"Why are you thanking him?" The duchess was confused when she saw what Rose did.
Rose hugged Rune, rested her head on his shoulder, and kissed his cheek before she went back to her seat and turned to her mother, "I thanked him because Rune made them apologize."
"What? Is that true?" Duchess Fournier asked Rune.
The man was still feeling euphoric by the kiss that just landed on his cheek earlier. He absentmindedly replied, "Well, technically... yes."
"I don't understand," said the duchess again. She turned to her husband. "Do you know anything about this?"
Duke Fournier shook his head.
"Mother... Rune here is Rune Schneider," Rose finally explained. "When the news agencies were writing that I am dating Rune Schneider, they did it to mock me, thinking my boyfriend claimed to be someone from the Schneider family when he is actually an impostor. Anne and Sarah fed them with the lies."