Book 3: Chapter 16: Lady Sophia's Wish Part 6
Early in the morning of the following day, Master Grave called me into his office. A shudder went through me as I considered that he might have found out about my late night get-together with Lady Sophia, but fortunately–or unfortunately?–that wasn’t what we discussed. I could hardly say that it was fortunate, because he pointed out that I was carrying out several actions secretly.
“Cyril, it seems that you’ve been up to all sorts of things behind the scenes.”
I wasn’t able to respond to this statement said by Master Grave, the current head of the Rosenberg household. No, it wasn’t possible for me to respond. The fact that Lady Sophia and I had been chosen as guides was entirely due to Master Grave complying with the King’s request. In other words, my actions were going against Master Grave’s wishes.
Although I was Lady Sophia’s exclusive butler, my employer was Master Grave. Since I had gone against his will, under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be surprising even if he fired me.
But then, since I was still Imperial Princess Charlotte’s guide, I didn’t believe that he’d do something like fire me on the spot, unless something extraordinarily grave had happened–
“Cyril, your thoughts are written all over your face.”
“…I apologize.”
As always, he saw right through me. For a butler, the most basic of basics was not to let what you’re thinking show on your face. For this reason, I was paying great attention not to let anything show on my face, but… it seemed that my efforts weren’t Master Grave-proof.
However… it was weird. He had found out about my actions, and even saw through my thoughts. Assuming so, why wasn’t he warning me against continuing with my plan?