Chapter 48

"Apologies, Miss Barlen, it was our negligence. We will take him away immediately!"

As soon as the unkempt nobleman burst into the dining room, the butler Heber quickly arrived with two male servants. After restraining the untidy nobleman, he promptly apologized to Amelia.

Not long ago, after taking Ifia to meet Miss Barlen, Heber fell seriously ill upon returning to his residence. Weakness and unbearable headaches made him think he had a terminal illness. However, after consulting with a doctor, it turned out to be nothing more than ordinary exhaustion and fatigue from overusing his brain.

After a period of rest, Heber had recently recovered and was ready to showcase his excellent butler skills to Miss Barlen.

However, this scruffy nobleman disrupted his plans!

Not to mention the extremely unreasonable visit without prior notice, now he had sneaked in front of Miss Barlen when they weren't paying attention!

From the moment Heber saw this man, he knew he would be trouble, but due to the man's noble status, he couldn't directly kick him out.

Later, the man took advantage of Heber instructing the servants to prepare items and sneakily ran here to disturb Miss Barlen!

"Miss Barlen, I know my sudden visit isn't formal, but please understand the plight of a poor man worried about his partner. Please help me find Daelin! I beg you, I can't live without Daelin!"

Even though the unkempt nobleman's hands were bound and he was restrained by the male butler, he persisted in loudly pleading with Amelia. When he mentioned Daelin's name, tears uncontrollably streamed from his brown eyes.

Such a touching love story caught everyone's attention, especially since it was related to a missing person case. Ifia perked up her ears, ready to eavesdrop on the side.

As for helping?

Better not bother!

As an ordinary commoner, she was even less than this scruffy nobleman. What help could she provide? Help the nobleman persuade Amelia? Forget it!

Uh, she's not a saint with a heart for everyone, she can't do such weird things. Otherwise, she should be sitting on the temple's Buddha platform.

Amelia ignored the scruffy nobleman, letting him perform alone. She remained indifferent, sparing not even a single applause. Instead, she was keenly observing Ifia.

Seeing some gossip emerging, Ifia, who was initially troubled, instantly perked up. Her round eyes, thinking they were slyly concealed, were sneakily glancing over. Due to her distraction, she hadn't noticed that the bread in her hand had been torn into strips.

If she had tail, it would be standing up by now.

Truly adorable.

"Miss Barlen, you must help me. You are the only one in the empire who is kind and compassionate!"

However, while Amelia was enjoying Ifia's cuteness, the scruffy nobleman persisted and even resorted to using flattery skills!

Ifia could understand the man's anxiety about his missing partner, but he shouldn't force others to help!

Amelia truly was a good noble, but she couldn't unreasonably help everyone. The scruffy nobleman's seemingly sweet words were, in fact, a form of moral coercion because Amelia was the Duke's daughter, possessing the authority to mobilize imperial soldiers.

Ifia sighed, rolled her eyes. She wasn't that curious about this drama!

After coming back to her senses, Ifia realized that the bread in her hand had been flattened and was now inedible. But considering the past ordeal of eating black bread, she felt it was wrong to waste food. It might not look good, but the taste remained the same.

Just as Ifia was about to discreetly eat the misshapen bread, Amelia suddenly spoke to the scruffy nobleman, "Viscount Kelton, if I'm not mistaken, you're already married to the Linda family's heiress and have children. So, who is Daelin?"

As Amelia finished speaking, Ifia widened her eyes in shock, forgetting about the bread entirely.

Good heavens!

Thought it was some passionate man.

Turns out he's a scumbag!

Pah!

Who gave him the courage to come and ask Amelia for help!

"Daelin is a maid employed by my wife. But we truly love each other. My marriage is just for the sake of the family. Daelin is a diligent and kind woman. Anyone who interacts with her would develop feelings. I can't imagine where she might be suffering for the past three days!"

Viscount Kelton passionately defended his love, but Amelia showed little interest.

Humans are always like this.

They speak grandiloquent words, one set after another, but their actions deviate from morality, ethics, and shame. They always find a suitable reason for themselves… even demons despise such hypocritical humans.

Of course, this doesn't prevent demons from devouring their souls. After all, innocent souls make for good food.

Amelia had seen enough people like Viscount Kelton, and coupled with her indifference to the missing case, she frowned in annoyance. She didn't bother to listen to Viscount Kelton's nonsense and simply raised her hand to signal the butler Heber.

Compared to the previous butler, Heber was a clever man.

Even though Amelia didn't speak, based on her body language, he immediately understood and instructed the male servants to escort Viscount Kelton away. He no longer allowed him to stay here and be a nuisance.

While Heber initially hesitated to expel someone due to their status, Viscount Kelton's disturbance of Miss Barlen gave Heber the right to hold Viscount Kelton accountable as the butler.

After the butler and his men left, the dining room returned to quietude.

Ifia's attention returned to the dining table. Her bread was not yet finished, but just as she looked at it, before Ifia could put the bread into her mouth, Amelia pushed a piece of Black Forest small cake towards her.

The exquisite little cake was placed on a silver plate, continuously emitting a tempting aroma.

"Ifia, try this."

Amelia's recommendation was irresistible, and Ifia hesitated for a moment before immediately setting down the unshapely bread in her hand and instead reluctantly accepting the cake.

Using a spoon to take a bite, she instantly felt like she was transcending.

So delicious~

After finishing a piece of Black Forest cake, there was also yogurt pudding and a sweet fruit juice.

In the end, Ifia didn't even have a chance to eat the bread she had flattened. She could only touch her stuffed belly and watch as the maid removed it from the table.

There were classes in the morning, and after her break, Ifia directly followed Amelia to the academy.

After bidding farewell to Amelia, Ifia, in a cheerful mood, headed towards the classroom.

It was precisely at this moment that the system, which had disappeared for a day and a night, suddenly spoke up.

[Detection: The host has completed the system task, and the task rewards have been distributed!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a complete encyclopedia of plant species.]

[A new task has been issued. Please choose whether to accept the task… This task cannot be refused and is forcefully issued!]

[Everyone has pain in their hearts that cannot be mentioned. As a friend, please understand the most painful thing in the memory of the villainess. Completing the task can earn you a random main character storyline fragment x1]