A pair of glasses passed by the ear and a round frame was placed on her nose. The cold metal contrasted with the man’s warm body temperature.

“It’s done.”

The moment she slowly raised her eyelids, she was under the illusion that her world was covered with Clyde.

She felt dizzy. Why?

Her upper body swayed and fell back.

“Oh!”

His arms stretched out quickly and grabbed her staggering body.

In an instant, Edith tried to calm the dizziness, not knowing whether she was anemic or not while being held in the man’s broad arms.

“As expected…”

His voice murmured softly.

“Pardon? What’s expected?”

“It’s nothing. Are you sick?”

Her head was spinning briefly, and she got better soon. She looked up at Clyde, blinking her blurry eyes to get the focus. He looked like he was thinking about something.

First, she had to get away from the hugging position. She lowered his strong forearm around her waist and awkwardly widened the distance between the two.

When she looked around, a servant looked surprised with his mouth open. He was not at the shooting range a few days ago. He quickly turned his head around and pretended not to notice just before making eye contact with Edith. The servants, who knew the strange moment in the shooting range, were better at managing their expressions.

Edith was so embarrassed that she made a lot of ‘uh, um’ exclamations.

“These glasses… I thought it wasn’t prescribed, but I guess it is. I couldn’t see well when I wore it.”

“Is that so? Let me check again.”

Clyde accepted her excuse for her staggering condition.

“But, can I ask what you mean by ‘as expected’?”

“I mean that the glasses look good on you as expected.”

It was probably an excuse, but Edith just nodded because there were a lot of eyes watching.

In the office room, only the two of them were burning and the rest were in a cold atmosphere.

She was distracted by Clyde, so she couldn’t hear a whisper in the distance.

A tactless servant whispered to the person next to him, ‘His highness Alpha pheromone blah blah blah….’ Then Clyde glared fiercely at him. The conversation fell into place right away.

Clyde seemed to worry about her condition. He dragged her to a comfortable seat and sat her down with his own hands. It was a sofa used only when the distinguished guests came.

“Take a rest here.”

The gorgeous gold decorations and comfortable cushions were burdensome. Above all, she was the only person sitting among the attendants.

“I’m sorry, but can I go up to the special room and do my own business? Being here is a bit….”

“I’ll be done soon if I take care of a few things. And you can relax. I forced you to wear glasses.”

Edith knew that she wouldn’t instantly get anemia if she wore glasses with thick lenses, but she was out of breath and didn’t add her words.

She was also worried that there were signs of abnormalities in her health. She was dizzy at the shooting range last time, and this was the second time.

“Yes…”

“If it’s hard to just relax, Edith can handle your housework.”

“May I?”

He nodded with ease.

In fact, Edith didn’t have enough time to take care of her private life. Yesterday, she was busy gathering her house’s servants and revealing that she had become the master. There was a lot of work to do besides that.

First, it was necessary to make it widely known to the surroundings so that her father couldn’t take gambling debts recklessly. Now the Duke Paddleton was Edith, she had to send warning letters everywhere that they could lose even the principal if they loaned hastily to the previous duke.

In case her father was trying to borrow money while hiding the fact that he had handed over his position. It wouldn’t have caused much damage to Edith, but it would have been better to notify her as soon as possible about her blood-related father.

“Then I’ll just write a few personal letters.”

Clyde resumed his next job, occasionally turning to Edith. His unfathomable gaze lingered for a long time while she concentrated on writing on the table.

The person in charge of the following matter, who was waiting outside the office, came in. The process of reporting and sharing opinions was the same as usual.

Clyde briefly called in before picking up another issue.

“If a servant is struggling financially, how do I help?”

“A financial help?”

“Can I pay with my private money?”

The chief attendant thought it over and replied calmly.

“If Your Highness wants, of course, you can use it anytime. However, you can also support your servant through the official process.”

“Is that so?”

“I remember a similar case in the past. When a palace official, who had served for about ten years, had a sudden accident, the imperial family lent him money at a much lower interest rate than the loan shark on the market.”

Clyde nodded when he heard the answer he wanted. He guessed that Edith wouldn’t like it if he handed over his personal property unconditionally, so he found another way.

“Good. Let me support Sir Ketzmorris in that way.”

“Are you talking about Sir Ketzmorris?”

The subject was on the sofa just across from the office desk. After glancing at Edith’s back, the chief attendant accepted the Crown Prince’s order calmly.

“I will do it as you wish. When I get the application for assistance, I will take care of it immediately since Your Highness’ permission has been granted in advance.”

