If there's anything in this world more embarrassing than being caught exaggerating, it's being caught when you're really in the swing of it and realizing the person involved is right outside the window, looking at you with a strange expression.
Muttering some excuse about the "night being late," Veronica managed to shoo away the ladies-in-waiting and attendants eager for more gossip, and then, as if facing a judge, opened the window of her bedroom, blushing furiously, and mumbled:
"Wh… When did you get here?"
"When you told the ladies-in-waiting to keep an eye on the Treasury."
"..."
So you heard everything?!!!
Upon learning this devastating fact, Veronica's heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally gave up completely.
Under Leon's peculiar gaze, the color of the sunset spread from her cheeks to her ears, and even the neckline of her nightgown couldn't hide the faint blush on her neck.
"Why didn't you…"
