"I've heard the story of how Mr. Olsenford restored his family's former glory. He truly is remarkable. A friend of mine in Delarion also inherited the assets of a declining family, but unfortunately, her luck was not nearly as good."
She was referring to Miss Goode. At the beginning of the year, when Shade had written back to her, he had jokingly tested the waters by saying, "I'll just keep Mia with me from now on." He was still waiting for that lady's reply.
A fragile smile appeared on the face of the woman in the black-and-red dress.
"Everything will get better. Everything will be fine."
She also found the conversation somewhat awkward, so she took the initiative to introduce a new topic.
"If you had come to visit outside of winter, you could have seen the flowerbeds I planted in the courtyard. There is also a garden behind the house. I hired a gardener to help tend the flowers there, and every spring, they bloom beautifully."
Thus, Shade chatted with the lady about the manor. He also learned that Madam Osenfott rarely went in the city with Mr. Olsenford because she was not in very good health.
There were not many members of the Osenfott Family now. The only people who had lived here all along were the husband and wife, along with some servants. Although Madam Osenfott did not say so directly, Shade could sense that the master rarely returned. Four or five days every week, he spent the night in the city.
Especially during the current winter, when the dock outside the manor could not be used and certain private businesses could not be conducted, Mr. Olsenford returned even less often. Shade had been lucky today. Normally, someone who came Here without making an appointment would not