It was an imperial grant. Thank you for this. He would get it right away.

She thought she was right, but she wondered if Clyde was being too nice to her.

Did he have any old memories that she couldn’t remember? No matter how much she guessed, nothing really came to mind. Her hands were busy moving on the letter paper, but she had many thoughts.

There were dozens of places to send letters. She had to inform all her relatives about her inheritance of the title, and she had to write letters to all her close friends. Of course, it was also for those in debt.

In addition, she had to keep in touch with bad loan sharks who were likely to lend her father money. Even if they offered flexibility to the previous duke, she needed to show her unwillingness to repay it for him. Doing so would have helped her father’s gambling addiction.

Her arms hurt so much when she tried to write down different contents for each recipient. It was something she couldn’t entrust to anyone else.

In the meantime, the person who reports to Clyde has changed again. This time it was the imperial physician.

The gray-haired physician greeted the Crown Prince and took out his business.

“Your Highness, the rut cycle is just around the corner.”

“Oh, has that already happened? The date goes by so fast.”

Even if she didn’t want to hear it, the conversation took place close to Edith, so it came naturally into her ears.

Hearing about the rut cycle struck her anew that Clyde was an Alpha.

The rut cycle was a period of rutting that Alphas periodically went through. To express it in the animal world, it was a state in which the desire for reproduction rose to the maximum, and the instinct to mate became very strong during this period.

At this time, people often feel excited and instinct takes precedence over reason. There are many cases of accidents due to sexual excitement, and in severe cases, they seek Omega without being seen. The stronger Alpha’s nature, the more intense the sexual desire was.

Clyde was widely known as a strong-tempered dominant Alpha. So, it was obvious that the rut cycle would be tough.

“How would you spend this cycle? How about following my advice at least once?”

“No. Prepare the medication as usual.”

He firmly refused the physician’s request and ended the conversation briefly. The doctor repeatedly exhorted with a troubled look.

“As you know, Your Highness has a very strong temperament, so you also need to prescribe special medicines for rut cycles. It puts a lot of strain on the body as I have to use a strong inhibitor to suppress the strong pheromone.”

“The same thing comes up every time the cycle comes. I heard it so many times that I memorized it.”

“Your Highness is strong, so it doesn’t show right now, but the inhibitors’ side effects may appear when you get older later.”

“Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine.”

“Why don’t you have an Omega by your side for a test….”

Clyde, who couldn’t hear it, cut off the doctor’s words with a look of displeasure.

“You’re being too intrusive.”

“… I’m sorry, Your Highness.”

He could no longer speak with his mouth, but the doctor’s wrinkled eyes were filled with regret.

Clyde waved his hand wildly. It was meant for him to go away without having to be a nuisance.

His attitude as the Crown Prince was generally this way. He was strict and determined with whomever he dealt with, and he was merciless when he made a decision like cutting with a knife.

Befitting his position as the center of the empire and supreme decision maker, he didn’t tolerate anyone who challenged his authority.

In light of this precedent, it was a surprising event that Clyde had Edith, who disregarded the status quo. She was the only one who was exceptional.

Despite the fact that the situation has been revealed quite a few times, some servants still couldn’t manage their expressions.

Clyde glanced at her again.

“Edith, is there a long way to go?”

She answered back even without raising her head.

“There’s a long way to go. I can’t finish it today.”

“Did your anemia get better?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

“I’d like to go up and let you rest, but the interior work in the special room is in full swing right now.”

She didn’t know what kind of interior work it was, but it seemed like a lot of work was done on one bedroom wall. During the day, it was cluttered with construction work, and in the evening, it was well organized and neat.

Clyde had several bedrooms, but only the master bedroom had a special room. So, whenever possible, he seemed to sleep there.

When Edith heard the sound of worrying about her condition, she spoke softly.

“There’s also a way to leave early.”

“Yes, keep writing letters here.”

It didn’t even work. She grumbled in a muffled voice while diligently using her pen.

Since then, many nobles and officials have come and gone to the Oval Office. In a solemn atmosphere, Clyde took care of the affairs, and Edith wrote letters to the debtors.

❋ ❋ ❋

A long time later, a servant brought a message from the outside.

It was a message for Edith, not Clyde. A small note was handed to her hand so it wouldn’t interfere with the Crown Prince’s work.

It was said that Adrian was at the palace’s entrance. He came to see her as she asked him to stop by.

Clyde was more interested in the notes than Edith, who checked the text.

“What’s that?”

He kept glancing at it and pulled out his head.