Nn coughed lightly into his fist, as if trying to mask his embarrassment, standing there obediently with his head lowered, his gaze fixed on Eliza.


    Though he was clearly bring scolded, his expression betrayed him. It was almost like he was secretly enjoying it.


    Luckily Eliza didn''t notice, or she might have given him another round of reprimands.


    Diana, who had been sitting in the courtyard watching the two of them, couldn''t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.


    She said. "Come on, Eliza, he''s the Prince Regent! You''ve got guts."


    She couldn''t believe Eliza had managed to lecture the most powerful man in Bortend to the point where he couldn''t even lift his hend


    Worried that Eliza might actually anger him, Diana quickly reached out and pulled her back


    But the moment she grabbed Eliza''s hand, Nn''s gaze turned sharp, almost piercing, sending a chill down Diana''s spine.


    It was enough to make her hesitate, her words faltering.


    "Don''t worry. His Highness isn''t the type to hold grudges Eliza, oblivious to Diana''s unease, casually patted her shoulder.


    Eliza, oblivious to Diana''s unease, casually patted her shoulder,


    Nn then spoke up. "Eliza''s right. I''m not the kind of person to take offense easily. Besides, Eliza is my friend, and her friends are my friends as well."


    Diana''s lips twitched again.


    She thought, if I hadn''t caught your double standard, I might''ve actually bought your nonsense.


    "Your Highness, you''re not even trying to hide your favoritism anymore."


    In the end, Diana chose to stay silent.


    After all, since Eliza left her family, Nn had indeed done a lot for her.


    Take that private decree, for instance. He handed it over without a second thought.


    If he didn''t genuinely care for Eliza, he could not possibly go that far


    That private decree wasn''t just formanding five hundred ck g soldiers.


    In the wrong hands, it could cause unimaginable trouble for Nn.


    So, if he didn''t truly trust Eliza, if he didn''t genuinely have her best interests at heart, he would not dare to give her something so significant.


    For now, Diana believed that Nn was on Eliza''s side.


    But a man being good to a woman could mean many different things.


    Eliza might not understand this, but Diana certainly wasn''t as naive as her.


    She hadn''t thought much of it before, but now that she reflected on it carefully,


    there was no doubt that Nn had certain feelings for Eliza


    It was just that, constrained by Eliza''s identity, he hadn''t voiced them.


    Diana quickly pieced it all together.


    She couldn''t help but respect how Nn handled things.


    In this world, a woman''s reputation meant everything, especially for someone like Eliza, who was both a Holy Lady and a nun. If her purity were ever called into question, it would mean certain ruin.


    And in her case, the stakes were doubly high.


    Diana nced at Eliza, worry flickering in her eyes.


    Eliza noticed and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "What''s on your mind?"


    Diana shook her head. Once again, she chose to say nothing


    Eliza noticed that Diana seemed a bit off, so she shifted the conversation to another topic. "By the way, Your Highness, you mentioned chasing down those foreign spies who escaped from the Duke''s estate. Did one of them manage to slip away?" Nn raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "How do you know? Yes, one did escape, and it turns out he''s their leader"


    "The leader? So the spy hiding in Sophie''s room was actually their leader?" Eliza said, her tone a mix of surprise and


    amusement.


    She paused briefly, then recounted to Nn how she had surrounded the Duke''s estate earlier


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    Although Nn already knew most of what she was saying, he listened patiently, his expression calm but attentive And then, something she said caught him off guard.


    "Wait, you''re telling me you left a venomous spider on their leader?" Nn asked, his voice tinged with surprise


    "Yes. To be precise, it''s a small venomous spider its mother spider in under my control. If he dares to return to Hasen City. can use the mother spider to locate the small one on him, and through that, track him down


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