and left the guest room, taking Vaan to her personal room.
"Here, this is my room, you can search wherever you wan-"
Seraphina spoke as she entered her room, her eyes, however, quickly fell on Anna, who was still inside her room and she frowned in confusion.
'What is she doing here!? Was she unable to hide it!?' Seraphina wondered in her head.
On the other hand, a big smile appeared on Vaan's face.
"Seraphina." He suddenly called out.
"Do you ever wonder since when did things start getting worse for you?"
