Neither you nor Carlo were needed by your families until the threat from the House of Monad arose. Therefore, they came to a decision to marry their children.

You walked hand in hand through the garden.

“I think you are not delighted, like me. I already have a partner,” he looked briefly, his hazel eyes seemed to confirm what he had said. “I will not bother you…”

His gentle yet strong hands immediately grabbed your waist when you bumped into a bush.