Helena, furious, wanted to find Landon but discovered that he had already left the party. This was rude, but Landon was now a duke, and he was in a wheelchair too, so leaving early was not a big deal. He not only openly said that he needed to go back and rest, but others also had to send their well-wishes for him to "take good care of his health."

However, Landon didn't go back to sleep. Instead, he went to the study. Even though Helena was capable, there were many things that couldn't be done by her alone as a duke's adopted daughter—now an adopted sister. Many letters needed Landon's personal response, and having Helena write them would be seen as an insult to the recipients.

Since the old duke was still alive in the past, inappropriate tasks wouldn't be assigned to Helena, and she just realized this issue. After quarreling with Landon earlier, Helena also felt somewhat wronged.

"You think I'm taking power? Then I'll give you some real work to do!" These were all important people, so her stepping aside would be avoiding conflict. So Helena handed over a bunch of letters that required the duke's personal response to Landon.

Although Landon had a bad reputation, he had normal intelligence. Even if his father was not responsible, he could still learn how to reply to the letters by referring to his father's old correspondence. For him, replying to letters was just a mechanical process, and his mind could be mostly empty most of the time.

Therefore, when he received a letter, he skillfully opened it, unfolded it, and read it for several seconds before realizing that the letter was not for him but for Helena. The sender was Helena's friend, Lilica, who had once served as a guard in the Stuart family and was now an imperial female knight. She was also one of the conquerable female protagonists in the game, a mixed-blood of the blood race and the human race.

To be honest, Landon didn't know how he had offended this female protagonist. All he knew was that Lilica didn't like him now, even though he remembered having a good relationship with her when they were younger. However, if he didn't offend her before, there would be many opportunities to do so once the game plot started; it wouldn't matter much. As long as he kept a distance and did not provoke her, it would be fine.

Thinking as such, Landon intended to put the letter back into the envelope, but his eyes were faster than his hands. He quickly skimmed the letter, catching the key points, and couldn't help but read it carefully. It wasn't that he liked snooping on the private conversations between two girls; it was just that...

Lilica mentioned that she had passed a village on a mission and found it burnt down. She only managed to save a young man. And that young man was none other than the protagonist of the game! Next, the protagonist would come to the imperial capital with Lilica to investigate and avenge the destruction of his homeland, fall in love along the way, and inadvertently cause the death of Landon.

Although Landon's recollection of the game story was not very clear, he tried to remember it and managed to recall some tragic endings. Some examples included suddenly dying due to loss of magic control, or losing the title of duke and getting banished, only to be eaten by magical beasts along the way.

The most absurd thing was that many of these endings appeared to have nothing to do with the game's protagonists. But in the end, it was hinted that Landon's demise was the result of offending the protagonist. Landon didn't think much about it when he played the game, but now he realized that the protagonist was predicted to save the world, and people would want to please him by killing anyone who offended him.

This was a great game to play, but not as enjoyable when he had transmigrated into Landon instead of the protagonist. Fortunately, in the game plot, many of Landon's extreme actions were provoked by the protagonist, whom he hadn't encountered yet. Landon thought there might be a chance to turn things around.

"Wait a minute, this date…." Landon noticed the date when the game's protagonist met Lilica and found that it coincided with the day he regained his memory. He wasn't sure if there was a connection, but he decided to take note of it.Just as Landon was about to put the letter back into the envelope, someone knocked on the door and entered without waiting for a response. The only person who dared to be so bold in the Duke's mansion, apart from Landon, was Helena.

Helena's usually dignified and cold appearance was now flushed with anger, and her door-closing gesture was slightly larger than usual, showing her inner turmoil. "I'm sorry, I have something important to talk to you about," Helena said, lifting the hem of her mourning dress and striding toward the desk. "I heard that Uncle--"

Her voice suddenly stopped as her gaze fixed on something. Landon followed her gaze and found her looking at the envelope he had just opened, with Helena's name written on it. Helena snatched the letter from Landon's hand and read a few lines. It was indeed the letter Lilica had written to her.

How had Landon seen the private whispers shared between the girls? Both embarrassed and angry, Helena exclaimed, "Who allowed you to read my letter? You're caught red-handed! This isn't framing you at all, is it?!"

It was rare for Landon to see Helena so flustered, and he found it somewhat amusing. "It's not like you've never snooped around my letters," he pointed out.

"It's not the same! I had Father's permission. And even now I have to tell you, you should be more cautious about choosing friends and let me help you check on them!" Helena didn't really want to read Landon's letters from his questionable friends either.

The conversations between hot-blooded young boys were not something Helena dared to read in detail. Each time she read them, her face would flush and the maids almost mistook her for having a fever.

But she had no choice. Cain had told her that Landon had befriended some problematic young nobles, and even sneaked out behind his back, which made her worry. She had to help Landon select his friends properly on behalf of the late Duchess, so she went to her father for help. But her father irresponsibly left the matter to her, forcing her to open the letters...

Her brother didn't understand her good intentions and still accused her, making Helena feel wronged. Initially, Landon thought that he was indeed at fault this time and was willing to apologize; he had noticed Helena's careful attitude these days and was willing to give her a chance. But upon hearing Helena's double standard remarks, he immediately lost his desire to apologize.

Landon mocked, "You sure have a lot of control - I never even mentioned how you treat Cain like your brother."

Helena had felt guilty the first time she heard this comment, but after several days had passed and Landon still held onto that

matter, she grew impatient. "I already apologized for accidentally saying the wrong thing! Why are you, a boy, being so nitpicky?"

She had apologized, but Landon still refused to talk to her with a deadpan expression. What more did he want her to do? Why had Landon's personality become so difficult as he grew older?

Helena took a deep breath and forced her emotions down, "Never mind, let's not talk about this for now. I want to ask you, has Uncle said anything to you?"

Landon replied indifferently, "He didn't say much, you don't need to worry about it."

It was just some garbage talk, like how Helena was an outsider and Uncle was a family member; how Uncle could help Landon if he wanted to get rid of Helena, or if Landon only wanted to have fun without caring about his responsibilities. Landon wasn't a fool. Even if she was an outsider, Helena genuinely cared about the family. In contrast, Uncle, who relied on his blood ties, could blatantly leech off them. Did they really think he couldn't see through that because of his youth?

In the game, his hedonistic friends only wanted power without responsibility, but Landon had no intention of heading down that path.

Landon didn't want Helena to know about those trivial matters; after all, he had already refused, and he was annoyed to repeat it.

"... So you won't answer..." Helena lowered her head, and her slightly long, deep blue bangs fell down, covering her expression.

She knew Landon's speech habits very well and knew that his inadvertent response would reveal more information than he intended. Since he said "you don't need to worry about it" instead of "it's none of your business," it was definitely related to her.Moreover, Landon used to be like this; he said not to worry about him, but in the end, it was still her who had to clean up the mess he made!

Landon's "don't worry" had no credibility at all!

On the contrary, the noble lady who had a good reputation never spread groundless rumors. Since she said that she personally heard Landon's reply "sounds really good," Landon must have said it.

She had been working tirelessly for the Stuart family, all for Landon.

But Landon was always suspicious of her and wanted to exclude her...

He even used such despicable and vile means...

Helena was both wronged and angry.

"Do I really offend your eyes so much that you have to drive me away like this?"