Chapter 275: I Hope You Will Stay True to Your Words
Aldrian glanced at the Grand Duke for a moment while sipping his tea, then set the glass down.
"If I had known her for a long time, is there any problem with that?" Aldrian raised an eyebrow.
Grand Duke Rivas clenched his fist under the table.
"As I thought, they know each other since long. Irene has just been hiding this fact from me," he thought. Although Aldrian now appeared to be a young man in his teens, he still saw him as a potential "threat" who could "take away" his daughter.
"Then what is your relationship with my daughter? How close are you to her?" he asked Aldrian again.
Aldrian smiled before replying,
"Let’s just say I’m very close to her—much closer than you might think," he said in a slightly teasing tone.
Grand Duke Rivas clenched his fist so tightly that the veins on his hand bulged, nearly to the point of drawing blood. He couldn’t determine what kind of Aldrian’s relationship with his daughter, nor could he be sure if Aldrian’s answer was truthful. Yet, the response still irritated him. Irene had already assured him that she didn’t have romantic relationship with Aldrian, and yet this man claimed they were close.
If they weren’t in a romantic relationship but were still so close, then what could it be? Friends? Best friends? No, from the way Irene behaved, they seemed to be more than just "friends." The ambiguity in Aldrian’s answer made him want to pull his hair out in frustration.
Aldrian kept his smile, finding it amusing to tease his grandfather like this. However, he decided to put an end to it.
"Don’t worry, Your Excellency. I don’t have any romantic relationship with your daughter. What I can say is that our relationship is close— that’s all I can tell you," he said, his tone light but reassuring.