"Back?" Anna was dumbfounded. Her face turned pale as she stammered, "Why all of a sudden? No, I mean—isn't it too soon?"
Panic laced her voice, and sadness was clear in her eyes.
Nolan noticed and immediately tried to calm her. "It's not sudden. Didn't I say I would leave once everything was settled? Now, you can handle the Castellan family's affairs on your own, and the Red Obsidian Trading House matter is also resolved. You don't have to worry about them troubling you anymore—I've already taken care of it. So, I have to go back."
In truth, he should have returned today, but he delayed it just in case. After all, Anna's position in the Castellan family was still not that strong.
Besides, the theory she had learned over the past seven days couldn't necessarily be applied right away. That was why he had asked her to manage the Castellan family's affairs earlier—and the results had turned out quite well.
