Elliot froze.
His... mother?
Lady Camilla?
He had come in such a hurry that Cora had not told him Lady Camilla was coming too.
Or perhaps she had thought it unimportant, not worth mentioning specifically.
After all, Lady Camilla was Elliot's mother. In theory, she was one of the people he knew best. Why would Cora need to say anything?
No one thought having Elliot deal with Lady Camilla would be any trouble, except Elliot himself.
Only he knew that he knew absolutely nothing about Lady Camilla.
After transmigrating, he had found himself directly in the Mansion and had never met this Lady Camilla. Nor had he encountered her since coming to the Imperial Capital. Even now, he did not know what she looked like.
Elliot immediately grew wary, bracing himself to deal with Lady Camilla with his full attention.
He did not ask for much. As long as she did not spot anything amiss, that would be enough.
But where was Lady Camilla?
Only then did Elliot notice something was wrong.
Cora and Sidney had brought in only the Old Duke. There was no Lady Camilla anywhere.
Besides, from everything he had heard, Lady Camilla ought to dote on him.
If that was the sort of person she was, should she not have been excited to finally see him after so long? Why had she not said a single word to him?
Elliot found it utterly strange.
Was the Old Duke joking?
No. Elliot inwardly shook his head. The Old Duke was a very serious man. No matter how he looked at it, he did not seem like someone who would make this sort of joke.
Then where on earth was Lady Camilla?!
The Old Duke looked at him in displeasure.
The agitation in Elliot's heart mingled with fear,