Because she was too far away and the curtains blocked her view, the witch could not tell whether the man behind them could trigger the Witch Curse. But she felt that silhouette was clearly her male companion for the evening. She could not understand how Shade had gone to the washroom and ended up kissing Delarion's princess:
"Was that really him?"
Megan followed Miss Galina to the end of the corridor. The Duchess "reprimanded" her grandniece, who emerged from behind the curtains wiping her mouth and keeping her head lowered in silence:
"Just look at you, Angelina. Have you thrown away the honor and dignity of a Cavendish Family princess right out the window? What were you doing just now?"
Megan knew why Miss Galina was so angry and instinctively defended her:
"Galina, I don't think you should be too harsh on Angelina. Noble girls at her age always have someone they love."
The Red-haired Witch turned to glance at her:
"Megan, do you know what you're saying? Have you forgotten that the Speaker said we should try to cultivate Angelina into one of us? Can we casually get involved with men? Angelina, do you know how grave a mistake this is? Have you no shame? Kissing a man—oh, my Angelina, the entire family will be disgraced because of you. The Council members will cover their faces and scorn you. What will your family and friends think of you?"
The Red-haired Witch's expression was stern. Though she was reprimanding Angelina, Megan clearly felt those words were aimed at herself. She was left speechless, not knowing what to say.
"Tell me, who was that man just now?"
The Duchess asked severely:
"I'll deal with him right now. As long as he no longer exists, we can pretend nothing happened today."
"But..."