A Painting of the Villainess as a Young Lady

“…What? Why her?”

Without thinking, Violet mentioned Aileen’s name and immediately regretted it. Cairn’s expression darkened ominously.

Still just a child, Cairn had only learned how to lower his voice. He asked again.

“Why did you bring up her name here?”

“…Forget I said anything.”

Currently, Roen was wary of Aileen and supported Violet. He had always been someone who only cared for those close to him and had little sympathy for others, so his sudden change in sides wasn’t surprising.

However, Cairn was naturally affectionate. Despite his fiery temper, once he gave his heart, he couldn’t easily detach from it.

This trait was bound to affect his relationships with others as well. His simple, black-and-white thinking divided the world into good and bad. After labeling Violet as the victim, he deemed Aileen to be bad. But who knows what might happen.

There hadn’t been any clear incident to drive a wedge between Cairn and Aileen. In other words, it was too soon to talk about Aileen to him.