Missing Cinderella

Chapter 24

Leonard said in a high-pitched voice, "You are alone in this broad daylight without letting me know."

"..."

"Are you going out? No, do you think you could even get out?"

Leonard had an expression showing he couldn't understand Siella's sudden change of attitude overnight. He also seemed to think that he was very qualified to ask for the reason.

Siella found Leonard's behavior just ridiculous and absurd. It also gave her goosebumps.

"How did you know?"

To pretend in front of someone who already knows is useless. Siella just asked him directly and without hesitation.

"Don't tell me, you've been keeping an eye on me."

"What do you mean keeping an eye?" Leonard said that Siella's suspicions are unfounded. "I merely assigned personnel for your own safety."

For Siella's fear that Kyle would come, and on behalf of her fiancé who doesn't understand her fear - Leonard ordered some of the escort knights he brought from the Duchy to protect Siella without leaving their eyes even for a moment. For she was a valuable investor that would soon bring him vast wealth.

"For my safety?"

"What else is there?"

Although it was revealed that he had done it without asking for her consent, Leonard had a confident attitude as if he was asking what was wrong with it. For a moment, Siella was speechless and didn't know where to start nor how she should point it out for him.

Taking advantage of that moment, Leonard spoke, "Now that I answered your question, it's your turn to answer mine." With an unchanging confident attitude, he demanded Siella, "Answer me."

"..."

"Tell me why you had a change of heart and tried to go out alone in a carriage without my knowledge." Leonard was asking her like he couldn't understand her actions at all. "Why did you do that?"

Siella had enough of Leonard's attitude. Hah, Siella let out a weak dispirited laugh, then took a step backwards to get away from the tall man in front of her. As soon as she did that, Leonard looked at her with a storm in his eyes.

"I'm still talking to you, so where are you going...."

"Don't come near me."

Leonard flinched at her warning.

"Don't come any closer."

Siella spoke in a firm voice before taking a couple of steps backwards, allowing her to further distance herself from Leonard. But Siella's actions further provoke Leonard.

"Why exactly are you doing this?!"

He became furious at the sight of Siella being wary of him as if he was some kind of ruffian. Although Leonard thought that he shouldn't be like this as well, he couldn't control his emotions and screamed.

"It's not like I made unreasonable demands of you! I was just asking you a question and you just have to answer that now!"

"Stop screaming!"

"..."

"Stop... stop screaming... at me...."

I said stop screaming.

Leonard paused and looked at Siella muttering like a madman. Siella was covering both her ears with her hands, gasping for air in panic.

It was only then that Leonard took a deep breath and calmed himself. He should've comforted Siella first and slowly listened to her answer. On the contrary, he couldn't control his emotions, raising his voice and accusing her, making Siella frightened.