Our Summer Isn't Over Yet - Chapter 42

In an instant, it became as silent as if cold water had been poured over everything. Morgan asked again, making sure he had heard correctly, and Mia repeated the same words in a flat voice.

“I told you I would be the bait.”

At his disbelieving laugh, she explained the plan she had been considering before visiting the palace.

“The Fourth Prince is abnormally obsessed with me, and I plan to use that to catch him.”

It was a method that only Hose could fall for. Anyone with reason wouldn’t fall for such an obvious trap, but Hose was different.

Mia told Morgan that she would start by publicly announcing her schedule for the next two weeks through the press, and that she would be doing relief work on the outskirts of the capital.

Her external activities would be widely publicized, Dylan would be in Rhodia, and the outskirts of the capital were relatively unsafe.

It was the perfect environment for Hose to come looking for her.

Of course, Dylan, upon learning of this plan, might find it suspicious, but if she said she was doing it to quell the rumors of being a ‘fake princess,’ he wouldn’t be able to say anything.

Morgan, reading Mia’s thoughts, rubbed his forehead. It was the perfect trap to catch Hose, but there were too many risks.

To be precise, it was dangerous for Mia Blair.

“What if the Fourth Prince threatens you?”

“If I get hurt and need treatment, I think I’ll need a doctor who can keep his mouth shut. As you already know, if someone sees my body, they won’t think I’m a ‘princess.'”

Morgan sighed briefly and frowned. But in the end, he knew what he had to say.

He felt sorry for Mia Blair’s life, but there were plenty of people living more miserable lives than her, and Morgan had a duty to protect Hippolyte over a foreign national.

He stood at a different point from Walter and Dylan, so he had no choice but to accept Mia’s proposal.

“I’ll have people stationed behind you. Is there anything else you need?”

After a moment’s thought, Mia mentioned the biggest obstacle for her.

“Please make sure that Dylan Richard doesn’t return to the capital for the next two weeks.”

“Again?”

“And I hope you’ll delay telling him about the deal between me and His Majesty as much as possible. At least until the Pilat delegation’s visit is confirmed and they’ve departed.”

She didn’t think she could completely deceive Dylan’s eyes and senses. Just as she could read his thoughts, he would read hers and act accordingly.

But she wanted to avoid being caught as much as possible.

If she were facing him alone, everything would be exposed before long, but with Morgan backing her, she could control the information Dylan had to some extent.

It wasn’t a difficult request for Morgan. He accepted and stood up to leave.

Mia also stood up and greeted him.

Morgan, who was walking towards the door, suddenly seemed to have a question and called her.

“Mia Blair.”

Mia slowly turned around and met Morgan’s eyes.

He frowned as if he had a thorn in his throat and asked.

“What if Dylan Richard has a valid reason for betraying you, other than love?”

It was a question Mia had never even considered.

Mia slowly rolled Morgan’s question around in her mouth.

‘…A valid reason?’

Could there be a reason for Dylan’s betrayal that she could understand and accept?

It was as absurd and incomprehensible as the idea that he loved her. Mia shook her head briefly. She shook off the thought of him that had settled in her mind and smiled brightly.

Morgan, watching her reaction, shook his head.

“I hope you can return to Pilat.”

He took her hand and would thoroughly keep the contract they had made today. But Morgan was sure that Dylan wouldn’t let her go easily.

Mia Blair didn’t seem to know that, but there was no need to tell her. Morgan only needed to get what he could from her, and their love quarrel was a problem for them to solve.

“If you ever want to stay in Hippolyte, let me know.”

The weather in Rhodia had been bad since yesterday.

It was raining as if a hole had been punched in the sky. It seemed that summer was completely gone. As the sound of rain echoed, Dylan’s hand, which had been working, stopped naturally when the phone rang.

He checked the time once and frowned.

It wasn’t time for Mia to call yet. Guessing it was a work call, he cleared his throat and answered the phone.

With a click, the other person’s voice was heard.

Your Excellency, we have found a space that is presumed to have communicated with the target until recently.

“Where is it?”

It’s not far from Your Excellency’s residence. Would you like to come and check it out?

“I’ll leave soon.”

If he went there, he wouldn’t be able to have a short phone call with Mia today, but in order to return to the capital as soon as possible…

He clicked his tongue once and soon left the residence.

Not long after Dylan left, the phone rang in his space. After ringing a few times, the phone stopped ringing as if nothing had happened.

When the noisy noise disappeared, no sound was heard except for the sound of raindrops falling.

Soldiers who had been ordered to chase Hose were stationed at the place he arrived through the pouring rain. They greeted Dylan, who was looking at them, and hurriedly guided him.

“It doesn’t seem like the target came here directly.”

“Then.”

“It seems that the people here moved to convey the situation here to the outside, leave traces, and confuse our army.”

Dylan, who scanned the inside, read the documents they were writing on the desk to send out. It was made up of Murad ciphers, but Dylan, who had received military training, could easily understand the contents.

The contents written on the few remaining papers were mostly related to Dylan’s movements.

“Did you catch the people who were sending information to the target from here?”

“Yes, we arrested them and are monitoring them in our army.”

About five people were arrested.

The roles were thoroughly divided. The person who writes the letter, the person who moves to the intermediate base, and the person who takes it out of Rhodia.

Dylan laughed in vain at the meticulously calculated division of work.

“It seems that all the letters were sent to nearby areas close to the capital. There was nothing that went directly into the capital, but considering that it was sent near there, we may have to consider the possibility that the target has sneaked into the capital.”

He had fully expected that Hose would not be in Rhodia, but he had not assumed that Hose was in the capital.

The reason why he didn’t bring Mia to Rhodia was because he thought Hose might be here, but Dylan’s expression became eerie at the thought that he might have left Mia alone in the place where Hose was.

“I’ll stop listening to the report here, interrogate the captured people to arrest the remaining remnants, and focus on chasing the target.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

Dylan, who received their greetings, returned to the residence with a chilling face.

He waited until dawn without sleeping, waiting to connect the phone to the royal family.

As soon as it was eight o’clock in the morning, he contacted the Hippolyte royal family. It was to report the matters confirmed yesterday.

Dylan, who had reported directly to Morgan, demanded that he be allowed to return because Hose might be in the capital, but it was not accepted.

Duke Richard, it seems that the Duke is in the capital and military personnel are stationed there, so it would be better to watch the situation there.

“…Please allow me to watch the situation in the capital for only three days.”

The Fourth Prince’s traces may remain throughout Rhodia, so I want the Duke to focus on finding them.

“If he is in the capital, we cannot ignore the possibility that he will find Mia.”

After a moment of silence, Morgan lightly dismissed Dylan’s words.

I hope you can deliver the news that you have arrested him in the next report.

As soon as the call ended, Dylan’s office was silent.

He understood Morgan’s orders, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was out of place. Morgan usually loosened Dylan so that he wouldn’t stand out somewhere.

Especially when it comes to Mia.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that he was intentionally isolating himself in Rhodia. But he couldn’t recklessly go against Morgan’s will and return to the capital.

After frowning for a while, Dylan immediately contacted his residence. After a few rings, a familiar voice was heard.

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