I Won’t Accept Your Regrets Chapter 82:

He didnt hear the full dialogue with the Marquis, but words still reached him about preparations for returning to the center'.

Jeremy looked at the Duke with wide eyes and continued softly.

"And even if my father doesnt admit it, Im still the successor of Duke Drua. Can't you give birth to bastards? Save from such happiness?"

After Raymond's rebellion, his mother, the Duchess, died. Lady Drua, who had weak body all her life, couldnt bear his younger brother.

Subsequently, the family broke up, and the Duke didnt get a young wife who was willing to submit to him for a lifeti.

Thanks to this coincidence, Jeremy remained the sole successor to the Honorable Duke Drua.

"You! You!"

Those dark brown eyes were now shooting lightning.

Jeremy gradually loosened his grip on the Duke's arm.

"Your Excellency. Upon your return to the center, please, take care of your noble dignity. Otherwise, I won't even be able to play in front of others that I respect my father."

Jeremy grinned at the Duke, who was about to burst with anger, and said goodbye to him.

"Well, Ill go, theres a lot to do."

Ignoring the anger still simring behind him, Jeremy left with a firm gait.

"The ti has co. It's ti to end this."

* * *

After discussing everything with Rosaleen, I went straight to the Phoenix branch.

While I was preparing a project for a perfury company with Lumont, the sun was already setting outside the window.

"So it ans. The day after tomorrow I will visit Marquis Celine, and we will imdiately start work."

"The daughter of the family Celine is a special person to . So I hope you don't lose tact with her."

"Of course."

Lumont smiled his characteristic self-confident smile.

As I was about to leave the branch, I rembered Jed, who had been missing since our last eting.

"But where is Jed?"

"Jed didn't show up because he had an important eting."

"With whom?"

Soone showed up here who deserved to et them in person?

Lumont shrugged.

"I cant know. I dont even know who is the counterpart. Well, that is, Jed assured that he was a friend."

So you have friends in your Empire

I asked Lumont:

"What's going on with Jed these days?"

"Huh?"

I rembered how the other day Jed avoided my gaze and muttered sothing under his breath.

After that, we only saw each other once in the mansion, but that day he sohow strangely avoided .

But Lumont didn't seem to know the details.

"There is nothing. Oh, and Lumont"

"Yes?"

Find an academy worthy of Carlisle.

"Og course Wait, what?"

Lumont opened his eyes wide.

"Do you want to send him to study?"

"Hm. I dont think that soon Ill be able to run away from here across the seas."

Suspicions grew that Marquis Sios was planning a big whirlwind. I cant run and leave my father here.

However, keeping Carlisle in the Empire was also fraught with dangers.

I made my decision after hard deliberation.

I'll hide Carlisle in the academy until it's cleared up.

"Will you do this? It seems that now it will be difficult"

"While Carlisle lives in peace, the price of that doesnt tickle my nerves. So I need an academy of the highest level, with security and the best tutors."

"As you wish."

"Then that's all."

On leaving the branch, the red glow of the sunset had already disappeared, and the sky had turned purple.

"It's ti to go back."

At that mont, when I gave the order to the coachman and was about to get into the carriage, I noticed a prominent man in the crowd.

Jeremy?

"Wait here."

I quickly left the coachman and went to him.

Coming closer, I heard a thin female voice.

"You seem to be a rcenary. Co with , and if you start working for us, you will earn like a dozen of your colleagues."

"Im grateful for your offer, but the life of a rcenary suits ."

And the voice of her interlocutor was familiar to .

Jeremy. You are really here.

"Does it suit you? All this dirt and blood, danger? I need your help. Do it and drown in gold."

"I'm really happy with everything. Unless you want to share information, then just leave , Milady."

Jeremy's voice was annoyed by the stubbornness of this young lady.

The situation escalated further.

"I wont accept refusal If you wont co with , and I will tell the guards that you robbed . Your answer?"

I stopped at the mont when I heard the threat.

I thought he would give up now.

But Jeremy didn't even move.

This young noblewoman probably regarded Jeremy as the lowest ranked rcenary and believed that such a threat would motivate him.

I stopped right behind him and said:

"Jeremy."

His shoulders shuddered.

And he slowly turned to .

Jeremy's amber eyes widened to his forehead. This expression of his told that now he didnt even understand whether he was in a dream or in reality.

I walked closer with a slight laugh.

And when I turned away from him to that young lady, I saw a displeased young face.

The girl, who had rustic brown hair and green eyes, looked young, as if she had just passed the coming-of-age ceremony.

When I looked at the door of her carriage, I saw a certain crest.

I dont rember that, so their family doesnt use influence.

"Who are you all of a sudden?" the girl asked , unable to hide her displeasure from her face. She looked at my outfit and mumbled inaudibly.

Probably because my attire wasnt easy.

I took off my hat and answered her:

"Nice to et you. I'm Ellie Croft."

Her face was flushed with embarrassnt.

"I apologize for the suddenness, but I couldnt pass by, because this is my friend."

"Friend What?"

"Right. Jeremy, are you in trouble with this lady?"

Instead of exchanging empty remarks with this girl, I turned my attention to Jeremy.

"So I actually accidentally picked up the thing that this lady dropped. And I went to get her back."

"Yes! Yes! This person helped ."

The girl interrupted Jeremy in her high-pitched voice.

With a gesture of perseverance, she pointed to Jeremy's arms.

"Haha, my bag is full of valuables. Thank you very much."

And she even bowed her head in front of Jeremy.

"Then I think its ti for to take my leave. I was honored to et Lady Croft. And another thank you' gentleman."

The girl babbled quickly and rushed into the carriage, wanting to get out of sight as soon as possible.

The door slamd shut and the carriage rolled away quickly, raising a cloud of dust.

"Ha-ah."

Jeremy waved his hands to blow off the dust flying in our direction.

"What a rudeness."

He frowned and turned his gaze to .

His irritated eyes quickly cald down.

I was the first to break our awkward silence.

"We haven't seen each other for a long ti."

"That's what it is for sure. I didn't think we'd et like this."

"Well, but this ti I saved you, right?"

"What?"

"You have always helped out. But this ti I pulled Jeremy out of the hole. Right?"

When I looked at him for confirmation, the previously frowning Jeremy smiled relaxedly.