"This..."
Shade did find both sides of the story rather strange, but to keep the conversation going, he still said:
"Love is irrational by nature. Was that girl beautiful?"
The baron shook his head:
"Though I loved her, I will not lie. By ordinary standards, she was not a beautiful girl—not nearly as beautiful as the two young ladies by your side. But loving someone means loving not only their appearance, but their soul as well."
Shade could clearly sense that Megan beside him wanted to say something. The Edwards Sisters had always been good at sharp sarcasm:
"Actually, when my servants went to dig up this box yesterday evening, they encountered an unfamiliar lady. That lady even asked what they were doing. I know it may have been a coincidence, but is it possible that Lady Halonin has been quietly watching you all along?"
"Then why has she not shown herself?"
The baron sighed again. He looked far more despondent:
"Mr. Watson, since that is the case, could you do me one more favor? Go and take a look at Halonin's former home. I want to know about her... Just take a look. It would be enough to know whether she has truly returned to this city."
As he spoke, the baron had his servant bring an old photograph from the study. It was a picture of the young baron together with Miss Halonin. The photograph had been preserved very well. Though the young baron lacked his present weathered and refined bearing, he had still been quite handsome.
As for Miss Halonin, the Outlander did not like casually judging other people's appearances, but she was clearly only an ordinary person.
This time, Baron Samir insisted on not having Shade help for nothing. After Shade declared that he did not